Historic New York

The best sites and books for learning and discovering “unknown” New York:

Forgotten NY: relics of the past, still there in NYC

New York Songlines: Virtual Walking Tours of Manhattan Streets

The Beat Generation In New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac’s City by Bill Morgan (City Lights 2001)

Produced a great and general follow-up, Literary Landmarks of New York: The Book Lover’s Guide to the Homes and Haunts of World Famous Writers by Bill Morgan (Universe 2003)

Don’t miss the set of fabulous high-dynamic range photographs of New York City at NYC in HDR.

First published on March 3rd, 2009 at 4:05 pm (EST) and last modified on March 6th, 2009 at 3:47 pm (EST).