{"id":13251,"date":"2015-03-20T05:15:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T12:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=13251"},"modified":"2016-02-05T20:21:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T01:21:32","slug":"oldest-footage-of-nyc-includes-building-of-the-queensboro-bridge-qnsboro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/oldest-footage-of-nyc-includes-building-of-the-queensboro-bridge-qnsboro\/","title":{"rendered":"oldest footage of NYC includes building of the Queensboro Bridge | #QNSboro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><video loop=\"true\" muted=\"true\" autoplay=\"true\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/qboro.mp4\" type=\"video\/webm\" \/>Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/p>\n<p>The recently un-earthed &#8220;oldest footage&#8221; of New York City (that means all five boroughs people) includes shots of the construction of the Queensboro Bridge, apparently shot from the east side of Roosevelt Island (then Blackwell&#8217;s Island) looking west, showing the bridge pillars planted on the island that you can spot so easily now in Google Maps earth-view:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/oldest-footage-of-nyc-includes-building-of-the-queensboro-bridge-qnsboro\/qboro\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/qboro.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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This really is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/2014\/04\/23\/it-really-is-the-best-looking-bridge-in-nyc-queensboro\/\">the best (looking) bridge in NYC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch &#8211; you really should watch this &#8211; the entire reel of oldest footage:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oldest footage of New York City ever\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AQR-HKzESsM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your browser does not support the video tag. 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