#urban-history — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #urban-history, aggregated by home.social.
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#Berlin News Digest: There is a deep, poetic rhythm to today’s chaos. Thirty years ago, the Carnival of Cultures was born as a direct, defiant response to growing cultural and political tensions in a newly unified Berlin. Today, as half a million people dance over the literal and figurative cracks in our public infrastructure, the festival remains a vital reminder that diversity isn't an administrative line item—it's the city's actual life support. 🥁✊ #BND #KdK2026 #UrbanHistory #AusterityRust
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Post to blog : Smartphonography Club :
Echoes of Two Millennia
#Xiaomi #Xiaomi15TPro #smartphonography #photography #streetphotography #Tokyo #Japan #AncientRuins #PitDwelling #TimeTravel #UrbanHistory #EchoesOfThePast -
Post to blog : Smartphonography Club :
Echoes of Two Millennia
#Xiaomi #Xiaomi15TPro #smartphonography #photography #streetphotography #Tokyo #Japan #AncientRuins #PitDwelling #TimeTravel #UrbanHistory #EchoesOfThePast -
Transformations of Early 20th Century New York City
📰 Original title: The Rise of a Metropolis: New York in the Early 1900s
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Transformations of Early 20th Century New York City
📰 Original title: The Rise of a Metropolis: New York in the Early 1900s
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From Harriet Tubman in Harlem to Mother Cabrini at The Battery, New York City's monuments dedicated to real women tell stories of courage, reform, and resilience. Untapped New York has gathered 10 of them in one essential guide, including some you may not have known existed. A worthwhile read for anyone who loves this city's history.
#NYCHistory #PublicArt #WomensHistory #NewYorkCity #UrbanHistory
https://www.untappedcities.com/8-nyc-monuments-dedicated-to-real-women-with-more-to-come/?ref=daily-newsletter -
From Harriet Tubman in Harlem to Mother Cabrini at The Battery, New York City's monuments dedicated to real women tell stories of courage, reform, and resilience. Untapped New York has gathered 10 of them in one essential guide, including some you may not have known existed. A worthwhile read for anyone who loves this city's history.
#NYCHistory #PublicArt #WomensHistory #NewYorkCity #UrbanHistory
https://www.untappedcities.com/8-nyc-monuments-dedicated-to-real-women-with-more-to-come/?ref=daily-newsletter -
Пре два дана сам започео израду нове верзије сајта за чување културно-историјског наслеђа Панчева. Овога пута, пројекат се шири и визија је да овај сајт буде централни сајт за више градова. Објављиваћу свој напредак овде.
#localhistory #urbanhistory #builtheritage #historicpreservation #digitalheritage #serbia #pancevo #balkans #streetsofhistory #uliceistorije #улицеисторије #панчево #србија
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💧🏛️ Early 1900s California cities in action!
Pamphlets from San Diego, Pasadena & San Jose reveal how California cities tackled water planning, civil service reform & public health during the Progressive Era.
They’re part of UC Berkeley’s California Local Government Documents Collection, hosted by the @internetarchive.
Learn more⬇️
https://igs.berkeley.edu/news/california-local-government-pamphlets-early-municipal-governance-practice -
💧🏛️ Early 1900s California cities in action!
Pamphlets from San Diego, Pasadena & San Jose reveal how California cities tackled water planning, civil service reform & public health during the Progressive Era.
They’re part of UC Berkeley’s California Local Government Documents Collection, hosted by the @internetarchive.
Learn more⬇️
https://igs.berkeley.edu/news/california-local-government-pamphlets-early-municipal-governance-practice -
Das alte Dachcafé – Erinnerungen aus Beton
Ehemaliges Dachcafé in Gießen – Hochhaus der Nachkriegsmoderne, lange Zeit Treffpunkt über den Dächern der Stadt, heute still wartend auf eine Wiedereröffnung.
#Gießen #Hessen #Dachcafe #Zeitzeuge #Nachkriegsmoderne #Architektur #Stadtgeschichte #Fotografie #Photography #Blackandwhitephotography #Monochrome #schwarzweissfotografie #UrbanHistory #UrbanesLeben #germany
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Das alte Dachcafé – Erinnerungen aus Beton
Ehemaliges Dachcafé in Gießen – Hochhaus der Nachkriegsmoderne, lange Zeit Treffpunkt über den Dächern der Stadt, heute still wartend auf eine Wiedereröffnung.
#Gießen #Hessen #Dachcafe #Zeitzeuge #Nachkriegsmoderne #Architektur #Stadtgeschichte #Fotografie #Photography #Blackandwhitephotography #Monochrome #schwarzweissfotografie #UrbanHistory #UrbanesLeben #germany
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City Beautiful blog presents a comprehensive look at Italian contributions to New York's public monuments. The article examines statues of Italian figures like Columbus, Garibaldi, and Verdi, as well as monuments created by Italian and Italian American sculptors and artists.
#NYCHistory #ItalianAmerican #PublicArt #Monuments #ImmigrationHistory #UrbanHistory #CityBeautiful
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1918 Worst Snow Storm Green Bay WI Postcard
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#GreenBayWI #HistoricSnowstorm #WinterWeather #Snowbanks #UrbanHistory #WeatherHistory #DowntownScenes #VintagePostcard -
1918 Worst Snow Storm Green Bay WI Postcard
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#GreenBayWI #HistoricSnowstorm #WinterWeather #Snowbanks #UrbanHistory #WeatherHistory #DowntownScenes #VintagePostcard -
Who's ready for some snow?
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Buffalo NY Blizzard of '77 Aerial View Postcard
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#BuffaloNY #BlizzardOf77 #WinterStorm #Snowstorm #AerialView #UrbanHistory #WeatherHistory #GreatLakes #HistoricSnow #Cityscape -
Who's ready for some snow?
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Buffalo NY Blizzard of '77 Aerial View Postcard
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#BuffaloNY #BlizzardOf77 #WinterStorm #Snowstorm #AerialView #UrbanHistory #WeatherHistory #GreatLakes #HistoricSnow #Cityscape -
📯Diese Woche präsentiert Noah Baumann (HU Berlin) im #DigitalHistoryOFK: „Wandel Verstehen: Dynamische Netzwerkmodellierung & Analyse zur Rekonstruktion urbaner Mobilität im geteilten Berlin (1945–1989)“. Unter dem Prisma der Accessibility verbindet der Vortrag Infrastruktur und räumliche Ungleichheit, modelliert durch bi-temporale Property-Graphen.
📅 21. Jan., 16–18 Uhr (CET), online
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📯Diese Woche präsentiert Noah Baumann (HU Berlin) im #DigitalHistoryOFK: „Wandel Verstehen: Dynamische Netzwerkmodellierung & Analyse zur Rekonstruktion urbaner Mobilität im geteilten Berlin (1945–1989)“. Unter dem Prisma der Accessibility verbindet der Vortrag Infrastruktur und räumliche Ungleichheit, modelliert durch bi-temporale Property-Graphen.
📅 21. Jan., 16–18 Uhr (CET), online
ℹ️ https://dhistory.hypotheses.org/12510 -
The Making of Grimsby’s Dock Tower: The Entanglements of Infrastructural Relations
New post on infrastructure, fishing, and the links between land and sea. Jointly published by NiCHE and The Metropole:
#UrbanHistory #UrbanGeography #environment #EnvHist #EnvHums #BritishHistory #fish #Infrastructure #fishing #history #histodons
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The Making of Grimsby’s Dock Tower: The Entanglements of Infrastructural Relations
New post on infrastructure, fishing, and the links between land and sea. Jointly published by NiCHE and The Metropole:
#UrbanHistory #UrbanGeography #environment #EnvHist #EnvHums #BritishHistory #fish #Infrastructure #fishing #history #histodons
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Architecture, Tallinn. An older Soviet-era building. Solid, functional, and uncompromising in its form — architecture shaped by ideology, time, and necessity rather than aesthetics. 97018433_6 #Architecture #Tallinn #SovietArchitecture #UrbanHistory #Estonia #lassetur
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https://samgrinsell.hcommons.org/2025/12/10/planetary-infrastructures/
NEW BLOGPOST - Planetary Infrastructures. In which I continue thinking about history as connection, this time through a course I've been teaching this term
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https://samgrinsell.hcommons.org/2025/12/10/planetary-infrastructures/
NEW BLOGPOST - Planetary Infrastructures. In which I continue thinking about history as connection, this time through a course I've been teaching this term
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Fun Plzeň fact:
The building next to today’s McDonald’s once housed the Communist Party — complete with a massive red star on the roof. After ’89 they didn’t remove it, just flopped it down so no one could see it.
I spotted it on the roof in 2015.Since 2019 you can visit this retired metal celebrity at DEPO2015.
#Plzeň #Pilsen #Czechia #PlzenskaZajimavost #Historie #DEPO2015 #UrbanHistory #Zajímavosti #CzechHistory #Communism #Architecture
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Fun Plzeň fact:
The building next to today’s McDonald’s once housed the Communist Party — complete with a massive red star on the roof. After ’89 they didn’t remove it, just flopped it down so no one could see it.
I spotted it on the roof in 2015.Since 2019 you can visit this retired metal celebrity at DEPO2015.
#Plzeň #Pilsen #Czechia #PlzenskaZajimavost #Historie #DEPO2015 #UrbanHistory #Zajímavosti #CzechHistory #Communism #Architecture
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Grand Parade Motorcycles
Do you remember when the Grand Parade had motorcycle parking down the middle of the street? That was twenty years ago! See there’s no mural on the wall behind?
This photo was taken on Christmas Eve 2005.
Apertureƒ/3.5CameraCanon EOS 20DFocal length18mmISO400Shutter speed1/800s#Cork #Cork20YearsAgo #CorkArchitecture #CorkBikers #CorkCityCentre #CorkHistory #CorkNostalgia #CorkTransformation #GrandParade #Ireland #IrishMotorcycles #IrishUrbanPlanning #motorbike #motorcycleParking #periodCork #Photo #Photography #StreetPhotography #urbanHistory #vintageCork
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Grand Parade Motorcycles
Do you remember when the Grand Parade had motorcycle parking down the middle of the street? That was twenty years ago! See there’s no mural on the wall behind?
This photo was taken on Christmas Eve 2005.
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#2005 #Canon20D #Cork #Cork20YearsAgo #CorkArchitecture #CorkBikers #CorkCityCentre #CorkHistory #CorkNostalgia #CorkTransformation #GrandParade #Ireland #IrishMotorcycles #IrishUrbanPlanning #motorbike #motorcycleParking #periodCork #Photo #Photography #StreetPhotography #urbanHistory #vintageCork
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Athenian Motion: Eleftherios Venizelos Street, 1950s
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#Athens #OldAthens #VintageGreece #GreekHistory #AthensStreets #RetroPostcard #MidCenturyAthens #AthenianLife #HistoricGreece #EleftheriosVenizelos #AthensPhotography #VintagePostcard #ClassicAthens #GreeceThroughTime #UrbanHistory -
Athenian Motion: Eleftherios Venizelos Street, 1950s
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#Athens #OldAthens #VintageGreece #GreekHistory #AthensStreets #RetroPostcard #MidCenturyAthens #AthenianLife #HistoricGreece #EleftheriosVenizelos #AthensPhotography #VintagePostcard #ClassicAthens #GreeceThroughTime #UrbanHistory -
Returning here to share an article I recently published in Urban History. I argue for a deeper, more playful engagement between urban historians and the environmental humanities if we are to address the ecological crises of our times. 'Urban history as urgent work, an argument for disciplinary promiscuity' https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/urban-history/article/urban-history-as-urgent-work-an-argument-for-disciplinary-promiscuity/5F09F423B1EAB5C89F3F1BC46D6DCBD4 #environment #EnvHum #Anthropocene #UrbanHistory #UrbanGeography #History #OpenAccess
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Returning here to share an article I recently published in Urban History. I argue for a deeper, more playful engagement between urban historians and the environmental humanities if we are to address the ecological crises of our times. 'Urban history as urgent work, an argument for disciplinary promiscuity' https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/urban-history/article/urban-history-as-urgent-work-an-argument-for-disciplinary-promiscuity/5F09F423B1EAB5C89F3F1BC46D6DCBD4 #environment #EnvHum #Anthropocene #UrbanHistory #UrbanGeography #History #OpenAccess
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New York City's rapid growth required difficult decisions, including relocating cemeteries to create public spaces. Washington Square Park, Bryant Park, and other beloved locations were once burial grounds. Understanding this history adds depth to how we experience these spaces today—they're not just parks, but layers of the city's complex past.
#NYC #UrbanHistory #NewYork #CityPlanning #History #PublicSpaces #WashingtonSquare
https://www.untappedcities.com/surprise-what-nyc-former-cemeteries-are-now/?ref=daily-newsletter -
A look at my new Urban History academic journal paper, using a local trade directory to understand the Scottish print trade, venues for reading and the urban hierarchy in the 1820s https://vivsacademicblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/a-look-at-my-new-urban-history-academic-journal-paper-using-a-local-trade-directory-to-understand-the-scottish-print-trade-and-urban-hierarchy-in-the-1820s/ #History #bookHistory #Scotland #urbanHistory