If I were you I wouldn't concern myself with what people in the comments section say. If you didn't know by now all the "experts" reside in the comments section. However it was done you did a great job bringing the photos to life.
What a service you've done for history! I can't imagine living in a house like this - it's so ornate and over-the-top, I would feel the need to dress to come downstairs for breakfast in tails and top hap! My favorite room was her sons' office/library. I love beautiful wood work on the walls plus it just seemed a more comfortable room in which to live.
The pictures are beautiful and I can tell that they have been hand colored. They look like my baby pictures that were professionally colored. You did a wonderful job.
Great job on the colorization. This is by far one of my favorite channels. You do so much good work on each video. Thank you for bringing the history of these old homes to us.
Omg! I grew up near Biltmore and have been obsessed with these grand old houses since I was LITTLE little…(like 2 years old little). That’s what lead me me to become an architect. I cannot find the words to tell you how thrilling it is to see these photos in color!!!
@Ken Thank you for sharing this with us. I can only speak for myself, but I'm sure others will agree, that all the time, work & dedication you & others have put into this channel is greatly appreciated. The colorized tour of the Astor home is superb! Please continue this and keep us updated on your place as well as the other renovations you have shared on this channel. Again, Thank You
The reception room (in the combined home) and ballroom are my favourites. I had pictured rooms at that time all being heavy and dark, and the lightness of those rooms was wonderful to see. Those armchairs were exquisite.
The drawing room and dining room paneling were saved when the house was demolished. They were purchased by circus magnate John Ringling and both rooms are now installed in the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL.
WOW, that was absolutely amazing!! I think you did a magnificent job colorizing those pictures. I loved them all, so I can't pick which one I thought was the best. All of those were breathtaking!!!
Fascinating! The color renditions add such depth to my perception of these rooms. B&W photos, though I'm glad they exist, always feel kind of foggy, like I can't see details. These really come to life.
Thank you so much Ken for taking the time to colorize the photos from The Astor’! I often wonder how they would marvel at the ability of the computer to research their time period! I love this House & always look forward to your posts! Thank you
Hello Ken !! Bravo and Congratulations on this beautiful work of Mrs . Astor’s Mansion . Absolutely magnificent detail . I over the ballroom , and the drawing room . Such lovely opulence . Even her son had great taste . Thank you Ken for the many great videos and historical presentations you have shown on many beautiful mansions and estates. Such rewarding work . 👌👍🏻👍🏻😉☺️❤️❤️🌺🌸⭐️⭐️🥇🥇
As always you did a masterful job on this video. You probably don’t get all the accolades you deserve, but know that many of us appreciate your hard work
Ken you did amazing work! I loved the color ❤. The colorization brings the black and white photos back to life and one can really see the luxury and opulence of these beautiful mansions, inside and out.
Nice work, thanks for all your effort. For what it is worth, I think this is the appropriate use of colorization processes, rather than for colorizing old motion pictures. Keep up the good work.
Ken, you did great on colorizing those photos. I could just imagine Ward McAllister standing there at the entrance hall 😉. Of the interior, I believe the picture gallery was my favorite. Well done!!
Beautiful pictures and beautiful mansion! My dad worked in photography in his younger years and learned how to colorize photos. I have one of his colorized photos of me as a toddler taken in the early 1950s.
Wow thanks for all your hard work to give us glimpse into history. 👏🏻💕I like the reception room, the library and the dining room with the checkered marble floors best.
I have done this type of colorization in the past. I am not sure people know how difficult and LONG it takes to do this. Your work is much appreciated!
Your colorization of the rooms were spectacular Ken. You’re the expert! I’m very thankful you gave the pictures color because it’s easier on my eyes to see the beauty of every single thing. Your time and efforts it took to add color are so appreciated.
Congratulations on completing this project! Just one note on the Reception Room narration. Mrs. Astor (or any one else of similar stature) would never ever go to the Reception Room. Visitors would be ushered from the door into the room where they would cool their heels until told that she was AT HOME or NOT AT HOME. If the former, then a footman would take the visitor to wherever in the house she was receiving. If the latter, the footman would take you to the door and see you out; you would be allowed to leave a card or write a short note which would be delivered after you left.
Wow! Thank you for this beautiful art work. I do know this took you hours and hours. My husband did this with an old, damaged photo. I like how your photos still look aged.
You did a brilliant job colourising these photos. I have been really enjoying watching The Gilded Age series on tv. These pictures bring it to life. Thank you.
Your colorizations are amazing! You did such a great job making the Astor mansion colorfully beautiful!
Thank you for your hard work ❤ 5:18
The whole darn thing was amazing.
Yep
If I were you I wouldn't concern myself with what people in the comments section say. If you didn't know by now all the "experts" reside in the comments section. However it was done you did a great job bringing the photos to life.
What a service you've done for history! I can't imagine living in a house like this - it's so ornate and over-the-top, I would feel the need to dress to come downstairs for breakfast in tails and top hap!
My favorite room was her sons' office/library. I love beautiful wood work on the walls plus it just seemed a more comfortable room in which to live.
The pictures are beautiful and I can tell that they have been hand colored. They look like my baby pictures that were professionally colored. You did a wonderful job.
The library is my favorite, it was really beautiful.
This was such a visual treat. Holy moly.
Great job on the colorization. This is by far one of my favorite channels. You do so much good work on each video. Thank you for bringing the history of these old homes to us.
Omg! I grew up near Biltmore and have been obsessed with these grand old houses since I was LITTLE little…(like 2 years old little). That’s what lead me me to become an architect. I cannot find the words to tell you how thrilling it is to see these photos in color!!!
That you for your tireless efforts to do this! 😃
Beautiful job, Ken. The color really does bring the rooms alive. That ballroom is incredible.
THANK YOU 🙏 I really struggle to visualise and things like this are precious to me
Ohhhhh wow you did an excellent job!!!
You did an awesome job with the colorization! It was so beautiful.
@Ken Thank you for sharing this with us. I can only speak for myself, but I'm sure others will agree, that all the time, work & dedication you & others have put into this channel is greatly appreciated.
The colorized tour of the Astor home is superb! Please continue this and keep us updated on your place as well as the other renovations you have shared on this channel. Again, Thank You
Excellent! Well done!
Fabulous seeing this in color, thank you for all your efforts!
Bravo for your exceptional efforts; your work bridges the chasm of time to bestow upon us the resplendent allure of yesteryears.
Thank you so much for the color. I enjoyed it so much.
Awesome. Love the library 😉
Colorizing photos seems like the perfect time passing hobby for the quickly approaching winter.
Spectacular work!
Love this! Great work Ken
The reception room (in the combined home) and ballroom are my favourites. I had pictured rooms at that time all being heavy and dark, and the lightness of those rooms was wonderful to see. Those armchairs were exquisite.
My favourite room was the gallery, I appreciate the HUGE amount of effort put into colourising these pics.
You did an OUTSTANDING job Ken. Thank you.
Oh my, thank you for going to such painstaking trouble to allow us to see the colorized version. You did a great job. Makes it so much more real!
The hand colorization, and the research behind it, are a fitting tribute to the mansion. Mrs. Astor would be pleased.
Congratulations You did a superlative job!!! Really Fantastic
Absolutely magnificent! A true masterpiece!
Well you did a good job and I appreciate it.
Excellent colours, they certainly enhance the images 😀
Great job!
Thank you for investing the time and your talent to bring us history as it was
Wow! I’m so impressed that you hand colored these photos! It was great fun to see these rooms in color!
What a labor of love❣️ You did a really good job, thank you❣️😊
The reception room was my favorite. I loved the light, soft colors.
Thank you for such an enjoyable video and your beautiful hand coloring! ❤
Beautiful!!!!! You did a fantastic job👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love her drawing room.
The drawing room and dining room paneling were saved when the house was demolished. They were purchased by circus magnate John Ringling and both rooms are now installed in the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL.
Wow, you've done a wonderful job! Thank you for sharing your hard work.
🎉 Nice Work!! Glad you mentioned the process and the research behind the project! 🎉
Bravo! Thank you for keeping history alive! ❤
Ken, OUTSTANDING WORK! Thank you so much! Your efforts for bringing this house to life do not go unnoticed! Bravo! 👏👏👏
Amazing!! Such a great art work, congrats!!
Your colorization based on research is stunning. Thank you for this work. I think my favorite ‘photo effect’ is the ‘blur’ from B&W to color. A+ !!
Great job on the colorization, brings the story to life.
Thank you for all your hard work. Great colorization and detail.
WOW, that was absolutely amazing!! I think you did a magnificent job colorizing those pictures. I loved them all, so I can't pick which one I thought was the best. All of those were breathtaking!!!
Fascinating! The color renditions add such depth to my perception of these rooms. B&W photos, though I'm glad they exist, always feel kind of foggy, like I can't see details. These really come to life.
Amazing work. Loved this
You did an excellent job with the colors. Thanks.
Excellent job! Thoroughly enjoyed this
Thank you so much Ken for taking the time to colorize the photos from The Astor’!
I often wonder how they would marvel at the ability of the computer to research their time period!
I love this House & always look forward to your posts!
Thank you
Hello Ken !! Bravo and Congratulations on this beautiful work of Mrs . Astor’s Mansion . Absolutely magnificent detail . I over the ballroom , and the drawing room . Such lovely opulence . Even her son had great taste . Thank you Ken for the many great videos and historical presentations you have shown on many beautiful mansions and estates. Such rewarding work . 👌👍🏻👍🏻😉☺️❤️❤️🌺🌸⭐️⭐️🥇🥇
You did an amazing job! Loved seeing it in color! I especially loved the Library but every inch is spectacular.
So glad that you do what you do . ! Thank you for everything.
This was so fun! Loved seeing this in color. You have the patience of Job to hand color all that, great job! 🤩
Amazing job!!!! Beautiful done!!!!! Love your videos!!!!! By the way is it possible to make another William A Clark mansion video?
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll definitely consider it. Cheers!
Amazing!!! Great work bringing this to life!!
Brilliant! Thanks you for all your labor-intensive work. The Ballroom was my favorite.
Absolutely stunning colourization! You did a splendid job! ❤
The pictures are so amazing!!! Love how you colored them beautifully.
Amazing work. I felt as if they were actually color photos because your work is flawless. Thank you for this.
As always you did a masterful job on this video. You probably don’t get all the accolades you deserve, but know that many of us appreciate your hard work
Magnificent!
Ken you did amazing work! I loved the color ❤. The colorization brings the black and white photos back to life and one can really see the luxury and opulence of these beautiful mansions, inside and out.
Loved the colorization! You did a fantastic job. It really brought it to life.
Ho my god that house is beyond beautiful with gorgeous antique wow it’s like a museum well done love it
Thank you for colonizing the photos!! I despise robber barons but can’t deny that I love and am fascinated by the homes they created
Wow! You did a wonderful job on the colorization. So beautiful to look at. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Love your channel 💜
The pink room is my favorite.
Nice work, thanks for all your effort. For what it is worth, I think this is the appropriate use of colorization processes, rather than for colorizing old motion pictures. Keep up the good work.
Always great content, Ken! I really enjoy watching your videos!
Also...wonderful work here on the colorized pics!
The work you did is amazing and really brought this masterpiece to life. Thank you.
You did a spectacular job! It really does bring these rooms to life to see them in color! Thank you for your hard work! 👏👏👏
Well done indeed! I am very pleased with how you made the rooms come alive 😀 😊 😄!!! Excellent work I'd have to say 😀 😊 😄!!!
Ken, you did great on colorizing those photos. I could just imagine Ward McAllister standing there at the entrance hall 😉. Of the interior, I believe the picture gallery was my favorite. Well done!!
Thank you for your hours of labor, looks like a labor of love. Enjoyed it!
Absolutely amazing! I love the ball room with all those pictures.
Project of love. Thank you, it is all amazing!!
Fantastic work, Ken! This was a true treat!
Beautiful pictures and beautiful mansion! My dad worked in photography in his younger years and learned how to colorize photos. I have one of his colorized photos of me as a toddler taken in the early 1950s.
Wow … well done! 🖍️
Loving their taste. Lots of sunshine and natural lighting
Wow thanks for all your hard work to give us glimpse into history. 👏🏻💕I like the reception room, the library and the dining room with the checkered marble floors best.
I have done this type of colorization in the past. I am not sure people know how difficult and LONG it takes to do this. Your work is much appreciated!
Thank you for all your hard work!! It’s very much appreciated!!!
Your colorization of the rooms were spectacular Ken. You’re the expert! I’m very thankful you gave the pictures color because it’s easier on my eyes to see the beauty of every single thing. Your time and efforts it took to add color are so appreciated.
Amazing your colorization is beautiful It’s obvious how much effort you put into this Thank you so much
You did a lovely job of colorizing these photos. Thanks for the interesting video!🙂
Congratulations on completing this project! Just one note on the Reception Room narration. Mrs. Astor (or any one else of similar stature) would never ever go to the Reception Room. Visitors would be ushered from the door into the room where they would cool their heels until told that she was AT HOME or NOT AT HOME. If the former, then a footman would take the visitor to wherever in the house she was receiving. If the latter, the footman would take you to the door and see you out; you would be allowed to leave a card or write a short note which would be delivered after you left.
You honor your subscribers and The Astors w your impeccable and glorious colorizing.
Wow! Thank you for this beautiful art work. I do know this took you hours and hours. My husband did this with an old, damaged photo. I like how your photos still look aged.
You HAND colored them in your freetime?!? Amazeballs. Thanks for your work. 👍🥳
You did a brilliant job colourising these photos. I have been really enjoying watching The Gilded Age series on tv. These pictures bring it to life. Thank you.
Beyond beautiful
Beautiful job!!!! Thank you! It gives shows the house in an entirely new light! Love it