Skyscrapers of New York 1906 (Part 1)

[iLOVENATURE2011]

i almost dropped my jaw...what if he cut off the concentration and balance then fall down? weeeeee...i cant imagine!

[MrSupasexi]

i thought about how people do this when i was scared just being on my two story roof lmao

[plaparen]

shame there ain't no music.

[1playingyou]

I was there!!!

[john61545]

health and sfety kiss my ass :)

[TheBaltimoreKnight]

No hard hats, no cables. no nothing. We come a long way.

[tripster2011]

These guys are heros in ma book respect

[fendermac]

I couldn't take that height for a second....I believe lots of Mohawk and Iroquois worked at height in New York.Some can and some just can't I guess.

[TigerRocket]

@fendermac True. Members of the Mohawk tribe, which are part of the larger Iroquois family also known as the 'Five Nations,' made up parts of most workforces which built many of New York's skyscrapers and bridges, in particular the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building and the Washington Bridge. They received lower wages than others though.

[fendermac]

@TigerRocket ...Tough,intrepid,amazing and unfair times.Thanks for that...

[plaparen]

@TigerRocket

"They received lower wages than others though"

Well, yeah, it was 1906. We were pretty racist back then. Fuck, EVERYONE, WAS RACIST AS SHIT BACK THEN.

[kamikazeboy123]

@plaparen racist back then?wht about now.its more than ever.especially more coming from the whites

[LocoGroove]

lol that looks soooo safe

[carloss1960]

Wow, these guys had guts, working way up there, Although I think, compared to the tentments, they were only like 6 stories up at that time.

[Disposition446]

like at what point did they start floating away hanging on that crane.. I missed the transition there..

[Disposition446]

these guys are nuckin futs

[kienlbutt]

I love this old shit....hanging iron....

[jnrdryden1]

Building was fun back then. OMG

[arkatub]

humans are cool :P

[JDMAero]

The best part about all of this is when the guy in the suit pushes the group of guys out over the ledge.

"Ok, lunchtime."

"Where do we eat Foreman?"

"No, I mean lunchtime for me! Get outta here, all ya filthy bastards..."

"Umm... we're 22 stories up. Where do we go?"

"Here now, all of you get on this wire... and hold on, I'll slide you to the next building"

They all get on and it starts moving.

"WE'RE NOT MOVING FOREMAN!"

"I WAS LYING YOU IDIOT, NOW STAY THERE."

[XLValenciaXL]

clearly before union

[Inediblehulk]

Yeah, safety control was pretty primitive here. Luckily, 25 years later, technology had evolved to the point where Empire State workers could do the same incredibly hazardous jobs MUCH higher up and under tighter deadlines. Ah, progress...

[drumprojex]

forget safety real men hang iron from the seam of there pants and irish setters local 86

[denzelsnipes69]

I like the way that guy in the suit was pushing them out there at 3:29

[mauriciosthilaire456]

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[003937]

sad to say so many hard working guys fell to there death doing this

[freedomland11]

These are the heart of new york. Its funny how ppl just 4get about these hard working ppl..bless them all

[robertjohnson487]

Check out how the foreman of the crew (or whoever it was in management) shows up in suit and tie on the worksite because he knew they'd be filming that day.

[jonbal2001]

i have this vid and presented to a safety forum sometime in 2003. many people are amazed to see that safety today has evolved. this deserves a million views in youtube.

[colmustard00]

Its amazing that some of those buildings are still standing.

[imichelle98]

3:18 INSANE!!!! LOL

[imichelle98]

I love this old footage!!

[inmate4077]

I wonder if they ever saw any chickletts undressing through a bedroom window?

That's what I was doing during the entire video!

[IRONSEAN7]

Local "7" Boston,, Building america since 1896

[jof677]

Local 229!!!!!!!