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  • A split-screen tour of what the same streets in downtown L.A. looked like in the nineteen-forties and today.
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  • @charliespringer1
    @charliespringer1 7 лет назад +2856

    I don't get why nearly all the old buildings that look have character have been bulldozed and replaced by buildings that are incredibly boring and ugly

    • @alexdebrew3132
      @alexdebrew3132 6 лет назад +171

      C x Thats because city forced the people to go into the new suburbs that they were making at the time. They did this so that they could expand on the financial district that is there now. But most businesses had shut down or given up over time and the city didn't get rid of them. There basically doing the same cycle that they did before and it won't work.
      Have you seen downtown L.A.( not the financial district) but the small shops. Most of them are kinda like Detroit's downtown now.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 4 года назад +58

      THAT PROGRESS FOR YA. SMILE !

    • @Tornado1994
      @Tornado1994 4 года назад +141

      Because the old buildings were Earthquake prone. The Newer Buildings were designed with Earthquake Resistant Structure.

    • @bobbarkeriii2597
      @bobbarkeriii2597 4 года назад +80

      @@alexdebrew3132 L.A. has no respect for its history.

    • @dvni3284
      @dvni3284 4 года назад +36

      You don't want to have the same boring style for 500 years do you or do you want to stick to old earthquake prone moldy buildings?

  • @salvatorericca8353
    @salvatorericca8353 5 лет назад +1549

    Am I the only person who think old 1940's LA looks so much nicer than it does now!

  • @hoosierfoodog
    @hoosierfoodog 4 года назад +533

    2:18 did these two dudes really wave at the camera on the same street? Thats absolutely fascinating

    • @rashadvq
      @rashadvq 4 года назад +98

      @lasthumankind if not, this is the biggest coincidence

    • @Christian-my1ld
      @Christian-my1ld 4 года назад +113

      Just a time traveler that's all.

    • @luma2172
      @luma2172 4 года назад +49

      Maybe he asked the dude to wave at the camera on the right moment

    • @kangkinkang
      @kangkinkang 4 года назад +38

      @@rashadvq Maybe, just maybe both of them are related. Son probably carry Dad's legacy in continuing filming the streets. Or is it just the same person been doing this since the 50s till now??

    • @danielfausto757
      @danielfausto757 4 года назад +39

      Its called acting and producing. Im pretty sure the guy in the right was involved in this youtube video production.

  • @ajg5138
    @ajg5138 4 года назад +718

    I love how everything in L.A got bulldozed and turned into a parking garage lol

    • @gerardosalas9477
      @gerardosalas9477 4 года назад +2

      gary g the g how can you love that? you stupid hag

    • @catherinemaria3367
      @catherinemaria3367 4 года назад +24

      @@gerardosalas9477 sarcasm

    • @rosrychaplet
      @rosrychaplet 4 года назад +6

      That was the complaint in the 70s and 80s.

    • @davidmoser7849
      @davidmoser7849 4 года назад +1

      Open your eyes dude

    • @lljohnsjohns3566
      @lljohnsjohns3566 4 года назад +3

      I hate how they destroyed my city, so New Yorkers can move west.

  • @MatthewReiser123
    @MatthewReiser123 6 лет назад +835

    Outstanding synch with two ladies at 1:10

    • @eee-wz1ff
      @eee-wz1ff 5 лет назад +1

      Yep

    • @jorgetovar2810
      @jorgetovar2810 5 лет назад +36

      Very creepy.

    • @christopherhernandez3909
      @christopherhernandez3909 5 лет назад +58

      Time travelers man

    • @darkspacie
      @darkspacie 5 лет назад +14

      WOW, that looks really cool

    • @sredson
      @sredson 5 лет назад +34

      Actually I noticed later in the video that many elements were staged to give it this sync feeling. The man waving at the camera. Some cars.

  • @DangerAngelous
    @DangerAngelous 7 лет назад +1083

    LA looks like it used to be more colourful, despite the lack of colour from the film

    • @DiegoRuiz1991
      @DiegoRuiz1991 6 лет назад +26

      I am sure the buildings had different colors like grey, white, green, blue...

    • @MetalDad62
      @MetalDad62 5 лет назад +8

      Did they have color back then?😁

    • @GNOLEB
      @GNOLEB 5 лет назад +8

      Dale Wells ~ I ask my mom that same question to bother her 😂

    • @noahstevens2003
      @noahstevens2003 5 лет назад +5

      It just looked like a nice small town

    • @MetalDad62
      @MetalDad62 5 лет назад +4

      @@GNOLEB Lol! Yeah my parents were born in the 30s and when I was really young I asked them when did color happen before I was born. I don't remember getting an answer so I still don't know. 😂

  • @sufficient4834
    @sufficient4834 4 года назад +956

    the right one has color in it yet it's still more depressing

    • @SpudEater
      @SpudEater 4 года назад +35

      Sufficient Because everything is still gray where the older, Victorian style homes and buildings were sure to be much more vibrant. Still waiting for California to secede because that state is like the annoying aunt at a family reunion shoving her new essential oils down your throat

    • @momentary_
      @momentary_ 4 года назад +13

      @@SpudEater About 18% of the Federal Budget is funded by California. Good luck convincing the federal government to let California secede.

    • @juanguillen9409
      @juanguillen9409 4 года назад +4

      Ok boomer

    • @mcarmenish
      @mcarmenish 4 года назад +5

      @@SpudEater im guessing you're midwestern with that attitude.

    • @SpudEater
      @SpudEater 4 года назад

      the doge master Nope

  • @sanktpaulihanseat5852
    @sanktpaulihanseat5852 4 года назад +72

    In Germany WW II had destroyed our old cities and we are still sad about it. And in America they do it voluntarily?Downtown L.A. looks really beautiful in the 1940s !

  • @bluespiral58
    @bluespiral58 6 лет назад +1109

    I'm struck by how LA in the past resembles San Francisco, with the Victorians, bay windows, decorative street lights, hills and views; not to mention the street cars. LA took a wrong turn after the 1940s.

    • @kateSullivan3927
      @kateSullivan3927 5 лет назад +56

      Agree...I had no idea there were so many hills in LA.

    • @gocygo63
      @gocygo63 5 лет назад +50

      ...look at all the palms lining the streets...

    • @thebasketballhistorian3291
      @thebasketballhistorian3291 5 лет назад +45

      Totally agree!
      The left video really reminds me of SF.

    • @rileydinkleman1022
      @rileydinkleman1022 5 лет назад +2

      Nothing but skycrappers on that island.

    • @kray97
      @kray97 5 лет назад +44

      It was a mecca for Art Deco architecture. Most of those buildings are sadly gone.

  • @Calikid331
    @Calikid331 6 лет назад +393

    I honestly think i prefer the older L.A more. I like cities that kept their older buildings, they end up looking so much more important and classier. Like NY, or SF, or Boston etc.

    • @daskaninchen5416
      @daskaninchen5416 6 лет назад +14

      if you like older city architecture take a loook at the european cities ;) almost every great city preserves its old centrum. for example take a look at Amsterdam at google maps ;)

    • @rssadlier
      @rssadlier 4 года назад +24

      @@animationexamples6101 nice one internet "tough guy", you showed them.

    • @elhugeo
      @elhugeo 4 года назад +12

      All those buildings collapsed in earth quakes.
      Thtat is Grand St downtown LA. Its all office business buildings.

    • @saleahafghan9390
      @saleahafghan9390 4 года назад +5

      @@mrHoppedupford wtf no where not

    • @wildearth3992
      @wildearth3992 4 года назад +1

      Saleah Afghan93 Only in Syria

  • @PourlephoneProductions
    @PourlephoneProductions 4 года назад +79

    So sad that there is practically nothing left of 40's L.A....

  • @community1949
    @community1949 4 года назад +311

    I think I like the 1940's cars, buildings, and everything else over what has replaced it. Looks better, calmer, and more civilized than now.

    • @mrHoppedupford
      @mrHoppedupford 4 года назад +2

      Those buildings were built before the 1940s

    • @lightningvolt1273
      @lightningvolt1273 4 года назад +10

      I couldn’t agree with you more. It looks more like a hometown one can live in. Today it just looks plain ugly.

    • @eloisanzara237
      @eloisanzara237 4 года назад +1

      Bruh, the cars back then aren’t as aerodynamic as they are now.

    • @klansman5615
      @klansman5615 4 года назад +3

      Non whites

    • @yourenotperfect.9493
      @yourenotperfect.9493 4 года назад +7

      Yes, I agree. Times were better when blacks were being discriminated against.

  • @laurahodges2486
    @laurahodges2486 7 лет назад +381

    This is terrific. My mom was a messenger girl in the early 40's around Bunker Hill, so this gives me an idea of what she saw. Thank you.

    • @laurahodges2486
      @laurahodges2486 7 лет назад +15

      Nope. 50's. My mom had me very late in life, she was born in 1924 and just died last year at the age of 92.

    • @Bubblegumlouver
      @Bubblegumlouver 6 лет назад

      Laura Hodges I

    • @Daniel-js2dk
      @Daniel-js2dk 6 лет назад +1

      Laura Hodges Wow, can you tell what year did LA started getting bland?

    • @charleswillsonpeale5739
      @charleswillsonpeale5739 6 лет назад +1

      Vince McMahon In the 60's.

    • @beerborn
      @beerborn 5 лет назад +4

      My Leg - You mean when did America started getting bland. The answer was in the 1960's.

  • @vlad8606
    @vlad8606 7 лет назад +351

    They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.

    • @andreapeoplesmarwah7395
      @andreapeoplesmarwah7395 5 лет назад +7

      Braulder ohhhhhh bop bop bop ☺️☺️☺️ So true!!!

    • @bobduvar
      @bobduvar 5 лет назад +1

      They paved it with bad intentions....

    • @saleahafghan9390
      @saleahafghan9390 4 года назад

      WHICH part

    • @user-mv9tt4st9k
      @user-mv9tt4st9k 4 года назад

      I don't know that old Los Angeles was a paradise, it only seemed to look nicer.

    • @TheBlackbelair
      @TheBlackbelair 4 года назад

      Put up parking structures.

  • @Ferreal92
    @Ferreal92 4 года назад +137

    Continue just outside the city limits and the area was still very agricultural. My grandparents grew walnuts and lemons a few miles southeast of downtown. There are now cheap strip malls, stack-n-pack housing, and nothing left that even resembles a working rural community.

    • @MASTEROFEVIL
      @MASTEROFEVIL 4 года назад +1

      When was this

    • @joehorn4650
      @joehorn4650 4 года назад

      🍐🍐;-)

    • @princegroove
      @princegroove 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, those are the stories an old timer used to tell me as a kid.

    • @EastSideGz
      @EastSideGz 3 года назад +5

      My great uncle moved to east la in 1938. He said after Lorena st coming east on 1st it was all dirt roads & stayed that way until the 60’s

    • @bubhub64
      @bubhub64 3 года назад +3

      @@EastSideGz ....and driving further east to West Covina and Covina would have been considered being out in the open country. Nothing but orange groves and open land.

  • @Schlipperschlopper
    @Schlipperschlopper 4 года назад +166

    Berlin, though bombed to ash in WW2 still kept more character than LA that was torn down by real estate sharks and speculants to an ugly cold and depressing concrete landscape.

    • @Joseph-hm9yo
      @Joseph-hm9yo 4 года назад +14

      Or... You know... We started caring about earthquakes...

    • @defiverr4697
      @defiverr4697 4 года назад +2

      LA needs to entertain the world, needs new stuff. Not live in the past.

    • @alijamili95
      @alijamili95 4 года назад +2

      Berlin can’t even build an airport properly. Look it up

    • @markhenley3097
      @markhenley3097 3 года назад +3

      Although most German cities are still full of horrible buildings, nothing like what was before (traditional German buildings). The same is in every city in Europe, but most of all cities that were once a part of the Eastern Bloc.

    • @wernerhiemer406
      @wernerhiemer406 3 года назад

      @@alijamili95 But they finally mad it but then came corona (Covid19) and broke the party.

  • @hedgerowclose
    @hedgerowclose 7 лет назад +337

    Lanterns, houses and cars all were prettier 70 yrs ago...What happened to people's longing for beauty?

    • @MsMesem
      @MsMesem 6 лет назад +17

      No one seems to have noticed the street trees and general greenery that exists now that was not present back in the 40's and 50's. Yes, the buildings are larger and not at human scale but the trees certainly make the street look more walkable in the heat.

    • @stephenvelden295
      @stephenvelden295 6 лет назад +35

      I think the old cars were way nicer looking. And they were American. No ugly Hondas and Toyotas back then!

    • @paulioanparlea4054
      @paulioanparlea4054 6 лет назад +16

      Anton Zuykov
      Cars used to have more personality and be more robust than the soap bars of today.

    • @sololafolle1808
      @sololafolle1808 6 лет назад +7

      hedgerowclose it’s because we realized that those buildings couldn’t withstand earthquakes

    • @GeForce1080
      @GeForce1080 6 лет назад

      😂😂😂😂

  • @oc2phish07
    @oc2phish07 7 лет назад +869

    Sure looked a lot nicer back then.

    • @savvysearch
      @savvysearch 7 лет назад +53

      Everything looks better in black and white.

    • @dasaniishotdogwater8518
      @dasaniishotdogwater8518 6 лет назад +51

      Everything looks good in white, idk about black though.

    • @tinotrivino
      @tinotrivino 6 лет назад +9

      you must be kidding lol

    • @Khayyam-vg9fw
      @Khayyam-vg9fw 6 лет назад +6

      Sure did.

    • @MarinCipollina
      @MarinCipollina 6 лет назад +43

      It did look much nicer in 1947.. No graffitti anywhere in the old one.. No shaved head weirdos covered in tattoos blasting rap out of their cars.. Human scale buildings, cars that had some visual interest, not the squat blobs we have now.

  • @GalileoSmith
    @GalileoSmith 4 года назад +29

    This video reminds me, a few years ago the house I grew up in went on sale and had an open house. I decided to go just to take a look. I had not been in the house in over 40 years. Everything had changed. Of course the carpeting was different. The bathrooms and kitchen were remodeled and unrecognizable. The bedrooms had new doors, windows and paint and so were also unrecognizable. I told my sister that I could be standing anywhere in that house and if I did not know I was in our old house, I wouldn't have guessed that was were I was.

  • @007jsv
    @007jsv 4 года назад +29

    Biggest difference I saw is that there was a bunch more people walking then there is now. Looked more alive and safer.

  • @QuantumBraced
    @QuantumBraced 7 лет назад +843

    It had way more character in the 40s.

    • @adnanomeragic9597
      @adnanomeragic9597 6 лет назад +4

      yea, then the car ruined it. I bet you drive one, too (car) so don't go complaining. Get rid of your cage and we will have character and people back to our cities :)

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 6 лет назад +62

      There would be an idiot in 2060 that would said that LA have more character in the 2020.

    • @benlogicfactsshapiro
      @benlogicfactsshapiro 6 лет назад +23

      NNT Flow Exactly. OP only says this because we didn’t live in the 1940’s. In fact, it has WAY more character today then the dull style of the 1940’s with it’s look alike cars and dress code like cloths. (Although I do prefer the look of the 1940’s)

    • @jessmills3572
      @jessmills3572 6 лет назад

      I agree

    • @rorymonaghan950
      @rorymonaghan950 6 лет назад +8

      Kris Tofer The houses in the 70s and 80s may have been ugly, but homes today are so much worse in terms of quality.

  • @randomrazr
    @randomrazr 6 лет назад +1199

    alot of nice old buildsing are gone. like GONE

    • @brut2079
      @brut2079 6 лет назад +34

      gentrified

    • @defaultmesh
      @defaultmesh 6 лет назад +6

      Why renovate if you can G E N T R I F Y

    • @craigfishcake2543
      @craigfishcake2543 6 лет назад +10

      But, some of the trees look as though they have survived.

    • @failtolawl
      @failtolawl 6 лет назад +14

      L.A. is definitely not what you would call a "static" city.

    • @sambravo5253
      @sambravo5253 6 лет назад +2

      randomrazr
      At least there’s more trees

  • @evancortez2
    @evancortez2 4 года назад +51

    when they were scouting locations for "LA Confidential" they had quite a hard time looking for good places to film since a lot of the buildings that existed in LA in the 40s aren't there any more

    • @waltdill927
      @waltdill927 4 года назад +3

      They constantly film on 5th and Main/Spring. And the Rosslyn Hotel is going to be around forever, I think. :0)

    • @MrMathExpert
      @MrMathExpert 4 года назад

      LA Confidential sucks and isn't noir at all.

    • @RandomHud
      @RandomHud 4 года назад +3

      @@MrMathExpert bitter, little man

    • @Nickmariners
      @Nickmariners 4 года назад +2

      @@MrMathExpert Wrong x 2.

    • @k.t.5405
      @k.t.5405 3 года назад

      @@MrMathExpert LA Confidential's alright, Math. It aint Chinertown or The Big Sleep, but its alright.

  • @replysoon3216
    @replysoon3216 4 года назад +65

    2:19
    That's a pretty cool coincidence. You should have pulled over and told that man someone else flagged down a taxi in that same location 70 years ago.

    • @SimplyCali619
      @SimplyCali619 4 года назад +2

      If you watched until the end you noticed they staged the car behind the camera too

  • @28g75
    @28g75 7 лет назад +429

    L.A Noire anyone?

    • @Ward413
      @Ward413 6 лет назад +10

      Hah just started another play through on PC. Such a great game.

    • @asdfghjkl-cq4vw
      @asdfghjkl-cq4vw 6 лет назад +1

      Really. Love that backsound. 😊

    • @EGvids1
      @EGvids1 6 лет назад +7

      yes I was playing it today, so I wanted to see videos of 1947 Los Angeles or LA in the late 40's lol

    • @___391
      @___391 6 лет назад +2

      I was looking for this comment

    • @SirValeous
      @SirValeous 6 лет назад +1

      Yep! Looks exactly like it.

  • @abeni3432
    @abeni3432 6 лет назад +234

    Clearly LA was more inviting back then, it had a lot of character, a way better vibe!!

    • @jnuval
      @jnuval 6 лет назад +30

      Nope. LA had legal segregation back then, with laws against mixed race marriages and specific areas which were off limits to immigrants. LA is more inviting now, character never left, and the vibe is better.

    • @erockstoenescu6171
      @erockstoenescu6171 6 лет назад +11

      Yeah way less illegals, bums and gangs compared to today unfortunately plus all the beautiful Victorian homes and buildings are almost gone.

    • @redhood-os5bn
      @redhood-os5bn 6 лет назад +2

      jnuval just no

    • @rock3tcatU233
      @rock3tcatU233 5 лет назад +3

      @@jnuval
      That's why segregation needs to come back to the US.

    • @akzebraminer5679
      @akzebraminer5679 5 лет назад +1

      Moses The Meek “Inviting” lmao

  • @ray-0249
    @ray-0249 3 года назад +5

    It looks more homely back then more cozy and serene.

  • @HupCapNinja
    @HupCapNinja 5 лет назад +233

    L.A. Noire VS Grand Theft Auto V (PS4) 2019

  • @paulthew2
    @paulthew2 7 лет назад +1213

    The blandness of today's architecture is staggering. It's like a prison - high, blank walls, sharp angles, etc. Simply awful.

    • @arnoldrivas4590
      @arnoldrivas4590 7 лет назад +73

      Its the legacy of the Bauhaus movement of architecture and art.

    • @Ajora1
      @Ajora1 7 лет назад +111

      yeah but also more green, better roads, cleaner

    • @Khayyam-vg9fw
      @Khayyam-vg9fw 6 лет назад +55

      It isn't LIKE a prison; it IS a prison!

    • @PaulA-fp3vs
      @PaulA-fp3vs 6 лет назад +95

      Why not a clean city with better roads and nice architecture. Why does good taste has to be compromised in the name of "progress".

    • @Khayyam-vg9fw
      @Khayyam-vg9fw 6 лет назад +63

      The "after" footage is what happens when you allow a society to fall prey to runaway capitalism.

  • @ryanvandalinda12345
    @ryanvandalinda12345 7 лет назад +29

    I live in Los Angeles and this video is the most beautiful thing I've seen in a while. Simply stunning. Thank you.

    • @Sweetybboy
      @Sweetybboy 7 лет назад

      i wished live there(( help plz

    • @yoto101
      @yoto101 7 лет назад +2

      the city seems so dead, there is nobody in the street walking. Is it like this for real ?

    • @seannynj
      @seannynj 7 лет назад

      yoto101- Yep. Everyone drives everywhere in LA. It totally normal to see only a few people walking around their office buildings. Also, downtown LA is not huge like Manhattan.

    • @joelombrdo
      @joelombrdo 5 лет назад

      Ryan, well said.

    • @saleahafghan9390
      @saleahafghan9390 4 года назад

      @@Sweetybboy where do you live

  • @pog8434
    @pog8434 3 года назад +8

    It’s amazing how the camera man is still alive and filming

  • @mdlyonn0035
    @mdlyonn0035 4 года назад +101

    America in the 50s/60s looked really classy. Now it just looks depressing even with coloured video

    • @princegroove
      @princegroove 3 года назад +10

      Now, it’s just full of obese and arrogant jerks.

    • @artdecotimes2942
      @artdecotimes2942 3 года назад

      1943.

    • @ieatlemons288
      @ieatlemons288 3 года назад +4

      @@Luca-nu2zg Racist idiot

    • @ieatlemons288
      @ieatlemons288 3 года назад +2

      @ᚪᚢᛏᚢᛗ ᚱᚪᛇᛝᚹᚪᛏᛠᚱ Most Jewish people are white there not a different race

    • @dyiorragray1079
      @dyiorragray1079 Год назад +1

      @@ieatlemons288 Jews are not white.

  • @FallenStarFeatures
    @FallenStarFeatures 7 лет назад +69

    Aside from the vintage cars, LA in the 40's looks much like San Francisco still does today.

    • @Craigo-xg5mc
      @Craigo-xg5mc 7 лет назад +9

      I thought the same thing. SF has kept itself quite well considering the years.

    • @Orion-jb5sw
      @Orion-jb5sw 7 лет назад +2

      LA took out many of its hills over the years and tore down blocks of Victorian houses to build the "Metroplex". There is a lot of interesting information and before-after photos available online, such as here -
      www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/the-lost-hills-of-downtown-los-angeles

    • @romanval69
      @romanval69 6 лет назад +5

      SF is practically an island, while LA was built for sprawl.

    • @veggiedisease123
      @veggiedisease123 6 лет назад +15

      LA and SF used to be a lot more similar. In the '60s and '70s LA bulldozed most of its Victorian neighborhoods for "slum clearance" effectively destroying the oldest parts of the city.

    • @caszper87
      @caszper87 6 лет назад +8

      Minus all the human feces on the streets and sidewalks...SF and LA are both shitholes today.

  • @BD12
    @BD12 7 лет назад +636

    Left screen - guy yelling "Jesus Cole, do you even know how to DRIVE" while Det. Phelps drives into pedestrians
    Right screen - Trevor, Franklin and Michael driving into pedestrians

    • @CornerBoothGames
      @CornerBoothGames 6 лет назад +43

      Herr Richtig if you don't even get the reference, don't comment.

    • @Shawnspencestar
      @Shawnspencestar 6 лет назад +28

      Good ol' fashion LA Noire

    • @rhymekingforever
      @rhymekingforever 6 лет назад +23

      Herr Richtig and you're lame. Laugh a little, live a little. Nothing wrong with a little humor every now and then. Life's too short to be so uptight and serious all the time.

    • @basshead.
      @basshead. 6 лет назад +3

      At least it's not raining.

    • @warsawlloyd4026
      @warsawlloyd4026 6 лет назад +1

      Your job is worthless. Do you even earn more than 30k?

  • @davidjacobs8558
    @davidjacobs8558 4 года назад +26

    2:31 pretty much only building that still stands after 70 years.

    • @Vwjl1207
      @Vwjl1207 4 года назад +2

      That's our beautiful Central Library.

    • @YIFYPIRATE786
      @YIFYPIRATE786 4 года назад

      And the trees

  • @kathyjunge7732
    @kathyjunge7732 4 года назад +22

    Notice there were a lot more apartment buildings and those old long term hotel type buildings, I.e., way more housing for people, as downtown had evolved that way. Those people have been kicked out to make way for developer glam.

  • @robertg786
    @robertg786 5 лет назад +193

    I lived there back then in the 40's up until the 1980's Yea Im old. It was a beautiful city. Now its crap.

    • @richielovesmichelleramirez5310
      @richielovesmichelleramirez5310 5 лет назад +2

      where you live now? Has alot change? Im pretty sure it has😜 obviously. what area in LA you lived back in the 80s?

    • @MASTEROFEVIL
      @MASTEROFEVIL 4 года назад +2

      How old are you?

    • @bobleach1281
      @bobleach1281 4 года назад +10

      Lora Williams he’s not talking to you

    • @RandomHud
      @RandomHud 4 года назад

      @@bobleach1281 stfu

    • @bobleach1281
      @bobleach1281 4 года назад +6

      L. H. Bruh moment

  • @coolbluelights
    @coolbluelights 7 лет назад +151

    looks so claustrophobic today with the buildings and trees vs back then

    • @FreshAsianSwagg
      @FreshAsianSwagg 6 лет назад +10

      It looks bland, and the opposite of claustrophobic. It looks like theres too much space, and definitely too much parking space. It's just.. bland with small hints of unique (which arent even unique anymore since it's so common to put down a Bauhaus like building now). It seemed alot more claustrophobic back then, which isnt a bad thing. It seemed tightly knit, and yet you could see for miles. It seemed like a place worth calling "Lala Land" or "The city of angels".
      Now? It just looks like LA.

    • @kyletomlinson5365
      @kyletomlinson5365 6 лет назад +1

      maybe because more people live there...

  • @Timmyfromphilly1994
    @Timmyfromphilly1994 3 года назад +5

    1940s Los Angeles is so beautiful compared to now. The character that every building had. I love it.

    • @BrandonM10
      @BrandonM10 Год назад

      Do you also love racial discrimination?

    • @lotus20856
      @lotus20856 Год назад

      @@BrandonM10 you're fun at parties

    • @BrandonM10
      @BrandonM10 Год назад

      @@lotus20856 sorry, just makes me angry when people think of the past as a "good" time. Just like those idiot Trump supporters who want to "make America great again".

    • @lotus20856
      @lotus20856 Год назад

      @@BrandonM10 yeah except it isn't
      people liking the *look* of L.A. in the 40's compared to now isn't people wanting the segregation and racism of the 40's to come back, jeez

  • @jahzd4028
    @jahzd4028 5 лет назад +35

    SOUL VS SOULLESS

  • @waynejohnson1304
    @waynejohnson1304 6 лет назад +24

    What a beautiful city Los Angeles was back then. It was full of character. There isn't enough money that could pursued me to live there now. What a shame.

  • @TeenGirlLovex
    @TeenGirlLovex 7 лет назад +189

    The old cars looks so much better than the ones we have right now.

    • @Asuma492
      @Asuma492 6 лет назад +4

      Niall Is Lit Af hipster

    • @OractheIII
      @OractheIII 6 лет назад +16

      made of steel - unlike todays plastic cars

    • @mileskhan5683
      @mileskhan5683 6 лет назад +1

      OT Just because they're mostly Steel doesn't mean they're safer. Take a look at that movie, 1959 Chevy vs. 2009 Chevy. It's sad, but it's the truth.

    • @mileskhan5683
      @mileskhan5683 6 лет назад +3

      Herr Richtig My 1955 Ford is almost 100% Steel. I have this buddy, 1939 Mercury, almost 100% Steel. Bumpers are chrome plated Steel, some trim might be aluminum.

    • @tbn22
      @tbn22 6 лет назад +4

      No

  • @carolineiscoolest
    @carolineiscoolest 5 лет назад +11

    its just amazing how residential space becomes business etc. however you can still see a lot of these old looking homes around fairfax blvd/rampart blvd.

  • @victoriar2173
    @victoriar2173 3 года назад +5

    Watching this makes my heart hurt for some reason

    • @victoriar2173
      @victoriar2173 3 года назад

      But I think we could see why. :-|

  • @beefpiston
    @beefpiston 7 лет назад +589

    is there any irony to be found in a video about Los Angeles made by The New Yorker?

    • @arnoldrivas4590
      @arnoldrivas4590 7 лет назад +34

      New York is the older sister to Los Angeles.

    • @andiman45
      @andiman45 6 лет назад +2

      there is also a split clip of new york

    • @thewaywardpoet
      @thewaywardpoet 6 лет назад +5

      Amen, brother! Two coasts cities "both alike in dignity," as Shakespeare would say. :D

    • @TheVideomaker2341
      @TheVideomaker2341 6 лет назад

      Yeshua the savior of the world WTF, why would reply to a comment that was last posted 8 months ago?

    • @johnross5053
      @johnross5053 6 лет назад +2

      whats your problem?

  • @JohnMeacham
    @JohnMeacham 7 лет назад +60

    It is interesting how the language evolved. "auto laundry" for car wash and "mutual garage" (at 15 cents!) for public parking.

    • @joelombrdo
      @joelombrdo 5 лет назад +3

      Thanks John, I saw that auto laundry sign and I was wondering what it was.

    • @None-zc5vg
      @None-zc5vg 4 года назад

      '15 cents' wasn't cheap in the days before runaway inflation.

    • @xx-mreba-xx4051
      @xx-mreba-xx4051 3 года назад

      Weird how coin wash is still a thing though...

  • @Shervin86
    @Shervin86 4 года назад +9

    1:10 two girls passing in both images was so cool.
    If it was intended then nicely done producer!

    • @spqrmred2838
      @spqrmred2838 3 года назад +1

      its looks like they teleported to the left

  • @marcchatow9516
    @marcchatow9516 4 года назад +2

    Love this!! There's been so much change in 70 years, that it literally looks like two different streets, side by side

  • @Armsterman123
    @Armsterman123 6 лет назад +77

    all these beautiful victorian homes torn down for concrete blocks

    • @akkustomzink1914
      @akkustomzink1914 4 года назад +2

      GermanDabs Dean makes no since

    • @akkustomzink1914
      @akkustomzink1914 4 года назад +2

      I don’t why they did that

    • @josephgonzalez3721
      @josephgonzalez3721 4 года назад

      Imagine if big buildings werent built though. The economy would have turned out different because of less people and business. Also lets say for example if there was to be a strong earthquake they couldve been destroyed easily and tons of damage may have been caused.

    • @Burnt_Alive
      @Burnt_Alive 4 года назад +1

      KangosTango san francisco has kept its old buildings and they have a strong economy + mostly earthquake resistant

    • @glossygloss472
      @glossygloss472 4 года назад +1

      aCynicalName LA has a way stronger economy, LA metro area has only 4 million people with a gdp over 700 billion. Bay Area metro has a population of 7 million with a gdp of just under 500 billion. Also, there’s a *LOT* more buildings that aren’t up to code in San Fran.

  • @sisterluke
    @sisterluke 6 лет назад +56

    The destruction of the Bunker Hill neighborhood in my opinion was one of the worst decisions the city made.

    • @kathyjunge7732
      @kathyjunge7732 4 года назад +11

      Historical preservationists were doing their best to save Bunker Hill begging the city not to move forth with Bunker Hill Towers. Then one night the last of it all burnt down, under suspicious circumstances of course!

  • @wutisay
    @wutisay 3 года назад +2

    This is wonderful. The sound track is perfect - the bass, so good.

  • @gocygo63
    @gocygo63 5 лет назад +2

    ...love seeing "before/after" pictures of landmarks, landscapes, cityscapes, etc...
    ...and this is moving pictures!
    ...very cool & great production!
    ...really enjoyed this!
    ...please do more!

  • @HunterShows
    @HunterShows 7 лет назад +65

    Hmm, Los Angeles had interesting architecture once upon a time...until the 1960s.

    • @jrt2792
      @jrt2792 7 лет назад +1

      La has ugly 60s buildings.

  • @ShadyNJ
    @ShadyNJ 6 лет назад +55

    Looks like LA lost it's soul.

    • @ShadyNJ
      @ShadyNJ 3 года назад +4

      @Mekehl Lane
      No Capitalism is why it was once beautiful. Open borders, outrageous taxes & Democrats are why it looks like 3rd world now.

    • @MichaelJ44
      @MichaelJ44 3 года назад +3

      @Mekehl Lane
      Open borders and Demoncrats are why it’s bad today. I think I’d rather live In London

  • @twoarrows2543
    @twoarrows2543 5 лет назад +2

    Its cool to note that Los Angeles had a lot of Victorian apartment blocks in it's city center and mirrored San Fransisco. The Villa style apartments were further out. The iconic terraces were in the hills

  • @osvaldoreyes34
    @osvaldoreyes34 4 года назад +13

    2:19 the guy walking waves. guy 70 years before also waves in the exact same spot. Time traveler.

  • @MonaLaMoyne
    @MonaLaMoyne 7 лет назад +140

    Except for a few seconds, it was a lot better back then esp the architecture.

    • @Henryplant
      @Henryplant 7 лет назад +11

      they mostly drove through the financial district of downtown. The historic core (old bank district) a block away is untouched.

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt 7 лет назад +16

      And the cars were much cooler... a Packard taxi!

    • @TalesOfWar
      @TalesOfWar 7 лет назад +2

      Just hope you don't crash in one. The car will be fine, you'll be in a bit of a state though lol.

    • @genoa81
      @genoa81 7 лет назад

      or mexican

    • @bobmilin
      @bobmilin 7 лет назад +1

      There were many happy Blacks living in America during segregation even during slavery stop thinking all Black people were sour pusses pre civil rights..

  • @Cordelia4219
    @Cordelia4219 7 лет назад +49

    Fantastic! I had seen the original version years ago on RUclips, but never this comparison. Well done!
    (L.A. looked a heck of a lot nicer back then than now.)

  • @jamesrobbins3566
    @jamesrobbins3566 3 года назад +7

    LA was so much more urban and nice back then. It's a whole new city today, not exactly for the best.

  • @AllenManor
    @AllenManor Год назад +1

    As a native Angeleno, I used to mourn the loss of the few "old" buildings we still had as they were torn down in the 80s and 90s. Then I realized in a such a dynamic place as Southern California, change is constant and it's best to embrace it, so I do now. It's just how it is when you live in such a powerful economic area that is such a draw to so many people -- it's just change all the time so you might as well make peace with it instead of constantly mourning the past.

  • @walterscott6435
    @walterscott6435 7 лет назад +103

    It seems that not one building survived the "developers" It was once a beautiful city, LA was unique. Now it looks like any big city anywhere in the world

    • @emjayay
      @emjayay 6 лет назад +2

      Even clearly late 1930's buildings are gone.

    • @jgc4818
      @jgc4818 6 лет назад +3

      I literally saw 3 buildings in the 1940’s film still standing today

    • @EHZ181
      @EHZ181 6 лет назад +1

      went there a few weeks ago, I think its an amazing city completely fell in love with it, am dying to go back

    • @_Me________
      @_Me________ 5 лет назад +2

      Globalism

    • @proudtuber2114
      @proudtuber2114 5 лет назад +2

      There is actually a lot more trees in the city now and I believe that L.A plans on adding more trees and plants to the city area

  • @QuantumBraced
    @QuantumBraced 7 лет назад +156

    Cars were art then. Now they're rounded metal bubbles.

    • @theKeshaWarrior
      @theKeshaWarrior 6 лет назад +22

      #aerodynamics

    • @ByakuyaReborn
      @ByakuyaReborn 6 лет назад +57

      Yeah and much safer, more reliable, better gas mileage, and put out less emissions.

    • @Asuma492
      @Asuma492 6 лет назад +5

      You're delusional

    • @cobolt13
      @cobolt13 6 лет назад +12

      QuantumBraced cars are art now. Its just that theyre more beautiful the pricier you go.

    • @romyan5382
      @romyan5382 6 лет назад +10

      and have crappy electronics that wont last long.

  • @shawnlanders7637
    @shawnlanders7637 4 года назад +3

    I saw the original long ago and thought how cool it would be to do a comparison. This was a remarkable job with some details that make it even better. Someone did a great job.

  • @LeonardBillsMcGoatPryor
    @LeonardBillsMcGoatPryor 4 года назад +1

    Man, so many buildings back then that don't exist anymore, and so many buildings today that didn't exist yet. This is so fascinating, but also sad, even a bit eerie, at the same time.

  • @Gonz0131
    @Gonz0131 7 лет назад +188

    Wow, what a difference. That's really sad to see. IMO, LA is much worse off now. Its always been a 'car town', built around the automobile, but you can clearly see that the human scale and simple walk-ability was at least considered in the 1940s. Modern LA looks hostile to pedestrians. So many wasted, nowhere spaces and blank facades. Generally just divorced from the street.

    • @Ward413
      @Ward413 6 лет назад +29

      The oil companies also bought up all the electric trams - forcing disgusting diesel buses on everyone. Look it up. It was actually a sizable scandal. LA used to have public transportation in the 40's that ran on electric lines.

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh 6 лет назад +5

      The reason the older view looks more walkable is because the Bunker Hill neighborhood with its ornate Victorian mansions was developed before cars existed. You can already see, however, the parking garages and the "Auto Laundry" exist in 1947 in among the 19th century homes and business buildings.

    • @ToniCarrington
      @ToniCarrington 6 лет назад +2

      City not a town

    • @ninja_tony
      @ninja_tony 4 года назад +1

      @@ToniCarrington are you serious? It doesn't matter.

    • @everettfanor1989
      @everettfanor1989 4 года назад +1

      Also the junkies and homeless have taken over

  • @livamilAVA
    @livamilAVA 6 лет назад +215

    No wonder Americans admire European architecrure... cause we dont let greedy business men tear down old buildings!!!

    • @Kanal7Indonesia
      @Kanal7Indonesia 6 лет назад

      Amen!

    • @jazzyjaz9108
      @jazzyjaz9108 6 лет назад +8

      livamilAVA you maybe right America sells to the highest bidder. I mean just look at our President, America is being sold right in front of our eyes.

    • @jazzyjaz9108
      @jazzyjaz9108 6 лет назад +4

      pal joey yeah since newspapers are vastly available on every corner but I guess not everyone wants to move ahead in life, some just want to stay blind with a backwards state of mind and blame others for their failures lol. It's usual people like you want things to be given to you without working hard so you blame immigrants or American's who are not white of skin for the loser that you are today. It's laughable how you think Trump is saving the country, I think once you realize what he's doing it'll be too late.

    • @micheleellis4074
      @micheleellis4074 5 лет назад +10

      Jazzy Jaz It's your very attitude that is going to take us back, not TRUMP! Go move to North Korea, you stupid communist!

    • @timmmahhhh
      @timmmahhhh 5 лет назад +2

      pal joey Sad Fox fake News has you so racist and stupid.

  • @citizen1163
    @citizen1163 5 лет назад +1

    STUNNING & SAD! So much for progression. Thanks for posting.

  • @ChristianVBlue3
    @ChristianVBlue3 4 года назад +7

    I like the music being played here 1:02 its nostalgic. Anyone know it

  • @chamboyette853
    @chamboyette853 6 лет назад +77

    I found the old LA to be more attractive than the new one. The new one is so much more impersonal and inauthentic.

    • @mrHoppedupford
      @mrHoppedupford 4 года назад +8

      Just like the people there.

    • @SpudEater
      @SpudEater 4 года назад +5

      I mean, it’s California. What do you expect?

    • @pachma405
      @pachma405 4 года назад +2

      It all comes down to that taboo subject......................... Population.

    • @Alusnovalotus
      @Alusnovalotus 4 года назад

      chamboyette853 that’s all the new arrivals pushing LA to be the film capital of the world. Fakes come and have my town a bad facelift

  • @arnoldkevorkov3640
    @arnoldkevorkov3640 6 лет назад +14

    It's interesting that someone actually recorded this back in the day. As if they knew one day this would be compared to modern times

    • @None-zc5vg
      @None-zc5vg 4 года назад +5

      The '40s film was just made for movie back-projection use and it's somehow survived for 70 years.

    • @Kxy2x
      @Kxy2x 2 года назад

      Ok arnold kevorkov

  • @christinasornbutnark1208
    @christinasornbutnark1208 2 года назад

    This is so much cooler then it sounds. That’s what I put in the title when I’ve shared several times. *I absolutely loved this!❤️* *Watch Los Angeles change over 70 years in only **4:06* It will blow you away. It did me. Great job, very well done.

  • @waynejohnson1304
    @waynejohnson1304 3 года назад +1

    I just want to write to the man who made this film that you did an incredible job making it. An EXCELLENT job.

  • @catheriney862
    @catheriney862 6 лет назад +13

    2:30 finally something that stayed the same!

    • @josephr.8622
      @josephr.8622 4 года назад +2

      Yeah somewhat

    • @Vwjl1207
      @Vwjl1207 4 года назад

      Yes that's the Central Library. It's on the National Register Of Historic Places. Where the man is waiving is where they expanded years later. Beautiful building.

  • @DavidBall67
    @DavidBall67 7 лет назад +269

    LA was way cooler in the '40s

    • @YD-uq5fi
      @YD-uq5fi 6 лет назад +3

      False. Those ugly electrical poles are not there today (thank god).

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 6 лет назад +1

      For the KKK.

    • @ThommyMckGoaty
      @ThommyMckGoaty 6 лет назад +1

      OceanBlue don’t forget Asians

    • @Andres-qc3xm
      @Andres-qc3xm 6 лет назад +4

      OceanBlue well with a name like Los Angeles, you'd think there would be a large Hispanic population

    • @joed7734
      @joed7734 6 лет назад +2

      And safer

  • @CC-si3cr
    @CC-si3cr 4 года назад

    @ 3:16 I saw my old apt bldg.! I grew up in DTLA. This entire video was amazing to watch old and current DTLA in a driving tour of one of my favorite cities. So cool!

  • @kovenilluminati
    @kovenilluminati 5 лет назад +2

    What a beautiful city it was. A touch of Old Hollywood glamour and architecture. I definitely can see Bette Davis or Douglas Fairbanks filming some scenes on those streets.

  • @Dunkaroos248
    @Dunkaroos248 6 лет назад +29

    Literally nothing is the same. Only a handful of old buildings survive

  • @98808
    @98808 7 лет назад +37

    Amazing, i feel nostalgia even if I'm not from there...crazy video.

    • @charles-9134
      @charles-9134 6 лет назад +3

      Same here... that feeling is called saudade. Its nostalgia for something you haven’t experienced or seen

  • @AztecRay
    @AztecRay 3 года назад +4

    Out with the Old, In with the New. That's Life

  • @gina137
    @gina137 4 года назад +17

    Everything looks wayyyyy cooler back then. Now it’s just large buildings for all the people there 😭

  • @incargeek
    @incargeek 6 лет назад +21

    LA sure looks claustrophobic now, especially at 3:37.

    • @pachma405
      @pachma405 4 года назад +1

      It's like a sci fi horror film showing a nightmare scenario of the future, but it's now.

    • @adrianaguayo1540
      @adrianaguayo1540 4 года назад

      right!! everything looks so dense and crowded 😣

  • @toddbob55
    @toddbob55 6 лет назад +72

    So much Character back then. Todays buildings/ homes are boring.

  • @samuelp.1022
    @samuelp.1022 3 года назад +1

    1:11 that transition was so smooth

  • @studi0651
    @studi0651 4 года назад +42

    Can't wait for the next video in 70 years when people are gonna complain about how they miss 2010s LA.

    • @blackroan2276
      @blackroan2276 3 года назад +5

      I kind of don't think that would happen. What's to miss about 2010s LA?

    • @wernerhiemer406
      @wernerhiemer406 3 года назад +3

      You mean Cyberpunk-Style then?

    • @princegroove
      @princegroove 3 года назад +1

      Nah, I won’t miss all these obese and tattooed idiots roaming the streets. 🤣😭😂

    • @diamondmax5141
      @diamondmax5141 3 года назад

      @@blackroan2276 people are all ready complaining how they want the 200p's and 2010's back.

  • @billd9667
    @billd9667 7 лет назад +358

    Tell me again how great modern society is other than modern medicine and air conditioning? The 40s look far more interesting to me.

    • @Daniel-js2dk
      @Daniel-js2dk 6 лет назад +7

      shesnailie They're more homophobes nowadays.

    • @thecraplordsell4575
      @thecraplordsell4575 6 лет назад +14

      Shesnaillie There were blacks there and nothing happened to them.

    • @majedtech
      @majedtech 6 лет назад +5

      Bill DeVercelly i wish you were in poland or france in the 40s

    • @thatamerican550
      @thatamerican550 6 лет назад +33

      Says the guy using the internet to watch videos for entertainment

    • @worleyzack
      @worleyzack 6 лет назад +30

      I agree but imagine if People saw what 2017 looked like, they would think its far more interesting than their present. It would only be interesting to you because it would be so different and have such a new feel. I wouldn't mind living in the 1940's though, a more alive society, fresh air, life changing things to still be invented, music, dancing, real food, it was honestly way better.

  • @martyyu
    @martyyu 7 лет назад +9

    I wish they drove down Broadway, where a lot of the original buildings and theaters are still in place.

  • @Lololol24LA
    @Lololol24LA 5 лет назад +6

    I love the modernization, it gives the city new life with the gorgeous sky scrapers and buildings we have, you get some beautiful old style building, with some newer skyscrapers with beautiful leds too

  • @olcotttheosophy
    @olcotttheosophy Год назад +1

    Unforgettable & Knowledgeable.

  • @fonziebulldog5786
    @fonziebulldog5786 7 лет назад +9

    Thanks for a GREAT video.I really liked the old version of LA.

  • @lindacloudobserver9717
    @lindacloudobserver9717 4 года назад +7

    Missing on the right are the occasional palm trees that added something 'California' to the older streets of the left video, which would have been called film at that time.

  • @hopethiscanhelp2166
    @hopethiscanhelp2166 5 лет назад +2

    Insane synchro. Loved this editing.

  • @castanedagus
    @castanedagus 4 года назад

    Wow this is amazing! How it's changed but yet the same, love it!!!

  • @clinicalpsychologist
    @clinicalpsychologist 6 лет назад +71

    It was nicer back then. Today, just concreate

    • @electricay
      @electricay 4 года назад +3

      41Djfu#lksdkjfd *C O N C R E A T E*

    • @GOATFEVER
      @GOATFEVER 4 года назад +1

      To true.

    • @Alusnovalotus
      @Alusnovalotus 4 года назад +1

      The Deer Hunter then, just flammable wood and brick and mortar that were useless in an earthquake.

  • @Calx91
    @Calx91 7 лет назад +46

    Looked better before

    • @electricay
      @electricay 4 года назад

      Calx Royalty hA YeAh I hATe MURALS

  • @CesarGarcia-bd1nz
    @CesarGarcia-bd1nz 5 лет назад

    That was a GREAT video!! Awesome job putting that together!

  • @enjolras76
    @enjolras76 3 года назад +1

    omg love the forties! the lines had such character..

  • @Swellnesss
    @Swellnesss 7 лет назад +6

    Uncomfortably eye opening. Well done +The_New_Yorker

    • @Swellnesss
      @Swellnesss 7 лет назад

      There is something wrong with RUclips when it isn't blindingly obvious how to tag a nationally known publisher without googling how to @users and still getting it wrong. You can make fun of me but really? This isn't a well...and I mean WELL established and known step to hold up creativity? Shame on Google.The world knows you; your simplicities should be obvious to the world.

  • @depotcat1763
    @depotcat1763 5 лет назад +72

    It's like a massive bomb has hit the place and it's all just been rebuilt.

    • @NeulandInternet
      @NeulandInternet 4 года назад +3

      Yea, it's like one of those ugly rebuilt towns in Western Germany. With the only exception to never have been bombed. :/

    • @michellefernandez3155
      @michellefernandez3155 4 года назад +2

      A bomb call money.

  • @wyattshook2775
    @wyattshook2775 4 года назад +1

    I think its cool how the cars following the camera and the two girls crossing the street were in sync

  • @ddandrews6472
    @ddandrews6472 3 года назад

    Great video that brings up lot of nostalgia!!!