New York 1911 (New Version) in Color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added

Would you like to visit the 1910's? Which city would you like to visit?

The fact that so many people were so well dressed back then is just amazing.

Imagine filming that and not knowing that 110 years later it would be seen by millions of people in some weird thing called youtube

I wonder how many of these souls were lost during WW1 and WW2. This was before all that. Before the sinking of the Titanic. Before the Spanish Flu. They seem just so, ordinary. It’s melancholic and beautiful. Thank you for sharing this bit of history with the world!

Everyone in this video is no longer with us, a reminder to cherish your time here. Incredible footage.

Lets just thank the cameraman for going back to that era and bringing us this footage

My friend, vocal coach and rehearsal pianist, whom I used to hang out with the 1950s, was born in 1892 and played piano professionally in New York at age 15. She could be in this video, though it is impossible for me to think of her as ever having dressed like that. Her father had one of the first automobiles in Poughkeepsie. I'm 84 now and only my earliest youth seems long ago; the 1950s still seem like yesterday.

Look at the way they walked...incredible. they exuded confidence and class like no other.

Fascinating to see that moment in history when cars were starting to become popular but many people still used horse drawn transport.

I can’t get over how well dressed the people are and how clean the city is.

This was my grandmother’s time period. She was born in 1891. During her era, people dressed up to go shopping, go out to dinner, to travel, go to church or any public place. She wore a dress, corset, gloves, hat, jewelry and her “pocket book”(purse), hose just to try on a dress at the department store! Her Sunday finest! It was considered improper etiquette not to. She had her Spring/Summer clothes and her Fall/Winter clothes. She never wore her white Summer accessories after Labor Day and never before Easter. Her Winter accessories were always navy blue and were never worn in Spring or Summer! She starched and ironed everything! Even the sheets! She would scrub the porch and sidewalk on her knees with a “pale” and hand brush! She only wore dresses or “house coats” and never wore trousers! They were considered masculine. The era depicted in this video was the “norm” for proper attire in public. It amazes me how calmly everyone strolls about and no one is in a rush. It wasn’t considered good manners to be rushing about or to be loud in public. Keep in mind, this era was before we learned how to wage world wars. Most people didn’t yet own cars. The stock market hadn’t crashed yet. Women didn’t have jobs outside of the home or the right to vote. It’s a bygone era that my grandmother grew up in. It was the Victorian era. Thank you for this film. I understand my Grandma better now.

Cleaner streets and air. Quieter, with fewer crowds and vehicles. 1911 did have its advantages. As a time traveler, I would love to visit that time period.

It's wonderful how it seems time slowed down; nobody's in a rush. really love these

Absolutely amazing. I had to keep reminding myself that I wasn't looking at a film set. These were real people from over a hundred years ago. It's almost like having a time machine.

Literally everyone in this film was wearing a suit. The tailor was probably the richest guy in town!

Simply amazing not only well dressed but well mannered and the respect they had I wish I could go back in time just amazing to me

No one seems to mention the camera operator had to hand crank the film. Kudos to all the editing and great restoration.

I couldn't shake the thought that these people are long gone, and that puts things in perspective. We are only here for a very brief period. Still beautiful to see everyone going about their lives in 1911, more than 100 yrs ago.

What’s most striking is how modern things were. Electric trams, automobiles and skyscrapers in relative abundance. 40 years earlier, none of these existed, and no one could film anything either. Fascinating period of history.

Absolutely breathtaking! I love how they dressed back then, how times have changed? It's sad really. So great to see not one person on their phone while they're walking haha... amazing