East Side Drive, No. 1

East Side Drive, No. 1 — Plot

East Side Drive, No. 1 (1896) is a brief, silent actual-city documentary directed by James H. White for Edison. Filmed on New York City’s East Side during high society’s “driving hour,” it captures elegant, horse-drawn carriages gliding through the streets in a stylish display of urban leisure.

• Release date
• October 31, 1896
• Runtime
• 1 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• James H. White