A Trip Down Market Street (Link to new HD version in description)

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Courtesy: Prelinger Archives

Pictures San Francisco's main thoroughfare as seen from the front window of a moving Market Street cable car, before the downtown area was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. This unusual record has been called the first "structural film" because it follows exactly the externally imposed structure of the car ride.

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[Werdtourmother]

60 mins was awesome tonight Thumbs up if you agree!!

[dannyblau1983]

just saw a news piece on this a few minutes ago. apparently the exact date this was shot was April 14, 1906. 4 days before the earthquake.

[topichtennis]

Lots of bad drivers back then. 

[mimurph1]

thumbs up for icheckmovies

[van1976]

The wagon @10:40 looks like it had a "plastic" sheet (another lol)

[van1976]

Just noticed that wagon at @10:40 looks like it had a "plastic" sheet-- another lol

--Van

[van1976]

A slower pace of "hectic"...those personal injury Lawyers must of have a field day lol

[JediMasterCheryl]

Someone in 1906 had a lot of 1) money and 2) time on their hands for this to even exist!

[xytsdx2]

The gentlemen in the bicycle that appeared on the right side of the film at around three minutes and fourty nine seconds was me, I was riding my bicycle to get bread for family sandwich later that evening.

[poikaa3]

Seems all the "horseless carriages" have carbide lamps!

[mohdzaryat]

Air- La Femme d'argent!!!

[hooxrmf]

7:43 :))