The oldest hackies tell it like it was (1966)
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The oldest hackies tell it like it was (1966)
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#2Note: This article, about long-time taxi drivers in NYC, was originally published in 1966.
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#3> They remember waiting behind pushcarts, horse-drawn wagons, stalled trucks and old electrics in need of a charge.
This is a fascinating insight into the diversity of road vehicles at the beginning of the 20th century. Internal combustion engines and electric motors of comparable prevalence on the roads is a situation that we are only now beginning to witness again - after a period of a hundred years. It seems as if horse-drawn vehicles are still around in New York City as tourist attractions, but in this century I don't think anyone would even fathom enlisting an equine associate for goods transport within NYC. As for pushcarts, I would posit that the sacktrolley has probably displaced any other form of wheelbarrow or pushcart, but I've never been to NYC myself, so that's just a hunch.
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#4> They remember waiting behind pushcarts, horse-drawn wagons, stalled trucks and old electrics in need of a charge. This is a fascinating insight into the diversity of road vehicles at the beginning of the 20th century. Internal combustion engines and electric motors of comparable prevalence on the roads is a situation that we are only now beginning to witness again - after a period of a hundred years. It seems as if…
There are human-drawn bicycle carriages for two.
Upcoming are bigger pedal-assist cargo bikes, https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/nyc-cargo-bikes-cou...
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#6The way the cabbies talk reminds me of a Cormac McCarthy novel.
This is a good companion read about the taxi vehicles of that time too: http://tlc-mag.com/archive_issues/amer_taxi_oct06.html
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#7> They remember waiting behind pushcarts, horse-drawn wagons, stalled trucks and old electrics in need of a charge. This is a fascinating insight into the diversity of road vehicles at the beginning of the 20th century. Internal combustion engines and electric motors of comparable prevalence on the roads is a situation that we are only now beginning to witness again - after a period of a hundred years. It seems as if…
> pushcarts [...] sacktrolley [...] NYC [...] hunch
Around midtown, convertible hand trucks in cart-dolly-platform mode are commonplace, piled high with boxes, sometimes inside collapsible box-bags.[1] Upright hand trucks are mostly short range delivery from a parked truck (automotive) to inside. Grocery delivery is plastic bins on carts, often u-boats, or Whole Foods does e-bike trailers. Hmm, and food carts[3] are towed.
[1] https://www.alamy.es/new-york-ny-usa-22-de-julio-de-2023-tra... [3] https://www.flickr.com/photos/time-to-look/30128059361
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You might want to take a look at the article before commenting ;)
Re: The oldest hackies tell it like it was (1966)
#10The way the cabbies talk reminds me of a Cormac McCarthy novel. This is a good companion read about the taxi vehicles of that time too: http://tlc-mag.com/archive_issues/amer_taxi_oct06.html
The author of this piece (Nicholas Pileggi) later wrote the books that became the Martin Scorsese films Goodfellas and Casino (and wrote the screenplays for these as well). More than anything, he seems keen on capturing exactly how these guys talk (or at least presenting a memorable version of it).