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Life in a section of the South Bronx, New York City
A Wednesday afternoon in the South Bronx, New York City. Camera pans down front of an apartment building on Crimmins Avenue, in the South Bronx, where people are sitting on the apartment house steps, watching men playing stick ball in the street. A 1954 Oldsmobile car turns into the street, keeping to the left to avoid interfering with the ball game. Closeups of players. One tries to take the stick of another. Players watch as a ball, hit high on a building, bounces its way down. A left-handed batter gets set, with a cigarette in his mouth. View down the Avenue. Two men walk along an apartment building roof. A dog walks past a pile of trash. Men seated alone, one backwards on a chair; another on a fire escape; one on a park bench; one in a doorway; and another on a box in front of a store. Two small boys sitting with their shoeshine boxes. Boys playing with a frisbee and two playing catch with a baseball on East 139th Street between Cypress and St. Ann's Avenues. Youth wearing sleeveless sweatshirt painted with picture of a skull and words:"Cara Gons," on it. Police officer in a patrol car parked at a curb. Another patrol car (at 2:48) driving west along 149th street at Bergen Avenue. A young man wearing a sweatshirt with "Latin Crowns" written on it, goes down some steps and through doorway into a building. Another "Latin Crowns" is worn by a youth doing pullups on bottom of fire escape, outside. A boy swings on the same bar. Several youths start to tussle and an older one steps in to break it up.
Neon lights at Times Square during rain in New York.
"Abstract in Concrete" depicts Times Square at night in New York, with jazz music by Frank Fields. Neon signs. Reflection of neon lights during rainy season. A sign reads 'Admiral Television Appliances'. Water on street and the shadow of the lights. Pedestrians and traffic on the street. A sign highlights 'Chevrolet'. Many neon signs and blending of colors and reflections in water are shown.
Neon lights with street and sidewalk views at Times Square during rain storm in New York City
Second part of "Abstract in Concrete" with Jazz music by Frank Fields, shows Times Square in New York. Sidewalk and street views with many neon lights and signs seen in the rain. Signs read 'Retail Liquor Store', 'Crown bar', 'Hotel'. Rain falling and the reflection of neon lights. The side walk appears shiny due to the rain.
World Motor Sports car show at Madison Square Garden in New York City; also a modern futuristic kitchen
"Things to come" opens with scenes from the World Motor Sports car show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. Foreign imported and domestic American cars, including many concept cars and futuristic space age cars, are being displayed at the 1950s automobile show. Young women get into cars to get a closer look at the new automobiles. Next scene shows a housewife in a modern, futuristic kitchen with many gadgets. A push button kitchen with an automatic refrigerator and cabinet is seen. The woman homemaker presses a button to raise the counter top height in the kitchen of the future. Woman wearing apron consults a revolving picture board of menus and recipes above the stove. Woman puts toast in hidden toaster recessed in stove top. She waves her hand and a cabinet lowers down containing dishes. A cook presses a button and a rotisserie oven raises up, and its door opens to reveal meat roasting inside.
United Nations acts to free 11 American airmen held by China.
United Nations acts to free American airmen held by China (Arnold-Baumer espionage case). U.S. delegate Cabot Lodge speaks before United Nations General Assembly regarding censure of communist China for holding 11 on board the aircraft on spying charges. Members of the General Assembly seen.
Amateur boxing annual competition 'Golden Gloves' at Sunnyside Gardens in New York City
Amateur boxing annual competition 'Golden Gloves' in New York City at Sunnyside Gardens . Participants in the ring during the contest. A huge crowd gathers to watch light middleweights, at 147 pounds, compete. Crowd cheers the boxers. Michael Devita seen versus Hamilton Sherman. Then Alfred Henrick versus Adonis Kelly. Kelly gets a TKO over Henrick.