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3rd Avenue El - early 1950's



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What is a 3rd Avenue El?
It's the elevated train that used to run up and down Manhattan until the mid-1950's, when it was decommissioned and turned into scrap metal.
Despite this, you can still experience the trip through New York City that vanished over half-a-century ago, not only from the overhead view of the train window, but through the actual neighborhoods and with the authentic people who road it daily.
A beatnik photographer with a tripod, a stumbling drunk from the old Bowery, a giddy little girl traveling with her father, and a couple on a romantic excursion help create a loose narrative.
For the soundtrack, a sprightly rendition of Haydn's Concerto in D for Harpsichord is accompanied by all of the real sounds of a metropolitan elevated subway trip. Along with it's superb photography and creative editing, a viewing of '3rd Avenue El' is like taking a ten minute vacation to a place that is no more.
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This video was ... ( 11 months ago by joshthesarge)
This video was incredible! It's these "windows through time" that allow people like me (Born too late to see these things) an opportunity to experience pieces of New York history which have been nonexistent for decades. Thanks for posting this!
lolz wow compare to ... ( 10 months ago by dmc081)
lolz wow compare to todays brand new trains wow nyc looks better back then n ppl look more respectful baq then
I definately think ... ( 9 months ago by Psychedelia1969)
I definately think i wasborn in the wrong time period. I wish i had a time machine.
I remember riding ... ( 8 months ago by mrduky)
I remember riding the EL with my parents in the 1950's; straw seats,humongous metal ceiling fans, and no crime! Only 15 cents too!
I saw the 3rd Ave ... ( 8 months ago by jkmlight)
I saw the 3rd Ave Elevated Line in the Bronx, N.Y. during the 1970's. I've never rode it. I had no idea it was going to be dismantled in the early 1070's. I've missed my opportunity. However, i was happy to catch a ride on the old Mrytle Avenue El, between Jay Street & Broadway, in Brooklyn New York during the late 1960's.
Am I seeing some Q ... ( 8 months ago by M1903A1)
Am I seeing some Q cars mixed in with all those MUDC's?
Great movie!
I wish the streets ... ( 7 months ago by alboman1)
I wish the streets of new york were still all cobble stone... i really would've liked to experience this life, less cars. The people look happier.
Beautiful film. I ... ( 7 months ago by Nyclassic2006)
Beautiful film. I am glad that there are many out there who film what later is history. I film many things waiting for the day that I can share with the new generations what they only hear about. Thanks for a great piece of NYC history.
Loved -- loved it, ... ( 6 months ago by gore53)
Loved -- loved it, and look forward to viewing more from your collection. Thanks.
Loved -- loved it. ... ( 6 months ago by gore53)
Loved -- loved it. Look forward to viewing more from your collection. Thanks.
This video is ... ( 6 months ago by abqlover)
This video is excellent. I rode the 3rd Avenue El as a child. I really enjoyed being taken back to a much happier and simpler time in NYC history.
Damn this is weird ... ( 6 months ago by bonita2079)
Damn this is weird lolol. This was before my time (I was born in 1979). They since took the 3rd Avenue EL down. Now they are planning the 2nd Avenue line. I think that one will be underground.
The trains in NYC these days suck, especially during rush hour. I think that once the 2nd Avenue line is ready, it will minimize the slow service.
This is one of my ... ( 6 months ago by ferlenarab)
This is one of my favorite railroad shorts, I love the way they intertwine the people and the EL as it was. Fact- The EL was 90% removed in 1955, a short segment lasted until the 70's. Thanks for posting.
This was nominated ... ( 5 months ago by FoPo4)
This was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short in 1955.
Beautiful-- the ... ( 5 months ago by quodlibette)
Beautiful-- the director imagined future New Yorkers longing to see into the city's past and made the film for us. The discussion to tear down the El was probably under way when he made this elegaic, you should pardon the expression, film. Thank you so much for putting it up.
touchee....does ... ( 4 months ago by angelo7223)
touchee....does reading help..at all?
Excellent look back ... ( 4 months ago by prausch65)
Excellent look back at New York's early transit infrastructure, the elevated train, which is becoming extinct,as there's only a few left here in NYC.Looking back it was foolish to demolish the 3rd ave "el",because there was no replacement for it, leaving the Lexington ave. line overcrowded to this day. Now that there's approval of the 2nd ave subway, perhaps the overcrowding will cease.
I never rode and ... ( 4 months ago by 45localbus)
I never rode and never seen Thrid Ave El because I was born in the 1990's but I have seen images of 3rd Ave El line and the train running on the line and know history about the line. The 3rd Ave Elevated line was opended in 1878. The thrid Ave el lived lots of years in their life. The 3rd Ave El in Manhattan was closed in 1955 but the line in broxn was kept and in 1967 the remaing 3rd Ave line became the 8 line and 8 line was used 1967 to 1973 and as of April 1973 the line was closed.
When the third Ave ... ( 4 months ago by 45localbus)
When the third Ave El was closed in 1973 it was replaced by the bus BX55.
8 line was used on ... ( 4 months ago by skipstops)
8 line was used on Third Ave Elevated line.
The Thrid Ave ... ( 4 months ago by skipstops)
The Thrid Ave Elevated line was opended in 1878. Thrid Ave line was a great line. In 1955 the Thrid Ave el line was closed in Manhattan only. The remaining Thrid Ave El was in broxn only between 149th Street and Gun Hill Road. In 1967 the remaining service was named the 8. the (8) service was in service between 1967 to 1973. The remaninig 3rd Ave el was closed in 1973 and ending (8) service and was replaced by the Bx55 Limited bus route making only the stops the former line made.
THANKS SO MUCH for ... ( 2 months ago by MarkinDC)
THANKS SO MUCH for posting this. I always dreamed of being able to experience NYC in the 50's, now I feel like I've seen it first hand. Great combination of view from the train, street life, and creative views of the people who rode it.
I love it. Great ... ( 1 month ago by PJDooWop)
I love it. Great vid!
New York is ... ( 2 weeks ago by Rayarena)
New York is probably the greatest city in the world. It's great seeing a slice of NYC history in that video. Too bad that NY doesn't respect its history. After the destruction of Penn Station there was some consciousness raising about the need to preserve NYC, but before that there was
very little. I wish that the 3rd Ave El had not been destroyed. Even today, there is very little attempt to preserve the architecture of the remaining El's with their wonderful Swiss architecture Stations.


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