IN AND AROUND NEW YORK CITY

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1930s

Creator: Kodak Cinegraph

Description: This film, titled “In and Around New York City,” is part of the Kodak Cinegraph travelogue series from the 1930s – a collection of short, silent or narrated 16mm films produced or distributed by the Eastman Kodak Company. They were created to promote amateur filmmaking and home movie projection, these travelogues typically showcased scenic and cultural footage from across the United States and around the world. This particular entry is a silent black-and-white film photographed by Gordon Wells, offering a visual journey through some of New York City’s most iconic landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and Broadway. Credits (00:09). “In and Around New York City” title banner (00:10). Title card (00:15). Footage from a ship sailing past the Statue of Liberty toward New York Harbor (00:20). Views of the New York City skyline and passing ships (00:30). Frog's-eye view of cars driving through New York City (01:00). Text overlay (01:09). Wall Street and the Subtreasury Building (01:12). Title card (01:26). The Woolworth Building (01:32). Bird’s-eye view of a busy Manhattan street (01:50). Pedestrians walking through the city (01:56). Brooklyn Bridge (02:14). The New York City skyline (02:23). New York City Hall (02:30). Text overlay (02:41). Views of the Bowery – a street and neighborhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan – featuring street vendors selling various goods (02:45). Scenes from Chinatown, NYC (03:02). Washington Square Arch (03:14). The skyscraper at One Fifth Avenue (03:22). Text overlay (03:27). Footage from a busy station on the "El" train line, referring to the elevated train system (03:33). New York City skyline (03:49). Grand Central Station (04:01). The skyline featuring the Helmsley Building (04:07). Street views near the Helmsley Building (04:23). Skyline shots featuring the Paramount Building and the 26 Broadway skyscraper (04:28). Frog's-eye view of New York streets (04:47). Title card (04:56). Times Square with the Astor Theater and the Hollywood Revue neon sign (05:03). Scenes of bustling streets (05:21) including Fifth Avenue Coach Company double decker buses and even a horse drawn cart at (5:51) delivering boxes. Views of Riverside Drive (06:20). Columbia University (06:43). General Grant National Memorial aka Grant's Tomb (06:59). Text overlay (07:08). Views of Broadway in the Theater District, illuminated by numerous neon signs including one for the Hollywood Revue, a Broadway musical show (07:09).

Complete Record: This film, titled “In and Around New York City,” is part of the Kodak Cinegraph travelogue series from the 1930s – a collection of short, silent or narrated 16mm films produced or distributed by the Eastman Kodak Company. They were created to promote amateur filmmaking and home movie projection, these travelogues typically showcased scenic and cultural footage from across the United States and around the world. This particular entry is a silent black-and-white film photographed by Gordon Wells, offering a visual journey through some of New York City’s most iconic landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and Broadway. Credits (00:09). “In and Around New York City” title banner (00:10). Title card (00:15). Footage from a ship sailing past the Statue of Liberty toward New York Harbor (00:20). Views of the New York City skyline and passing ships (00:30). Frog's-eye view of cars driving through New York City (01:00). Text overlay (01:09). Wall Street and the Subtreasury Building (01:12). Title card (01:26). The Woolworth Building (01:32). Bird’s-eye view of a busy Manhattan street (01:50). Pedestrians walking through the city (01:56). Brooklyn Bridge (02:14). The New York City skyline (02:23). New York City Hall (02:30). Text overlay (02:41). Views of the Bowery – a street and neighborhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan – featuring street vendors selling various goods (02:45). Scenes from Chinatown, NYC (03:02). Washington Square Arch (03:14). The skyscraper at One Fifth Avenue (03:22). Text overlay (03:27). Footage from a busy station on the "El" train line, referring to the elevated train system (03:33). New York City skyline (03:49). Grand Central Station (04:01). The skyline featuring the Helmsley Building (04:07). Street views near the Helmsley Building (04:23). Skyline shots featuring the Paramount Building and the 26 Broadway skyscraper (04:28). Frog's-eye view of New York streets (04:47). Title card (04:56). Times Square with the Astor Theater and the Hollywood Revue neon sign (05:03). Scenes of bustling streets (05:21) including Fifth Avenue Coach Company double decker buses and even a horse drawn cart at (5:51) delivering boxes. Views of Riverside Drive (06:20). Columbia University (06:43). General Grant National Memorial aka Grant's Tomb (06:59). Text overlay (07:08). Views of Broadway in the Theater District, illuminated by numerous neon signs including one for the Hollywood Revue, a Broadway musical show (07:09).