I love that line. She had no clue that normal people would actually want to take pictures of random things. Now if we hear that sentence it usually means a fight is about to break out.
I miss the times when ppl hung out together and ran into each other in the street or somewhere and made plans. I miss how people would talk to each other instead of looking in their fucking phone but I'm so happy for technology or else I wouldn't have met Nelson. 💙
I was in New York that very summer. Riding the subway, going to the World Trade Center, the Dakota and Greenwich Village and Broadway. Wish I had seen Nelson and his camera.
I wish I grew up in the 80s and 90s but sadly I had to be one of the first to be born into the 21st century. I know I would probably have trouble figuring things out but still I would give it a shot if I could ever go back
@@avalondreaming1433 However, you would have definitely noticed his camera setup, as it was extraordinarily large for what he was doing with it at the time.
I was born 2 years later... isn’t it crazy looking at old footage knowing the world turned without your existence with people you’ll never cross paths with, but you really wanna be there!!!!
I love the sounds back in the 80's. I remember them. Everything seemed so exciting back then and had such positive associations. It reminds me how much more often you would see people hanging out together back then.
The city still had character and vitality back then. It was grimy and sometimes unsafe, but it had not been overtaken by trust fund kids and billionaires. All of the old institutions that made the city great have been replaced with large corporations.
@@jerseygraffiti6096 True... but I think that since Nixon warmed to China.... slowly America was drained of manufacturing and innovation and culture.... By the 90's we saw Walmart slaughter manufacturing as they brought tonnes of cheap Chinese goods to the market..... everybody in the 90's was talking about how unfair walmart behaved.... everyone was talking about protectionism and anti-dumping laws.....
I know it's impossible but I wish we could see new Nelson videos forever and ever. They bring me so much joy. What a gem. 💎 Thanks for the new upload. 🙂
Dick Richards passed away. He was the one making the 5ninthavenueproject RUclips videos from Nelson's old camera collection. I dont know if there's anyone else who could or would take over Dick's project, but if they did there's a chance we could see more. Dick also got sick and had to stop so theres most likely more of them that we dont have on RUclips.
I like to think that Rupaul is living the life Nelson Sullivan had intended, entertainment wise not super model drag queen. So in a way, ever time you see Rupaul's drag race it is like a part of Nelson
I would’ve loved to meet Nelson and his friends... his filmmaking is really inspirational. I wish more people would just film the world around them, instead of focusing on themselves...
Ian V. Raybeck I love travel vlogs. Just videos showing the world and not them. I don’t even take pictures of myself. I only take pictures of something I think I would love to look at on a bad day. Something beautiful.
What's so especially magical about this priceless footage are all the quiet moments in between, when people were unguarded and unselfconscious, traveling from place to place, biding their time, making offhand jokes and comments quietly and quickly forgotten, completely living in the moment. It's what captures this time and place more than anything else.
Lady:”what are you taking pictures for ?” Guy who’s filming: “to show who ever is watching in 2020, when there’s a global pandemic, what the world looked like in the 80’s” Lady: “wow, really?”
Thanks for sharing this. I love the bit when he's waiting for the guys and he films all the sights around him - it's like a music video of everything nearby, like some sort of heartbeat of the city. He had so much talent.
dude is playing The Police! The audio nelson captured is just as important as his video. You hear songs of the day, of the time references, small talk and ambient noise. Incredibly imporant media. So many songs to get clearance for throughout his catalogue! if ever YT decides to get legal. Love his work as do many.
7:57 “I have a token.” Remember those?! I saved one when the MTA switched to cards. Tied a leather string around it to wear as a necklace. Think I’ll dig it out if my treasure box and wear it this summer, 2020. Will be thinking of you Nelson!🌹
Yay a new Nelson video! I fall in love with Nelson more and more watching his vids. I would have loved to have been his friend in the 80s in NYC. Even now I would love to be his friend and in a way I feel like I am his friend. I go with him everywhere he goes and when he talks to the camera i feel like I'm chatting with an old friend. I love and miss the 80s and 90s so much. Forever in my heart Nelson and forever you will live on through your legacy 🌈💜🌈
I was 22 back then, the 80's were my favourite time, so much fun, great music, great nightlife. There was a 60's revival time between 86 to 89 in Melbourne and Sydney, so dressed in mini skirt and long boots and went to see a lot of garage bands that were influenced by the late 60's. I would of loved to have met Nelson and Blackout. Thank you for the videos :)
Yes you're right about that 60s revival. I was in my teens back then and the miniskirt came back. Even channel 9 had a new weekly soapie called "All the way" which didn't last long. Lol.
This is so wonderful. But rely, it is important. Archive worthy, of cultural and historical importance. So moving and inspirational. I love NYC, thanks for these pre 911 memories.
I hope these are picked up by a company and win an Emmy! That would be so awesome! These are great videos. They really show how real everyone was in the 80's instead of how people portray them on films now. We were never all in fluorescents and perfect curled hair. We just tried to survive another day! Thank you for releasing these!❤❤
Everybody is so nice back in the late 80's and there's barely any vehicles on the streets. I fuckin miss these days,thank you Nelson for giving me the opportunity to relive the late 80's again.
Sigh...When New York was at its coolest. No one minded the grafitti. It was part of the city. And the music...hearing this music is making me cry. So many memories come flooding to me. Music was my life and there was nothing better. And I just remember how great it was to call a friend and say ouck me up or meet me here. We spent time together, we interacted. No fucking phones. I’m always depressed now. I want to go back to the days when I could be with friends in minutes and just being in each other’s company. It was great. Today, I can’t ever seem to get that same connection with people and I feel lonelier than ever. I’ve been missing these days and my life so much. Very grateful for these videos but they are bitter sweet. We will never have this back. We will never have this NYC back. 😢
Love, love and love Nelson Sullivan videos like this one here. Thirty years later and Astor Place looks essentially the same as I remember it. I miss that period. Thanks for the video!!
I like to look and see what has changed as well. I miss those days. I was feeling nostalgic and went to the Pyramid club a few weeks ago. When they have their 80's nights and I squint my eyes, it takes me back.
"This is one of the new cars." Man, that's one of the "old cars" today. For those who never seen a NYC subway, a good amount of them still look like this with the orange seats. Not a lot but they are still in service.
I wonder if Nelson ever filmed inside Tower Records. Back then I used to shop religiously there with my cousin and our friends. We would first go to Crazy Eddie and B. Dalton visible in the video. Discorama, Record Runner etc Miss those shopping places and the small t-shirt, poster shops on W8th. So different now, not very exiting anymore We were Queens NY guys in our early 20's dreaming of living in Manhattan. The Fall of 1987 I entered FIT and lived in the city for 2 years in the late 90's. Living in Brooklyn ever since and still in my beloved NYC. These videos take me back to fun times.
I was 10 in 1987 and always remembered how fun it was growing up but now looking through my own family videos and these umm nevermind! It would be horrific to go back and luve in 1987! Lol
Crazy how this guy vlogged his life in the 80s, just like people do today. I'm sure nobody else did it back then, or not every day like this guy. It's sad that he's not here to see it. He'd probably be extremely famous on RUclips, with subscribers being in the millions.
This is gold. These people are funnier and more real, just being themselves, than most entertainers I've ever seen. The rough shape of NYC in '87 makes me cringe and feel wistful at the same time. My little world was actually quite fun in those days, and I can see it there knowing when it was filmed and seeing some of the people just being the way they are, most not smug or fake, overly proud of doing the same damed thing the next person is with their phones. It's ironic that I need the technology today to watch this yet see within it, the problems it has caused. Not that it was any surprise.
Those 2 men in the old beat up car REALLY wanted to be on camera. They pulled up even closer, after obviously turning down that street just to see Nelson and what he was doing. 30 years later and no one takes any notice when someone is filming. Probably wouldn't see a car like that in NYC either.
@@winecrimesfoodandtime7119 indeed they have. Whenever I take a trip to my daughter's elementary school, I'm in awe. So many far little porkers running around. And my daughter gets picked on for being thinner which is weird.
me when they get on the subway: "wow look at that old car!" them: "oh this is one of them new cars!" i adore these videos. I love my city, and wish i could see it during this time period. Thank you for these videos
@@harrymonk6 hey some of us are fat for reasons we can't help. Ill, disabled, and on medicine that causes weight gain. Plus from a family with fat genes. I eat less than everyone I know and never eat fast food or soda. Please stop judging. Yes, the majority of fat people are lazy and do overeat. But not all. People like you make me think I should never show my face in public since everyone will assume I use a wheelchair because I'm fat, and not vice versa.
I love to take a stroll through 1987 New York , open a google maps in another tab and wander along the most recent shot. It is almost the same but really not :)
Wow! This was awesome going back in time. The good old days. Subway cars look the same except of course for the newer updated cars with the digital ETA
I was thinking doing random video recording of the city i live in and upload it on a platform 20 years from now. I love how we can look back and see how things change.
8:21 The subway fare was $1 back then. As of August 20, 2023 the base fare is now $2.90 😡. 8:57, 9:16 Back when the R62As were new. Single units and now they are configured into 5 car sets.
Those trains are still in use today. I’ll remember the number 1856 for the next time I’m in that area. Would be cool if that specific car is still in commission.
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“Whaddya taking pictures for...?” In about 30 years it will all become clear young lady.....
I love that line. She had no clue that normal people would actually want to take pictures of random things. Now if we hear that sentence it usually means a fight is about to break out.
Heramitep Yeah, he'd be like "I'm taking these for RUclips." 😂
It's a pity they edited out his reply ...would have been interesting
I said little do they know that it would be the thing and that Nelson was probably the first to do this type thing.
Some may think he's a voyeur
This is better than Netflix tbh...
So true
And the WWE NETWORK for only.......9.99
Fabio definitely
It's fantastic, it's better than Netflix, it's better than anything from now
Hell yeah. You can find any kind of video you want and only have to watch 5 seconds of ads in most videos and it's free.
In the video he says it's one of the new "subway" cars.. they still have these exact one todays.. we call them the "old" ones hahaa.
Can’t believe I found this comment rn. I love your videos @Here Be Barr This is such a legendary moment rn
I miss the times when ppl hung out together and ran into each other in the street or somewhere and made plans. I miss how people would talk to each other instead of looking in their fucking phone but I'm so happy for technology or else I wouldn't have met Nelson. 💙
Susie Moonwalker- probably posted from your phone. Lol jokes aside I know what u mean and totally agree. Like most things can be detrimental if abused
Like they were having any kind of meaningful conversations.
Back when you didn’t have a panic attack when you had an unexpected knock on the door.
Susie; Exactly! It must of been wonderful to have face to face conversations instead of text messages..
Susie my thoughts exactly to :)
I was in New York that very summer. Riding the subway, going to the World Trade Center, the Dakota and Greenwich Village and Broadway. Wish I had seen Nelson and his camera.
You would of never known who he was lol
No, I wouldn't have, but I hope that I would have notices that he had a kind way about him.
I wish I grew up in the 80s and 90s but sadly I had to be one of the first to be born into the 21st century. I know I would probably have trouble figuring things out but still I would give it a shot if I could ever go back
@@avalondreaming1433 However, you would have definitely noticed his camera setup, as it was extraordinarily large for what he was doing with it at the time.
@@robbiedimes Yes, I've often wondered if his arm ever got sore or numb.
*Nelson's vlogs are legendary.*
MR.NWP Motherfuckin Legend!
I was born 2 years later... isn’t it crazy looking at old footage knowing the world turned without your existence with people you’ll never cross paths with, but you really wanna be there!!!!
It is indeed!
Strange world we've been a part of🎥🕯️💕
Um, you find it crazy that the world turned without your existence? Honey, I have some things to tell you. LOL
I love the sounds back in the 80's. I remember them. Everything seemed so exciting back then and had such positive associations. It reminds me how much more often you would see people hanging out together back then.
I know exactly what you mean, the world is so boring now
I guess it's because we were "dumber" back then. All hail the "smart" phone!
Boring and dark
@@emeraldent dumber now imo
The city still had character and vitality back then. It was grimy and sometimes unsafe, but it had not been overtaken by trust fund kids and billionaires. All of the old institutions that made the city great have been replaced with large corporations.
Love the occasional “what are you taking pictures for” (8:14) all throughout Nelson’s vlogs...it’s like they can’t even comprehend what he’s doing.
2020 and people still ask...Nelson was 1st amendment auditor of the 80s
When it's been. A shitty, shitty Monday but there's a new Nelson vlog when I come home to turn it all around.
Jasoneiland89 have a great rest of the week
Thank you Jeffrey you too
Two years later ,on this shitty shitty Monday , this vlog has helped me get through it
i hope u all have less shitty mondays for every year to come
“This is one of the new cars” it’s 2018 and they are still using the same cars
America's peak was the 70's - 80's much of the innovation and forward thinking was done in those decades.......then America fell off of a cliff......
That's hilarious
@@jerseygraffiti6096 True... but I think that since Nixon warmed to China.... slowly America was drained of manufacturing and innovation and culture.... By the 90's we saw Walmart slaughter manufacturing as they brought tonnes of cheap Chinese goods to the market..... everybody in the 90's was talking about how unfair walmart behaved.... everyone was talking about protectionism and anti-dumping laws.....
Ss a tax payer I'd appreciate my city council to buy subway cars that actually fit into the tunnels (no joke) and then last for a while.
@@1HiddenSecret in the 70's - 80's especially NY subway trains didn't look that nice did they.
What an amazing time capsule. It's like the person filming it knew that.
I know it's impossible but I wish we could see new Nelson videos forever and ever. They bring me so much joy. What a gem. 💎 Thanks for the new upload. 🙂
They wouldn't be special if he was still doing it. It'd be like Jimi Hendrix still trying to roll out new tunes.
Check out “gilbert arciniega” on youtube. He did the same, and he makes videos today as well.
Im quite sure they were losed with the HIV era
Dick Richards passed away. He was the one making the 5ninthavenueproject RUclips videos from Nelson's old camera collection. I dont know if there's anyone else who could or would take over Dick's project, but if they did there's a chance we could see more. Dick also got sick and had to stop so theres most likely more of them that we dont have on RUclips.
I like to think that Rupaul is living the life Nelson Sullivan had intended, entertainment wise not super model drag queen. So in a way, ever time you see Rupaul's drag race it is like a part of Nelson
Nelson has inspired me to start recording everywhere I go where I live in Maine
I would’ve loved to meet Nelson and his friends... his filmmaking is really inspirational. I wish more people would just film the world around them, instead of focusing on themselves...
Ian V. Raybeck I love travel vlogs. Just videos showing the world and not them. I don’t even take pictures of myself. I only take pictures of something I think I would love to look at on a bad day. Something beautiful.
Hi there. Nelson was really nice and so enthusiastic to film east village performers and the city itself. He was from Atlanta.
@@v.c.webster9250 did you know him personally 😮
It’s crazy to see how everyone had no choice other than to look up at the world. What a time to be alive.
What's so especially magical about this priceless footage are all the quiet moments in between, when people were unguarded and unselfconscious, traveling from place to place, biding their time, making offhand jokes and comments quietly and quickly forgotten, completely living in the moment. It's what captures this time and place more than anything else.
Classic Vintage 1980s Manhattan Ya Can't Bring Those Days Back!
Lady:”what are you taking pictures for ?”
Guy who’s filming: “to show who ever is watching in 2020, when there’s a global pandemic, what the world looked like in the 80’s”
Lady: “wow, really?”
Thanks for sharing this. I love the bit when he's waiting for the guys and he films all the sights around him - it's like a music video of everything nearby, like some sort of heartbeat of the city. He had so much talent.
Yes, that's my favorite part too. 😊
Boy, cars were sure square in 1987! Thanks for the look back!
dude is playing The Police! The audio nelson captured is just as important as his video. You hear songs of the day, of the time references, small talk and ambient noise. Incredibly imporant media. So many songs to get clearance for throughout his catalogue! if ever YT decides to get legal. Love his work as do many.
do you know the song?
The band played "Bring on the night" from the Police "Reggatta de blanc" album.
ruclips.net/video/znwwsVLqMOw/видео.html
sloburnjo Yup, the guy was a genius with that camera in his hand
'Bring On The Night' was released in 1979 but yeah, close enough then compared to now.
🎵 I couldn't stand another hour of daylight. 🎵
"This is one of the new cars" 31 years later, I see this exact model subway car come and I get pissed and say "Fuck, this is the old car" haha
7:57 “I have a token.” Remember those?! I saved one when the MTA switched to cards. Tied a leather string around it to wear as a necklace. Think I’ll dig it out if my treasure box and wear it this summer, 2020. Will be thinking of you Nelson!🌹
Yay a new Nelson video! I fall in love with Nelson more and more watching his vids. I would have loved to have been his friend in the 80s in NYC. Even now I would love to be his friend and in a way I feel like I am his friend. I go with him everywhere he goes and when he talks to the camera i feel like I'm chatting with an old friend. I love and miss the 80s and 90s so much. Forever in my heart Nelson and forever you will live on through your legacy 🌈💜🌈
Glad it's not just me who has come to feel that way.
THE CITY WAS FLOODED WITH LGBT's EVEN BACK IN THE OLD SKOOL TERRIBLE.
Susie Synth he makes me feel like I’m not really living. Lol.
"I have a token" geez you don't hear that anymore.. loves these videos ♡
It's such a nice little gift every time a new Nelson video pops up.
I was 22 back then, the 80's were my favourite time, so much fun, great music, great nightlife. There was a 60's revival time between 86 to 89 in Melbourne and Sydney, so dressed in mini skirt and long boots and went to see a lot of garage bands that were influenced by the late 60's. I would of loved to have met Nelson and Blackout. Thank you for the videos :)
Jewels Victoria yes. I was 19 or 20 and around 87 to 92 where I’m from was 60’s hippie revival. So much fun watching these.
Yes you're right about that 60s revival. I was in my teens back then and the miniskirt came back. Even channel 9 had a new weekly soapie called "All the way" which didn't last long. Lol.
How exciting you were Nelson Sullivan. This is a treasure
He was always in the coolest places around the coolest most cultured people him being the most. Ugh I love it so much. Thank you Dick 🌟
Somehow glad he isn’t around to see what our beautiful city has become
Exactly
He died ?
@@yashipatel3241 Yeah. In 1989.
@Smallie Tubin I'd take the nyc of the 1970's and '80's over this sanitized, expensive, highly regulated, and boring city that it has become today...
Not me. He passed too early!
This is so wonderful. But rely, it is important. Archive worthy, of cultural and historical importance. So moving and inspirational. I love NYC, thanks for these pre 911 memories.
I hope these are picked up by a company and win an Emmy! That would be so awesome! These are great videos. They really show how real everyone was in the 80's instead of how people portray them on films now. We were never all in fluorescents and perfect curled hair. We just tried to survive another day! Thank you for releasing these!❤❤
Picked up by a company? F**k that. They're in the library archives where they belong.
6:41 i got so anxious i really thought he was going to get hit by the car omg
Thank you for the video
New subway cars in ‘87! They’re still using those exact same subway cars with the orange seats in 2020 🕺🏻
Everybody is so nice back in the late 80's and there's barely any vehicles on the streets. I fuckin miss these days,thank you Nelson for giving me the opportunity to relive the late 80's again.
I wouldn't say nice but more like being a decent human being because new york is rough attitude wise
Sigh...When New York was at its coolest. No one minded the grafitti. It was part of the city. And the music...hearing this music is making me cry. So many memories come flooding to me. Music was my life and there was nothing better. And I just remember how great it was to call a friend and say ouck me up or meet me here. We spent time together, we interacted. No fucking phones. I’m always depressed now. I want to go back to the days when I could be with friends in minutes and just being in each other’s company. It was great. Today, I can’t ever seem to get that same connection with people and I feel lonelier than ever. I’ve been missing these days and my life so much. Very grateful for these videos but they are bitter sweet. We will never have this back. We will never have this NYC back. 😢
Nelson was so handsome ❤❤
"i have a token" - god i miss the 80's.
Love, love and love Nelson Sullivan videos like this one here. Thirty years later and Astor Place looks essentially the same as I remember it. I miss that period. Thanks for the video!!
I like to look and see what has changed as well. I miss those days. I was feeling nostalgic and went to the Pyramid club a few weeks ago. When they have their 80's nights and I squint my eyes, it takes me back.
No cube though!
8:13 lady:what u taking pictures for?
Nelson:ahh just for my RUclips channel in 2018. Lol😂 he even says it like two thousand and eighteen
I wish they’d just start saying twenty eighteen for any year after 2009 honestly. The old way was better like nineteen eighty seven
"This is one of the new cars." Man, that's one of the "old cars" today. For those who never seen a NYC subway, a good amount of them still look like this with the orange seats. Not a lot but they are still in service.
Love seeing all the classic 80s cars, today's cars don't compete for a second
Everybody looked so full of life!
They were....hence were
I wonder if Nelson ever filmed inside Tower Records. Back then I used to shop religiously there with my cousin and our friends. We would first go to Crazy Eddie and B. Dalton visible in the video. Discorama, Record Runner etc Miss those shopping places and the small t-shirt, poster shops on W8th. So different now, not very exiting anymore We were Queens NY guys in our early 20's dreaming of living in Manhattan. The Fall of 1987 I entered FIT and lived in the city for 2 years in the late 90's. Living in Brooklyn ever since and still in my beloved NYC. These videos take me back to fun times.
His videos are extremely important and wow do I miss these times.
I was 10 in 1987 and always remembered how fun it was growing up but now looking through my own family videos and these umm nevermind! It would be horrific to go back and luve in 1987! Lol
Not one cell phone and I love it. Life was more normal seemingly
i’m 21 but sometimes i have dreams i’m consciously living in a different generation. i feel nostalgic watching these
Reincarnated 🙂
Air Rick you missed out, the 80s were awesome
I hope we get 100s more videos of this guy love seeing these
He filmed this on my mother's birthday! She was 33 at the time this was filmed!
Crazy how this guy vlogged his life in the 80s, just like people do today. I'm sure nobody else did it back then, or not every day like this guy. It's sad that he's not here to see it. He'd probably be extremely famous on RUclips, with subscribers being in the millions.
When did he die?
Johnny The Conqueror July 4, 1989 due to heart attack
The day and year I was born. =) I love this.
This is gold. These people are funnier and more real, just being themselves, than most entertainers I've ever seen. The rough shape of NYC in '87 makes me cringe and feel wistful at the same time. My little world was actually quite fun in those days, and I can see it there knowing when it was filmed and seeing some of the people just being the way they are, most not smug or fake, overly proud of doing the same damed thing the next person is with their phones. It's ironic that I need the technology today to watch this yet see within it, the problems it has caused. Not that it was any surprise.
Love these videos! The same freakin' orange subway seats! ha
I think the lady at 4:26 still hangs out near there, no joke.
lol She really seems familiar!!
Omg I swear I know who you're talking about! Haven't seen her there in years tho
So peaceful even that nyc stinch from the 80s is gone .
I love going on time travels like this. Thanks for sharing
History is AMAZING
Those 2 men in the old beat up car REALLY wanted to be on camera. They pulled up even closer, after obviously turning down that street just to see Nelson and what he was doing. 30 years later and no one takes any notice when someone is filming. Probably wouldn't see a car like that in NYC either.
As I was reading your comment it was happening lol
Happy to find this, rip nelson
People were still skinny in the 80s
Yes but we all knew the one fat kid in our schools. One fat kid....
@@wiseguy9202 yes one...boy have times changed
@@winecrimesfoodandtime7119 indeed they have. Whenever I take a trip to my daughter's elementary school, I'm in awe. So many far little porkers running around.
And my daughter gets picked on for being thinner which is weird.
Cocaine isn’t like it use to be
10/10 best videos on this channel awesome!! 👍🏻
Thanks for the uploads .....he is one of my favorites ...
me when they get on the subway: "wow look at that old car!"
them: "oh this is one of them new cars!"
i adore these videos. I love my city, and wish i could see it during this time period. Thank you for these videos
I would trade all my technology to be able to hangout in the 80’s again
"Shake your body 'til your neighbors stare at cha!" Prince's "Housequake" at 6:40 - the song came out in '87 - brand new groove that day!
I have to say that the camera movement and editing are really good, especially the slow zooms while panning.
best videographer goes to Nelson. Vivid footage of NYC when it was the concrete jungle
I always want to start crying when I see pre Starbucks Astor place
Thanks for the videos!
Melissa MJ youre a MJ fan too! And you like Nelson's videos 💜awesome 🌻💙
Susie Moonwalker, yes I like MJ and Nelson)) I am glad to meet you!)
All I want for Christmas is a new video !
Prince - Housequake being blasted at 06:50
"What are you taking pictures for?"
To get you used to the 2000's LADY! lol
2010s*
Everyone is skinny. People actually talking and interacting with each other. No cell phones.
Except for the overweight recluses
@@harrymonk6 hey some of us are fat for reasons we can't help. Ill, disabled, and on medicine that causes weight gain. Plus from a family with fat genes. I eat less than everyone I know and never eat fast food or soda. Please stop judging. Yes, the majority of fat people are lazy and do overeat. But not all. People like you make me think I should never show my face in public since everyone will assume I use a wheelchair because I'm fat, and not vice versa.
Man, the ”Hey, no smart phones more than 9 years back!!!¡!1!” comments are way the fuck old on RUclips by now, huh?
I love to take a stroll through 1987 New York , open a google maps in another tab and wander along the most recent shot. It is almost the same but really not :)
the people’s outlook and attitude changed more than the landscape.
This is gold🙂
Wow! This was awesome going back in time. The good old days. Subway cars look the same except of course for the newer updated cars with the digital ETA
This channel is super cool actually
I was thinking doing random video recording of the city i live in and upload it on a platform 20 years from now. I love how we can look back and see how things change.
Good times good times
With these kind of videos ... time travelling is possible ❤
Amazing stuff...great job! It's like a time capsule.
8:21 The subway fare was $1 back then. As of August 20, 2023 the base fare is now $2.90 😡.
8:57, 9:16 Back when the R62As were new. Single units and now they are configured into 5 car sets.
Thanks Nelson
This guy was so much ahead of his time!
Those trains are still in use today. I’ll remember the number 1856 for the next time I’m in that area. Would be cool if that specific car is still in commission.
He said they are the me cars, lol, those are still in service over 30 years later.
Is there any other vloggers from this era?
These videos are time capsules. Classics.
Thank yo so much for sharing this video!
I was 16. I miss the '80s.
I’m sure the filmer in 1987 never would have thought this would be viewed by tens of thousands on “what is the internet “ in 2021
So nice to see pre-Starbucks / pre-Kmart Astor Place again. I worked down the block at Tower.
I was 32 years old that year 1987
I still dress the same as back then I need to win the lottery great video just loved it ow take me back in time
8:50 Amazing how fresh those R62As looked back then
Had absolutely no idea what an R62A was.... had to Google it.
I would sell my soul to go back to this date even just for one day.
I was there in NYC 1987 just moved there ...it was an awesome time !
“Nelson” The original OG vlogger!!