This incredible map shows Delaware County in the Catskills back in 1856. What a beautiful old map.
This incredible map shows Delaware County in the Catskills back in 1856. What a beautiful old map.
Photograph taken of West Street at Christopher Street in New York, New York, showing a distance of 15 feet 4 inches between the curb and the rail. On the billboard above the restaurant sign to the right is an advertisement...
Here’s a cool old map or aerial view of Kingston, NY in the Hudson Valley. Source: Library of Congress
Here’s a cool photo we dug up on Shorpy showing Brooklyn in 1930. The original poster thought it was Bethlehem, PA, but clearly through the comments, it appears that this is in Brooklyn. Source: Shorpy
This photo shows the Big Apple back during World War II. It was a rainy spring day that March of 1943. Source: Shorpy March 1943. “New York, New York. Times Square on a rainy day.” Photo by John Vachon for...
You’re looking at the stunning Vanderbilt Mansion in New York, which once stood at 57th St. and Fifth Ave., the base of what is now Central Park. This was the home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, built in 1883 and stood...
This sad old photo shows the beautiful World Trade Center in New York under construction in the early 1970s. Click on it to see it in great details. Source: News Locker
How great are these old maps of New York? We dug this one up at the Library of Congress online and it shows the bottom of Manhattan as it looked in 1789. Click on it for some amazing details. Source:...
Check out this great photo of New York in 1935. You’re looking at the Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library. It was originally built as the Third District Judicial Courthouse in the 1870s. Jefferson Market Court, southwest...
Check out New York City over 170 years ago! What a fascinating old map we dug up at the New York Public Library. Click on it for a much larger, detailed version. City of New York in 1843 Source: New...