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King’s Cross London Gets an Exciting Redevelopment Plan along Regent’s Canal
The Filling Station at King’s Cross There’s a lot happening at King’s Cross in London and the many cities redeveloping along canals and waterfronts should take notice. Between the King’s Cross/St....
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What if the Villa Savoye in France Was Covered in Graffiti?
The iconic Villa Savoye in Poissy, a surburb of Paris, is an epitome of architect Le Corbusier’s design theories, including the Five Points of Architecture. It’s a requisite pilgrimage for...
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Untapped Staff Picks: Berlin Wall Comes Temporarily Down in NYC, Lost...
Part of the Berlin Wall comes down again (in NYC) [NY Times, Untapped previously] Atlantic Yards partner alleges towers will have leaky walls, windows [Brokelyn] Report Found Distorted Data on Jail...
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Daily What?! There Are Dinosaurs Buried Beneath Central Park
Image via Smithsonian So you know about the dinosaur fossils that are in the American Museum of Natural History. But there are allegedly dinosaurs buried under Central Park (!). Some believe they are...
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Historical Remnants inside the AMC Empire 25 Theater in Times Square
Image via Cryptome The Empire Theatre, now the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square has a colorful history, with an interior designed by Thomas Lamb who created many of New York’s impressive theaters like...
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In a Midtown Office Building Basement Lies Sakagura, a Hidden Japanese...
Sakagura, a hidden Japanese restaurant and sake bar in Midtown Manhattan is one of our favorite hidden gems. We’ve highlighted it before for its quirky bathrooms that are in the shape of oversized...
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There’s a Floating Train Barge that Crosses the Hudson River Twice a Day
Image via Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Freight barges aren’t something we think about all the time but did you know there’s a floating train barge that crosses the Hudson River twice a day? It’s...
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Hiding Infrastructure With Fake Townhouses in NYC, Paris, London and Toronto
Infrastructure is an inevitable part of urban living. Subways and tunnels need ventilation, but the question is often–how to keep these functional spaces contained and away from the public eye? While...
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Albertine, A Beautiful French Bookstore Opens in the French Embassy on Fifth...
There’s a lot of activity happening in the Cultural Services of the French Embassy on 5th Avenue and 79th Street. The former Gilded Age mansion of Payne Whitney designed by Stanford White has been...
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The Eternal Space, A Play About the Demolition of Penn Station
Image by Ron Ziel The original Pennsylvania Station was a marvel of architecture from its Beaux-Arts exterior that stood like an imposing entrance to New York City’s west side to its lofty steel...
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The Oldest Basketball Court in the World is in a Paris YMCA
Image via Invisible Paris The origins of basketball are undeniably in America, in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891 where the game was invented at Springfield College. But the oldest known basketball...
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Vintage Photos: The Evolution of Times Square from 1905 to Today
Times Square, then Long Acre Square in 1905 We’ve been doing a bit of research about Times Square these days, in a forthcoming book about the history of Broadway that we’re working on. The Library of...
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Oldest, Unopened Time Capsule from 1914 to be Opened at NY Historical Society...
Image via New York Historical Society It seems to be the month of time capsule openings here in New York City, with a 1949 time capsule that was just opened this morning on Jay Street in Downtown...
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The Abandoned and Forgotten Monumental Seward-Drake Arch in Inwood, NYC
Yesterday, we covered 8 of NYC’s monumental arches, including two that are no longer standing today. One, the Seaman-Drake arch still exists but is mostly forgotten and graffiti-ridden. This 35-foot...
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6 Lost Mansions of the Upper West Side and Upper Manhattan
Like everywhere else in Manhattan, the Upper West Side and Manhattan began as bucolic farmland, settled with farmhouses and later large mansions away from the commercial fray downtown. Grand mansions...
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The Wonderous Water Towers of NYC, Print by Pop Chart Lab
Pop Chart Lab was founded by a book editor and a graphic designer with a singular goal to “render all human experience in chart form.” From beer, to classic American cars, to contemporary footwear:...
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Untapped Staff Picks: A Water Jet Taxi for NYC, The Architecture of Loss
Inside the 9/11 Museum Here’s what the Untapped staff is reading in the HQ today! Great Long Read! Due North: A Walk from the Upper East Side to the South Bronx [VQR] Architecture of Loss at Dwell on...
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Daily What?! Thou Shalt Not Poop at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
We do appreciate a religious institution with a sense of humor. At a recent Untapped Cities vertical tour of the (still unfinished!) Cathedral of St. John the Divine, photographer Nicholas Santasier...
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Make Your Own NYC Water Towers With Fun Kits by Boundless Brooklyn
Boundless Brooklyn DIY water tower, customized by The Drif While it might be a dream of many to have their own water tower on a New York rooftop, Boundless Brooklyn has fun customize-your-own mini...
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Daily What?! Tom Otterness Sculptures in East River Off Roosevelt Island
While the popular destination on Roosevelt Island these days include FDR Four Freedoms Park and the abandoned smallpox hospital, if you head in the opposite direction you may happen upon some quirky...
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