Absolutely amazing work by all involved! The guys who cranked out the original film, the endless printing of the individual frames, the Library of Congress that was smart enough to know film was not exactly the best for long term storage, the people at Blackhawk who endlessly copied those prints into a cohesive film and finally to Periscope for bringing it to us.
Thanks so much. The good news is that there is work being done today to make new versions of paper prints using modern technology; doubtless they will look even better. Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
This is another great episode of actual footage of Coney Island in the early 1900s was a simple life i bet that Steeplechase ride was fun back then and all the other rides they had back then
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Frecks. Sometimes our Mom and Dad would take my three older Brothers and I and drive up to Brooklyn and Queens from Washington, D.C and see some of the Family and on to Coney Island and have some great fun. Gino's Sicilian sausage and pasta right on the boardwalk was the best. God Bless.
thanks for sharing this, it reminds me of the "CONEY ISLAND" that was in cincinnati ohio, that is where I grew up. I think that park started up in the 1880's!!!!!
Amazing record of the early 20th century. Equally amazing is what a company like Blackhawk Films could do with vintage material from this period, in terms of preservation. It's incredible.
Oh wow, my grandmother always told me about the steeplechase ride and this is the first time I’ve seen it. It looks fun but to dangerous lol. She said the parachute ride was great too but really precarious lol. There’s a wonderful horse race ride at Rye Playland. I think it’s one of 3 in the world.
When I was a kid, my parents gave me a Super 8 film projector for Christmas. I remember buying some films off a rack in our local Kmart, but my favorite thing to do, though, was to peruse the HUGE Blackhawk Film catalog. I loved that thing with it's hundreds of films to choose from and the short synopsis of each film. Feature films were out of my (very) limited price range, but I did have a good selection of early two-reel silent comedies. The Blackhawk Bulletin. Eastin-Phelan Building. Davenport, Iowa. Dang, I even remember the address!
Agreed...Periscope Films should really do something about this. It really is annoying and diminishes the viewing experience. PF should reconfigure their copyright licensing tickers/tags a better way.
Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes. In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous RUclips users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do. Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
People were just tough as nails back then, it's unreal. The things they did for fun would likely put us in the hospital or worse. That fire and smoke show was insane! Thank you Periscope Films for yet another wonderful contribution.
That's not quite was it was. I read a book explaining the context of Coney Island those days, and it was a kind of "land of rebellion" where people would go to give the middle finger to the restrictive rules society put on them the rest of the time. So in a way, it's less like fun in general and more like the way rebellious teens act when their parents are controlling - only in this case the "teens" include adults, and the "controlling parent" is society - Victorian society, basically, and it's not hard to see how strict THAT was. And as such, yes, there would be fun acts that could put you in the hospital, because the reasoning behind those acts is the same as a rebellious teen would do. And it's similar to the reasoning used today by RUclipsrs like Jake Paul who sell indiscriminate rebellion as their brand.
* love your channel, longtime sub, but I must ask - is that rolling number bar at the bottom absolutely necessary? It kinda ruins your videos. 🙏🏼 But whatever, I’ll never stop watching. Great content.
Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes. In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous RUclips users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do. Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
Exactly....AND no big fat people waddling around with their noses stuck in a phone or ipad. Just people and families enjoying the day and being together.
Thank you for posting this fascinating historic footage. I also enjoyed the thoughtful choices of music as well. Excellent job!! (btw I added this to RUclips's Awesome Coney Island Videos..... ruclips.net/p/PLZY0gh4CnM6glItC0gJ3lbZ2xQJpVx0RU&si=CKis33aVU__l9Iyh )
Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes. In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous RUclips users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do. Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
Absolutely amazing work by all involved! The guys who cranked out the original film, the endless printing of the individual frames, the Library of Congress that was smart enough to know film was not exactly the best for long term storage, the people at Blackhawk who endlessly copied those prints into a cohesive film and finally to Periscope for bringing it to us.
Thanks so much. The good news is that there is work being done today to make new versions of paper prints using modern technology; doubtless they will look even better. Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
They are having so much fun. I love it
Fire and Flames.....omg...I am speechless.
Thanks so much! It was great to see the parks and the revealing bathing suits back then haha!
I spent my toddler years in Coney Island and I have fantastic memories.
This is another great episode of actual footage of Coney Island in the early 1900s was a simple life i bet that Steeplechase ride was fun back then and all the other rides they had back then
Amazing
Thank you! Cheers!
Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
Frecks. Sometimes our Mom and Dad would take my three older Brothers and I and drive up to Brooklyn and Queens from Washington, D.C and see some of the Family and on to Coney Island and have some great fun. Gino's Sicilian sausage and pasta right on the boardwalk was the best. God Bless.
thanks for sharing this, it reminds me of the "CONEY ISLAND" that was in cincinnati ohio, that is where I grew up. I think that park started up in the 1880's!!!!!
Amazing record of the early 20th century. Equally amazing is what a company like Blackhawk Films could do with vintage material from this period, in terms of preservation. It's incredible.
It's so depressing getting a glimpse of what it was, and knowing what it is now, and has been for at least 50 years. Such a calamitous decline.
Oh wow, my grandmother always told me about the steeplechase ride and this is the first time I’ve seen it. It looks fun but to dangerous lol. She said the parachute ride was great too but really precarious lol. There’s a wonderful horse race ride at Rye Playland. I think it’s one of 3 in the world.
When I was a kid, my parents gave me a Super 8 film projector for Christmas. I remember buying some films off a rack in our local Kmart, but my favorite thing to do, though, was to peruse the HUGE Blackhawk Film catalog. I loved that thing with it's hundreds of films to choose from and the short synopsis of each film. Feature films were out of my (very) limited price range, but I did have a good selection of early two-reel silent comedies. The Blackhawk Bulletin. Eastin-Phelan Building. Davenport, Iowa. Dang, I even remember the address!
Blackhawk was an amazing company -- and their catalog included many non-fiction films about railroads, history, and more.
shame that "ticker" couldnt have been placed a bit lower... cutting off some of the last portion of the word slides
Agreed...Periscope Films should really do something about this. It really is annoying and diminishes the viewing experience. PF should reconfigure their copyright licensing tickers/tags a better way.
Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes.
In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous RUclips users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do.
Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
People were just tough as nails back then, it's unreal. The things they did for fun would likely put us in the hospital or worse. That fire and smoke show was insane! Thank you Periscope Films for yet another wonderful contribution.
That's not quite was it was. I read a book explaining the context of Coney Island those days, and it was a kind of "land of rebellion" where people would go to give the middle finger to the restrictive rules society put on them the rest of the time. So in a way, it's less like fun in general and more like the way rebellious teens act when their parents are controlling - only in this case the "teens" include adults, and the "controlling parent" is society - Victorian society, basically, and it's not hard to see how strict THAT was. And as such, yes, there would be fun acts that could put you in the hospital, because the reasoning behind those acts is the same as a rebellious teen would do. And it's similar to the reasoning used today by RUclipsrs like Jake Paul who sell indiscriminate rebellion as their brand.
* love your channel, longtime sub, but I must ask - is that rolling number bar at the bottom absolutely necessary? It kinda ruins your videos. 🙏🏼
But whatever, I’ll never stop watching. Great content.
Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes.
In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous RUclips users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do.
Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
Back when people knew how to have fun without Smartphones.
Exactly....AND no big fat people waddling around with their noses stuck in a phone or ipad. Just people and families enjoying the day and being together.
👍👍👍👍👍
I just have a question, what type of energy sources should be used in Luna Park to provide the large scale of the lighting system in early 1900s ?
Free energy baby
Thank you for posting this fascinating historic footage. I also enjoyed the thoughtful choices of music as well. Excellent job!! (btw I added this to RUclips's Awesome Coney Island Videos..... ruclips.net/p/PLZY0gh4CnM6glItC0gJ3lbZ2xQJpVx0RU&si=CKis33aVU__l9Iyh )
Phooey! Your timestamp keeps obscuring the last line of every title card. This is completely unhelpful.
Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes.
In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous RUclips users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do.
Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.
The film is nice but I wish the damn timer wasn't in the film. (PF#vMD10034 and the timer blocks ou the good stuff)
Sad. They are dead from old age. 😮😮😢😢
Even their kids are probably dead from old age. This was a century ago!
@@nakayle one lady said her great granny was there. At the very places and time. And still alive in a Nursing Old' Age Home! Amazing!