Trip Down Market Street 1906, With Narration and Sound Effects

[@hughdismuke4703]

Ahhhh the flood building. Just as I suspected, it was built in the steel frame design I had commented on in the before and after earthquake film. The narrator mentioned that the heart of the city was gutted from the quake, that's most likely because it was closer to the fault line to the southwest of the city. It's true that New York and Chicago also had cable cars. I knew a vaudevillian years ago who told us Chicago stories and he said that sometimes the cable cars would come loose from the tracks and crash into store fronts or buildings. Wild! And I saw, during construction on some streets after they were dug up, the old cobble stones and tracks that still lay underneath to help the modern foundation above. After all they just don't make them like they use to. It's like witnessing time from then to now. I've also seen construction of a part of Lincoln park in Chicago, which is made up of the old debris from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, I saw old bottles and bricks laying in the pile of dirt they put back into the ground, probably for future archeological references? This is truly a fascinating film of Market Street. I love the detail of the tour because you can measure it to todays Market Street. When you think about it, none of the many thousands of 20th century modern day pop stars weren't even born yet, and this footage is some of the beginnings of early modern day life. just putting it into perspective.

[@cdrw62]

Brilliant commentary. Thanks for adding it to one of the most incredible films ever shot.

[@flysomethingdamitdotcom8788]

Wow just wow and thanks. I found this film off a trippy music video and now I can see it again and realize what it was.

[@elisabethkreber5501]

Très belles images pour l époque..

[@Zeyev]

D'ac.

[@mikemudd7981]

Thanks for the narrative. Very helpful.

[@brennanspies5364]

My grandmother was born in SF in 1908, only two years after this was taken.

[@michaelboyce9373]

Look to the left,the Miles Bros. office is located there.

[@rogerrrubin]

"Produced as part of the popular Hale's Tours of the World film series, the film begins at the location of the Miles Brothers film studio, 1139 Market Street, between 8th and 9th Streets; it was filmed 14 April 1906, four days before the devastating earthquake and fire of 18 April 1906, which virtually destroyed the entire downtown area. The negative was taken by train to the Miles New York office on 17 April 1906, narrowly saving it from destruction by one day and thus preserving a moment in the history of San Francisco that would soon cease to exist"--Internet movie database, viewed October 21, 2010. Scene-by-scene: Begins by looking northeast on Market Street just west of the intersection of Hyde, Grove and 8th streets. The dark building at right is the Odd Fellows Hall and the grey building beyond (across 8th St.) is the Grant Building. A white postal service automobile is at left center. (11 sec.) The three large buildings receding down Market Street at left are the Murphy Building, the Donohoe Building, and the Flood Building. The distant tower of the Call Building is at center right. Roadwork is underway at far left, and a city water wagon is at right. After a break in continuity (12 sec.), the film jumps ahead one block and approaches the intersection of Taylor St. and Golden Gate Ave. on the left. The view includes the prominent Flood Building on the left, the distant Ferry Building in the center, the domed Call Building at right center and the Emporium department store with the white side wall, on the right. The cut masonry facade at right, beyond 6th, is Hale Brothers Dry Goods. A street sweeper is at work on the right. (31 sec.) The column at left is the Native Sons Monument at the Mason/Turk Streets intersection. As a lady boards a cable car, a man gets off and crosses Market Street carrying a baby. (56 sec.) At left, one of the downtown home-bound cable car commuter "islands" comes into view. Next, the entry awning of the Emporium department store appears on the right, while beyond, the California Academy of Sciences Building and the old Flood Building. A pedestrian dodges traffic at center as a businessman boards a cable car. A group of young women await a cable car. On the left, the "flatiron" Phelan Building is largely in shadow and beyond, at the Kearny/Geary streets intersection are the double-blank rear wall of the Mutual Savings Bank and the dark Chronicle Building. As the camera approaches the Stockton/Ellis Street intersections, a shuttered electric streetcar crosses from Ellis Street. The next two blocks are the busiest portion of Market Street, with the main business district extending along the streets to the left (north). A policeman and a lady dressed in white are seen at right before a jumble of Victorian facades between 4th and 3rd streets (2:16 min.), and at center a father and sailor-suited son appear. (2:21 min.) Beyond them is an commuter who raises a hand hoping to stop the cable car. (2:45 min.) As the camera approaches the Kearny/Geary Street intersection, several buildings come into view. At left the Mutual Savings Bank and, across Kearny, the Chronicle (newspaper) Building and the rear of the Crocker Building. In the distance at the center is the Ferry Building, and closer in, the row of repeated bays is the great Palace Hotel. Next to the hotel is the unfinished Monadnock Building and the white-walled Hearst (Examiner newspaper) Building at the corner of 3rd Street. At the far right, (on the near side of 3rd Street) is the columned entry of the Call (newspaper) Building. Ahead an electric streetcar crosses the very busy intersection from Kearny to 3rd Street. (3:44 min.) At right is a wooden structure built to protect pedestrians beneath the unfinished Monadnock Building. An electric sightseeing streetcar crosses to Kearny Street. At left, in shadow, is the Crocker Building and beyond (across the Montgomery/Post Streets intersection) is the Union Trust Bank. Approaching the Montgomery/Post Streets and New Montgomery Street intersection the Union Trust Bank and Hobart Building are seen at left, while on the right is the Grand Hotel. Having passed through the heart of downtown, the camera approaches the Sansome/Sutter Streets intersection. Next comes San Francisco's wholesale district, where coffee, tea, and spice companies, as well as various light industrial businesses, were located. Next is the Battery/Bush Streets and 1st Street intersection. From here to the Ferry Building is filled land in the former Yerba Buena Cove of gold rush days. At right is the Sheldon Building. The spired building on the left is the McColl Building, located at the Davis and Pine streets intersection. A lady in a white-feathered hat boards a cable car. (5:47 min.) The turreted O'Brien Building at right is at the corner of Fremont Street. The Ferry Building clock reads 3:17. The camera approaches East Street (today called the Embarcadero) and the Ferry Building cable car turntable. A People's Express van crosses in front. (7:53) The cable car has reached the end of the line. The Ferry Building cornerstone reads, "Erected 1896 by the Board of the State Harbor Commission."The car turns on the turntable, panning across the north section of East Street. Contributor Names

[@robertlannon3323]

Thank you Rick Laubscher, those cars...until you mentioned their 'swarming' I was not aware...it still is a great film !

[@michaelboyce9373]

Fact: This film 's original source runs a bit slower that the now standard 35mm speed.

[@theresebuczek4685]

Thank you I really enjoyed it

[@kcwatkins4377]

Thank you for posting this.

[@kgambo5157]

So many of these buildings are still there. Old mint and Chronicle building survived

[@michaelboyce9373]

The makers' Office was in this film. The film only survives because the Film was being Processed in New York City.

[@maltesegirl58]

The old cars are hilarious 🤣. Thank you I enjoyed this video.

[@windsorkid7069]

If you were living then you would have thought it was amazing. Your comment is hilarious because of your ignorance.

[@michaelboyce9373]

The Miles Bros. Office was destroyed by the combo of Quake and Fire.

[@xylfox]

1:57: This big building left is the "Flood Building",890 Market-Street.Built 1904. Survived the earthquake.Dashiell Hammit resided there in the 20ies

[@kmactane]

Hammett didn't live there, but he did work there. He worked for the Pinkerton detective agency, out of their Flood Building office, but the Flood Building doesn't have any residential housing. (Also, its street number is 870, not 890.)

[@marcinna8553]

Interesting commentary. Thanks. My understanding is that the cars circling around were because the film was made for some local car manufacturer or distributor. So it was their cars. It is interesting however to watch some of the other cars coming up the street -- the ones that were inserted by the filmmakers. The car coming up on the left at 4:36, I at first wondered if the man was driving standing up. Perhaps the seats are just really high

[@burrittalley]

Not true

[@ramblerclassic400]

No cross walks in those days, a pedestrian free-for-all.

[@michaelboyce9373]

And Notice No Traffic Lights. They were not Invented at that time.

[@luisnavarro9307]

it must have been dangerous crossing those streets.

[@maxbacon4828]

The Police Officer at 3.58 doesn,t look like he stands any messing.

[@m3528i]

George Orwell was a 2 year old the day this was made.

[@brycepender6001]

Notice most the automobiles are Right Hand Drive

[@AlonsoRules]

they just turned the camera on and left it on - what a great decision that was

[@JayKarpwick]

Cameras were hand-cranked or spring-driven at that time. Pushing an ON switch wasn't possible.

[@michaelboyce9373]

They were lucky they didn't also suffer from a possible Tsunami.

[@Jeff-yz3on]

I would love to see a colorized version.

[@sfmike711]

Jeff Stewart: Please, leave that to TCM (actually, they really shouldn't). Colorizing a black-and-white movie, be it intentionally filmed that way by Hitchcock, etc. for effect or because color film didn't exist, is a crime against nature and the universe. Enjoy the movie for itself and resist making it an aberration.

[@dahawk8574]

@hippofood, done. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIDCYnSajrd6jZo

[@freckles3705]

Absolutely chaotic traffic. How were there not massive accidents and deaths?

[@dggerth]

@@freckles3705 Because people then actually paid attention to one another and their surroundings.

[@freckles3705]

@@dggerth agree. No cell phones, video screens, etc in cars. I am 67 and intentionally drive basic vehicles to make me stay alert. Simplicity has it's benefits. Happy New Year.

[@theresebuczek4685]

Were driving license around

[@eastwindfarms3671]

👍

[@kevindogktm]

Who picks up the shit? or does that go into gardens?

[@kellyspann9845]

If you notice at 1:40 to the right there is a man with a large broom sweeping up the horse droppings. This was their only job to clean it up and put it in wagon's to be hauled away to hopefully keep disease and the smell down.

[@michaelboyce9373]

As it happened the city was moved away from the San Andreas' Fault about 30 Miles away to keep it from suffering another Quake.

[@sfmike711]

@michaelboyce9373 : Are you really a simpleton? That's a rhetorical question. Of course you are. The City absolutely was NOT moved 30 miles from the SA fault. The city is in the exact same geographic location it has been since 1776. And the SA fault still runs in the exact same location. By the way, even if the City did move 30 miles away, it would still be able to suffer another quake. Exactly where did you find such twaddle? Any other interesting "facts" you'd like to share with the world?

[@cesarulisesrodriguez2787]

All of this people are Dead...amazing 👏

[@PavlovsCock]

exactly what i was thinking of..... weird...

[@Ainnem]

ERECTED A.D. 896 Explain this.

[@JayKarpwick]

The explanation is that you can't draw any detailed conclusions by looking at a video that's been remastered from a century-old+ film. If you search for *original* still photos of the plaque, the "1" is clearly visible. Yes it's a bit narrow which would explain why it was obscured during the remastering process. Besides, if you think about it for more than a nanosecond, if the plaque really were from 896: > How come nobody ever raised the issue despite millions of people walking past it for well over 100 years? > How could it have the builders' names on it, modern names not Celtic names like Alaric or Ethelred? > Why is it in modern English, which didn't exist in 896? OF COURSE it's important to ask questions ... but the point is to go from "I'm not sure about XYZ" to "I need to learn more about XYZ", *_not_* jump from "I'm not sure" to "That means XYZ is fake".

[@jimerwin4535]

You mean the reset by the parasites

[@Charles_Anthony]

I saw the plaque; 896

[@JayKarpwick]

@@Charles_Anthony Sigh. Don't schools teach basic research skills anymore? You can't jump to detailed conclusions by looking an a 120-yr-old film that's been remastered and converted to video. If you look for _original,_ still photos of the plaque the "1" is clearly visible. It's a pretty narrow which easily explains how the AI smoothing algorithms could have blurred it. Besides, ask yourself how many people have walked past the Ferry Building since the 1890s. How come nobody, NO ONE, ever said diddly about the "impossible" date? And why are the names on the plaque common American names, not Celtic stuff like Alaric or Daragh?

[@Charles_Anthony]

@@JayKarpwick : The names were obviously added later. Also, most people couldn't read back then.

[@kirillstarikov]

they all dead

[@Potaville]

All those Ford Model T vehicles recklessly driving in and out of the paths of all of those trolley cars like all of the drivers are drunk DID NOT EXIST YET in 1906! =======>On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. ===>Ford Model T's were NOT released to the public for purchase or ownership until at the very earliest Oct of 1908 but more likely not until 1909!

[@marketstreetrailway]

Uh, they aren't Model T's. As for the reckless driving part, did you bother to listen to the narration? They were almost certainly recruited by the filmmakers to do just that, to provide more action. It's the same handful of cars circling. You can tell by the license plates, which, incidentally, are from 1906.

[@JayKarpwick]

If you have access to all that info about early cars it should tell you that there were *dozens* of manufacturers at the turn of the last century, and that even Ford was building other similar models as early as 1902. Just b/c a car's old doesn't automatically make it a Model T any more than every old passenger aircraft is a DC-6.