Copenhagen K in the old days (1899-1972)

Terminus: City Hall Square.
YouTube name: Claus Frandsen.
Date: 1899 - 1972.
City: Copenhagen (Denmark).

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KS Copenhagen 2 part (1899-1972)By Jean MIRÉ MAISON.
1899 - 1972.

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The two trams from Alexandria return - TV-Lorry (2001)It was a shame that Washington, DC's streetcars were eliminated from September 1958 to January 1962. Had the Washington streetcars been kept, the 99 Copenhagen Duwag streetcars could have been bought by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in 1969 and served from 1970 to 2015. Then, two former Copenhagen Streetcars could have been transported back from Washington, DC, to Copenhagen via the Antonov 225, the world's largest freight plane. I recall the streetcars in Copenhagen from my visit to the city in 1969-1970 when I was 7 years old. I am too young to remember the Washington, D.C., streetcars in their first guise. Very ambitious. I'm sure D.C. would've ordered trams/streetcars a bit closer to home. The problem, I reckon, was that, like the railroads, there was an increasing interest in cars, which unfortunately killed most of the streetcar lines around the US. I think it was Detroit where General Motors bought the entire network, only to close it and eventually force people into cars. But it's not a big shame. Watching, I see the Düsseldorf cars were abandoned at the same period. In Brazil, Rio de Janeiro has a significant number of parked vehicles that are left stopped and abandoned in the weather after work. This is a real big shame! Egypt was a strong presence in this field, as it began operating the Alexandria tram in 1863 AD and started using electricity in 1902 AD. It operates in the tram network of the city of Alexandria, including the sand line known as the Blue Tram, the city center line, and is an icon that starts from the branch lines, such as the line west of the city, called the Yellow Tram. The government's e-mail continued the development of the city's tram network. More information and pictures: https://alymousa.blogspot.com/2019/11/blog-post_26.htmlBy Peter Andersen - 2001.

Postcard: Copenhagen tram line 2 with railcar 706 on Rådhuspladsen (1965-1967)Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum Copenhagen Tramway motor cars no. 706 (KS' main workshop 1952) at the Town Hall Square circa 1966.By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1965 - 1967.

Matchbox: Copenhagen tram line 2 on City Hall Square (1955)By Henrik Boye.
1955.

Fridge magnet: "Pallet alone in the world" (1942)By Arne Ungermann, Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS).
1942.

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Last tram in Copenhagen (1972)Private recordings - without sound - from the last day with line 5 and thus with trams in Copenhagen. Incl. Farewell procession on 23 April with veteran trams and buses. 8 mm narrow film, digitized in 2018, photographer John Lehmann BøghBy John Lehmann - April 22, 1972.

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Unseen color footage of Denmark | Remastered (1920)A kaleidoscopic journey through Denmark. First, a tour of Copenhagen with, among other things, Tivoli, the Town Hall Square, the Marble Church, Amalienborg, Dr. Louise's Bridge, and the usual busy everyday life in the capital, as well as the nature in Dyrehaven a little north of Copenhagen. From Zealand, you can see, among other things, Stevns Klint with Gammel Højerup Church, the Gåsetårnet in Vordingborg, Fredensborg Castle, Nakkehoved Lighthouse in Gilleleje, and Kronborg Castle. There are plenty of shots of the bathing life on the beaches in North Zealand and the rocky coast of Bornholm. On Funen, you can see Christiansminde at Svendborg and the ferry to Tåsinge. From Jutland you can see, among other things, The Silkeborg Islands, Himmelbjerget, Ålborg, which is connected to Nørresundby by two bridges, Skagen with Holger Drachmann's grave, the west coast of Jutland (presumably Thorup Strand and Bovbjerg), Esbjerg with the fishing port, Fanø, Ribe with its cathedral and old houses, Møgeltønder, Schackenborg Castle, Dybbøl and Sønderborg, Galgebakken and Brundlund Castle with the Slotsmøllen in Aabenraa, Gråsten Castle, Haderslev, Århus Cathedral, Koldinghus and the traffic hub Fredericia, which connects Funen and Jutland, as well as Vejle. 00:25 Copenhagen: The Thorvaldsen Museum 00:38 Copenhagen: Holmens Kirke - The maritime church Holmens Kirke 01:43 Copenhagen: Tivoli main entrance from inside. Wondering about the steps going down. 01:43 Copenhagen: Kongens Nytorv - Kings Square, The Royal Theatre and the department store Magasin 01:56 Copenhagen: Marmorkirken / Frederikskirken - The Marble Church / The Frederiks Church seen from the Amalienborg Square 02:20 Copenhagen: Amalienborg seen through the Kolonnade from Amaliegade. 02:42 Copenhagen: Amalienborg is seen above, with the naval centre Holmen in the background. 03:03 Copenhagen: Harbour - appears to be at the end of Sct. Annae Plads. 03:33 Copenhagen: The Thorvaldsen Museum seen from Gammel Strand - Old Beach 03:35 Copenhagen: Christiansborg Castle (new after the rebuilding after the fire in 1884 - only missing the weather vane at the top of the tower) seen from Højbro Plads 04:11 Copenhagen: Børsen - The Stock Exchange 04:27 Copenhagen: Højbro Plads and the Nikolai Church (a museum today) seen from Børsen - The Stock Exchange 04:53 Copenhagen: Rådhuspladsen? 05:01 Copenhagen: Tivoli main entrance 05:37 Copenhagen: Domkirken - The Copenhagen Dome / Vor Frue Kirke seen from Kannikestræde 05:54 Copenhagen: Amager Torv og Storkespringvandet - Amager Square and the Stork Fountain 06:05 ? 06:28 Copenhagen Højbro Plads 07:02 Copenhagen: Knippelsbro - The Knippels Bridge 07:37 Copenhagen: Langelinie 07:42 ? 08:01 ? 08:14 ? Railroad 08:26 Stevns: Højerup gamle kirke - Højerup old church. Today, it is even closer to the edge 08:48 Vordingborg: Gåsetårnet - The Goose Tower 09:04 Copenhagen: Hovedbanegården - Main Station 09:29 Copenhagen: Hovedbanegården - Main Station seen from Vesterbrogade 09:54 Copenhagen: Rådhuspladsen - Town Hall Square and Strøget seen from Vesterbrogade 10:00 Copenhagen: Palace Hotel 10:19 Copenhagen: Town Hall 10:43 Copenhagen: Appears to be the Burmeister & Wain ship yard 10:49 Copenhagen: The Roseborg Castle (storage of the Crown Jewels) seen from Kongens Have - The King's Garden/park 11:01 Copenhagen: Dronning Louises Bro og Søtorvet - The Queen Louise Bridge and the Lake Square 11:28 Copenhagen: Street view 12:41 Copenhagen: The Rosenborg Castle seen from the Kings Garden 12:49 ? 12:50 Fredensborg: The Fredensborg Castle - The Royal Summer Castle 13:00 Fredensborg: Esrum Sø - The Esrum Lake by the Fredensborg Castle 13:13 Fredensborg: Most probably Esrum Lake 13:38 ? Rock coast light house 13:52 ? 14:06 Gilleleje The Nakkehoved lighthouse. 14:15 ? Beach 15:16 ? 15:23 ? 15:30 Silkeborg: The old wheel steamer "Hjejlen". Still on active duty today. 15:54 Silkeborg: Silkeborg Lakes and canals 16:30 ? Farm land 17:00 ? Farm 17:34 ? Skovgårds Museet Viborg 17:43 Aalborg Pontoon Bridge - pontoon bridge crossing Limfjorden to Nørresundby with Hotel Royal and Nørresundby Church in the background. 18:05 Aalborg Old Railroad Bridge from Aalborg to Nørresundby crossint Limfjorden. 18:24 Middelfart: Strib Lighthouse 18:50 Middelfart: Middelfart old harbour - looks very much the same today 19:00 Middelfart: Middelfart old harbour and church 19:18 Odense Skt. Knuds Kirke /Church Odense 19:36 Svendborg: The corner of the island of Thurø in the Svendborg Sound 20:09 Svendborg: Svendbourg Sound - Same plac 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJMYNO9e08 20:39 Svendborg: Christiansminde 21:00 ? Small ferry 21:26 Helsingør: The Kronborg Castle seen from the harbour 22:17 Helsingør: Helsingør Harbour? 22:27 ? Beach boat 22:38 ? Beach with no restrictions 23:09 ? Beach with fishing boats. HG means Hirtshals - a town on the west coast of northern Jutland. 23:11 Esbjerg: Esbjerg fishing boat harbour. The E gives it away as Esbjerg 23:18 Esjberg The island Fanø. The Beach Resort hotel is on the island of Fanø. 23:26 Esbjerg: Farmer. The island of Fanø? 24:06 Esbjerg: Street view on the island of Fanø 24:07 Ribe: The Ribe Dome 24:48 Ribe: Downtown Ribe 24:59 Ribe 25:05 Skagen Skagen lighthouse. 25:10 Vejle? Railroad bridge across a small river 25:26 Copenhagen: Swing bridge 26:15 Tønder: Townhall Square 26:39 Møgeltønder: Møgeltønder main street - looks the same today 27:01 Møgeltønder: Schackenborg Castle 27:15 Møgeltønder: Schackenborg Castle gate to Schackenborgvej (road) 27:30 Sønderborg: Dybbøl Mølle 27:39 ? 27:50 Aabenraa: Brundlund Castle 28:02 Aabenraa: Aabenraa Slotsvandmølle - castle water mill - rostored today 28:10 Aabenraa: Aabenraa downtown street - looks the same today 28:27 Graasten: Graasten Castle - became a Royal Summer Castle in 1935 as a wedding gift to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid. 28:47 Haderslev: Vor Frue Kirke - Our Lady's Church 28:54 Haderslev: Torvet - The Square - looks the same today. The shop names changed to Danish after Denmark won this part of the country back from Germany in 1920. 29:14 Haderslev: Haderslev Dam / lake 29:32 Copenhagen: Langeliniepavillonen - The Langelinie Pavilion / restaurant. This building was blown up by the Germans during the WWII occupation of Denmark as revenge for the Danish Resistance. Also in the picture is the Little Mermaid, from one of Hans Christian Andersen's stories. 29:47 Copenhagen: Svanemøllen harbour 30:04 Klampenborg: Dyrehaven - The Deer park (not a zoo) in Klampenborg 30:16 Klampenborg: Dyrehaven: Peter Lieps Hus - a restaurant 30:34 Klampenborg: North of - The Royal Hermitage Castle in Dyrehaven. 30:45 Klampenborg: North of - Dyrehaven 31:23 Klampenborg: North of - Dyrehaven 31:29 ? Railroad bridge over water 31:44 ? 31:52? Beach resort hotel 32:01 Ribe 32:19 Ribe 32:30 Ribe 32:42 ? 33:10 Fredericia: Fredericia to Strib railroad ferries. 33:34 Fredericia Fredericia or Strib Railroad station 34:00 Fredericia: Strib - Fredericia Ferry 34:27 Fredericia: Strib - Fredericia Ferry 35:46 Vejle Kig op mød møllen 35:54 Vejle Dæmningen 36:05 Copenhagen: Copenhagen Main Station with the Tietgensgade Bridge in the background. 36:37 Silkeborg? 36:48 ? 36:58 ? 37:22 ? Farm 38:19 Odense Sct Albani Church 38:37 ? 38:49 ? 39:06 Odense Den Brusende Havhest / The Roaring Seahorse 39:21 Sønderborg: Sønderborg Harbour and the Sct. Marie Kirke, before the Germans added decor on the tower, was taken down after Sønderborg came back to Denmark again.By Vivid History - 1920.

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Copenhagen transport now and then (1899-2016)A Copenhagen-mix from modern street views and dito buses with pictures from the former tram-system on the same locations.

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40 years ago - line 7 switches to bus operation (1971)What a great film, great pictures, but it always gives me a little stab in the heart when I see trams. Just think if they had preserved this form of transport and modernized the network, it wouldn't have been necessary to reinvent the wheel, as our current talk about light rail goes on a lot.By SporvognDK - April 25, 1971.

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3D printed Copenhagen / Irma Tram in H0 (2020)Trip to Queen Louise's bridge / beginning of Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen with the Irma advertising tram.By Nordic Tram - August 29, 2020.

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