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Lorna Luft Lights Up Empire State Building, Unveils Portrait at Stonewall Honoring Judy Garland

You've heard of Dueling Bankheads? How about Dueling Wainwrights? Even the cake was rainbow-themed! (All images by Matthew Rettenmund) On Tuesday, Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright appeared at the Empire State Building by day and the Stonewall Inn by night to deliver his trademark passionate rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”: https://youtu.be/fsBQTT-AfzI The first go-round, he…

Past & Curious: ’80s Chamber of Commerce Vids, Hutton Denies Rape, Farrah’s Superstar Lover

These videos are insane! (Image via video still) Keep reading for news of the past with relevance today: CITY LAB: You won't soon forget these nutty 1980s videos of cities selling themselves! https://youtu.be/UZ5kMCBELLQ My fave, above, is Detroit, since I grew up in Michigan. You're welcome. Within 72 hours of this parade, Philly's hospitals and…

That astonishing footage taken of a trip through NYC in 1911 by Swedish Company Svenska Biografteatern has been fully restored in 4K — and in color! The jerky movement of old-timey film was not a problem, because the source footage was intact, but the addition of color and shadow creates a far more naturalistic look…

MoMA offered, for a brief time on its site, footage shot in 1911 of various famous NYC sites. (more…)

Tag Archives: New York City

Lorna Luft Lights Up Empire State Building, Unveils Portrait at Stonewall Honoring Judy Garland

Past & Curious: ’80s Chamber of Commerce Vids, Hutton Denies Rape, Farrah’s Superstar Lover

Visit 1911 NYC in New 4K Footage

Stunning Footage of NYC in 1911

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