This 28-minute film accomplished the astounding task of stitching together a ton of still photographs into fluid, moving images.

This time traveling trip begins at the Brooklyn Bridge, skirts up Broadway, and ends at the Central Park Lake.

It's eerie, because it both does and doesn't look like the New York City we all know and love so well.

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To learn and see more about the NYC of yesteryear-- and how it influenced our metropolitan backyard of the present-- watch the vintage video below. 

And prepare to be astounded.

Check out 9 Things You Can Do to Reminisce About the Good Ol' Days in NYC.

[via Viewing NYC]