NYC 1983 and 1986 original footage

In 1983 and 1986 I filmed some scenes on the touristic places like Broadway, Time Square, Staten Island Ferries and Central Park, not spectacular, but a good feeling for the 80s in NYC. In 1983 I came to NYC for first time and filmed with my Bolex spring mechanism motor camera, no scene able more than 22 seconds, at some Kodak and Fuji 30m rolls of 16mm films. In 1986 at my second visit I was using a big ARRIFLEX ST 16mm camera with better lenses and a integrated light meter. Both footage ist scanned in the year of origin smart analog to 2" Ampex tape, later in the 90s copied to BETA analog and later to BETA digital, at least to a mpeg file in my computer. The sound was recorded with a SONY WM-D6C in Dolby C. Thank you to Judy for telecine & color correction and Marion for the original sound recording.

Two details: the countdown on the Fuji neon is for the Los Angeles Olympics and the movie recording on Broadway is for a commercial for the new Musical "Chorus Line". Some street scenes are mixed with radio edits from original 1986 New York radio station recordings.

Dont miss my other NYC original footage in my channel, a view from the roof of the WTC in 1986, a look in the subway stations 42nd St and Time Square and a visit at the Chinese market in China Town NYC,

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[SuperJingo1]

Man that was INCREDIBLE,DOWN TO THE RADIO STATIONS. You send me way back ,Thank you. The memories you brought back to me, Were wonderful!! Thanks BRO.

[RailroadPacific]

@SuperJingo1

if you'r interrested on the complete radio recordings contact me pinguin42@mnet-online.de

[OldSchoolRadioHour]

I'd like to use your NYC footage in a documentary I'm working on. How do I go about that?

[RailroadPacific]

contact me:

pinguin42@mnet-online.de

[JoseTwitterFan]

I was totally born in the wrong year. DAD, I wanted '82, NOT '92!!!!!

[MrKamikatze666]

one of my favorite videos here on youtube ;)

[smashsamus]

hmmm.. I just took another look at the vid and yes, you're correct. the roads were quit shitty.. combine that with crappy suspensions and you got cars that look like they're on pumps.

[smashsamus]

no. the suspension of the cars back then were simply just lousy.. they had excessive jounce. also, if you'll notice, that early on in the video one of the taxi cars is actually a low-rider with hydrolic suspension. ..you can even hear the pumps.

[Cpmyppproductions]

really hard to captivate the footage especially since i was born in '95.

[Paul Kelly]

Fantastic! This is the NYC I miss!

[GhettoKarter1992]

HaroonChest, its Alexander O'Neal...i think

[HaroonChest]

Awesome footage! Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era, I'm obsessed with the 80's. Btw, does anyone know the song that starts at 5:16 - 5:48?

[davidbowie1100]

Chick at 8.54 is the most 80's lookin thing I ever saw and quite cute haha. I would have been 6 in 86, remember bits and pieces although from the uk.

Brilliant footage, love the real city sounds and that the music used is on the radio and helps immerse you in that era.

[danobsboyfriend]

I seen New York in 1986 sexy city back then.