“ SKYSCRAPER ” CONSTRUCTION OF 666 5TH AVE. NEW YORK CITY 1959 DOCUMENTARY MD40784

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1959 sponsored documentary directed by Shirley Clarke uses experimental montage techniques to dramatize the construction of the 666 Fifth Avenue Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City (TRT: 21:11). Clarke was a member of the Independent Filmmakers of America and was part of a circle of independent filmmakers in Greenwich Village such as Maya Deren, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, and Lionel Rogosin. Opening titles: “Brandon Films Presents.” The Bellringers Monument in Herald Square (0:09). Musical montage: Towering skyscrapers of steel and glass reflect passing clouds (0:25). Air conditioning units. Wrought iron fire escapes and ornate filigree (0:55). A horse-drawn carriage. A brick wall is demolished. A sign: “Dig we must - for growing New York.” Scenes of construction and buildings marked for demolition (1:06). Signs on buildings for sale and lease. Title “Sky