This is an ongoing project of New York City architecture that covers the 17th to the early 20th century. The photographs comprise landmarks as well as little-known and common buildings. Not only is their paradox with the newer structures getting more pronounced, but also their dwindling numbers are giving them a new importance. Unlike other cities and towns, New York doesn't make preserving its historic districts a priority. The new glass, steel and concrete architecture that seems to reach to the stratosphere has its own beauty. However, old New York preserves for us a sense of where we came from and offers a warmth associated with familiarity and tradition. They also remind us of a time when New York had a more colorful and dramatic atmosphere.

 

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