New York City in 1911 - Restored Footage

Restored footage from 1911 showing the elevated railway at Bowery and Worth Streets passing overhead as pedestrians walk the streets

Footage frame rate increased, upscaled, and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology.

Footage originally from: Wikimedia Commons

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[carolechaney]

So cool, you feel like you are standing there experiencing it in realtime.

[jorgefiguerola]

My grandfather who lived to 97 and died in 2007 was born back then.

[fobxxl]

My dad was 8 years old, living in New York. Amazing. Thanks.

[TheLeader-bc]

I feel strange feelings when I see this, kind of mixed emotions between sadness and like I was living at that time 😢

[uigliam]

... This worker with the ladder passing for a second in the shadow
seems to make us understand how fleeting our life is,
how short the time of an era is... 🥀

[winonacampbell]

Watching the post is one of the best parts of my day. 😊

[miguellehman]

Great to see the elevated track and 😊😊😊trains and how wonderful some still exist today xx

[jesusamador]

What a time to be alive, to literally be able to see footage from a bygone era where there is literally not a single soul alive when it was taken. Crazy to think.

[ОльгаКоролева-лх]

Сказать бы спасибо, тем кто оставил для нас эту историю, но их уже нет в живых😢

[arabionjames]

I feel my great great grand father walking around.

[largatelila]

C'est beau et triste à la fois ! Tous ces gens ne sont plus de ce monde , c'est émouvant ! J'en ai les larmes aux yeux !

[ibeetellingya]

At the time, there were many elevated train tracks in and around New York City. New Yorkers referred to them as the "El". The tracks were initially in the streets and kept hitting people, animals, and all kinds of things that got in the way. Most of the raised tracks were converted into tunnels. However, some of the original Els still remain and are very much still in use 100 years later in areas like Harlem and Washington Heights, as well as in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

[williaml]

I'm always astonished by how brilliant engineers were back then. The whole design of the elevated rail system including calculations and drawings were done by hand. I'm just beginning my engineering career and am so thankful we have computers to do much of the heavy lifting now.

[DivineCell]

When New York was actually worth visiting

[أميرةالاحساسالعدناني]

عندما ار ى هذا المنضر أشعر براحة نفسية وكن قد رميت الهموم وراء ضهري فقد انا اتمتع بهذا المنضر

[bezet]

Guy with the ladder has surely been waited to photobomb that footage

[badguy]

I was born in Chicago only 35 years after this video. was taken. OMG I'm getting old!

[gyviocarvalho]

amo gente videos e fotos antigas, sinto uma saudade inexplicável

[Letsalljusttakeabreath]

All the young men were heading towards Ww1 a few years later.

[inesitamuniz]

Como gosto de ver essas imagens só imagino daqui algum tempo outro estarão vendo imagens do início do milênio, tudo que vivenciamos hoje!