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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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siftbotsays...Moving this video to Deano's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.
Issykittysays...Could this technically go in the *wheels channel? Let's do it!
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oritteroposays...This is a great short film.
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siftbotsays...Tags for this video have been changed from 'train, 50s, transport, new york' to 'elevated rail, el, train, 50s, transport, nyc, new york, 3rd avenue, bronx, manhattan' - edited by oritteropo
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