Would You Like to Live in the 1940s????

@chrisdarling3617

2 ай бұрын

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.)

@truthseeker6377

2 ай бұрын

@@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)???

@jasonm950

2 ай бұрын

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.

@snoopu2601

2 ай бұрын

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.

@giancarloc1985

2 ай бұрын

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

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

yes!!😍

@audiodaze

Ай бұрын

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!"

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. ❤

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thank

@pamelarose9712

Ай бұрын

Great comment❤

Like And Share Please!

It’s simply amazing what you do with these old films. Keep up the good work!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much!!!

Stunning restoration work, as always! 👍

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much!!

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..

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

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.

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.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

welcome!! ^^

@samueljonis434

2 ай бұрын

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

@johndaniels651

2 ай бұрын

@@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.

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. ☺☺

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Hi!! thank you very much

These videos are so calming. Thank you.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thx!!!

Beautiful, terrific job well done almost HD :)

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thx ;))

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.

@robertchilders8698

2 ай бұрын

That was when L.A. was truely great!!

This is the best picture quality of all your videos, can see much more detail...

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much!!

The quality of this footage is like watching a video from the 1980's. Stunning details!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

👌

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.

@robertchilders8698

2 ай бұрын

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!

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 videos are amazing.

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!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much!! ^^

@deboraholsen2504

2 ай бұрын

The waterfront scene was the Newport Beach part.

@jeanhansel5805

2 ай бұрын

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.

@WAL_DC-6B

2 ай бұрын

@@deboraholsen2504 Thank you very much for pinpointing the location for me and others.

@WAL_DC-6B

2 ай бұрын

@@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 ......"

Great film. Have to go through it a few times with a lot of stop and go to see all the details. Thanks, A+++!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

I wish i had a time machine to feel and see how it was back then. Amazing video.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Ty!

Been watching your channel for over a year now and must say the color quality and balance is perfect.Your best yet!!Thank you

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

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.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thx!!!😍

@W7DSY

2 ай бұрын

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.

@robertchilders8698

2 ай бұрын

I believe that it was during the war: civilians could own jeeps, as cars were becoming scarce! my dad had one during the war!

@johnc2438

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I saw the Jeep, too, and guess it had to be around the end of 1945 but probably 1946 or 1947 or so.

Amazing. Congratulations from Brazil.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thx!!

Thank you for this Nass

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

OMG! Incredible! It's like I'm actually standing at that street corner. Great work!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thx!!!😍

@Alexander-tj2dn

2 ай бұрын

Where, where, where????

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.

@robertchilders8698

2 ай бұрын

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!!

I love the cars from this time

I love your work. Another great job, TY

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

This one is a beautiful work of art. Very nice indeed. Thank you for your efforts . It is appreciated 😊

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

The video is so calming.

Would love to go back in a Time machine.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

me to!

@audiodaze

Ай бұрын

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!

@jaart340

Ай бұрын

Kocham ten klimat i każdy inny z minionej epoki

@cthoadmin7458

Ай бұрын

Well, you kind of are with these excellent films!

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! 😊 😊😊😊😊

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thanks

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!👏👏

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Hi!! Thx!! ^^

@TheDanEdwards

2 ай бұрын

"Then the debacle surprised everybody " - what debacle?

@davemckolanis4683

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheDanEdwards World War II Debacle.

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!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you so!!

I wonder if this is before or after the Black Dahlia

@prst4190

2 ай бұрын

Black Dahlia was after WW2. Remember the victim, Elizabeth Short, was involved with an Air Force pilot who died in a crash.

Nothing left, I went to Google maps and it´s unrecognizible.

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.

@sfeddie1

2 ай бұрын

Not sure about that 1935 date. That’s a 1939 Ford crossing the intersection at 0:23.

@prst4190

2 ай бұрын

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.😊

@nwicconsultants6640

2 ай бұрын

@@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!

@sfeddie1

2 ай бұрын

@@prst4190 No problem here. I was surprised you could find any information on the video. Good job.

@prst4190

2 ай бұрын

@@sfeddie1 😊

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.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video!!!🌠🌠🌠

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much!!

@davidduxbury7530

2 ай бұрын

@NASS_0 All kudos to you,the harbour scenes were so peaceful and chilled!!!☀️

Excellent restoration, nice balance of colors! ❤

Really good quality. I wonder why the camera lingers so long on the pier scenes. The first half was great!!👍

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

WoW!!! Look at the quality! Great Job!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

THank you very much

My wife and I used the Balboa Island ferry several times, until we moved out of the state about 20 years ago.

Эти видео погружают нас в историю. Какое наслаждение смотреть на это , рассматривать мелочи. Спасибо , громадное спасибо авторам за ваш труд!

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.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

Hello from Brazil. Nice video ❤❤❤

NASS! Thanks for posting this video.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Hi bro! thank you very much

This is some wonderful work, it feels like you are actually there.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thx!!!

@Ponk_80

2 ай бұрын

@@NASS_0 Yes THX was a great sound brand a few years back.

damn that looks like it was filmed today! the clairty is unreal thanks nass ur the man

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

Thank you for this fascinating compilation.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thx!!

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...

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

Traffic chaos. I can't imagine the amount of accidents back then. I'm sure people weren't required to have insurance either.

@robertchilders8698

2 ай бұрын

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!

@boi50s

Ай бұрын

Nor were there any safety features in cars

@robertchilders8698

Ай бұрын

Safety features were unheard of then! Those old cars were built like tanks! The protuberant knobs on the dashboard killed many people!

@damienmitchell1637

Ай бұрын

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. ✌

Awesome

Seeing all those old cars…..❤❤❤

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).

Great quality restoration!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

Excellent, would love more Newport Beach

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

These photos look so lifelike, as if they were taken today

Also the colourisation in these videos now looks so good and convincingly realistic and true

@NASS_0

Ай бұрын

thank you very much

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

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you

Thanks for this one George.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

That’s very good almost believable. Looks like the technology is getting better?

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you

Looks very good, but speed should be about 75%. Thanks!

Another wonderful video! I slowed the player to .75 and it seemed perfect.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

😍

Absolutely incredible, thanks. The water sound was just a little bit corney though.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

The color appears to be getting better.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much!

Awesome 👏🏼 thanks

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thanks

Love these old home movies.

0:33 damn, people just flying down the streets with no stop lights...great video, as always.

Echt toll. 👍 Ich liebe diese Videos.

What a trip! Amazing 🤩

damn! crazy drivers back then. how did they get such good videos in the 40's?

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* !!!

Great job.

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

Amazing window into the past.

Time Travel is a wonderful thing!

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

thank you very much

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.

@georgekraus9357

2 ай бұрын

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)

@74dbenji

2 ай бұрын

Je pensais justement pareil 👍

@jaysverrisson1536

2 ай бұрын

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.

@farcohollis6862

2 ай бұрын

I thought that too until I saw that WW2 Jeep at McNally’s Pier.

@TheopolisQSmith

2 ай бұрын

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?

Love the mid to late 30's coups in the beginning.

That billboard for 19c Donuts. Is that Vons? as in the Vons supermarket chain? I can't make out the second word after Vons.

Nice seeing buildings so neat and clean and not filled with graffiti and tags. Really calm back then.

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 😂

Very nice 👍🏻

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.

So amazing 😅

Films like this of nothing particularly important, just everyday life, are always far more interesting to me than films of significant and noteworthy stuff.

That’s so cool

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). 🤔

0:27 great bus :)

Ich freue mich wie Bolle schon auf das Metalflakes-Video 🥰🥰👌

Ayeeee... Now let's see if anything looks familiar. 🙋🏻

@NASS_0

2 ай бұрын

Hi!!!

@JSFGuy

2 ай бұрын

@@NASS_0 🙋🏻

That color shifting paint tho !!!

I can sense how safe it is, to live here.

Are anything in this reel still today or just the street and water the same?

That intersection must have had a lot of collisions.

Wonder why someone recorded this back then... how and with what type of device?

I would love to drive one of those vehicles.

@WAL_DC-6B

2 ай бұрын

Can you operate a vehicle with a clutch?

@TopHotDog

2 ай бұрын

​@@WAL_DC-6Bshe probably doesn't know what a clutch is. She's still looking for the starter.

@shadykatie100

2 ай бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B Yes.

@shadykatie100

2 ай бұрын

@@TopHotDog I just posted that I would like to drive one of the antique cars. I started driving with a clutch when I was 16. I taught my husband how to drive a car with a clutch.

@WAL_DC-6B

2 ай бұрын

@@shadykatie100 Good for you!

Nice

Schools of 2024 & on should take 15min of break time view time. That way we never forget. “Humble”

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