Interior N.Y. subway, 14th St. to 42nd St. 1905 (Part2)

The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track. At the time of filming, the subway was only seven months old, having opened on October 27, 1904. The ride begins at 14th Street (Union Square) following the route of today's east side IRT, and ends at the old Grand Central Station, built by Cornelius Vanderbuilt in 1869. The Grand Central Station in use today was not completed until 1913.

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[GuinevereJuliet]

Interesting how the typical population was so well-dressed and groomed. Far superior to today and the past forty or so years. It was a different world in 1905, wasn't it, and perhaps in many ways a more elegant, genteel, safer, world. I wish we could have it all back.

[Psychedelia1969]

this is so great. Im so glad Edison took these films.

[ednorton19810]

If only I could go back in time and be on that run, it would be awesome!

[RobertoLopezstudyis]

People back then were well behaved and had and respect for one another in 1905.

[gem2]

@GuinevereJuliet

Sure, it was a wonderful era, as long as you weren't African-American, Italian, a woman (who couldn't vote), a child (working in the factory), or a laborer (working 7 days a week).  I agree that it was certainly more genteel, i.e. crushingly oppressive.

[TheMaxGrody]

Love the bowler hats: they're very practical as hard hats, a helping step, and protection from wind and rain. All the men wore them, it seemed. These sad baseball caps today are such low-end crap.

[framptonorchablis]

It's funny how they built a subway system all the way back in 1904, but today when New York tries to build a new subway line it takes decades and costs billions of dollars.

People got shit done back then.

[nkmcfrln]

@OscarLimaMike A safer world? Yes and no. Nuclear weapons and antibiotics? I don't think I'd be too worried about taking a stroll through Central Park at night, if that's what I felt like doing back at the turn of the century, compared to the years to come. Maybe you should read some history concerning the history of urban crime in N.Y.C. and N.A. in general? I should point out that I did take a short cut through Central Park at night on one occasion. Just to say "been there done that" lol

[volswaff]

@GuinevereJuliet

Gays and minorities probably don't agree with you 100% on that. Despite our downfalls in fashion, we have made great strides in equality since those days

[altoids79762]

i bet every single one of those people had an interesting life story

[madnuts123]

@GuinevereJuliet Yes so true, would love to be able to travel back just for a day))) N bring my laptop with a internet dongle, lol!!!

[MrChileanDude]

@GuinevereJuliet That was probably the "ghetto" people of 1905