They say Robert mitcham,was like that at one time, in fact they say,he could not afford hotels like these, he use to sleep on train's, never never, say never, anything can happen to anyone
@jchow5966
8 күн бұрын
When he saud “you can do what you want” he means DRINK.
@jchow5966
8 күн бұрын
All drunks.
@jchow5966
8 күн бұрын
Alcohol is a terrible thing.
@peptidegirl
11 күн бұрын
Omg this is epic. I love how they were able to speak their minds with class and not getting interrupted.
@drpoundsign
Ай бұрын
With Deinstitutionalization, there are a LOT of Mentally Ill folks, who Prefer to be in the streets. To be Fair: what they Really don't want are Shelters. Those can be Bad places.
@Porsche996driver
2 ай бұрын
3:08 That kids is a Gin Blossom. God bless the memory of these old guys. They couldn’t get straight.
@angelareitz5122
2 ай бұрын
great post!
@margkropf5541
3 ай бұрын
I hear a different attitude from these hard luck people than one hears today.I don’t hear them blaming the world.
@margkropf5541
3 ай бұрын
I. noticed the absence of two things, women and drugs. And yet this place was hell on earth.
@MarinCipollina
3 ай бұрын
The Bowery Boys
@robertafierro5592
3 ай бұрын
Im getting a real.good idea for a movie..there are people like me thst still remember this awful place.
@IPULCOLUMBIA
3 ай бұрын
So the Bowery=drunks? 😮
@IPULCOLUMBIA
3 ай бұрын
There all gone!! Now it’s all Russians and the Hispanics themselves left!
@roadtrip2943
4 ай бұрын
Many of these fellas got crushed in the depression or short employment depression after the war ,fell out of society and into booze. The flop houses aka single room occupancy hotels were a safety net which we don't have today.
@MarinCipollina
3 ай бұрын
Bacon, eggs, toast, hash browns and coffee for a quarter.
@francisoconnor2392
4 ай бұрын
Every big city had its own Bowery, in Chicago it was Madison Av, that’s long gone as well, where do people like this go today?
@odinquincannon4237
4 ай бұрын
Well dressed? That’s how people dressed back then and if you look hard enough you can tell the clotges are shabby. I feel like I can almost smell some of these guys and it’s not good. And though alcoholism might be a common thread or rampant here, the percentage of guys here that alcohol abuse followed something that was horrible that rocked these poor fellows couldn’t overcome is way bigger than guys who simmply partied too hard and it got out of control.
@chriszenko3598
5 ай бұрын
Skid row is now filled with million dollar apartments.
@user-ll9zd2dh6h
6 ай бұрын
Was once the largest Skid Row in the country
@larryfine88
6 ай бұрын
Most of these men are clean shaven.
@diannemarshall4078
6 ай бұрын
My Dad use to take us in a car and point out what can happen if you get addicted to drugs and Alcohol. It sure worked. Bless my Dad.
@pauldunne822
4 ай бұрын
Well done you and your dad💯. Is it like this now in the Bowery?
@user-ne3yw2cu6c
6 ай бұрын
All those Hotel's in the Bowery are now Luxury Condos selling for 2 million per floor.
@kimsherlock8969
7 ай бұрын
I was born 1960s Looking at America The Bowery.... in these times, spoke to me and I listened 😊
@rubydawn1
7 ай бұрын
I love these old films that show how life was. So sad I feel like we are in the same situation today people cant afford housing
@Reggie-The-Dog
8 ай бұрын
9:53 is heartbreaking. The man wants to be with his recently deceased wife but as a Catholic he can't commit suicide. He has to wait it out. I hope he found peace.
@JamesGoetzke
8 ай бұрын
Now the rent is $4000 a month.
@jod6cindy
9 ай бұрын
I've always had people who live like this somewhere in the back of my mind. I don't know how they manage to survive, but they must have tremendous courage. If a person's spirit is crushed, just about anything can happen to them. I try to help them as much and as often as I can, and I think one of the reasons is because they're on my mind so much. I know I could never live like that...probably for not even one day. It's true that "There, but for the grace of God, go I."
@Piggy-Oink-Oink
9 ай бұрын
Some of these Flop House "Hotels" still exist! "The Sunshine" , "The White House". Hotel Bowery". The "Prince" hotel was a few feet up the block from CBGB and it used to cost 9.50 a night. That of course included roaches and bedbugs. When they raised the rates to 12.00 a night that was too much for a lot of people.. That entire block (and many others in that area) was demolished and rebuilt. it;s all clean, modern buildings now.
@Baltihunter
9 ай бұрын
Has the room got a view?
@tonimarx6405
10 ай бұрын
We're all just one disaster away from the gutter. I'm lucky to have made it to 40yrs old after a pretty rough life and have seen many friends / acquaintances / family members go from productive, happy, working members of society to the gutter in the blink of an eye.
@lifeasithappens
10 ай бұрын
I agree 100%
@tonimarx6405
10 ай бұрын
@@lifeasithappens That's good to hear! Some people think they're invincible and that's a dangerous way to live 😑
@-Ricky_Spanish-
4 ай бұрын
I remember watching the Oxycontin epidemic unfold in the late 90's. So many white collar, middle class people became drug addicts in very short amount of time.
@jimmartin1803
10 ай бұрын
Misery loves company. And it don’t take a PHD to figure that out.
@u-neekusername4430
11 ай бұрын
Re - comments on their clothes: Everyone dressed like that then, most especially those over 25, so they weren't actually "well dressed" at the time. I know it sounds strange to us now, but it would have been obvious to anyone back then that their clothes weren't pressed, & that they were well-worn (old) & of lower quality. Different times for sure.
@catherinedilworth1363
25 күн бұрын
The clothes were donated through charity.
@boosqueezy2418
Жыл бұрын
hope they’re all resting in peace now
@boosqueezy2418
Жыл бұрын
the disease of alcoholism wreaks havoc on one’s life and it’s heartbreaking to watch
@bryanburnap4537
10 ай бұрын
It really does :(
@akula1085
Жыл бұрын
The guy who killed his wife backing out of his garage in Cincinnati and was drinking himself to death 80 years ago was particularly brutal.
@Reggie-The-Dog
10 ай бұрын
Yes it was.
@bryanburnap4537
10 ай бұрын
So many awful stories back in the day :(
@Atitlan1222
Жыл бұрын
The language, the speech patterns and accents are amazing. And yes...pretty sad.
@JJ-un2mt
2 жыл бұрын
Worse today. Skid Row LA. Kensington Avenue Detroit
@MrEdkern
Жыл бұрын
Got that right.
@Purplenpinkk
2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how nicely dressed these guys are. I learned two things solidly from this video - "Misery loves company." and "It's no good!" 9:55 is just heartbreaking. I hope all these gentleman are resting in peace now - most of them must have surely passed by now.
@felicecinque
2 жыл бұрын
The guy with the white jacket and popped collar is awesome lol
@felicecinque
2 жыл бұрын
Sad, fascinating, tragic. & boy, look how well dressed!
@Nantosuelta
10 ай бұрын
fashion was so much better back then. I wish people still dressed like this. Especially women, so tired of booty shorts, yoga pants and crop tops.
@Hendrixrides
2 жыл бұрын
I no likey.
@Chrisfeb68
2 жыл бұрын
Makes me thankful for what I have.
@jamesanonymous2343
2 жыл бұрын
BROTHERS,, SISTERS,,,,,,,,,,,,,TIS A DAMN SHAME, BUT WHO CARES ANYWAY !
@billm.3449
3 жыл бұрын
Ghosts....each and every one ...
@halasrebecca
3 жыл бұрын
Hi my name is Rebecca Halas. Dan Halas was my father. He and Alan Raymond were partners ,My dad was the main editor for the film, which was a part of the New York University's film department. Thank you for all the comments. My dad passed away in 2017 under suspicious circumstances. I was amazed by the responses which were so true. If you are interested in more information read Alan Raymond's obituary for Daniel Halas. I don't think my father had a chance to see these comments ,but it would've made him happy!
@joseantoniomoch4006
2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by "mysterious circumstances" ma'am?
@halasrebecca
2 жыл бұрын
@@joseantoniomoch4006 Hello Mr. Moch, Thank you for inquiring. My father died suddenly of a heart attack. He was found down his hallway in a strange position with no walker in sight. He was severely handicap from brain damage. He could barely stand up by himself and could not have walked to where he was. The sf coroner called me at home to say his body position was not normal. Furthermore my dad was being abused by his landlord who wanted to get him out of his one bedroom apt which he'd lived in for 30 yrs. In 2017 the rents went sky high. My dad was paying $ 600 a month for an apartment that was know going for$ 3 to $4 thousand a month. I belive that my father's body was drug out and down the hall because of a Chinese superstition about death inside the home. Also the landlord would legally have to tell a new Tennant about the death which would lower the property value. My dad had heart problems and the fact that he had a heart attack is not suspicious. Oddly enough his landlord was a Chinese chiropractor and a certified medical examiner who knew a heart attack would not raise suspicion. If my dad were dead he could raise the rent and make a fortune. There's a lot of other pieces to the story.
@rubydawn1
7 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this film all those men when I saw the young man with his leg amputated walking with crutches I found that so sad it really makes you think of why they were there I find that we are in the same situation how with cost of housing.
@Porsche996driver
2 ай бұрын
Hi Rebecca, so nice of you to leave a note here. I feel like every American should watch this. It’s timeless. Today we have other things that take good men down like meth and fentanyl. But alcohol has always had that power. For women like Gail Russell too. I’ve 5 years c&s thanks to Bill W and The Sally. Peace and blessings to you. 🙏🏽✨
@drpoundsign
Ай бұрын
@@rubydawn1 Most Amputations are caused by Diabetes. Given that this was 1960, However, THAT Guy could have been an injured WW2 Vet.
@dulceb1100
3 жыл бұрын
9:56 is truly HEARTBREAKING.
@thomasklugh4345
3 жыл бұрын
"I wanna go with her - go with her." Yes, Candace... sadder than sad.
@stiiimes
11 ай бұрын
"I am a catholic" meant that he couldn't get to where he wanted to go by his own hand... he had to wait around for something/someone else to take him out ... that's the part that kicked me in the guts. heavy.
@vladimirputinforUSA
3 жыл бұрын
The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup
@fineartist7710
3 жыл бұрын
Back in 1971, I rented a loft with another young artist. We worked the whole summer cleaning it out and fixing it up. As we approached our building we would have to step over bums on the street. Down the far corner were the Yippies and the Hells Angels. Across Bowery avenue was the punk club CBGB. I remember speaking to one of the Bums and he told me, "See that bum on the street layin' drunk in the gutter? He was a doctor who lost his license, then his wife left with the kids, and here he is every day drunk layin' in the gutter." I never forgot that.
@rickyparrilla2426
Жыл бұрын
Wow. That is incredible. I would have remembered that also.
@rubydawn1
Ай бұрын
I remember going there in the 70s from Montreal Canada I was shocked when I saw a bum by central park and went over to try and help him these guys from NY these biker guys came over I was like you have to call the police they were laughing at me. We had lost our friends just before our walk in central park about an hour later our friends entered and the park and saw the bum one of them said should we go over and ask if he saw Dawn lol the knew I would stop to try and help
@coachwaams8212
3 жыл бұрын
San Francisco 2021?
@Hendrixrides
2 жыл бұрын
Chesa Boudin's Fault.
@MooPotPie
3 жыл бұрын
The musical advertised in the poster @ 2:03 opened on Broadway in October 1961 - so this would have been filmed in '61 or '62.
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