History Revealed - 1928 - Earliest Sound Footage of New York City
OP condensed footage and re-worked audio. Couple pieces from late 1927 (when Movietone cameras started), and rumored to be the earliest sound footage of its kind in New York City.
0:08 - View of the Queensboro Bridge (Jan) - 0:25 - Staten Island ferry arriving (Apr 30)
0:52 - Salvation army parade and street preacher (Feb 23) - 2:29 - Demolition at 302 West 54th Street -3:57 - Snow removal and machines (Feb 21) - 4:48 - Felix Von Luckner and wife outside the Ford Agency Building (Jan 11) - 5:04 - Street vendor playing penny whistle at 5th Avenue and 73rd Street (Apr 9) - 5:39 - Children selling lemonade - 6:45 - Parade in Chinatown (Jan 26) - 7:15 - Dice game in Harlem (Nov 20) - 8:16 - Group and film crew on city hall steps (June 8) - 8:53 - Opening of a new recreational pier in Brooklyn (May 23) - 10:10 - Dancers at dining area on top of the Hotel Astor (Sep 20) - 11:00 - Fashion s