Mannahatta Project (New York, Troy, Hudson: parks, buildings, water) - New York City - (NY) - City-Data Forum

gvillager · 12-30-2009, 05:40 PM

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Found this awesome website that lets you see what Manhattan looked like without all the buildings and concrete.

Enjoy!

Fred314X · 12-31-2009, 10:28 AM

That is wonderful, isn't it? A few years ago, the Parks Conservancy put out a similar map. We don't give a lot of thought to our local geography.

Along those lines, a trivia question: what is the only actual river flowing within the borders of New York City? (The envelope, please...it's the Bronx River).

UpstaterInBklyn · 12-31-2009, 11:35 AM

Before someone brings up the East and Harlem rivers... they are not actually rivers. They are straits.

Also, the Hudson is not a river. It's an estuary.

Statz2k10 · 12-31-2009, 11:35 PM

awesome site!

SoEdible · 01-01-2010, 12:04 AM

Haha, woah, cool. They even link to a database with the animals that were there in 1609.

Mightyqueen801 · 01-01-2010, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UpstaterInBklyn

Before someone brings up the East and Harlem rivers... they are not actually rivers. They are straits.

Also, the Hudson is not a river. It's an estuary.

I understood that the East River is an estuary. The Hudson is a river--but it is also a salt-water estuary all the way up to Troy.

makossa · 01-01-2010, 08:02 PM

Thanks for sharing. Incredible site which will go in my favorites!

2goldens · 01-02-2010, 05:37 AM

Interesting site!
Thanks for sharing.