Steven Tari Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 A friend of mine sent me this and I thought I'd share. NOTE: Even Milod was'nt there. "You are there" for a cable car ride in San Francisco " This film was "lost" for many years. It was the first 35mm film ever. It was taken by camera mounted on the front of a cable car. The number of automobiles is staggering for 1906. Absolutely amazing! The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is still there. ... How many "street cleaning" people were employed to pick up after the horses? Talk about going green! Great historical film! http://www.youtube.c...p?v=NINOxRxze9k <http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NINOxRxze9k> 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 Great California Earthquake of April 18th 1906 and shipped by train to NY for processing. Amazing, but true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevef Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 That was outstanding. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Wow ! reading and hearing about S.F. being the New York City of the west just doesn't register as well as SEEING it in a motion picture.....thanks for sharing that ! I've studied the S.F. quake , the devaststing fires, the Citys inaction, and the Armys over-reaction.......seen literally thousands of photos of before and after....even seen a motion picture taken about 1 week after the quake, but nothing i've seen holds a candle to this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I love how the horse/buggies, cars and pedestrians all cut right in front of the street cars and each other! Cool footage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 that was cool. everything was so slow that people didn't mind walking or driving right in front of everyone else. I guess they hadn't invented traffic lights or stop signs yet either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Given the number of horses, I'd suspect a street sweeper was assigned one city block. It also appears that driving on the right side of the road was optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenone Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 That was great! Not only were the streets a free-for-all it was also a playground for the boys. I noticed boys running in front of the cable cars and running hanging on to the moving cars. That was with out a doubt a time before attorneys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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