The film visits many of the neighborhoods and landmarks on Manhattan Island and occasionally includes a history lesson. The neighborhoods include the Bowery, Chinatown, Herald Square, and Times Square. Some of the architectural highlights are the Empire State Building, the New York Public Library, Temple Emanuel, the Central Park Zoo, and the Rockefeller Center complex. The film ends in with a visit to a dining room in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra entertains.
Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City (1949)
Directed by James H. Smith
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Astoria Hotel, Central Park Zoo, Empire State, Herald Square, His Orchestra, Manhattan Island, Neighborhood, New York City, Public Library, Rockefeller Center, Temple Emanuel, Times Square, Waldorf
Alternate Titles
Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City
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