3RD AVE. EL

Year Published: 1955

Creator: Carson Davidson

Description: This famous 1955 short film, "3rd Ave. El" was produced and directed by Carson Davidson. It presents profiles of different passengers riding along the Third Avenue elevated rail in New York City. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. The film focuses on four different profiles and their experience riding on the subway, either out of joy or to get somewhere that they need to be. The film includes detailed shots of the interior and exterior of the subway cars at different points in the city. It was made shortly before the Third Avenue line closed in 1955. The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue Elevated, Third Avenue El, or Bronx El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. 00:00 Main titles 0:33 Haydn’s Concerto in D for Harpsichord played by Wanda Landowska, 0:39 produced and directed by Carson Davidson, 0:52 a man filming a passing subway train, 1:06 the man gets onto a subway car, 1:30 various people on the subway, 1:45 views of New York City from the window of the subway car, 2:08 the Chrysler Building, 2:10 the Brooklyn Bridge, 2:17 the man attempts to pick up a quarter from the floor, 2:28 different street scenes as seen from the subway car, 3:07 the man gets off the subway car at the intersection of Bowery and Grand Street, 3:38 a subway car passing with the Empire State building in the background, 3:46 a drunk man walking up stairs and getting onto a subway car, 4:14 shots of the subway car driving from the view of the driver, 4:41 the drunk man sits down and tries to drink from an empty bottle, 4:54 the subway car passes a brewery, 5:26 the man falls asleep and sees a distorted version of the subway journey, 6:27 a young girl is excited by a subway car arriving, 6:58 a man and his daughter looking out of the window of the subway car, 7:35 the Second Avenue Bridge spinning to allow a ship to pass, 8:20 view from the subway car window passing over the bridge, 9:06 the Chrysler Building, 9:42 street scenes from underneath one of the subway stations, 9:54 a couple on a subway car at night, 10:38 the subway car driving with the Chrysler Building in the background.

Complete Record: This famous 1955 short film, "3rd Ave. El" was produced and directed by Carson Davidson. It presents profiles of different passengers riding along the Third Avenue elevated rail in New York City. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. The film focuses on four different profiles and their experience riding on the subway, either out of joy or to get somewhere that they need to be. The film includes detailed shots of the interior and exterior of the subway cars at different points in the city. It was made shortly before the Third Avenue line closed in 1955. The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue Elevated, Third Avenue El, or Bronx El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. 00:00 Main titles 0:33 Haydn’s Concerto in D for Harpsichord played by Wanda Landowska, 0:39 produced and directed by Carson Davidson, 0:52 a man filming a passing subway train, 1:06 the man gets onto a subway car, 1:30 various people on the subway, 1:45 views of New York City from the window of the subway car, 2:08 the Chrysler Building, 2:10 the Brooklyn Bridge, 2:17 the man attempts to pick up a quarter from the floor, 2:28 different street scenes as seen from the subway car, 3:07 the man gets off the subway car at the intersection of Bowery and Grand Street, 3:38 a subway car passing with the Empire State building in the background, 3:46 a drunk man walking up stairs and getting onto a subway car, 4:14 shots of the subway car driving from the view of the driver, 4:41 the drunk man sits down and tries to drink from an empty bottle, 4:54 the subway car passes a brewery, 5:26 the man falls asleep and sees a distorted version of the subway journey, 6:27 a young girl is excited by a subway car arriving, 6:58 a man and his daughter looking out of the window of the subway car, 7:35 the Second Avenue Bridge spinning to allow a ship to pass, 8:20 view from the subway car window passing over the bridge, 9:06 the Chrysler Building, 9:42 street scenes from underneath one of the subway stations, 9:54 a couple on a subway car at night, 10:38 the subway car driving with the Chrysler Building in the background.