1960 TOUR OF NEW YORK CITY TIMES SQUARE RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL SS UNITED STATES 52954 MD
This beautiful circa Easter 1960 Kodachrome color, silent film, was shot by an amateur filmmaker. It crosses the line between a professional documentary and a home movie, in that it is impressively put together and extremely well shot. It features impressive views of Manhattan. Dating on the film is not 100% certain but the Janet Leigh film The Vikings seen advertised at 6:49 was released in 1958. The film Portrait in Black with Lana Turner seen advertised at 7:00 was released two years later in 1960, so it probably dates to that year or slightly later. Scenes include: 01:02 Hudson River scenes. 01:35 Verazanno statue.
01:45 Buildings in lower Manhattan. 01:50 Start of Circle Line boat tour. 02:18 Ellis Island. 02:30 Statue of Liberty. 02:55 going up the East River, probably the Circle Line tour. 03:11 United Nations Building.03:34 Scenes of boats on the Hudson.03:41 Railroad car floats and tugboats. 03:56 Power plant. 04:06 Kid eating ice cream in Circle Line boat. 04:13 Circle Line Boat passing by. 04:19 Yankee stadium from Harlem River. 04:26 passing through New York Central bridge at Spuyten Duyvil. 04:32 George Washington Bridge. 04:49 Cunard boat line with SS United States in dock, and the United States Line pier. 05:11 Circle line docking at 42nd street.
05:26 Helicopter lifting off pad and scenes from helicopter: 05:53 Aerial view of Statue of Liberty. 06:00 Skyscrapers. 06:16 Empire State Building. 06:29 view of NYC skyline from NJ shore.
06:38 Night scenes at Times Square with lots of neon signs. 07:35 Rockefeller Center. 08:00 Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. 08:31 Easter Time at Rockefeller Center. 08:50 Skating Rink.
09:34 Flower gardens. 09:45 Sculpture PROMETHEUS by Paul Mensgtrup. 10:31 Observation deck on Empire State Building.
10:50 Central park from ESB.11:45 sailing ships at docks including SS America. 12:05 SS America leaving dock.12:45 United Nations and Internal views. 14:50 Radio City Music Hall. 15:20 Rockets show. 16:52 Washington Square.18:20 Fifth Avenue scenes. 19:45 Bowery or Skid Row, with homeless man seen. 19:58 Bums on sidewalk with doctor apparently declaring an African American man dead (may he rest in peace.) 21:06 Chinatown. 23:25 Idlewild Airport, now JFK Airport. 25:08 Coney Island beach. 26:15 Parachute Jump operating at Coney Island. 26:50 Steeplechase ride and other rides. 27:30 Night scenes at Coney Island.
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NEW YORK CITY: The famous Radio City Music Hall (USA)
SUBSCRIBE: - Radio City Music Hall, New York City. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. New York City comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. At its core is Manhattan, a densely populated borough that’s among the world’s major commercial, financial and cultural centers. Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building and sprawling Central Park. Broadway theater is staged in neon-lit Times Square.
New York City comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. At its core is Manhattan, a densely populated borough that’s among the world’s major commercial, financial and cultural centers. Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building and sprawling Central Park. Broadway theater is staged in neon-lit Times Square.
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.
Christmas Walking NYC ✨5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall (December 2019)
A Christmas season walk in New York City showing Midtown Manhattan's biggest attractions. I walk 5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, and 6th Avenue while visiting sights such as the Bergdorf Goodman windows, Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Light Display, Rockefeller Center, FAO Schwarz, and Radio City Music Hall.
Filmed December 6, 2019
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NYC 1989 : Manhattan - New York City
Big Apple - New York City - Summer 1989:
Central Park, Dakota Building, 5th avenue, Tiffany & Co., Trump Tower,
Macy's, Radio City Music Hall, Empire State Building, World Trade Center, Rockefeller Center, Circle Line, Crysler Building, Waldorf Astoria, Ratner's, Guggenheim, Hal of Science, US Open in Flushing Meadows.
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Radio City Music Hall New York
recorded on November 17, 2012
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⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Midtown Manhattan New York City Walking Tour 2020 | West 48th Street to Radio City Music Hall
⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Midtown Manhattan New York City Walking Tour 2020 | West 48th Street to Radio City Music Hall (January 12, 2020).
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From Wikipedia:
Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Midtown is home to some of the city's most iconic buildings, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, the headquarters of the United Nations, Grand Central Terminal, and Rockefeller Center, as well as Broadway and Times Square.
Midtown Manhattan is the largest central business district in the world and ranks among the most expensive pieces of real estate; Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan commands the world's highest retail rents, with average annual rents at US$3,000 per square foot ($32,000/m2) in 2017. However, due to the high price of retail spaces in Midtown, there are also many vacant storefronts in the neighborhood. Midtown is the country's largest commercial, entertainment, and media center, and also a growing financial center.
The majority of New York City's skyscrapers, including its tallest hotels and apartment towers, are in Midtown. The area hosts commuters and residents working in its offices, hotels, and retail establishments, tourists and students. Times Square, the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, is a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Sixth Avenue also has the headquarters of three of the four major U.S. television networks.
Midtown is part of Manhattan Community District 5. It is patrolled by the 14th and 18th Precincts of the New York City Police Department.
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Walking NYC
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André Rieu - My Way (Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York)
André Rieu performing Frank Sinatra's My Way. Taken from the DVD André Rieu - New York Memories- Live at Radio City Music Hall. For concert dates and tickets visit:
Andre Rieu's DVD 'New York Memories' takes us to New York, home of the fabled Radio City Music Hall. There are 27 timeless favourites on the DVD including such American standards as My Way, Singin' in the Rain, and Amazing Grace as well as such Broadway hit songs as Don't Cry For Me Argentina and Amigos Para Siempre. Complete with costumes, these lush arrangements once more present Rieu as the undisputed King of Waltz.
Original Lyrics:
And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I've had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
{ From: }
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes it was my way
New York City Walking Tour Part 1 - Midtown Manhattan (4k Ultra HD 60fps)
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We recorded this 4k ultra hd video during our trip to Manhattan, New York City on August 2019.
Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of Manhattan in New York City. Midtown is visited by millions of tourist every year and is home to some of the city's most iconic buildings, the headquarters of the United Nations as well as Broadway and Times Square.
Our guided walking tour starts at Times Square and ends at the Empire State Building. We're going to cover the most popular attractions, including Rockefeller Center, New York Public Library and others.
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00:41 – Times Square
16:35 – Fox New Network
19:39 - Radio City Music Hall
22:35 - Rockefeller Center
26:34 - St. Patrick's Cathedral
28:12 - Atlas Statue
32:46 - St Bartholomew's Church
41:10 - Grand Central Terminal
45:58 - Chrysler Building
52:01 - New York Public Library
55:31 - Bryant Park
01:10:18 - Empire State Building
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Row NYC at Times Square, New York City, United States of America.
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700 8th Avenue, New York City, NY 10036, United States of America.
Located in the Theater District and within 3 minutes' walk of Times Square, this hotel features a fitness centre, concierge service and a business centre. Rockefeller Center is a short walking distance away.
A flat-screen cable TV, iPod docking station and safe for a laptop are offered in each room at Row NYC. Blackout curtains and a desk are also included.
For added convenience, information and arrangements for shows, transportation and shopping are available through the concierge services. Located in the lobby, the District M Bar serves a daily continental breakfast each morning and is available for drinks in the evening. The City Kitchen restaurant, also located on site, offers New York city specialties.
Plenty of shops and dining are within walking distance of the hotel. Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, the Empire State Building, and Javits Convention Center are 15 minutes’ walk away.
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Walking from Radio City Hall to Time Square
little stroll around Mid Manhattan
Slideshow of NYC
00:10 - St. John's
1:08 - Columbia University
1:43 - The Dakota/Strawberry Fields
2:13 - Empire State Building
3:13 - Washington Monument
3:30 - The Cloisters
5:28 - Metropolitan Museum
11:33 - St. Patrick's
11:48 - Radio City Music Hall
12:06 - Public Library
12:33 - Museum of Modern Art
15:30 - Grand Central Terminal
15:54 - New Yorker Hotel
16:30 - Flatiron Building
16:44 - Allman Brothers Band Concert
18:10 - Times Square
18:35 - Ripley's Believe it or Not
19:33 - Wax Museum
20:00 - Times Square
20:45 - Natural History Museum
24:20 - Central Park/The Lake
25:57 - Guggenheim Museum
26:31 - The Plaza/Central Park/The Pond
27:10 - Rockefeller Plaza
27:27 - Top of the Rock
28:40 - On Brooklyn Bridge
29:56 - Lower Manhattan
30:32 - Wall Street
31:13 - Trinity Church
31:41 - Ghostbusters Firehouse
32:22 - Little Italy
33:05 - Washington Square Park
34:21 - The High Line
35:03 - Allman Brothers Band Concert
37:07 - Battery Park
37:31 - Statue Cruise
38:29 - Liberty Island
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Providing an ideal location directly in Times Square on Broadway, this all-suite New York City hotel features an on-site restaurant and accommodations which include a minibar and flat-screen TV.
The Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square New York City is within walking distance of local attractions, including Radio City Music Hall and Central Park. The Empire State Building, Carnegie Hall and a subway station are also nearby.
All suites available at the Doubletree Times Square are furnished with a microwave and refrigerator. They include a safe and separate living area with sofa bed. Some suites also have a beautiful city skyline view.
Ginger’s Restaurant pays tribute to Broadway Theater and serves American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ad Lib is a full service bar with coffee and alcoholic beverages. Chocolate chip cookies are served at check-in.
At Doubletree Guest Suites New York City, guests can work out in the gym or use the business center. To help plan each vacation, the hotel’s 24-hour front desk and concierge service are available.
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New York 1972 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an unknown filmmaker while touring the USA and Canada in 1972.
It contains stock footage of New York: Rockefeller Center, Twin Towers, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Times Square, Chinatown, panoramas the from Empire State building terrace, passengers in the bridge of a ship before leaving the port, the skyline from the ship while leaving.
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⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Midtown Manhattan New York City Walking Tour 2020 | Radio City Music Hall to Rockefeller Center
⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Midtown Manhattan New York City Walking Tour 2020 | Radio City Music Hall to Rockefeller Center (January 12, 2020).
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From Wikipedia:
Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Midtown is home to some of the city's most iconic buildings, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, the headquarters of the United Nations, Grand Central Terminal, and Rockefeller Center, as well as Broadway and Times Square.
Midtown Manhattan is the largest central business district in the world and ranks among the most expensive pieces of real estate; Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan commands the world's highest retail rents, with average annual rents at US$3,000 per square foot ($32,000/m2) in 2017. However, due to the high price of retail spaces in Midtown, there are also many vacant storefronts in the neighborhood. Midtown is the country's largest commercial, entertainment, and media center, and also a growing financial center.
The majority of New York City's skyscrapers, including its tallest hotels and apartment towers, are in Midtown. The area hosts commuters and residents working in its offices, hotels, and retail establishments, tourists and students. Times Square, the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, is a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Sixth Avenue also has the headquarters of three of the four major U.S. television networks.
Midtown is part of Manhattan Community District 5. It is patrolled by the 14th and 18th Precincts of the New York City Police Department.
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Walking NYC
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Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues - 10/29/80 - Radio City Music Hall (OFFICIAL)
Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues
Recorded Live: 10/29/1980 - Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY)
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Alicia Keys - New York | ORIGINAL Music Video
CREDITS: New York City Videos Filmed and Edited By:
Moe Eldawi
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Audio Track & Final Video Edition by me :)
Note: This is not the Official Music Video of the song (Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind)
New York City 4K - Diamond District - Midtown Manhattan - Driving Downtown - USA
Averaging $400 million a day in diamonds sold, the Diamond District in Midtown Manhattan is one of the primary centers of the global diamond industry. An estimated 90% of diamonds in the United States enter through New York. There are 2,600 independent businesses located in the district, nearly all of them dealing in diamonds or jewelry. The area is one of the primary centers of the global diamond industry, as well as the premier center for jewelry shopping in the city. It is one of the largest diamond and jewelry districts in the United States, along with Jewelers' Row, Philadelphia and Los Angeles's Jewelry District, and it is the second oldest surviving jewelry district in the United States after Jewelers' Row in Philadelphia. Most are located in booths at one of the 25 exchanges in the district, and in a public corridor to 46th Street. Commission based hawkers are also a common sight and they usually solicit business for stores located on the street level.
47th Street
47th Street is an east–west running street between First Avenue and the West Side Highway in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Traffic runs one way along the street, from east to west, starting at the headquarters of the United Nations. The street features the Diamond District in a single block (where the street is also known as Diamond Jewelry Way) and also courses through Times Square.
Diamond District
The Diamond District is between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The district was created when dealers moved north from an earlier district near Canal Street and the Bowery that was created in the 1920s, and from a second district located in the Financial District, near the intersection of Fulton and Nassau Streets, which started in 1931, and also at Maiden Lane, which had existed since the 18th century. A notable, long-time anomaly of the district was the famous Gotham Book Mart, a bookstore, which was located at 41 West 47th Street from 1946 to 2004.
The move uptown started in 1941. Another factor in the northward move was the co-location of finance and insurance companies who moved into the downtown districts, causing rents to drastically increase. By 1941, the Diamond Dealers Club—an exclusive club that acts as a de facto diamond exchange and has its own synagogue—officially made the move up to midtown as well.
Many deals are finalized by a simple, traditional blessing (mazel und brucha, which means luck and blessing) and handshake. Retailers with shops line the streets outside. At 50 West 47th Street is the Gemological Institute of America which trains gem dealers. One distinguishing figure of the district is the diamond-motif street lights illuminating the corners. The NYC Diamond District also holds three prominent trade interconnected buildings: the 580 Fifth Avenue Exchange, the DDC, Diamond Dealers Club, and the International Gem Tower. It is also steps from other landmarks such as Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall.
In Popular Culture
Seen in the John Schlesinger film Marathon Man (1976) with Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman.
Seen in the closing scene of the Mike Nichols film Closer (2004), starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law.
The 47th Street Diamond Exchange was featured in the 2009 film New York, I Love You in a segment with Natalie Portman and Irrfan Khan.
Memories on 47th St. is the second song on Vic Mensa's studio album The Autobiography (2017).
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23,876,155 residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described uniquely as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. The city's fast pace has inspired the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.
This is New York. 1946
Identifier: F2008.058.082
Description: Black and white film with sound follows a fictional family that wins a contest on their first trip to New York. Includes scenes of Times Square, Actors Chapel, 5th Avenue, Churches of New York, Grants Tomb, The Waldorf Astoria, Radio City Music Hall, Financial District and Wall Street, Madison Square Garden, Yankees Stadium, Brooklyn and George Washington Bridge, Chinatown, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hayden Planetarium, New York Harbor, Bronx Zoo. Contains shots from the top of the Empire State pointing out the city landmarks and various Burroughs.
Creator: Arthur Ramsey Productions
Coverage United States-New York-New York
MARC Geographic Areas United States (xxu)
Extent: (quantity/size) 22min 12 sec
Media Moving Images, 16mm Film; AVI 1920X1080 29.97 FRAME RATE
Subjects: Cities / New York (City)
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Holiday Celebrations Kick Off with New York’s Rockettes
When the holiday season arrives in the United States, synchronized dancers take the stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The all-female troupe, “The Rockettes,” shows VOA what it takes to become the city's most famous dancers.
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