1970s Bleecker St and 6th Avenue, Gritty New York, HD from 35mm

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Lower East Side Bleecker Street. Awesome POV from left side of car past shops - If It Swims We Have It Fish Market, men working outside, look Italian? Young man makes peace sign to camera. People staring into the camera. Newspaper shop, Lit's Shoes, Bar-B-Treat. Great 70s fashions, young couple wearing flares, denim. Gritty New York. West 4th, Avenue of Americas. More POV from left of car O'Henry's Steak House. Busy street, sunny day, young woman pushing pushchair. Hippyish man wearing caftan, people sat outside restaurant African American young man waves at the camera. Past more shops, Pier 16, Tri-rite Deli-Appetizer, De Loir Boutique, Reflections, Mc Bell's, Records. Record shop, Indian family, multicultural. Gritty street with rubbish on the floor, shop Azuma, C0-op, Siegel Bros Shoes.

[@robertwagner734]

It may have been gritty but that was my NYC how I do miss it

[@claudiahansen4938]

Lived nearby in West Village 1973-1981. Recognize these stores. It was a great time to live in NY!

[@davidemmet7343]

Agreed! That was also the time when I lived in the village growing up at West 11th and Hudson near the White Horse tavern. I will never forget walking these streets, often going to my favorite pizza shops like Almalfis on 7th Ave. and Famous Ray's on 6th Ave.

[@claudiahansen4938]

@@davidemmet7343 we were neighbors. West Village Houses, W 11th, corner .Washington.

[@davidemmet7343]

We really were neighbors! Washington was the actual cross street. My father lived at 317 W 11th st. and I spent most of my summers there. My friends Tim and Kathena still live in an apartment building next door. I have very good memories of New York at that time. I imagine most off the landmarks that I remember in the immediate neighborhood no longer exist like a restaurant called Le Petit Robert restaurant, Ziska's laundromat (owned by a sweet older couple) and a Spanish restaurant that had flamingo dancing.

[@claudiahansen4938]

@@davidemmet7343 I remember Ziska's, the White Horse tavern, the Italian restaurant, will check to see if I can remember. Was the Spanish restaurant called El Faro? I also lived at 99 Bank St briefly in 1973. Then 353 West 11 th.

[@monty4336]

You two were around when bands like the brats, the new york dolls, kiss, the planets, wayne county were all playing locally. Did either of you go see them in any local venue?

[@AN474-e1o]

All those stores and not one of them is part of some giant international chain.

[@snapbacks223]

My mom was around in the 70's she tells me all the time how cool and awesome the decade was and there will never be another she said it was a good time

[@paleo704]

And dirty and dangerous

[@john_mccarthy_hi]

Disco 💃🪩🕺

[@2011Savere]

It leaves you wanting to see more. It’s so sharp and clear.

[@resdabest27292]

Love that 70's music....

[@loveandgrace57]

I miss all the shoe stores, book shops, and record stores in the West Village. It is now the campus of NYU.

[@Bishopspipes]

We need the rest of this glorious video!

[@paulopereira2882]

Wow. What a window into the past.

[@elborbah3045]

Have you seen " Smithereen" the film on youtube ? You may like it ! ( you will thank me later )

[@christopherray1901]

Every car is cool

[@donniemoder1466]

Bar-B-Treat store at the corner of Carmine and Bleecker Streets was replaced by the original Joe's Pizza. Interesting to see what was there in the 70s compared to the 90s. Only one store I noticed is still there in the 2020's: Bleecker Street Pastry. (Named changed to Rocco's but still the same pastry shop as far as I can tell.)

[@davidleemyers7628]

Ive lived right there for 42 years. Only saw one storefront that has survived-Waverly Diner, though you don't see the name.

[@richardspeziale]

i thought so - but - when i slowed it down it said "brothers" on the awning - name change since early '70's maybe?

[@scubadiva666]

I so miss the old stores-Azuma, which was basicallly a Japanese hyper-mart that had many locations around town; and Reflections: which moved to Second Avenue before closing in the 90s.

[@thegreathistoricalbum]

First shot is looking towards Father Demo Square, the second shot of the O.Henry Steakhouse is smack dab on West 4th and 6th Ave, a block away is the Saint Joseph’s Church, which is seen for a split second before the frame cuts off. Damn, how it all changed...

[@beaglybeagle]

There was a certain zeitgeist of being in Manhattan in the 70s, gritty, urban, but still this remarkable sense of wonder and electricity.

[@newzcutter]

0:16 Bar-b-treat later became Joes pizza which then moved around the corner several years back.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

greatest times ever! We must restore these days! We need to come back to this style!

[@ownedbymykitty270]

Umm… no. The 70s was mostly aesthetically ugly - especially late 70s.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

@@ownedbymykitty270 no

[@brettsinger9565]

@@ownedbymykitty270 You and I are the only ones that think this.

[@cerealORRH]

​​@@Schlipperschlopperthe 70s were so dangerous in urban cities.. especially NYC. Look at how dirty the streets were at the time.. no way we would go back to an epidemic of drugs, Son of Sam, Blackouts, Mob control, burning buildings, rubble, strikes, etc

[@joepasquarello1273]

I managed the Nedick's on the corner of W4th and 6th. You would not believe the celebrities that came into that store.

[@subwaygoddess1]

I loved Azuma and Reflections!

[@ericvarca4992]

Everyone is well-dressed, stores all had character.... Bleecker Street still had an Italian vibe back then. I really liked seeing the fish store employees washing the cutting board outside vigorously and the other guy beckoning the camera crew to come inside. Vibrant, poignant and a great capture of a bygone era. Filming this today would look have empty stores, overpriced boutiques and just a plain depressing atmosphere.

[@quang5DCameras]

When Cars were made in Metal not plastic crap nowadays. Their Cool big shape. I really like the people hanging outdoor, that Color Tone Analog film.

[@LazlosPlane]

Shoe stores!! What the hell happened to shoe stores?!??

[@jensandersen7011]

Ask Al Bundy.

[@krunkle5136]

Walmart.

[@charlesameyer1]

IIRC, 8th st east of 6th Ave was the big shoe strip..,

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

Walmart

[@johnvillanova9984]

Been there! Wow! Loved the Village then!

[@ShlomianFamily]

Authentic NYC

[@zenvision09]

This is awesome. I’m such a different time. No sanctum Santorum though lol

[@jab7168]

I love it....people waving......today they get their panties in a bunch.

[@sknyjohn]

I dig the footage, but that's not the LES; that's (mostly) the Village, Bleecker St. and 6th Ave. I lived on the LES for 33 yrs. and rode up that Village stretch of 6th Ave. this morning on a bicycle.

[@LeopoldMaysonet]

Thanks for clarifying that, I was like, where's the projects?? Lol! I lived in East Harlem, but had friends that grew up on the LES, I forgot which housing, but we lived in the Taft projects, aka Taftghanistan! 😂

[@loveandgrace57]

The video title says 1970's Bleeker and 6th Ave

[@granvilleeversley9023]

@@LeopoldMaysonet Lillian Wald, Baruch, Jacob Riis?

[@nygelsylvester4634]

0:47 me with my dog Sammy outside co op store

[@anneraso5621]

You found yourself in some random video on KZbin???

[@nygelsylvester4634]

@@anneraso5621no my mom found it

[@Anygodwilldo]

Woah the music at the end Should have started the video with that 😊

[@davy1458]

That's the america I miss.

[@nytoaddis76]

This was NYC before yuppies started moving in starting from the mid 80s. RIP fun city.

[@dinorivera9153]

So Great too short though!

[@dylanakent]

Azuma!!⛩

[@coolfaiq8057]

Love how people react to the camera being point at them.

[@tonymatura4592]

Yeah, brings back a lot of great memories....including all the garbage in the streets! lol

[@btuesday]

All gone

[@mykittycare]

The cars weren’t as safe or comfortable, but sure look so much cooler than cars now

[@WTMNNJR]

In slow crashes they were safer. And Far more comfortable. They floated unlike new cars.

[@arthurpozner7701]

@@WTMNNJR The bumpers were designed to withstand minor crashes. Solid and very durable.

[@gary1961]

Nowadays, people criticize them as 'gas guzzlers.' Today's cars are turning into 'electricity guzzlers.'

[@joedimaggio3687]

@@WTMNNJR no they weren't

[@WinslowLeach1974]

@@WTMNNJR In the 70s we had a '73 Caprice (after selling the '65 Bel Air) and it felt like riding on a cloud. In Brooklyn, Caddys were popular if one can afford it, so if a nice car was comfortable, we'd always say it "rides like a Cadillac."

[@NastyDevil137]

Back when everyone stared at you if you had a camera

[@monty3322]

I grew up in the 70s, but I must confess, I only clicked on this to see how many overweight folks there were back then. Pretty telling, isn't it?

[@anthonydavid5121]

Zoom in at 51 seconds and check out the prices at the supermarket.

[@benaustin6361]

Yo AZUMA!

[@slice102]

how do we watch the full documentery? is there a link?

[@jamiegorman5608]

Where’s crazy eddie And the all night news stand that had the village voice first

[@Bingogh]

Oh look, what is that??? They are called families. When middle class families lived there and shopped at MOM & POP stores. They paved paradise and put up rich people and chain stores.

[@spider82666]

Back when the city was affordable and fun! #eattherich

[@arrozpinguino]

I used to shop the boutiques, not the same now, boring change to the village now😔

[@darkwoodmovies]

It's insane to me how NYC has changed. From crime-infested, drug and mob overrun, almost bankrupt, and Manhattan almost being completely abandoned by businesses and big corporations... to one of the safest and by far the most prosperous city on the planet. This was arguably the most impressive revitalizations not just in the USA, but of any city ever in human history. It still has problems, but modern NYC looks like the utopia that dreamers were predicting back in the day (sans flying cars).

[@countdown2xstacy]

Daddy don't live in that New York City No more He don't celebrate Sunday on a Saturday night No more Daddy don't need no lock and key For the piece he stowed Out on Avenue D

[@lakegirl239]

Anyone remember the name of the great bakery on 6th Ave and 12th street?

[@EBUNNY2012]

Dr. Strange's house is on Bleecker.

[@chiefmangas2367]

They call it New York for a reason, there's a NEW bizarre happening every 3 seconds.

[@JohnWilson-wg4gk]

0:05 🤔 Peace ? 😏 Live long and prosper ? 😆 Up yours ?

[@misterkefir]

is this from some kind of documentary? anyone knows where can i get the whole thing?

[@thekinolibrary]

You can order it from our collection. The clip reference is in the video description :)

[@paulopereira2882]

@@thekinolibrary Couldn't find the video.

[@slice102]

@@thekinolibrary do you have the direct link?

[@gipugly]

@@thekinolibrary How much does it cost to order?

[@nazur72]

Back then people were happy to be filmed today you'd get cursed out for filming strangers..

[@1wop4doowop]

Any idea what year that was?

[@btuesday]

I'm going to guess 1973. I've been living in the village since 81, and hanging out here since 1975. Very few of these stores look familiar. I saw the guy flash the peace sign so maybe the Vietnam war was still going on.

[@retisonic]

most everyone is thin or trim...

[@joemarshall4226]

I noticed the same thing...no obese people, and hardly a pot belly.....

[@eddeesalce]

times have changed..I live in the SF Bay Area. when I look at my parent's photos here in 1970's San Jose I can't believe how fit people were.

[@person.X.]

It is insane. After reading your comment I went back and watched the clip again and it is true - not a single fat person. Maybe a couple of the old guys are getting a bit of a belly but that is it. How did people get so fat? It cannot just be no exercise and too much food, something else must have happened too.

[@JohnnyFriendly]

@@person.X. It's most likely something within modern food itself. Food manufacturing processes are far more focused on mass production and this may have an effect. Plus the kind of work people do today (sedentary office work) is likely to have an impact

[@metalmopars]

@@person.X. How did people get so fat? Walmart opened up.

[@The1028DEE]

Google street view

[@Homepros888]

Wow to think that most of the people you filmed is probably dead now.

[@metalmopars]

They probably is.

[@everyoneytubes]

I am not dead. I was a street artist and a dancer. I still am. We were the generation who didn't trust anyone over 30. So we didn't age.

[@mahokhan9122]

Jupiter'jesus allah Son 👽

[@kc4cvh]

I understand $35 pays your rent on Bleecker Street.