Vid of NYC in color, 1939

[TimT]

Interesting



Some other vids on his youtube channel.... some disturbing

Unknown WW2 in Color - YouTube

[red-beard]

Streets are too clean and air is too smoggy

[john70t]

Retronaut website has changed. I don't like it.

Anyways, NYC 1888:
Telephone Wires over New York Retronaut | Retronaut - See the past like you wouldn't believe.

[TimT]

Had never seen Retronaut before....

I like this one....

Forgotten-ny.com/

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I could watch this over and over for an entire day, thanks for posting!

[dafischer]

I'm always amazed at how everyone in these period films is so blissfully unaware of what was looming on the horizon in a few years. Good stuff, though.

[red-beard]

This is my general memory of NYC, 1970's

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by dafischer

I'm always amazed at how everyone in these period films is so blissfully unaware of what was looming on the horizon in a few years. Good stuff, though.

What was "looming on the horizon" in 1939?

And why are you amazed these people are unaware of it?

You'd have to be referring to WWII. I don't know how you'd be amazed no one saw that one coming.

[VincentVega]

Thanks for posting, very cool. The soundtrack was practically hypnotic.

[krichard]

Where's all the fat people? crazy how things have changed since the fast food restaurant was introduced.

[dafischer]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

What was "looming on the horizon" in 1939?

And why are you amazed these people are unaware of it?

You'd have to be referring to WWII. I don't know how you'd be amazed no one saw that one coming.

No one thought that the US would get involved in what was a disturbance in Europe at the time, or foresaw Japan drawing us into war with the attack on Pearl Harbor.

It was just a rambling observation.

[shadowjack1]

A simpler time for sure. Notice how many man were wearing ties. And almost every man had a hat on. My mentor in the diamond business, born 1908, use to say, "You are not dressed until you have your hat on".

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Streets are too clean and air is too smoggy

perfect summary of urban life post-horse and pre-emissions controls on IC engines

imagine going out for a walk when horses were the only mode of transportation

[ramonesfreak]

that hardly looks like 1939. looks quite similar to recent times. very cool vid!

Im hooked on this blog, though i find it sad and the topic of it is one of the reasons i can no longer live there and never will move back

check it out if your not aware of it...explore the older blog posts on bottom right margin

Jeremiah's Vanishing New York

[TimT]