Posted on 01/09/2010 8:55:25 AM PST by Signalman
Interesting video taken from the front of a streetcar traveling down Market St. in San Francisco, just a few days before the earthquake.
Check this out. Edwardian London, 1904. Astounding video:
http://www.thedailydust.co.uk/2008/10/29/video-footage-of-edwardian-london/
Sorta like boating
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Love the film. Love teh music.
But judging by the make and model ofthe autos I think this was probably filmed closer to 1920.
Upon further review — I retract that.
Watching old videos like that one is a humbling experience when you realize that of the multitude of people seen, not a single one is alive today and, in fact, the vast majority has probably been dead and forgotten for over 70 years.
Yes. I was wrong. Again.
Thanks for sharing.
nearly every man and boy is wearing a hat.
the mix of horses, horsedrawn wagons, (electric?) trolleys, automobiles and bicycles if facinating.
This better not be one of those homo street “parades” blech.
Compare the dress then with the description of the Folsom Street fare. (don’t watch it) If America was built upon the morality of the latter it would be have soon destroyed itself, or been destroyed
I think horseless carriages, steam powered were around before that but for mass produced vehicles like the Ford Model A... that was like 3 or 4 years old when the film was apparently made.
I assume this is public domain: download link: factor&itag=34&ipbits=0&burst=40&sver=3&expire=1263085200&key=yt1&signature=2298BB299091CCA4E6DD1863E261A522B32453F7.6FD0239ADDDCEB3C12FA3013864033B2CBCC4DAF&factor=1.25&id=34834ec51c737bd9
More link it here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHpTK8c63uo&feature=related
History channel has a full show with video after the quake.
First video invented in 1888
Everyone was dressed up. Unlike the present.
Yes there appears to be a certain controlled wildness to it all. Note the men are all wearing hats and jackets and the few women seen are also wearing hats. Interesting mix of horses, cars and trolleys.
yes but...the cable car is going slower and the cars can’t go too fast and the horse and buggies were OK too. Don’t forget ... back then people and drivers were more civil to each other and to the pedestrians. Not like today.
I felt that too. There is one part in the music that is played many times and to me...it was haunting. Maybe if they hadn’t mentioned this was taken days before the devastating earthquake I might not have paid that much attention but... I did and it WAS eeerie. Sort of like a premonition.
yes and sad thinking everyone we saw in that video had no clue they would be gone in days as would most of their families not to mention their beloved City by the Bay.
Guess I could go online to find that so I could view it. Thanks for the info.
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