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Honeycombe8

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44. That was beautiful and interesting! London was crowded even back then! And polluted?

Sat May 11, 2013, 08:35 PM

May 2013

The Thames had smog hovering around it. Loved teh clothes, especially. The young women had shorter skirts and the iconic hats of the era. Lovely. Did you notice how everyone is the same, just about? Same race, most are the same religion, I guess? Not a melting pot, at least back then. Seemed so different from America, which would've had even back then, different races and ethnicities.

No traffic laws yet, I take it. The cars drove wherever and however. Alongside horses!

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Amazing color film footage of London in 1927! [View all] snagglepuss May 2013 OP

Wowzow! ananda May 2013 #1

Wow that was really nice. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #2

That's beautiful!!! get the red out May 2013 #3

Wow! That is so incredible to step back in time. It looks like a storybook. Arugula Latte May 2013 #4

One thing that really struck me was the complete lack of litter. Even the row boats looked like snagglepuss May 2013 #5

That's true. Arugula Latte May 2013 #8

Yes !..and the cars and buses were not driven like race cars. BlueJazz May 2013 #45

There wasn't as much disposable packaging. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #15

Hypnotic. A reminder that the day we carelessly live today will be soon looked upon with... Poll_Blind May 2013 #6

When I was watching I kept thinking: "Oh, you poor people don't know WWII is heading your way." Arugula Latte May 2013 #9

Hell, even the Depression. Posteritatis May 2013 #20

pretty sure our future looks more like "book of eli" galileoreloaded May 2013 #12

I doubt that, TBH.(speaking from a rationalist perspective, BTW). n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #35

i hope like hell facts lie. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #37

What 'facts'? n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #38

Great footage, thanks for sharing! former9thward May 2013 #7

k&r nt steve2470 May 2013 #10

If I'm ever in charge of the world, I'll demand all men start wearing hats again... Blue_Tires May 2013 #11

Fascinating.... bvar22 May 2013 #13

London "fog" was actually smog! It's much cleaner today. nt MADem May 2013 #18

clean hibbing May 2013 #14

Grumpy Cat says the footage is not available. Brigid May 2013 #16

See post seventeen--I found a link of the same footage at YT. nt MADem May 2013 #19

Some might find this link smoother--it's really worth a look. MADem May 2013 #17

That one was a little better krispos42 May 2013 #21

Happy to help...I just love stuff like this. nt MADem May 2013 #25

That is wonderful footage. Brigid May 2013 #41

What a TREASURE! emmadoggy May 2013 #22

I though so too, bvar22 May 2013 #24

for an allegedly inferior process it looks pretty good CBGLuthier May 2013 #23

It's inferior because it's technically only two colors. Xithras May 2013 #40

true but wrong war CBGLuthier May 2013 #46

Is this the clip? darkangel218 May 2013 #26

Thanks, snaggle. Impressive. I saw an early Technicolor (1925?) and... Eleanors38 May 2013 #27

Thanks so much! Jane Austin May 2013 #28

Nice.... I was able to say been there and whistler162 May 2013 #29

Beautiful! Thank you so much for posting! smirkymonkey May 2013 #30

I love London too. Boomerproud May 2013 #36

K&R, way cool...n/t ms liberty May 2013 #31

Nice! kentuck May 2013 #32

any other videos like this of other parts of the world ? JI7 May 2013 #33

K & R for tomorrow . . . HughBeaumont May 2013 #34

wow! n/t dogknob May 2013 #39

I love stuff like that. Thanks for posting it. (nt) Captain Stern May 2013 #42

Some really cool video of San Francisco right before the quake in 1906 Captain Stern May 2013 #43

That was beautiful and interesting! London was crowded even back then! And polluted? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #44