It is nearly impossible to look at today’s New York city and tell what it used to look like, though NY has a long and extensive history. Thanks to this enterprising coder now this problem is solved.
Developer Dan Vanderkam has created a Google Street View map for New York City for the lte 1800s and erly 1900s.
Dan in collaboration with New York Public Library has plotted old photos from the Photographic Views of New York City, 1870s-1970s collection on an interactive map.
Visit the OldNYC site here for more of the best photos from the late 1800s and early 1900s, marked with their locations in the city.
Sourced from Tech Insider, Featured image courtesy: oldnyc.org