Have you ever wondered what New York City looked like nearly 120 years ago ? A film company put together a film of the oldest known footage of the bustling city after going on a mission to uncover views of the city dating back to 1896 . In the montage featuring landmarks such as Central Park , Madison Square and Roosevelt Island , Yestervid , which specializes in producing historical films , reveals what the city looked like until 1905 . Watch the full video from Yestervid here . The montage of the oldest known footage featured Bryant Park , Old Grand Central Station and Williamsburg Bridge in 1905 ( above ) Washington Square Park from 1903 was also in the fascinating film with landmarks dating between 1896 and 1905 . The black and white video shows what everyday life was like from the subway station at Union Square to people walking around Central Park , as well as scenes from the East River ( above ) The black and white video shows what everyday life was like from the subway station at Union Square to people walking around Washington Square Park , as well as views of where World Trade Center would be located years later . Other well known landmarks in the video include Bryant Park , Old Grand Central Station and Williamsburg Bridge in 1905 ; Roosevelt Island in 1903 ; all the way to Liberty Island in 1898 . The amazing footage gives an incredible view into what the city was like a century ago . Yestervid created a montage of landmarks nearly 120 years ago including the New York subway at Union Square in 1905 ( above ) . The fascinating footage is shown next to the bustling subway modern day .
Yestervid , film company specializes in producing historical films , put together video of city between 1896 and 1905 . Landmarks include Roosevelt Island , Madison Square , Williamsburg Bridge and location of where World Trade Center would be years later .