Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.