The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Driving around New York City in the 1920's
Following yesterday's video of Manhattan, I thought you might enjoy this one embodying several clips from silent comedy movies of the 1920's. They're funny, sure, but they also show New York in its good (?) old days.
That cab passenger looks like Babe Ruth.
ReplyDeleteOldy but a goody... And yes things were much simpler back then! :-)
ReplyDeleteNow I understand why there are traffic lights about every two to three blocks apart in Manhattan.
ReplyDeleteHere's a nice film from San Francisco, 1906 Shortly before the earthquake.
ReplyDeleteDon in Oregon
this is the from the movie "Speedy"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019412/
Yes, that is Babe Ruth ! with Harold Lloyd as Speedy [1928]
ReplyDeletePeter, I emailed a link to a SF traffic film shot a few days before the 1906 earthquake.
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