Friday, November 8, 2013
Fares from the past: Take a cab up 1st Avenue in the East Village of 1971
We posted this archival video titled "NYC Taxi Ride up 1st Ave circa 1971" back in February 2011. Dirty Old 1970's New York City posted it on Facebook this morning... so we thought we'd revisit it as well... the ride starts just past East Houston Street north to East 14th Street. What do you recognize?
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Think I glimpsed that great remnant of 70s fad franco-sandwich shops at 2nd Street, Wrapsody On Deux.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely passes Asher Levy School and I think the village view apartments which are much more visible because the trees are so young.
ReplyDeleteThat old bank clock says it's 9:25, which of course means the video was shot at 10:12.
ReplyDeletePasses the front of my apartment building. Which at the time, my father, aunt, great uncle, and grandparents were living in.
ReplyDeleteThe neighborhood was so much quieter back then.
ReplyDeleteNo grinning bearded men and their biscuits!
ReplyDelete- The hedge along the housing complex around 4th Street
ReplyDelete- The Asher Levy school
- That clock suspended over the street
- The 14th St subway station fences
That made me car sick, oh , the old cabs were bumpy!
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