City - New York - Chinatown in 1905 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
City - New York - Chinatown in 1905 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1905
Original title: Mott Street
Photographer: Detroit Publishing
Location: 2 Mott St, Manhattan, NY
I was able to find many postcards of the Port Arthur restaurant, so I had a good idea of how colorful this location is. It was very colorful, still is. They didn't show the elaborate details in those cards though. This has some incredible detail, really got to hand it to those old cameras.
As such, it took a bit longer to make this. Each section was incredibly complex, those porch scenes each took a day to make.
Look at the sign on the left, its 2 stories tall. There are doors behind every other letter, I assume for the lights. But look at the side, there is a ladder going up the edge of it, imagine having to climb that thing? Your 3 stories off the ground at the top, and its not like there is all that much to hang onto. You gotta be pretty nimble to not only climb up there, but to do it with light bulbs.
I still don't know what is going on in the street. It's either a funeral or a wedding. That's either a fancy coach or a hearse. I don't know if they shot this because of the street, or that thing going on in the street, my guess it was for the building and the rest was bonus.
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