New York City Is Full Of History At Every Turn

68 years ago | Fifth Avenue, New York City, summer 1955. Yes, a good few years ago, not all of New York’s taxi cabs were full yellow. A few of them were but the vast majority came in a variety of colors - one of the most familiar combinations being white and green as seen in this video! And of course, we have to talk about these fabulous clothes. We are at Fifth Avenue during the 1950s, the bastion of haute couture, characterized by elegant and feminine women's fashion, designer boutiques featur

Look at the diverse attractions of New York's Fifth Avenue during the early mid-60's. This amazing Technicolor footage starts with some well known buildings like the Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building, and then followed by a peak into some fine shops such as Saks, Tiffany and Co. and Schwarz Toy Store. We can see some of the main cultural attractions, such as the Washington Square Park, the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Guggenheim Museum. It concl