Footage in this AI enhanced film was taken between 1886 and 1904. Thanks to the Library of Congress archive for their preservation. Enjoy

@Stacie45

3 ай бұрын

My Uncle was the Chief Cartographer at the Library of Congress for many years. He wrote a book on the mapping of North America. I have a copy of it. Thanks for posting this-

@robynboyd2583

3 ай бұрын

Thank u library of congress

@johnhodgeman3980

3 ай бұрын

Wow. How is it possible they have sound? Did they record sound in the modern day, essentially having actors play the parts like the woman talking and laughing?

@padraiggillon

3 ай бұрын

It's dubbed in. @@johnhodgeman3980

@Stacie45

3 ай бұрын

@@johnhodgeman3980 It is an artifical audio track. Movies didn't have sound until at least 20 years later. Produced by AI maybe?

I love this!!! My great grandmother was born in 1900 & these amaze me. She died at 103, I was in my early 20s. She would have been a baby in someone's tummy on that sidewalk in that era. I love all the 1900+. My grandmother who raised me just turned 90, born in the 30s. I love her old home movies so much ♥️♥️♥️

@rongendron8705

3 ай бұрын

Great memories!

@trs4437

3 ай бұрын

That’s really cool. I met my brother’s mother-in-law’s mother in 2000 shortly before she died. She was born in 1899. It struck me how rare it was to know a person who had been alive in three different centuries and two different millennia!

@brocklanders6969

2 ай бұрын

My great grandmother was born in 1865...:).

@zippydooda

2 ай бұрын

Your great grandmother would be ashamed of what is happening now

@Anastasia-wt8pi6do8k

2 ай бұрын

Вы счастливый человек, застать свою прабабушку, будучи уже довольно взрослым человеком, не каждому дано.

I know you spend a lot of time restoring these old films. I want you to know it is much appreciated. It gives so much enjoyment getting to glimpse into the world as it truly was. Thank you for taking the time to RESTORE history! God bless you! ❤❤❤

@KiltedCrumpet

3 ай бұрын

❤👍👍❤

@user-gj6pk2bs1f

3 ай бұрын

Maravilloso. Bello !!!!!❤😂

@marknoahsotelo316

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! This is amazing and important work. You’re literally changing the way we view history!

@TheIldebrandoz

2 ай бұрын

An appreciable work, but it's evident that the audio isn't original as audio recording with video didn't exist at the time. Sound design work was done.

@karenbisset4753

Ай бұрын

And perfect audio. When the subway air blew her ❤😮😅dress up and she laughed

This is incredible - seeing real people, not actors, real clothes, not costumes - all genuine and not just some movie. It seems impossible!

@taharqa332

3 күн бұрын

You know what's even more incredible? I only saw white faces.

@junkjournaldavao

2 күн бұрын

​@@taharqa332 Relax.

@galadrielwoods2332

Күн бұрын

@@junkjournaldavao I am certain Tharaqa is relaxed

It is hard to imagine that these buildings were constructed before cars were popularized. Simply staggering.

@user-eb5cb6ud1p

13 күн бұрын

???? Personal transportation has almost nothing to do with heavy construction work. You might ask yourself if Buicks and Toyotas have any connection to building a modern skyscraper. In the 19th C. materials were transported by train and massive wagons. There were big *steam* powered cranes, excavators, lifts, and even drills and riveting machines. Remember that buildings as massive as the US Capitol were built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. NYC's architecture is impressive but certainly not impossible.

@rickintexas1584

13 күн бұрын

@@user-eb5cb6ud1p it is just a commentary on the point in time. There were very few work trucks at that time too. I’m very familiar with the technology. I have a BS and MS in Engineering. I finished my BS in 1986, so I am very familiar with technology, or the lack there of.

@JustMe99999

3 күн бұрын

Yes, and the pyramids were constructed in 2600 BCE, well before cars too. 🙄 One thing has nothing to do with the other.

@junkjournaldavao

2 күн бұрын

​@@user-eb5cb6ud1pYou're losing it. Relax.

@galadrielwoods2332

Күн бұрын

@@JustMe99999 They are pointing out that the technology around the people do not match how the people are living. It shows that they moved in to places that already had the structures from before a cataclysm restarted civilizations around the world. The entire world has the same issue. We see amazing architecture around the world with people using horses and carts. We are told those people built those buildings. It is a lie. 🙂

having a glimpse of the past is so thrilling

@Alexandre-zv8ci

2 ай бұрын

Thanks to AI that now we can experience it with more clarity.💻

@JC-nl3nh

Ай бұрын

more like depressing, look at the state of the world now its gone

@subzero3056

Ай бұрын

​@@JC-nl3nh Stop being negative because others are living life

@zarahalora7567

29 күн бұрын

@@JC-nl3nh yeah, id hate to live in that old time.

@FrederikEngelmand

29 күн бұрын

and depressing

B&W footage always has a sensation of distance, but this AI restoration gives a sense of immersion that's equal amounts of breathtaking and scary. It feels like the closest we'll ever be to actual time travel.

@granitestater1029

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I know what u mean. Kind of surreal, hard to wrap head around almost. I love the video tho.

@growngrownman5950

2 ай бұрын

TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!

@Nick_The_Santa

2 ай бұрын

Maybe this isn't a coincidence....

@QED_

2 ай бұрын

Props. The "sensation of distance" is not something that most people explicitly notice like that (!) It's important because . . . the sensation is a characteristic feature of the human capacity we all have to do "mental time travel".

@gigicolada

Ай бұрын

Almost feels like a dream, especially when they are looking at the camera (yet it feels like they are looking at ME). 🥶

Oh how I wish these clips were longer. I’m so mesmerized by them. Being able to see this footage restored and colorized really makes it so much more realistic. ❤

The stabilised movement of these old films brings a completely new relatability and glimpse in to the past. The disjointed old reels almost felt unreal. All of a sudden this footage has really been brought to life. Amazing! ☺️

The lady’s dress billowing in the updraft was taken from an Edison movie entitled “What Happened on 23rd Street, New York City” shot in 1901. The couple were actors: : A.C. Abadie was the man and Florence Georgie the lady.

@athinagouti7299

3 ай бұрын

Το έχω ξαναδιαβάσει ότι είναι σκηνοθετημένο...όμως πιστεύω ότι το σενάριο έλεγε να περπατάει απλώς το ζευγάρι για να τους γράφει η κάμερα...το σκηνικό με το φόρεμα πιστεύω ότι ήταν αναπάντεχο και αυθόρμητο...δεν μπορεί να ήταν τόσο καλοί ηθοποιοί που να προσποιηθουν κάτι τέτοιο..Αν προσέξει κανείς τις εκφράσεις στα πρόσωπα τους καταλαβαίνει ότι ήταν αληθινό..

@Jacobsoldby10

3 ай бұрын

Oh, I see I thought it was real. Wondered if the sound was added. That adds the reality of it. Good to know

@markshrimpton3138

3 ай бұрын

@@Jacobsoldby10 yes the sounds have been added by glamourdaze the uploader. It was impossible to film and record sound back in 1901. Even Edison hadn’t managed that yet.

@Jacobsoldby10

3 ай бұрын

@@markshrimpton3138 Yea, I thought so

@ivangranger8494

3 ай бұрын

@@Jacobsoldby10Yes, It appeared to be added.

Обожаю историю. Люблю старые фото и видео. Это словно машина времени, которая уносит нас в прошлое.

Geez, an absolutely OUTSTANDING restoration!

Things moved a lot more slowly than today. We need to slow down! Thank you for the time and effort you put into restoring these beautiful old films. ❤

@purefoldnz3070

2 ай бұрын

things moved much faster in the next 45 years two world wars, commercial flight and nuclear bombs. Thats insane and not long after that men on the moon.

@Michael-qe1xo

2 ай бұрын

Thats what my mom told me when I asked her what the differences are between her generation and mine. She said people now move and want everything quickly.

@NauerBauer

2 ай бұрын

Cars ruined everything

@jonathangonzales4115

Ай бұрын

Things will always move quicker. People from 1799 would say the same about people from 1899

@Diana-yn2ho

6 күн бұрын

There was little traffic plus the cities were smaller .

She walked so Marilyn could run

@AnastasiaQQ7

3 ай бұрын

This happened before Marilyn Monroe was born. Years later she made this iconic. Just mind-blowing 😳

@fpostolache

3 ай бұрын

Norma Rae you mean.

@MsVicki73

3 ай бұрын

​@fpostolache Norma Jean

@jpr1845

3 ай бұрын

Yes Norma Jean Baker. "Seven Year Itch".

@Crazy-Clown-In-Town

3 ай бұрын

Marilyn Manson?

My Great Grandmother, Mary Hester Crow (Born 1869)was in NYC in 1889 as an early post-grad of Ohio Wesleyan University studying Dramatic Reading at the Cecil B. DeMille school for Dramatic Arts. It was during her short 1 year stint in the Big Apple that she met a ladies undergarment salesman from Missouri, fell in love, went with him to Los Angeles by way of her family home in Delaware, Ohio where they got hitched. I never met my Great Grandfather. He passed young-widowing my Great Gran at 48. She lived to almost 101. Got a commemorative plaque from Mayor Sam Yorty and a letter signed by President Nixon. She saw the invention of the airplane to the moon landing. By comparison, it doesn't seem that much has transpired in my near 70 years.

@jimdep6542

3 ай бұрын

Great history, thanks for sharing.

@davidroosa4561

Ай бұрын

ladies undergarment salesmen got all the chicks

@timarnold7239

Ай бұрын

@@davidroosa4561 They could quickly unfasten those complicated hooks and release the hounds.

I’m naive, but the infrastructure and buildings in 1899 just astounds me.

@user-eb5cb6ud1p

Ай бұрын

Yes! Part of my family lived in NY at that time. It was the height of the industrial revolution. New machinery and construction methods (e.g. steel beams) changed the city over just a few decades.

@LeeZaslofsky

13 күн бұрын

You should have seen what the ancient Romans did.

@user-eb5cb6ud1p

13 күн бұрын

@@LeeZaslofsky Thank you. The TartarSauce conspiracy nutters always get flummoxed when you bring up ancient Rome and Greece. They can't comprehend that our ancestors could build the Colosseum or the Parthenon without using diesel motors or electric drills.

My grandfather sold fruit and vegetables from a cart as a young immigrant in the early 1900's.

@Adrian-mq5ld

2 ай бұрын

wow that is crazy to think that whatever you do and have and will do wouldn't have been possible without him selling fruits.

@brijmsn

Ай бұрын

Back when this country needed immigrants.

@SamtheMan0508

Ай бұрын

@Adrian-mq5ld He came over here with nothing, but worked hard, fought in WWI, saved his money and started a very successful business. Back then you couldn't come unless you had a sponsor in the US. Times have sure changed.

My Irish immigrant ancestors arrived in New York City during the 1870's. 3 of my four grandparents were born between 1896-1903. My last grandparent, my grandfather, was born in Ireland in 1886 and immiganted to New York in 1903. This was the world they all grew up in. Thank you. Fascinating footage .

@danieltossounian1962

3 ай бұрын

Irish are the toughest people in the world…they are the working class salts of the earth

@mow3186

2 ай бұрын

Could you imagine coming from the devastation of post famine Ireland to this. It must have seemed like paradise on earth. These people were so traumatised and America took them in and have them a life worth living.

@donneary7104

2 ай бұрын

@@mow3186 Yes, Correct. And this great county of America allowed their descendants , me, included, to live and work for a life of prosperity and freedom.

@PL-rf4hy

2 ай бұрын

Same -- all my ancestors Irish although some went to Britain/Scotland first for work and then to America. Came ashore in New Jersey and also Boston in the 1870s and 80s; lived 10 to an apartment at first. Metalworkers, plumbers ("piper"), all worked with their hands. They were a tough lot.

@TheAlchemist1089

2 ай бұрын

Like Hispanics and Asians today 😊

I have often felt I was born too late, and that I would have fitted in quite well in this time period. I love the way people dressed; men were gentlemanly and women ladylike. We have lost SO MUCH in the way of culture and refinement.

@canuckprogressive.3435

2 ай бұрын

I would be okay with that time except for going to the dentist!

@magamaga1827

Ай бұрын

yea,well, less europeans around now

@HelenaLira10

Ай бұрын

@@magamaga1827 You should feel sorry for yourself. You are originally from Europe. Hispanics are originally from all of America, so you should first ask yourself if what you say is coherent.

@LeeZaslofsky

Ай бұрын

The reality of those times was not your dream of politeness and gentility. Some people certainly lived that style of life, but there was a lot f poverty, racism, exploitation of workers, disease, unsafe and unhealthy housing, and plenty of violence. Luc Sante's book "Low Life" corrects your idyllic fantasy, as does the work of Jacob Riis. Check them out and be glad we've moved past that era.

@richparsons4205

Ай бұрын

@@LeeZaslofsky No need to preach at me…there is STILL “a lot of poverty, racism, exploitation of workers, disease, unsafe and unhealthy housing and plenty of violence”. The difference is, the CULTURE was far better all around….people knew the difference between right and wrong and respected themselves and others enough to not go to the local store in their pajamas and slippers or wear their pants down to their knees with their arses hanging out. My dream, however far-fetched, is that the days of respect and decorum will someday return. Probably not in my lifetime, tho.

I LOVE these restored, colorized videos! It’s like stepping into a time machine and getting a brief glimpse of the past. 🎥

I’m from NYC and this made me cry for some reason.

@mstyles2667

3 ай бұрын

Me too.

@mstyles2667

3 ай бұрын

No need to be sarcastic, apparently you are blind to the direction this world has gone in. Apparently you are trying your best to keep up the asshole trend though. Great work..@@robertmoray988

@ItsCostanza

3 ай бұрын

Because NYC looks way better back then

@jgm3465

3 ай бұрын

@@ItsCostanza No because it looks the same. I walk down some of those same streets and ferry past that same chunk of lower Manhattan. It's thrilling to feel a part of something so eternal.

@jillkjv3816

3 ай бұрын

People worked hard in those days. There was no welfare to fall back on. Most people went to church or synagogue and learned morality. It WAS a different world because our values were better.

Beautiful videos. Beautiful memories. The older they are the more precious they are. Thank you for sharing these videos with us.

I'm grateful that we can easily access footage from over a century ago! It's fascinating to see that even back then, New York was already a bustling metropolis.

I love these videos. I pause on bits to read the posters and admire the clothing and hair.

@QED_

2 ай бұрын

Props.

Children have fun and look into the camera, not imagining that the recording of them will be viewed more than 120 years later What a magic

No pranks vids,no phones, no fart prank ,no fake boxers,no wannabes just real people going about there lives.

@yoggsaron8867

2 ай бұрын

Bro, you could die from dysentery.

@spanicandkgyo8547

Ай бұрын

bro we get it u hate pranks

Incredible. Love all the people staring at whatever’s filming them. Lots of joy emitted through the subjects.

0:55 she did it before Marilyn Monroe! 😂

@Elle_ene

3 ай бұрын

Yes, little did she kno how iconic a scene those skirts blowing would be in the future and she was the first... (to have it on film,too!)

@Hi.Shadow

3 ай бұрын

@@Elle_ene yeah!!

@markshrimpton3138

3 ай бұрын

It was staged for the camera: The lady’s dress billowing in the updraft was taken from an Edison movie entitled “What Happened on 23rd Street, New York City” shot in 1901. The couple were actors: : A.C. Abadie was the man and Florence Georgie the lady.

@acool6401

3 ай бұрын

@@markshrimpton3138 It did feel a bit staged to me only because the both of them looked so composed and then she seemed to slow down and he stepped away as if they both knew this was where the “real action” was going to take place. Thanks for revealing this information. 😊 It teaches me to trust my gut feeling.

@markshrimpton3138

3 ай бұрын

@@acool6401 seeing it sharpened and coloured by AI makes it much better than the original. The timing too is now more realistic than the original which might have been as low as 16 frames per second; though I don’t know what speed Edison employed.

What amazes me is that everyone is dressed up...no pajamas, no sweatsuits, no sports bras.

@granitestater1029

3 ай бұрын

Doesn't amaze me. It was mostly like that in the 50s when I was a child. People only turned into slobs recently!

@ydvisual5530

3 ай бұрын

holy shit - another idiot falls for this and thinks this is actual footage.

@ydvisual5530

3 ай бұрын

@@user-eb5cb6ud1p nice try - that shi*t doesnt work on me

@BenvolioCapulet9

3 ай бұрын

Even a guy up on the beams (I’d guess supervising the builders) is in a suit

@marcse7en

3 ай бұрын

​@@BenvolioCapulet9 Which is not only RIDICULOUS, but probably DANGEROUS too? (No safety gear and appropriate footwear, for example).

My grandmother was born on 10th St in 1897. One of the memories she used to tell me about was the extra horse at a hitching post on 5th Ave and 34th St, where there was a small hill requiring the trollies to hitch a 2nd horse to power up the 1 block hill.

@johnfury6481

14 күн бұрын

Thank you for preserving that memory here. Fascinating times.

I find these clips of past life both fascinating and sad in equal measure. Seeing the slice-of-life your thoughtful editing, and authentic-feeling colourisation provides heightens the pathos: every single one of the individuals within those multitudes are gone. They may be nameless, but your efforts go some way to honouring their contributions to their community…even if some didn’t contribute, even if some were morally corrupt or unsavoury. It is immaterial because it’s part of the great parade of life. Thanks for your great labour of love.

@granitestater1029

3 ай бұрын

Well said. Its what I feel too.

@LinkRocks

3 ай бұрын

We're all passing through this thing called life. Most of us won't be here 100 years from now. Time marches on even after we're gone.

@QED_

2 ай бұрын

Acutally, it's not an established fact that "they're gone". For example, 60% of theoretical physicists today agree with that aspect of Einstein's theory which demonstrates that these people are just alive now . . . as you are.

Love these quality-definition historical videos!

I just love the lady who's dress blew up and she gave this adoring laugh! Love this!

Amazing footage, the colorization & sound make it so modern & relatable---NYC was incredible even so long ago.

Thank you for these Beautifully restored films!! 🌺

As someone who used to live in and spent most of their time in NYC, this made me cry.

I never get sick of these videos

@Sapphire586

2 ай бұрын

Me 2!!!!!!!!

@JustMe99999

3 күн бұрын

@@Sapphire586 Thanks for sharing.

Wow the way people are dressed is amazing, even the little children. The rich and poor, they certainly cared about what they wear and how they present themselves.

@aquaabundance4077

Ай бұрын

Well there was no such think as leisure clothing back then.

@L3ONARDO07

27 күн бұрын

Might look classy now, but to them it was regular casual clothing. Everyone dressed that way.

@finesupplements9698

7 күн бұрын

They dressed for social appeal, not personal comfort back then. Infact, this is still present today in most under developed countries due to it being more important to attract a wealthy mate.

This is amazing. You really brought it back to life!

This is AMAZING footage! Thanks, and please keep em coming. 😆👏♥️

It's just so amazing to see how temporary we all are--every last one of them are dead and gone now for all eternity--nobody survived. It's kind of frightening when you think about it long enough.

@granitestater1029

3 ай бұрын

Yes I think that's why a previous commenter Saud she cried. Because we have no control. We will all die.

@flovv4580

2 ай бұрын

Yet most people live their lives as if they are going to be here forever.

@coreasoul1887

2 ай бұрын

죽음을 막아야한다​@@granitestater1029

@coreasoul1887

2 ай бұрын

​@@granitestater1029죽음을 남기는것은 가장 치욕스런것이다

@coreasoul1887

2 ай бұрын

​@@granitestater1029죽음은 마귀가 가져온것이다

Wow life 135 years ago. Amazing. My great grandmother was born in 1897

@Motown-1966

Ай бұрын

My maternal step-great grandfather was born 30 September 1881. He’d died 3 December 1978, mere weeks after us burying family who’d died in Jonestown, Guyana. He was 97 years old. He’d fell & hit his head & suffered a stroke. We thought he would make it to 100 but he didn’t 😞!

Wow the restoration quality on this is amazing!

Мурашки по коже от осознания, что ни одного из этих людей уже нет на свете.

@user-pr5du4iz5j

2 ай бұрын

Я тоже так часто думаю при просмотре старинных кадров .это так пичально .

@aquaabundance4077

Ай бұрын

First thing that crossed my mind, as well. Even the little children have passed on. Wild

Absolutely excellent! Thank you very much for sharing these historical gem.

Beautifully done! Thanks for sharing it!😁

This is astonishing, and fantastic! I was born July 16th 1996, my great grandparents are still with me I am happy to say: They will b 99, in the summer ! This is 26 years older than they are! Fantastic! Thank you to whomever put this together! Keep doing it God bless you Joey

Only 90s kids will remember this

@DavidLS1

3 ай бұрын

Best comment!

@ernestogastelum9123

3 ай бұрын

You do realize the 90s refers to 1990-1999. You meant to say 1900s

@DavidLS1

3 ай бұрын

@@ernestogastelum9123 He was making a joke. The 1690's, 1790's, 1890's etc. are all the nineties.

@larrys4618

3 ай бұрын

1890s

@donneary7104

3 ай бұрын

@@larrys4618 Yes...and that decade was offically known as the "Gay 90's". These people were "Woke" ahead of the crowd...

How grand! A time machine. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful restoration. Much appreciated. Thank You for the upload.

Wow this footage is AMAZING. I don't think many ppl realize how amazing this is. The mannerisms have not changed much, humans have always been behaving the same regardless of time period. 1899?!?! It's just amazing. Tears welled up while watching this.

Amazing colorization and I am always mesmerized by the restoration is true to how people naturally looked and moved. I like getting lost in the surroundings.

@bblande

3 ай бұрын

It's funny you say that because I think the colors are weird. It would have been better to just leave it in black and white.

@milferdjones2573

3 ай бұрын

Peter Jackson's "they shall never grow old researched the actual color and got it mostly right along with way better film restoration, but that major movie level large number of people working with massive computer banks and experts. I sort of like it although a link to original be nice. @@bblande

@granitestater1029

3 ай бұрын

No I like the clors. They didn't live in black and white

@nondescript2892

3 ай бұрын

color is not what makes this real..its all about the adjusted speed and the extra frames simulated by computer....otherwise u just have jerky color footage..its the natural speed that does it

This is INCREDIBLE!!! Thanks so much.

Makes you wonder what our society will look like 114 years from today. The contrast between those people in the video and us is stunning.

@lothairelauwagie8758

7 күн бұрын

I was born in 1964 and now i am 60 years.When i was a young boy there was no computer like now and no social media,no FB no handy .....The world was very different too those days.Greetings from Europe Belgium

Marvelous. Thanks for uploading it.

This tech is amazing and I can imagine what it will be capable to do with these old videos after 5 years. This already looks amazing, but I'm sure this will get even better. Cannot wait.

This is a gift - it's the closest we can get to a time machine, thanks so much for posting this.

Exceptionnel merci d'avoir filmé ces moments du temps passé, de les remastorisés et de les partager

Best audio dubbing I've heard. Usually it's just random sounds.

Watching so many of these restored films and seeing how alive and vibrant the people are, and then remembering that they're long gone and it feels like they're sort of immortal, yet also of ghosts of the past. You can't help but think about your grandparents when they were young and your own mortality too.

19世紀とは思えないほど建物が近代的で驚きます😮

My grandparents were alive when this was taken. Both my grandmothers lived into their 90s so I got to know them well.

The images of the Lower East Side resonate. But, I think they would’ve been speaking mainly Yiddish among the market stalls. Thank you for this footage!

This is fantastic, bringing the past to life! Well done!

Absolutely wonderful to watch this, a real tonic! and amazing expertise to bring it to us! Thank goodness someone taped all this

@Poisson4147

Ай бұрын

FWIW it was filmed. Videotape didn't exist till the 1950s or 1960s.

Thanks for sharing this!

Absolutely mesmerizing. I feel like I’m in a time traveling place.

In that part of the video where the couple is walking and her skirt flies up--- if you notice, the man's outfit could be worn today and he'd fit right in. The woman's outfit, on the other hand, would have people gawking at her. Men's fashion hasn't changed all that much compared to women's.

@snowwpea

3 ай бұрын

Good point! He just looks like he’s wearing khakis and a blazer. I wonder if this was the “casual” look for the time?

@davidroosa4561

Ай бұрын

you can date old photos based on the women's clothing, almost with 3 years or less. in mens clothing , the changes are much more subtle. like width of collars and piping

Simply amazing! Thank you so much❤

Amazing to go back in time with so much quality, your production is super good! Notice how everybody seems to be taking their time even if the film is slowed down you can tell they are not in a hurry and how thin the people are compared to today.

Incredible! Your channel is stupendous!

really enjoyed that... I think about some of these people... how there lives turned out... long gone now...

@JustMe99999

3 күн бұрын

* their

It's almost like being there! Incredible. Many thanks for your hard work. It is appreciated! 🙂

Loved this! Thank you so very much!!!

I find your videos so interesting, because it shows that humans have always been human, the ways and other things because in photos they seemed so serious and distant, but your videos prove that we are still the same 🥹

@now591

2 ай бұрын

"humans have always been human" That's so profound.😂

@now591

2 ай бұрын

Even as recently as 120 years ago humans were still human. What a clever observation 😂

Great video. Just amazing.

Its ironic... Though life was shorter and a lot harder, people seemed a lot happier than they do today.

@rebeccaa2433

3 ай бұрын

"seemed" is the key word. We all romanticize the past.

@CrankyBarista

3 ай бұрын

@@rebeccaa2433 how would you know they werent actually happy? You werent there in the 19th century, either.

@rebeccaa2433

3 ай бұрын

@@CrankyBarista Of course I wasn't. I know that if someone looked through my family albums, my family would "seem" like they were a lot happier than people of today, but those are snap shots in time. My family was quite unhappy when I was growing up. We tend to romanticize as humans. I'm sure people were just as happy or just as unhappy as they are now.

@Crazy-Clown-In-Town

3 ай бұрын

Don’t let a very short film fool you. I'm sure they had issues too, much like today. For instance, this was the time when mass immigration from Europe happened. Italians and Irish immigrants were menace to the city and were blamed for the increase in violent crimes. Lower east side was a ghetto where newly arrived immigrants lived in dilapidated tenements.

@CrankyBarista

3 ай бұрын

@@Crazy-Clown-In-Town yes... because we dont have ghettos today ... at all. Lol

Absolutely wonderful restoration and the pseudo sound is top notch. Really brings this film to life. So much hard work you have done and it so appreciated.

This is AMAZING!!! One image is worth thousand words.

Imagine wearing a suit and tie while working on that high rise. ( 0:32 )

@aliendroneservices6621

3 ай бұрын

With bowler hats!

@user-yb4xn6or4k

3 ай бұрын

Those slick leather soled shoes!

@knowwe

3 ай бұрын

Ikr, amazing!!!

@ronaldkonkoma4356

2 ай бұрын

That guy is saying Imagine going to the beach without a shirt on or going to church in jeans and short sleeves

@DavidLS1

2 ай бұрын

@@ronaldkonkoma4356 I suppose, but still...

No cars at all in a big city, what a dream! Thank you much for this wonderful experience. Some good things of the past seems lost forever.

@LeeZaslofsky

13 күн бұрын

Don't step in the horseshit!

Lovely! Could watch this stuff all day.

Wow ,beautiful city ❤❤❤ Thank you so much Excellent vidéo 👌

0:57 "Never fear, I saw nothing my dear." We are time tourists.

The shot at the foot of the Flatiron Building where the women's dresses are billowing up has an interesting story. It was discovered that this building, because of its unique shape, caused freak air currents which made ladies' dresses billow up. When the news got around, men would come and loiter about the area just to watch the spectacle, and eventually so many of them did this that a police officer had to be stationed there to send those men packing. He'd do it by shouting, "One-two-three-skidoo!" and pretty soon, that phrase entered the language.

@HooDatDonDar

2 ай бұрын

The whole of 23 rd st was like that, another story there.

Btw. For those of you who don’t know, movies didn’t have sound in those days. They did a masterful job of adding sound from other sources. Judging from the accents, from the mid 20th century for a closer simulation

Thanks for sharing. We're glad this film footage was preserved and restored. As if it was yesterday. You will see the smiling faces of those kids and you will find those construction workers are a hardworking employees. Those were the hard times but you may find the contentment in their faces. They also wear fancy clothes especially the women with long skirts to hide their legs.

Repost: “The lady’s dress billowing in the updraft was taken from an Edison movie entitled “What Happened on 23rd Street, New York City” shot in 1901. The couple were actors: : A.C. Abadie was the man and Florence Georgie the lady.” 23rd street had a reputation for being windy - it’s wide, open , and placed to catch drafts from the river. Edison was playing up to this reputation. There was a slang phrase for what happened to the lady “23, skidoo!”. It was adopted a generation later in the roaring twenties as a way of saying get lost/blow away.

@Motown-1966

Ай бұрын

I’m familiar with hearing the vernacular “23 skidoo” but didn’t know its origins.

КРАСИВАЯ СТРАНА КРАСИВЫЕ ЛЮДИ! ВСЕМ СЧАСТЬЯ УДАЧИ! Я ВАС ВСЕХ ЛЮБЛЮ!!!!

It's cool seeing the moving pictures from the late 19th century and early 20th century. This is why I want to be a historian so I can educate people on things I love learning about!

Outstanding! You make us ALL Time Travellers!!

Feeling nostalgic

so interesting to watch

Wow, what a treat, thank you for this wonderfull, blast from the past x

This is so cool! Thank you for showing this!

Phenomenal what tech can do today...

Amazing!! Tugs at ones heartstrings ❤

@glamourdaze

3 ай бұрын

Yes they do

Incredible work. Thank you so much.

Thank you, it's wonderful to see!

Wonderful❤