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"The "Trottoir Roulant",
the moving platform or revolving sidewalk is a
moving footpath, which is settled on wheels and
rails. It consists on three platform: the first
don’t move; the second moves with moderate
speed; the third is moving with double speed of
the second platform. .. A further unpleasantness
of the moving platform is the lot of noise it
makes. The passengers of the moving sidewalk don‘t
notice it as much as the people who live in the
streets, where the platform is realised. This
people have to notice the monton rolling the whole
day long and maintain it will be worse than a
student of the conservatorium is exercising scales
from morning till night. Yes, some of this neighbours
even have exerted processes against the moving
platform company."
Erich Körner, "Von der
pariser Weltausstellung", Illustrirte Zeitung,
10. Mai 1900
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The moving platforms, "Trottoirs Roulant"
were one of the reel news of this world exposition.
Divided in three areas, on changes from the standing
area to the second moving with 4 km/h and then to the
faster moving with 8 km/h. This moving platforms were
a circuit of 3,5 km length and connects the two exposition
areas.
[this view
also as a red-green stereoscopic view].
[1900 | 3 a] On the revolving sidewalk,
Paris Exposition, France; B. W. Kilburn, 1900
[1900 | 3 b] Illustration ; L. Joly , Special of the
journal "Illustration" to the world exposition
from 14. April 1900
[1900 | 3 c] Title and stills of the filmshot by Thomas
A. Edison
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Thomas A. Edison had realised some documentary
filmshots at this Paris exposition. Here you can find
one of two filmshots about the moving boardwalk:
Panorama
from the moving boardwalk
All 12 filmshots by Thomas A. Edison at
the World exposition in 1900 at Paris you can here:
12
filmshots of Paris 1900 |
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