About Ghosts of the Future — A Look at New York City as It Was, Is, or Could Be

Often associated with the genre of the American Western and myths of success and decay, such towns usually have a unique aesthetic and transpire an appealing silence; especially when you experience them coming from our fast-moving, noisy, and architecturally developed cities that leave little room for what once was.

Or for what could have been. After all, the vision of our living environment, aka city or metropolis, is very much shaped by the present, and a vision beyond that is, for many, not even possible to imagine.

For example, in New York City, as in any other city, there is a parallel metropolis of never-created buildings, parks, and iconic projects that dangle like ghosts amongst the skyscrapers.

Unfortunately, urban works of this kind are often withheld from the average observer, making it difficult to see one’s own city through different eyes. The Queens Museum in New York has solved this dilemma and invites visitors to get acquainted with all the architectural and urban projects that have ultimately remained on paper.