1950s

Awesome footage of New York City in the 1950s, focusing mainly on the mass transit systems in use at that time. Amazing how well people dressed for everyday activity in the 1950s. Demagaga: Video of New York City in the 1930s Demagaga: Video of 1950s Manhattan Demagaga: NYC from Above

Video of 1950s Manhattan Life

January 8, 2013
1950s
50s
Archival Video
Baby Boomers
Manhattan
Manhattan Borough
New York City
North America
NYC
United States
Urban life
USA

This is some fascinating old video from the borough of Manhattan in New York City circa 1950. Around this time the city was beginning to adapt to the mass use of cars as a means of personal transportation, as well as the post-World War II boom that brought commercial prosperity to millions of Americans. Access […]

Video

Video of New York City in the 1950s: New York City Rapid Transit

Video

Video of 1950s Manhattan Life