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This is a lithograph of the intersection of Broadway and Ann Street, which is an intersection right before the location of City Hall. I found this fascinating because it was done by a German born immigrant, which helps emphasize how people viewed…

A brief yet informative web page on the history of public transportation in New York City. The transportation services covered range from omnibuses (present in many stories about the period including Henry James' Washington Square, and Steven…