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1955NEW YORK CITY
SCENES OF THE 3RD AVENUE ELEVATED SUBWAY TRAIN SET TO HAYDN'S CONCERTO IN D FOR HARPISCHORD. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. URBAN TRANSPORTATION. NEW YORK CITY

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POV LOOKING DOWN FROM TALL SKYSCRAPER AT STREET BELOW
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PHOTOGRAPHER SETS UP CAMERA ON TRIPOD. ELEVATED SUBWAY PASSES, TAKES PHOTOGRAPH.
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PHOTOGRAPHER ENTERS SUBWAY STATION. TRAIN ARRIVES.
DOORS OPEN, PASSENGER GETS ON TRAIN
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INTERIOR NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY CAR. MAN SLEEPS ACROSS SEATS. COUPLE PLAYS CARDS WITH TINY DECK OF CARDS.
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POV ON ELEVATED SUBWAY. THIRD AVENUE EL. 1955 SIGN ON ROOFTOP: "HYGRADE'S ALL BEEF FRANKFURTERS"
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MAN SPOTS A COIN ON THE TRAIN CAR FLOOR, GOES TO PICK IT UP, MAN STEPS ON HIS HAND. WELCOME TO NEW YORK!
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POV RIDING ON NEW YORK'S THIRD AVENUE ELEVATED SUBWAY. CIRCA 1955. STREET ACTION BELOW.
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POV ON EL TRAIN PULLING INTO STATION
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MAN STOPS TO ADMIRE BEAUTIFUL IRON WORK IN SUBWAY STATION MONTAGE PATTERNS REFLECTED IN SHADOWS.
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ELEVATED SUBWAY STATION. POV LOOKING DOWN AT STREET SIGN "BOWERY AND GRAND STREET
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SUBWAY CAR REFLECTED IN PUDDLE
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ELEVATED TRAIN EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN B/G
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DRUNK STAGGERS DOWN NEW YORK STREET, CLIMBS SUBWAY STATION STAIRS, GETS ON ELEVATED TRAIN
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DRUNK ON THIRD AVE EL. POV RIDING IN FRONT CAR OF EL. BOWERY BUM, DRUNK SITS DOWN, PULLS BOTTLE OF LIQUOR FROM HIS POCKET, TAKES A DRINK, BOTTLE EMPTY, PUTS EMPTY BOTTLE BACK IN HIS POCKET
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POV ON EL PASSING BREWERY.
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BUM SPOTS COIN ON TRAIN FLOOR, GOES TO PICK IT UP, FALLS ON THE FLOOR. SAYS THE HELL WITH IT WITH HIS HANDS, SITS BACK DOWN.
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BUM IS LULLED BY THE SOUND OF THE TRAIN, CLOSES HIS EYES.
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CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTAGE OF NEW YORK EL SUBWAY SET TO CLASSICAL MUSIC. HAYDN.
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CU BUM ON TRAIN OPENS HIS EYES. PASSING LIQUOR STORE ON EL. DRUNK STANDS UP
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BUM, DRUNK STAGGERS DOWN CITY STREET LOOKS UP AT EL PASSING ABOVE
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LITTLE GIRL WAITING FOR TRAIN WITH FATHER CLAPS HER HANDS AS IT ARRIVES IN THE STATION. HOLDS HER DRESS DOWN FROM THE WIND CREATED BY THE TRAIN. STEPS ON TRAIN WITH FATHER
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HS EL TRAIN LEAVING STATION
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LITTLE GIRL TRIES TO PICK UP COIN ON TRAIN FLOOR, FATHER BRUSHES HER HAND AWAY. GIRL AND FATHER RIDE IN FRONT OF TRAIN.
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POV ON EL, TRACKS BELOW. PASSING TONS OF LAUNDRY HANGING BETWEEN BUILDINGS. THIRD AVE EL.
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TRAIN SIGNAL TURNS RED, WHOLE SECTION OF BRIDGE REVOLVING, MOVING SO TUG BOAT CAN PASS BELOW.
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TRAIN SIGNAL TURNS GREEN.
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LS ELEVATED TRAIN CROSSING BRIDGE
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POV ON TRAIN CROSSING BODY OF WATER. LOWER MANHATTAN SKYLINE
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1950s CAR PASSES UNDER EL, STRIPED SHADOWS COVER THE CAR
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MAN CROSSES TRAIN TRACKS, APPROACHING TRAIN
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POV ON EL PASSING OUTDOOR FRUIT MARKET. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. PEOPLE HANG OUT OF APARTMENT WINDOW. HS TRAIN
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CU LITTLE GIRL LOOKING OUT OF TRAIN WINDOW
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COUPLE PAUSES AT TOP OF EL STAIRS TO LOOK AT STREET SCENE BELOW
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COUPLE HOLDS HANDS ON TRAIN
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POV LOOKING UP AT EL PASSING
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TRAIN CONDUCTOR OPENS PANEL, FLIPS SWITCH, TURNS TRAIN LIGHTS ON
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EL AT DUSK, TRAIN AT NIGHT
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COUPLE RIDES THE TRAIN AT NIGHT, MAN PICKS UP COIN FROM FLOOR. SOMEONE FINALLY GOT THAT DAMN COIN!
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POV ON EL AT NIGHT. NEW YORK SKYLINE
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