NYC 1972 +1976 Rock n Graff Remix
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- German progressive rock (aka Krautrock) paired with portions of a fine independent film showcasing subway graffiti in 1976, followed by a dessert of graffiti and urban decay in a 1972 TV documentary.
How many more vintage subway films are out there to be discovered? I have found several, which you can find in this playlist • Special Mixes, Trailer...
Link to original videos:
• The New York graffiti ... - 16 minute film by Lawless Productions
• "The Vandals" part 1 of 3 - ABC News film with Harry Reasoner
This material is presented for historical purposes. Graffiti on public property is vandalism and destructive criminal behavior. It drains resources from public transit agencies and contributes to the economic decline of already disadvantaged communities. The failure to control graffiti vandalism in the 1970s highlighted the ineptitude and willful malfeasance on the the part of public policy makers and managers at the time. As well, inner cities were starved of investment as governments poured hundreds of billions of dollars into suburban infrastructure and highways, fossil fuel industries and defense and aerospace.
I was 15 years old then and while not participating in any vandalism, I did recognize that graffiti and urban decay were hallmarks of a particular and entirely unique historical moment in the history of American cities and public transit.
Additionally, this remix shows the vast difference between NYC Graffitti in 1972 vs. 1976. For railfans the thing to understand is that 1976 was the first year that all rolling stock (except the R-9s retired March '77) were either stainless steel or painted silver/blue. The interiors of the painted cars were gray and lime green. Graffiti was widespread but had not yet entirely engulfed the 6000+ cars of the fleet. The beige interiors with orange doors appeared around 1978. Each year in the 70s, NYCTA had its own distinct personality in terms of liveries, routing, levels of vandalism, wayfinding. Basically it was progress in the face of ever increasing decay and dysfunction, reaching a peak around 1981/2. The redbirds first appeared in 1984 (on the 7) and were ALWAYS 100% graffiti free. The eighties were fascinating as great strides were made to improve things, while also rolling things back to earlier aesthetics and technologies. Witness the procurement of the R-62 and R-68 class with traditional braking and propulsion (the R-62 could even run coupled to older cars - some did so very rarely in service).
I've seen a lot of shots of New Haven Railroad multiple units and passenger cars with broken windows, but I gotta admit. People look a lot calmer back in those days compared to now. Everyone just rolled with it. The music was something incredible too back then.
Everyone looks so chill and calm, unlike now & days
and no rolling suitcases or thermos bottles!
@@trainluvrfor real, I wish I was alive
Subway car graffiti was ubiquitous in the 70s. Nowadays looking so much better. Thanks for the video.
Excellent video and thank you for sharing! I want to go back!
You should watch the warriors its a really good movie that took place in the 70s nyc and its about gang wars you should watch it