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Go way back in the Big Apple! Stunning high-quality video shows 1911 NYC when horses [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| April 19, 2018
| Minyvonne Burke
Posted on 04/19/2018 5:58:42 AM PDT by C19fan
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Amazing video quality for 1911. Luv the ladies in their Edwardian clothing. What a mix of modes of transportation. A shame NYC tore up their street car network.
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posted on
04/19/2018 5:58:42 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Was there one man in the entire movie not wearing a tie?
Compare that to today's NYers ...
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:08:38 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: C19fan
Odd. My granmother, born in 1888 in a small town in illinois, grew up in a world of horses and carriages. She also saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
Mackinac Island in Michigan is horses only and it is really beautiful. I recommend it highly.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:08:45 AM PDT
by
buffaloguy
(Bond arms Cowbots well as s)
To: C19fan
Odd. My granmother, born in 1888 in a small town in illinois, grew up in a world of horses and carriages. She also saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
Mackinac Island in Michigan is horses only and it is really beautiful. I recommend it highly.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:08:48 AM PDT
by
buffaloguy
(Bond arms Cowbots well as s)
To: C19fan
That is fascinating to watch, thanks. Love the clopping of the horses.
My uncle used to live across the street from the Flatiron Building; I didn’t realize it was around way back then - relatively new at the time.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:09:18 AM PDT
by
GnuThere
To: C19fan
A shame NYC tore up their street car networkIt's a bigger shame that NYC didn't sink into the Atlantic
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:09:32 AM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
To: buffaloguy
Mackinac Island is on my bucket list. Slice of Victorian/Edwardian life.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:10:23 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: GnuThere
The Flatiron was only 9 years old in 1911.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:12:39 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
What a stunning contrast! Pre-Liberal New York City looked like a pretty decent place!
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:12:49 AM PDT
by
Howie66
("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
To: C19fan
Didn’t know we had soundtracks in 1911.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:13:44 AM PDT
by
animal172
(Call me simply deplorable.)
To: Howie66
Some of the immigrant heavy areas, for example, Lower East side had population densities comparable to modern day Calcutta. The video was from the nicer areas.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:14:24 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: from occupied ga
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:14:39 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: oh8eleven
Are any of those New Yorkers, besides the guy with the man bag?
Maybe the lady in the red shirt.
But I agree with your point; it’s amazing to see how people dressed even 50 years ago compared to today.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:15:56 AM PDT
by
GnuThere
To: C19fan
Back when people ate real food. No obesity
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:27:44 AM PDT
by
stanne
To: stanne
Real food + more expensive food + lots of walking.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:28:51 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: GnuThere
I always wondered about the transition from 100% horses to 100% motorized. This is timed just about perfectly to show a fairly even mixture of both.
Fascinating!
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:41:51 AM PDT
by
John Milner
(Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
To: Howie66
Pre-Liberal New York City looked like a pretty decent place!
It was. It's downfall started post WWII.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:44:21 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: John Milner
And then the people walking right in front of the streetcars!
I guess they were used to the whole rhythm of the thing.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:46:09 AM PDT
by
GnuThere
To: oh8eleven
Proof positive that if you want to really f**k up something, then you put Liberals in charge of it. Guaranteed to work every time.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:47:20 AM PDT
by
Howie66
("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
To: oh8eleven
The Slob Brigade is out in force. Good thing that we can’t smell the picture.
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posted on
04/19/2018 6:48:22 AM PDT
by
Howie66
("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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