Art
On November 4, 1899, the Automobile Club of America ran the country's first automobile parade down Manhattan, past Madison Square Garden — at least ten makes of car, electric and steam among them. Edison's camera caught the moment the street began to change, a horse-drawn hansom cab still waiting at the curb for the machines to pass.
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You stand on a city street as a procession of bulky, open-air automobiles rolls slowly past. They move with deliberate ceremony, drawing gasps from the onlookers gathered along the curb. Horses and pedestrians scatter. People point and crane their necks—this is something they've never seen before.
Reflect
What new technology today will change how people move around—and how might it change ordinary daily life?