Place

In the early years of Brooklyn’s gentrification, a 1977 New Yorker piece by Jervis Anderson captured the process in a freeze-frame.

While most Jewish immigrants flocked to urban centers, a few -- like the Greenbergs -- tried their luck as homesteaders.

Tracing the transformation of the Great Plains to the widespread belief in “manifest destiny,” and weighing the power of words to shape landscapes.

For decades, locals believed landscape architect Jens Jensen designed this twisty stretch of Highway 42—the real history is even more serpentine.

All along the South Carolina coast, developers looking to profit on vacation getaways and new homes are targeting land owned by descendants of enslaved people.

Last month, descendants of copper miners and history enthusiasts alike gathered for the 117th annual Central Mine reunion service

On the trail of whales, Melville, and Douglass in New Bedford.

As long as the U.S. system privileges private property, thousands of acres of public lands will remain off limits.

Would the new owner of Richland Farm let a Black woman continue to visit to pay tribute to her enslaved ancestors?

The Index of Deep Disadvantage reflects a more holistic view of how we can define "poverty."

The tiny downtown passage, where artists burned pallets for warmth, was home to Ellsworth Kelly and Agnes Martin.

A compelling history of the fertile 1950s-’60s firmament surveys Lower Manhattan’s Coenties Slip.

Tourist interest is contributing to a more honest telling of the city’s role in the US slave trade. But tensions are flaring as South Carolina lawmakers restrict race-based teachings.

Reflections on Freedom House and citizen participation in Boston's urban renewal.

There is no acknowledgement in the film of the existence of downwinders from the test, in New Mexico or elsewhere.

As America has transformed, so too has its famous footpath. Less than half the A.T. remains where it was originally laid.

Rival entrepreneurs took drastic steps to draw visitors away from Mammoth Cave in the early 20th century.

“If the public pool isn’t available and open, you don’t swim.”

Once highly valuable, salt affords a new look at life, environment, and sovereignty in the southwest borderlands.

The music that grew out of Durham's tobacco manufacturing plants influenced some of the most widely recorded musicians of the last 65 years—and still does.

The post-9/11 landscape witnessed crackdowns on New York City nightlife amidst efforts to increase tourism.

“The sign has become a worldwide symbol of the Hollywood of the imagination, and it allows anyone who sees it to fill it with whatever meaning they want.”

How the Plattsburg camps tried (and failed) to raise a volunteer army ahead of World War I.

History shows that cities and towns have been poor stewards of what makes them special.

For decades, these Los Angeles streets have played host to key events in LGBTQ+ history. But gentrification has transformed the area.

A Black cemetery by the site of the former Greenlawn Cemetery in Indianapolis is now a point of contention as the city plans to develop the area.

Why did Chicago become the headquarters of free market fundamentalism? Adam Smith offers a clue.

For decades, gay men gathered anonymously at the Everard Baths, seeking sexual liaisons and camaraderie alike.

A new history cuts against stereotypes, to show a region constantly changing—and whose future is up for grabs.

Literary history is packed into Concord’s “Old Manse,” but the tiny abode of Walden’s author proves the highlight of our New England trip.