- South Street Seaport Museum
- Manhattan
Contains square-rigged tall ships, schooners and maritime exhibits and galleries. Provides maritime history, entertainment and education.
www.SouthStSeaport.org
- Grand Central Terminal@ - Manhattan
Explore Grand Central Terminal (GCT), the subway station in Manhattan, New York City with sites featuring history, renovations, terminal's restaurants, tours, train schedules, trivia, and the large image projections on the east balcony of the GCT which has stood sentinel to the 20th century.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mass_Transit/Grand_Central_Terminal
- Labor Arts
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- Manhattan
Working to gather and display the cultural and artistic history of the labor movement and working people.
www.laborarts.org
- Max's Kansas City
- Manhattan
Oral history about this restaurant/club/bar that served as a watering hold in the 1960-70's for artists, musicians and writers. Includes photos, sound files, chat and a message board.
www.maxskansascity.com
- Five Points@ - Manhattan
Explore Five Points, the notorious 19th century slum area of Manhattan, New York City through sites featuring archaeological artifacts and photos, history, maps, newspaper clippings, as well as the portrayal of the district in Martin Scorsese's movie, Gangs of New York.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Five_Points
- Dot City - Dorothy Parker's New York
- Manhattan
Photo gallery and walking tour of Dorothy Parker's Manhattan homes, hangouts, and haunts. From The Dorothy Parker Society of New York.
www.dorothyparkernyc.com
- Studio 54@ - Manhattan
Explore Studio 54, the 1970s New York disco through sites offering history, cultural impact, information about its patrons and performers, as well as audio files of hit songs from the disco era.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Venues/Studio_54
- Fraunces Tavern Museum@ - Manhattan
Find sites for Fraunces Tavern Museum and its restaurant where George Washington spent the last days as the General. Sites feature the museum, fieldtrip details, and the renowned restaurant designed by William Mersereau, located at Manhattan, New York City.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Family/Fraunces_Tavern
- Medieval New York Guide
- Manhattan
From gargoyles to bodies of dead saints to over 15 cathedrals, New York is a medieval city. Compiled and illustrated by Fordham students.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/medny.html
- Celluloid Skyline
- Manhattan
Exploration of New York City and the movies. Based on the book by James Sanders.
www.celluloidskyline.com
- Pennsylvania Station@ - Manhattan
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mass_Transit/Pennsylvania_Station
- Triangle Shirtwaist Fire@ - Manhattan
Learn about Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, the 1911 factory fire in New York City which killed many women garment workers through sites with history, images, and background info about the industrial disaster which offset legislation for improved factory safety standards in the U.S.
dir.yahoo.com/.../1910s/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Fire
- Tammany Hall@ - Manhattan
Find sites for Tammany Hall, the political machine that ran the New York City politics and reforms from 1854 to 1934. Sites offer history, speeches, and the major players of the social and political club which established the Irish link in American politics.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Tammany_Hall
- Abandoned Subway Stations
- Manhattan
Complete inventory of existing underground stations in the metro area which are not in use.
www.cc.columbia.edu/~brennan/rails/disused.underground.html
- Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
- Manhattan
Provides a history, routing schedule, car roster, annual reports, and photos for the transit service of the 1920s.
www.bmt-lines.com
- City Legacy
- Manhattan
A new publication about old New York.
www.citylegacy.com
- KODAK e-Magazine: The Kodak Colorama
- Manhattan
Described as "the world's largest photograph," this showcases the 18 x 60 foot projected images that graced the east balcony of New York's Grand Central Station for 40 years.
www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/coloramas/colorama.html
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Archdiocese of New York
- Manhattan
Offers history.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/11020a.htm
- Tale of Three Cities
- Manhattan
National Geographic project explores two millennia of urban life in pictures and text: focusing on Alexandria, Egypt in 1 A.D.; Cordoba, Spain in 1000 A.D., and New York City in the year 2000.
www.nationalgeographic.com/3cities
- New York City Subway Historical Maps
- Manhattan
Offers New York City subway maps from 1880 to the present, sorted by decade.
www.nycsubway.org/maps/historical
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