The other night TCM had experimental films in the dead of night, including Ken Jacobs’ Orchard Street from 1955. That’s about half way back to the turn of the previous century, but seemed closer to then than now; the street life was downright seething. I’m pretty sure I saw Dave’s stoop. And awhile back they showed Hester Street, a black and white with an uncanny approximation of photos of the ca. 1900 era (and the uncanny Carol Kane.) Same director made Crossing Delancey, but that was in color.
yeah, the foot traffic on some of those streets is hard to fathom.
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The other night TCM had experimental films in the dead of night, including Ken Jacobs’ Orchard Street from 1955. That’s about half way back to the turn of the previous century, but seemed closer to then than now; the street life was downright seething. I’m pretty sure I saw Dave’s stoop. And awhile back they showed Hester Street, a black and white with an uncanny approximation of photos of the ca. 1900 era (and the uncanny Carol Kane.) Same director made Crossing Delancey, but that was in color.
- alex 11-08-2013 1:28 am
yeah, the foot traffic on some of those streets is hard to fathom.
- dave 11-08-2013 3:43 pm [add a comment]