Flushing Depot - In the Groove 1980 - 1981

Super 8 Kodachrome from various dates in 1980 and 1981 of local transit buses in Flushing, Queens. I shot these when I was 19 back in the day when me and my best friend would chase around various depots and streets all over the five boroughs. But film was expensive, so we mostly shot our home depot. Would you - on a college student's budget - spend the equivalent of $35 in today's money for a grainy 3 minute silent film of something you felt worth preserving? I also taped songs off the radio, and the tape you are hearing, of a WRKS broadcast of contemporary, popular dance music was recorded around 1982. I have more from this half hour reel, but have yet to ready it for upload.

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[TheStudioPoint]

12:29 grand central and parsons blvd? im sorry for the comments just so nice to see old things how they were before tell me if i got most of them right please im dying to know

[trainluvr]

You sir, are correct.

[knightclassic1]

Man, I love this old days, I miss living those days, I was only an infant that time. NO LOW FLOOR CRAP BUSES, I LOVE IT!!!!!! THANKS A BUNCH FOR THIS.

[trainluvr]

You’re welcome. I made it just for you.

[TheStudioPoint]

and 9:03 kissena blvd?

[TheStudioPoint]

hey is the street at 6:51 main street today?

[boomscholock]

Does anybody know the song at 1:25

[PHIL924]

92 KTU I love it... thanks for this cool video from our era in Flushing

[Nova9581]

I love this whole video down to the original KISS FM!!!! Oh my God you have brought back my childhood and the best time in transit n NYC!! What folks have missed!!!!

[Nova9581]

@knightclassic1 oh yeah this is before they were big in the city