NYC Street Scenes
NYC Street Scenes
Various shots of buildings, landmarks, street scenes, traffic, slice of life, transportation, nightlife, entertainment, etc, in New York City, circa 1929 - 1930.
NYC Street Scenes
LS/TLSs silhouette of skyscrapers, tall buildings in New York City. High angle LS urban canyon, array of half-lit tall buildings in congested NYC. Nice low angle TLS Chrysler Building. Great LS skyscrapers, cityscape, skyline of Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge in FG. TLS empty streets, tall buildings, corner of W. 42nd Street. Nice low angle TLS Washington Arch in Washington Square Park, man resting on park bench in FG. LS empty alley, street in Bowery. LS empty street, urban canyon. MS white & black cat on sidewalk. TLS white man steeping from walk-up apartment building, walking along sidewalk. TLS Sheffield Farms Company milkman stepping from horse-drawn carriage w/ delivery. TLS white man washing face in basin on street. TLS white man sweeping street. LS NYC skyline, Brooklyn Bridge & Harbor in FG. H/a TLS L train (el train, elevated train) pulling into stop; TLS L train rounding bend on elevated tracks, ornate lamp on screen left. Nice LS bustling street scene, traffic, as viewed through steel lattice railing. H/a rear view TLS crowd cramping sidewalk. Extreme h/a LS pedestrians on sidewalk beneath L tracks. MS white man buying paper at corner newsstand. Great MSs people waiting, boarding, riding underground subways; TLS crowd emerging from subway, stepping onto street. TLS/MSs passengers on ferry pulling into port, alighting boat. Great extreme h/a MS pedestrians on sidewalk. L/a TLS skyscrapers (nice angle).
NYC Street Scenes
MS two postal carriers passing cam, man entering post office in BG. CU speedy hands on typewriter. MS several white women sorting mail. MS white woman typing. High angle LS Times Square. MS pedestrians, white-gloved police officer in FG. Low angle MS automobile traffic passing cam. H/a TLS trucks on street. LS military ship sailing in New York Harbor, Manhattan skyline in BG. LS tugboat pushing against passenger ship in harbor. LS Manhattan skyscrapers, skyline from boat in harbor. TLS unidentified art deco building. Low angle TLS unidentified skyscraper. MS steam shovel carrying large rock. MS man using jackhammer, leg draped across machine. MS man welding. TLS men repairing gutter, two streetcars (trolleys) passing in BG. MS two men wrenching rivets on steel beam high over city (building skyscraper, construction). TLS white men sitting, reading stock quotes in investment firm. TLS crowd on bustling stock exchange floor (doesn t appear to be Wall Street). LS white women-- some pushing prams (baby carriage, stroller) -- crossing street near park, traffic cop halting traffic. MS white people riding horses in park.
NYC Street Scenes
Great h/a urban canyons, maze of skyscrapers. MS ornate clock, time of high noon. MS carriage driver strapping feedbag onto reins of horse on street. TLS laborers standing in line at lemonade stand (vendor, lunchtime). MS laborers (note the snap-brim caps) on lunch break. TLS men sleeping on grass or on benches n park, one fella w/ fedora hat over eyes. Tilting h/a LS traffic on street. TLS crowd, trolley crossing street. Panning MS black man carrying racks of cut fur pelts. MSs pedestrians walking along sidewalks, crossing streets, one man w/ large packages. MS automobiles moving slowly along street. Rear view traveling shot fire truck responding to call, zipping along congested street; TLS fire truck arriving at call, several police officers (?) getting off. High angle LS mounted cops driving back large crowd of striking or protesting labor union workers (breaking up strike).
NYC Street Scenes
MS Chinese language posted bills on fence. TLS Chop Suey houses & restaurants in Chinatown, NYC. MS 3 well-dressed Chinese men walking along sidewalk, passing 3 white women chatting on stoop, one fella taking a long hard glance at one of the dames. Low angle TLS what appears to be the Empire State Building (though construction wasn't completed until 1931), L train passing in FG. TLS group of African-American men standing, chatting on street corner in Harlem. MSs well-dressed blacks walking along sidewalk, crossing street in Harlem (evocative of the Harlem Renaissance). Great low angle MS firefighters sliding down pole in fire station. Rear view MS firefighters riding fire truck responding to call, winding through streets. LS building fa ade crumbling onto street, fire hoses spraying water. Great extreme h/a LS street traffic, cars, streetcars, pedestrians. Nice MS white police officer (cop) standing on street corner, dangling billy club, checking out the gams or legs of two chicks passing by. MS chauffer opening door of fancy car. TLSs crowd entering & exiting department store. H/a TLS bustling department store floor, busy sales girls. MS white woman window-shopping. Panning Ms white man in tuxedo, tails, top hat & cane walking along street. MS white man wearing bowler derby window-shopping. Extreme h/a MS men talking on sidewalk.
NYC Street Scenes
LS skyscrapers, tall buildings. Tilting TLS tenement building, laundry hanging from lines. MS/CUs Jewish man counting money at street vendor. MS/CUs immigrant Jews on street. TLS kids riding in small, hand-cranked carousel mounted on horse-drawn cart. TLS/MS white kids roller-skating, riding bicycles in park. TLS clock tower. LS Manhattan skyscrapers, Hudson River, Chrysler Building. High angle LS street traffic. L/a TLS skyscraper, W. 33 & 5th Avenue sign in FG. L/a U.S. Navy zeppelin (dirigible) in flight over city. Extreme h/a LS pedestrians crossing street, auto traffic, intersection. MS people passing, entering subway entrance. MS 5th Avenue & E. 50th St. sign, tall bldg in BG. Nice LS Manhattan skyline, Brooklyn Bridge in silhouette, early evening. L/a TLS suspension tower of Brooklyn Bridge. TLS pedestrians crossing street at busy intersection. LS/TLSs Manhattan skyline, skyscrapers, early evening (lights on in some bldgs, Hudson in FG). LS Manhattan Bridge in silhouette, early evening.
NYC Street Scenes
NYC nightlife & entertainment. TLS crowd milling beneath The News Reel Theater, marquee advertising Hearst Movietone. LS skyscraper, night. High angle LS busy Times Square, night. TLS cars pulling up to curb, doormen opening doors, ushering out wealthy white couples. CU bartender shaking martini shaker; nice DOF MS bartender pouring martini for clientele at bar; MS chef prepping food near pass window; MS waiters in tuxedos picking up food dishes; TLS wealthy white people in restaurant dining room. TLS crowd, cars, marquee outside Roxy Theater. LS extravagant musical number being performed on stage (high kicking chorus line on battleship stage). H/a LS street traffic, automobiles, night. MS professional wrestlers performing in ring, rolling on mat, referee trying to count. Great MS bartender mixing, shaking martini. MS chorus girls in matching outfits dancing. TLS/MSs stodgy well-dressed white couples dancing in ballroom. MS African-American couple social dancing, swinging to jazz. Rear view traveling shot Times Square, Broadway, night. MS ornate steel-frame street lamp; LS empty streets, street lights turning off, night.