View Full Version : Video shows San Francisco in 1905
damania
05-25-2010, 10:44 PM
MUST WATCH!!!
Outstanding 5+ minute film shot in GREAT DETAIL from a cable car in San Francisco in 1905, just a year before the Great San Francisco Earthquake!
http://www.askbutwhy.com/2010/05/amazing-film-of-san-francisco-in-1905.html (http://www.askbutwhy.com/2010/05/amazing-film-of-san-francisco-in-1905.html)
akforme
05-25-2010, 11:03 PM
that's bad ass. I'm amazed at how formal public was.
I'm surprised at how many cars I saw, considering this is pre-Model T, when only the very rich could afford cars.
Condor Bastadon
05-25-2010, 11:16 PM
What a sausage fest.
Baptist
05-25-2010, 11:19 PM
Somebody posted this video and 3 others from other non-regulated transportation areas a few months back. Can't find the thread though.
RM918
05-25-2010, 11:21 PM
Jaywalking! Cars not even going near the lanes! TOTAL ANARCHY!
Danke
05-25-2010, 11:22 PM
Somebody posted this video and 3 others from other non-regulated transportation areas a few months back. Can't find the thread though.
I believe Cowlesy posted it.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=233812
Lafayette
05-25-2010, 11:28 PM
It took some real balls to be a pedestrian it looks like :D
BuddyRey
05-26-2010, 12:09 AM
Watching that video knocks the wind out of me every time. What an incredible piece of history, beautifully preserved.
hugolp
05-26-2010, 01:33 AM
I saw it some time ago and it surprised me how well dressed people were. Even the kids were dressing with a fine suit.
free1
05-26-2010, 01:51 AM
Before and after the quake
YouTube - STREET CARS SAN FRANCISCO, 1905, 1906 & 1941 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2eGJvmzo-w)
pahs1994
05-26-2010, 02:10 AM
It took some real balls to be a pedestrian it looks like :D
No kidding. I always wondered why Brooklyn would have named their team the (trolley) Dodgers back in that same time period. Seemed like a pretty stupid name for a team. Now i know why!
damania
05-27-2010, 10:48 AM
No kidding. I always wondered why Brooklyn would have named their team the (trolley) Dodgers back in that same time period. Seemed like a pretty stupid name for a team. Now i know why!
Hahaha.
Let it load (480p), click it over into full screen and speed it up manually (drag it). ;)
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libertybrewcity
05-27-2010, 12:39 PM
someone must have been stumblin!
Old Ducker
05-27-2010, 01:23 PM
I believe Cowlesy posted it.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=233812
Probably picked up from Lew Rockwell where it appeared on his blog a month or two ago.
SooperDave
05-27-2010, 01:42 PM
that must have seemed like a high tech - futuristic city back then with all the cars and trolleys. really cool video. no traffic lights! lol
Acala
05-27-2010, 01:54 PM
This is totally fake. Everyone knows that before the Federal income tax people dressed in rags and were dying in the streets from disease and violence. ;)
What a sausage fest.
I see San Fran hasn't changed much.
MozoVote
05-28-2010, 06:11 PM
Funny to see kids grabbing on to the back of cars, to "help them run faster" - drivers didn't even seem to care.
damania
05-29-2010, 01:38 AM
What? No saggy pants exposing underpants? No graffiti either?
Danke
02-21-2011, 12:30 PM
bump
Rothbardian Girl
02-21-2011, 01:13 PM
I like all the people staring somewhat quizzically into the camera. Very interesting video.
Lucille
02-21-2011, 01:27 PM
And I repeat: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?280601-San-Francisco-in-1905/page2
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