Detroit, Michigan 1920s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added
I colorized, restored and applied face restoration and created a sound design for this video of Detroit, Michigan 1920s, you can see what is happening in the city during the dayand showcases the many historical facades of Detroit
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: Prelinger Archives
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in which city in the world do you want to live in 1920s???
@Jesus__1800
Жыл бұрын
California
@johna1761
Жыл бұрын
@@Jesus__1800 😂😂😂
@suppylarue220
Жыл бұрын
@@johna1761 he must be a twenty something. in another 50 years California will be a city.
@Chazd1949
Жыл бұрын
My home town, Port Huron, Michigan. Actually, I'd like to wind the clock back about another 30-40 years and start in the late 1800s when my great grandparents lived there. There is another KZreadr, Bob Davis, who has posted more than 200 videos on the history of Port Huron which I have watched many times over.
@suppylarue220
Жыл бұрын
@@Chazd1949 your talking in newspeak, what you are trying to say is 1880s & 1890s, not 1800s. 1800s ran between 1800 to 1809. all of it was the 19th. century.
Great video. My grandparents...all born 1898-1909 talked about Detroit being a wonderful city back in the day.
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
ty ;)
@Chazd1949
Жыл бұрын
My grandparents also were born about then. My grandfather in 1896 and my grandmother in 1905. My grandmother graduated high school in Ypsilanti about 1922 and went to work in retail sales after a year at Hillsdale College. I'm not sure how she and my grandfather met, but they were married in 1926 and both lived and worked in Detroit until they retired in the 1960s. I was born in Port Huron and spent some time in the summer with my grandparents in Detroit. It was a beautiful, thriving city back then in the 1950s.
@sonnycorleone3251
Жыл бұрын
Hi JM & Ch WD I was a 1970's and 80's kid and my Italian-American Grandmother was still living when I was a kid. She was Born in New Jersey, 1892 not far from the Tom Edison factories when he was still doing his inventions. She went to New York often and enjoyed Coney Island amusement park and beach. My Grandmother would be about 29 yrs old at this video time if it's 1921. My Grandmother liked this time period and before because most men tipped their hats to passing ladies walking by and even offered to walk you home in an unsafe neighborhood or area. This video is probably early twenties because most men are wearing straw hats at 4:19. Late 1920's they would be in mostly fedora hats-1926-1929. All the best.
@ramongonzalez2112
Жыл бұрын
Very clean. World class symphony. Yep.🇺🇸
@gregorypalmer5403
Жыл бұрын
@@Chazd1949 Yes, we need to regularly remind ourselves how nice it was - so it doesn't get trashed again.
Sad to think most American cities were more livable 100 years ago.
@bigneiltoo
Жыл бұрын
Then we let women vote.
@jasonlieu5379
10 ай бұрын
These days you park your car and hope it's still there when you return. I wonder why that is
@badhombre4683
10 ай бұрын
People my comment wasn’t about anything related to cultural and social changes since the 1920s. It was only about the car dependency and the sprawl that started then and ruined our cities.
@jacobfamily4544
9 ай бұрын
That many people in one place is always a recipe for disaster. Human history has shown that over and over and we never learn
@normaluser333
7 ай бұрын
@@jacobfamily4544 And yet European cities are far more livable than the car-dependent hellscape that is America
As a life-long, and current, resident of Detroit, how fun it is to watch and try to recognize what's still standing, as well as see what we now consider old buildings just being built. Thanks so much for sharing this.
This is awesome! My grandfather lived in Detroit during the 1920s. He graduated from Wayne State and worked at the Detroit Free Press before and after serving in WW II. His name was Art Dorazio and he was buried at a Catholic cemetery in Detroit. A city is strongly defined by it’s people and it is very gratifying to see what a magnificent city Detroit was when my grandfather lived there. Thanks so much for posting this video!
@johnthorpe8341
Жыл бұрын
NOW DAYS A CITY IS STONGLY DEFINED BY IMIGRATION
@PeaceToAll-sl1db
Жыл бұрын
Detroit looked like a world class city when it was all white
@mk6022
Жыл бұрын
@@johnthorpe8341LOL weren't the United States strongly defined by immigration from day one?
@timesawasting7532
Жыл бұрын
@@johnthorpe8341 Detroit was certainly defined by immigrants--I grew up there with friends whose parents and grandparents came from Poland, Italy, Finland and Germany
@chamonomandrilveneco8857
Жыл бұрын
@@mk6022 inmigración negroide
My father started working as an engineer for GM in 1927 and his office was in the Fisher Building. I grew up as a boy in the 50s in Detroit and it was a wonderful city then. This film is quite something .
@CinCee-
Жыл бұрын
When about did you start to notice the down slide of the city?
@user-gq8rw6hf9v
Жыл бұрын
@@CinCee- black people going to the north escaping racist south.
@gingermaynor495
Жыл бұрын
That was a great time to work at GM. I used to work at the Fisher Building as a supplier in 1993. I felt lucky to work in such a beautiful structure. Driving in each morning when still a bit dark, the GM sign would light up the whole area.
@jonburrows2684
Жыл бұрын
@@CinCee- when we got stronger with diversity
@bigneiltoo
Жыл бұрын
@@CinCee- 1919 - they let women vote. 1933 - confiscated all the Gold. 1963 - killed Kennedy. 1964 - Civil Rights Act. 1969 - Welfare state. 1972 - Off Gold Standard.
Detroit was one of the richest cities in the world. Crazy how everything turned out
@darioburatovich2240
Жыл бұрын
Detroit was where the world's cars and trucks were made ...Greetings from Argentina, my farming grandpa owned one Ford 1910, then one Ford T 1927, then a Essex 1932...which lasted untill 1957, then back to.a Ford A 1932, the only thing which will go true black soil roads on rainy days or after.And also a Chevrolet 1938. Today they drive in the country, Toyotas Hilux, VW Amarok pick ups, or Korean 4 WD.
@Rob774
Жыл бұрын
Factories closed. Simple as that.
@brucebeamon5460
Жыл бұрын
Gave there auto manufacturing away because they did not want certain people to have the jobs also of course for cheaper labor and also made it convenient for SOME PEOPLE to move out to the suburbs where others weren’t allowed taking the population business , tax base and later events that were all traditional held in Detroit and last but not least ALL the political representation in the state capital is now held by suburban communities with only ONE representative that lives within the city limits and she only represents one sliver of Detroit’s south west district ALL OTHERS ARE represented by outside influences for the most populous city in the state thanks DEMOCRATS they drew these district boundaries
@inkydoug
Жыл бұрын
Detroit still has enclaves of the richest people in the USA, despite the working class core areas being open fields now in many cases.
@andregoings4616
Жыл бұрын
It still is. They gona rebuild it
This was just spell-binding. I can just imagine my grandparents walking along those crowded streets during business hours as they lived and worked in Detroit during the time of this filming. Thank-you so much for creating this mesmerizing time-travel experience.
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
Thx ;))
@francesfarmer736
Жыл бұрын
I agree! It’s like being there with my grandparents, ( mine lived in Sacramento, Ca) but having this in color brings a lot of details to how they lived……wish we could do time travel for a short period of time of course, and see our younger parents & grandparents……
@keithbrown8814
Жыл бұрын
My great grandfather helped build the Penobscot Building shown near the end of the video...way back when Detroit was a real city!!!
@Chazd1949
Жыл бұрын
@@keithbrown8814 Wow, what a great tribute to have that knowledge about your ancestor and share it here. Maybe repost it with his name to honor his memory.
Notice how everyone, even those from humble homes were dressed impeccably and to the best of their abilities, good & bad in any era yes, but here you get a sense of pride and mostly good nature genuine people walking by. Thank you for a portal into a different and prosperous time.
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thank you very much
@georgejetson1025
Жыл бұрын
Just like the good folk of Detroit today ?
@AFMMarcelD
Жыл бұрын
@@georgejetson1025 My friend George you and I know Detroit is in complete ruins today, just like a collapse 3rd world nation, it’ll probably take many decades before it resurrects, if it ever does.
@AFMMarcelD
Жыл бұрын
@@georgejetson1025 The good folks of Detroit already have left it long ago.
@dianepereira1860
Жыл бұрын
Yes I noticed how nice everyone dressed. They took pride in their appearance and the atmosphere was definitely more welcoming. Today most cities people worry about violence
People at that time were quite elegant in the way they dressed.
3rd generation Detroiter. My parents loved Detroit in the 40's to the early 60's. 1967 riots destroyed this neighborhood and the city has recovered in some ways, but it's still pretty rough in many neighborhoods.
@jonburrows2684
Жыл бұрын
Thank your parents for standing up for the city in 1967
@ronporter4299
Жыл бұрын
5th generation Detroiter here. The two civil disturbances in 1943 and 1967 played only a minor role in the decline of the city. Seeds were sown in the 1940s as war production caused a temporary boom but post-war auto manufacturing decentralized and the independents like Packard and Hudson, huge employers, declined and eventually consolidated or went out of business. Loss of the economic base in the 50s and 60s as the freeways were built caused further decline. The civil disturbance in 1967 came as the result of these factors, and decades of police-enforced segregation and oppression, not as a cause.
@palepride7530
2 ай бұрын
@@ronporter4299minor role? 😆 you need to stop gas lighting
@greeneyedwarlock882
24 күн бұрын
@@palepride7530 Keep telling yourself that. He is intractably correct. You think 2 riots could bring down and ENTIRE city on their own?? Sorry, but you can't blame black people for EVERYTHING, Einstein.
@greeneyedwarlock882
24 күн бұрын
@@ronporter4299 You could NOT BE MORE RIGHT!!!
im amazed how thin everyone was and how nice they dressed
@GisherJohn24
Жыл бұрын
Today… a different story 😂
@timstar28
Жыл бұрын
Because back then they lived in reality, today we live in a fantasy.
@darioburatovich2240
Жыл бұрын
@@timstar28 humanity in general, has regressed to a form of childhood in adulthood ....mumy,mumy....I want !!
@TheCraigy83
Жыл бұрын
@@darioburatovich2240 Rule of law makes mutants . far left would get eaten by something they wouldn't exist naturally.
@tonusaitis
Жыл бұрын
People dress like absolute bums now. Even CEOs of companies come out in jeans and sweatshirts for quarterly earnings presentations. Hard to believe how society is going to hell these days.
Every man wore a suit, most with ties, and a hat. Boys wore Knickers, shirt and tie, and a hat. Every woman wore a dress, coat and a hat. Amazing. Those Great Lakes steamers were pretty big ships. I guess they hauled a lot people around.
@mondtime42
Жыл бұрын
Those Detroit children grow to be part of the Greatest Generation.
@sfeddie1
Жыл бұрын
@@mondtime42 Absolutely true.
@richardrykala925
Жыл бұрын
It was the great D&C Line, the largest Side Wheeler Passenger Ships made , lenght on the Greater Detroit and Greater Cleveland were just over 600 feet, the Art work inside the Ships Painting wood work were in par with Palaces in Europe, about a dozen boats, designed by a great Naval Architect . They started around 1872 closed in 1954.There are alot of pictures of those ships interiors on here, just look up Greater Detroit or Seaandbee Detroit and Cleveland Passenger service,they have music playing from that era.
@Helmuesi911
Жыл бұрын
As opposed to what? Blue jeans and sneakers? That was the normal way of dressing before denim, sports jerseys and Nike kicks.
@margarettickle9659
Ай бұрын
There was pride in City and appearance. I know. I was there. Clothes do make a person. I never saw someone pitching their junk in the street when they had on ties, jackets, hats, and dresses. Sort of like being in an outdoor church setting. Just wasn't done.
100 years ago the modern world was in it's infancy. It's incredible to watch it on film like this and feel like you're there.
@MyN0N4M3
Жыл бұрын
Infancy stages in terms of technology, yes. But it peaked in terms of its culture and has been on rapid decline ever since.
@Ver5587
Жыл бұрын
Everything sucks balls now. You could offer me 20k and I wouldn’t step foot in detroit.
It's not just that we've lost this way of life it's that it's never coming back that hurts.
@Rob774
Жыл бұрын
Great! The racism and male dominated is behind us.
@brucebeamon5460
Жыл бұрын
And when/if ( WHEN ) the WEF and the WHO get their way …. WE THINK ITS BAD NOW give it another 5 at the most ten years IF they aren’t stopped life as we know it is OVER
@jdoteasy1
Жыл бұрын
@@brucebeamon5460 why are you like this you seem like that annoying person that brings politics into every conversation
@condomgraveyard666
Жыл бұрын
Why is that?
@timesawasting7532
Жыл бұрын
That's true--you can never go back, as much as we might want to. The world moves forward.
5:14 That playground looks sick. Absolute deathtrap, just how I liked them.
My neck of the woods. I drive the tunnel bus from Windsor to Detroit and back daily. Awesome footage!
@SaleSarajlija
Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Toronto :)
My great grandparents moved to Detroit to work as an accountant for Ford and an engineer. They moved back to the Appalachia’s in the 1940’s and in the 1970’s my parents moved there so I could have open heart surgery. So odd to not recognize parts of the city and know exactly what I’m looking at with some images. I always wished I could have seen it in its hay day. Thanks for sharing!
Detroit was such a beautiful city back then. Unbelievable to think it was the richest in the world
@paddyhalligan28
Жыл бұрын
Motown. There is nothing that bit of socialism cant destroy.
@JB-lg2kz
Жыл бұрын
@@paddyhalligan28 Oh FFS, what an idiotic thing to say. Detroit's decline was mostly due to changing economic dynamics and racism/white flight. You don't even know what Socialism is.
@brasp
Жыл бұрын
@@paddyhalligan28 what an insanely stupid comment lmfao. you think socialism destroyed Detroit? 🤣
The skyscraper being built at 2.06 appears to be the Barium Tower, now known as the Cadillac Tower. According to Wikipedia the tower was built in 1927, which helps date the video.
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thx
@midonna3134
Жыл бұрын
Actually I think it is the First National Building where I currently work, whichis across the street.
@MrFullService
Жыл бұрын
Actually, the building going up in 2:07 is the first half of the First National Bank. This was begun in 1921 and finished in 1922. The second (identical) half of the building was begun in 1928 and finished in 1929. An aerial view shows off this building best, it's a huge zigzag! The Cadillac (Barlum) tower wasn't begun until 1926, finished 1927. When is was finished, it had (at forty stories) more floors than any other building in the world outside of NYC and Chicago (NYC had only six buildings with more than forty floors built prior to 1927, while Chicago had only one!). BTW, you'll notice at ~2:07 the gothic, knobby tall building just at the extreme left of the frame. That's the Cadillac Square building of 1918 (not to be confused with the similar but larger Cadillac Tower). In any case, the Cadillac Square bldg. was demolished by Mayor Coleman Young in 1976. Though vacant at the time, the building was structurally quite sound.
All the people in this film are white, it doesn't take rocket science to figure out what happened, many other once beautiful cities across the United states were once the same and ended up just like Detroit, absolutely heartbreaking rest in peace USA.
@daddo2413
Ай бұрын
There is some rocket science here. Detroit was a northern city and because of industry, became very affluent. The standard of living increased and there were lots of jobs that attracted poor white and black southerners. They were segregated, exploited and eventually the inner city became a ghetto. And then white flight. The seeds were all planted in the 20s.
@Leroy-tj9jg
Ай бұрын
Great point! You can look at any city and find the same type of outcome. You had white people living in slums especially in cities like New York and Detroit?@@daddo2413
@margarettickle9659
Ай бұрын
Poor equals not being able to fix up your house. I hope whoever needs it takes advantage of government housing assistance.
@ms.rustyrenee6669
25 күн бұрын
And the white's allowed 13% of the population to ruin their country? Are you sure about that? If that's the case y'all weak asf.
@whotrickedyou
22 күн бұрын
Rocket science I don't see Werner von braun anywhere.
The sound really helps to bring video alive.
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
yes!!! ;)
I almost expected to see Buster Keaton doing a stunt in one of the scenes....
@AMARUT180
Жыл бұрын
😄
Grew up there and took the boat to Bob-Lo island as a kid...Was a very nice place to live...then.
Detroit has seen better days back then. The people made all the difference.
I’m 53. What’s amazing to me is that someone 53 years old at that time had seen greater changes in their lifetime than I have. They would have been living in such a different world than the one they they grew up in.
@Joe-qw6il
Жыл бұрын
I get what you’re saying, but I would venture to say that technologically there has been more change from when you were born (1969-1970) to today.
@darioburatovich2240
Жыл бұрын
From candle to electric light, from horse to telephone, not even the need of a car to go and talk to someone.Allthoug telephones were not yet in every home. And the airplane still out of reach for most, and soon the radio and with it, free music everywhere.. But there was still the nineteenth century in the way of living. Like we are today still a bit in the twentieth century in our way of thinking, eating, etc.
@darioburatovich2240
Жыл бұрын
@@Joe-qw6il ....pass me the phone book, I want to talk to you on the public phone.......😄....I haven't got your number in my agenda....
@jamesrichey2434
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say that. The fact I'm posting this response on this platform is truth to that, among many other things.
@sunshineskystar
Жыл бұрын
@@Joe-qw6il not really. with exception of internet and smartphone most of the things stayed the same, TV and cars just got more advanced but fundamentally they are the same thing. meanwhile people born in 1880, would never expect that they will live to see man being able to fly in 1920's and horses being obsolete.
It would be great to be there..... Those cars.... The people walking.... The way they dress .... This is extremely beautiful....
So many of those buildings are still there. How great to see what Detroit was, especially as it is now being re-born and re-vitalized.
@mplslawnguy3389
Жыл бұрын
Lmao revitalized with what?
@chamonomandrilveneco8857
Жыл бұрын
@@mplslawnguy3389 conmigo 😊😅😅😅
@bigneiltoo
Жыл бұрын
Revitalized with illegal aliens, homeless people and trans freaks?
@gaemr_o5147
9 ай бұрын
@@mplslawnguy3389Dan Gilbert and Ford’s wallets
I’d have rather had that world than what we live in today.
@jonburrows2684
Жыл бұрын
But they didn't have diversity back then. They didn't have trannys and LGBQXYZ+
@charlottem162
Жыл бұрын
If it weren't for all of the animal cruelty
@darlalove
Жыл бұрын
@@SAN3FUL So you know what people want ?? I would too, away from the human trash of today.
@anthonymancini3372
9 ай бұрын
Some things are better today than they were back then but some things were better back then than they are today. It’s all a matter of perspective.
The way they dressed was so classy, especially when compared to today.
Very interesting, to say the least, that the city looked much much habitable and prosperous 100 years ago. It has truly become a shadow of it's former self
@lawrencedaniels555
Ай бұрын
That's because the suburbs didn't exist then and most of the black people were still in the south. The racial tension was still some years away.
Wow, you did a great job with the restoration. The sound is especially good.
It amazes me how people would just cross the street no matter if a car, truck or even trolly was there. Thank you great video.
@MarkNOTW
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. These videos from the 20’s show how little people cared about safety.
@saywhat6632
Жыл бұрын
Is virtually the same now. Try driving through some sections. Still happens
@steveharper5368
Жыл бұрын
before fear and pussification
@bigneiltoo
Жыл бұрын
@@MarkNOTW Says the person who strapped a used diaper to her head for years over sniffles.
@edwardmiessner6502
10 ай бұрын
Exactly. This was before the automobile lobby decided to coin the term "jaywalking" and forced everyone to stick to the sidewalk and crosswalks. In some suburbs they don't provide sidewalks or crosswalks, basically making it illegal to walk (you can walk on one side of the road facing traffic but you can't cross the road or any other road, and a Karen will call the cops on you regardless).
Thank you so much for posting this. My parents grew up in Detroit in the '20s, so these scenes enable me to see some of the environment that shaped their consciousness. It's a lot like I imagined. Industrious people with optimistic attitudes and energetic vibes. Despite its current problems, a lot of Detroiters are proud of their city.
Thank you for posting these wonderful videos! Amazing to see the past and in such great quality and color! I live in the metro-Detroit area and it’s incredible to see how Detroit used to look!
7:51 you can see the Penobscot and Guardian buildings. Both built in 1928.
this is the time i wish i was alive. sure there were struggles . but in my eyes .old man now. you can see the descency in all the people who lived there. everyone dressed in suits .zero trash on the streets people had pride in the community. breaks my heart to see what has become of our great cities . thanks nass this was a tough one to stomach .sad but true
@onlythewise1
Жыл бұрын
so true will ya let in 20 million illegals what think going to happen
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thank you very much
@krissyyoung9264
Жыл бұрын
I hear ya. It’s “tough to stomach” how societal values have devolved into what we see today. The only thing that brings me out of grieving over it is knowing that Christ’s reign on earth is coming (very soon, I believe). The Bible tells us what to expect life to look like just before the end of this Age, and boy are we seeing it. Thank God this world won’t continue as it is.
@outlander234
Жыл бұрын
You can blame media plus overpopulation for devolving of behaviour.
@onlythewise1
Жыл бұрын
@@outlander234 blame miss use of tax money
Detroit sure was a lot less colorful back in those days. Good old days.
certainly looks better than now
@saywhat6632
Жыл бұрын
Funny guy
Only 20yrs into the turn of the century. Wonder if there's any time travelers in this amazing film.😁 Absolutely magical! Thanks Nass! ❤
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@dudeinc6291
Жыл бұрын
I'm a time traveler
It's always interesting to me to view a world that existed when I didn't; and knowing that a future world will do the same. We participate in such a minuscule part of history; but each period is part of the story.
@railroad9929
Жыл бұрын
Very deep, but well said.
@jonathancoleman6482
11 ай бұрын
Facts deep shit bro we next 😂
This entire scene makes me think of Bob Seger " Ramblin, gamblin man". This is so well done, from the sound details to the image editing. It's brilliant. I like the drone footage especially. haha!
There couldn't be a clearer demonstration than this of that inescapable equation: Demographics = Destiny
@brucebeamon5460
Жыл бұрын
BLAME NO ONE but the figure heads at the top and racism for its DECLINE ! KNOW YOUR REAL HISTORY PEOPLE
@anderander5662
Жыл бұрын
Yes
@Knight_Kin
Жыл бұрын
That is the reason for such dramatic change. Investment shifted away from areas not considered safe enough to invest.
@fokkerd3red618
Ай бұрын
Your absolutely spot on. Ask Harley Davidson how Demographics has almost killed there business.
Wow! You must have read my mind. I was just thinking about Detroit when you asked about other cities to include and here it is. Thanks for sharing another amazing video.
I was born in the wrong era... how we have fallen😢
@kennethnero2011
Жыл бұрын
Same
@LetsTalkGoats
Жыл бұрын
Ditto
@solutionrecruiter7130
Жыл бұрын
we are in the perfect era to affect the right changes for generations to come using what we know from generations past...easy? no but its worth it...instant access to information and communication is something these people could only dream about! and we actually have it
@TheExotich1
Жыл бұрын
Great if you were white, but not colored. Can't imagine a black man being able to walk the streets of Detroit alone without being harrased in early 1900s !
@infj.shonnie
Жыл бұрын
@@TheExotich1 facts
The people in this video largely built the modern world that we enjoy today. It would be wonderful if we could somehow better honor their hard work and sacrifices.
@anderander5662
Жыл бұрын
Half of society are parasites on the other half that continue to work
Can you imagine determining the exact camera position locations and recreating the exact shots today? What a representation of society devolution that would be?
Great job on this. A little footage of everything.
Wow, I remember visiting downtown Detroit about 15 years ago. On the "people mover" you could see all these magnificent buildings, nearly abandoned, but locked up, making one wonder what it must have been at one time. Thanks. This is a fantastic historical document.
@mikefisher474
Жыл бұрын
Detroit is much improved from 15 years ago. Still a long way to go, but it's good to see as someone who lives in the city.
@Helmuesi911
Жыл бұрын
Detroit has progressed light years ahead in the last 15 years.. its an absolutely gorgeous city today.
@shirleybalinski4535
2 ай бұрын
Come back for a visit!! Most of what you saw downtown has been rebuilt, refurbished & occupied. Downtown looks great, clean & classy. Neighborhoods closer to downtown are slowly be rebuilt or demolished with new housing or refurbishment. Outlying areas are still in need of work. Thousands of decayed, demolished & burnt housing has been leveled. Some areas are still bad. Until folks take it upon themselves to clean up, not destroy & appreciate what housing they have, it will be, if not impossible, to restore certain areas.
Im just glad there were folks who thought ahead to do this stuff. Im sure they really didnt think we would be watching this in 2023 on our phones! While I really appreciate this time period its the ones from the late 40's early 50's....thru California neighborhoods...that fascinate me. Folks coming out of their homes,etc,in their 50' s outfits into their cars,etc. Awesome!!
What a wonderful city it was
@Helmuesi911
Жыл бұрын
It still is.. why are you talking about it in past tense. Have you been to downtown Detroit in the last 5-10 years?
@bigneiltoo
Жыл бұрын
Then we let women vote.
@bigneiltoo
Жыл бұрын
@@Helmuesi911 Detroit is one of the most dangerous cities in America now. Spare us your pro-welfare state crap.
I just subscribed. Because this is AMAZING!
Everyone impeccably dressed and a beautiful city. One hundred years ago and much better than today. Also, much less technology, no annoying smart phones or most all other so called modern conveniences.
@lawrencedaniels555
Ай бұрын
One thing is for sure, Detroit couldn't drive then either. Not much has changed in 100 years.
It's simple what happened to Detroit... The people who innovated and worked left...or died
@lawrencedaniels555
Ай бұрын
It's really not that simple. You need to do more research on that.
DETROIT WAS A GREAT IN 1920
Thank you for posting this amazing video. My great grandparents and grand parents would have walked these streets at this time, at a later date I was born there.
Fascinating as always Nass, keep em coming 👍
Considering this film is over a hundred years old, the images are still quite sharp, nice video thank you.
@gaemr_o5147
9 ай бұрын
Under a hundred, this is later 20’s
Enough to make Detroit natives CRY....it was such a beautiful place to live back then.
This film is truly a gift. Thanks for sharing and posting.
Great video nass, incredible footage, great work 👌👍😀
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
Thx! ;)
What a beautiful world we used to have.
I'm glad these footages survived for us to see how bustling and gorgeous Detroit used to be
@Pomeray8
Жыл бұрын
Its downtown is still bustling
@MrFullService
10 ай бұрын
@@Pomeray8 Hardly.
❤❤❤Oh my goodness, how vibrant! I could have mistaken this footage for New York if it wasn't for the title Detroit. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the wonderful video :)
The sidewalks were absolutely gigantic
A clean, beautiful, thriving metropolitan city.... so much has changed.
@marin8862
Жыл бұрын
only one thing has changed, the population
@bigneiltoo
Жыл бұрын
@@marin8862 Lots changed. We let women vote. They voted for welfare. They said it was okay to be fat. They said they were victims of Patriarchal oppression. Do the women in this video look oppressed to you? How did women eat for 10,000 generations? Men brought them food, that's how.
@anthonymancini3372
9 ай бұрын
The unrest that occurred in 1967 was Detroit’s turning point. I think Detroit is currently on a rebound to a better future but it will take time.
Fascinating! Thank you for posting this!
I can’t quite put my finger on the difference between Detroit then vs now. Quite a mystery.
@DontTreadOnMe_
Жыл бұрын
🤔
It's sad to think of what Detroit has become.
@jonburrows2684
Жыл бұрын
Not just Detroit, the whole nation. Thank a racist Demoncrat next time you see one.
This is a really cool video. Most of these places are still around. Love the colors
this is a beautiful film. thank you
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thank you very much
Look a functioning society. Someone should make a side by side of the same views but in modern day. Betcha it looks wacked now
@user-tm8jt2py3d
Жыл бұрын
Lol you already know it does
Amazing to think that the legendary Wyaat Earp was still living at this time. He would live till January. 13,1929. Plus, this is only 13-20 years after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid were doing their robberies if this is 1920/1921. It's fascinating: The United States was still called "The Great Frontier" all the way up to the late 1920's! Great upload.
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@bardo0007
Жыл бұрын
This been confirmed to be around 1927 based on the constructions.
Are you certain of the age of this film? At time stamp 2:08 is the construction of the Dime building. This is a historical landmark. Construction was started in 1910 and completed by 1912. This leads me to believe that this film is not from the 1920’s, but I’m fact earlier. Such a wonderful journey back in time for us Detroiters. Thank you for sharing.
@timeout9768
2 ай бұрын
The first phase of The First National Bank Building was constructed at the foot of Woodward and Fort Street in 1924 and it was 25 stories tall. This is what I believe the picture at 2:08 is showing and not the Dime building.
My Pop's was born on Sherman St, 1921, on the east side of Detroit. Thanks for posting this.
I am amazed how clean the streets look
@gaemr_o5147
9 ай бұрын
Obviously the rest of the city has a long way to go, but downtown Detroit still has clean streets today
At that time, Detroit was called-"The City of Tomorrow " because of the expanding downtown and the growing automotive industry.
toujours du très beau travail ! chapeau l'artiste !
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
Merci infiniment
Totally awesome!
a Michigander here myself living close to Detroit most of my life , if you could go back in time and tell those people back then what the city would be like ( a poop hole) in about 40 years, they wouldn't believe you. I grew up watching it go to poop in the 60s , the riots, unemployment. its a rotten city now. I don't even go there I drive around it. not safe.
@wirelessuser4943
Жыл бұрын
That's what happens when Democrats run things😞 All the major cities that were once jewels are now shitholes under their reign 😒😒
@JohnSmith-un9jm
Жыл бұрын
Thanks to African Americans
Sad to think how a city has fallen
@ghusaghusa2135
14 күн бұрын
The world has fallen
before Detroit turned into a toilet look how clean it looks the clarity on these videos are amazing back then they couldn't have dreamed these videos could ever look like this.
Nice to see everything standing and un-condemed what a beautiful time it must have been. Thank you for this, again nice to see my city from a better time. I am only a few minutes down the road from it and i do not even go see it today because it is such a mess.
Loved this video. My grandpa was born in Detroit in 1927, it’s no wonder he was a car guy.
Nass never ceases to amaze me, one doesn't see these every day! Thanks Nass! 🤠👍 🇺🇸
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your support sir, it really means a lot to us, God bless you
Wonderful scenes of Detroit. Thank you for posting. Is it possible to post it in black and white. The color is very distracting. I admire the attempt to add color but there is so much wonderful detail that the original B&W is enough.
Great video! My dad was born in 1919 and grew up in Detroit and graduated from Wayne State and was on the tennis team. I remember him telling how the street cars cost a nickel for the fare and he never had a nickel so he always just had to walk.😮
Great historical piece of film so much too see in this video good colour as well love it.
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thank you very much
In so many ways, it was a better time to be alive.
Nice Video 👍 Thanks NASS
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thank you very much
Nass,Detroit, Just fabulous! 1920's Henry Ford literally ran the place with his automobiles! Haha. Plus Charlie Gehringer was Detroit Tigers second baseman 1926-1942. I have baseball encyclopedia that tells me this. Thanks for another great upload!
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
Thx! ;))
@johne189
Жыл бұрын
Actually, Henry avoided setting up shop in Detroit proper, for many of the same reasons some would today.
Interesting time. Almost all the men and women cover their heads and all the cars look alike. I love this video. Thank you for posting.
@NASS_0
Жыл бұрын
thank you
I love these old pictures.
So cool to see back in time over 100 years ago. It was nice back then unlike now.
I love the photo. Thanks for posting . I live in Michigan.
The Motor City Miracle. These folks would be appalled by what has happened to that once great city!🙏🇺🇸
@brucebeamon5460
Жыл бұрын
And specifically with the help of YOUR GOVERNMENT and the mind set of the particular group of people and the business folks making the decisions
@ramongonzalez2112
Жыл бұрын
@@brucebeamon5460 yes, socialist Dems 🤢
@carolswitzer5451
Жыл бұрын
I am totally appalled. I am 84 and grew up in Michigan. Worked in downtown Detroit as a teenager. We went to the theaters and window-shopped the big department stores at midnight. Later worked near the Fisher building and walked there every day. Boblo boat dancing. It was great. Never a thought it would one day be a total ruin. Breaks my heart to see what it has become. I no longer live in Michigan.
@Logos8
9 ай бұрын
@@ramongonzalez2112you mean Jews and blacks
My first thought is when you compare how people dress to go out then, and what people look like on Woodward today dressed it’s totally embarrassing, now this isn’t just unique to Detroit, this is right across our whole country, we as a society have tanked so much, it shows really a lack of self-respect when people can’t dress decently when they’re out and about.
@sonnycorleone3251
Жыл бұрын
Man, I agree. I live in Jersey next door to New York and when I go to New York I am at least in a blazer and a nice pair of jeans. Not a shabby T- shirt and baggy pants. I agree, men lost the style of the 1920's to 1940's for sure! It's a pity!
@cgeorge6786
Жыл бұрын
I disagree I like dressing casually. The neck tie is the stupidest invention ever. You have probably seen me on some 'People of Walmart' videos.
@antonioguglielmetti2661
Жыл бұрын
Drugatics on the streets, lesbians, and smokers do the job of dropping the society level.
@gaemr_o5147
9 ай бұрын
@@sonnycorleone3251”jeans and a blazer” oh no…
@gaemr_o5147
9 ай бұрын
@@cgeorge6786so you’re fine with being a slob?
It would've taken forever to find your car, all looking so similar!
Wow it looks like know one stayed home,everyone is out and about. Great video.👍