I love looking at old photographs of New York City. One of my favorite daily obsessions is the the Dirty Old 1970's New York City community page on Facebook where daily images are posted from the late 60's to the early 80's.  

Photo by Richard Greene with Gustavo Delamarques, taken from community Facebook page of Washington Street South of Chambers, 1979.

In a city that changes daily, it's amazing to look back at a moment in time and compare it to today. You can follow the photographs and nostalgia here: http://goo.gl/8PBAL5

I've been a New Yorker now for 12+ years and in that time the city has changed quite a bit from where it was was I planted roots here, and different yet from the first time I visited in the early 90's.  

Thunder Lingerie (now closed), 2009. Photo by Kari Hansbarger

New York City is constantly changing in such a way that before long your favorites will be lost and new gems will take their place and become favorites in their own right. To live here is to adapt to change and embrace it, but that doesn't mean that the oldschool NYC that is vanishing is not missed. It is.

From gritty Times Square to CBGB's to Empire Dinner and more...chances are if you've lived here for a while you have a favorite that may not be around anymore.

Thankfully, a few online resources are keeping the vanishing past alive through photos and stories so we can remember and appreciate how we got here.

Here are a few of my go-to's:

- Vanishing New York
- Lost City
- Forgotten NY
- Scouting NY
- Ephemeral New York
- Gotham Lost and Found

Do you have a favorite blog or website that chronicles NYC (or your city) that you want to share? Leave me a comment or send me an email, I would love to hear from you!