I remember NYC in the early 70's. My moms family owned a restaurant in Little Italy and I had lots of relatives we would visit. Dangerous and dirty but fun and interesting. The aroma in summer was a weird, sweet smell, like cotton candy, stale urine, leaded gas, diesel fumes and steam. Sanitation workers would go on strike on the dog days of summer for weeks at a time. The smell, the rats and the maggots were CRAZY ! Lots of fires, muggings, illegal street games like three card, shells.
Amazing what was achieved back in those days pre internet and pre cellphones - can you even imagine what it must have been like coordinating a big construction or movie project outside without cellphones to keep everyone in contact? I mean I feel dumb saying it because I lived in those times, but I've already forgotten lol....
Cool video, Back when times seemed more real and people in the city weren`t so superficial and waspy.. Remeber that good old New York language, When everyone in New York City sounded like Archie Bunker..
This was the year of my first visit there. I was just finishing high school in Ohio. Couple three years later, and I was a resident. For nearly 20 years. By then, I was ready for Paris, a much tougher nut to crack! Great video, thank you! Uprated.
Cool vid to the MAX!! I was 10 back then, living in the Village, attending St Francis Xavier elementary on 17th Street betw. 6th & 7th Avenues.Good times, Good Pizza (remember Ray's on 6th?) good TV programs (remember the 4:30 Movie??), great ballgames in the park, kids on the street everywhere (not much obesity back then either lol) playing stickball, tag,handball,etc....sure beats cellphones, Blackberries,Ipods and all that fuckin' annoying techno-shit! What I'd give to go BACK!!
@ursa41 Ray's on 6th - you mean the Ray's on 11th and 6th? Oh my GOD, memories!!! I went to high school right near there. Watching this, with that cool, non-sequenced, non-sampled music - brings the proverbial apple to the throat. As a kid, I knew I loved the city. These days, I realize I wasn't wrong. I loved THAT city!
@TheOrganiston9th That Ray's closed down only about two months ago. A shadow of its former cheesy glory. Joe Jr's, the diner there across 6th, closed about two years ago. The head shops are now basically tattoo shops. It's not "cool" there any more by any stretch of the imagination, but there's some great food to be had in the area.
Awesome video, yes New York was at its seediest in the 1970s..the 1980s things started to improve rapidly as the city leadership started cracking down on delapidated buildings and litter on the streets.. and then in the 90s got even better with tougher new police bosses that put a police officer on almost every corner...now downtown Manhattan is as safe as Disney World..
how much is 65c for cab uuuuuuuuu cool
BreakinpopRG 22 hours ago
Name Of Track?
Cheers!
rappercamilo 2 weeks ago
@rappercamilo - It was from the audio-swap library within YouTube. Since my PC went belly-up shortly afterwards, I lost the track name. Apologies.
xdm32 2 weeks ago
I remember NYC in the early 70's. My moms family owned a restaurant in Little Italy and I had lots of relatives we would visit. Dangerous and dirty but fun and interesting. The aroma in summer was a weird, sweet smell, like cotton candy, stale urine, leaded gas, diesel fumes and steam. Sanitation workers would go on strike on the dog days of summer for weeks at a time. The smell, the rats and the maggots were CRAZY ! Lots of fires, muggings, illegal street games like three card, shells.
awfargit 2 months ago
Nice lil' film. I bet the selected music track isn't from 1975.
bissia 2 months ago
Amazing what was achieved back in those days pre internet and pre cellphones - can you even imagine what it must have been like coordinating a big construction or movie project outside without cellphones to keep everyone in contact? I mean I feel dumb saying it because I lived in those times, but I've already forgotten lol....
jtpinnyc 2 months ago
@jtpinnyc cb radio...
weaponexpert1 1 week ago
Cool video, Back when times seemed more real and people in the city weren`t so superficial and waspy.. Remeber that good old New York language, When everyone in New York City sounded like Archie Bunker..
Goldenchild795 2 months ago
So much better than now !
afvc1980 3 months ago
I WAS 5 back then, but just lookin @ this it was tha shit aleast old people were walkin out in tha street feeding tha birds..no 1 does tha 2day.
usbreaks 4 months ago
Checker Cabs!!!!!!!
Redcoat66 4 months ago
This was the year of my first visit there. I was just finishing high school in Ohio. Couple three years later, and I was a resident. For nearly 20 years. By then, I was ready for Paris, a much tougher nut to crack! Great video, thank you! Uprated.
CuteCatFaith 4 months ago
Cool vid to the MAX!! I was 10 back then, living in the Village, attending St Francis Xavier elementary on 17th Street betw. 6th & 7th Avenues.Good times, Good Pizza (remember Ray's on 6th?) good TV programs (remember the 4:30 Movie??), great ballgames in the park, kids on the street everywhere (not much obesity back then either lol) playing stickball, tag,handball,etc....sure beats cellphones, Blackberries,Ipods and all that fuckin' annoying techno-shit! What I'd give to go BACK!!
ursa41 5 months ago
@ursa41 couldnt have said it better myself..and i think it was the million dollar movie at 4:30..lol
sabreyow 3 months ago
@ursa41 Ray's on 6th - you mean the Ray's on 11th and 6th? Oh my GOD, memories!!! I went to high school right near there. Watching this, with that cool, non-sequenced, non-sampled music - brings the proverbial apple to the throat. As a kid, I knew I loved the city. These days, I realize I wasn't wrong. I loved THAT city!
TheOrganiston9th 2 months ago
@TheOrganiston9th That Ray's closed down only about two months ago. A shadow of its former cheesy glory. Joe Jr's, the diner there across 6th, closed about two years ago. The head shops are now basically tattoo shops. It's not "cool" there any more by any stretch of the imagination, but there's some great food to be had in the area.
dyinglikeflies 1 month ago
@ursa41 You forgot to mention the "ear-soring" pop music that "hipsters" listen these days.
rodrigoarayap1995 1 month ago
Wow. I was 8 then. Those were trying times in America
Stagflation. 12% national unemployment. The US almost went into default.
The rest of western Europe was going bankrupt.
at least there are pictures to look back at.
richconte1 6 months ago
great video
8bobthebuilder 6 months ago
Truly Awesome!!!!
westport17782010 11 months ago
notice the lack of excessive pavement markings.
queensplazasouth 1 year ago
Awesome video, yes New York was at its seediest in the 1970s..the 1980s things started to improve rapidly as the city leadership started cracking down on delapidated buildings and litter on the streets.. and then in the 90s got even better with tougher new police bosses that put a police officer on almost every corner...now downtown Manhattan is as safe as Disney World..
StoneCold75 1 year ago