- cross-posted to:
- history
- cross-posted to:
- history
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13232383
Breathtaking colorized video from 1896 of around the world
Set to chill instrumental music. Paris, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Geneva, Kyoto, London, Giza, New York, Germany, Lyon, Marseille, etc.
The cities look SO MUCH nicer without cars. More open, less crowded (probably because of a much lower population, but there’s way more space), and it’s likely a whole lot quieter.
Not sure about air quality because they had basically no regulations on industrial pollution, but I can’t imagine it would be all that bad when away from the factories.
I wish we could just get rid of cars, honestly.
Edit: I’d never thought about firemen using horse-drawn carriages to get around to fight fires, but it makes perfect sense. It’s just funny to see!