We begin with a puzzle from 1934: what is the man doing to the roadway at 1st Avenue and 41st Street?  And what exactly does the extended ...

This edition of our Anatomy of a Photo series deals with a 1929 picture made by Percy Loomis Sperr, above. Let's take a look, close up. ...

This post was inspired by the advertisement above which ran in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram on October 21, 1927. It concerned Frigidaire sale...

Today's artifact is a circa-1975 brochure for the Hotel Tudor where "a friendly welcome awaits."      Folding back, there is a...

Hello today from August, 1931, when the following newspaper ad campaign ran.    A Seat in the Shade Three Blocks from Grand Central Here it ...

Time again to clear off the desk and share some miscellaneous items.                               First is the shedding of the leaves of ...

The other day, a very intriguing photograph came our way: It was a overhead shot of 43rd to 41st Streets, bordered by 1st Avenue and the Eas...