#old NYC

[newyorkthegoldenage]

This diner had once been a real dining car on a train but was then set in a foundation, 1920.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Daily Mail

#vintage New York #1920s #vintage diner #dining car #diner #vintage NYC #old NYC

[twixnmix]

Jean-Michel Basquiat photographed by Andy Warhol on Prince Street in SoHo, 1983.

#jean michel basquiat #jean-michel basquiat #basquiat #soho #nyc #1983 #1980s #old nyc #andy warhol #jeanmichelbasquiat

[oldnewyork]

#undated #moondog #new york city #old new york #old nyc #nyc

[webdiggerxxx]

꧁★꧂

#hogs and heifers #bar #bra #bartender #megaphone #nyc #old nyc #new york #wish this place was still here :( #flickr #oldweb #old web #2010

[rayeshistoryhouse]

Teenage girls in Brooklyn, New York

June 1974

rayeshistory.com

#1970s style #1970s fashion #vintage photos #nyc #old nyc

[thecoparoom]

1982 Misfits Hell yeah

The Village Voice - Jun 29, 1982

#Misfits #Punk Rock #Old Dirty New York #Old NYC #80s NYC #80s #punk

[warner-york]

Family Crest…

#nyc #interiordesign #interiors #classic #old nyc

[thisislizheather]

Abandoned City Hall Station

Above Photo: City Hall Station, April 2023

I have waited for this day my whole New York life.

Above Photo: Postcard of City Hall Station in 1913

I finally got to go on a tour of the old, abandoned City Hall Station beneath NYC. Everyone has heard about it. The only glimpse you can get of it is when you stay on the downtown 6 train and look out the window as it loops around to become an uptown train.

Above Photo: City Hall Station, April 2023

The station opened in 1904 and it’s located right underneath City Hall Park and from certain areas in the park (that are now blocked off to the public), you can look down and see through the tops of the skylights in the station.

Above Photo: City Hall Station, April 2023

It closed in 1945 due to the increased subway ridership that led to longer trains, and thus longer platforms. The City Hall station (built on a tight curve) would have been difficult to lengthen, and it was also fairly close to the far busier Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station so the closure made sense at the time.

SIDE NOTE: I feel like I’m slowly realizing this in real time, but like… am I… into… history? When the hell did that happen?

Above Photo: City Hall Station, April 2023

The station was designed by Rafael Guastavino and is so unexpectedly refined for a subway station with its Romanesque Revival architectural style. (Yes I looked up what the name of the style is.)

Above Photo: City Hall Station, April 2023

Tours are arranged through the New York Transit Museum (you have to become a member for access to ticket sales), but it’s very much worth the price. Tickets go on sale usually twice a year for different blocks of time and absolutely always sell out.

Above Photo: City Hall Station, April 2023

This is, by far, one of the coolest things that you can see in New York. Equally as incredible as it was to walk around inside the crown of The Statue of Liberty.

Above Photo: City Hall Station, April 2023

It really did feel like walking into a time machine that shows you what old New York City would’ve felt like. Just an incredible experience.

Above Photo: City Hall Station, April 2023

I know that I only bought my New York Transit Museum membership solely for this tour, but of all the clubs to become a member to - this one really feels like a good fit for me. So excited to hear about what other tours will be offered throughout the year.

#this is liz heather #Liz Heather #Best of NYC #NYC #nyc treasures #NYC hidden treasures #NYC best tour #city hall station #city hall subway station #abandoned #abandoned NYC #abandoned city hall station #coolest tour NYC #new york transit museum #Best of new york city #things to do nyc #Best things to do nyc #old nyc #nostalgic nyc #new york city tours

[williamfthackerphotography]

https://www.instagram.com/wfthackerphoto/

#fashion photography #70s photography #70s style #nyc #old nyc #elizabeth lake

[praguehead]

Manhattan: Images of the City

ph. Jay Maisel

National Geographic September 1981

#jay maisel #national geographic #old nyc #1980s #roller skating #old nat geo

[cujus]

#street life #nyc #old nyc

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Josephine Baker returned to the U.S. after ten years when she appeared in The Ziegfeld Follies on February 11, 1936. Here she is dancing the Conga.

Photos: Associated Press

#vintage New York #1930s #Josephine Baker #Ziegfeld Follies #Conga #dancer #Feb. 11 #dancing #11 Feb. #old NYC #vintage NYC

[twixnmix]

Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Benjamin Liu in Greenwich Village, 1983.

#andy warhol #jean michel basquiat #benjamin liu #1983 #1980s #artist #nyc #old nyc #basquiat #warhol #new york city

[oldnewyork]

Military aircraft fly over the Statue of Liberty, c. 1935

#1930s #statue of liberty #old new york #new york city #old nyc #vintage nyc

[adailycloud]

Loft’s Candies

#signage #nyc #old nyc #adailycloud #street photography

[holdoncallfailed]

here is the life i've always longed for.....!!

#idk i just like this picture #sometimes when i'm sad i try to look at the city thru the eyes of my 13 year old self and everything becomes magical again #personal #nyc