This vintage video shows what New York City's subway was like in the 1940s
BUSINESS INSIDERArielle Berger
This vintage video shows what New York City's subway was like in the 1940s
This vintage video produced by the NY Transportation Board in 1949 provides a glimpse at what the New York City subway system looked like decades ago.
Feb 10, 2017
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