Urban Archive Explore History - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads - Apple App Store

Description

UNCOVER HISTORY WHERE IT HAPPENED
Urban Archive is the largest mobile archive of NYC historical images, ever. We’ve mapped tens of thousands of historical images across the five boroughs, and we’re adding more every day.

RECREATE HISTORY
Shoot instant then-and-now photos of buildings and city streetscapes.

OUR PARTNERS
Urban Archive works with over 30 cultural institutions in NYC, including the Museum of the City of New York, the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Museum of Chinese in America, the New-York Historical Society, among others. For a full list, visit our website at www.urbanarchive.nyc

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4.77 out of 5

218 ratings in United States

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Great Stuff

Makes walking down the street a completely new experience. Love history and this just makes you appreciate the past by seeing how things have changed (or haven’t). Love this app!

Very nice but…

The app itself is amazing and I love to use it when I am strolling around Manhattan. I am a history buff and this app is almost always active on my phone. However! Lately I have seen super recent pictures that don’t deserve to be on the app, like random scaffolding instead of an actual building, a family portrait recently taken after a 2023 bike ride! Are we joking here? A bike ride ? I seriously hope that the developers start moderating the picture uploads because the app is losing value becoming a free for all.

Coolest App on my phone

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t open this app to see the history of the buildings I’m walking by. Everyone I show it to instantly down loads it. 5 Stars.

A spectacular app for NYC that should be emulated worldwide

This app is one of my all time favorites (and I have downloaded far too many). It really embodies the transformational promise of the smartphone — location aware access to an encyclopedic trove of images and information. Thank you to all who made it possible!!

Great resource of NYC architecture history

Excellent

The greatest collection of historical New York City photographs ever collected

It is nothing short of incredible that an app that fits into my pocket can have both a library full of different collections of historical photographs of New York City and also have them plotted on an easy to navigate map!

Fascinating and fun.

Can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of history as I’ve walked around Brooklyn and Manhattan. When I’m out with my teenaged son and he sees me take my phone out, he just rolls his eyes and accepts that I might be a while. So many great photos and captions. I love being able to take a current photo and combine them with the vintage shots in the app. And, I’ve sent in a few small historical corrections over the years, and the team is very responsive and has updated the info surprisingly quickly. Just a terrific resource about NYC’s past, to get your imagination spinning.

Urban archive

Best ever

City nerd’s best friend

One of my favorite apps to understand the history of my neighborhood and the City at large. Absolutely love the archival photos and wish it was more extensive! Great for tourists too!

Indispensable!

An awesome app for city tourists and history nerds. I use it daily while walking around NYC.

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