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Cow Tunnels Under 12th Avenue%0AIf you think traffic is bad in New York today, just imagine what it was like getting stuck on 12th Avenue thanks to a herd of cows crossing the street. Long before Chelsea and the Meatpacking District were cleaned up, the area became so overrun with cows heading to the slaughterhouses that it was necessary to come up with a solution to keep them out of the way. Though cow tunnels are often believed to be an urban legend, it’s been proven that they existed at 34th Railroad Images, New York Central Railroad, Nyc History, Meatpacking District, New York Central, Ny City, Vintage New York, West Side, New York State

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Cow Tunnels Under 12th Avenue%0AIf you think traffic is bad in New York today, just imagine what it was like getting stuck on 12th Avenue thanks to a herd of cows crossing the street. Long before Chelsea and the Meatpacking District were cleaned up, the area became so overrun with cows heading to the slaughterhouses that it was necessary to come up with a solution to keep them out of the way. Though cow tunnels are often believed to be an urban legend, it’s been proven that they existed at…

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Incredible photos of New York City when it was covered in farmland

Before Manhattan formed its grid, its residents raised hogs and chickens. The Museum of the City of New York reveals what NYC looked like as farmland.

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I found this photo in my bookcase some months ago, but tehre is no date on it!

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The poorest New Yorkers lived in these shacks

By the end of the 19th century, two-thirds of New Yorkers lived in dark, crowded tenement houses—the city’s answer to the housing needs of the working-class and poor. As bad as some tenements…

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The Five Points Was the Most Notorious Neighborhood in NYC History

The Five Points was an NYC neighborhood famed for its violence and debauchery. Read more about the Five Points on StreetEasy's One Block Over.

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Forget the Second Avenue subway—we’re obsessed with this elevated train on Third Avenue. In a new exhibit at the New York Transit Museum, there are City Hall Nyc, Elevated Train, Ny Subway, New York Central Railroad, Nyc History, New York City Photos, New York Subway, New York Pictures, Nyc Skyline

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See rare vintage photos of the elevated train that once ran above Third Avenue

Forget the Second Avenue subway—we’re obsessed with this elevated train on Third Avenue. In a new exhibit at the New York Transit Museum, there are vintage phot

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A selection from the 870,000 pictures held in the New York City Municipal Archives.

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The American Museum of Natural History: an impressive dinosaur skeletons, a life-size model of a blue whale hanging from the ceiling, the annual Butterfly Conservatory exhibit… Kids LOVE this museum. Nyc Museums, Butterfly Conservatory, Dinosaur Skeletons, New York Trip, Travel Nyc, Nyc History, Voyage New York, Smithsonian Museum, American Museum Of Natural History

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American Museum of Natural History: New York City Museum, Upper West Side

The American Museum of Natural History: an impressive dinosaur skeletons, a life-size model of a blue whale hanging from the ceiling, the annual Butterfly Conservatory exhibit… Kids LOVE this museum.

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