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My grandparents had a jewelry store in the lobby of the hotel that you can see when the video first starts. It’s amazing for me to think that my grandfather, who I never met, and my grandmother were inside that building at that moment. Thank you so much.
We're on Flower at the start. Richfield Tower back there identifies that. When it goes to the next shot, we're on Spring Street. (Vost Leather Company's location). Next, we're on Ventura Blvd. (around 4;15) - you'll see several recognizable motels including the one on the right, which is still there - the El Royale Motel.
These videos are an absolute treat! The first clip is coming down Flower St with the Richfield Oil Tower on the left at the very start-- I work in the "new" ARCO towers which replaced it in the late 60's. Wild to see my daily view from a different time!
Did anyone see the look on the older womans face when the disheveled looking man flailed his arms like a windmill for no reason? She's like What The Heck!!! That was great! I love these time capsules!
Yep. Saw that. Looked like he just got through lighting his cigarette and threw the match in the street. Hard to tell. He looks like some kind of shyster from a ‘40s detective movie.
I'm thinking it may be 1946 or a bit earlier as I couldn't find any 1947 cars such as a Studebaker which was a completely new postwar design instead of the "warmed over" pre-war designs that Ford, GM and Chrysler produced a few years after WWII.
At the films 3:56 mark it switches to Ventura Blvd at Tujunga Ave heading east in Studio City. I grew up in that area during the 1960's and recognize some of the buildings and the landscape.
You can see some boxcars parked on the north side of Ventura at 5:01; they were on the Pacific Electric San Fernando Valley line, which came up from Hollywood in the middle of the 101 freeway. At around 5:32 you can see the construction work going on in the background that would extend the freeway (then known as the Cahuenga Parkway) to the northeast corner of Ventura and Vineland, at which point the railway would turn north on what are now the southbound lanes of Vineland to make its journey into the heart of the Valley. After the tracks were abandoned Vineland was widened into the divided road it still is, and the northern terminus of the parkway removed as the 101 was extended north to its present interchange with the 134 and 170.
How cool! This video starts out heading south on Flower at 6th street. You can see the old Richfield Oil building on the left behind the "Hotel" sign. Also, the building on the right under construction (0:21) mark is what is now the Pegasus at the corner of 6th and Flower and the old stone building that comes next (on the right) is the building where the Metro Station is at 7th and Flower.
NYC1927, I worked in the 6th and Flower Mobil Oil building starting in 1963 for several years and remember the beautiful Richfield Oil building very well. It was shocking that they chose to destroy it. 1960s Los Angeles was a very exciting place what with meeting and working with people from all over the world. Very heady stuff for a girl from the country. Just a terrific atmosphere. I still remember Christmas 1963 and purchasing gifts at Bullock's Downtown located in the large C-shaped, eight-story building on Hill/7th/Broadway. What a terrific department store along with Bullock's Wilshire, and Robinson's on 7th Street plus the May Company on 8th/Hill/Broadway...and the Broadway Store on 5th and Broadway. That's one thing I've never lost...my love of shopping. LOL!
@@moniquedeitz4356 I wish I was around to see it! I was born in 68' on the east coast and didn't move to LA until 73'. The first time I saw it was in a movie called "This Gun For Hire" (1942) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. There's a shot of it in the beginning of the movie and then scenes look down towards the street from its rooftop. =) My mom and her family were here in the 60's (my grandmother moved here in 42' from New Orleans. She remembers many of those stores you mentioned. I only wish I could have been around when they were functioning stores as I love the older buildings downtown. Oh and to have been around to see/drive through Bunker Hill! But alas, progress. Ugh.
My Grandparents had a jewelry store in the lobby of the Hotel at 6th and Flower (800 W 6th St) at the time this was filmed. To think they were probably inside working when this was filmed. Thank you so much for this!
I came to LA in late 1944 and rode in many of those cars. It was difficult to clean in the inside, they also leaked oil and gobs of grease everywhere. But that was all we had. To look good a car had to be waxed, as the old paint was a poor quality compared to now. Also the car sheet metal was thick and strong.
But, people learned how to look at the engine, change the oil, and clean the inside. People took pride in laboring to wax their cars. Today? Nobody has a clue how an engine works and things are now manufactured with obsoletism.
@@DouglasUrantia , I know. I was talking about how we lived for over a century of regular engines, whereby, I saw generations of people forgetting how to DIY. The newer tech is a different story.
I was born and raised in LA (San Pedro district) in the mid 50's. I'd give anything to go back in time during the 30's, 40's or 50's for just a couple of days with a modern video camera.
The first colourised footage is around the area of Spring St & 6th St in downtown Los Angeles heading south before pulling over to the curb around Spring & 4th; the second colouris’d footage ‘scenic view’ was shot from a moving vehicle in front of Yost Leather Co is located at 330 Spring Streer near 3rd in downtown Los Angeles [still in the 90013 area] & the darker & sharper ‘sepia’ portion in the slower-moving 2nd half of this c. 1946 era footage was taken from the residential area just east of N. Vermont & Hillhurst in Hollywood 90027 (just south of the Greek Theatre & the Griffith Park Observatory)
2355 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, might be the house at the 6:53 mark. It has the same windows. In any case, this is a great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I can never tire of your vid's. My favorite thing on the internet. Always awesome! I had a Monogram model of the 39 or 40 Ford pickup at the beginning of your video back when I was a kid. Great video!
That at the end is the Vermont ave. entrance to Griffith Park. It looks exactly the same except for the cars. Very trippy to see it from the perspective of this old footage.
The final part of the film starts on North Vermont Ave, near nos 2310. The house on the corner of North Vermont Ave/Hillhurst Ave with the round corner window can be seen, nos 2370. Good to see that many of the original trees are still there as are the vintage streetlamps.
Some interesting cars in this one! A Willys (Jeep) station wagon at 1:46, a Ford Sportsman convertible woodie at 2:48, and a DeSoto Airflow with what seems to be a custom grille at 4:31.
Nass, Wow ! 1940's L.A. I can picture Humphrey Bogart as detective Philip Marlowe in the movie " The Big Sleep" here looking for clues ! Love the streetcars wish they would come back ! Thank's for the upload.
Yes, the streetcars were awesome! In some parts of downtown and LA in general, you can still see the cracking outlines where the street car tracks were. Instead of removing them, they just paved over them with asphalt. Lol.
As someone mentioned, at the film's 3:55 mark it switches to Ventura Blvd. at Tujunga Ave. heading east in Studio City. At that point on the left the video passes by a building with a blade sign reading "Korner" and then at the 4:00 mark in the upper left hand corner, you'll see a neon sign for the "CHING HOW" restaurant, so you get a very brief glimpse of it beforehand. I've been looking for a photo of that for quite awhile to no avail, so this was quite interesting to me. That location was legendary cinematographer James Wong Howe's restaurant that he opened at 11386 Ventura Blvd. in Studio City in 1940. For over 25 years starting around 1985, that address was a Video West location.
@@NYC1927 Yes, My grandfather gave me his old 1970 Plymouth white Duster back in 1983 when I was a teen. The car had No air conditioning or power windows. It had a huge steering wheel with a push out brake on right front of car next to steering wheel. Wish I still had it today it was cool.
The cars from the late 20's and early 30's look so much more stylish than the 1940's behemoths. Yet I wonder if the owners felt embarrassed to be driving those outdated models. Little did they know how collectable their Model A's would become. Great video!
The most valuable vehicle I seen was the 1947? Willis Jeep station wagon (1.46) or the Woody convertible (2.50). Ford didn't came out with a all new after the war design until 1949 (46 thru 48 were basically pre war designs) but GM didn't change their 1940s styling really until 1955.
c c, I agree. At 2:35 the person has his litttle 1926-1933 roadster , still looking good, running nicely through the streets , among the block long behemoth cars of the 1940's.
The second part of the film journey is along Crenshaw Blvd. At 5:03 you can see Arthur Murray dance studio, 4225/7 Crenshaw Blvd, the building is still there and is listed as a historical cultural monument "Mavericks Flat". NASS I enjoy these historical puzzles you give us, it keeps the grey matter ticking over. I will see if I can locate the final portion of the film.
6:10 May I advise whoever is driving up Vermont @ Hillhurst in Los Feliz in the 1940s to buy every house you can get your hands on in the neighborhood.
@@truvelocity How cool! Awesome history. They knew how to build homes back then. So many cool details that we don't see in homes today. Enjoy them! I live in an apartment building built in the late 20s and fortunately they've kept many of the original details. Makes it nice to come home to. :)
@ Clinton Flynn. Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger. No Coke. Petsi, Petsi. NO chicken salad. No green beans. No cup joe. COKE. Want Cheeseburger?? Remember the 1970's SNL John Balushi Restaurant Skit?? Filmed at Pioneer.
WOW! This feels like someone from the 2020s took a camcorder of this era, went back 80 years ago, shot the video and returned back to the present and uploaded it to TH-cam! The film looks great and Pristine! Great Job on your restoration of it! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
3:31 Early Brinks armored car? 3:44 Note the safety device on the front of the interurban set in position to catch any hapless pedestrian who gets hit and (hopefully) prevent him/her from going under the car to an almost certain death. 4:00 "Ching How"? Wasn't he on "Hawaii 5-Oh"? No, wait, that was Chin Ho. Nevermind.
2:06 In the heart of Los Angeles, amidst the hustle and bustle of 1945, stood the Pioneer Dairy Cafe on 330 Spring Street. It was a quaint little spot, known for its comforting ambience and nostalgic charm, a respite for weary souls in the sprawling city. However, one fateful August evening, the tranquility of the cafe was shattered by a violent altercation between two of Skid Row's troubled denizens. Tom "Buzzy" Leonard and Al Becker, both notorious for their heavy drinking and frequent brawls, found themselves embroiled in yet another confrontation. Their words escalated into shouts, and before anyone could intervene, Buzzy's hand grasped a glass Coca-Cola bottle from the counter, swiftly shattering it into jagged shards. With a primal fury, Buzzy lunged at Al, the makeshift weapon in hand. In a blur of motion, the broken glass sliced through the air, finding its mark on Al's neck, severing his jugular vein. Time seemed to stand still as the metallic tang of blood mingled with the aroma of coffee and pastries, staining the once pristine floorboards of the cafe. As Al collapsed to the ground, gasping for air, the patrons of the Pioneer Dairy Cafe recoiled in horror, their voices hushed to a collective whisper. Buzzy stood frozen, his hands trembling, his eyes wide with shock at the gravity of his actions. The realization of what he had done washed over him like a tidal wave, drowning out the cacophony of the bustling city outside. Mr. Becker's life ebbed away on the cold linoleum floor, a tragic casualty of the violence that often lurked in the shadows of society's forgotten corners. The authorities were summoned, and Buzzy Leonard was swiftly apprehended, his fate sealed by the irreversible consequences of his reckless rage. In the aftermath of that grim night, the Pioneer Dairy Cafe bore witness to a stain that could never be scrubbed away, a somber reminder of the fragility of life and the darkness that dwelled within the human heart. And as the city of angels continued to bustle and thrive, the memory of Al Becker's untimely demise lingered on, a haunting echo in the annals of history.
My guess the guy around 2:12 lit his cigarette with a match and he was just throwing away the match or either that he is a World War II vet just after the war or recently discharged and is suffering from PTSD causing the movements
Either was possible. Also, there were a small number of people who, for whatever reason, were not all that healthy mentally. It was not too unusual to run into one of them on the streets, talking or shouting to themselves and waving their arms about. As long as they didn't accost other people or cause problems people left them alone. A third possibility is that he was making a rude gesture for some reason. The look on the woman's face suggests that she thought this was the case.
What's with the crazy man at 2:12? That old woman could probably lay him out. :) Willys Jeepster wagon at 1:47, so definitely post-war. Softer colorization here than previously.
really cause i see litter at 1:16. Also we have MUCH more greenery today in LA. Like SO much more. It wasn't as great as you want to believe it was. Even though people did dress up.
lol, I see trash here and there, just like today. Only reason why MAYBE there was a bit less of it then, is much smaller population back then. Today's cities are wayyy more beautiful
One thing they tend to get wrong in movies made since the '70s but that are set back in the '40s or anytime before the early '70s is the lane markings on streets and highways. As these movies show, back then they used no yellow lines, only white, with one or two solid white lines between opposing lanes and no "fog lines" or edge lines on rural roads. That changed in the early - mid '70s with the introduction of yellow lines between opposing lanes of travel and on the left edge on divided highways, and white fog lines on the right edge. In movies made since the '70s but set in earlier times they tend to just use the modern roadways with the post '70s markings, reflectors in the pavement between lanes, etc, and those things are glaring anachronisms. In some recently made movies set before the '70s they went to the trouble of painting over the modern roadway markings and painting in period correct markings, which is better, but you can usually see where the modern markings were painted over.
Oh man, why you gotta torture us! I'd love to walk those streets...when things were normal. I've heard how glorious it was there during the 40s~early 60s. Now I can see some of that glory. Thank you for bringing back a little bit of a better time that I only get to see in film noir these days.
@@jovanka---------1814 Hey man!...or woman! That ain't gotta do nuttin' with this. Take that filth somewhere else. We're now in the late 40s when this kinda filth was punishable by jail.
Having played L.A. NOIRE a gazillion times, this is absolutely fascinating to see. The game is so incredibly accurate in its depiction of 1940s Los Angeles. I recognize quite a few buildings actually, like the magnificent art deco Richfield building, now sadly gone.
That drive down Flower from 6th Street, you can see what used to be there before all the tall glass buildings there now. And especially once he passes 7th street, many of the buildings on the left are now parking garages. Ugh.
@@NYC1927 It's so sad, Los Angeles had so much personality back then. I'm fascinated by the rich history of the city itself and have quite a few books about L.A., besides the obligatory books on the history of Hollywood. I've never actually been to L.A. (yet), but I'm a bit afraid to visit the city now, knowing it will not look like what I imagine and see in my books. I do still want to visit the few remaining historical buildings that were saved.
@@mistersurrealist Lol! I totally agree! I too have collected many of those "Then and Now" books on LA and other cities across the country. There are still many remnants to enjoy here in LA though so do visit when things get back to normal. :)
Ab 1:34 Pioneer Dairy Lunch - ich fand dazu: From 1:34 Pioneer Dairy Lunch - I found: 'Pioneer Dairy Lunch, Los Angeles 1935 Menu Love Menu Art Vintage Menu Rescue Cool Culinaria Vintage Menu Prints.' Sehr schöner Film! Very nice movie!
02:12 Crazies walking the streets, even back then. But at least he was well-groomed and well-dressed. That stunned woman resembled Aunt B. from the Andy Griffith show.
I’m a history buff and I’ve always wished I could just walk down the street of different eras. I like my modern rights and technologies. I don’t want to live in past eras. I just want to walk down a street (in a bubble probably to avoid diseases like smallpox) and see the world from their perspective. This is as close as it gets. Like a little window onto a different world.
What is up with the bad driving during the filming? Cutting in and out of traffic, crossing the yellow double lines, and running a red light. What was the reason for this?
It just dawned on me that these films were done as background footage for movie scenes that show someone driving a car. I'm was wondering why so many of these films.are in LA.
Because the studios were in Hollywood and other places around LA in those days, so they just had to drive a few miles from the studio to get the shot. Also, to do one of these shots, you needed a permit from the City. There were a bunch of cities about, and some were MUCH easier to get filming permits in than others. In LA it was dead easy.
I think about if only those times could have gone on now. Who were the people driving around? who lives in those houses now, and the prices that once were so affordable are now astronomically high...bring those old days back.
The Newest vehicle I Thought I Saw was a parked 1948 Ford Pickup while driving slowly down a street in the final segment. No 1949 vehicles in any of it. Back when 30 to 40 mph was considered a Faster Speed, and Driving was a Full Time Attention Requiring Skill. Not like the Over-powered plastic balls that any child tall enough to reach the pedals and see out the windshield could operate today. Greatly Appreciated. I Especially like the Late 40's to Early 50's films. Another Good Job NASS.
Look at 00:28 ... I can't see any stop sign/light/ traffic cop of a busy urban intersection, people just go when they can. I wonder if specific sections of the city had to yield to vehicles/peds depending on which way traffic was going.
What was that happening at 2:12 to 2.16 on the time dial...? It looks like the guy coming from the right takes a swipe at the woman approaching from the left and then she turns and gives him the hairy eyeball...!!!
That looks like post war, late 40s. Some cool natural street scenes. Man, after 4:20 the camera car begins to drive like a maniac. Speeding and cutting in in front of cars without need - I wonder what was that for.
@@shotelco No, didn't see that. But some cars are definatly end 40s. And there are fresh white lane markings on the roads, what was introduced after WW2. And obviously not everybody had grasped the concept of it yet.... :)
@@NYC1927 Yes, a lot of stuff on the NASS channel is movie backdrop material. Sometimes even with actors or extras in it. they must have made tons of that, especially in California. A nice historical documentation in parts, showing things of life that have long gone now.
Love this camera guys driver, ran right over the double white lines into oncoming traffic to pass another car at about the 5:05 time mark on the video.
Great video of a look into the past. The Golden Era. Just think, some of those older folks were born in the 1800s, their parents lived through the Civil War, or born into it.
Quality of asphalt and roads strangely looks much better than now ...exact flat and smooth all the way for extended distances no bump or even slight similar irregularities on the roads 1:01
I always wondered what Los Feliz looked like in the 40s since it has so much LA noir to it and at 7:24 he's on Vermont and hillhurst going toward the observatory
Fantastic window to the past. Any idea who took this random footage and why? If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was a time traveler LOL. Very cool.
The 1st car is mightily impressive, a Cadillac town car,the Driver has a little canvas roof that can be rolled back, the original Sedanca DeVille caddy.
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My grandparents had a jewelry store in the lobby of the hotel that you can see when the video first starts. It’s amazing for me to think that my grandfather, who I never met, and my grandmother were inside that building at that moment. Thank you so much.
That’s wild✨
Did they meet famous celebrities?
We're on Flower at the start. Richfield Tower back there identifies that. When it goes to the next shot, we're on Spring Street. (Vost Leather Company's location). Next, we're on Ventura Blvd. (around 4;15) - you'll see several recognizable motels including the one on the right, which is still there - the El Royale Motel.
Thanks! I was wondering where those two shots were set up! WOW, Ventura Bl. has totally changed!!
These videos are an absolute treat! The first clip is coming down Flower St with the Richfield Oil Tower on the left at the very start-- I work in the "new" ARCO towers which replaced it in the late 60's. Wild to see my daily view from a different time!
Im amazed people still live in LA. The number of sidewalk weirdos was crazy when I visited. Democrats destroyed LA.
My Grandparents had a jewelry store at 800 W 6th St. at Flower.
even the roads look better back then
Curious as to why you chose to say "Arco" towers when it's been City National Plaza for longer than the 5 years I've been working there?
I never get tired of watching these videos from another era. Thanks for sharing.
Did anyone see the look on the older womans face when the disheveled looking man flailed his arms like a windmill for no reason? She's like What The Heck!!! That was great! I love these time capsules!
Looked like he was threw something in the street right in front as she was walking.
Yep. Saw that. Looked like he just got through lighting his cigarette and threw the match in the street. Hard to tell. He looks like some kind of shyster from a ‘40s detective movie.
a car was pulling in, I think he was shooing it away, the lady had no idea,,, lol
It's looks like he was telling a driver to move it
@@matrox - I was hoping she’d wheel around and smack him upside the head with her handbag!
Guessing late 47, early 48. The slow drive in 3rd set almost looks like video shot yesterday. Fine job NASS.
The women's dresses are still shortish, so I'd guess early or mid '47. Hemlines plunged in Fall of '47.
I'm thinking it may be 1946 or a bit earlier as I couldn't find any 1947 cars such as a Studebaker which was a completely new postwar design instead of the "warmed over" pre-war designs that Ford, GM and Chrysler produced a few years after WWII.
The guy swinging his arm wildly, then the lady giving him a weird look at the 2:14 minute mark was hilarious lol
I can't believe how fast the person was driving in the second segment!
Yeah, but he makes up for it in the next segment where he drives super slow.
Right? I think this was the only car I saw drive onto the wrong side of the road and definitely faster than the others cars seen. Lol
Broke all kinds of traffic laws..
makes you wonder if they were filming footage to be placed in the background of a movie car driving scene.
He was tearing it up lol 😂
At the films 3:56 mark it switches to Ventura Blvd at Tujunga Ave heading east in Studio City. I grew up in that area during the 1960's and recognize some of the buildings and the landscape.
You can see some boxcars parked on the north side of Ventura at 5:01; they were on the Pacific Electric San Fernando Valley line, which came up from Hollywood in the middle of the 101 freeway. At around 5:32 you can see the construction work going on in the background that would extend the freeway (then known as the Cahuenga Parkway) to the northeast corner of Ventura and Vineland, at which point the railway would turn north on what are now the southbound lanes of Vineland to make its journey into the heart of the Valley.
After the tracks were abandoned Vineland was widened into the divided road it still is, and the northern terminus of the parkway removed as the 101 was extended north to its present interchange with the 134 and 170.
How cool! This video starts out heading south on Flower at 6th street. You can see the old Richfield Oil building on the left behind the "Hotel" sign. Also, the building on the right under construction (0:21) mark is what is now the Pegasus at the corner of 6th and Flower and the old stone building that comes next (on the right) is the building where the Metro Station is at 7th and Flower.
Thank you to the internet and all these fine people for saving all these time capsules, huh?
NYC1927, I worked in the 6th and Flower Mobil Oil building starting in 1963 for several years and remember the beautiful Richfield Oil building very well. It was shocking that they chose to destroy it. 1960s Los Angeles was a very exciting place what with meeting and working with people from all over the world. Very heady stuff for a girl from the country. Just a terrific atmosphere.
I still remember Christmas 1963 and purchasing gifts at Bullock's Downtown located in the large C-shaped, eight-story building on Hill/7th/Broadway. What a terrific department store along with Bullock's Wilshire, and Robinson's on 7th Street plus the May Company on 8th/Hill/Broadway...and the Broadway Store on 5th and Broadway. That's one thing I've never lost...my love of shopping. LOL!
@@moniquedeitz4356 I wish I was around to see it! I was born in 68' on the east coast and didn't move to LA until 73'. The first time I saw it was in a movie called "This Gun For Hire" (1942) with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. There's a shot of it in the beginning of the movie and then scenes look down towards the street from its rooftop. =) My mom and her family were here in the 60's (my grandmother moved here in 42' from New Orleans. She remembers many of those stores you mentioned. I only wish I could have been around when they were functioning stores as I love the older buildings downtown. Oh and to have been around to see/drive through Bunker Hill! But alas, progress. Ugh.
My Grandparents had a jewelry store in the lobby of the Hotel at 6th and Flower (800 W 6th St) at the time this was filmed. To think they were probably inside working when this was filmed. Thank you so much for this!
I think a short, 10 sec original sample at the beggining of the remastered will make us appreciate even more the great work you did!
I came to LA in late 1944 and rode in many of those cars. It was difficult to clean in the inside, they also leaked oil and gobs of grease everywhere. But that was all we had. To look good a car had to be waxed, as the old paint was a poor quality compared to now. Also the car sheet metal was thick and strong.
But, people learned how to look at the engine, change the oil, and clean the inside. People took pride in laboring to wax their cars. Today? Nobody has a clue how an engine works and things are now manufactured with obsoletism.
I have a 1940 Plymouth 4-door and you are SO right!
@@truvelocity ....engine computers are a big problem for the DIY mechanic.
@@DouglasUrantia , I know. I was talking about how we lived for over a century of regular engines, whereby, I saw generations of people forgetting how to DIY. The newer tech is a different story.
@@truvelocity Yep, planned obsolescence. They want you to come back every few years to buy a new car just as you've finished paying off the other one.
I was born and raised in LA (San Pedro district) in the mid 50's. I'd give anything to go back in time during the 30's, 40's or 50's for just a couple of days with a modern video camera.
I found a few films from 1931-1934-1935-and 1937 and others in the 1940's all from Los Angeles in Cinecolor or Kodachrome color.
It has to be depressing to see how much it has declined since then
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Can I please have the link??
@@anitarosetorres420 oh sure of course, haha I'd almost forgotten about this comment
The first colourised footage is around the area of Spring St & 6th St in downtown Los Angeles heading south before pulling over to the curb around Spring & 4th; the second colouris’d footage ‘scenic view’ was shot from a moving vehicle in front of Yost Leather Co is located at 330 Spring Streer near 3rd in downtown Los Angeles [still in the 90013 area] & the darker & sharper ‘sepia’ portion in the slower-moving 2nd half of this c. 1946 era footage was taken from the residential area just east of N. Vermont & Hillhurst in Hollywood 90027 (just south of the Greek Theatre & the Griffith Park Observatory)
The last shot is N Vermont Ave going into Griffith Park. Those trees and streetlights are still there.
Thanks. It looked familiar. Next time I drive by I will look at those trees differently.
2355 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, might be the house at the 6:53 mark. It has the same windows. In any case, this is a great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
You're very close but I think it's actually 2350 N Vermont. The bend in the road and the house exterior matches exactly.
@@andrewpollard7783 You are correct.
I can never tire of your vid's. My favorite thing on the internet. Always awesome! I had a Monogram model of the 39 or 40 Ford pickup at the beginning of your video back when I was a kid. Great video!
do you collect car models?
@@sergeyy-ber I used to build them. I would estimate I built over 100 of them through the years.
That at the end is the Vermont ave. entrance to Griffith Park. It looks exactly the same except for the cars. Very trippy to see it from the perspective of this old footage.
The final part of the film starts on North Vermont Ave, near nos 2310. The house on the corner of North Vermont Ave/Hillhurst Ave with the round corner window can be seen, nos 2370. Good to see that many of the original trees are still there as are the vintage streetlamps.
Some interesting cars in this one! A Willys (Jeep) station wagon at 1:46, a Ford Sportsman convertible woodie at 2:48, and a DeSoto Airflow with what seems to be a custom grille at 4:31.
Nass, Wow ! 1940's L.A. I can picture Humphrey Bogart as detective Philip Marlowe in the movie " The Big Sleep" here looking for clues ! Love the streetcars wish they would come back ! Thank's for the upload.
Yes, the streetcars were awesome! In some parts of downtown and LA in general, you can still see the cracking outlines where the street car tracks were. Instead of removing them, they just paved over them with asphalt. Lol.
The streetcars, definitely! The US never should have got rid of all the trolleys.
As someone mentioned, at the film's 3:55 mark it switches to Ventura Blvd. at Tujunga Ave. heading east in Studio City. At that point on the left the video passes by a building with a blade sign reading "Korner" and then at the 4:00 mark in the upper left hand corner, you'll see a neon sign for the "CHING HOW" restaurant, so you get a very brief glimpse of it beforehand. I've been looking for a photo of that for quite awhile to no avail, so this was quite interesting to me. That location was legendary cinematographer James Wong Howe's restaurant that he opened at 11386 Ventura Blvd. in Studio City in 1940. For over 25 years starting around 1985, that address was a Video West location.
Thank you. i was wondering if it was Ventura Blvd.
So many great old marques which are now gone. Studebaker, Hudson, Packard, Chrysler Airflow, Oldsmobile, and Reo truck
Saw several Plymouths too.
@@NYC1927 Yes, My grandfather gave me his old 1970 Plymouth white Duster back in 1983 when I was a teen. The car had No air conditioning or power windows. It had a huge steering wheel with a push out brake on right front of car next to steering wheel. Wish I still had it today it was cool.
@@sonnycorleone2602 Back when cars were cars and not computerized gadgetry vehicles. Lollol!
The cars from the late 20's and early 30's look so much more stylish than the 1940's behemoths. Yet I wonder if the owners felt embarrassed to be driving those outdated models. Little did they know how collectable their Model A's would become. Great video!
Not much though given to styling in the 40s until the very late 40s because of the war. No cars made from 1942-45
@@matrox Good insight...thanks for that.
The most valuable vehicle I seen was the 1947? Willis Jeep station wagon (1.46) or the Woody convertible (2.50). Ford didn't came out with a all new after the war design until 1949 (46 thru 48 were basically pre war designs) but GM didn't change their 1940s styling really until 1955.
All these cars look like death traps when you see them in motion🚗🚗😱 compared to modern safety standards
c c, I agree. At 2:35 the person has his litttle 1926-1933 roadster , still looking good, running nicely through the streets , among the block long behemoth cars of the 1940's.
I watch your videos all the time..love them ( bet Pioneer Dairy Lunch had good food back in the day)
These films are like a time capsule. A very important reminder of how things were in a different time.
The second part of the film journey is along Crenshaw Blvd. At 5:03 you can see Arthur Murray dance studio, 4225/7 Crenshaw Blvd, the building is still there and is listed as a historical cultural monument "Mavericks Flat".
NASS I enjoy these historical puzzles you give us, it keeps the grey matter ticking over. I will see if I can locate the final portion of the film.
This really gives you the feel of being alive in the 1940s.
6:10 May I advise whoever is driving up Vermont @ Hillhurst in Los Feliz in the 1940s to buy every house you can get your hands on in the neighborhood.
True....
I thought that was Los Feliz. The well established trees and the way the road winds around with that familiar home I’ve seen to this day.
I have a friend that lives in one of those old 1920's houses on the west side of the street. GORGEOUS!
@@NYC1927 , I live in a 1920’s house. It was built to house Boing Aircraft employees and their families.
@@truvelocity How cool! Awesome history. They knew how to build homes back then. So many cool details that we don't see in homes today. Enjoy them! I live in an apartment building built in the late 20s and fortunately they've kept many of the original details. Makes it nice to come home to. :)
Okay, I just gotta eat at Pioneer dairy lunch. I'll have the chicken salad, green beans and a cup of joe.
@ Clinton Flynn. Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger. No Coke. Petsi, Petsi. NO chicken salad. No green beans. No cup joe. COKE. Want Cheeseburger?? Remember the 1970's SNL John Balushi Restaurant Skit?? Filmed at Pioneer.
WOW! This feels like someone from the 2020s took a camcorder of this era, went back 80 years ago, shot the video and returned back to the present and uploaded it to TH-cam! The film looks great and Pristine! Great Job on your restoration of it! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Yet another astounding video. Each one gets better, more clear!
3:31 Early Brinks armored car?
3:44 Note the safety device on the front of the interurban set in position to catch any hapless pedestrian who gets hit and (hopefully) prevent him/her from going under the car to an almost certain death.
4:00 "Ching How"? Wasn't he on "Hawaii 5-Oh"? No, wait, that was Chin Ho. Nevermind.
Looks like an armored car. May or may not have been Brinks, there were three or four armored car companies in LA in those days.
"Cow-catcher."
2:06 In the heart of Los Angeles, amidst the hustle and bustle of 1945, stood the Pioneer Dairy Cafe on 330 Spring Street. It was a quaint little spot, known for its comforting ambience and nostalgic charm, a respite for weary souls in the sprawling city. However, one fateful August evening, the tranquility of the cafe was shattered by a violent altercation between two of Skid Row's troubled denizens.
Tom "Buzzy" Leonard and Al Becker, both notorious for their heavy drinking and frequent brawls, found themselves embroiled in yet another confrontation. Their words escalated into shouts, and before anyone could intervene, Buzzy's hand grasped a glass Coca-Cola bottle from the counter, swiftly shattering it into jagged shards.
With a primal fury, Buzzy lunged at Al, the makeshift weapon in hand. In a blur of motion, the broken glass sliced through the air, finding its mark on Al's neck, severing his jugular vein. Time seemed to stand still as the metallic tang of blood mingled with the aroma of coffee and pastries, staining the once pristine floorboards of the cafe.
As Al collapsed to the ground, gasping for air, the patrons of the Pioneer Dairy Cafe recoiled in horror, their voices hushed to a collective whisper. Buzzy stood frozen, his hands trembling, his eyes wide with shock at the gravity of his actions. The realization of what he had done washed over him like a tidal wave, drowning out the cacophony of the bustling city outside.
Mr. Becker's life ebbed away on the cold linoleum floor, a tragic casualty of the violence that often lurked in the shadows of society's forgotten corners. The authorities were summoned, and Buzzy Leonard was swiftly apprehended, his fate sealed by the irreversible consequences of his reckless rage.
In the aftermath of that grim night, the Pioneer Dairy Cafe bore witness to a stain that could never be scrubbed away, a somber reminder of the fragility of life and the darkness that dwelled within the human heart. And as the city of angels continued to bustle and thrive, the memory of Al Becker's untimely demise lingered on, a haunting echo in the annals of history.
Written in true early 20th Century "journalism" style.
I love these candid videos because even the videographer didn't know the changes that were on the way...just recording their reality
2:12...That woman just said WTF is your problem.....fool?!!😆
@@jovanka---------1814 shut up!
My guess the guy around 2:12 lit his cigarette with a match and he was just throwing away the match or either that he is a World War II vet just after the war or recently discharged and is suffering from PTSD causing the movements
Either was possible. Also, there were a small number of people who, for whatever reason, were not all that healthy mentally. It was not too unusual to run into one of them on the streets, talking or shouting to themselves and waving their arms about. As long as they didn't accost other people or cause problems people left them alone.
A third possibility is that he was making a rude gesture for some reason. The look on the woman's face suggests that she thought this was the case.
Thank's for your channel!
Cars, trams, shops, cinemas, slick asphalt roads and to think that more than 70% of my country didnt have access to electricity at same time.
This was wonderful your videos give me so much joy thank you so much! Born in 1962 in LA.
Another great video. Thanks for sharing!
Yep, I agree Rob!
@@jovanka---------1814 _You are now reported to TH-cam
@@bigstar75 You do know these are bots, right? They don't care if you reply to them.
Great video, those 40’s cars are just amazing. I wish I had lived back then.
What's with the crazy man at 2:12? That old woman could probably lay him out. :) Willys Jeepster wagon at 1:47, so definitely post-war. Softer colorization here than previously.
Something never changes: got some whackos back then as well as today. Same with rude people
Para ser este video de 1948, todavía circulaban muchos vehículos de 1930's y 1920's. Gran archivo audiovisual
Así somos los Angelinos!
Wow so clear and crisp looks like it could have been filmed yesterday
Amazing and kind of sad how clean everything and everyone was in those days!
really cause i see litter at 1:16. Also we have MUCH more greenery today in LA. Like SO much more. It wasn't as great as you want to believe it was. Even though people did dress up.
lol, I see trash here and there, just like today. Only reason why MAYBE there was a bit less of it then, is much smaller population back then. Today's cities are wayyy more beautiful
@@Mr__Singularity i think these people would be shocked if they saw just how not great they looked b ack then
no homeless encampments then amazing
I think there was less litter because there were no fast-food restaurants and all the trash that came with it.
Awesome and thank you kindly. Man those intersections….😳
One thing they tend to get wrong in movies made since the '70s but that are set back in the '40s or anytime before the early '70s is the lane markings on streets and highways. As these movies show, back then they used no yellow lines, only white, with one or two solid white lines between opposing lanes and no "fog lines" or edge lines on rural roads. That changed in the early - mid '70s with the introduction of yellow lines between opposing lanes of travel and on the left edge on divided highways, and white fog lines on the right edge. In movies made since the '70s but set in earlier times they tend to just use the modern roadways with the post '70s markings, reflectors in the pavement between lanes, etc, and those things are glaring anachronisms.
In some recently made movies set before the '70s they went to the trouble of painting over the modern roadway markings and painting in period correct markings, which is better, but you can usually see where the modern markings were painted over.
Great video. Love your work
Yost Leather Co. on Spring Street, I think shown in this video, was in business from 1934 till 1968.
Awesome!!! These videos are the best!
2:22 ignore the guy phasing in and out of reality on the bike. Nothing to see there. :P
These videos are quite extraordinary.
Oh man, why you gotta torture us! I'd love to walk those streets...when things were normal. I've heard how glorious it was there during the 40s~early 60s. Now I can see some of that glory. Thank you for bringing back a little bit of a better time that I only get to see in film noir these days.
@@jovanka---------1814 Hey man!...or woman! That ain't gotta do nuttin' with this. Take that filth somewhere else. We're now in the late 40s when this kinda filth was punishable by jail.
Having played L.A. NOIRE a gazillion times, this is absolutely fascinating to see.
The game is so incredibly accurate in its depiction of 1940s Los Angeles.
I recognize quite a few buildings actually, like the magnificent art deco Richfield building, now sadly gone.
That drive down Flower from 6th Street, you can see what used to be there before all the tall glass buildings there now. And especially once he passes 7th street, many of the buildings on the left are now parking garages. Ugh.
@@NYC1927 It's so sad, Los Angeles had so much personality back then. I'm fascinated by the rich history of the city itself and have quite a few books about L.A., besides the obligatory books on the history of Hollywood. I've never actually been to L.A. (yet), but I'm a bit afraid to visit the city now, knowing it will not look like what I imagine and see in my books. I do still want to visit the few remaining historical buildings that were saved.
@@mistersurrealist Lol! I totally agree! I too have collected many of those "Then and Now" books on LA and other cities across the country. There are still many remnants to enjoy here in LA though so do visit when things get back to normal. :)
Ab 1:34 Pioneer Dairy Lunch - ich fand dazu: From 1:34 Pioneer Dairy Lunch - I found:
'Pioneer Dairy Lunch, Los Angeles 1935 Menu Love Menu Art Vintage Menu Rescue Cool Culinaria Vintage Menu Prints.'
Sehr schöner Film! Very nice movie!
All units, all units...man with camera pointed backwards in car, driving like a maniac....Car 54, where are you??
Wow thats incredible quality
02:12 Crazies walking the streets, even back then. But at least he was well-groomed and well-dressed. That stunned woman resembled Aunt B. from the Andy Griffith show.
This one nudged me into looking up the history of automatic turn signaling.
I love the baggy trousers that were in style. You could put them on while wearing combat boots!
pants prior to the 1960s were designed for confort. fabric was much stronger than today's for a long life.
There's a Sudebaker 1947 parked along the sidewalk at 4m10s. So that places the second segment in the second half of the 1940's.
Ludwig, Yes, I agree. My best guess is 1947-1949. Possibly 1950 even.
I’m a history buff and I’ve always wished I could just walk down the street of different eras. I like my modern rights and technologies. I don’t want to live in past eras. I just want to walk down a street (in a bubble probably to avoid diseases like smallpox) and see the world from their perspective. This is as close as it gets. Like a little window onto a different world.
Same here, My Uncle's father was in WWII on board USS California and came back home probably passing through LA
Was that Leadfoot Larry doing the driving? These are really great!
What is up with the bad driving during the filming? Cutting in and out of traffic, crossing the yellow double lines, and running a red light. What was the reason for this?
Saw a comment above saying that these could've been filmed to use as background footage for movies, so maybe a chase scene back in the day.
Yeah, I freaked out when he crossed the double line. Yikes!
Thanks for the opportunity to watch this video
wow, anyone please know what kind of car that is at 2:09 right before that dude flails his arm at the woman? What kind of long-body car is that?!
I think the footage was made shortly after 1945, at 5:45 there is a shop labeled „War surplus“.
Many people suggest this is 48 or 49 from the cars. There were war surplus stores all over Southern California into the late 1960s.
NASS - Phenomenal. Spasibo!
NOTICE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARE CLEAN AND NO DRUGGIES WALKING AROUND
It just dawned on me that these films were done as background footage for movie scenes that show someone driving a car. I'm was wondering why so many of these films.are in LA.
That would explain sometimes driving slow, erratically and everything in between.
Because the studios were in Hollywood and other places around LA in those days, so they just had to drive a few miles from the studio to get the shot. Also, to do one of these shots, you needed a permit from the City. There were a bunch of cities about, and some were MUCH easier to get filming permits in than others. In LA it was dead easy.
@@lwilton that's what I figured.
I think about if only those times could have gone on now. Who were the people driving around? who lives in those houses now, and the prices that once were so affordable are now astronomically high...bring those old days back.
I wonder about where those people live NOW or their descendants. Seems they made some good choices and left eh area, but where to?
Those 2 fire hydrants are still there at 330 S Spring St between 3rd and 4th streets.
Anyone notice the Ford Sportsman at 2:50? A car that's worth a fortune today. Or the Chrysler Airflow at 4:30.
I think I saw a DeSoto Airstream following Behind for a short while.
Back then when going for a daily walk was an event, everybody dressed for the occasion.
Great content, thank you for sharing this.
The Newest vehicle I Thought I Saw was a parked 1948 Ford Pickup while driving slowly down a street in the final segment. No 1949 vehicles in any of it. Back when 30 to 40 mph was considered a Faster Speed, and Driving was a Full Time Attention Requiring Skill. Not like the Over-powered plastic balls that any child tall enough to reach the pedals and see out the windshield could operate today. Greatly Appreciated. I Especially like the Late 40's to Early 50's films. Another Good Job NASS.
11356 Ventura Boulevard, headed East at 4:08. Studio City.
Look at 00:28 ... I can't see any stop sign/light/ traffic cop of a busy urban intersection, people just go when they can. I wonder if specific sections of the city had to yield to vehicles/peds depending on which way traffic was going.
So clean and thriving...it shows the degradation of economy (Europe as well).
Beautiful footage. Thanks for sharing this.
These are awesome. I wish my Dad or Uncle were still alive. We would watch these non stop naming every car we could
I live on the East Coast but I love watching the old video of Los Angeles. It looked like a very cool city to live in up until about the 1980s
What was that happening at 2:12 to 2.16 on the time dial...? It looks like the guy coming from the right takes a swipe at the woman approaching from the left and then she turns and gives him the hairy eyeball...!!!
Woah everything looks new and really really clean
I guess at 0:21, fireproof Hotels were a big thing back then.
That looks like post war, late 40s. Some cool natural street scenes. Man, after 4:20 the camera car begins to drive like a maniac. Speeding and cutting in in front of cars without need - I wonder what was that for.
Did you notice the "Army Surplus" store? Definitely post war.
These were shot as B-roll for the movie studios to play in the background of scenes when the actors were supposed to be "driving" the streets.
@@shotelco No, didn't see that. But some cars are definatly end 40s. And there are fresh white lane markings on the roads, what was introduced after WW2. And obviously not everybody had grasped the concept of it yet.... :)
@@NYC1927 Yes, a lot of stuff on the NASS channel is movie backdrop material. Sometimes even with actors or extras in it. they must have made tons of that, especially in California. A nice historical documentation in parts, showing things of life that have long gone now.
@@petebeatminister So true! It's so awesome that Nass is finding these and sharing with a new generation that appreciates seeing these!
7:20 is beautiful with the trees!!!
Very beautiful thanks to this video Nass
From 06:10 until the end, I'd recognize that anywhere. That's the intersection of Hillhurst and Vermont in Los Feliz, heading up to Griffith Park.
5:59 Скажите, что за грузовой автомобиль в кадре?
5:59 Tell me, what kind of truck is in the frame?
Love this camera guys driver, ran right over the double white lines into oncoming traffic to pass another car at about the 5:05 time mark on the video.
Great video of a look into the past. The Golden Era. Just think, some of those older folks were born in the 1800s, their parents lived through the Civil War, or born into it.
2:12 That was great! Awesome!)))
Did he just throw a fart in that lady's face?!
Quality of asphalt and roads strangely looks much better than now ...exact flat and smooth all the way for extended distances no bump or even slight similar irregularities on the roads 1:01
2:12 - 2:15 Hilarious! 🤣🤣 The expression on her face is like, "What's the deal with this guy!?"
I always wondered what Los Feliz looked like in the 40s since it has so much LA noir to it and at 7:24 he's on Vermont and hillhurst going toward the observatory
Fantastic window to the past. Any idea who took this random footage and why? If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was a time traveler LOL. Very cool.
I LOVE HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE DRESSED SO WELL. ugh
The 1st car is mightily impressive, a Cadillac town car,the Driver has a little canvas roof that can be rolled back, the original Sedanca DeVille caddy.
I love the late 1930s Packard rolling down the street at the beginningl
With the dual sidemounts? That's a Caddy.