Tag Archives: 1930′s

An old Otis elevator from the 1930′s

July 24, 2011 @ 4:10 pm

There’s a small community of people that really love old elevators on YouTube. They will go and seek out beautiful working lifts still in good working order from the early 1900′s and basically just film themselves riding it up and … Continue reading →

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Oldies music comes out with the nostalgia train

December 25, 2010 @ 5:30 pm

For the holiday season, the NYC MTA brought out some of their older still-working fleet of trains to get people excited about riding the Subway. This particular train rode on the IND lines during the 1930′s. I like the oldies … Continue reading →

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PF Flyers archival reissues for summer 2010

June 30, 2010 @ 9:49 am

For Summer 2010, PF Flyers digs back into its roots and reissues some of the classic styles that brought the shoe company success. Five of their best lo-top sneakers — Sumfun, Center Lo, Vantage, Albin, and Number 5 — have … Continue reading →

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Video of Helen Keller learning to speak from Anne Sullivan

August 20, 2009 @ 12:33 pm

This is video archive gold right here! BB has come across a striking video of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan as Sullivan explains how Helen Keller learned to speak despite being deaf and blind. This newsreel was taken … Continue reading →

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Elevated rail line at Herald Square

December 27, 2008 @ 1:47 am

I came across this lovely photo of Herald Square on July 16, 1936 taken by Berenice Abbott (spelling?) and I couldn’t believe that the area had an elevated track at one point in time. For the most part, the area … Continue reading →

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