Topic: Market Street --San Fran

[gerhed]

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NINOxRxze9k
 
The film was taken by a camera mounted on the front of a cable car.  It was filmed 4 days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th, 1906. The number of automobiles is amazing for 1906.  The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is obvious.  I found it fascinating.

[dave500]

fascinating alright ,especially with the trippy background track.

[Gordon]

That's pretty cool.  I like the "every man for himself" kind of road use going on there. 

[grumpy]

I like the "every man for himself" kind of road use going on there. 

It's still like that.

[andy750]

Amazing! Thank you!

[sangyo soichiro]

Cool vid.  People dressed nicer back then.

[weekend_junkie]

I got a chuckle every time there was a bicycle going faster than the cable car.

[noahspop]

It's to think that most everybody in that clip has passed away. Such a great treasure. Thanks.

[sangyo soichiro]

Six years later (almost to the day) the Titanic would sink.