New York Now and Then: 1870s vs Today

New York Now and Then shows before and after photos from New York City, shot by George Bradford Brainerd in the 1870s and 1880s between 1872 and 1887, as well as my pictures which were captured in 2013 and 2014. The Chase building is still there in 2024, so that's why I labeled the thumbnail image as such.
This short film New York Now and Then pays tribute to Brainerd, a forgotten 19th century photographer who died in his early 40s. He was alive to see the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 and took a number of wonderful photographs around the area. He was a pioneer in his field and even created his own "detective" cameras that allowed him to capture pictures of subjects without them knowing that he was holding a camera.
New York offers such a rich history with its massive amount of photos that were shot in the second half of the 19th century. Since so many of the same buildings and structures are still standing in the 21st century, it was possible for me to be able to shoot my own pictures that matched where Brainerd captured his photographs. Not only did I point my camera to the same structures, but I also took special care to ensure that I was trying to capture the same tripod height and angle where Brainerd had his camera. The result were several dozen incredible photographs that show 140 years of difference.
There's a certain magic to then and now photographs. They make us think about our own past. The places we visited. The people we met. They're the closest we can get to time travel. I had an amazing time riding on my bike and taking the subway to capture these photographs, and I hope that you also enjoy the project that was so important to me.
Be sure to also watch the behind the scenes video New York Now and Then: The Documentary.
UPDATE: A slower side-by-side version of this video is available here: • 140 Years of New York ... .
Behind the scenes film:
• The Creation of "New Y...
Original trailer:
• New York Now and Then:...
Shot and Edited by
Jordan Liles
Music in "New York Now and Then"
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Frederic Bernard
Music in "The Creation of" Video
"30 Minute Meditative State"
Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
End Credits Music in "The Creation of" Video
"Sidewalks of New York"
Composed by Charles B. Lawlor
Performed by Jordan Liles
Special Thanks, Image Credits and Inspiration:
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, New York Public Library
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The Brooklyn Institute
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection
Green-Wood Cemetery
Museum of the City of New York
The New York Historical Society
Long Island Historical Society
Theta Xi
Special Thanks, Image Credits and Inspiration:
Lois Fischer Black
George Bradford Brainerd
Ric Burns
Anthony Caruso
Rachel Danzing
Tracie Davis
Melanie Evans
Lynn Ferrara
Thomas Rushmore French
Adi Goldstein
Henry Goodyear
Ruth Orr Graydon
Henry W.B. Howard
Brian Keane
Moses King
Clara Lamers
Wallace Goold Levison
Stephen Low
Clark S. Marlor
Barbara Head Millstein
Julie C. Moffat
The Moffat Family
Terri O'Hara
Liz Reynolds
Naomi Rosenbum
Carol Rusk
William Schmid
Harriet Senie
Marthe Smith
Marie Cimino Spina
Henry R. Stiles
Jack Termine
Irene Tichenor
Judith Walsh
Herman de Wetter
Elisabeth White
Dan Wilson
Deborah Wythe
Bonnie Yochelson

[@jordanliles]

Hi everyone. Here's a side-by-side version of this video, if you want to have time to study old versus new: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a57NgJd4pamrkLc. Thanks for watching.

[@sugasweg2571]

Who else is addicted to old photos

[@boobsthechemist2067]

Suga Sweg me 😀 would be amazing to go back & see it for a day or two 👌

[@sugasweg2571]

@@boobsthechemist2067 I dreament about being in my neighborhood in the past.

[@boobsthechemist2067]

Suga Sweg I sometimes think I was born in the wrong era. Like I’d be far more suited to life 80 years ago.

[@sugasweg2571]

@@boobsthechemist2067 True, I am tried of video games. I want to play street games, but people don't play it anymore. There is only fortnite, roblox, and all that shit. I want to play something that's actually in real life. Not in a screen of pixels.

[@sensie965]

Metoo

[@Multifacted_Brotha]

This may seem weird and morbid but looking at the old photos seem to depress me a little. It kind of hits home that things never stay the same and life goes on. All those people and families you see in the old photos are dead and newer generations have come in and basically changed things. It truly was different world back then.

[@taraej-]

I'm surprised how many of the original structures survived.

[@bd3825]

Nothing lasts forever, bro

[@TheVideoVolcano]

I know... Bridges, Buildings, Trees stay... People are renewed.

[@theindiediary5950]

Yes, we are a remarkable species. Wouldn't it be nice to get a glimpse of New York 100 years from now. :) For all we know, someday someone may be posting pictures and videos on here, and comparing them to our world today in 100 years lol.

[@at4420]

videovulcan Some buildings. Some are torn down never to be seen again.

[@brianmitchell5906]

I like how the present photographer stood in almost the exact same spot as the historical photographers. It really puts the images into perspective.

[@oldgordo61]

I totally agree.

[@ronineditor9920]

It's hard to put into words but it's mind-blowing to think of who else stood exactly where you are standing... 100+ years ago.

[@ExperimentalFun]

I wish the photos went from then to now

[@lolzlolz102]

Ha Ha I was thinking the same. Excellent video but just doesn't feel right.

[@michelleauville3991]

Right

[@jordanliles]

Hi Experimental Fun. I know this is a reply long in the making but you might like this version of the video much better. Let me know if you see this comment! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a57NgJd4pamrkLc

[@csradheshyam]

Even old pictures telling how much peace and calm that time. Old is gold.

[@Mtlbro6]

To all the comments saying "WOW they're all dead now" please understand the people in this video did not live meaningless lives just because they aren't alive anymore. They had children remember? They fought in World War 1, World War 2, they are our legacy and without them we would not be here! Instead of feeling bad for them "because they're dead" feel bad for yourself because it's YOUR turn now to take the torch and keep the world running.

[@kinggidorah6910]

Also, ( you will understand if you are a Religius person), just remember that no one is ever really gone. Tho the fact you stated above is more important.

[@hououinkyouma3864]

Give them a break, m8. It's actually fairly normal to have most of them experience the concept of time through something so powerful and wonderful. You might have had a prior experience but for them this could be the first time that induce that awe in them understanding how melancholic yet beautiful time is.

[@thankyoufortodayjk3704]

This makes me feel things that I don't know how to explain...

[@Ersultan234]

+

[@markedward3526]

Yeah me too i feel it

[@paladinfoxx6574]

Enjoy the little things, enjoy each moment, because in 100 years from now we will be in one of these videos.

[@samsingh9981]

😇🌞🙏

[@j.s3933]

Sad reality...👏👏👏

[@biblelovergirl]

Bitter sweet

[@toastcart8211]

Yeah.. 😥

[@tulatularosa]

I am a lifetime historian and I must admit that I never really considered how much Brainerd contributed to early photography. I am also a lifelong equestrian and believe a then and now picture with all the myriad of draught animals that once provided the motive power for such a marvelous city, would be absolutely wonderful. I live on a ranch in rural New Mexico and most of my daily chores are not any different from the 1880s. I realize how truly foreign this seems whenever I talk with more urban dwellers. You know how amazed folks are with your time travel, amaze them a bit more with horses, fancy carriage turnouts, goat-drawn Governess carts, milk boys with dog, pulled sleds. etc. etc. You can't really go back in time, but there are an amazing amount of folks who still evoke an earlier time in the present, and they aren't aren't all Amish and named Yoder! thanks

[@Riley-gi6of]

It's amazing how photography can allow you to look back into the past

[@MarkWhich]

Pity it didn't exist sooner, any earlier comparisons with have to be compared with paintings if any existed on the subject at all.

[@tonyrobb8815]

Does anyone receive a chill down their backs seeing this...knowing where your walking someone else was on the exact spot over 100 years ago,and now just a spirit !

[@mumlife90]

it looks sad... that someday.. i die and fade like these pictures

[@jordanliles]

+Anya Lopez But not yet. Not yet. Go live.

[@joelschmole]

Jordan Liles great video

[@peaceandlove2931]

Anya Lopez but 1873 that time was nice . i wish i was live in that time .

[@mumlife90]

PEACE AND LOVE me too

[@nph19]

how depressing

[@SWLinPHX]

When I watch these I feel less stressed in the old photos. Like I could relax easier and not feel rushed or pressured.

[@wakcy]

what hits me is that every person you see in the old photos are now dead

[@josephobrien9008]

Every 100 years, all new people.

[@SuperBlobsterMan]

they are here right now, time is a wheel

[@ChatGPT1111]

@@SuperBlobsterMan show us, pray tell

[@killersg.8290]

@@josephobrien9008 true but not always the case, there’s still atleast less than 10 ppl who survive with a hundred yrs old

[@bgarr99]

It's so great that photography was invented in the 19th century. It gives us a final glimpse into a way of life that had existed for hundreds of years but was rapidly disappearing.

[@darrellborland119]

@bgarr99...the photographers of that era, particularly AJ Russell of the UP, Alfred Hart of CPRR, and Charles Savage of SLC, labored under difficulties we can only imagine and contemplate in wonderment. When we study the collodian wet-plate technique, juxtaposed with primitive conditions out West, A.J. Russell in particular, comes across as a superb, tenacious, technician. His large format exposures are masterpieces. They were rediscovered in the 1950's and later. Barry Colms, and the Oakland Museum in 1969, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the "Wedding of the Rails", published a book of A.J's photos in their original format, with descriptions. It's title is "Westward to Promontory", and is readily available. Another book, recently written, is Daniel Davis' "Across the Continent", a deep dive into Andrew Russell and his life. A good and fascinating read into a frontier photographer's life, and travails. Thanks.

[@bgarr99]

@@darrellborland119 Your knowledge is impressive. Thank you for the recommendations. I'll definitely check them out.

[@ChatGPT1111]

Yep, all those statues around from 1873-2014 have been torn down in 2020-21. History is just so inconvenient to the narrative.

[@cuntstubbl]

It's so uncluttered in the old pics, no stupid road signs and cars every where. Just looked tidy.

[@michael.5360]

New York was really dirty and had a huge sanitation problem when they.had an influx of immigration In the early 1900s There was this huge division between rich and poor. I do wish people who think New York was so grandeur do some research.

[@garymanuel20]

Wow it’s so cool that most of the photos you get to see the trees as babies or young and now adults! It’s nice that they’re still there! ❤️

[@johnw2026]

Life is a vapor, here one moment, gone the next. Use your time wisely.

[@michael.5360]

Really , I was, but now this pandemic has interrupted my flow.

[@bibluteque]

It gives me the chills to watch videos like this and see how time goes by without noticing it. Thanks for uploading.

[@Expirz97]

I've lived here many years. Seeing this was a reminder of how time passes, and I pass with the time. Thank you for this wonderful compilation.

[@monkeyzuncle1]

So crazy how much some of those buildings and monuments have seen. If only they could talk.

[@sam_digiorno7313]

Building: yeah a lot of people jumped off me in 29

[@apexone5502]

in4mous_cool lol

[@jordanliles]

You can learn more about the buildings and monuments, and even some of the people in the photos, when you watch the extended look documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2GbZIybmrmCrKc. I highly suggest it!

[@ruhtra619]

if the monuments could talk theyd probably say some racist shit!

[@OG-Capo---]

Whenever I look at old pictures it just makes me feel like I missed so much sometimes makes me feel how different it was back then. I'd love to travel in time and walk the streets they walked .

[@lisacurnow3524]

I absolutely love all the old black and white pictures, what people wore, what life was like what streets were like and how things have changed since then

[@Unknown-se7nn]

It’s amazing how some of these structures are still standing.

[@thiaguinhogameplays]

They're renewed

[@theangrygamer895]

Look at the architecture and beauty of the buildings and monuments back then,the craftsmanship and skill compared to the ugly shit we build these days.

[@velociraptor3097]

Nah, modern buildings look better than old ugly ones.

[@LucidVision138]

@@velociraptor3097 Not really, back then people took pride in their architectural work and designed beautiful designs but nowadays people just design buildings just for business. Nothing more nothing less, so they don't put that kind of heart into their work as opposed as people did in the past.

[@sergeantmacnuggets1132]

@@LucidVision138 Bruh they dont care about pride they also do it for business, most of old structures are less durable and less advanced than today.

[@samsingh9981]

@Baked Beans 🙏🌞😇

[@Dejroslaw2448]

Americans has dont have respect to Old buildings

[@miguelkeeler7747]

Am I the only one that's fascinated with the late 1800s?

[@rise3987]

No I am too :)

[@s.shanmugasundaram8869]

Me too!

[@miguelkeeler7747]

Like, I'd back in time if I could!

[@parrodice]

That's why there's Steampunk

[@mercoid]

Yes. Yes you are THE ONLY ONE! Think about that. Now think about the many highly educated people who do things like....write history books and actually read old books and articles of the period. Think of all the history classes there are in universities and the professors who teach them. Yeah.... YOU’RE the only one!

[@anthonypalermo6385]

What an amazingly short adventure this thing called life is.

[@DesolationAngel101]

Never forget the generations of people whose work built the places where you live.

[@manny2493]

we're living on the shoulders of them

[@Lagaidh]

I rarely log into any site to leave a comment. I'm a nit-picker, so I tend to keep my online thoughts to myself. This video compelled me to log in so that I could congratulate the creator(s). The transitions are so precise inside of the gentle zoom that every one of them felt like opening a present at a party just for me. I clap for you!

[@jordanliles]

Thank you so much. A lot of people complain that I didn't do a side-by-side version. I eventually did and it's available in the description if you also want to see that. Have a good day!

[@iant419]

Notice how everything looked nicer back then and all the beautiful stuff is just leftover from a better time.

[@karenryder6317]

I agree. We do tend to idealize the past and forget about the poor health, racism and sexism that were so common place--but oh my god the grand architecture of some of civic buildings! That is something that is totally lost and will never come again. Plus middle class people didn't dress like slobs then either. Had to laugh at the black family at the beach in dress shoes and hats. We are so much better off today, but the esthetic/cultural ideal is gone.

[@adama6440]

These old photos bring the most genuine natural smile to my face wow i definitely wish i was in these times im in love with those days

[@michealfrosh8216]

Hello Adam. How are you doing now?

[@adama6440]

@@michealfrosh8216 i am awesome thank you very much just binging on the perfect times lol hows it going

[@bluesharp59]

Whats very cool to me is when you see the small trees a hundred years ago and now how big they got since then. Great Video.

[@LVNVSmash]

I enjoy looking at these old pictures,but I also get sad looking at them

[@iansmith321]

I love looking at old pictures then you realise that the people who are in the old photos are sadly no longer with here.

[@cecillemarie8188]

That’s not sad. They lived their lives. For me, it’s a good reminder that the hardships in this life will end. If you have Jesus in this life, there’s a blessed assurance of eternal life after our human bodies die. I don’t like life on earth.

[@Jamie-zl6mw]

Every single one of these people lead lives of their own. They loved they laughed cried experienced pain loss but also joy. All of it lost to the sands of time forgotten temporary. It humbles you in a way knowing that that one day will be all of our fates . So I say why not march forward and live life to the fullest because this is all we get.

[@kennethv4945]

That words

[@zzdoodzz]

Makes me think of all the people that came before us and come after us. I grew up in an old house, and many families lived there before me. People were born in the house I lived in, my mother died there. One day my family will never live there again and some other family will live there. Reminds me of the fact that you will never truly own any physical thing in this world. The only thing we have is our time.

[@M3RKSYNDICATE]

Boot Indeed, human evolution has truly expanded and will continue to do so until we all eliminate each other due to power and greed, however everything else will remain the same as simply a relic within history that will one day be replaced by future occurrences that will simply approach us as the present day.

[@TheFinnMovies]

Boot you really got me thinking

[@dhoail11]

Boot you got literally got me crying..😥😭

[@heru-deshet359]

Claire de Lune is so fitting a piece for this beautiful presentation. Old New York was so beautiful.

[@_lordgarfunkel_5364]

We will all be forgotten

[@breloomie8373]

Eventually. :(

[@breloomie8373]

But never completely...

[@auapplemac2441]

Leave behind some good and the universe will remember you.

[@la4two]

2:24 is a crazy one

[@nvnv2259]

yeah

[@Forsnoblown]

I wish I have the power to go back in time.

[@ironmyth921]

Yeah your correct and I will be there at old years

[@markl1073]

No litter, no cars, no skyscrapers, no kids glued to their cellphones. A little slice of heaven :)

[@markl1073]

I'll see what I can do ;)

[@pietheijn-vo1gt]

It's easy to romanticize the past. But don't forget how cruel life was back then. People worked 70-80 hours per week, that's twice as much as now and it was mostly hard physical labour. Education was poor, healthcare even poorer. People had more kids because they lost half of them before they turned 10. Oh and if your skin was black back then everything would be 10x harder.

[@ms_scribbles]

@@pietheijn-vo1gt Or if your skin was brown. Or if you were Asian. Or a woman. Or Irish. Or non-Protestant Christian. (You couldn't be Catholic, or they'd burn your church down.) Or poor. Or heaven forbid, gay!

[@spectaclereplication]

There was litter.

[@johnw2026]

Mark L there was litter in a different form. If you walked out of a building into the street, you had to watch that you didn't step in a big pile of high quality horse manure, lol!

[@joenop3393]

Shows that life is indeed short and we must enjoy every minute!

[@filzaaziz3723]

Old is gold

[@missmarlenexo]

i will never look at an old building the same

[@KatyaKit216]

I want to go back in time! I would love to see how everything was built. We take everything for granted nowadays. It looked simpler and better back then.

[@ramakantsharma8605]

Me too

[@KevinKurzsartdisplay]

Pitje Puck, stop being a spoiled prick! Would you rather work from 5 in the morning ‘til 8 in the evening where you have to work hard in a factory and rarely earn enough money? Well guess what, that’s what people did back then, they had to work their freaking butts off just to earn a few cash!

[@freedom5875]

Me too

[@freedom5875]

How are you kat ?

[@elias7748]

Another romanticizer.

[@gemmeliusgrammaticus2509]

I’d rather live in the 1870’s. A day in that world is worth a year in ours.

[@jordanliles]

Beautiful buildings for sure. I made a side-by-side version, if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a57NgJd4pamrkLc.

[@mercexpable]

This took a lot of planning, work and time. Thank you for this journey from our present time and into our history. Very nicely done.

[@jeffgrant4234]

It's nice to see how well-dressed people were back then. Today people go out in their yoga pants, ripped jeans, t-shirts even pajamas and slippers! They look like homeless people compared to back then. Even homeless people back then dressed nicer than people today!

[@Akrilloth]

Doesn't keep their expression from being shitty.

[@JoeARedHawk275]

Jeff Grant Umm t-shirts are now considered a homeless look???

[@jeffgrant4234]

TEST Why you say that to my face @sshole and we'll see how much of a tough person you are. Go back to living in your camper van fuck face.

[@raphaelbermeo7449]

Fashion changes we just like simplier things instead of a big ass beaver jacket we would rather wear a slim fit jacket and some skinny pants

[@andresrodriguez4294]

Well that escalated quickly. You went from a real gentleman to a douchebag real fast lmao.

[@hardestclips]

3:38 daaaamn what an old tree

[@galaxyramen29]

2019 anybody?

[@laugh24rkn26]

yeah

[@haunebu2360]

Nope! I’m 1986!

[@cedrickcorrales]

1:06 that tree though. time's so fast

[@StudiosRick]

Without the past, even if it has been bad or good, we are nothing!

[@Jdwify]

Great video and I really like the use of Claude Debussy's Clair d'Lune.

[@preciadoalex123]

People were living their life just like you, but they're long gone...

[@aldocesarbenega9812]

And someday we will - also - "cross the river". It's part of life!

[@KennyEvansUK]

Great job man! I've seen so many of these where the guys go to all the trouble to revisit the location but don't match the framing, focal length etc. This is a perfect job. A1!

[@Domino13334]

Have to agree here, most just go back to the places but don't care to be in the footsteps of the photograph

[@robertgift]

Kenny Evans. How do you match focalength?

[@cringecrew101asmr8]

I got a little emotional thinking about the lost time and lost eras of the past. All of the people in the old photos are dead and are never going to see the light of day again. I can think of when they make one like this in 100 years when I'm dead and am in the photos carrying on my normal business.

[@paolosanchez2927]

Cringe Crew Cycle of life my friend. Simple but amazing to think when someone dies, at the same time a baby is being born

[@TheGummybears101]

Cringe Crewism 101 saddens me too but it's all apart of life. These people live on through their children.

[@contreras9776]

I can't fathom why anyone would downvote this. Fantastic archive. It's not suppose to be Star Wars or anything.

[@jordanliles]

Fidelio Thanks. Some people wish that I would have shown the old photos first and then the new photos. Stuff like that. But I do wish the people who downvote would realize the amount of work it took not only to shoot these photographs (both me and especially Brainerd), but also to research the original photographer and create the longer half-hour video that is also available on KZbin. But KZbin is KZbin. I'm ok with criticism and can take it.

[@contreras9776]

Jordan Liles I can see the amount if work that went into this. I, for one, appreciate the effort. Very introspective. Bravo.

[@hyacinthdibley2420]

It’s also nice to see the (same) trees around back then (in their infancy).

[@jordanliles]

Thank you for watching my film! Two quick things. 1. If you wanted more time to see the before and after photos, or you wish the transitions went from old to new, check out this alternate video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2GbZIybmrmCrKc. And 2. My latest documentary "The Sidewalks of New York" is a deeper New York history film that starts slow, but if you stick with it you'll see how it builds in a big way, and it's free and on KZbin! I spent a year on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nomwXppjiqZ9n6M.

[@handysalmon2131]

I recognize this music. Is it from a Broadway musical?

[@juahirmatin9369]

Hi you should show old one first than new picture.

[@studdy1202]

This makes me go back into live

[@jordanliles]

Hi Juahir. You'll like the documentary! It takes a slower look at the photos, old to new and new to old. See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2GbZIybmrmCrKc.

[@Norannmcguire]

Jordan Liles I'm born 1873had to see .gosh time fly's then returns .

[@trulyinfamous]

My favorite thing to do with these kinds of videos is to look at the trees and see how big some have gotten.

[@almeggs3247]

Thanks for this. God bless your work 130 years!

[@samira5527]

اشتقنا لماضي لدينا حنين الى ماضي لاننا كرهنا الحاضر مع انه مليئ بتكلونوجيا حديثة لان الانسان تكون راحته النفسية في حياة البسيطة المليئة بكل شئ طبيعي

[@nightmares8999]

I feel like crying watching this.

[@BrooklynPerson30000]

this is great, but the old shots are too short

[@Alexander-tj2dn]

+BrooklynPerson30000 I agree

[@jordanliles]

+BrooklynPerson30000 I made this documentary for those who want a longer look: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2GbZIybmrmCrKc. I hope you enjoy it!

[@wolfpak8228]

BrooklynPerson30000 --deadly diarrhea? Now we have liberals

[@coporal4]

Now we have Republicans with "Alternative Facts'

[@BrooklynPerson30000]

+David Gibbard uhhhhh, huh-huh.. like,.. what?.. uhhh-huh-huh-huh, huh-huh..

[@angelpereira5278]

Our life goes by without us knowing how fleeting our existence is. Soon the passions, desires and emotions that nested in our hearts will be forgotten. Maybe someone will capture an image and we will be remembered in the future, but it is the only thing left in this world of us.

[@DarrylBass]

This makes me want to go out and take some pictures now so 100 years from now people can see "what it looked like back then"

[@travosk8668]

People are hating on our modern world, ignoring all the progress we've made. I am sure that if they do manage to go back to the late 1800's they would beg to come back.

[@currypenguin]

Ikr

[@feelmyfreshlyshavedlegs3979]

The passing of time is the most depressing thing. It is one thing we have no control of whatsoever.

[@sallybutton6237]

Apart from modern medicine the greatest gift to mankind is the ability to capture the past so that we might look into it & for a second become a part of it..

[@jillyd2807]

Fascinating 🧐 And sad that those times and people are gone! 😐

[@nordmarian9770]

I feel sad because the people in new photos will never meet the people who walked in the same place in the past.

[@anonnomas4755]

I thought "Crazy how these people were liveing in the moment but that moments gone now and so are they"

[@glamonails7666]

What a huge difference... No cars. More people, walking through the streets... So beautiful 😍👌👍 but times change.. People change, technology change.... Everything change the world 🌍 😍💙 so spiritual.

[@vwvwvvvw4519]

Adam Anderson like Scissors

[@michael.5360]

Why are people talk about olden times were better. Have we forgotten that we fought a bloody civil war that left thousands maimed, crippled and dead?

[@CambriaF]

i love how some things look exactly the same, we still live with some of that history

[@robertamato358]

This made me homesick for Brooklyn Heights. Moved away in 2011. It is a great neighborhood and I miss it. Wonderful photos. Thank you.

[@thatoldschooldude6784]

Everything was more beautiful back then

[@Life4Pikachu]

It's so interesting to see how things have changed. :)

[@jordanliles]

Thanks! For anyone who would like a longer look at the photos, check out the short documentary film: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2GbZIybmrmCrKc.

[@jediknight38]

These photos prove my point when everyone is keeps saying that New York City is dead. The point is; You're wrong. Cities like New York never die. They only change. For better or worse.

[@Saiputera]

Actually it is tho

[@terrydubuisson4209]

I love looking at the past

[@trailmixtrail7557]

I love the old architecture

[@markg999]

Cool seeing the trees so young in some of those shots.

[@2jzfrank]

What really amaze me is that some of those trees are still here 😮

[@2jzfrank]

1:07- 1:13 tree on the left side

[@dualitea316]

Seeing everything fade makes it nostalgic even you weren't born in that time.

[@camaarillo]

It’s amazing to see some trees starting off as baby and there still here now! Excellent video

[@tuanjelito4ever]

How's watching on 2020 😢

[@terrydubuisson4209]

Me

[@davidkumar5871]

0:58 to 1:04 what if the old ducks are the ancestors of the ones in colored photos? That’d be so dope.

[@alfridosincefhfb3409]

Oui le mème point de vu

[@moodwithfood5]

Always amazing to peep in the past it feels that we are having a time travel....

[@storminboy]

Why the hell would you dislike this, what is there to dislike??

[@jordanliles]

Stormin Boy Some people don't like that the photos go back in time from new to old, and prefer old to new. Other people prefer the video to go slower. I created a documentary after this that shows how it was made that solves both of these things! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2GTgK2pos1lbtU

[@svsproductions1]

The pictures of everyone on the ice really says something about how overly cautious and scared of everything we are today that we no longer allow ourselves to explore and be free to take risks and enjoy life to the fullest. Theres no way the city would let people just walk around on a frozen lake today they'd be afraid of getting sued.

[@maximilianraley2457]

I love this video. I really appreciate the fading. Crazy watching buildings disappear and nature take over. Thank you so much for this! And the music made it so peaceful.

[@emerald-pumpkin9691]

It's amazing how we youngsters take things for granted. Back then, they didn't even have half the stuff we got.

[@tiltedcupcake5539]

I wish these were side by side, as they are in the thumbnail. Still a mesmerizing video you've made, thanks for your beautiful work!

[@jordanliles]

Thanks! The documentary gives a much longer look at the photographs if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2GbZIybmrmCrKc. Enjoy!

[@jimbronaugh]

I'm visiting here from 2173 and all of this is gone.Thank you for letting me some of the lost lands as they once were.

[@mr.cifuentes1779]

Jim Bronaugh damn

[@jordanliles]

Can you tell me who won a few sports games that are happening this week so I can win big, then realize I messed up the future, so later I have to correct it with Doc Brown?

[@jimbronaugh]

I'm not allowed to be specific, but, after looking through the archives I can say that I'm sorry for your loss.

[@melissabrady5497]

Anyone else addicted to old photos and videos? Um I am!

[@tanoenaczycaitin]

me

[@arandomlogo1081]

me

[@alhamdleallah]

وَأَنِيبُوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا لَهُ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ "Turn ye to our Lord (in repentance) and bow to His (Will), before the Penalty comes on you: after that ye shall not be helped وَاتَّبِعُوا أَحْسَنَ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ العَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ "And follow the best of (the courses) revealed to you from your Lord, before the Penalty comes on you - of a sudden while ye perceive not أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتَى علَى مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنبِ اللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ "Lest the soul should (then) say: 'Ah! Woe is me!- In that I neglected (my duty) towards Allah, and was but among those who mocked أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هَدَانِي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ "Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous Quran .islam*--*

[@koubenakombi3066]

These buildings and places already existed, from past civilizations and past resets... you don't believe the horse-buggy-man holding a shovel was able to build with that perfection, eh?! Yep... in 1.800 they were going far-west, living in mud/hay/sticks houses... so congrats! You are now awake and ready to research about mudfloods, classical and tartarian styles... from the known past civilizations. Drop all the his-story you may think you know, it is all a lie. Look for the truth!

[@wefhenx6732]

I feel bad for kids crying about how today isn't the 1800s. Can't people be thankful? I highly doubt any of these people would last 3 days in the 1800s. I would pay to see these guys be born back then.

[@mephistopheles7545]

Shut up lol

[@wal7]

@@mephistopheles7545 today is a lot better than back then, you didn't know anything dumb everyone on that photos would do anything to live like us.

[@mephistopheles7545]

Psyhco path uhm I know that ? Lmao

[@ing_frantisek_mohykan]

this comment doesn't make sense

[@charlottemartin2304]

I was born to late for this time.... and I am trying so hard to have a healthy life right now

[@32juancruz]

Beautiful video. Thank you very very much! You made me cry

[@antonioangeles1898]

God Bless you,dear......

[@iinerd]

"C'era una volta in America" - "Once upon a time in America". Thank you. Greetings from Milan, Italy.

[@laurenl3819]

A beautiful gift for this NYr ....thank you

[@KamilSahverdiyev]

people are emotional 🥺

[@Ralphieeeee]

Wow. Such portrayal of exquisite elegance and nostalgia. Thank you.