New York City in 1911 - Restored Footage

Restored footage of areas of New York City, United States filmed in 1911. See pedestrians of the past walking the streets of NYC. This footage was filmed by cameramen working for the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern, who were sent around the world to document notable cities and landmarks. Locations include the Flatiron building, Chinatown, City Hall Park, Battery Park, Broadway, and the New York Herald Building.

Chinatown 0:00
Broadway 0:25
Brooklyn Bridge 1:09
City Hall Park 1:29
Battery Park 1:55
New York Herald Building 2:06
Flatiron Building 2:27
View from Flatiron 2:57

Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. Please note the color added is not necessarily historically accurate.

Footage originally from: New York 1911, Wikimedia Commons

Music: Ever So Blue / Verses / Epidemic Sound

#history #restored #nyc #newyorkcity

[lancenewman]

My grandfather came through Ellis Island in 1911. It was so fun to see the video from that time period.

[cytheriacatt]

These videos are astonishing. Everyone seems so dignified, impeccably dressed, and straight-backed. Amazing.

[simbabimba]

A hundred years or more from now, someone will be watching everyone walking through town looking down at their phones in their pajama pants.

[yourenough]

I feel a sense or sadness when i watch this old footage. Love your channel. ❤

[hi-techredneck]

Time Machine! Love it! ❤ Thank you for posting this.

[MylesSmith-qy]

It looks so clear and smooth as though it's happening live.

[deborraholiveri]

Fantastic!
Im loving how well dressed everyone is ! Especially the big hats on the women and one even carried a parasol.
The cars and wagons pulled by horses..no stop lights everyone heading in their own direction.
Thoroughly enjoyable video.

[girlee]

My husband’s grandmother was born on 11/11/11. She passed at 104. What a life

[OptimisticMansion-ylwq]

This is the first time in history that we can see what people actually looked like moving around in their own environment over 100 years ago.

[karenbrown]

I love this channel. It seems like such a complicated process to colorize monochrome.

[robertabrams]

Wow, as a NYCer, I find this video AMAZING! When this was made, my great grandmother was only 11yrs old…I love this so much 👏🏼👍🏼❤️

[Alaska_Gal]

This is beautiful! I love it so much. 💛

[imanonattorneyspokesperson]

THIS IS SOOO COOL!💯
...bit before my time but interesting to see early 1900s in color 👍

[Mari-Ama]

😮 This is no ordinary thing! Thanks for this rare restored footage 🤍

[edl]

My grandmother was born two years before this video was released. All I have are photos of her as a child during this time and a Victorian Silver belt buckle that her mother wore with those skirts in the video. I have hat pins from then and political buttons. I knew my great grandmother too who was born in the 1800s. Hard to believe I knew people from this age. I never appreciated that when I was young. I wish I had asked more questions.

[Videospotter]

If I see your Videos I always have two feelings: Fascination and sadness. I'm fascinated because of the old Videos and sad because I know all people I see are dead since many years 😢

[aurorabuosi]

Bellissimo documento di un tempo che fu. Ho visto il Flatiron, nel 2010 l'ho visto da vicino e ho camminato in quella New York dove camminavano quelle persone cento anni prima. Strana la vita, il tempo passa, i luoghi restano ma non restano le persone amate che porterai sempre nel

[deviritter]

My grandfather was a boy there then, and his brothers.

Btw: they were thin bc they didn’t have so much to eat. Food was a lot more expensive as a % of income than today, and it all had to be prepared.
My grandfather and his brothers would get dropped off at an orphanage in New Jersey occasionally for a few months or so, where they worked in a factory, because their parents couldn’t afford to feed them.

[bzb]

My grandparents lived in New York. My grandfather was an elevator man in Macy's and my grandmother worked for GTE. My grandmother would invite the policeman to dinner that walked the beat in the neighborhood. My Aunt was a Rocket and Jackie Gleason was her boss. It was a great Era and a good time in life.

[dreaminez]

Thin, healthy, and impeccably well dressed, these folks. The music is equally classy. How times have changed... what beautiful footage this is.