The Terminal Bar was a place in New York City in times square, it was one of the roughest bars in the city and was across from the port authority bus terminal.
The clients from the bar were mainly Irish American but changed over time to mainly African American and a gay bar. The bar was featured in the film taxi driver and was documented through a short film, however, the bar closed in 1982 after ten years of being open. the terminal bars neon lights flickered at southeast corner for a decade a false hope in a dark part if time, the owner of the bar Shelly took portraits of his customers thousands of photographs from junkies to drag queens.
What I really liked about the short film created by the owners son is that it combines animation with still imagery from his father to create a sequence that makes an impact with the choppy music the matches the editing style. I like how the imagery is harsh contrasting between black and white photography give the film depth and detail which you can lose with colour. The over voice breaks up the choppy editing style and helps give context and history to the film.