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Episode 15 : The Last Days of Little Italy / "The Ladies of Little Italy" (New York City Short Film)​

Mar 7, 2025 #nyc #newyork #littleitaly

The Last Days of Little Italy: An Original Documentary Series.
Little Italy, a historic haven for immigrant families from the old country, was once threatened by an ever-expanding Chinatown. But now the fatal blow is being delivered by the gentrifiers. Corporations, yuppies, and chain stores all moved in. How did Little Italy transform itself from a working class neighborhood of tenement buildings to the third most expensive zip code in the United States?
Part funny, part sad, the series explores the impact gentrification is having on Little Italy's long-term residents. The striking imagery captures the neighborhood before it is completely erased by sterile trendy stores and upper middle class sameness.
Will New York City lose another cultural touchstone to the forces of greed?

16:25
 
Once other whites decided Italians were white, the little Italy ghettos were doomed. Now, where do I get good cannolis...?
 
I think every one of us does.

I still have evidence of the old tech, everywhere. I have a landline phone - tucked away in a box, in case yesterday comes back. And I just threw out a stash of old VHS tapes - it would cost more to transcribe them than to just re-buy the movies. Although I have some home-made VHS tapes I'd like to see again, to decide if I want to keep them. Remember, recording them, once you had the cam-corder, was free - a lot of stupid crap went on them, and a lot of poor judgment.

I still have several mp3 players. I draw the line at subscribing to streaming services. NOT HAPPENING.
 
CD's and DVD's are a buck or two at the fleamarket, burn to computer, then on to phone and tablet....
 
Fatrat said:
CD's and DVD's are a buck or two at the fleamarket, burn to computer, then on to phone and tablet....
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Yeah, I do that regularly, when I'm bored.

I have a full bookshelf of movies I'm gonna watch someday...but not the same ones I threw out. At a second-hand sale, you get Hobson's Choice.
 

Yesterday USA: 1949 (Part 4 of 6)​

Mar 13, 2025
Any resemblance to today's world is purely coincidental.

11:46
 

The America We Knew: March 1966​

Mar 14, 2025
Remembering US.

16:56
 

The America We Knew: September 1971​

Mar 19, 2025
Remembering US.

12:02
 

The America We Knew: April 1966​

Mar 21, 2025

21:50
 

Yesterday USA: 1940 (Part 3 of 6)​

Apr 3, 2025
Any resemblance to our world today is purely coincidental.

13:45
 

Forgotten Kitchen Features From the 1970s and 1980s​

Mar 28, 2025 #1980s #1970s #nostalgia

There were so many kitchen memories made in the 1970s and 1980s. From the color of the appliances to the funky gadgets we collected, all of it reminds you of that time period.

13:42
 

Video Vault Vol. 64 (Brought to you by ... FredFlix)​

Apr 5, 2025

Mostly 1960s TV clips, over most of these stations.

13:09
 

The America We Knew: September 1966​

Apr 10, 2025
Remembering US.

17:57
 

Weird (But Cool) Car Features That NEVER LASTED!​

The cars we drive have always been an important part of who we are. Think about the old cars you’ve owned and some of the features that made those cars unique. Car companies have experimented with new ideas, some good and some bad. So, let’s take a look back at some of the weird car features that never lasted.

10:40
 
I had a family photo album open the other day and was reminiscing about the good old days way back in March when gold was under $3k.

 

The America We Knew: March 1980​

Apr 14, 2025
Remembering US.

14:47
 

The America We Knew: October 1966​

Apr 18, 2025
Remembering US.

15:55
 

NOW ILLEGAL, But Normal in 1950s​

Apr 18, 2025

The 1950s are considered to be an idealized time for many. This was before regulations and restrictions were put into place in the name of safety or sometimes decency. Looking back, it does seem like the wild west when it comes to what we were allowed to do. So, let’s revisit many of the things that were normal during the 1950s, that are now illegal.

10:48
 
searcher said:

The America We Knew: March 1980​

Apr 14, 2025
Remembering US.

14:47
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Yeah. I lived through the 1980s. As a young man.

The first years of the decade were hard, but there was no denying: Men were still mostly men, and women were women - even if dealing with Big Hair. Dallas was a big television draw - not fat lesbians with purple hair, and whatever other opposite-reality troupe they're pushing, now. I won't watch television, now.

It was exactly 35 years after the previous Fourth Turning, 1945. Just into the second saeculum (as Strauss and Howe put it). We had 45 years to go, and so far to fall.
 

Video Vault 91: More treasured TV tidbits ('50s & '60s)​

Apr 19, 2025
Dates are listed when known.

13:45
 

Episode 16 / The Last Days of Little Italy / Short Documentary Film / Easter Sunday​

Apr 20, 2025 #newyork #littleitaly #nyc

The Last Days of Little Italy: An Original Documentary Series.
Little Italy, a historic haven for immigrant families from the old country, was once threatened by an ever-expanding Chinatown. But now the fatal blow is being delivered by the gentrifiers. Corporations, yuppies, and chain stores all moved in. How did Little Italy transform itself from a working class neighborhood of tenement buildings to the third most expensive zip code in the United States?
Part funny, part sad, the series explores the impact gentrification is having on Little Italy's long-term residents. The striking imagery captures the neighborhood before it is completely erased by sterile trendy stores and upper middle class sameness.
Will New York City lose another cultural touchstone to the forces of greed?

6:40
 

The America We Knew: April 1980​

Apr 21, 2025
Remembering US.

14:48
 
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