New York 1970 archive footage
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- Archival footage shot by an American filmmaker in 1970.
It contains stock of Jamaica Avenue in Queens starting at 193rd Street and traveling East (0:36 - 1:08), lower east side, Manhattan, people on the shore and on the Jones Beach, Rockefeller Center, Clinton Foundation and UBS Financial Services buildings, Radio City Music Hall, 6th Avenue, construction site of World Trade Center and Twin Towers, New York skyline from New Jersey side, views from the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises on the Hudson River, Statue of Liberty, Manhattan skyline panorama with Empire State Building and skyscrapers, Queensboro Bridge, United Nations headquarter, Syosset movie theatre on Jericho Turnpike (17:30), Roosevelt Field mall (17:41), and more.
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I wish so much it could be 1969 now instead of 2019. My soul belongs in the 1970s.
Wow I so relate I wish to be back in the late 1960s now, I was born in 1965, but I loved all the music, movies, etc from late 60s, 70s
69
Great time to be up & about. Fewer rules more freedom.
Naomi C you hadn’t seen 2020 yet...
I wish to be in 1969 as well for many reasons
these videos of new york in 1970 fascinate me
Someone cleaned them up before fliming
A time when there was still freedom in the world..... Gonna build a time machine... who's coming with me?
Grant McGowan me
Grant McGowan me
There is still freedom :)
Freedom? only for heterosexual white people of course...
Me
Just reminiscing- in 1970 my family lived on Clark St in Brooklyn Heights when it was in bad shape. We moved back to the city for a year from Long Island and it was hard to make friends..I was 9. Everyday after school and every summer day I would walk down to the Promenade and watch the amazing construction of the Twin Towers. Everyday they got higher and seemed so close to Brooklyn that it seemed I could reach out and touch them. What a thrill then and now a bit of a bittersweet memory.
I was dead back then.
I don't think you can be dead before you were born
@Niko i do not think so
You may have been in alive as a different person or animal
No you wernt you were just floating around in a pair of nuts
@@Aleex1017 lol 💀
It's sad seeing the Twin Towers being built and took less than 2 hours to destroy the hard work 5:34
same with the Titanic buddy.. such a waste. r.i.p
Mr. Charmander no it took 1 minute actually
and somehow the US government is allowing the saudis to buy weapons
@@dantedijon1 yes but he didnt explain this okay
2hrs to destroy - complete bullshit.
R.I.P Twin Towers - 1970’s to September 11, 2001
We will remember you
They built em 2 knock en down
U.S. GOVERNMENT DESTROYRD THE TOWERS BOMBS WERE PLANTED ON EACH FLOOR
We loved them very much. Rest in peace twin towers.
Thank Mr. Rockefeller and company. The true rulers are more evil and continue to show their real faces now more and more ...
I was thirteen that year, and one of my favorite decades were the the seventies, thank you for these memories.
I'm 13 now
You're old 😆
You were born in 1957
I was 10. it was great
So you are 60+ already in today?
The classic US cars of the time were amazing. There will be no more.
Those cars are so amazing
Macy's at Roosevelt Field Shopping Center in Garden City at the end. Very cool video.
Scary to think that as a young boy, during the 1980's, my parents and I were up on the observation deck at the WTC.
Wow, a year before I was born. Amazing video quality for the day. The cars! Oh the cars!!
As a young person, that was the very year I moved to Manhattan. I remember the World Trade Towers as being half finished. The subway and a slice of pizza was 25 cents. The apartment I lived in East of Tompkins Square was $65, per month.. I paid half.
That is shocking to hear.
You couldn't pay me to live in modern day New York.
Why?
@modern day dumpster fire
@@nuckymancini7013 do you know how it was in the 70s ? It was probably one of the most dangerous city at the time like Detroit today.
@@wildearth3992 yes it was quite terrible, it had become a little safer in the later 1970s. I lived in Manhattan from 1965 to 1977 before moving to Florida. I lived up near to the financial area however, not the Bronx or mid town which were the most dangerous areas especially at night hence the phrase lights out. All my friends absolutely despised the 1970s because of their memories in the 1950s and 60s, but it wasn't all bad. I much prefered Chicago all'be only visting twice in 48' and 72' and Denver was quite nice when we went in 1954 one winter for Christmas. Miami was fun in the 1980s as well.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar How old are you ?
i really like the music you use in your films. Beginning shot is of JKF airport and Howard Beach?
1:09 Nice! A 1965 impala to the far left, with the three trademark lights of a Chevrolet impala. To think, that car was only 5 years old! And now they're classic cars. Wow!
I really miss the Twin Towers. Very poignant footage.
As a New Yorker for almost 46 years this is a real treat. Thank you for sharing.
Those were the days! Love old NYC!
Good old nyc run by the Mafia days
@@relaxingchoices181 who cares....NYC was much better then..Only exception was the high crime rate..Besides that i'd rather have NYC back then ran by the mafia than today's nyc thats run by millennials that have no taste and totally messed up its character
Beautiful photography in the beautiful time
5:32 That was when the Twin Towers were being made. They were finnished in 1973
Haunting to see the pre constructed towers
It's also weird to think that they were supposedly so outdated by the early 2000s too, those were pretty new buildings for NYC standard I thought. I've heard conspiracy theorists talk about asbestos, multiple unused floors, the cost that it would take to rewire the building for modern internet setup. I always thought of WTC as a breathtaking building and thought that it was gorgeous on the inside. But apparently there are many out there who think there would be legitimate reasons why it would be logical to detonate the buildings.
Stony P which minute?
5:35
Also haunting to think at the time the towers were being built the nineteen m'fer's were born.
Are you saying that certain Americans did not play a part in the WTC demolitions? because they did.
excellent footage!! born in 70s....70s and 80s my favorite dacetes..
RIP, twin-towers...
pre-last track more sad than previous
STORM until the heart is cutting😑
Twi Towers not built yet
Because they are not in the film dah
STORM GOWARD Allahu akbar !!!!!
probably a blessing in disguise they were destroyed, they were so ugly and don't compare to modern designs.
Wow, everybody was driving classic cars back then!
I'm from 2050 and you are all driving classic cars too.
Not classic back then ,
Grateful for footage barely had cameras back then
Omisis046 so did we ever get sick of Starbucks?
funny
As someone who's in the construction industry, I'm in awe of how they were able to build the Trade Center towers and open them in back in 1971 at a time when CAD was in its infancy (and finite element modelling), there were no e-mails, mobile phones, Office applications, etc. How did they perform those calculations, organize logistics, construct the damn things? Simply amazing. Hats off to the architects, engineers, project managers, contractors who made it all possible. I have seen so many documentaries about it, but none of them do it any justice. I wish I was around to see it all happen.
Totally agree with you - it would be fascinating to talk to the men who built the towers. I'm sure there would be some of these workers still alive today. Like you said , to build these towers back in those days without all the mod cons is truly remarkable.
Pre-fabricated steel grids were welded on top of other pre-fabricated steel grids until they reached a height of 1368 Feet for the North Tower and 1362 Feet for the South tower... held together by wear floor trusses... That is how they were built. These "Death traps" were so superb they fell down even though they were struck around 85% of the way up the building.
Using the exterior walls for the strength of a building this tall was never a good idea. Almost certainly why they were "Targeted" by terrorists...
Sears Tower in Chicago was opened just a few MONTHS after these "Death traps" were completed.
The build quality of Sears Towers is FAR superior... And Sears Towers is 83 Feet taller than the former WTC towers. They were not that big of a deal. The design dated very quickly ..These ugly-looking eye sores were not that big of a deal.
Feel so bad for the poor souls who lost their lives on September 2001 ..But I don't miss these ugly-looking death traps. So pleased they never rebuilt them.
The twin towers giving off some big Lego vibes there truly incredible undertaking that was
The wtc was an very impressive building back then,sad that it gotta go.
Of course. They passed 54 years in the new York
Lovely to see the early seventies footage! And the early development of twins
Wow
Bring back so many memories,
From Queens Flushing,
We move there from the
South Bx 69
Boy
We had so many good times,
No cellphone
No internet
No flat TV
Black and whites 📺
May be One in Color in the living room 😢
Thanks 👏
Pan Am American
Easton airline
American Airlines
Wow
WWF
I’m amazed to c how clean the streets and buildings were back then
I love the 1962 Olds Super 88 at 1:46....I had one back in the 80s, mine was Red
Seeing all the old muscle cars (Mustangs, Chevelles, Novas, GTOs, Impalas, Firebirds, etc.) is what gets me the most. Seeing that parking lot at the very end filled with nothing but land yacht sedans, coupes, and station wagons instead of SUVs, trucks, and crossovers just blows me away! Just to think when this footage was made, these cars were brand new or a couple of years old. That's it! They were daily drivers back then! Now they're antiques with crazy value, at least for the most part.
It's like time travelling
Remember those we lost. Those who committed those horrible acts of terror will surely pay for the atrocities they carried out against this country. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess.
5:30 twin towers under construction
Oh yeah yeah
Roni Paiva the view of twin towers are how they were when I was growing up in Brooklyn ny.
@JoelTheBeardSurvivor p
@JoelTheBeardSurvivor p
@JoelTheBeardSurvivorp
I have a little tear in my eyes when I saw WTC being build :(.
That was the beautiful time, when human was having some value
The 70's & 80's were the best times. We live in the shitiest times now.
john first Shittiest times ever? The 2010’s are definitely better than the 30’s & 40’s.
The 2010s were BY FUCKING FAR: "THE WORST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD OVER (*ESPECIALLY THE U$$ATAN. BY @COUNTRY FUCKING MILE!!!) end(23)... nwo(777)... the(33)... world... is... officially... over.... @RIP 2020$$...
@@nuckymancini7013 2011-15 was pretty good though
Now they shift to the "New World Order" which is simply and literally satanic.
Twin towers 1973-2001. R.I.P
Amazing. It’s like looking through a window of time.
This guy was vlogging in 1970
There is nothing new under the sun.
Back then it was documenting. Now it's vlogging (sadly)...
Write @book @bout it
Twin towers forever.
That world seem to do just fine without the internet and social media.
Coleco Vw. I've learned more off the internet than I did after 11 year of school education.
That's the nostalgia talking. Old farts of today's future will say the same garbage while their auto drone brings them an opened beer while they watch "old TH-cam vids" on a VR headset and reminisce.
@@witchyxx that's what someone from 1970 would say about the present
Mike Hegarty No the internet is a fantastic thing. If I want to know how to cook a certain meal, I can watch a video on TH-cam or google the ingredients for free. If I need a part for my 20 year old watch, I can go on ebay and find somebody selling that 20 year old watch for pennies. I can go on google maps while I'm in New York and find my way around easily and when places are open.
Even though the cars were better looking then, they had leaded petrol and more dirty diesel which were bad for your health.
@@mvp5668 i did a test and i got a F- My friend and i compared our test i got all the same answers as him and he got a A+
How wonderful to see these places without litter everywhere
god every single car looks so cool.
I love NYC
For these guys before, they were just filming the construction of some random buildings. But never would they know how valuable their footage would be now seeing what happened.
Those random buildings were to be the tallest buildings in the world.
I get what you're trying to convey but.... um. .yeah the twin towers were always a big deal. From conception.....
My bad they were a big deal then. But now these footages are priceless still.@@DjcHuCkNiCe1
@Joe Benz um i get what you're trying to covey, but even on that point, not really. There's tons of footage of the construction
Music doesn’t seem fitting...
its from a flex tape commercial
THAT'S ALLOT OFF DAMAGE!
TIL that we had pop punk in 1970...
They should play into the void by black sabbath
Into the Void... Isn't that KISS?...
Thanks so much for the memories on film!
The video is great the music not so much
Just mute it and play a period piece like I Know a Place by Petula Clark. :)
MFSB for me.
that theme was the flex seal theme
Yep, video from the 70's and music from the 90's it doesn't make sense
@luna57 I would
Wow, this classic video is a treasure, Thank you for sharing! They manage to capture footage of a lot of iconic sights in (NY), even in the Bronx, (Yankee Stadium), but most of all, the construction of the Twin Towers, (RIP), God bless and comfort the families that lost loved ones on that infamous day when the US was attacked by cowards, and I thank God that I had the liberty of working across the street from the Twin Towers at a banking corporation called (Bankers Trust Company) which later got taken over by a German bank called (Deutsche Bank). The NYC skyline will never be the same without the Twin Towers!!!
Amen, I believe the (WTC) tragedy affected every human being on earth, when I first saw the first tower collapsed, it felt so unreal, I thought I was watching some type of movie or something, then reality sunk in and I felt the heaviness, the shock everyone there must have been feeling, knowing I used to report to work, just across from the WTC. Our corporate headquarters was damaged, and then rule out to be severely damage and contaminated with body parts, we could no longer occupy the building. The last time I been to New York, I tried to find the location of where (Bankers Trust stood, 130 Liberty street), I didn't recognize the area anymore, but I am glad they decided to construct a new WTC, even though it is not as spectacular as the twin towers!
for me. it was a great time in my life . the 70s and 80s thank you for the great video
Awesome video!
Great video, horrible music. A 1970 musical soundtrack would have been better. But, thanks for posting anyway.
If you know that 3:20 music name please reply me
The year I was born. I loved the 70s! Such a great time. Now doesn’t come close to comparison.
Dahm led zeppelins stairway to heaven came out 50 years ago, and it’s still the greatest song of all time and will always be that way I think
When you can look at this and clearly see that Life was much better back then than it is now. AC is the only thing Id miss from current times.
There was still AC and not as hot as now. Truth
Man how nice it would be to drive along roads and highways with very minimal traffic
*3:19** all classic cars* ☺
When I was 24 miss those times.
Nice old footage, especially of towers being built.
They lasted from 1973-2001. We will always remembered them.
Сука времена Коломбо ! Шик !
Great work
I love New York
It’s funny because he starts on a plane
GOOD TIMES NEVER COME BACK ANYMORE ...TODAY DRUGS OVER-POPULATION
you said it best
You were saying?
Twin's you'll always be remembered
Very nice camera work.
A video camera of the 70s, recording the builders, building the twin towers.
The rock music sounds something teen would like.
New york is my dream i wanna go but can't 😥😭
Great footage although the background music leaves much to be desired.
This was what NYC was like when my dad was growing up.
It's a long time ago but many people in the video could still be alive.
I've been to Jones beach back in the 70's, I lived in Syracuse until 1977. I loved thousand islands and SouthWick beach on the big lake, will hopefully visit again for the memories
What is the music 8:50 ?
The old cars was so beatiful!
70s
The Video It Good But Not The "Music" No Music Please, 😏
Those old cars......
styldsteel1 they were
Pete Bristo
...are so pretty lol
Pete bristo They weren't old in 1970 :P
Those were real cars not like the shitwagons we have today.
Ahhhhhh before Obama!
concrete jungle where dream are made of.....
My first daughter was born in 1970, now she lives in new jersey ....i remember tacking the train from bronx to macys andxwalk others store,she was 3 yrs old..so nice the streets the people...now im in florida and old 2020 still working .i move from the bronx 1958 to 1970.. Florida is the best living place, love my florida....
Oh man , in those times , here in Estern Europe if you saw 2 cars a day you were lucky!
Toth Tamas where are you from
Sanny Maier probably Bulgaria
Those two towers are gorgeous!I wonded what would happen if something went wrong...
Amazing the Twin Towers i Cry for the 9/11
Damn, I want the twin towers back :(
;(
Cars were nicer,,people friendlier too,,growing up in 70s England it was a real treat for me and many friends when we saw American cars and TV series,my mother worked for an American company here and had great chats with people from the States,,miss the old days,,Thanx for a great vid,wishing everyone happiness,,
I know I'm old when I didn't care what NYC meant to me in 1970 and now in my mind I'm reliving those moments with such nostalgic fondness, back then I thought the city was ugly and dirty, drug addicts shooting dope in the sidewalks, 42th street full of hookers, the Bronx full of muggers but right now I wish I went back .Now I realize life's so short .
When I look back I think of the early seventies as a dirty gritty time for us all, but especially in urban areas.
As crazy as that may sound, your'e saner than you think! I would rather deal with the criminal element back in the day, than to deal with the mindless snowflake punk anti Trumpers of today! We didn't have black lives matters, we had "Survival Matters"!
Lol, yeah. And Trumptards aren't mindless?? You my friend are old and CLUELESS. It's not about 'survival'. That is for your generation. I'm sure you don't even understand that. Simply put, EVOLVE, fool.
Oh wow, me too, born and raised there 52 years ago, remember the smelly trains traveled on them all the time, remember taking a taxi with my parents and siblings and driving thru 42nd and my parents covering our eyes so we don't see the prostitutes ect, too funny
Amen brother
Great footage, but the music is trash.👎
Los automóviles clásicos que lindos carros
I happened to visit New York City in early 1970. The tour guild at the Empire State Building said it would no longer be the tallest building in the city once the World Trade Center was completed. Nobody could have imagined what would happen 31 years later.
Wow
The Empire State Building did indeed BRIEFLY regain the title of the Tallest building in New York,
Time when USA was great . Cool cars , nice streets and happy people
I miss the twin towers (L)
I wish new york was still around today so people could visit it...
I was living in a state-run facility in Avenel section of Woodbridge, NJ of this 1970 rare footage. Woodbridge Developmental Center, founded in 1965, is an Intermediate Care Residential Facility for individuals with developmental disabilities. Currently, the facility is designed to accommodate 576 residents who live in 18 Cottages. Each Cottage is the home for 32 individuals.
I left Woodbridge in the fall of 1971 and lived with my parents in 1973.
I can only hope that you are alive an well today. God bless you.🤞
There’s only one twin tower and it’s still heartbreaking for us Americans
Jones Beach
can't believe that this was 50 freaking years ago
I've never been to NYC! But I wanna go! :)
Love the vw camper van xx
Love how the WTC was on the waterfront when first built
Thankyou for this film of yesterday, it showed new york in better times, not seeing it the way it is now, magnificent in so many ways, new york is a tough town, and it will heal, as the rest of the united states.
I hope so live in NYC
Nice and simple. Everyone living a normal happy life without all the new headaches.
Bullshit. You wouldn't even survive if you could go back to these times because you are a weak, sensitive, liberal, millennial soyboy.
@@VivaMessico I think the one who is sensitive here is you.
Seems that the guy who filmed this just said 'im going to record this to show to people in the 2020 how NY was like in the 70s'
I miss twin-towers
RIP
:(
Rest in piece thousands of people that day.That was a horrible day.5days before 911