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17. Fascinating!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 02:32 PM

May 2018

Did you notice that everyone, man, woman and child, is wearing a hat? And most of the women are wearing gloves, and a few are carrying umbrella in the sunny weather. Skin cancer was not nearly as common then, when folks took realistic precautions.

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1911- A Trip Through New York City [View all] demmiblue May 2018 OP

That was AMAZING! mithnanthy May 2018 #1

Very interesting TuxedoKat May 2018 #2

At about 3:01 isn't that the COLGATE4 May 2018 #3

It is the Flatiron Building demmiblue May 2018 #5

Of course you're right. Don't know why I didn't remember COLGATE4 May 2018 #7

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building still exists but it's down on Washington smirkymonkey May 2018 #14

The Flatiron Building is at East 23rd and 5th avenue.... A HERETIC I AM May 2018 #12

Loved it! Thank you! secondwind May 2018 #4

VERY COOL! glad they figured out how to correct speed finally - when I was a kid I used to think Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2018 #6

Absolutely fascinating - Thanks for posting this! NBachers May 2018 #8

Fascinating. Thanks for posting. n/t Mister Ed May 2018 #9

Thanks, great to see, elleng May 2018 #10

Very cool....imagine the smells! A HERETIC I AM May 2018 #11

Looked like a lot of smoke -coal burning? nt Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2018 #13

I'm sure. A HERETIC I AM May 2018 #16

Just fascinating! smirkymonkey May 2018 #15

Fascinating! Staph May 2018 #17

Absolutely fascinating. It was the dawn of the automotive age. I've read that... NNadir May 2018 #18

Elevated railroad in New York - "The End of The EL" - 1955 Donkees May 2018 #19

That was an incredible video! llmart May 2018 #20

I know! This is fascinating! Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #22

The one-legged man could easily be a civil war veteran. Ron Obvious May 2018 #21

Wow. Tipperary May 2018 #23

Wow! Thanks for sharing! nt LNM May 2018 #24