New York 1971 archive footage

Archival footage shot by a filmmaker while visiting the East Coast in October and November 1971.
It contains stock footage of New York: people, traffic and shops under the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan, pedestrians walking in front of Bloomingdale's in Broadway, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Best & Co. department store building, panoramas of the city from a Broadway Hotel window, the Majestic Theatre, life in the streets of Broadway, panorama from a sightseeing cruise on the Hudson River (the Manhattan skyline, including the construction site of the Twin Towers, Marine and Aviation Pier 76, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Headquarters of the United Nations, the Chrysler Building, Yankee Stadium) life in the streets of Chinatown, and more.
Please, comment if you recognize more subjects.
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[@robertjosephs2629]

I wish I could go back in time and start over

[@TheOriginalDJMrVee]

NY was a very different place back then. Such a vibe you had to be there. Proud to call it my home. Great footage.

[@Footageforprocom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@king-xerxus7040]

Still vibrant, but vibrant with crime.

[@TheOriginalDJMrVee]

@@Footageforprocom how about some footage of Brooklyn from the same time period? Born and bred Brooklynite request.😁

[@amycrumedy6586]

Before Son of Sam.

[@amycrumedy6586]

Before Son of Sam.

[@ErickChristianAlvarezSoto]

I miss the Twin Towers.

[@JohnDoe-mz7ud]

The Saudis didnt 😒

[@Ktaurus26]

Unfortunately The cia and Mohammad atta had other plans.

[@riffbaama]

There was no tower in 1971

[@-.369.-]

Inside job btw

[@serfcityherewecome8069]

@@riffbaama Sure there were...WTC 1 was topped out in late 1970 and WTC 2 in early 1971.

[@markstice2098]

These cars are classics today.

[@Ryan-on5on]

American auto design took a step nose dive after the Oil Crisis of 1973 forced Detroit to "economize" and produce slightly more fuel-efficient "economy autos" that met new regulatory standards. The result? Ugly lemons that lacked the power, durability, ride quality, comfort, and sleek aesthetic of cars from the 1950s and '60s.The auto industry hasn't recovered since its '70s nadir, IMO!

[@markstice2098]

@@Ryan-on5on I didn’t ask lol

[@robinbee7799]

This video brings me back to my childhood. It’s amazing!! Thank you!! been gone from New York 34 years. It’s still my home.

[@Footageforprocom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ramencurry6672]

I moved to the Atlanta area but flying to New York is actually very easy since both airports are major hubs

[@gigteevee6118]

Priceless footage as old as me! Excellent archive work ❤

[@Footageforprocom]

Many thanks!

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

My favorite year of the seventies!✌️

[@kevinmadden1645]

Mine too!

[@Gio-gu9gb]

WOW 1970 IN NEW YORK CITY I REMEMBER IT LIKE YEATSERDAY THOSE WERE THE DAYS

[@Gonzo7HC]

you're lucky you got to experience that man

[@patrickvecchio8138]

I loved that year !

[@stefaniefournier4117]

The skyline has changed immensely since then, heck just in the last 10 years there's been dramatic changes.

[@seanbansal1453]

You know it’s the 70s when’s hear the groovy music ❤🎉🤩💯💯

[@gerardanthony9834]

Ahhhh… The Pan Am Building hovering over Grand Central, Fillmore East, Schaefer Music Festival in the Park, Times Square a sausage soup of peep shows and Broadway plays, Mobsters fully active in Little Italy, Macy’s Herald Square, The Bowery littered with rundown bars and winos, edgy and dangerous East Village, real delis, 25 cent pretzels from the carts, etc., etc.! THE BEST YEARS!

[@jamesmack3314]

Yes ! Don’t forget concerts at Madison Square Garden,the Papaya King on 86 and third I used to go to back in the 70s and the American history Museum love the Schaefer music festival saw Foghat J Geils and a few others good times

[@seviregis7441]

I remember those stores... gone now. There were a lot of hippies in NYC from 1967-1973 but you never see any in these films, more of the business sector shows. Either way, I love seeing these..., so glad some people were out there with cameras to capture and preserve all this.

[@matthewthomasjames]

Yes, I was 3 living in Greenwich Village with my hippie mom when this was filmed. All I remember about NYC was playing in Washington Square Park being surrounded by hippies and their naked children!

[@giltracy505]

Miss that city great video!!!! Thank you.

[@Footageforprocom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alfalfa6644]

Love❤️ NY for ever, all times

[@plappin]

Best & Co. department store was just north of St. Patricks (2:51), where Olympic Tower now stands. Sad loss. I think the Royal Manhattan Hotel (5:32) became the Milford Plaza and is currently The Row.

[@nancyrobertson8661]

Funny running into you here on youtube, Peter. Oh yes, Best & Co. Back in the late 60's, my mother and sister just missed seeing Jackie O and Caroline in the children's clothing department at Best's. The saleswoman told them Jackie and Caroline had been in buying clothes for Caroline just a few minutes earlier. Do you remember Leslie Gore who had a big hit with the song. It's My Party in the mid 60s. In the late 60s, when Leslie was at Sarah Lawrence College, she MC'd a fashion show in Best's junior department. All the models were ballerinas from the Joffrey Ballet. I just happened to be there shopping and watched the show. Keep sewing -- nancy2001.

[@plappin]

@@nancyrobertson8661 Hi, Nancy!

[@denisebell3435]

in those days no one caught an attitude if you walk around with a camera or video taking photos. now you can't do that. love the 70's in new york

[@claudiahansen4938]

That was my first year there!

[@alex1520]

are people in NY kidding back 5:45 and the cars parked so close they are practically boxed in and touching each other? how on earth would someone move their car if they needed to leave?

[@markbender49]

bump...Back and forth,bump... back and forth and repeat and repeat and repeat...

[@alex1520]

@@markbender49 must be a lot of cars with dented bumper bars in NY ;)

[@Ryan-on5on]

@@markbender49 That's how they still park in Paris, Rome, and other street parking-scarce European cities, though it's a little easier what with the smaller cars over there. Maneuvering those '60s-70s land yachts into and out of tight Manhattan parking spaces must've been quite a sight to see!

[@LannieLord]

2 things missing from this : ADS that says "What Becomes a Legend Most" and "You Don't Have to be Jewish to enjoy Levy's".

[@jamesmack3314]

I can’t believe I ate the whole thing

[@rogerscalf231]

​​@@jamesmack3314Castro Convertible? Horn and Hardart? Eating at the automat?

[@jamesmack3314]

@@rogerscalf231 crazy Eddie?😜

[@devonmitchell5294]

​@@jamesmack3314 They should have filmed the inside of the subway train cars/ elevated train cars for some of the ads. Who remembers the "Miss Subway" ads :)

[@rma3_3_3]

FANTASTIC! 🔔🎼🎙🎵🎺🎹🎻🎶🎸🧤

[@ErickChristianAlvarezSoto]

08:25 The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center under construction.

[@Drackleyrva]

Great video! Imagine being a time traveler and telling one of those construction workers on the WTC that they would be destroyed in 30 years.

[@Ryan-on5on]

As the period between the Twin Towers' construction and horrible demise was just over a generation, it is likely some of those blue collars lived long enough to witness, on TV or with their own eyes, the building that they put their blood, sweat, and tears into come suddenly crashing down to the streets of lower Manhattan after less than an hour of being intentionally struck by aircraft. Talk about an awful experience!!!

[@marcussimmons2708]

The year before I was born. This is the world I came into. 👍🏾!

[@mikestuckinthe70s]

Was hoping you filmed the outside of Madison Sq Garden but I didnt spot it in this one

[@jerseyjoe1677]

Your watermark or whatever you wanna call it it’s very annoying. They could be lowered a little bit.

[@ChooseCompassion]

I love your videos, and it brings me back to the days when I was trolling around NYC with my girls, but having your website name across every single frame is very distracting.

[@rogermurray5582]

Want go back in time ⏲️ New York city Watch French Connection Gene Hackman 1971

[@devonmitchell5294]

@rogermurray5582. That is one of my all time movies. I remember as a 7 year old kid going to the movies with my older cousins to see it. The car chase/subway chase scene does it for me every time :)

[@sharonroxy8586]

I LOVED IT

[@blancabajana683]

BEAUTIFUL NYC 70s

[@cjaquilino]

1940s New York felt they missed out on roaring 1920s New York. 1970s New York grew a fondness of 1950s New York. 2020s New York is on a Y2K kick right now. Nostalgia goes in circles.

[@juanitacrenshaw127]

From the movie SHAFT

[@ErickChristianAlvarezSoto]

05:00 and 05:31 The new 54-story One Astor Plaza in 1515 Broadway, nearing completion.

[@ChooseCompassion]

My friend actually lived in that building two decades later.

[@michaelh1889]

Very cool...😎

[@theeshark7038]

Cool to see the pre-renovation Yankee Stadium in its' original form at 12:30

[@ВячеславБелолипецкий-р8ь]

Cool soundtrack !

[@rogerscalf231]

No ,it sucks. Repetitive garbage. Not an impressive video at all, and not because of the picture quality (it's 1970!) but just the lousy unnecessarily long shots of sides and tops of bldgs!

[@3hooks781]

Wish these clips contained actual period music instead of these royalty free retreads.

[@markbender49]

That is the only thing I disliked. I muted it and put Simon and Garfunkel on instead.

[@3hooks781]

@@markbender49 Excellent choice!

[@anneraso5621]

Getting a kick out of the 70s porno move soundtrack!

[@paoloanichini3953]

Gorgeus Music!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@IanMoone-f2v]

So hard to believe that those towers topped out but not yet complete, would only stand for 3 decades before the horrific events of September 2001

[@ervin65]

Cool music.

[@sipesthebest128]

@ervin65, I'd love to know who it is...

[@Vesalate5151]

I actually liked NYC in 1971. It sucks now.

[@ВячеславБелолипецкий-р8ь]

Amazing NYC

[@jp_ny.rd04]

What song is this?

[@newzcutter]

The city and year I was born.

[@robertglickman4555]

I'm pretty sure that this footage is later than 1971. I think I saw several autos post '71. Looks more like '74.

[@robertglickman4555]

Nope, the world trade towers were in the middle of construction, and didn't open til 72, so it must be 71, my bad

[@8avexp]

I remember when the Twin Towers were under construction.

[@dixondiaz8448]

Why the long intro?

[@Adam.minyan]

What is the name of this beautiful music?

[@rmatt24]

No Passenger Side Mirrors??😮

[@king-xerxus7040]

Music could use a ending in the middle though.

[@imbluz]

I love NYC

[@timothysdog6130]

If this pandemic ever goes away I want to visit the Big Apple 🍏

[@jamesmack3314]

Thankfully, that stupid so-called pandemic is over with what a bunch of BS people went through

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

Elton John’s Madman across the Water was released the same year, same month. ❤

[@jamesmack3314]

So was Aqualung who’s next Sticky Fingers Led Zeppelin four just to name a few other better albums

[@williambone7724]

Even back in 1971, Yankee Stadium was a toxic waste dump!

[@neronevetti4540]

I was 9 years old in New York we all came to Miami in early 1972 .

[@kevinmadden1645]

Just in time for the Dolphin's undefeated season!

[@niharinea8196]

👍🏽

[@vintageceilingfans]

I would purchase footage like this but not for 597 euro.. For my projects It's not worth even putting in $100

[@Footageforprocom]

Contact me at [e-mail]

[@billyz5088]

Keep hoping to see my new 1969 Mustang Boss 429 prowling the streets but it's not there - it would have been too frightening for most pedestrians - jaws would have been dropping - cute girls trying to jump into the car etc ..

[@msisles6278]

The city was a dump by this time, not sure why everyone is nostalgic. The city was dirty and run down, trains were disgusting. There were 1800 homicides in 1971

[@johnbravo7542]

The person filming must have thought let me film buildings and monuments,they may not be around for the next 50 years, sadly the twin towers are gone,but man I really wanted the filming focused on people and not the bloody buildings.

[@TonyTone1]

1971 was the years me and my mom arrived at JFK. Very different world then, no cell phone, no people texting not watching where going and I don’t see Bike messagers

[@IrishRed0501]

My mom immigrated from Dublin Ireland in 71

[@jamesmack3314]

I was a bike messenger, 1979 and 1980 we had to carry dimes to call the office from payphones

[@PontaRJ]

ok, good

[@mobilcenter-r4i]

1 yasindayim.

[@jonblablabla1014]

World trade center... newly built!

[@채희창-u4h]

지금하고다른거없네 이게칠십일년

[@KingEric-nr8gv]

11:18

[@blancabajana683]

I miss tha twin towers

[@ericcummings9671]

Worst footage of New York City I've ever seen. The camera likes looking up at buildings instead of the action of the people.

[@tonyburgessful]

What's wrong with the World Trade Center!

[@SuperRip7]

It was opened to the public at time.

[@None-zc5vg]

It wasn't fully built at that time: you can see footage of the towers under construction (just the metal framework) in the picture "The Hot Rock" (filmed in 1971).

[@deshawncanty3742]

It wasn't completed yet, 1973 it was completed and open to the public

[@Dan-gv3hq]

The music ruined it

[@herbilol]

What is this soundtrack?

[@rogerscalf231]

Some of the worst video of NYC I've ever seen. Music was crap, and distracting, and who cares about the tops of bldgs. I want to see street level scenes with businesses that are no longer around, neighborhoods that have changed. I lived at 25th and Madison Ave. in the Madison Square Hotel for 2 yrs in 1964 with my 2 brothers, 1 sister and parents when I was 10, and I still remember all those places vividly, at 70, although I can't remember what I had for breakfast this morning.

[@markbowden1398]

I used to shop at BONDS

[@nancyrobertson8661]

My second cousin worked at Bond's for many years. She sold blouses.

[@ozzyfan7299]

Why would you have words in the middle of the screen? Completely ruined this film. Double thumbs down.

[@markbender49]

That is a "Watermark" and it keeps people from usin it without their permission. It is available without a watermark at a charge.

[@rogermurray5582]

Want go back in time ⏲️ New York city Watch French Connection Gene Hackman 1971