Goodbye 42nd Street

Goodbye 42nd Street

1983 · 5 min · ★ 7.0

Shots of walking down 42nd Street showing storefronts including everything from Texas Fried Chicken to 25¢ porn arcades.

Directed by Richard Kern

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