The Prelinger Archives are something special. In addition to dozens of bizarre educational films from the mid-twentieth century, they've also got some great vintage films about New York City.
Go "Around the World" in the 1940s and never leave New York, aka "Baghdad on the subway"--from the Jewish Lower East Side to a Puerto Rican neighborhood to an Italian bocce court and kitchen, it's quite a trip.
Hop on the Third Avenue El in the 1950s:
Then fast forward to the 1960s and spend a Sunday in Greenwich Village:
See the whole list of films here.
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One reason we're fighting to keep Cafe Edison in its long-time home is because there is simply nothing else like that space. The walls,... -
Reader Cat McGuire sends in pics of something new moving to Hell's Kitchen at 46th Street and 9th Avenue. It's a Panda Express -- a... -
VANISHED On the last weekend of the Chelsea Antiques Garage , before its 1920s-era garage is demolished for a towering luxury hotel, the moo... -
VANISHED By now, most of you know that Rodeo Bar was closing. It shuttered yesterday, after nearly 30 years on 3rd Avenue. In a farewell pro... -
VANISHED S&G Gross pawnbrokers has been in New York City for over a century. Their building on 8th Avenue and 34th Street is an antique ... -
Barnes & Noble is removing its stores from Queens , including a location in Forest Hills that preservationists tried to save . It's ... -
VANISHED As I reported last week, the restaurant 69 Bayard closed in Chinatown this weekend. I went in for a final meal--and also a first. T... -
St. Mark's Bookshop is having a "Saved By the Book" auction to help benefit the store as it prepares to move to a new location... -
For a while, I've had a thing for the Elpine drinks stand in Times Square. Long gone from its spot on 46th Street and 7th Avenue, it ap... -
I've been avoiding this one, because I can't bear to face the possibility that we will lose La Taza de Oro , a warm and lovely Puert...
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