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The George Eastman House archive being digitized

October 23, 2011 @ 11:13 pm

Photo: Lewis Hine The WSJ’s Photo Journal has a post with a couple of images from the George Eastman House archive which is currently being archived for online viewing by a team of 115,000 crowdsourced workers. Some of the images … Continue reading →

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Bethesda Terrace and Fountain circa 1902

July 20, 2011 @ 9:45 pm

Retronaut has a post filled with old-timey panoramas of New York City. I snagged the one above from there and it shows Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace circa 1902. Seriously, you gotta see the rest.

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Dreamland, Coney Island at night (circa 1905)

May 29, 2011 @ 2:38 pm

Photo: Library of Congress Gorgeous photo of what Coney Island, NY used to be like before Dreamland burned to the ground.

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Browse old restaurant menus at The NYPL website

April 29, 2011 @ 12:10 pm

Did you know that the New York Public Library houses one of the largest and most complete collections of restaurant menus in the world? Their collection dates back to the 1840′s and has items ranging all the way up to … Continue reading →

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Video of NYC Chinatown in 1986

April 28, 2011 @ 6:48 am

Another gem from RailroadPacific on YouTube!! Chinatown actually looks largely unchanged. Still full of old Chinese people, still full of fish markets, still full of ducks hanging in restaurant windows. I’m hungry.

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Video of NYC in 1983 and 1986

April 28, 2011 @ 6:00 am

From the same person who uploaded the 1986 Times Square Subway video comes this 15 minute tour of NYC circa 1983 and 1986. Just look at how the city has changed! Enjoy! :)

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