" FIFTH AVENUE AMERICA! " 1960s NEW YORK CITY / FIFTH AVENUE DOCUMENTARY 9577

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This episode of the 1960s TV show “America!” looks at the diverse attractions of New York’s Fifth Avenue. It starts with some well known buildings like the Rockefeller center and the Empire state building. This is followed by a lineup and peak into some fine shops such as Steuben glass, the House of Revlon, Tiffany and Co., and Schwarz toy store. This is followed by some of the main cultural attractions, such as the New York public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Guggenheim museum. It then looks at the religious sights, including the St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the St. Thomas Church, and the Temple Emmanuel Synagogue. It concludes with the festivities surrounding the annual Columbus Day Parade.0:07 “America!” Opening sequence, 0:36 Jack Douglas introduces himself, 0:55 Title “Fifth Avenue America”, 1:02 historic sketches of the 5th Avenue Hotel, 1:38 Modern 5th Avenue with lots of traffic, 2:05 a horse drawn carriage driving down the road, 2:15 Rockefeller center with Atlas in front of it, 2:38 the Empire State Building, 2:54 a lineup of fancy shops on 5th Avenue, 3:26 Steuben Glass’ main showroom with different glass bowls shown, 4:23 Saks 5th Avenue with new elegant dresses being presented to two potential customers, 5:41 House of Revlon, 6:04 main entrance of the salon, 6:35 man applying makeup to a woman, 7:22 another man places a hair piece on the woman, 7:52 woman receives a manicure and pedicure, 8:08 woman admires herself in the mirror, 8:20 Tiffany and Co., 8:35 different pieces on the counter including a shovel, frying pan, an owl, cactus, flower, or a walnut, 9:33 more fancy objects on display including a gazelle, sea horse, broche, necklace, and ring, 10:05 the Tiffany Canary diamond, 10:30 Tiffany’s Table Manners for Teenagers excerpts, 10:46 people on Washington Square, 11:05 people listening to a band playing, 11:24 view from the observation deck of Rockefeller tower onto Central Park, 11:59 the Central Park Zoo, 12;19 F.A.O. Schwarz toy store with large animals, 13:00 antique toys that move on display including several antique toy banks, 14:05 Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14:20 Egyptian Sculpture room, 14:38 Armor gallery, 15:00 collection of different art forms including paintings and sculptures, 15:55 New York Public Library, 16:10 Mr. John Kory Librarian Interview, 17:10 treasures at the library including a letter by Columbus, a historic painting, a historic paining of New York, a Gutenberg Bible, and an original Winkel drawing, 17:53 Guggenheim Museum on the outside and inside, 18:30 different paintings in the museum, 19:00 St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 19:39 an interview with the Bishop, 21:05 St. Thomas Church Gothic elements, 21:13 Temple Emmanuel Synagogue, 21:27 the annual Columbus Day Parade, 21:53 heavy traffic on 5th Avenue, 22:10 summary footage of what has been seen so far, 22:31 Longchamp Restaurant with a lobster meal shown.

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