Oxford. 103+ years ago.

[Fielder]

 

[Fielder]

"Hey, mum, watch me run across the street before that lorry hits me, he he".

[Fielder]

People walking across the road right through traffic is something I see in all these old videos from 1905-1930. Horses, cars, people dodging each other constantly.

[1st fltsimguy]

I have a movie editing and making hobby, on top of my flightsimming.  Both occupy tons of time.  I just love these old videos, even though the sound is dubbed in and colours may not be super accurate, they are pretty darn good if I do say so myself, and it brings to life a bygone era, one can just imagine standing on those streets listening and taking in a typical day about town.  Wonderfully done!  I wish I had the very expensive software to remaster old video this well.

thanks for posting.

[Overload]

Always impressed how clean the streets are, and how well dressed everyone is, even those of lowly stature are smart in their workman type clothes. 

[jimh]

What an amazing video, such resolution based on film of that time.  I even saw a large saloon car, just like the one my grandparents had when I was little.  That video was taken 11 years before I was born!

[W2DR]

Fascinating. Thanks. But...I would have thought by now they would have learned to drive on the right and pass on the left 😀 .

[jbaltazar67]

It's interesting to see how people were already mature and educated and acted acordingly to society's norms, I think that's why it's one of the popular cities in Englad nowadays, can't imagine a bad town to be like Oxford, even in 100 years...

[IanHarrison]

On 5/9/2024 at 12:16 AM, W2DR said:

Fascinating. Thanks. But...I would have thought by now they would have learned to drive on the right and pass on the left 😀 .

That only works for escalators. (Stand on the right, pass on the left).

[jbaltazar67]

A mix of old-school charm and forward-thinking vibes. With its fancy university, classic buildings, and brainy vibe, it was probably a pretty cool spot to be