The video, which was published on Youtube by the British Pathe and displayed the moving images of London in the 60s, attracted the attention of millions of Youtube users.
This video was recorded in the summer of 1967. The clothes we see on people reflect the fashion of the 60s. There are long-haired men, women in colorful clothes, red London buses on the streets. How people laugh, don’t they?
While the video was being prepared, some editions were made on the original images. Some sound dded for ambiance and worked on color scheme. Thus, very stunning street images were obtained.
Many comments came from this 7-minute video posted on Youtube. Among the thousands of reviews there was almost no negative comment. Youtube users united in the opinion that London in the 1960s was much more beautiful, stylesh and livable city than today. You can read some of the comments that Youtube users have written for the London video below.
“This is why street photography is so important. People ask me; “why do you go around justbtaking pictures of people in the street?”. This is why. It’s a historical record. Our streets today will be unrecognisable in 50 years.”
“The sad thing is, that a subset of the young people here grew up to be the Tony Blairs and the Gordon Browns that destroyed this very London.”
“I like it when people walk normal and not looking at their phones and admiring the world around them. Better times, no annoying devices.”
“Everyone so chilled and happy. No İslamic lunatics. England was cool then. Great era.”
“How stylish it was and the people. now you walk around london and its so stressful trying to avoid being walked into by the phone zombies.”
“Back when there was some vague possibility for an ordinary working person of buying a property in London…”
“So late 60s. So hip. These people dress like the characters off the original Scooby Doo.”
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