lostsplendor:

Nighttime Illumination: Manhattan, 1940s

photomelissa:

Sometimes the rain isn’t so bad.

Shot from the window of Discovering Columbus, October 2012

Midtown Cloud

“I snapped this from the window seat as my plane was approaching LaGuardia Airport. The cloud is over Manhattan, while Brooklyn and Queens are visibile in the foreground, separated by Newtown Creek.”

Captured by Jeff Weston

lostsplendor:

Map of New York Island, c. 1778 via The New York Public Library

librar-y:

New York circa 1908.

London hand-drawn map by Jenni Sparks

“London by Hand” is a hand-drawn map of London, created by British artist Jenni Sparks for London-based art print producers Evermade. Based on a geographic map of the London metro system, the print replicates the streets, neighborhoods, and landmarks of the city, as well as highlighting lesser-known, quirkier shops, museums, and tidbits of local history. The birthplaces of british celebrities and locations of local markets are among the information depicted in hand-drawn letters and sketches. Jenni Sparks worked for two months to complete the map, which is sold here on the Evermade shop.

Grand Central at New Years Eve, NYC, 1969.

amongthestars:

Always. (Photo by Julio Gárnez.)

lostsplendor:

Champ de Mars and Eiffel Tower, Paris c. 1900 (via Flickr: Brooklyn Museum)