Home Movie: John Rieder Collection: 011313
Ephemeral film · 46 min
Synopsis
Part two of a comprehensive tour through the boroughs of New York City in the mid-1950s created by a local auteur, not a tourist. Includes a visit to Coney Island among many other locations. Notable sequences feature city workers performing street sweeping and waste management chores, and with a bagel vendor, a wedding, and a look behind the scenes at a restaurant with kitchen staff sharing a meal.
Uploader's description on archive.org
Details
- Running time
- 46 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1950s
- Cities
- Labor
- Holidays
- Construction
- Parks and monuments
- Leisure and recreation
