New York City in 1965 -- Photos That Include a Few Cars

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From time to time I do a post categorized as "Streetscapes," showing old views of cities or towns with cars.

This post differs a little because the photos (scanned slides) are mine, and not sourced from here and there on the Internet.  I took them in June of 1965 when I was in the city for a few days.  Another difference is that the cars are incidental to the scenes I was shooting.  However, you might find interesting the (mostly) American-make vehicles seen in those days.  Click on images to enlarge.

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Looking west along 42nd Street from Tudor City.  The Daily News building is the one with the vertical stripes to the left, and near the center is the Chrysler Building.

Farther along 42nd Street, across from Grand Central Terminal.  The taxi seems to be a 1964 Dodge.

Central Park South from 5th Avenue.  That's a Mercury in the foreground.

Also Central Park South.  The Plaza Hotel is at the left.  In the foreground are a Rambler and a Pontiac.

More Central Park South.  The car with the fins seems to be a 1957 Dodge.

Unloading a Cadillac on Central Park South.

Same area, but here is a Chrysler-based stretched limousine.

East 70th Street, an upscale townhouse neighborhood.  The cars are a Buick convertible, a Ford Mustang and a Ford Thunderbird.

Roosevelt Avenue elevated railroad station, Queens Borough.  An Oldsmobile is in the foreground and the gray car behind it appears to be a Rover.

Rolls-Royce in Rockefeller Center.

West 42nd Street, just west of Times Square.  Not a fancy area, though that's a Cadillac at the curb.

The TWA terminal at JFK airport.  Plenty of cars shown here.  The queue at the right is led by a Mercedes, followed by an Oldsmobile, a Ford, a Cadillac and a Pontiac.

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