Made in 1963, this travelogue of New York shows the “sightseer’s paradise” with its man-made wonders. It features views of the Statue of Liberty, the Staten Island Ferry, the Port of New York including a shot of an ocean liner, the Brooklyn Bridge, Wall Street, Chinatown including the Chinese New Year Parade, Mulberry Street and the Lower East Side and the “sidewalks of New York”, Washington Square, the Woolworth Building, Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building. City Hall is seen at the 3 minute mark. The Flatiron Building is seen at the 3:20 mark, followed by the Empire State at 3:30. The United Nations Building is seen at 4 minutes. Fifth Avenue and the Public Library, and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is seen at the 4:30 mark. Rockefeller Center is seen at 4:50 along with Radio City and Park Avenue, as well as Central Park and the Zoo. The Metropolitan Museum is seen at 6 minutes as well as the “new” Guggenheim Museum, and Grant’s Tomb as well as Columbia University. Harlem is seen at 6:45 including the Apollo Theater, and Columbus Circle at 7:10. Broadway and Times Square are seen at 7:30, including images of the Great White Way at night.

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