"Old New York"

This is my first experiment with film making using music and motion picture in the public domain. The video features Enrico Caruso singing "La donna e Mobile" circa 1908 and clips of films taken in New York City dating from 1898 to 1906 from the Library of Congress.

[@humilityfan]

Thanks for a fascinating montage of 1890's-vintage film. It's a rare and exciting view of ordinary people in New York during the horse-and-buggy era living their everyday lives. It is riveting, giving us a brief glimpse through the mist of time to a period in our history that we have only read about. It also reminds us of our own mortality and that the fact that in 100 years, we'll all be gone from this earth too, just like everyone in the film. Caruso (born in 1873) fits right in.

[@in15ter]

Caruso, ..gives me goosebumps ..BIG W l'Italia che non dimenticava i propri eroi.

[@charlesmiller9004]

It's amazing to see how New York was developed at that time!!!! Capital of the world!

[@1CitizenEric]

Amazing video, Caruso's music is as wonderful as the city. Great comments.

[@rpeteg]

This is amazing and wonderful footage and choice of music! Thank you so much for your effort. It is wonderful.

[@CaliTrisha]

Beautiful music and a great video. Thank you for posting!!

[@opelske]

Well, you did a wonderful job! I just forwarded this to my daughter, a new film graduate. Just love it! That scene over the grate with skirt flying upward is interesting - probably influenced the Monroe scene.

[@62636263c]

Loved it. I wonder what they knew about history that we now do not.

[@matthiassausw]

A great recording of Caruso singing "La donna e mobile".

[@DanandSam]

nice, its quite hard to belive that this is only like 100 years ago, and look were we are now :o

[@RedRiverDreams]

the timing at the end was hilarious

[@TrancetasticWilza]

Yeah,amazing, great footage

[@TheBoreal65]

SO GOOD.

[@Corrie121]

These insights into history really fascinate me. I just love these glimpses into the past, and to listen to Caruso singing is an added bonus.
Thank you for sharing.
P.S.
Like the name. Are you of Scottish extraction?.

[@noitah1025]

really amazing video

[@MaxHicks99LA]

what a fun, exciting and colorful video
thanks for posting it :)
it brought back memories of my toothless fat old zombie-looking grandma

[@RobertoLopezstudyis]

New York in the late 1890s and 1906 were the best time to live in the Big Apple!

[@marcsmith8]

That's what I thought! But, I didn't trust my instincts... :-)
Thanks again for such a nice video!

[@milhistbuff1]

Excellent work, what collection in the Lib. of Congress did you use? To think that cop probably was on the force during roosevelt's term as Police Comissioner, amazing. Please do more videos like this.

[@binkydonna]

Thank U for this. Its so interesting to see...especially the last party..you can really see men's attitudes towards women back then. The man just kind of grabs her away ...forcing her

[@marcsmith8]

Wonderful video! Do you know where the location is in the video where the two roads come to a "V" shape? I guess I'm asking does that point still exist in today's NewYork?

[@LordMgls]

Loved that comment.

[@LordMgls]

I don't remember. I write that a lot of times. But it wasn't here. Maybe the one of the second page «and you are so damned rude!»

[@5333cate]

@marcsmith8 yes 5th ave east 23

[@Zenhok12]

2015

[@masterlee123]

What happan to all the cars, there no cars on the street

[@binkydonna]

The policeman seems a little domineering.. WOW..my Mom would have been knocked out by one of those guys if she had lived back then! LOL!!!

[@mkhan888]

all the people in this video are dead

[@gatheringleaves]

use common sense