Looking closer…
Move through the dated record of Madison Square Garden, separating what is documented, what is visible today and what still needs archival evidence.
The current site hosts the fourth venue to bear the name "Madison Square Garden"; the first two, opened in 1879 and 1890, were situated in Madison Square, on East 26th Street and Madison Avenue, with the third Madison Square Garden (1925) farther uptown at…
Aha will show a draggable historical comparison here only when a sourced archival image and a sourced current view are available. Until then, the dated record stays textual and verifiable.
Maps reveal position. Satellite imagery reveals the present landscape. Historical imagery is labeled separately because coverage varies.
Start with the source record behind this Aha.
Inspect evidence ↗mapPut the historical sequence back into its modern geography.
Inspect evidence ↗satelliteInspect the present landscape in Google Earth. Historical imagery availability varies by location and date.
Inspect evidence ↗mediaBarclays Center western side.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Inspect evidence ↗mediaBillyJoelHydeP070723 (57 of 112) (53031688782) (cropped).jpg · CC BY 2.0
Inspect evidence ↗mediaCiti Field and Apple.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0
Inspect evidence ↗mediaEddieandBenoitWMXX.jpg · CC BY 3.0
Inspect evidence ↗Aha distinguishes dated historical records, reusable archival media, present-day maps and satellite context. A historical image is never labeled as ‘Then’ unless a source is attached.