Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in New York State, as well as the second-most densely populated county in the United States (after New York County). It is also New York City’s most populous borough,Continue reading “41 Vintage Photos Showing Brooklyn, New York in 1974”
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32 Vintage Photos of Houston, Texas in the 1950s
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas, fourth-most populous city in the United States, most populous city in the Southern United States, as well as the sixth-most populous in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico,Continue reading “32 Vintage Photos of Houston, Texas in the 1950s”
69 Amazing Photos Showing Berlin in the Aftermath of the Great War in the 1920s
After the devastation of the Great War, cultural life blossomed and reached its heyday in Berlin. The city became the third largest municipality in the world. The city was packed with bars, restaurants, dance halls, cabaret theaters offering risque shows, and huge cinemas with full-sized symphony orchestras providing live musical accompaniment to the silent films.Continue reading “69 Amazing Photos Showing Berlin in the Aftermath of the Great War in the 1920s”
45 Extraordinary Black and White Photographs of London in the 1950s
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, it has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, wasContinue reading “45 Extraordinary Black and White Photographs of London in the 1950s”
57 Amazing Photos Showing New York City Street Scenes in the 1970s
Take a look to see how much New York has changed from the 1970s through these amazing color snapshots below.
21 Vintage Photos of St. Petersburg, Russia in the 1900s and 1910s
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the mostContinue reading “21 Vintage Photos of St. Petersburg, Russia in the 1900s and 1910s”
66 Amazing Vintage Pictures of St.Louis in the early 20th Century
St. Louis is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers, on the western bank of the latter. As of 2020, the city proper had a population of around 301,500, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population ofContinue reading “66 Amazing Vintage Pictures of St.Louis in the early 20th Century”
29 Vintage Color Photos of San Francisco during the 1940s and 1950s
San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established the Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away, both named for Francis of Assisi. The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought rapid growth, making it the largest city on the WestContinue reading “29 Vintage Color Photos of San Francisco during the 1940s and 1950s”
25 Wonderful Vintage Color Photographs of Streets of Los Angeles in the 1950s and 1960s
71 Vintage Photos Showing Moscow in 1960
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 12.4 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 20 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of 2,511Continue reading “71 Vintage Photos Showing Moscow in 1960”
