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Uncle Joe

(58,365 posts) Mon Nov 1, 2021, 06:49 PM Nov 2021

【Colorized】The 1890's Amazing Rare Footage of Cities Around the World 【AI Restoration】

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【Colorized】The 1890's Amazing Rare Footage of Cities Around the World 【AI Restoration】 (Original Post) Uncle Joe Nov 2021 OP

I enjoyed that very much...thanks for posting! secondwind Nov 2021 #1

Fascinating! Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2021 #2

That was wonderful! madaboutharry Nov 2021 #3

Marvellous! I loved the moving sidewalks, wherever the heck they were. nt Hekate Nov 2021 #4

I wonder how we'll look 100 years hence. Assuming.... erronis Nov 2021 #5

Cool. Pepsidog Nov 2021 #6

That roller-coaster! No safety features at all!! NurseJackie Nov 2021 #7

Are you saying safety regulations might be a good thing? tclambert Nov 2021 #11

I know... crazy, right? NurseJackie Nov 2021 #15

Awesome stuff Drum Nov 2021 #8

I love these images NQAS Nov 2021 #9

And a lot of... SergeStorms Nov 2021 #13

That was really cool FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #10

New York was already overloaded with cars, even then FakeNoose Nov 2021 #12

At least there was a tree growing in Brooklyn... n/t TygrBright Nov 2021 #14

Proving that even in 1898, people mugged for the cameras. malthaussen Nov 2021 #16

You know when you've been up all night, and have mild dyslexia... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #17

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

1. I enjoyed that very much...thanks for posting!

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:14 PM

Nov 2021

Just_Vote_Dem

(2,808 posts)

2. Fascinating!

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:20 PM

Nov 2021

Thanks for this

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

3. That was wonderful!

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:36 PM

Nov 2021

Thank you for posting.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

4. Marvellous! I loved the moving sidewalks, wherever the heck they were. nt

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:47 PM

Nov 2021

erronis

(15,302 posts)

5. I wonder how we'll look 100 years hence. Assuming....

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:16 PM

Nov 2021

there's anybody to bother looking at our old MP4s, tacky-toks, etc.

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)

6. Cool.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:22 PM

Nov 2021

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

7. That roller-coaster! No safety features at all!!

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:30 PM

Nov 2021

Yikes!

tclambert

(11,087 posts)

11. Are you saying safety regulations might be a good thing?

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:33 PM

Nov 2021

No belts. No restraining bars. That kid in the back was standing up!

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

15. I know... crazy, right?

Reply to tclambert (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 06:18 AM

Nov 2021

Are you saying safety regulations might be a good thing?

I know... crazy, right?

Drum

(9,161 posts)

8. Awesome stuff

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 08:52 PM

Nov 2021

NQAS

(10,749 posts)

9. I love these images

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:22 PM

Nov 2021

Takeaway?

Hats. Lots and lots of hats.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)

13. And a lot of...

Reply to NQAS (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:50 PM

Nov 2021

waving those hats around in the air.

And women.....riding bicycles! Be still my heart, I believe I'm about to have the vapors. I thought.....I thought I captured a glimpse of an ankle! 😳

FoxNewsSucks

(10,434 posts)

10. That was really cool

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:22 PM

Nov 2021

I love historic videos like that

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)

12. New York was already overloaded with cars, even then

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:45 PM

Nov 2021

Every other city had trolleys and horse carts, or else they were on foot.

TygrBright

(20,760 posts)

14. At least there was a tree growing in Brooklyn... n/t

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 11:49 PM

Nov 2021

malthaussen

(17,202 posts)

16. Proving that even in 1898, people mugged for the cameras.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 11:41 AM

Nov 2021

Humans never change.

-- Mal

electric_blue68

(14,906 posts)

17. You know when you've been up all night, and have mild dyslexia...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 08:05 AM

Nov 2021

... read 1890's as 1980's......

And think - 1980s(!?!) what the heck, how rare can THAT be??!!!?

😂😂😂😂😂

Der!

will.look later when I'm awake! 😄

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