Partial view of a postal cart of the exposition. "Le chemin de fer eléctrique et le trottoir roulant".
"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
Illustration ; L. Joly , Special of the journal "Illustration" to the world exposition from 14. April 1900
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.
On the revolving sidewalk, Paris Exposition, France; B. W. Kilburn, 1900
[Thomas A. Edison had realised some documentary filmshots at this Paris exposition. Here you can find 12 filmshots by Thomas A. Edison at the World exposition in 1900 at Paris. Also there are two filmshots about the moving boardwalk: