Urban Archive Explore History 4+
The City is Your Museum
Urban Archive, Inc.
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
iPhone Screenshots
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
What’s New
Version 2023.2
Improved analytics and bug fixes for a smoother experience
Ratings and Reviews
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.
Amazing concept, but big frustrations
This kind of app is exactly up my alley. In fact, I looked it up after having had a similar app idea. “I wonder if anyone else has made this,” I thought. Wonderfully for my curiosity (and disappointingly for my lost app opportunity), I found Urban Archive.
It does exactly what I wanted from an app like this. The location-based history tidbits are awesome. There’s tons of interesting information here, not just stuff I don’t know, but stuff I wouldn’t have even thought to inquire about.
But there are also big frustrations in terms of usability. My biggest one is that history notifications only take me to page maybe half the time. The other half, the app opens to only a map with lots of purple dots, but no information or overlay. Occasionally the information comes up after a short delay, which brings me to another issue: the app is sluggish and buggy at times. Many times I’ve tried to open the day’s history only to be greeted with an “oops” and no additional info. I simply dealt with these issues for a while because I love all the stuff I’m learning, but I’m so irritated at this point that I’m just deleting the app. I really hope the developers of this app can go on a proper bug hunt and make this app a pleasure to use because it has so much potential.
The best companion in New York City
I’ve lived here 30 years Lived in a number of apartments moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn and watched all the changes, as they say the only thing that doesn’t change in New York City are people talking about all the changes! I love knowing the little stories that surround this great city it is the true foundation of this place we share. And I truly believe that if we know our past and helps us build our future... download the app put on the alerts pause for a moment and get excited about the place you live every day there’s a new story
App Privacy
The developer, Urban Archive, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Urban Archive, Inc.
- Size
- 39.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2023 Urban Archive, Inc.
- Price
- Free