In New York, subway cars from the 1930s bring passengers back in time

The Manila Times

In New York, subway cars from the 1930s bring passengers back in time  Paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs and vintage advertisements: New York subway cars used from the 1930s to the 1970s are back on the MTA tracks as part of the Holiday Nostalgia Rides program. A native New Yorker who dressed in a vintage costume describes a "warm feeling in my heart." "This train brought me back to when I was a little kid, Christmas trees and just good vibes", says a Bronx resident.   AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #worldnews  #holiday  #nostalgia

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00:00I'm 51 and I still find joy in doing this.

00:20So you know, I'm still a little kid.

00:21This transition brought me back when I was a little kid.

00:23Christmas trees and just good vibes.

00:25You know, New Yorkers, we're too, ugh.

00:28We need to de-stress.

00:30This helps de-stress.

00:31It does.

00:32When I, um, I'm originally from the Bronx, New York, so I remember riding the train with

00:48my mom, going to Yankee Stadium.

00:52I remember just being, just happy looking out the window when we went outside for the

00:57outside stop.

00:58Cheers!

01:03U-Train!

01:04Thank you!

01:05Morning, pastors.

01:08U-Train, U-Train!

01:0996U!

01:12So everything about this is vintage from World War II era, the 1930s and 1940s.

01:18The light bulbs, the wicker seats, the ceiling fans, no air conditioning, no PA system.

01:24This is what it was like.

01:2650th Street, Rockefeller Center, DNF.

01:3150th Street, Rockefeller Center, DNF train.

01:34This is how New Yorkers not only got to where they worked

01:39and where they went to school

01:40and where they visited their friends

01:42and where they went shopping.

01:43This was the first mass transit that grew the city.

01:47It used to be, in the early part of the 1900s,

01:50people would have to live very close to where they lived

01:52and where they worked and where they went to school.

01:54But because of the advent of the subway system in 1904,

01:58people could travel in a short amount of time,

02:01and that's what created the growth of the city.

02:0360th Street, F train to B.

02:07Last chance, F train to B.

02:16Well, red is the color of December,

02:19and we love to look in style,

02:21so we have to have our gloves and a hat

02:24to keep our hair in place.

02:27I haven't experienced these lines in particular

02:29because I'm not old enough to remember this,

02:32but some of the other lines, as they were starting to transition

02:36between the 70s, 80s, and into the 90s,

02:39and it kind of brings back a warm feeling in my heart.

02:42You know, the past is going away,

02:52but this is the only way to preserve it,

02:54and see some nice people, and it's a test of time.

02:59These things still work.

03:12Oh, my goodness.

03:28Careful. You got it.

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