California 1940s in Color, Los Angeles and Newport Beach [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2024
- I colorized, restored and created a sound design for this video of California 1940s. we have a Panoramic street scenes near downtown Los Angeles. 0:05-1:13: Panning from West 2nd Street (near Asher and Ponder at 123 South Figueroa Street), across South Figueroa Street (to Clift Hotel at 148 South Figueroa Street).
1:14-2:49: Panning from South Figueroa Street (near West 2nd Street), up South Figueroa Street (past Asher and Ponder) and down South Figueroa Street (from Shasta Apartments at 108 South Figueroa Street, to the Clift Hotel) , 2:50-8:24 (Balboa Newport)
Video Restoration Process:
✔ FPS boosted to 60 frames per second
✔ Image resolution boosted up to HD
✔ Improved video sharpness and brightness
✔ Colorized only for the ambiance (not historically accurate)
✔added sound only for the ambiance
✔restoration:(stabilisation,denoise,cleand,deblur)
Please, be aware that colorization colors are not real and fake, colorization was made only for the ambiance and do not represent real historical data.
B&W Video Source from: Internet Archive, University of Southern California Digital Library
Join this channel to benefit from exclusive advantages and also to support us: / @nass_0
![Chinatown, Los Angeles 1930s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BWYRdQxfu7E/mqdefault.jpg)
![Chinatown, Los Angeles 1930s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added](/img/tr.png)
![Wonderful California 1940s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZS10yZMXdeo/mqdefault.jpg)
Would You Like to Live in the 1940s????
No. The place stank of stale cigarette fumes and deodorant was not very prevalent. But I'd love to time-travel and visit (as long as I took a bottle of penicillin tablets along.)
@@chrisdarling3617 As opposed to the smell of today's urine-infested sidewalks full of homeless taking a dump or exposing themselves in public (if not randomly stabbing women)???
Yes very much, but in the late 40's ( after WWII ended) and beginning of 1950's when people was in high spirit trying to rebuild their lives.
If I could know what I know now yes I would! So I can be more advanced than most. If not know I wouldn't. Time's might have been a little simpler for some but harder for those that had to work those hard Labour job's.
I'm too techy crazy. I couldn't imagine working on vacuum tube computers (ENIAC) lol
The guy at 6 minutes in, just going about his daily life. Could never have suspected that almost a century later, perhaps millions would witness him as he quietly worked, lost in his thoughts. Fascinating and surreal at the same time
yes!!😍
I always wonder about the people in the clips that NASS provides us... would be so cool for a current day descendant of one of these people to view a clip and realize "Hey, my grandpa worked at McNally's Pier and that looks like him!"
Stunning restoration work, as always! 👍
thank you very much!!
I watch these all night long. The sounds al9ne put me to sleep. I sleep hoping to wake up in that era. What a time to be alive😢😊Thank you for posting. ❤
Thank
Great comment❤
It’s simply amazing what you do with these old films. Keep up the good work!
thank you very much!!!
The scene after South Figueroa Street is (I'm guessing) the Balboa Island Ferry...believe it or not, McNally's Pier is on a postcard available on eBay. You've provided another excellent and telling look into the past...thank you for sharing.
welcome!! ^^
What corner of South Figeuroa is that opening scene from? I am trying to work out if it's a Pacific Electric Street Car line or a LARY line
@@samueljonis434 The Clift Hotel was at 2nd and Fig, so it looks as if the hillside would be the west side of Bunker Hill and had they panned to the east (where the building "Clift Hotel" is being built" ) you would be able to see the 2nd street tunnel that runs under Bunker Hill to Hope x 2nd.. Maybe.. Hard to tell. So the street going up is Fig, going north to 1st street, but today that portion of Fig is level but 1st street is still high up, and fig goes under it, traveling north under the bridge . Maybe? So my best guess is the film starts at the south / west corner of Fig and 2nd, with the camera facing north up Fig to 1st street, but again in present day, Fig is now level.
You did it again, Nass !! Great stuff, and extraordinary detail in these.. I love so many are in Los Angeles and San Francisco; I've lived in both cities, currently in Los Angeles..
thank you very much
Like And Share Please!
Nass, Hi my friend. Fabulous scenes as always. I LOVE your 1920's-1940's stuff especially. No celebrities needed in these videos, just everyday people going about their lives. ☺☺
Hi!! thank you very much
Notice at the very beginning on the left corner is a unique to the L.A. area, traffic light with the STOP and GO semaphores. That was a very tranquil, waterfront scene at the end and thanks for sharing this vintage, colorized footage!
thank you very much!! ^^
The waterfront scene was the Newport Beach part.
As a child of the 1940's growing up in Wisconsin, traffic signals were called "stop and go lights". Love the cars, trucks and buses from those days.
@@deboraholsen2504 Thank you very much for pinpointing the location for me and others.
@@jeanhansel5805 I worked for the Chicago & North Western Railway and sometimes my work would take me to Wisconsin with my company vehicle. I can't remember how many times when given directions there that someone told me "at the stop and go light you ......"
These videos are so calming. Thank you.
Thx!!!
Beautiful, terrific job well done almost HD :)
Thx ;))
In 1981 my friend and I parked on Balboa Island and took that ferry @5:30 across to the peninsula to the Balboa Theater. We got out of the movie after midnight and the ferry had stopped running. We had to walk ALL THE WAY back around to Harbor Blvd and then back to the car. Took us flipping hours to walk that 4 or 5 miles.
This is the best picture quality of all your videos, can see much more detail...
thank you very much!!
The light poles and light fixtures that you see in the video are light green in color, sumilar to the shade of green that copper turns when it petinas. These light poles and light fixtures are not made out of copper, but they are still seen all over Los Angeles.
I work for a company that manufactures replicas if one of them gets pushed over and damaged. Nowadays, they are of course LED.
Was born and lived in L.A. during the war! Those light poles are the most prominent memorys of my mind , aside the steam Engines. If I remember correctly they were mostly dark grey or black! never saw a light colored pole!
Great film. Have to go through it a few times with a lot of stop and go to see all the details. Thanks, A+++!
thank you very much
And that way California start its prosperity showing sign of a bright future…people enjoye changes after changes,avenues,hotels,business modern California was built .Then the debacle surprised everybody ,well no everybody,some select place still show their beauty. Thanks again for bringing those footages!👏👏
Hi!! Thx!! ^^
"Then the debacle surprised everybody " - what debacle?
@@TheDanEdwards World War II Debacle.
The quality of this footage is like watching a video from the 1980's. Stunning details!
👌
These videos are amazing.
My Dad was stationed at an air base in the San Joaquin Valley during part of the war and would spend leave with his young cousin in L.A. Dad loved L.A. from those visits and wanted to move there after the war.
That was when L.A. was truely great!!
OMG! Incredible! It's like I'm actually standing at that street corner. Great work!
Thx!!!😍
Where, where, where????
Another wonderful video! I’m guessing the time period for this is perhaps just after the war. The giveaway for me is the McNally’s Pier shot, where we see a surplus jeep painted white. I’m not seeing shoebox Fords or postwar Studebakers here.
Thx!!!😍
Good observation. The jeep is a model MB or GPW, which is indeed an ex-military model, and places this likely right after the war.
I believe that it was during the war: civilians could own jeeps, as cars were becoming scarce! my dad had one during the war!
Yeah, I saw the Jeep, too, and guess it had to be around the end of 1945 but probably 1946 or 1947 or so.
I love your work. Another great job, TY
thank you very much
Эти видео погружают нас в историю. Какое наслаждение смотреть на это , рассматривать мелочи. Спасибо , громадное спасибо авторам за ваш труд!
Been watching your channel for over a year now and must say the color quality and balance is perfect.Your best yet!!Thank you
thank you very much
Thanks, NASS. Another gem, great clarity. Love these looks back! Those drivers in the first part of the video certainly didn't hesitate to turn left in front of oncoming traffic, with not a lot of room to spare...
These films are just mesmerizing. I would rather watch this than ANY of the crap on television
and most of the stuff at the movies.
thank you very much
Amazing. Congratulations from Brazil.
Thx!!
I love the cars from this time
Thank you for this Nass
thank you very much
Nothing left, I went to Google maps and it´s unrecognizible.
Would love to go back in a Time machine.
me to!
Totally with you on that! Thanks to NASS, in a way, we are doing just that. We are the invisible observers from another dimension while those folks go about their day, with no awareness that people from the future are watching them!
Kocham ten klimat i każdy inny z minionej epoki
Well, you kind of are with these excellent films!
This one is a beautiful work of art. Very nice indeed. Thank you for your efforts . It is appreciated 😊
Thank you
Awesome video! I love ❤️ to see what Los Angeles and other California cities looked like in the 1940’s! The colors looked good, too thanks! 😊 😊😊😊😊
thanks
I wonder if this is before or after the Black Dahlia
Black Dahlia was after WW2. Remember the victim, Elizabeth Short, was involved with an Air Force pilot who died in a crash.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video!!!🌠🌠🌠
thank you very much!!
@NASS_0 All kudos to you,the harbour scenes were so peaceful and chilled!!!☀️
Asher and Ponder and the Clift Hotel. This is from an LA Dept. of Public Works survey from 1935. Shasta Apartments were on S. Figueroa.
Not sure about that 1935 date. That’s a 1939 Ford crossing the intersection at 0:23.
I’m certainly no expert on cars and you could very well be right. I’m merely reiterating the tag from the USC digital library.😊
@@prst4190 Thanks for the info....looked up this scene for the USC digital library and saw the original in b/w....and yes they may have made a mistake on the year because it does describe it as 1935. Either way almost impossible to pinpoint exact location even with the address listed because of the massive amount of change that has taken place. Again thanks....have a great week!
@@prst4190
No problem here. I was surprised you could find any information on the video. Good job.
@@sfeddie1 😊
The video is so calming.
My wife and I used the Balboa Island ferry several times, until we moved out of the state about 20 years ago.
Is it possible to find some footage of the interiors of buildings like inside stores and restaurants where people are interacting? I love the old footage of street and pedestrian traffic and architecture and seascapes with boats; but have seen very few videos of the inside of retail stores and restaurants. Perhaps it is because I have seen so few that these types seem more fascinating. That is my request anyhow if it is possible. Thanks for the time tripping.
I don't think indoor photography was that good in those days, except in studios. all my indoor pictures are in my mind! Especially Clifftens Resturant and Sear's store! The best pictures were made by Norman Rockwell!!
Really good quality. I wonder why the camera lingers so long on the pier scenes. The first half was great!!👍
thank you very much
Excellent restoration, nice balance of colors! ❤
Panoramic street scenes near downtown Los Angeles. 0:00-1:13: Panning from West 2nd Street (near Asher and Ponder at 123 South Figueroa Street), across South Figueroa Street (to Clift Hotel at 148 South Figueroa Street).
1:14-2:49: Panning from South Figueroa Street (near West 2nd Street), up South Figueroa Street (past Asher and Ponder) and down South Figueroa Street (from Shasta Apartments at 108 South Figueroa Street, to the Clift Hotel).
This is some wonderful work, it feels like you are actually there.
Thx!!!
@@NASS_0 Yes THX was a great sound brand a few years back.
This is wonderful. Either the sources are getting better or your technique is getting better. This looks like you might have taken it on you cell phone last week. I think to colorization looks quite good. Thank you!
thank you so!!
Again and again...thanks NASS !!
Downtown L.A. in 30's, great stuff as always. 👍
Again and again...read "Ask the dust","Dreams from Bunker Hill,"The Road to Los Angeles"...John Fante's books....about this period of days...
To people who like NASS's job.
Good trip on the old Bunker Hill...
thank you very much
NASS! Thanks for posting this video.
Hi bro! thank you very much
I wish i had a time machine to feel and see how it was back then. Amazing video.
Ty!
My family has been in California since the 1890s. I enjoy looking up the addresses from the census reports. This adds another layer to what I imagine. Thank you.
WoW!!! Look at the quality! Great Job!
THank you very much
Thank you for this fascinating compilation.
Thx!!
These photos look so lifelike, as if they were taken today
Absolutely incredible, thanks. The water sound was just a little bit corney though.
Thank you
Traffic chaos. I can't imagine the amount of accidents back then. I'm sure people weren't required to have insurance either.
No insurance until the late fiftys! The traffic may have looked chaotic, but was quite orderley. Not many accidents , as there was fewer cars! Born and lived in L.A. during the war! . More safer than today!
Nor were there any safety features in cars
Safety features were unheard of then! Those old cars were built like tanks! The protuberant knobs on the dashboard killed many people!
Speaking of safety features in cars, Ralph Nader pointed out in his book 'Unsafe at Any Speed' that the technology for seat belts in cars had existed since WW1. The auto co.'s knew having them would save lives but they didn't want to lose a few extra dollars per car or risk people driving less. This shows the importance of strong, sensible regulations for the market place because profit seeking will otherwise win out everytime over safety. It's because of Nader that we have mandatory seat belts in our cars today. ✌
QUE TEMPOS MARAVILHOSOS!!!
ÉPOCA EM QUE *GLENN MILLER* ERA O ASTRO MUSICAL ABSOLUTO DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS!!!
SUA PRESENÇA FOI TÃO MARCANTE ENTRE NÓS, QUE ACABOU POR SE TORNAR ATÉ OS DIAS DE HOJE *UM DOS MAIORES CULTS DA HISTÓRIA DA MÚSICA POPULAR MUNDIAL* !!!
Seeing all those old cars…..❤❤❤
Another wonderful video! I slowed the player to .75 and it seemed perfect.
😍
Love these old home movies.
Excellent, would love more Newport Beach
thank you very much
Awesome
Looks very good, but speed should be about 75%. Thanks!
damn! crazy drivers back then. how did they get such good videos in the 40's?
The color appears to be getting better.
thank you very much!
Also the colourisation in these videos now looks so good and convincingly realistic and true
thank you very much
Amazing window into the past.
you must love it when you get good origination stock like this to work with, it makes your job so much easier and can give spectacular results, like this video . I redo old pop video's and with today's software some of the results look like they could've been filmed yesterday
thank you
That billboard for 19c Donuts. Is that Vons? as in the Vons supermarket chain? I can't make out the second word after Vons.
0:33 damn, people just flying down the streets with no stop lights...great video, as always.
Time Travel is a wonderful thing!
thank you very much
damn that looks like it was filmed today! the clairty is unreal thanks nass ur the man
thank you very much
Great quality restoration!
thank you very much
What a trip! Amazing 🤩
Based on the cars I'm thinking mid-late 30s. Also too much traffic for the war years (gas rationing cut back on non-essential driving) and too many older car models for the late 40s.
Good eye. To narrow down, look for the newest car on the movie clip. I saw a nice clean new car with cool white wall tires but not sure of model and year (0:40)
Je pensais justement pareil 👍
At 0:21 there's what I think is a 1939 Ford starting to cross the intersection (coming from uphill) and at 0:30 a 1939 Buick is making a left turn through it. Those would appear to be the newest cars in the clip, but I'm no expert on this era. There could be some 1940 models that I don't recognize, but I doubt any later than that.
I thought that too until I saw that WW2 Jeep at McNally’s Pier.
Adding the jeep does complicate things. Maybe really late 1945 or early 1946. That would explain for all intents no cars newer than 1940. But I don’t have any knowledge of civilian jeeps that early. Maybe?
Where do you find all this old footage? It‘s amazing 🤩❤️
Ayeeee... Now let's see if anything looks familiar. 🙋🏻
Hi!!!
@@NASS_0 🙋🏻
0:27 great bus :)
Nice seeing buildings so neat and clean and not filled with graffiti and tags. Really calm back then.
That intersection must have had a lot of collisions.
Love watching these videos. I was not born in that time but for some reason i feel like I've been in that time. Like i remember something from it and im currently in my 40s.
That’s very good almost believable. Looks like the technology is getting better?
thank you
Wow, stunning film to digital transfer and colonization! Does anyone notice that the film speed is faster than normal? Traffic flow seems precarious, and workers along with pedestrians go about their day as if hopped up on their eighth cup-a-joe (coffee). 🤔
Love the mid to late 30's coups in the beginning.
Panning from South Figueroa Street (near West 2nd Street), up South Figueroa Street (past Asher and Ponder) and down South Figueroa Street (from Shasta Apartments at 108 South Figueroa Street, to the Clift Hotel).
I don't know much about this kind of work, but wouldn't it be better when we get 30fps video instead of 60, but in like real time, not sped up a bit like now? That's how I imagined it 😂
Films like this of nothing particularly important, just everyday life, are always far more interesting to me than films of significant and noteworthy stuff.
Billboard advertising a dozen donuts for .19 cents. Does that amount even pay for the ad?
Heyyy... in 1965, a Winchell's donut shop opened at Third and Normandie in L.A., a couple of miles west (a block from our house) from that Figueroa and 2nd locale. A dozen donuts cost 65 cents back then. And because I was a donut-craving kid, the baker would drop in a 13th for a "baker's dozen." That came out to exactly a nickel a donut. But that shows how the dollar lost value from ~1940 to 1965! (Don't ask about now, of course! 😶)
So amazing 😅
I started first grade in 47-48!
That color shifting paint tho !!!
Thanks for this one George.
Thank you
This is awesome !!!
Camera starts at (present day) 2nd and Figueroa (South / West corner) facing north up Fig toward 1st street.. The wholesale car dealer would be on the west side of Fig, and those houses on the cliff would be Bunker Hill.. Finishing up at that building under construction (the Clift Hotel) which was at 2nd and Fig (North East corner) and abutted Bunker Hill by the 2nd street tunnel.. I think??? (This would mean every building in the LA part of the film is now long gone.)
I noticed looking up Figueroa it seems steep and to the right Bunker Hill doesn't seem to correspond to lay of the land today. Was there a time when all this area was excavated flat?
Yup... .long, long gone. I grew up a couple of miles west in the 1950's and 1960's. That area -- the way the video showed it -- completely disappeared in the next couple of decades, replaced by new high-rise apartments and condos, office buildings and elevated roadways, with ramps up and down and all over the place.
@@gubbah Yes, in the 1960's and 1970's, heavy equipment came and demolished those old houses and apartments and then carved away the hills and flattened everything to ready the area for the high-rise offices and residences you now see from the elevated roadways and ramps and walkways there today. Completely, totally, 100-percent different. Somebody from back then would be completely lost seeing Figueroa and 2nd Street today. The only reminder of the past is the Angel's Flight funicular that crawls up and down the much-changed hillside about four blocks east.
Awesome 👏🏼 thanks
thanks
You should mirror a present day video to a 1930’s.Maybe split screen and see the drastic changes.
Great idea! ;)
Great job.
thank you very much
Say that a hundred years ago you couldn't see that on your screens. You actually had to go out in the street and breath it
WOW!
Back when California was actually peaceful.
Right now, in my living room, as well as all day today, Southern California where I live in the IE is peaceful (and is most of the time). 😊
@@user-mv9tt4st9kIE sure. Anywhere near Dtown LA or the south side hell no.
@@spartanracerSan Bernardino, peaceful? Are you nuts?
And Republican.
@@edgregory1Bakersfield is very Republican and it's one of most crime ridden parts of California. San Diego has quite low crime and it's majority Democratic in voters and political officials.
Schools of 2024 & on should take 15min of break time view time. That way we never forget. “Humble”
Feels like it’s sped up 1.5x but awesome video footage nonetheless!