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Public Domain Stock Footage Harlem New York City
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Synopsis: This 1960's film is a travelogue of African-American neighborhoods in New York City borough of Manhattan, specifically Harlem. High-rise apartment buildings built by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to provide public housing for low-income residents. These facilities are known as “projects” or “developments”... (read more and shot list)
Information: Early 1960s 37 min BW (SILENT)
Show All Destinations Titles Harlem N.Y.C.



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01:00:01:00. High-rise, low-income public housing apartment buildings. Harlem NYC low income “project” or low income “development”.

01:02:04:11. Harlem, New York City: Club Baron, Carolina Baptist Church, Gold Moon Bar, GGG Photo Studio with photographs posted outside.

01:03:41:12. Harlem New York City: Bethel Gospel Pentecostal Assembly, The Religious Training Institute of America, Mt. Olivet Church, Moore's Temple, Saint Mary's Catholic Church.

01:05:36:08. Harlem New York City: Kingfisch for Locks-Keys, Wendy's Meat Market, J&P Fish & Chips, Kay's Salon Beauty, Lenox Rendezvous Cabaret.

01:06:51:00. Bulldozer type bucket loader at work at construction site, snow falling, winter conditions.

01:07:35:07.Harlem New York City: “Welcome Citadel of Hope”, WLB 1190 radio station, Hotel Theresa, Count Basie's, record shop, and a corner liquor store named Roy Campanella.

01:09:41:08. Harlem New York City: Big Wilt's Small's Paradise, Renaissance Theatre (Theater), street sign reads “W 141, 7th Ave”.

01:11:02:06. Sign on door reads “Closed Until Further Notice”

01:11:18:07. Street sign in Harlem NYC reads “Street Closed 11:30 am-1 pm Schools Days, Play Area”.

01:12:49:08. Firemen standing on fire truck ladder use fire hose to knock down flames coming out windows of apartment on the 4th floor, close-up of flames, smoke coming from building.

01:17:11:00. Harlem New York City: Manny's Billiards, Little Jim's Fish-Chips, Eastern Star Religious Shop, Daniel's Billiards, Rena's French Dry Cleaners.

01:18:53:06. Harlem New York City: New York Amsterdam News office, Venice Bar, Club Baby Grand, Frank's Restaurant, Sunset Theatre (Theater), Square Deal Market.

01:19:14:12. Bar store front sign reads “Un-Escorted Women Not Served, Don't Come In” and Police Dept sign that reads “This Is A Raided Premises”.

01:20:30:11. Harlem New York City: Apollo Theatre (Theater), Playland, Harlem Lanes, Palm Cafe, Rhode Loans, Lido Bar & Grill, House of Hope, Upper Park Ave Baptist Church.

01:20:29:02. Harlem New York City: City bus driving down street, Harlem Apollo Theatre (Theater) in background.

01:20:41:08: Harlem New York City: Apollo Theater (Theatre) marquee reads Gloria Lynne, Jimmy Smith Trio. Posters of Gloria Lynne, Jimmy Smith.

01:22:08:06. Harlem New York City: View down W 123rd Street in the 1960's. Harlem Lanes, Palm Cafe.

01:22:08:07. Head-on shot of approaching cars driving on wet city street, overcast sky.

01:22:26:10. Harlem New York City: Entrance to Lido Bar & Grill, close-up electric sign Lido Bar & Grill.

01:22:36:09. Harlem New York City: House of Hope-Upper Park Ave Baptist Church building.

01:23:25:07. Harlem New York City: Low aerial view street scenes driving on wet street in winter, snow covered parked cars, overcast sky.

01:23:36:06. Harlem New York City: El Station, head-on view (shot) El Train approaching 125th Street Station.

01:24:04:03. Harlem New York City: Sign reads Welcome Adam c. Powell at House of Hope-Upper Park Ave Baptist Church building.

01:24:07:11. Harlem New York City: View from street of elevated El Train passenger station, train leaving station.

01:24:33:13. Harlem New York City: Flashing neon sign reads White Rose below Grand Union Hotel, Rooms by Day or Week sign.

01:24:43:00. Harlem New York City: Street scenes, winter, snow on sidewalk, view of buildings along street, broken windows, overflowing trash cans, two young African-American children (kids) smile for camera.
01:26:16:00. New York City. Front entrances to long row of 1890's brownstone homes, broken and boarded-up windows.

01:27:32:04. Harlem New York City. African-American children (kids) swing on swing set in snow covered playground, high-rise apartment “project” buildings in background.

01:27:50:14. Harlem New York City: Park Ave Lift Bridge at 138th street.

01:28:07:09. Harlem At Night, Nighttime Scenes: Flashing Lido Bar & Grill neon sign, various marquees and neon signs on West 126th Street, Apollo Theater (Theatre), Baby Grand Chinese Restaurant, A sign reads “Brend and Barbara Record Star Duet at a club. West End (Theatre) marquee shows names of movie and film actors. A marquee (neon sign) reads “Sugar Ray's”. Neon sign reads “Bar-B-Q Italian Heros”.

01:30:10:14. Harlem At Night, Nighttime Scenes: Shows African-American children (kids) at the Abraham Lincoln Athletics League playing a game, playing ping-pong, older youth playing cards, young African-American girls dancing in a circle, close-up of woman instructor.

01:31:06:00. Harlem At Night, Nighttime Scenes: Neon signs “Count Basie's”, “Big Wilt's Smalls”, “Bar Harlem Moon”. Sign on door reads “Join Now NAACP”, neon sign Bermuda Bar, neon sign giving rates for fish, shrimp, and chicken.

01:33:04:03. Harlem At Night, Nighttime Scenes: A lighted cross at Mount Olivet Church, neon sign “Hollywood Cafe”, “Kelly Hotel”, “Bolivar Bar”. Store advertises “Turkey Legs”, “Chicken Gizzards”, “Turkey Wings”, “Turkey Necks”, “Pig Feet”. Neon signs “2 FOR 1 Bar”, “Eshad Ali Bombay India Restaurant”.

01:35:30:08. Harlem At Night: Nighttime street scene Harlem New York City, cars driving on street, driving view of 125th street in Harlem at night, neon signs “Blumstein”, “Ripley's”, Apollo Theatre (Theater).
street scenes, advertisement boards on business store fronts, bus and cars on street, 485 Lenox Ave above building doorway. Shows Lenox Terrace apartment building at 470 Lenox Ave.

Snow on ground and falling as Club Baron, Carolina Baptist Church, Gold Moon Bar and other store fronts are shown. Churches in Harlem, Bethel Gospel Pentecostal Assembly, The Religious Training Institute of America, Mt. Olivet Church, Moore's Temple, Saint Mary's Catholic Church. More business store fronts along Lenox Ave in Harlem. Shows construction equipment at work at a New York Housing Authority (NYCHA) site at 131 St. Nicholas Avenue. Sign reads “Welcome Citadel of Hope”, entrance to WLB 1190 radio station, Hotel Theresa, Count Basie's, a record shop with record covers in front window, and a corner liquor store named Roy Campanella.

Big Wilt's Small's Paradise, Renaissance Theater (Theatre), street sign reads “W 141, 7th Ave”, statue of Alexander Hamilton. View of snow covered Harlem NYC street. Traffic Dept. street sign reads “Street Closed 11:30 am-1 pm Schools Days, Play Area”. School children come out of school doorway and start playing in the snow. Close-up of group of four African-American girls reading a note. Firemen standing on raised fire truck ladder use fire hose to knock down fire in apartment over a commercial store front, close-up of flames coming out windows, people watching firemen fight fire, two fire hook and ladder fire trucks on scene.

Shows planned construction site of Alexander Hamilton Houses in central Harlem. Street scenes of people, business store fronts, as snow falls in Harlem. New York Amsterdam News office, front page of an Amsterdam newspaper. Signs in front window of Venice Bar reads “Un-Escorted Women Not Served, Don't Come In” and a police Dept sign that reads “This Is A Raided Premises”. Club Baby Grand, Frank's Restaurant, Sunset Theatre (Theater), Square Deal Market, Apollo Theatre (Theater), Playland, Harlem Lanes, Palm Cafe. View looking down W 123rd Street, New York City borough of Manhattan in Harlem 1960's era. Lido Bar & Grill, House of Hope-Upper Park Ave Baptist Church building. Low aerial view of street scenes in Harlem. El Station, head-on view (shot) El Train approaching 125th Street Station.
“Blumstein”, “Ripley's”, Apollo Theatre (Theater).