
3rd Ave. El
Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- train
- railroad
- light rail
- short film
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United States of America
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- Theatrical1 Jan 1955
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3rd Ave. El was released on 1 January 1955.
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1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
2/15/2026
I’m not sure Haydn’s Harpsichord Concerto (in D major) gets too many cinematic outings, but it works really quite well here as we spend a day in the life of New York’s Third Avenue elevated railway. We follow three passengers during the day: a young lad, a man who’s had a bit too much of the sauce and a father and his enthusiastic young daughter before the lights go on and a courting couple close the day. They are no…
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