Hollywood Outtakes: Los Angeles Streets at Night, 1949
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- I don't know what film these shots were taken for, but they're the classic background shots for a car-interior scene: one shot left, one right, and one straight back. The background in this case is the streets of Los Angeles on some night in 1949. Mixed in with the automobiles and people are the streetcars of the Pacific Electric and the Los Angeles Railways. The process of replacing streetcars with buses would begin in a year or two.
0:11 The first shot starts on Third Street, headed east.
0:17 Crossing Spring Street.
0:32 As we turn north onto Main Street, we can see the big sign on the Hotel Barclay a block away. On Main Street, the standard-gauge Pacific Electric cars share the street with the narrow-gauge LA Railway cars, hence the three-rail right-of-way.
0:47 The Harbor Cafe (263 S. Main) is on the right.
1:02 A stop at the intersection with Second Street.
1:22 Club 153 is on the right.
1:35 Turning east onto First Street.
1:55 Crossing Los Angeles Street.
2:21 Crossing San Pedro Street. The Civic Inn (254 E 1st) and the Miyako Hotel (258 E. 1st) are on the left.
2:27 The second shot starts on Main Street around Fourth Street, headed south.
2:34 The banner at the burlesque house says "Bumps and Grinds of Forty-Nine."
2:49 Passing the Hotel Rosslyn (112 W. 5th St.) In window reflection, we can see the marquee of the Regent Theater (448 S. Main).
2:55 The Rosslyn's Turquoise Room neon sign advertises cocktails and television.
3:09 Passing the Gayety Theater (523 S. Main St.).
3:13 Another marquee advertises the films "The Counterfeiters" (released May 1948) and "Canadian Pacific" (released May 1949).
3:15 Parking costs 25¢ and hour while a Frosty Malt is 10¢. A billboard advertises the Santa Fe Railway, saying, "Why drive to Chicago? Costs less... El Capitan."
3:19 Turning east on Sixth Street.
3:48 Crossing Los Angeles Street, we see an entrance to the Pacific Electric building.
3:54 Behind the Standard gas station are the elevated platforms of the Pacific Electric.
4:25 In the distance, we can see the Hotel Cecil's (640 S. Main) illuminated sign.
4:30 Headed East on Third Street, passing Eagleson's (259 S. Spring).
4:50 Once again, turning north on Main Street.
5:00 Second time passing The Harbor.
5:34 Second time passing Club 153.
5:54 Once again, turning east on First Street.
6:21 Except for the liquor store signs, not many lights on on this side of the street.
I'm not familiar with Los Angeles, so I've done the best I could with old maps and directories to try to figure out locations in this video. If you have corrections or additions, please leave a comment.
I try not to re-use music in my video, but these tracks from Miles Davis (soundtrack music for Elevator to the Scaffold) are my film-noir gotos!
![Busy Los Angeles 1940s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/R7qMjqw-QR4/mqdefault.jpg)
Absolutely fascinating. Excellent music. This is the distillation of film noir. Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, DOA all draw upon the drama of these streets, but these outtakes deliver the raw 'grounds" from which these (by comparison slightly milder) episodes were brewed.
Fantastic footage. Great choice of music. Well done! Very interesting dual-gauge track used by the streetcar system -- I wasn't aware of the dual gauge until now!
The LA City Streetcars were on 3'6" track, and the Pacific Electric on standard gauge, 4'8.5".
I know as soon as I click on the video that I can go ahead and hit like before even watching. Always great footage and great music. This is all before my time, but I love the film noir type movies, and life. It would have been awesome to live in that time. Thanks for sharing.
Every building on that theater row had a beautiful neon sign.
Not even the comforting warmth of Miles’ muted trumpet can dispel the chill and foreboding of these dark streets.
Just beautiful!!
When the LA basin had excellent public transport ❤️❤️
Was driving around new haven connecticut last night listening to music just like this. I wonder if there are any videos like this one filmed in new haven, just driving around and seeing the sights of the town at the time before giant highways and hideous buildings ruined the city.
Good stuff as usual SGF&V. Thank you.
At 6:11 the Eagle Hotel sign comes into view. Their address was 103 North Los Angeles St. according to an article about Little Tokyo Hotel fire traps on page 6 in the April 23, 1947 "Eastside Journal".
Another one to share. Grand. Thank you very much.
Great find. "Canadian Pacific" @ 3:11 was released in May of 1949. Interestingly, the other film, "The Counterfeiters" was released the year previously. I'm guessing it's a re-release or serving as a filler for a double feature.
P.S. The last time I was this early, this footage hadn't been shot yet.
Probably a very low crime rate at that time. It looks cleaner as well.
superbe document
Reminds me of the beginning of "Double Indemnity".
Same city, for sure....
Even at night you can see the smog
Feels like a Noir film
Vad inclusiv sina cu ecartament dublu ("linie incalecata") pentru ce a fost??
Linia Roșie a circulat pe șenile cu ecartament standard. Linia Galbenă (Oraș) se desfășura pe șine cu ecartament îngust.
@@SpeedGraphicFilmVideo Thank you for answer!
it means that on certain sections freight train wagons also traveled to the warehouses on a common rail with the tram.
1. Európa. Hungary! Thanks,