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April 3, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Video Sunday: Where you going? Barcelona. Oh.

April 3, 2011 by Betsy Bird   6 comments

And we’re back!  Back from Rome, back from Florence, back from Bologna, back from an overnight bus on the French Rivera (apologies, oh swollen ankles), back from even Barcelona itself!

As such, the Video Sunday today is going to look a bit paltry.  Still, I rather adore this video, discovered not that long ago, all thanks to Mark Newgarden.  If you’d like to see where I was had I been taking my trip more than 100 years ago, this is the fimstrip to watch:

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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  1. Elizabeth Fama says

    April 3, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    Google Maps Street View, ca. 1908! Here’s the contemporary equivalent.

  2. Jeannie B. says

    April 3, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    And you’re a Sondheim fan, too? O frabjous day . . .

  3. rams says

    April 3, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    Do love your headlines…

  4. Christine Bird says

    April 4, 2011 at 1:08 am

    This video is delightful. Sometimes it’s hard to remember the order in which the modern world was invented. Here you have fully functioning electric street cars (with outdoor advertising on the cars!), an excellent motion picture camera, loads of bicycles, lots of formally dressed people, a few horse-drawn vehicles and yet almost no automobiles — just one by my count.

    The streets of Barcelona were already full long before automobiles took them over. True of most cities I suppose.

  5. Jed says

    April 4, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    Eddie Izzard and Sondheim references inside of a week? Stop being so awesome!

    • Elizabeth Bird says

      April 4, 2011 at 7:54 pm

      Suddenly I have visions of an Eddie Izzard/Sondheim musical. The image fills me with delight. And you, sir, are awesome for catching both the references. Some got the Sondheim but you are the first to recognize the Izzard.

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