Jan. 16, 1974: A scene for “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” was filmed in an abandoned subway tunnel in Brooklyn. The photo ran with an article later that year about the decline of the film industry in New York, which cited factors including an industry exodus to the West Coast and a “fear of crime in the streets and a disenchantment with the city.” Photo: Larry C. Morris/The New York Times
April 1, 1976: Alfred Hitchcock in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. “After knighthood,” the caption read, quoting Hitchcock, ” ‘all that was left was to await death, a few vodkas hastening its advent.’ ” A note on the back of the photograph clarified who was directing the photo shoot: “The picture showing Mr. Hitchcock creeping his way through the plant in his room was his idea.” Hitchcock died the following year. Photo: Jack Manning/The New York Times
