See how Times Square transformed from seedy to safe during the 1990s in these vintage photos.

Checker taxi cabs on 34th Street. I found Dad's diary and he wrote on August 16, 1938: “We swung across town and in a bit were on the Henry Hudson highway leading south. And believe it or not, first thing you know we were once again at the Hotel New Yorker. On the way down, we had a thrill as we passed by a huge ocean liner, all lit up, as it lay at the dock. It was the Normandie.”

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Bacchanalia celebration ceramic goblet Journey of LIFE Naturally my insatiable art curiosity was piqued when I noticed that the LIFE Magazine archives, pre. 1972, had been made available for viewing. LIFE was a pioneer in publishing photographs of the documentary style and their collection is extensive. Life’s entire library consists of roughly 10 million photos, and was one of the premier platforms for photojournalists in the 20th century. Google began creating the online photo archive for…

Retro New York on Instagram: “31st and 3rd Avenue, 1952. 📸: Ernst Haas”