San Francisco in 1905
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can you like imagine the people in 2110 looking at a video of us here in 2010 and going like... wow that's how it used to look back then?
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3. Usdevildoggmc 2 years ago
Naw this is the perfect music to be played on this ride.... giving it both modern and old-style taste to it.... Wouldn't it be amazing to go back right where this was filmed and talk to people around there??
Keep in mind... 1903 FORD company was introduced to the world 
This video is 105 YEARS OLD!
I Have an original poster from 1903 (FORDMOBILE With detachable tonneau) 850$
Does anyone know how much my poster is worth??? I search online sometimes but its hard to find....
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4. loscohones 2 years ago
i like these old footages.i wish there were more from different cities around the world 
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Music is out of place but it kind of fits the trip... Very interesting stuff!
What's the building (with the tower) at the end of the street?
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Music is "La femme d'Argent" by Air.
It fits great with the city mood 
People seem to be so cooool !
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nice point #2 they will be soo surprised with what is amazing us at the moment. and think eeewww, the cars used to have wheels. must have been slow riding cars..!! nice video shows us where it all came from.
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10. Gringo_el_Diablo 2 years ago
Considering that the Model T didn't come out until 3 years later.... alot of people did have cars!
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Cars, horses, carriages, trams...
No traffic lights, junctions...
Boys being boys, People talking to each other!
Freedom.
Jay walking at its finest.
Not much traffic and a little chaotic, but it all flowed. The system worked. Not one accident or death for the entire trip!!!!
Ah, those were the days
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at that time the vehicles were slow. the only advantage over walking was mostly the effort itself i suppose. being so slow, the vehicles can be easily controlled (stop if someone comes across it, but then again, anyone can cross without a problem since the vehicles are so slow)
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I would absolutely love to see this footage recreated today - same speed down the same street and played side by side for comparison.
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23. I_like_birds 2 years ago
#20 Didn't you forget like three zeros? I thought it was like 1.6 Billion people around 1900.
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24. wankster770 2 years ago
no way they had humans back then is that big thing in the backround a phone ??
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26. ImprsdBySmartVid 2 years ago
Thank you very much for this very impressive video !
They look strong, their legs in particular.
I created my account only because of this film.
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27. Comment rated too low. Show this comment leonoidio 2 years ago
so many ford T! beautyful car!
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It's simply AMAZING! 105 years ago, so far away in time! And all those people, with so many important problems... Dust in the wind.
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29. prankphonecall 2 years ago
I find it interesting that the bikes go quicker than the cars who go quicker than people walking who go quicker than a horse who go quicker than the tram.
Thanks for the look back in time.
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30. laughingscorpion 2 years ago
Ah, old Frisko, home of the psychedelic. Let's go to the wharf, get crabs and drop acid...in 63 years.
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31. Dubsteppah 2 years ago
videos from many years ago make my mind open up and wonder. i love it!
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32. jellybeankissxs 2 years ago
"AIR"!! I think the music is perfect! I listen to "Air" on a daily basis. Its relaxing. I like the video too, fits well.
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QUICK!: How many women in big hats? How many women on the street? (Hint: You probibly got more fingers and toes.)
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34. montypython 2 years ago
wow . . . how did people socialize back then without cell phones and networking sites?
Did people actually have to speak to each other? 
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here's some more info on this vid, copied from a website:
"This film, originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum figured out exactly when it was shot. From New York trade papers announcing the film showing to the wet streets from recent heavy rainfall & shadows indicating time of year & actual weather and conditions on historical record, even when the cars were registered (he even knows who owned them and when the plates were issued!).. It was filmed only four days before the quake and shipped by train to NY for processing. Amazing but true! Music: "La Femme D'Argent " from the "Moon Safari" album by Air."
and here's the same street, in 2005:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqcz_tllnwM
sorry for the long comment, but this film is fascinating!
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39. jellybeankissxs 2 years ago
wow, I just did a side by side, the old vs the new. What a great videos.
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1. Th3Lurker 2 years ago
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