These vintage photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States show teams of horses being used to move entire houses to new locations….

John Samuel Margolies (1940-2016) was an American architectural critic, photographer, and author who was noted for celebrating vernacular and novelty architecture in the United States, particularly those…

A rare color photo collection from David Pirmann that shows streetcar system in New York from between the 1930s and 1950s. Third Avenue Railway System 101-X and 142-X…

These fascinating photos were taken by gcosserat that show street scenes of Toronto from 1962 and 1965. Bloor Streetcar, Toronto Brentwood Towers, Toronto Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto Canadian National…

If it seems like today’s kids have gotten “softer” compared to the kids decades ago, perhaps it’s because playgrounds have gotten softer as well. Thanks to state…

From the time he arrived in the United States from Chile as a college student in 1965, the photographer Camilo José Vergara has been haunting, and haunted by, American…

The timber railroad bridge was once a common sight across the landscape of North America. For over a century, these wooden structures provided a crucial link in…

In 1953, the biggest vessel to travel the Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway (at the time) managed to wind its way downtown on the Chicago River. This…

Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in the world, was born in Alton, Illinois, on February 22, 1918, to Harold Franklin and Addie May Wadlow, and was the…