Time-Travel Through New York City's Glorious Past With These 40 Vintage Photos
#1. Mott Street In New York City's Chinatown, 1900. (colorized)
![Mott Street In New York City's Chinatown, 1900](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-mott-street.webp)
#2. Brooklyn Bridge under construction, 1880
![Brooklyn Bridge under construction, 1880](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-brooklyn-bridge.webp)
#3. 1910 Bx. E149th St. and 3rd Ave
![1910 Bx. E149th St. and 3rd Ave](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-1910bx.webp)
#4. New York, 1920
![New York, 1920](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-new-york.webp)
#5. 5th Ave and 56th Street facing north towards the Vanderbilt House, Plaza Hotel, and entrance to Central Park (1910)
![5th Ave and 56th Street 1910](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-5th-ave.webp)
#6. The Upper West Side Circa 1906. "New York, N.Y. -- Broadway, North from 70th Street"
![The upper West Side Circa 1906](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-west-side.webp)
#7. New York World Building, New York City, New York, USA, early 20th century
![New York World Building, New York City, New York, USA, early 20th century](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-world-building.webp)
#8. A Peek down Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan in 1891
![A Peek down Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan in 1891](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-maiden-lane.webp)
#9. Croton reservoir on 42nd street and 5th avenue ca. 1860 where the New York public library is today
![Croton reservoir on 42nd street and 5th avenue ca. 1860](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-croton-reservoir.webp)
#10. Bleeker and Christopher Streets, nearly a century apart
![Bleeker and Christopher Streets, nearly a century apart, give or take a step or two.](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-bleeker.webp)
#11. An Electric Automobile being Charged in NYC in 1911
![An Electric Automobile being Charged in NYC in 1911](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-electric-automobile.webp)
#12. Jefferson Market Courthouse, New York, 1905
![Jefferson Market Courthouse, New York, 1905](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-jefferson-market.webp)
#13. New York 1905. 42nd Street en Park Avenue
![New York 1905. 42nd Street en Park Avenue](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-42nd-street-en-park-avenue.webp)
#14. Cornelius Vanderbilt II 1883 mansion
![Cornelius Vanderbilt II 1883 mansion](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-5th-avenue.webp)
"Starting in the 1850s New York City's elite started lining Central Park with some of the largest mansions you have ever seen. 5th Avenue became the premiere place to live with massive names like Astor, Vanderbilt, and Livingston moving in.
Pictured below is Cornelius Vanderbilt II 1883 mansion. Like much of Manhattan's Victorian millionaire's row, this mansion was demolished to make way for progress."
#15. Toll gate constructed by the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Jamaica Plank Road Company
![Toll gate constructed by the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Jamaica Plank Road Company](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-toll-gate.webp)
#16. Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York, USA, c1900
![Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York, USA, c1900](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-bethesda-fountain.webp)
#17. Here is NYC Police Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt hard at work in 1895
![Here is NYC Police Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt hard at work in 1895](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-nccity-police.webp)
#18. Cornelius Vanderbilt II house in New York
![Cornelius Vanderbilt II house in New York](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-cornelius.webp)
#19. Halloween Party in the Home of William & Ethel Hassler
![Halloween Party in the Home of William & Ethel Hassler](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-halloween.webp)
#20. Woolworth Building under construction, ca. 1912
![Woolworth Building under construction, ca. 1912](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-woolworth.webp)
#21. 1880's Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge on foot, by train, by trolly and horse drawn sleigh
![1880's Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge on foot ,by train, by trolly and horse drawn sleigh](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-brooklyn-bridge-1880.webp)
#22. Broadway
![Broadway](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-broadway.webp)
#23. Victory Arch, 5th. Av. at Madison Sq. Park, 1918
![Victory Arch, 5th. Av. at Madison Sq. Park, 1918](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-victory-arch.webp)
#24. The Indian Cigar Store on Kent Avenue and N.7th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York, November 1918
![The Indian Cigar Store on Kent Avenue and N.7th Street](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-indian-cigar-store.webp)
#25. New York 1906
![New York 1906](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-new-york-1906.webp)
#26. Central Park, 1889
![Central Park, 1889](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-central-park.webp)
#27. The boardwalk, Williamsburg Bridge, New York, USA, c1900s
![The boardwalk, Williamsburg Bridge, New York, USA, c1900s](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-boardwalk.webp)
#28. 3x Great Grandfather, Daniel W. Korner
![3x Great Grandfather, Daniel W. Korner. Between 1855 and 1908](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-daniel-w-korner.webp)
#29. At Times Square in Manhattan....December, 1912
![At Times Square in Manhattan....December, 1912](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-times-square.webp)
#30. Manhattan, 1906
![Manhattan, 1906](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-manhattan-1906.webp)
#31. "Seeing New York" (1905)
!["Seeing New York" (1905)](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-new-york-1905.webp)
#32. A view of the "Flatiron" Building from Madison Square Park in Lower Manhattan in 1905
![A view of the "Flatiron" Building](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-flatiron.webp)
#33. Hester Street between Allen and Orchard Streets in Manhattan, New York, in 1938
![Hester Street between Allen and Orchard Streets in Manhattan, New York, in 1938](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-hester-street.webp)
#34. A View at Orchard & E. Houston Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side
![A View at Orchard & E. Houston Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-orchard-houston-street.webp)
#35. Potato vendor in winter days,1892
![Potato vendor in winter days,1892](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-potato.webp)
#36. Manhattan in 1906
![Manhattan in 1906](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-manhattan-in-1906.webp)
#37. Here are two women & a dog strolling by Central Park West & W.76th Street in Manhattan in 1905
![Here are two women & a dog strolling by Central Park West & W.76th Street in Manhattan in 1905](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-women-and-dog.webp)
#38. The Trinity Building and the United States Realty Building
![The Trinity Building at 111 Broadway](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-trinity-building.webp)
#39. Fifth Avenue Mansion, New York City, 1920s
![Fifth Avenue Mansion, New York City, 1920s](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-5th-ave-mansion.webp)
#40. Bowling pinsetters, New York City, 1910
![Bowling pinsetters, New York City, 1910](https://aubtu.biz/medias/15/2023-10/0-0-vintage-photos-of-new-york-city-bowling.webp)
As we reach the end of our journey through time with these 50 enchanting vintage photos of New York City's past, we hope you've enjoyed this glimpse into history.
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