New York City 1901- Star Theatre Demolition (Time Lapse)

An amazing time lapse film showing the several week long demolition of the Star Theatre in 1901.

You will notice that the demolition is done entirely by hand...no mechanical crane or electrical tools...hey its 1901. You can tell the passing of time by the lengthening shadows on the building to the left. Also the shopkeepers awning on the bottom left is opened and closed to reflect the business day. You will also see the shades in the widows to the office in the top left of the building open and shut to reflect the sunlight throughout the day.

At one point you will see a rainstorm come in witch darkens and obscures the image slightly. You will notice that the streets are NOT asplhalt but dirt. There are NO automobiles but horse drawn carts and omnibuses. Think of all of the Horse crap!!

NYC must have been a hot, dusty, and dirty town back in 1901.

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[chilligut]

That was pretty incredible. Sad in a way.... but if you think about it, probably every brick that was torn down was used again some where else. People were very resourceful in these days. Wonderful that these early photographers captured such an event

[ThoughtTraveler]

Thanks for stopping by chilligut! : )

Yes. It is sad to see and old theatre torn down. I hate it when ANY old Historic building is demolished.

It IS amazing that in 1901 they had time lapse photography.

[IncredableDrE]

Geez If I were the person filming I would be bored.