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The Williamsburg Bridge’s inferiority complex
When the Williamsburg Bridge opened on December 19, 1903, Scientific American (by way of nycroads.com) had this to say about a structure critics conceded wasn’t nearly as breathtaking as its neighbor,...
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“Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges,” 1912
Not only does this postcard offer a fascinating glimpse of a crowded, smoky Lower Manhattan a century ago, it shows the trolleys and trains that used to cross the Brooklyn Bridge. We also get to see a...
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A traffic-free Queensboro Bridge in the 1950s
It’s officially called the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, and since going up in 1909, it’s had other alias, such as the 59th Street Bridge, and the Blackwell’s Island Bridge. There was even a push to name...
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A riverside cobblestone cul-de-sac no one knows
Imagine living on your own gated street on the far East Side of Manhattan—with a row of 19th century townhouses on one side and a tree-shaded lawn sloping down to the East River on the other. Such a...
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