The City Under One Roof: Buckner Building
After World War II plans were conceived by the U.S. military to construct a massive outpost in Alaska, due in part to the growing...
Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Storm Damaged Cars
In late October 2012 the east coast of the United States was pummeled by Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Sandy swept...
New York’s Forgotten North Brother Island
Located between Riker's Island and the Bronx on the East River, North Brother Island currently sits in a state of disrepair, abandoned for the...
Roanoke: The Lost Colony
Perhaps one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of American History is the fate of the English colony settled at Roanoke. Originally financed and organized...
Accidental Bodies of Water: The Salton Sea
In 1904 there was no Salton Sea. The Salton sink occupied the vast expanse of land 40 miles south of Palm Springs, California with...
Beach’s First Subway: Pneumatic Transit System
Alfred Beach was an inventor and editor of Scientific American magazine. He was also a visionary for subterranean rapid transit. By 1849, New York...
