Madison Square Garden Automobile Parade 1899
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Uploaded by TigerRocket on Mar 9, 2009
Feb. 6, 1900. Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Madison Avenue & 26th Street
The New York Auto Show (now the New York International Auto Show) began in Madison Square Garden in the 19th century as ''The Bicycle and Automobile Show.'' It remains one of New York's longest running shows.
New York Times / January 22, 1899
THE BICYCLE AND AUTOMOBILE SHOW.
CONTRARY to the prediction of many prominent people in the bicycle trade, Madison Square Garden was, last evening, again thrown open to the public with a most cordial invitation to come and witness the grandest show, both of bicycles and automobiles, that has ever been held in this and perhaps in any other country.
A carriage without a horse? I Just Don't Know.....
On October 30, 1900 the first modern automotive show opens at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This was neither the first auto show in the United States nor the first at Madison Square Garden, but it was the beginning of car shows as we know them today. It was a week long event sponsored by the newly formed Automobile Club of America. The price of admission to the show was 50¢. Thirty-one vehicles were exhibited by sixty-six exhibitors. Among them were Ford, King, Winton, Olds, Daimler, McKay, Chrysler, Riker, and the long forgotten Werton. Included in the exhibition space were accessories and working displays which showed acceleration and braking, as well as a ramp to show hill climbing abilities. Many of the cars at the show were electric or steam powered. Gas fueled vehicles would have to wait until 1901 when new oil fields in Texas would make liquid fuel affordable.
Ransom Eli Olds was the first to operate assembly line production of an automobile called the ''Runabout.'' Between 1897 and 1901 the Olds Motor Company of Lansing, Michigan produced 425 automobiles. Between 1901 and 1907 the Runabout, also known as the ''Curved Dash'' sold for $650. Oldsmobile was sold to General Motors in 1908.
"in 1899 ninety percent of New York City's taxi cabs were electric vehicles": http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/04/in-1899-ninety-percent-of-new...
New York Times, Sept. 14, 1899, 'Fatally Hurt By Automobile': http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C05E0DC173DE433A25757C1A96...
In 1901 New York becomes the first state requiring auto license plates. The fee is $1.
Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan sing 'Out In An Automobile' 1906: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-xhjWG0-ec&feature=related
Véhicules électriques et hybrides : infos et actus d'experts de l'Avere-France - association professionnelle pour le développement du transport et de la mobilité électriques.
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@TigerRocket Thanks!
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I've always wondered whether any of these vehicles still exist. There are a few marques that I recognize that I know of at least one example survives, such as the the Winton, the Toledo steamer or especially the Hertel (there were never many of those around, even in its heyday!)
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I love that the police escort are on bicycles. This is amazing footage! Thanks for sharing this. I got into these when I saw "Electric Edwardians" , watch it f you ever get the chance, it's an amazing collection of films like this one around England.
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Was it snowing that day or was film quality that bad back then ??
indyfan22k 2 months ago
@indyfan22k Probably damage from age. The second half looks better. It's sunny and some men aren't wearing overcoats.
TigerRocket 2 months ago