http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Wonderful Video of Edinburgh in the 30s en Fri, 22 May 2026 02:17:05 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14376#post-205479 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:05:46 +0000 kaputnik 205479@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytLCihkMX7U" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytLCihkMX7U</a></p> <p>"Waverley Steps", 1948, Scottish Home Department. A sort of fly-on-the-wall docudrama-cum-public information film. Regardless of the woodenness of the acting and social attitudes of the time, absolutely wonderful film footage of Edinburgh as it was then.</p> <p>See how much has changed. Like how smooth the bike ride over the cobbled, traffic and pothole-free streets is. And how little, when the big nob from Moray Place in his motor nearly knocks 2 different pedestrians down with the accelerator to the floor and leaning on the horn! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14376#post-180448 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:36:40 +0000 cb 180448@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not watched it yet, looking forward to it.</p> <p>But here's a clip from the 50s, perhaps for comparison:</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10072">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10072</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14376#post-180440 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:05:25 +0000 fimm 180440@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How fascinating. Thank you for that. I was interested to see Murrayfield and Tynecastle.</p> <p>Not many cyclists, though. I'm pretty certain that if you went out and filmed similar street scenes today, you'd get more cyclists in it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14376#post-180435 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:44:33 +0000 kaputnik 180435@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a bit shot from (I think) Grosvenor Crescent looking towards the Episcopal cathedral, where a car takes a corner at speed with flagrant disregard for the female pedestrian. Plus ça change, eh?</p> <p>The other half was observing how much better central Edinburgh looks without all the modern clutter of street signs and "furniture", endless tagged-on pavement buildouts and road markings. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14376#post-180427 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:32:21 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 180427@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's something that surprised me, there are loads of them! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14376#post-180425 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:24:18 +0000 kaputnik 180425@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>too many cars... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14376#post-180416 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:55:14 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 180416@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I particularly like the Porty pool bit at around 5m45s.</p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/RLfqYxi0A8I" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/RLfqYxi0A8I</a> </p>