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Jeff French Segall snapped these photos of the Wise Towers housing project, a NYCHA development, as they were going up in the early 60's. The development is between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues between 90th and 91st street and consists of two 19-story buildings (other nearby buildings have since been added ...

This week, we have a special Throwback Thursday post, with a photo from longtime Upper West Side photographer Allen Urkowitz.

Stephen Harmon sent in the photo above of Broadway between 73rd and 74th street after a blizzard hit the city in 1983

An amazing video showing the Upper West Side in 1977 by Mark Mannucci and Mary Larsen has been making the rounds on social media in recent days.

Wollman Rink (sorry, TRUMP Wollman Rink) opens this weekend and we've got a special treat for Throwback Thursday.

Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso opened a small food shop called the Silver Palate at 274 Columbus Avenue

Photographer Matt Weber took this photo of his friend Herman Markowitz in 1995. "This is how I want to remember

In 1946, real estate developer William Zeckendorf proposed building an airport on the West Side of Manhattan from 24th to 71st streets. The three runways

Wisdoms Child was "the original rag-a-muffin of West Side news" back in the 70's, says longtime Upper West Sider Arlene Kurtis, who edited the paper and sold ads for

McDonald's on Broadway between 81st and 82nd street closed this week and the sign is already down, revealing the ghost letters of a former occupant, the former restaurant Teacher's Too.

The New York Public Library unveiled an amazing tool on Thursday that allows users to locate old photos using a street map that can pinpoint exact locations.

Ruth Kinory sent in the photo above of her son Adam on West 72nd street between Broadway and West End in 1971. She says they're in front of Tarr Photography.

John Stone sent in the photos above and below of himself and his brother David playing in the Upper West Side in the early 1970's. The top photo is of

Laura Mullowney sent us the photos below of herself in the summer of 1989, when she was a nanny taking children to Riverside Park. Laura

This week, we're posting more of Stephen Harmon's awesome 1980's street photos for our Throwback Thursday feature. There are many fine styles

This week's Throwback Thursday photos are by Matt Weber, a very talented photographer whose work we have featured before. The first one is from 1993, a

It’s Throwback Thursday, when Upper West Siders and formers UWSers send in their photos of life in the neighborhood back in the day.

It’s Throwback Thursday, when Upper West Siders and formers UWSers send in their photos of life in the nabe back in the day. Today’s contribution is from Simone Farber, who

It's Throwback Thursday, when Upper West Siders and formers UWSers send in their photos of life in the nabe back in the day. Today's contribution is from Ibby Lang, who

We're trying a new feature out today, called Throwback Thursday. It's named after a feature on Facebook in which people post old photos of themselves. But on West Side Rag we're hoping that