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Recordist's notes
Sound of the wooden escalators at Macy's dating from the 1920s and 1930s. The New York Times describes the sound as "Bu-da-bumbum, bu-da-bumbum, bu-da-bumbum." Also, listen to the recording made by david.j.pitt : https://aporee.org/maps/?loc=52784&snd=60303
About the place
Manhattan is a city of about 1,487,536 people in New York, United States. OttoAnna lists 120 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “140 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001, USA - Wooden Escalators from the 1920s and 1930s.” by Carlo Patrao – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0