Nelson Takes his Mother to the Top of the World Trade Center in 1986

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  • @hugznotdrugs2
    @hugznotdrugs2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1205

    His aunt was glam AF

    • @SusieSynth
      @SusieSynth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Mr 850 she sure was

    • @alison2649
      @alison2649 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Mr 850 yes! I kept admiring her ☺️☺️

    • @mmoran3
      @mmoran3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      She's Blanche from Golden girls!! 😁yes sister work it!!!

    • @thezeddhotel
      @thezeddhotel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Mr 850 like she was fabulous! Her outfit is bangin!

    • @mmoran3
      @mmoran3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @Twisted Anarchy As with most Southern (Old money)! Much the Southern Belle she was!

  • @Julesreynoso
    @Julesreynoso 3 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Notice how he never pans the camera on himself. This moment was special to him. He truly wanted his mom and aunt to be the stars of the show. It was about them, not him for once, How sweet & beautiful.

    • @Tony_Baloney_69420
      @Tony_Baloney_69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      If only people are like him nowadays.

    • @JohnS-il1dr
      @JohnS-il1dr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Tony_Baloney_69420 true. I wish nelson was here now

    • @giggles7179
      @giggles7179 ปีที่แล้ว

      My mind is useless the first two hours of the day; I literally asked myself "Where's Nelson?" the first full minute of this video.

  • @MisterMuffin_
    @MisterMuffin_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +756

    R.I.P Nelson, Nelsons Mom, Aunt Doris and the Twin Towers.

    • @robin5380
      @robin5380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      surreal

    • @Evan2Tasty
      @Evan2Tasty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @Dionizio Ferrari yes sadly he had a heart attack in 1989 and passed away : (

    • @Jennifer-cx4wq
      @Jennifer-cx4wq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      His mom and aunt died?

    • @edgargarcia7003
      @edgargarcia7003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@Jennifer-cx4wq It is very likely that, due to their age

    • @nordicpawsproductions465
      @nordicpawsproductions465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Jennifer-cx4wq depends on how old there were. they look like they were around 70 and like their health was starting to diminish some. by 2020, I doubt it.

  • @jamesfreud1
    @jamesfreud1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +745

    Its sad to think that everything you just saw is long gone. How quickly time flies. Nothing but memories left.

    • @KaLaENT0711
      @KaLaENT0711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Dimension7 wtf?? Not everyone!! There were kids and people in their 30’s in this video

    • @ambermcjack8406
      @ambermcjack8406 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      And the sphere still remains : although damaged not destroyed :)

    • @Hallahanify
      @Hallahanify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ambermcjack8406 what is it called?

    • @ambermcjack8406
      @ambermcjack8406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Powerful I think it’s just called “the sphere” . It stands today in liberty park overlooking the site

    • @WorldTradeCenterMuzakCommunity
      @WorldTradeCenterMuzakCommunity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Koenig Sphere :)

  • @RoonJazz
    @RoonJazz 10 ปีที่แล้ว +911

    So very, very important for the future to have precious recordings like this. xx

    • @dasistliana5151
      @dasistliana5151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ruth-Elizabeth Page Yes thank you Nelson 💓

    • @welcometotheinternet4215
      @welcometotheinternet4215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The future is now

    • @melmak4108
      @melmak4108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is so wonderful to watch this man who was ahead of his time. If only Nelson new how much people are enjoying his videos. He did everyone a great service to capture them forever even though he probably got no appreciation for it back then. I wish you werw here Nelson. Such style and grace. The narcissistic so called influences of today could sure learn a thing or two from you wherever you may be

    • @DANNY10MADRID
      @DANNY10MADRID 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ALONG WITH THE 90S, BECAUSE 9/11 WAS THE END OF THE 90S, AND THE REAL START OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE WORLD WAS CHANGING, SOCIETY FOR EXAMPLE, AND LIFE THEN WAS SO MUCH SIMPLER, AND FUNNER, WITH SO MUCH BETTER TO PICK FROM AND ENJOY FROM A RANGE OF THINGS LIKE TV, MUSIC, ETC.

  • @MM-yd7cx
    @MM-yd7cx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    How can I miss something I've never had

    • @Accelerate55
      @Accelerate55 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Because it was a loss to the world.

    • @headiero
      @headiero 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Wish you could have. It was amazing.

    • @b_ramking
      @b_ramking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Damn, the best comment ever...

    • @aldofhister6859
      @aldofhister6859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're not even American so FUCK You

    • @urischic1668
      @urischic1668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Leo Plotter Where’d you get that conclusion?

  • @ssarryo
    @ssarryo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    A couple of Southern Belles visiting the Yankee North.

    • @randycox3232
      @randycox3232 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      😁

    • @DJ-Krimson-Steele
      @DJ-Krimson-Steele 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Reddle Fuck off!

    • @makaveli7360
      @makaveli7360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Apex Gemini I do lmao born and raised Brooklyn 💙

    • @EchoRider515
      @EchoRider515 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Steve G 👏👏😂

    • @willtrimble9413
      @willtrimble9413 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao way to make it sound perverted

  • @theweakestlink2278
    @theweakestlink2278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    This dude was so ahead of his time with these vids. He captured so much of the culture that was New York in the late 80's. This particular one is a real gem considering what took place on 9-11.

    • @liberalbias4462
      @liberalbias4462 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What happened on 9-11

    • @SnepperStepTV
      @SnepperStepTV ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@liberalbias4462 I think a nickel back album came out or something

    • @Victoria3232-j7o
      @Victoria3232-j7o 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You mean February 26th 1993 World Trade Center Bombings

  • @robertaglass
    @robertaglass 10 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Who knew I would become a big fan of Nelson's mother?

    • @shiithatwascyanide
      @shiithatwascyanide 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      robertaglass if you’re talking about the woman in the yellow. That’s his aunt lol. And she is super lovely too.

    • @ddl4374
      @ddl4374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shes so lovely!... the most pleasant SMILE...and so very ladylike... just so gentle & comfy..what a doll !

  • @TS-qq7vr
    @TS-qq7vr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    Anyone else think Nelson would've gotten the most poignant footage of September 11? The man was a truly gifted documentarian and lover of all people.

    • @eppsislike
      @eppsislike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Check the Naudet brother's footage. It's very similar.

    • @raymondsolisjr.1262
      @raymondsolisjr.1262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I'm glad he didn't witness that, I'm sure it would have broken his spirit.

    • @OrangeYTT
      @OrangeYTT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@eppsislike Naudet's is some of the most important footage from that day, glad the full tape leaked recently

    • @Gameboy-Unboxings
      @Gameboy-Unboxings 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OrangeYTT link?

    • @chrise438
      @chrise438 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who is this "Nelson"....no one has answered that question?!

  • @The_A_Cast
    @The_A_Cast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I love how she pronounces Time Square like “Time Skwayuhh”

    • @ColdSid
      @ColdSid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And she pronounced “Staten island” “Stat Nylan” 🤣 love it

  • @baileybran
    @baileybran 10 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    Looking through the WTC windows in the video, I couldn't help but think that's what the 911 people were seeing as they looked down, waiting for help :/

    • @hithere4484
      @hithere4484 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      They are angels now

    • @anthonyl.9059
      @anthonyl.9059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      FitTallGayBlond There were no people on roof during 9/11.

    • @fezziwig184
      @fezziwig184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@anthonyl.9059 yeah apparently some people tried to get to the roof but the doors were locked.

    • @princesspink0816
      @princesspink0816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      baileybran Thats what I was thinking too.

    • @rome316ae3
      @rome316ae3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even some people jumped out of building zto escape

  • @HeyJoeHaze
    @HeyJoeHaze 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Their accents and the way they hold themselves is amazing.
    I love it.

  • @alexhippie2
    @alexhippie2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I love how the ladies call the cars “automobiles” around the 4 minute mark

    • @guydreamr
      @guydreamr ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's what you call Southern gentility.

    • @LouisYazzie-yv2nd
      @LouisYazzie-yv2nd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I noticed that 🚗

  • @tony--james
    @tony--james 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    @ approx 6:20 in this clip, as he rotates with cam, you can start hearing the camera picking up noise/RF interference from the powerful rooftop antenna ,this entire video is amazing..

  • @CarissaConti
    @CarissaConti 9 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    So trippy. 1986 was the same year I visited the WTC's, on our 6th grade class field trip to NYC. Went to the top floor observation level, then on to the roof. And it looked the same, with that smoggy, almost greenish tinged sky. Didn't have a nifty video camera back then though, just my simple camera to take pics, so it's neat to see an actual video of the same thing I experienced in the same year, no less.

    • @Yaboringme
      @Yaboringme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Carissa Conti we also went to the world trade centers for our 6th grade trip. What area are you from ? I’m from right outside Philadelphia

    • @peteocean2848
      @peteocean2848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow

    • @lopezbiglos
      @lopezbiglos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Carissa Conti looking back now that I’m older, I wish I would came up with the same idea of filming to document the times.

    • @harrymonk6
      @harrymonk6 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats gay as fuck mate

    • @starmoon1590
      @starmoon1590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      went to WTC with school in...1977....wonder if every school did this....

  • @emmaw8763
    @emmaw8763 7 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    Aunt Doris reminds me of Blanche Deveraux

    • @garbage854
      @garbage854 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I can see that :)

    • @luciverdad4834
      @luciverdad4834 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was just going to write that before I saw your comment!

    • @mmoran3
      @mmoran3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just responded that to another comment and saw yours😂😂😂 Yes southern belle Blanche!!

    • @andrewdaley3081
      @andrewdaley3081 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your so right she used to even wear yellow a lot. Andy England

    • @patriciafaircloth6717
      @patriciafaircloth6717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She sure does

  • @nadiaamir5422
    @nadiaamir5422 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How peaceful life was that time ....no mobiles nothing ...life was simple and you enjoyed it.

  • @maritzacardona8540
    @maritzacardona8540 7 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    I hope his momma had a chance to see all his videos before she passed on. So sad son died..

    • @imadeyoureadthis1500
      @imadeyoureadthis1500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Maritza Cardona She died on the 29th of June 2012 at the age of 97, R.I.P

    • @NickyD
      @NickyD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@sg-yq8pm wow she lived a long long time wonder what she was thinking on 9/11

    • @floursandroses
      @floursandroses 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@sg-yq8pm These trolls come to beautiful, heartwarming videos just to leave rude comments to piss people off, just because they are bored with their lives. His mother lived a long, wonderful life. To be 97 and to have had these moments with her son she could always watch is a blessing. It is a shame what happened to Nelson, but she must have been proud of him.

    • @jasonallen703
      @jasonallen703 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@floursandroses what happened to Nelson

    • @huntercopeland9371
      @huntercopeland9371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Heart attack in 1989.

  • @user-fw8rd5ud4q
    @user-fw8rd5ud4q 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Imagine stumbling across this video and seeing yourself in it.

    • @xBloodXGusherx
      @xBloodXGusherx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What part of the video are you in lol?

  • @nasdaqua
    @nasdaqua 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I worked at 2 WTC from '75-'85 and was also witness to it's collapse 16 yrs hence. This great video captures a bygone era and stirs fond memories of things past...Nelson Sullivan was ahead of his time as a video blogger.. Love and peace to all.

    • @omomeidontaya3143
      @omomeidontaya3143 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow.
      You must be quite old today.
      Love and light.

  • @seguelquispe932
    @seguelquispe932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    The twin towers gone
    Nelson gone
    Nelson's mother gone
    Nelson's aunt gone
    My god the time goes so fast!!!!!

    • @edgar1884
      @edgar1884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Most of the friends that he had became famous and most of then are gone also like micheal alig

    • @discardmyfriends
      @discardmyfriends 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@edgar1884 wtf, I didn't know Michael Alig died

  • @sergpie
    @sergpie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    These southern belles are stylin! Look at homegirl with the Cazal's!
    I love seeing these fleeting glimpses of a far away time. Thanks for uploading.

    • @jeffreyd508
      @jeffreyd508 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, they probably commanded a lot of pipe back in the 1920s in New York

    • @howardjones6432
      @howardjones6432 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gazelles.🤓😎

  • @AngelGroves
    @AngelGroves 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is heart warming, as well as heart breaking. I'm so thankful for Nelson capturing amazing shots of history.

  • @krapart
    @krapart 7 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    eerie foreboding shot at 6:39. nelson seems to have a way of predicting the future with his camera.

    • @paulym9969
      @paulym9969 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Donald Trumps Helicopter ?

    • @harrymonk6
      @harrymonk6 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mate get a fucking life pffft

    • @oDM0o
      @oDM0o 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulym9969 , lmfaoo

    • @DingoXBX
      @DingoXBX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he literally just filmed a helicopter

  • @Forgoneconclusion.
    @Forgoneconclusion. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I tear up with any footage of the WTC, I really miss that building!

  • @OriginalOWL
    @OriginalOWL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I'm working my way through all of Nelson's videos and this is my favorite yet. You just can't see this anywhere else. Thank you so much, Nelson. You were so far ahead of your time, and gone far too soon!

  • @FRANCISCOANZALDO1978
    @FRANCISCOANZALDO1978 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    R.i.p. Nelson Sullivan. (Died in 1989)

  • @andrewparke1764
    @andrewparke1764 7 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    This was recorded three years before I was born, and yet it feels more normal and comfortable to me than does 2017.

    • @Jennifer-cz2if
      @Jennifer-cz2if 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I know exactly what you mean, this was filmed a year or so before I was born but somehow I miss it! I miss a time I was barely even born in, somehow it just feels better than today and as many others have commented on these videos you can see no one is on a mobile phone or busy texting, everyone was talking to each other. It was a simpler time! I happened to just stumble upon these videos last week as they popped up in my recommended and now I can't stop watching! It should be a series on Netflix "Snapshots: NYC in the 80's".

    • @andrewparke1764
      @andrewparke1764 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      For me, it's not even a matter of 'better' or 'worse', but just more comfortable and familiar. It makes me feel like 'ah, I'm finally home and back to normal'.

    • @hellobye7697
      @hellobye7697 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nero Machiavelli what has that got to do with anything

    • @brianmayishot9260
      @brianmayishot9260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was born in 2001, and same.

    • @urischic1668
      @urischic1668 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brian May is Hot I completely agree with this username.

  • @acomment5991
    @acomment5991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    A glimpse of an experience that will never happen again. Thank you Nelson.

  • @jessicamaclean5767
    @jessicamaclean5767 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    One of my favourite filmmakers. So SO ahead of his time. He's like the OG influencer.

  • @HelenTudor-Douglas
    @HelenTudor-Douglas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I remember when the World Trade Center was built & everyone complained how "ugly" the 2 rectangular buildings were. My cousin worked inside the top of one of them & said they swayed so much, things on your desktop would shift around during your time away at lunch...pencils & pens always fell to the floor from all the swaying. After 2001, I looked at the "new" NY skyline without the Twin Towers & was shocked at how my mind remembered the mid 1960's skyline without them. SO odd that the skyline looked like the mid 1960's all over again. Nelson, his Mom & Aunt, and even the Twin Towers are now gone. And, sadly, my (1986) 32 year marriage just ended this year, per husband abandoning our family for his aged 70 year old secretary. I will never understand Men who behave like that, as if turning 60 is so traumatic you lose your mind & run away from your happy home. For me, like Nelson, seems everything about 1986 is now gone...like everything has an expiration date looming & expires when you least expect it.

    • @yolososmile8604
      @yolososmile8604 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I'm so sorry your going through this....... I have gone through it too. You can use this time to find out what you like and screw him lol best of luck to you...........

    • @SumeyyaOcalHeyBigSpenderr
      @SumeyyaOcalHeyBigSpenderr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Now this made me sad, I'm sorry you're being trialed this way, hope things get better x

    • @xxxx-iu4kd
      @xxxx-iu4kd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m sorry to hear you’re going through a difficult time. Perhaps think that happy moments can be found when you least expect them, like in Nelson’s videos.

    • @AndrewTubbiolo
      @AndrewTubbiolo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm so sorry you had to lose a lifetime like that. I hope you are able to put it into some sort of perspective and move on in spite of the loss.

    • @tifneycarman8191
      @tifneycarman8191 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Helen Tudor-Douglas Everything is temporary.

  • @gmfd76
    @gmfd76 10 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I visited the WTC twice in '89--once during the day and once at night. The view from the rooftop was breathtaking, particularly at night. I wasn't thrilled with those recessed window seats--they were truly vertigo inducing. It's painful for me to look at videos like these; remembering a wonderful place & time that can never be recaptured and the subsequent tragedy :(

    • @sammyUknow
      @sammyUknow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      gmfd76 sooooo lucky,I never got to😭 since I was little I wanted to,amazing to anyone who got to witness them

  • @leem8588
    @leem8588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just like watching videos like these so I can see people walking about without a nappy on their face.

  • @crashtonian
    @crashtonian 10 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    ...naturally the subway escalators weren't working. lol!!

    • @ColdSid
      @ColdSid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      30 + years later and it’s still an annoying problem LOL

  • @JLBREMER
    @JLBREMER 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Just wanted to pause the video and say I was born in 1984. Wow this footage is amazing. Sometimes we don't know why we record things but we need to for the future. Thank you Nelson Sullivan.

  • @Ricardinho4560
    @Ricardinho4560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    8:13 I thought she was talking on the phone lol

    • @allispire5921
      @allispire5921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ricardo Fonseca
      So did I! Shows how conditioned we are to seeing people on their phones all the time.

  • @ddiruscio01
    @ddiruscio01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    AUNT DORIS IS A WHOLEEE MOOD✨✨

  • @orbs1062
    @orbs1062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks Nelson.
    For those iconic windows still in place at 3:30
    I got cold chills watching that at 6:48
    To think that 15 years later.......

  • @Lovely_1One
    @Lovely_1One ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was either 2 or 3 depending on what month this was filmed! I always wished there was some video footage of me as a baby. This is captivating! His mother and aunt had so much pizazz and class and I can see where nelson got his confidence and class from! It ran in the family. This is also pleasant to watch. Rest in peace to them all. ❤💐

  • @624radicalham
    @624radicalham 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    6:33 I do believe Nelson's camera starts to get interference from the (possibly) transmitting antenna in the other nearby tower. Super interesting and I wonder if that had a negative effect on people's health.

    • @born2shine4ever
      @born2shine4ever 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Miami SWL Radio i noticed that as well.

    • @pb4595
      @pb4595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the planes sure had a negative effect on their health

  • @GabrielaGarcia-iz2zb
    @GabrielaGarcia-iz2zb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is really interesting. The shots feel really symbolic (although I know Nelson would've never imagined what would happen about 15 years later), the helicopter, the shot of his mother looking out into the distance, the fountain being the focal point at the end. I was born a year after the attack so I'll never know how the original buildings were but this just gives me a sense of how wonderful the views were

    • @qkings_Roblox
      @qkings_Roblox ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And nelson passed 3 years fater this video were recorded

  • @uyoebyik
    @uyoebyik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nelson's mother and aunt sound so southern

  • @raymondsolisjr.1262
    @raymondsolisjr.1262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mrs. Sullivan you raised a very beautiful, awesome, son. Thank you for bringing him into the world

  • @Alice-ov3rd
    @Alice-ov3rd 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Their accents are fascinating. Most people in the various parts of the South have lost their accents. This is very fascinating as it shows real people.

    • @Mylo12321
      @Mylo12321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aly C Yes! I don’t hear this accent very much at all. Almost never. It’s very Scarlett’s O’Hara.

    • @Ocinneade345
      @Ocinneade345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      These accents are old money, Patrician Southern accents.

    • @rustysealey2963
      @rustysealey2963 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still have my....😃

    • @MoveToAugusta
      @MoveToAugusta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m southern and my mother is 82 and still speaks with this accent. My grandmothers also did. It’s definitely dwindling away. I find it very soothing!

  • @tadhgcomhaltas
    @tadhgcomhaltas 10 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Absolutely brilliant... Just captured the era, I just escaped my life whilst watching it

  • @davidmalone2580
    @davidmalone2580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nelson was beyond his time when he filming this , this is literally TH-cam gold

  • @UniKornFairyDust
    @UniKornFairyDust 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    His mother was FABULOUS. See where he got it from

  • @RobertoLopezstudyis
    @RobertoLopezstudyis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video is really a gem of New York City in 1986 and of the people that had fun at the World Trade Center.

  • @lilyn717
    @lilyn717 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This is time traveling! Every vlog Nelson captured is time travel. But this one hit me! I can see where Nelson learned his grace and poise. Let us all learn 💚

  • @apexaviation3671
    @apexaviation3671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nostalgia. Man what a time to be livin.

  • @amyyngsdal8982
    @amyyngsdal8982 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Great video!!! I just can't believe they did all that walking around in dress/heels!!! 😯

  • @brettgranger4781
    @brettgranger4781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you for all of the gems that you left the world...R.I.P. Nelson Sullivan.

  • @kellylewisfischer181
    @kellylewisfischer181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His mom and aunt remind me of listening to my aunts from Tennessee when they would sit at the table, talk, smoke and drink coffee with my mom. ❤❤

  • @donpace6405
    @donpace6405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is a very timeless video now that the Trade centers are gone Nelsons mother seem likke a very sweet person to be around this is where he got his social skills and good manners you can tell by just watching and listening to her she was a very quiet and respectful woman and she had class also He came from a Beautiful family!

  • @JoseMorales-lw5nt
    @JoseMorales-lw5nt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Born in The Bronx.... November of 1981. Had the great honor of visiting The Twin Towers twice in my lifetime. First time was my 10th birthday in November of 1991. The second, and sadly last time, was August of 2001. Never took any photos, just have my memories.❤

  • @undiscoveredsoccertraining60
    @undiscoveredsoccertraining60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you to this man for giving glimpses into the past. Many people probably had no idea that these videos would become the greatest thing ever.

  • @hungbearlover
    @hungbearlover 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m so pleased I can relive this. First time I went I was only 14 in 1988.

  • @andyagf6870
    @andyagf6870 8 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Totally scared of heights and always wanted to know what the 'twin towers' looked like from inside. Great video, really enjoyed veiwing it.

    • @hectorlopez1069
      @hectorlopez1069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm scared of heights too. I feel sad for the people who had to jump from that height to avoid getting burned to death.

  • @notsoseriousmoonlight
    @notsoseriousmoonlight 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The World Trade Center as it was, and New York - wow. Love the kids getting in there toward the end! I'm so grateful to Nelson for filming and documenting so much! It's really transporting.

  • @MichaelAngztek
    @MichaelAngztek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And Mum has the grace of the Queen👑

  • @Bobby8451
    @Bobby8451 7 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Oh heck no!!! Can u imagine jumping from there like they did at 9/11?!! Holy.......

    • @Glass_Caskets
      @Glass_Caskets 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Bobby8451 those people made the right choice. Burning to death is one of the most excruciating ways to die. The lucky ones died from smoke inhalation that day. Either fate is a horrible prospect

    • @delcroix
      @delcroix 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      cluesforum and fakeologist

    • @Glass_Caskets
      @Glass_Caskets 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      delcroix you’re a moron.

    • @fcukugimmeausername
      @fcukugimmeausername 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It would have been like...
      SPLAAAAAT.

    • @EthiopianMathematics
      @EthiopianMathematics 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I wonder how many people jumped off the World Trade Center before 9-11

  • @marbarchi
    @marbarchi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The engineering behind the construction of the World Trade Center was such a phenomenal work of art. Just incredible! Unbelievable how high above the city they were.

  • @THEJUSTINBAILEY
    @THEJUSTINBAILEY ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Imagine looking down at that view and deciding you have to jump to live. Wow

  • @edgarallenpwned3538
    @edgarallenpwned3538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I always wanted to visit the World Trade Center. Glad I finally got to. Thank you Nelson

  • @tvarhaug82
    @tvarhaug82 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    what a lovely family! I'm so hooked on Nelson! 😎❤

  • @mattw4496
    @mattw4496 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    his mother was so sweet

  • @Jevea
    @Jevea ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh it makes me sad that all of this is gone.

  • @amycavaliere7190
    @amycavaliere7190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a hauntingly beautiful video. I have just discovered nelson Sullivan on here and his videos. The every day life and things that he caught on camera of New York City in the 80s is such a treasure and such a piece of history! It is so sad to think that this is all gone but it is so awesome to see especially for the younger generations who will never get to look at the towers in person. All these videos are absolutely priceless and I am so happy to watch them all!

  • @127cmore
    @127cmore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I visited in 1989. Thanks 👌

  • @captainleah
    @captainleah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love their style

  • @antoniodelrio1292
    @antoniodelrio1292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful accents those two ladies had.

  • @jubjub444
    @jubjub444 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This needs to be preserved in a library!

  • @ddl4374
    @ddl4374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His mom just has the Sweetest smile on her face as she looks all around....🤗

  • @DingDongDaddyFromDumas933
    @DingDongDaddyFromDumas933 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am loving these so much I wish I could have met him what a wonderful human.

  • @JB-zo7ln
    @JB-zo7ln 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I miss the Towers so much. I love tbat Nelson captured it in his films. He could have chosen not to film it thinking it was too touristy, but good ol Nellie could never shy away from anything with his camera. If he was there it was getting filmed!

  • @ciba2227
    @ciba2227 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I was young when the towers collapsed,this is truly an amazing piece of footage that allows me to see what it was like, thank you.

  • @michaelmottlau2072
    @michaelmottlau2072 10 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Thanks for uploading. Also nice to see New York city in 1986 and the WTC. What a view from top of those buildings!

    • @craigseamus4335
      @craigseamus4335 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      stfu

    • @michaelmottlau2072
      @michaelmottlau2072 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Craig Seamus. ? Please explain!

    • @craigseamus4335
      @craigseamus4335 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      michael mottlau stfu stands for sublime-terrific-fantastic-unique

    • @michaelmottlau2072
      @michaelmottlau2072 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Craig Seamus. Are you making fun of me or are you serious? I thought STFU meant "shut the fuck up"?

    • @craigseamus4335
      @craigseamus4335 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no no no it means what i told you ctfo

  • @lexilootoyou9091
    @lexilootoyou9091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks Nelson for just being so ahead of time. Some of us never made to see the world trade. But because of you we just did. 👍

  • @ShawnaGraham50
    @ShawnaGraham50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He was so ahead of his time and a true gentle soul. We need more of him in the world today

  • @letitbleedadam
    @letitbleedadam ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just love how proper his aunt & mother are: so classy-very cool.

  • @BattleBound
    @BattleBound 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Haunting. Essential. Thank you, Nelson.

  • @jackmedcalf6254
    @jackmedcalf6254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for posting his videos . What gift he left behind.

  • @The_A_Cast
    @The_A_Cast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    His mother and aunt were so beautiful and elegant!

  • @JanHannes
    @JanHannes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nelson Your videos are the rarest, the truest and most telling “without words” documentaries of NYC and drag and clubbing and youth of 80’ . Thank You ♥️ RIP

  • @davidebiotech2
    @davidebiotech2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Back to that time when it was much more pleasant to make those visits. I have been to NY last year and I went to the Empire State Building and Rockfeller Centre.. Security checks everywhere as in the airports...very sad to see what the world became now. I think this video is a precious document also for showing this.

    • @Wrestling316
      @Wrestling316 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blame The Terrorists and The All Government Agencies for not wanting to share info with each other

  • @kenlord7262
    @kenlord7262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    LIVING for Aunt Doris!!!!!!!

    • @djb1317
      @djb1317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      goddess, i think her fabulousity made nelson into the man he was, jane fonda meets blanche dubois

  • @elektrobix
    @elektrobix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    RIP dear Nelson, so ahead of his time and his aunt is Golden Girls AF!

  • @80s-Retro-Alien
    @80s-Retro-Alien 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Welch eine wertvolle Zeitkapsel.
    Das waren die wundervollen 80er Jahre. 💗

  • @mdr216
    @mdr216 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    As someone who currently lives in todays NYC i have to say the subway stations look awfully similar, there are still trains like that old E train, most of the E trains now are all new subways but the D B G C and A trains look EXACTLY like the ones they rode in 1986, i suspected this and its a travesty, nearly 3 dollars a ride now the MTA needs to get it together. Awesome video tho lol very thankful for all these nelson videos!

  • @dane21dc
    @dane21dc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:28 Something very sweet and innocent about her asking if the other tower was apart of the WTC 😄

  • @sonnyburnett3888
    @sonnyburnett3888 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I decided to come here today to watch Nelson's video about the World Trade Center capturing the building during better times. Nelson's videos are great time capsules.

  • @astrozombie548
    @astrozombie548 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a lovely family Nelson has, you can see where he gets his beautiful personality from.

  • @nati22love
    @nati22love 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is legendary in so many ways

  • @SatoriRose
    @SatoriRose ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would love to hear the entire recipe that uses a “whole box of black pepper!” My goodness ❤
    I love Nelson so much for capturing life the way he did. And where is that little boy today who jumped in front to say hello??

  • @VScott-uq1pj
    @VScott-uq1pj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Amazing how they are looking down at the helicopter as it flys by.

  • @jcharrison8511
    @jcharrison8511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nelson’s mom looks like a BOSS!! Love it

  • @nou8704
    @nou8704 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    It really must’ve been something to be alive during the 80s

    • @vsmichael1
      @vsmichael1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      no u it was a fun time.

    • @uyoebyik
      @uyoebyik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah it was. I wish could turn back time and go back there

    • @justsusan8606
      @justsusan8606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It sure was!

    • @101kmontgomery
      @101kmontgomery ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All I remember is Michael Jackson...

  • @Ariel692769
    @Ariel692769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These videos that Nelson made, are priceless.

  • @22lilacsky
    @22lilacsky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I know I'm late to see this but I just found this channel and I love Nelson! I must say that this video is very chilling to watch if only Nelson was still here to witness all his history he helped capture over the years. RIP sweetheart.