Paris's World Fair in 1900 was also the city's introduction to this interesting innovation: the moving sidewalk. The two and a quarter mile long sidewalk featured breathtaking views of the Eiffel Tower, and topped out at around 6 miles per hour. Debuting the same year as the inauguration of the first Paris Metro line, you can imagine through this video the feeling of excitement in the city at the start of the new century as technological advances such as this were being introduced. https://www.i

Paris Had a Moving Sidewalk in 1900, and a Thomas Edison Film Captured It in Action

Paris 1900

History of Womens Fashion - 1900 to 1919 - Glamour Daze