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Response to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)
2. Street cars were very common back then, most every city had them
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 06:49 PM
Apr 2023

But the auto industry did a very good job of marketing and took over transportation. I often wonder if the trillions of dollars spent on cars went into public transportation how much better off we’d be.

erronis

(16,863 posts)
3. I can't imagine navigating that. How about a autonomous tesla....
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 06:52 PM
Apr 2023

And why is everyone dressed in black? No splashes of color anywhere.

msongs

(70,178 posts)
5. when my grandpa used to whine for the good old days my grandma would say
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 07:00 PM
Apr 2023

yeah when the streets were full of horse shit

bucolic_frolic

(47,005 posts)
10. I'm amazed it was that modern for the times
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 07:45 PM
Apr 2023

I thought most of the earthquake damage was to wooden structures

keithbvadu2

(40,126 posts)
12. The souped-up cars cruising the blvd, weaving in and out of traffic.
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 09:05 PM
Apr 2023

Don't forget, the automobile was the solution to the pollution from the horses.

Mr.Bill

(24,791 posts)
13. The amazing thing is that building at the end of the street
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 09:07 PM
Apr 2023

with the clock tower. That's the Ferry Building. It's all masonry and it survived the earthquake without major damage and still stands today.

BigmanPigman

(52,262 posts)
14. New York and Phila have similar videos.
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 10:03 PM
Apr 2023

Everything weaving together...cars, horses and carts, streetcars, pedestrians and with no insurance and often with no streetlights/traffic signals.

Eliot Rosewater

(32,536 posts)
15. Very cool, thanks...at the 11:10 mark on the right side of the pic, two people in capes like or
Mon Apr 10, 2023, 09:05 PM
Apr 2023

nun outfits. White faces, what the heck is that?

Retrograde

(10,654 posts)
16. Hate the colorization and added sound
Tue Apr 11, 2023, 07:25 PM
Apr 2023

the original more than holds its own as filmed in glorious black and white

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