Have to say: I'm so sick of that 'teal and orange' colour grading that's so trendy these days.
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Rare color film shows what London looked like in 1927
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Re: Rare color film shows what London looked like in 1927
#32I find this interesting. Even though we think our lives did change a lot with Technology; in appearance the change is minimal. This is almost 100 years old. 100 years ago, there were cars, roads and buildings. After 100 years, there is cars, roads, and also buildings. There are certainly changes: The cars are more comfortable, there is traffic lights, the buildings are higher... But they didn't change the way our liv…
There may of course be the 'singularity' stuff coming. Although I suspect in 100 year London will have similar buildings, traffic and people.
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#33I wish hats would come back like in the video. Almost everybody wore a hat in 1927.
I bought a hat a few weeks back. It's so great to wear, it's safe and warm.
However, everybody looks at me as if I am some crazed hipster with my "fedora". If everybody would wear a hat like in the video, life would be so much nicer.
Re: Rare color film shows what London looked like in 1927
#34I wish hats would come back like in the video. Almost everybody wore a hat in 1927. I bought a hat a few weeks back. It's so great to wear, it's safe and warm. However, everybody looks at me as if I am some crazed hipster with my "fedora". If everybody would wear a hat like in the video, life would be so much nicer.
how is the fit? it seems a lot of people are trying to look fashionable by wearing a fedora without even considering its fit and size.
and further, does it go with the rest of your outfit? most everyday/streetwear would look awful with a fancy hat. If you'll notice in the video, most people are wearing proper coats or suits.
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#35That's fantastic, the very first shot is of my street, filmed next to the building I live in. I can't quite make out the sign on the building corner - but I'm pretty sure it's the exact same pub that's there now. It's also odd seeing trams in London.
And here's what that street looks like today: http://goo.gl/maps/Ya7wH
Re: Rare color film shows what London looked like in 1927
#36I find this interesting. Even though we think our lives did change a lot with Technology; in appearance the change is minimal. This is almost 100 years old. 100 years ago, there were cars, roads and buildings. After 100 years, there is cars, roads, and also buildings. There are certainly changes: The cars are more comfortable, there is traffic lights, the buildings are higher... But they didn't change the way our liv…
Also: advertisements on the buses. But gone now: all the hats on the men. I was surprised too how modern things seemed already at that time.
Re: Rare color film shows what London looked like in 1927
#37About three quarters through you see a gasometer, they're still a fairly common site around the UK.
Gasometers have largely passed as a result of high pressure distribution systems.
Ours are disused or removed in St. Louis. Wikipedia explains that they are rare in the U.S. and those were some of the only ones.
The UK gasometers are largely disused, but the sites are expensive to decontaminate and reuse since they were frequently used to produce "town gas" from coal.
Re: Rare color film shows what London looked like in 1927
#38I noticed that there weren't any lanes painted on the streets. Does anyone know when that practice started?
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#39The thing that stood out the most for me is the complete absense of bicycles, I even went out to check when was its invention (apparently around one century before this footage).
Something else I noticed is how much cared after is Hyde Park right now, although it doesn't look bad at all on the footage. I can't say I was surprise as the Central Park in New York City also changed a lot (probably even more than Hyde Park), mainly during the 80s if I'm not mistaken.