Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway take the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan, a great view of the transformative nature of transportation in the 1920s.

Jack sings a song in which he laments his lot as a poor young man in New York City and dreams of a new life in Santa Fe, a place he can reach simply by boarding a train.

Crowds gather and fire brigades compete in a crowded New York City neighborhood. This is an accurate representation of how fire brigades operated in New York City at the time due to there not being a legally recognized fire department.

A ship captain instructs his crew to bring the ship to full speed. This clip is a great view of the integration of machinery and manpower in a steamship.

This clip illustrates the working conditions in factories and describes how workers were overworked and underpaid. It also explains the tragedy that is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the impact it had on America.