Back then, Manhattan - or Mannahatta, as it was called by the American Indians who lived...

Discover the true 1626 Manhattan purchase by Peter Minuit for 60 guilders, a key moment in Dutch colonial history and New York City's origins

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NYC wasn't always so big.

watermarked with picmarkr.com Took the Staten Island Ferry to Staten Island and had a wonderful view of Manhattan.

eric sanderson’s mannahatta project takes a different kind of look at one of this country’s original downtowns. instead of focusing on elements of the built environment, sanderson has endeavored to…

It is difficult to view this image of Manhattan from 1953 and imagine it as the idyllic island of Mannahatta that Henry Hudson first stepped onto in September 1609, but at one time all of the built environment we see was lush, green, and full of streams and natural waterways abundant with fish. There are…