The Missing Links
From Max Hubacher’s tour of elevated trains and streetcars, “Lexington Avenue El” from October 13, 1950: If you’re reasonably familiar
Not What It Seems
Sometimes, the Monopoly game that divided up New York’s lots left a small piece of land behind, and you get
Artifacts
A photo from 2020, apparently showing an inter-dimensional portal opening up over Kips Bay: Or maybe it’s the fluorescent light
Advice From Long Ago
From a 1915 book titled Engineering Office Systems and Methods, some thoughts on how to design a steel-frame building: My
The Most Important Three-Word Phrase
There has been a lot of discussion in our office – as there has been everywhere in NYC – about
A Supergirl-Inspired Epiphany
I saw Supergirl over the weekend and found it enjoyable. There’s a flashback scene where Kara meets her cousin Clark
A Weird Angle That Does Not Help
From around 1910, the Valentine & Sons Publishing Company gives us “Battery Park” as a postcard: It took me a
Another Moment Of Transition
From Max Hubacher, March 1950, “Brooklyn Bridge”: We’re looking west from the Manhattan approach, a bit west of the Manhattan
Last Night
My thanks to whomever shot and posted this footage, probably Mr. Rabinowitz: For reference, 1883:
History And Simultaneity
A partial list… A long time ago, before written history, people started spinning plates. It’s our job to keep them
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