Bicycles in Los Angeles 1898

black and white film clip of horse drawn carriages, people riding bicycles, and pedestrians traveling down South Spring Street in the mid 1890's.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• bicycle
• critical
• mass
• los
• angeles
• bike
• cycle
• red
• car
• trolley
• redcar

[lapicsie]

Los Angeles en 1898 fue territorio de Mèxico.... toda esa gente que ven ahi era Mexicana no sea lucinen pinches gringos estupidos

[upcycle]

así, Mexico, Canadá y los Estados Unidos de Americal serán uno de todos modos. (sonrisa)

Bueno Dias.

[ArmesPryein]

This was made on August 31st 1897. Pause it on 0:12 and you'll see.

[upcycle]

Thanks for pointing out the frame at 0:12. What I see at that frame is "19 ?? 98 T.A. EDISON PAT'D AUG.31.1997"

So it appears that the 1997 date may represent the date of the patenting of the processing of the recording and developing of film, and that the 1998 date may represent the date of the copyright and recording(or developing of this film. Any thoughts?

[Pintac87]

That was Larry King on that bike.

[johnnyhoenee]

Geez, look at the fatty on the carriage, I'm surprised the horses didn't die from exhaustion dragging her lard ass around!

[MooPotPie]

@upcycle Well THAT sure cleared it up … LOL

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Thank you for this piece of history.

George Vreeland Hill

[MyGamerTV]

Watching this gives me chills xD

[bettydaw1970]

i bet those street were full of horseshit!!!!

im thinking those bikes if still around would be worth a ton of money..

[bphatboyjohn123]

@wks1978 lol yea thats what i meant, typo

[wks1978]

@bphatboyjohn123 Mexico became independent from Spain, not France.

[DalekQueen]

@upcycle it says:T.A. EDISON PAT'D AUG.31.1897 actually....not 1997

[DalekQueen]

@sexxyperv i was able to do it,took like 50 tries though...lool

[roberthungry]

@sweiland75 the roundhay garden scene is 1888.