“New York’s Chrysler Building, one of the city’s most iconic skyscrapers, was built in a remarkably short time–foundation work began in November 1928, and the building officially opened in May 1930. Even more remarkably, the steelwork went up in just six months in the summer of 1929 at an average rate of four floors a week.
Fox Movietone’s sound cameras visited the construction site several times in 1929 and 1930, staging a number of shots to maximize viewers’ sense of the spectacular heights.”
Tag Archives: New York
3×5 Cards from NYC
Drone video of New York City
The three days I spent in NYC last May were great. (One day with an experienced native-NY’er guide.) But the video below shows a NY I didn’t see. Couldn’t see. But one day will.
What would I be willing to pay for a real-time virtual drone tour of NY (or Paris or Rome or Tokyo)? I thinking high-quality goggles with nat sound (drone motors someone filtered out) or real-time voice-over by pilot/guide. Or just music bkg if I choose.
[Stipulation: There is no substitute for being there. “Real” experiences are superior to “virtual” experience. For now.]
New York Video Diary
I posted these clips as I recorded them (on the iPhone) but it’s fun to run ’em through iMovie and get ’em all together. Runs under 3 minutes.
New York: Assorted Stuff
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- Ammiel (on the left) gives great tour
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- No thanks
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- Me with nice guy selling glasses with no correction
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- Me hugging Apple store
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- These things were everywhere
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- Neighborhood market
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- Fresh fruit and veggies on every block
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- Mural in Spanish Harlem
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- eastvillageradio.com
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- Sculpture in Time Warner Building
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- Sculpture in Time Warner Building
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- East River from Roosevelt Island Tram
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- East River from Roosevelt Island Tram
New York: The Park
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- Musician at Strawberry Fields
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- Central Park
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- Nice guy making gigantic bubbles
New York: Buildings
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- The building in the middle is the Unity Center. Not sure about the other two.
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- In front of Museum of Natural History
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- Times Square
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- More Times Square
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- Chrysler Building
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- Lobby of Chrysler Building
New York Postcards
Dark Universe
“With astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson as your guide, go beyond the night sky and into deep space to find out how discoveries over the past 100 years have led us to two great cosmic mysteries: dark matter and dark energy. You’ll hurtle through Jupiter’s atmosphere, peer at the web of dark matter holding galaxies together, and watch the colorful remains of the universe’s beginnings unfold.”
I was fortunate to experience this at the Hayden Planetarium (part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York). The most amazing and wonderful thing I have every seen.
Ammi Simon: Tour Guide
Next week I’ll be in New York for a few days. I don’t have much planned. Just walking around, soaking up the atmosphere. I’ve hired a guide for my first day. Ammiel has lived in New York City since 1960. He attended The High School of Music and Art and has performed as an actor and musician at Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall. I found him on ToursbyLocals.com. Ammi has promised to show me the New York that only New Yorkers see.