New York City Flatiron Building in 1911 - Restored Footage

Restored footage from 1911 of carriages, automobiles and pedestrians passing by the Flatiron building in New York City. 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.

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

Footage originally from: New York 1911, Wikimedia Commons

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[davidfosca]

The buildings were beautiful back in those days, modern architecture is so plain. The people also dressed so nice.

[davidsimon]

These people had no idea that they would be watched over 100 years later. That is amazing!!!

[Person-mhxq]

So haunting. And the music really adds to the feel. Powerful.

[anjoleahdupree]

*Absolutely Stunning Part Of American History.*

[JULZ_RULZ]

So amazing to see this area over 100 yrs ago. Can't tell you how many times I have driven in that area.
I am always hoping to catch a glimpse of my grandparents and my dad as a baby. All 4 grandparents Came from Italy in the first decade of the 1900s. Sadly, I probably wouldn't recognize them if they walked by the camera😔
Whoever does this channel, thank you so much!!! I especially love NY movies because I grew up in NY (WestchesterCounty) and sang in Manhattan. Watching these old movies makes you realize...life was so simple back then.
My dad was born in 1917. His mom was a seamstress. She worked across the street from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. She remembered the fire (she was only 17 at the time, 1911) and saw all the bodies lined up on the sidewalk. 😢

[joaniem]

My grandmother would have been 25 when this was taken. She was born and grew up in NYC. She would tell me about the old days in NY and the things she saw. I wish I had recorded her stories. 😢

[jasoncummings]

Anyone who is 115 years old can look back at this with pure amazement. The passage of time.

[KhalidMahmood-wmqz]

One lady in the beginning with nice hat, looked into the future, amazing.

[gerardleon]

No TV, internet, cellphones, social media. And civilization did just fine.

[bcvetkov]

Its crazy to think about how much cities changed in 100 yrs.

[greatthenate]

I come here for the comments first, and secondly for nostalgic feelings that are conjured up by this wonderful window to the past. Its funny how we can feel nostalgic about a time or place we never experienced first hand. It makes me think of how fleeting and fragile life is...and how much we have in common😢.✌😊

[MrDaiseymay]

My mother, born 1905 in Liverpool, would tell us kids all about her life before WW1, and how terrible it was for the poor, how tough it was in school, and riots too.

[stevebonafede]

I can't believe these videos exist. I grew up in NY . Very moving. Thank you for posting them. They are incredible

[MichaelSuperbacker]

These videos make me want to step into the screen like the holodeck in Star Trek and give them all a hug ❤😢

[alien]

Let us honor the memories of those featured in this beautiful video. Their legacies live on in our hearts and will forever inspire us.

[bruces]

Buildings were so beautifully crafted back then.

[cliffgaither]

This is just too inspiring for words. That music speaks for humanity.

[jacquelinejackson]

Look at the people, so clean, dignified, respectful and the streets are beautifully clean.

[JayDetti]

Amazing to see something so distant so real and close.

[RhinoXpress]

Imagine a time when people had no smart phones and they were actually engaging with people and looking up while walking.