A Windy Day in New York - 1903 | AI Enhanced Film 4K 60fps

Time travel back nearly 120 years to a windy afternoon in New York.
Filmed in October 1903 at the foot of the Flatiron building on Broadway / 23rd street NYC, this silent film fragment is preserved by Library of Congress.

Now AI enhanced using deep learning state-of-the-art technology.

According to historians, the foot of the Flatiron was always a particularly windy corner. Many a woman's ankle was unintentionally exposed. As a result, it was regularly patrolled by policemen who would chase away the loungers. This gave rise to the slang word 23 skidoo!

AI enhanced and colorized using deep learning techniques. Now with an added soundtrack for an immersive experience. We can see with much more clarity the belle epoch fashion of the Gibson girl. The corset dress and long gored walking skirts were still the staple daywear for women. This post Victorian style persisted until after World war 1.
Everyone, even the kids, notably wore hats in the 1900's era.

Original Title:
AT THE FOOT OF THE FLATIRON 1903
Photographed October 26, 1903. Location: Broadway and 23rd Street, New York, N.Y.
Preserved by Library of Congress

AI Restoration Process

1. Cleaned noise artifacts
2. Increased frame interpolation from 15 fps to 60 fps.
3. Increased resolution from 540p to 4000p.

4. Applied color using Deoldify ( Jason Antic) and “Deep Exemplar-based Video Colorization”.
5. Created ambient soundtrack for an immersive experience.

For more on “Deep Exemplar-based Video Colorization”:

Music :Contemplate The Winter Day (Looped) - P5 43050415 Music ErickMcNerney. Licensed by Pond5.

[miraclay]

It was such a different world back then. It doesn't even seem real. Everyone is so dressed up. It's just magnificent.

[duallove]

Look at everyone dressed up nicely and beautifully

[ChubbyAmadeusFan]

I love seeing how beautifully dressed people were at the turn of the century and how they are just people, not icons. Thank you so much for your wonderful work.

[busybee]

I live in Ireland. It's a sunny but windy day today. I have been out walking. Scarves are flying in the wind. People are wrapped up, walking, talking and laughing just like the people in that gorgeous video. Some things never change. Thank you for this beautifully restored video. It has truly made my day. ☘

[SamtheMan]

I could watch these old clips for hours!

[labrat]

My grandmothers were 18 and 23 respectively when this was filmed. Lovely to see how they would have dressed.

[dave]

It’s amazing how much more human and relatable these people are when this process has been done.

[davieleerio]

I liked the ladies laughing trying to hold on to there hats ! 😄 💖💖💖

[Mocha_]

As someone who wears classic men's hats. This is very relatable. There was several times a wind nearly blew my hat away and if my hat was blown away I would try to get it back.

[FallenAngel]

Wow. Almost feels like I’m there! Love these clips and the soundtrack really brings them to life!

[secretariatgirl]

These videos always touch me as I have pictures of my grandparents and their families from that era...this makes them come even more alive...thank you! Brings tears to my eyes sometimes...like now.

[victoriaespinoza]

I love how everyone is dressed, so classy. I wish this fashion would make a come back.

[TuckerSP]

I love to see this! Yes, adding color and approximating sound does bring old scenes like this to life! Love the fashions and the lack of stress over a very natural situation like a windy day. Today we are so tight with stress, fear and can barely smile.

[jasonrichards]

It's fascinating how the human reactions to the high winds is no different to how we would react today in similar windy conditions. The facial expressions, the laughter...it's all so interesting and relatable. It goes to show that human sentiments never change. Technology may change but human sentiments never change.

[rongendron]

It'as amazing to think that this film was made 3 years before the San Francisco earthquake,
9 years before the Titanic sunk & 11 years before the start of WW I in Europe! This goes to
show you how fast our lives go, even if they are long!

[Stopbeingshallow]

I love the color added in the video. The women had shades of purple, maroon and lime green in their outfits. Made it look really vibrant. It only took a windy day, to make these folks smile and laugh. Unlike today, people would be annoyed by it. I want to time travel to 1903 and be strolling along with these people! 💕

[thajman]

I remember that day, very windy indeed.

[d.b.]

Simply amazing!! So BEAUTIFUL too! Excellent work! Looks almost as if we cld just step thru the portal of time & speak with them & be there. Looks like I cld go & find my great grandmother & speak with her when she was young! Oh, how I wish I cld. I knew her & used to watch Gilligan’s Island with her when I was a child. How exciting it wld be to go & speak with her back then!!
Thank you for this. Its truly beautiful! 👍👏👏

[torik.]

I just want to say that I love your work! Your channel is one of my favorites!

[originalotrex]

Historical note: So important was a hat to nearly every person walking outside that they would rather walk around holding it onto their head than to suffer the loss of prestige in removing it and carrying it around.