The New York City Evolution Animation
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Published 2018-10-25
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MUSIC: "The Language of Cities" by Maserati
This animation illustrates the development of NYC’s street grid and infrastructure systems from 1609 to the present-day, using geo-referenced road network data and historic maps. The resulting short film presents a series of “cartographic snapshots” of NYC’s built-up urban area at intervals of every 20-30 years history.
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All Comments (21)
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Imagine deciding "I wanna build a house by the park", and then later have that property be worth hundreds of millions
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"The land is the finest for cultivation that I ever in my life set foot upon." 300 years later: "Yeah, let's cover this in concrete."
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This is not "greater" New York City. This is just New York City. The "greater" area is much larger
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This is pretty dope. But we need an animated version of the city being built. How sick would that be!?
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The internet is a weird place. Just last night I was wondering to myself how long it took New York to grow to it's current state, and this morning I get this video in the recommended section
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FYI... Many years ago I listened to BBC radio in which was mentioned that the DNA of most cats living in New York have more similarities with the DNA of cats living in Holland than the DNA of cats anywhere else in the US.
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New York in 1889: over one million inhabitants. Meanwhile in Amsterdam (2020): still waiting...
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Anyone else think the music is just really peaceful and relaxing?
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Henry Hudson :"The land is the finest for cultivation that I ever in my life set foot upon" Others: lets make a concrete jungle right here.
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hope everyone who sees this has a nice day and stays safe, and if not, it will get better
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It would be interesting to do an animated map of the entire area showing the small villages that existed that today that are now neighborhoods. Broadway was a road leading north from the very beginning and should also be shown. Many villages in what is now Manhattan and the Bronx that formed along this road are now neighborhoods. Brooklyn boasted many small villages and on Long Island farming communities supplied the city with food such as potatoes and wheat, plus, many fishing villages and cattle ranches.
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The reason Wall Street has its name is that was where the fortification wall was during the original settlement.
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1962 - First spotting of spiderman
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One of my favourite videos on the internet. Myles, thanks for the effort! This is an amazing work, and the music fits just perfectly.
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Thrilling, one of the most interesting videos I've seen in ages.
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crazy how all the neighborhoods that seem real historic in Manhattan, Brooklyn especially. Didn't even exist 1850s-1920.
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What a smart minds of the planners of NY way back in 1811.. I mean the grid system.
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To live in a world with an absence of a carpeted concrete environment leaves me with a sense of wonderment.
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"Dutch traders first settle the region" and the great relentless rythm begins. Fantastic video.
