
In a time of Jaywalkers and Trolleys
In early 1900s Atlanta, street traffic included trolleys, automobiles, horse-drawn wagons and lots and lots of pedestrians who crossed the street wherever and whenever they pleased. While we may have faster traffic now, (unless there’s gridlock,) the streets of Atlanta and other cities were a heckuva a lot more chaotic back then. The amazing video above was shot in San Francisco a year before the great earthquake of 1906. It gives you a feel for how wild it could be. Interest