Glass
17th April 2013, 10:21 PM
Someone sent me this through today. I can't embed it sorry so please go to the link. 3 Mins,safe for work, silent movie. Perth Western Australia. Government site so stealth it if you feel the need.
http://aso.gov.au/titles/historical/street-scenes-in-perth/clip1/?fb_action_
There is a description on the page of where this was taken. I didn't see that but was able to decipher where the camera was and where it was looking.
The first segment is turning from the west and north towards the East of the city along Hay Street toward the Town Hall. You can see the clock tower.
Hay Street is a major street in the CBD. The middle portion of it.... where this video was taken is actually a street Mall now and has been for many decades. You can see they used to have trams running up and down the street.
The second portion moves east along Hay street and then the final portion is from in front of the Town Hall looking back West across Barrack Street (names because the army barracks are on it. They are maybe one kilometre from there but on the northside of the city in Northbridge.).
I recognize the tobacconist shope who, while not the same company is still situated in that same store. Not much to see in there these days with all the laws on displaying tobacco products but it was the place to go for special blends or to get imported US or Euro cigarettes.
I also saw someone was running an American Bar. I wonder what passed for an American Bar in 1907. There is also a bit of a dust up right near the start between 2 blokes in the street.
http://goo.gl/maps/No6sp
This is current google street view looking at the tobacco shop and back up Hay Street Mall. Barrack street is the one with the car on it. The barracks are in the direction of the car.
http://aso.gov.au/titles/historical/street-scenes-in-perth/clip1/?fb_action_
There is a description on the page of where this was taken. I didn't see that but was able to decipher where the camera was and where it was looking.
The first segment is turning from the west and north towards the East of the city along Hay Street toward the Town Hall. You can see the clock tower.
Hay Street is a major street in the CBD. The middle portion of it.... where this video was taken is actually a street Mall now and has been for many decades. You can see they used to have trams running up and down the street.
The second portion moves east along Hay street and then the final portion is from in front of the Town Hall looking back West across Barrack Street (names because the army barracks are on it. They are maybe one kilometre from there but on the northside of the city in Northbridge.).
I recognize the tobacconist shope who, while not the same company is still situated in that same store. Not much to see in there these days with all the laws on displaying tobacco products but it was the place to go for special blends or to get imported US or Euro cigarettes.
I also saw someone was running an American Bar. I wonder what passed for an American Bar in 1907. There is also a bit of a dust up right near the start between 2 blokes in the street.
http://goo.gl/maps/No6sp
This is current google street view looking at the tobacco shop and back up Hay Street Mall. Barrack street is the one with the car on it. The barracks are in the direction of the car.