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The Elevated Railroads of New York City
Engineer Charles T. Harvey demonstrating his experimental elevated line for investors, 1867. The West Side […]
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Dividing Manhattan: Tracing The Harlem Line, or how Harlem nearly became Lancaster
The British took over New Netherland in 1664, and English rule passed onto the residents […]
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We Didn’t Have a Chance: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The loft building in which the fire started was touted as “fireproof,” but within the […]
The stories behind intriguing pieces of New York City history.