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Snow in New York — Photos
Vladimir Badikov kindly sent photographs from today’s walk in the Bronx. They show snow-covered New York — a true delight for any photographer. We had a hard time selecting the best shots from his archive to share with you. 📸 photo credit: Vladimir Badikov on facebook.
VIA 57 West in New York: A Pyramid or a Skyscraper?
Walking along the Hudson, it’s impossible not to notice this unusual building. VIA 57 West is one of the most extravagant structures in New York City. It’s easy to spot in photos — it looks like a skyscraper bent into the shape of a pyramid. VIA 57 West was designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels…
Brigitte Bardot — a legend of French cinema
On December 28, 2025, Brigitte Bardot passed away at the age of 91. The French actress, singer, and activist was born on September 28, 1934, in Paris and became one of the defining icons of the 20th century. Worldwide fame came with the film «And God Created Woman (1956)», which turned Bardot into a symbol…
Photo: Brighton Beach a Hundred Years Ago, 1925
In the 1920s, Brighton Beach was an elite resort where wealthy Manhattan residents came to relax “by the sea,” as people said back then. The main attraction was the Brighton Beach Hotel — a five-star establishment by the standards of the time. Enormous and luxurious, with verandas, dance halls, a restaurant with a live orchestra,…
Photo: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Autumn
“Architecture is the frame of life,” the museum’s architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said. The Guggenheim is one of the oldest and most visited collections of modern art in the world, and also one of the most beautiful museums in the United States. Criticism from the Public But it wasn’t always admired. For many years…
Photo: Chase Manhattan Bank Tower construction workers, New York, 1960
In the summer of 1960, nearly three thousand construction workers—fitters, engineers, electricians, and laborers—lined shoulder to shoulder in the open window openings of the new Chase Manhattan Bank Tower (today 28 Liberty Street). This photo became emblematic of an era: a time when New York City was trying to bring life back to where it…
Howard Johnson’s in Times Square: A Forgotten New York Icon
This photo of Times Square in the 1980s immediately captures attention — clean streets, bright lights, neon signs. But one detail stands out in particular: the Howard Johnson’s restaurant. It turns out that at one time it was the largest restaurant chain in the USA, and later a hotel chain. How It All Began The…
Long Island Expressway. New York, 1974
The photograph shows a section of the Long Island Expressway (I-495), taken from Queens in 1974.Only about one mile remains before entering the tunnel beneath the East River, which leads directly to 37th Street in Manhattan. The image captures a moment frozen in time — when New York was entering an era of heavy traffic,…
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