Step back in time to 1931 with "A Bronx Morning," now reborn in color and sound. 🎥 Explore the cobblestone streets, the fruit vendors, and the laughter that echoed through New York City. 🍎🗽 Immerse yourself in the vibrant hues of nostalgia as Jay Leyda's lens dances once more.
Keywords: Bronx, Jay Leyda, silent film, color restoration, 1930s, New York City, avant-garde, nostalgia, authentic, streets, history, cinematography, Moscow State Film School, Sergei Eisenstein.
🔗 **Links**: [Learn more about Jay Leyda](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Leyda),
[Explore the Bronx] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx).
Arrival in the Bronx is shown with a view from an elevated train as it enters the city. Then follows a montage of sights from the Bronx. Many typical neighborhood activities are shown, along with scenes from many local businesses.
A camera on an elevated train enters the Bronx. We look down at morning activity. Three title cards tell us, "The Bronx does business ... and the Bronx lives ... on the street." We look in store windows, at fruit and vegetables on display, and at a newsstand. We see shops and shoppers, carts and autos. A truck dumps coal; the iceman cometh. Drying clothes hang on lines strung between buildings. Women push prams; children look down from balconies, a woman leans out an open window. The streets are busy. Children play dice, stickball, and hopscotch. An ice-cream pushcart arrives. There are cats, dogs, and pigeons. The camera goes to a rooftop for a panorama.