Results for "1970s"

This great vintage photograph from around 1970 shows 4th Avenue in the neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The photographer is standing in the intersection of 55th Street and 4th Avenue,…

Streets of New York is a full length documentary film from filmmaker Al Profit that explores the history of crime in New York City since the 1970s.

I colorized, restored and created a sound design for this video of New York 1955, Third Avenue Elevated (sometimes abbreviated to Third Avenue El) was an overhead subway line in the borough…

This incredible vintage tourism film from the early 1940s show off the signs and lights in Times Square and the Theater District with sound and full color. Check out the longer clip on Kino…

Here’s a pretty cool subway, rail, and trolley map from the early 1900’s. This particular map was commissioned by Cord Meyer, an attorney who developed a large portion of Forest Hills

This vintage photograph from the Library of Congress digital collection shows Easter flower vendors in Union Square Park in the early 1900s. You can still purchase flowers from the same spot…

Check out the Prospect Park Alliance to learn more about Brooklyn's crown jewel park, or the organization who helped turn it around from the 1980s lowpoint. Prospect Park Alliance, the…

YouTube channel That's Classic recently put together this great compilation video showing off some vintage footage of the Bronx in the 1980s. The Bronx in the 1980's, is a visual put…

Subway Etiquette is so important in NYC that it should be taught in schools. Nobody wants to see your toenail clippings, your man-spreading, or your stinky take-out food. We have had our…

Charles W. Cushman was an amateur photographer who shot thousands of photographs all around the world from 1938 to 1969. When Cushman passed, he bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome…