New, New York City vs. Old new York City

This allows us to see what parts were once lush vegetation, swamps, and creeks. To read more on this and to play with the map overlays, you can check it out here.Thanks to the National Geographic we can overlay onto the current map of New York City a 1782 map.

The Grand World Fair!

This colorful map depicts the 1940's World Fair which was located in New York City.

For a better view of the map click on the image and for more details, including a link to a map of section 15, General Motors exhibit, click here.

A night on the town in Harlem, In the 1930's of course.

While Harlem may not be thought of as the place to go for a bit of night entertainment for all, but in the 1930's it was the a hopping and significant center for Jazz clubs. Click the Image for a closer look.

via Mike_Thibault