Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Video: A Trip Through New York City, 1911—Restored, 4K, Stunning

Via Gothamist, Feb. 24:

Take A Colorful Stroll Through 1911 NYC With Incredible Restored Footage
In the early part of the 20th century, a team of cameramen with the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern were sent around the world to take footage of well-known places. They ended up with a priceless document of New York City in 1911 with A Trip Through New York City. The video opens and closes with shots of the Statue Of Liberty, but you can also catch the brand-new Manhattan Bridge, Battery Park, the Flatiron Building, Madison Avenue, the elevated railway lines at Bowery and Worth Streets, different parts of Broadway, and more....
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