RFD Greenwich Village

Although the hippie ideal was fading in the late 1960s, marketers kept it alive. The Greenwich Village of RFD Greenwich Village is filled with "countrified cosmopolitans" who, while they appear to be beyond work and money worries, belong to a Bohemian subculture (which never looked anything like this). This representation of Manhattan is a tweak on Mayor John V. Lindsay's early-sixties "Fun City." From the film's narration: "Village life is cosmopolitan, yet relaxed and carefree. Pleasure is found in just being alive. Suburban living, on an urban landscape. A time to pursue personal pleasures, to find self-expression in comfortable clothing." The film's title, referring to a suburban experience within the boundaries of the city, is apt: "In the shadows of modern Manhattan, surrounded by glass and steel, yet only a subway stop away from the seething city, with its crowds of people, hectic workday schedules, and the office routine . . . lies the sleepy village called Greenwich. A suburban oasis where one can gather thoughts and enjoy the wonders of nature or saunter through winding streets. . . . Here thousands of people live in an atmosphere much like the one they left in their own