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MADem

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19. See post seventeen--I found a link of the same footage at YT. nt

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Fri May 10, 2013, 05:10 PM

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Amazing color film footage of London in 1927! [View all] snagglepuss May 2013 OP

Wowzow! ananda May 2013 #1

Wow that was really nice. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #2

That's beautiful!!! get the red out May 2013 #3

Wow! That is so incredible to step back in time. It looks like a storybook. Arugula Latte May 2013 #4

One thing that really struck me was the complete lack of litter. Even the row boats looked like snagglepuss May 2013 #5

That's true. Arugula Latte May 2013 #8

Yes !..and the cars and buses were not driven like race cars. BlueJazz May 2013 #45

There wasn't as much disposable packaging. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #15

Hypnotic. A reminder that the day we carelessly live today will be soon looked upon with... Poll_Blind May 2013 #6

When I was watching I kept thinking: "Oh, you poor people don't know WWII is heading your way." Arugula Latte May 2013 #9

Hell, even the Depression. Posteritatis May 2013 #20

pretty sure our future looks more like "book of eli" galileoreloaded May 2013 #12

I doubt that, TBH.(speaking from a rationalist perspective, BTW). n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #35

i hope like hell facts lie. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #37

What 'facts'? n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #38

Great footage, thanks for sharing! former9thward May 2013 #7

k&r nt steve2470 May 2013 #10

If I'm ever in charge of the world, I'll demand all men start wearing hats again... Blue_Tires May 2013 #11

Fascinating.... bvar22 May 2013 #13

London "fog" was actually smog! It's much cleaner today. nt MADem May 2013 #18

clean hibbing May 2013 #14

Grumpy Cat says the footage is not available. Brigid May 2013 #16

See post seventeen--I found a link of the same footage at YT. nt MADem May 2013 #19

Some might find this link smoother--it's really worth a look. MADem May 2013 #17

That one was a little better krispos42 May 2013 #21

Happy to help...I just love stuff like this. nt MADem May 2013 #25

That is wonderful footage. Brigid May 2013 #41

What a TREASURE! emmadoggy May 2013 #22

I though so too, bvar22 May 2013 #24

for an allegedly inferior process it looks pretty good CBGLuthier May 2013 #23

It's inferior because it's technically only two colors. Xithras May 2013 #40

true but wrong war CBGLuthier May 2013 #46

Is this the clip? darkangel218 May 2013 #26

Thanks, snaggle. Impressive. I saw an early Technicolor (1925?) and... Eleanors38 May 2013 #27

Thanks so much! Jane Austin May 2013 #28

Nice.... I was able to say been there and whistler162 May 2013 #29

Beautiful! Thank you so much for posting! smirkymonkey May 2013 #30

I love London too. Boomerproud May 2013 #36

K&R, way cool...n/t ms liberty May 2013 #31

Nice! kentuck May 2013 #32

any other videos like this of other parts of the world ? JI7 May 2013 #33

K & R for tomorrow . . . HughBeaumont May 2013 #34

wow! n/t dogknob May 2013 #39

I love stuff like that. Thanks for posting it. (nt) Captain Stern May 2013 #42

Some really cool video of San Francisco right before the quake in 1906 Captain Stern May 2013 #43

That was beautiful and interesting! London was crowded even back then! And polluted? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #44