Daydreaming: The Glittering Lights of Broadway in the 1950s

A short movie that takes us back 60 years or so, to a time when Broadway and Times Square were the theater and entertainment capital of the USA. Pre Disneyfication and massive tourist invasions. For those of you who likes numbers, there were apparently 40 million twinkling lights around Broadway back then. Many of these places however are gone today. Are there any New Yorkers who appreciate this area of New York today?

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Founded Ultra Swank in 2005. Has a crush on Pan Am, Disneyland and the Century 21 Exposition. Lives life as an expat in Barcelona, Spain.

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April 13th, 2010

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    I didn't know that they had camcorders back then lol

  • Kevin

    I live near Manhattan. I try to visit the city as much as possible, just to see things like this. Unlike many other cities, you really get a sense of optimism and progression from NYC, something I've yet to experience elsewhere. It really is one of the world's greatest cities. I just wish it was a little more like this.

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