Broadway & Union Square, New York 2

Broadway & Union Square, New York 2 (2026)



6.0 2026 1 min —

Director: Misha Kaz

Documentary
In this inventive sequel to Arthur Marvin’s 1903 documentary, produced to celebrate the film’s quasquicentennial, viewers are swept into a vibrant visual echo of Promio’s classic ‘New York: Broadway at Union Square’ (1896).

More About This Film

Broadway & Union Square, New York 2 is a historical moving-image presentation built from early footage of New York City. The material captures everyday street activity around Broadway and Union Square, including pedestrians, streetcars and the constantly changing rhythm of the city at the dawn of the twentieth century.

The film belongs to the tradition of actuality filmmaking, in which real people and locations were photographed rather than staged as a fictional story. Its value today lies in the rare visual record it provides of New York transportation, architecture and public life.

  • The footage is associated with the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
  • Arthur W. Marvin is credited as cinematographer on the original material.
  • The Library of Congress preserves related Biograph material in its Paper Print Collection.
  • The footage features horse-drawn streetcars and pedestrians around Broadway.
  • The work survives as an early visual record of New York City streets.

Where to Watch

Historical actuality films are often available through archival and public-domain collections rather than conventional subscription catalogs.