New York 1940s in Color, Driving Downtown
New York City in the 1940s was buzzing with activity, with the population of Manhattan almost reaching 2 million inhabitants. first shot is heading uptown on 8th Avenue. Madison Square Garden is on the left at 1:22, at 50th Street. 1:38 is 5th avenue, looking uptown, at 59th street. 4:55 seems to be a crosstown street, (which?) with many stooped apartment buildings, possibly midtown (Thx dvtvrich). What did you think? Please leave a comment in the section below and remember to share the video and sign up for our free newsletter!
January 9, 2021 @ 1:56 pm
Nineteen years after this film was created, I lived in Manhattan (1959) as a Stewardess. In those 19 years, the City had changed because of having WW11 and the Korean War bringing in new people, restaurants, jobs, etc. I lived in Murray Hill on 37th at 3rd street. Got to know the neighbors and neighborhood so well. We watched out for each other, etc. Such good memories of a Great City……….Jodie