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Belfast, Ireland 1901 Street Scenes
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:06 am
by Harry
I have just added a portion of a video to YouTube (my first!). It was extracted from a much longer British documentary.
It shows street scenes in Belfast in 1901. It's a rare, fascinating look back in time. Horse drawn trolleys and large numbers of people on the street give some idea what Fall River may have looked like in 1892. Note the large number of straw hats especially on the ladies. Also people seem oblivious to the traffic and cross the street at will.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_VfY5xiSbs
Bridget would have loved it.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:28 am
by Tina-Kate
Gosh, traffic was on the "wrong side of the road" even then.
Wonder what those signs on wheels were? Probably ads, tho they look rather like newspapers...the print was too small to tell.
Did you see the guy smoking his pipe & reading while crossing the street?
Very cool, Harry! Thanks!
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:46 am
by Harry
I believe the rolling signs were for this very film. The folks that created it looked for and filmed large crowds and then showed the films at local halls. They tried to lure customers by telling them that they could find and see themselves on film.
This extraction is part of a large film which was found in 1990. See:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445886/
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:21 am
by Kat
This stuff is great! Mesmerizing! Thanks Har!
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:07 am
by Angel
I loved it! Thanks, Harry.
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:50 am
by twinsrwe
Very cool, Harry! Thanks.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:29 pm
by Susan
Thank you, Harry, very cool footage! Its interesting, no one seems to bother looking both ways when crossing the streets, or really looking at all. I guess its something that came about with the creation of fast cars?
Re: Belfast, Ireland 1901 Street Scenes
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:39 pm
by LizzieB_board_game
I LOVE old photos of just "common, everyday" life. This is wonderful.
Re: Belfast, Ireland 1901 Street Scenes
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:40 am
by Kat
Were you able to see a video?
I saw it when Harry first posted it, but I don’t see it now?
Re: Belfast, Ireland 1901 Street Scenes
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:00 pm
by Reasonwhy
Kat, I am able to see the video by clicking on the link Harry provided…
The title on YouTube is “Belfast 1901 Street Scenes.” Maybe you could search for it on YouTube that way?
Re: Belfast, Ireland 1901 Street Scenes
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:02 pm
by Reasonwhy
Here is the link they provide if you click on “share”:
https://youtu.be/q_VfY5xiSbs
Re: Belfast, Ireland 1901 Street Scenes
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:56 am
by Kat
Thank you! I remember it now!
Also, I must say I got sidetracked by Tyler reading Jim Parsons and Ru Paul
