"In the '80s, you could run scared through Times Square beneath a marquee for the movie 'Running Scared,' which stood right next to a store called 'Video Peeps.' You can now get a glimpse of Gotham's grittier days through an interactive map that collected hundreds of thousands of digitized archival photos organized by address. Map co-creator Jeremy Lechtzin told DNAinfo New York that he and geocode partner Brandon Liu came up with an algorithm to organize the more than 800,000 images and arrange them as seamlessly as possible for Google Street View-like effect. ..."
Stroll Through Gritty '80s NYC With This Interactive Map
80s.NYC
No comments:
Post a Comment