As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.