@vividhistory2092 Excelsior Fish market (shown at 9:08 - the end) is my family's business started by my great grandfather in 1908, the men working there in the aprons (11:53) are my uncles. Thanks so much for posting this, it will mean a lot to my family, especially to my grandmother and others from the older generations to see this.
Thank you for capturing great old memories. I was born and raised in the Bay Area in the 50s and 60s. Many of these San Francisco buildings were still around when I was young.
@@patriley9449 Yeah, it would be nice if reincarnation was real, but it wouldn't make any difference as long as one can't have memories from past lives.
Are you gonna stare at people around you and start talking to them every single day of the year in the morning and in the evening coming back from work? Cause thats sounds weird to be honest and also repetitive and boring, sure you can have a small talk occasionally but i just want to get home so i mind my business 99,99% of the time like everybody else does except the usual creeps, homeless, drug addicts and more of this kind of people...
@@futmut1000 True, that's why when I hear people talk about "before cell phones we had great conversations." lol People still ignored each other in public.
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
I was wondering if that was the Bay Bridge too. It seem like there were too many buildings on the south side of the bridge which would be the China Basin area. Thanks for clarifying that.
As a man in my early 50’s, I’m awe struck. This redone film in color really brings home how short life is. Most of the individuals caught on film are long gone! Just hard working folks trying to pay bills to support their families during war time. This makes 75 plus years seem like yesterday.
@@blackdesertcat Well, I think I seen like 10-12 year olds in this film. So let’s say it’s 1942, and at that time a child is 10. So today that kid would be 92. Heck my grandma is going to be a 100 this August.
I’m 52 and realizing we really don’t have much time left 😢If I’m to do anything right or significant I best get on it now 😅 Time waits for no one is true. Here’s proof
The technology behind this is staggering. If I hadn't known this is a restoration I would have thought it was a series of sets with extras hanging around in period costumes. Excellent work!
@@RyanLeong25 Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
Did anyone else hear @ 2:46 "He's right my dear, what time does your husband get home, ok good talk to you later!" Such a beautiful treasure thanks for sharing! 🥰
@@petebondurant58 Salinas, a couple hours south, is my hometown. Though less famous, this gives me an idea of how life was in my town. Amazing! It's the closest thing to going back using a "Time Machine." San Francisco has always been cosmopolitan. In 1945 the city hosted the first United Nations meeting after the allies defeated the axis powers!
Wow Alioto's and Fisherman's Grotto. Alioto"s closed in 2020 due to Covid. San Francisco has kept its beauty and charm, at least the last time I visited with my Mom. She grew up in San Jose in the 40's (when not serving in the WAVES). My great Aunt's family lost everything in the SF earthquake (from the fire...she was eight).
At 9.50 2 guys appear from the right, one guy spots the camera filming as the other seems to try the door of a parked car, his pal seems to point out that they are being filmed, they both look over at the camera and they walk on. 1940s CCTV in action.
The first few seconds is Philadelphia. Then we move on to Hollywood and Vine, and then a few seconds of Powell St., San Francisco. Then we are back to Hollywood and on to the Santa Monica Professional Bldg, and some other shots I don't recognize. San Francisco doesn't show up in earnest until about 3:55.
Back then during the Great Depression and also during wartime, San Francisco reorganized its financial system in order to serve the public and due to the increased tax revenues it became rich enough to buy the Market Street Railway and absorb it into the city owned and operated Municipal Railway that ran the remaining trolley lines and cable car lines. 😊
Its amazing how trim and well-dressed everyone is, even in menial jobs. No obesity. No cargo shorts and spandex. Everyone carries themselves no proudly and with purpose. Nice to see. Great video.
I was thinking the same thing!! People walked differently back then! Almost with a gracefulness! And every single woman had heels on and dressed beautifully.
Yeah, no obesity, etc, and people were dying on average in their 60s... Let's not over-romanticise the past. World War II had either just finished or was still going on at this time... we were still a bunch of savages just as we are now. And they had pretty shit healthcare, no gay right, no women's rights, few worker's rights....
1) How long must it have taken for women to get dressed like that, with hair curled, hats, gloves, accessories, nylons with girdles and garters, and all the makeup? What kind of extra time did they have that we don't have? What have we replaced that free time with? To quote a song, "If we had the chance, would we do it all again?" 2) It's the absence of plastic sports shoes, t-shirts, and jeans that makes everybody look so elegant. Thank you for another beautiful restoration.
Thank You :) In some videos I show the source material for the first few seconds. I will try to give more detailed descriptions of the source videos if applicable, so one can check them in the case of interest :)
Ye Betty Alden Shoppe was on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, not in San Francisco --- in the Wilshire Tower, an Art Deco building constructed around 1928.
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
@@definitiveenergy1 Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
I noticed around 8:00 with the beach scenes that hardly anyone is in the water. If I am correct, the average temp of the Pacific around San Fransisco is only around 60 degrees even in the middle of summer.
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
It is amazing that the city virtually looks the same today. All of the building are still there. The only difference is today's population of SF is uber-wealthy. It makes it hard to live there if you are middle class. Forget it if you are working class.
And the car that passed with a big white star on the door. San Francisco was a coastal city with a huge port and would have been rather militarized in the 40's
Well you know we failed society when you can't even afford to pay rent or feed yourself with a full time job, if it's been deemed "unskilled". These market sellers worked "unskilled" jobs and they earned enough for a home and to provide for their families and live comfortably. Now we think, being able to afford basic necessities is a luxury you have to compete for with increasingly demanding skills.
@@AK-jm1sc Sorry, I don't believe any of that. Typical Americans have a poor sense of personal finance and are lazy. You don't see a lot of legal immigrants living on the streets, just lots of blks, whts and illegals.
This is my most favorite city I've ever been to! And I absolutely adore seeing so many familiar places. This is like traveling back in time. Amazing job! Thank you for the video
there is a website that has archived the old sf police reports from this era and reading them is quite entertaining. there was a LOT of crazy stuff happening even back then
Hahahahah! It's actually supposed to resemble the Golden Gate, not the Bay Bridge. Never been to Philly but I've been to SF many times. Also those buildings in the foreground, no way they're in San Fran. They're on the East Coast, no doubt about it!
@@klausrain111 Well it's over ten years older than both, so it's not "supposed" to resemble either. :P The crossed beams on the towers and the grayish color are much more reminiscent of the Bay Bridge though
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
@@frankb1 Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
Amazing film, thanks for posting however I hear the same womans voice every couple of minutes so you might want to use some different audio for the overdubs next time....
Having lived in San Francisco all of my life I can only identify the Powell and Market Street cable car turn table, a quick street scene on Russian Hill, fish markets and Fisherman's wharf as authrentic San Francisco street scenes. The beach scenes are definitely not any San Francisco beach and certainly not Ocean Beach. The other city scenes are probably Los Angeles the reason being that San Franciscans don't dress that lightly with summer dresses and short sleeve shirts because of the morning and evening fog. This is a strange conglomeration of images that show 1940s California but the title is misleading.
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Wow this is the time where oakland was skyrocketing with population and Oakland was a peaceful place to live in. All because of this beautiful city in the 1940
There were a lot of clips of non-SF places. Fisherman’s Wharf and a few scenes of cars on the hills and cable car were real. Other than that maybe the scenes were of a SF in an alternate universe.
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco. 0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. 0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco *1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.* 1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles. 2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles 2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco. 2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. 2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles. *3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco* *6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco* 7:34 This is a Southern California beach. 8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach. *9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.* *11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
When I look at these videos with the context of the time, I always wonder, how many of these people were drafted to go to WWII or how many of them had sons in the fields of Asia and Europe ... or simply how many never returned ... amazing.
My grandpa told me that back then sunscreen wasn't that known yet so he was one of those people that basked in the sun all day without any sunscreen. Now, he has skin cancer that he has to remove regularly.
That first scene is definitely NOT San Francisco. That bridge is one that doesn't exist here. And a lot of scenes are from Los Angeles which is another California coastal city, but looks very different than SF. This video is more of a "Californian Life in the 40s"
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@vividhistory2092 Excelsior Fish market (shown at 9:08 - the end) is my family's business started by my great grandfather in 1908, the men working there in the aprons (11:53) are my uncles. Thanks so much for posting this, it will mean a lot to my family, especially to my grandmother and others from the older generations to see this.
Thank you for the kind feedback :)
You don't know how much as I watched this I was wishing to go back in time and buy some clam chowder or some sort of fish at that market!!
And A. Sabella restaurant where I discovered sourdough bread as a kid in the 60s
Thank you for capturing great old memories. I was born and raised in the Bay Area in the 50s and 60s. Many of these San Francisco buildings were still around when I was young.
Why were no cameras allowed in the fish market?
The architecture is most impressive, sending the vibes of a bygone age. Makes you nostalgic for a time you never lived in.
Who knows, maybe you did.
@@patriley9449
Yeah, it would be nice if reincarnation was real, but it wouldn't make any difference as long as one can't have memories from past lives.
And no diversity. Back when the country was hwyte.
@@lucianene7741 normalmente cuando tienes nostalgia es que es una vida pasada
Before cell phones, people ignored each other with news papers.
😂😂
Are you gonna stare at people around you and start talking to them every single day of the year in the morning and in the evening coming back from work? Cause thats sounds weird to be honest and also repetitive and boring, sure you can have a small talk occasionally but i just want to get home so i mind my business 99,99% of the time like everybody else does except the usual creeps, homeless, drug addicts and more of this kind of people...
@@futmut1000 True, that's why when I hear people talk about "before cell phones we had great conversations." lol People still ignored each other in public.
😅😅🤦🏼♀️
Good point. Thanks for the chuckle.
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
2:50 Hagerstown, MD - Kress Building, Allegheny Power Plant (demolished 2014), Hotel Alexander
I was wondering if that was the Bay Bridge too. It seem like there were too many buildings on the south side of the bridge which would be the China Basin area. Thanks for clarifying that.
Thank you for this detailed info and for sharing your knowledge.
3:19 - First Federal Building, Saint Petersburg, Florida
As a man in my early 50’s, I’m awe struck. This redone film in color really brings home how short life is. Most of the individuals caught on film are long gone! Just hard working folks trying to pay bills to support their families during war time. This makes 75 plus years seem like yesterday.
Most?
@@blackdesertcat Well, I think I seen like 10-12 year olds in this film. So let’s say it’s 1942, and at that time a child is 10. So today that kid would be 92. Heck my grandma is going to be a 100 this August.
@@jjsgarage3634 Ahh you’re right I was thinking adults but I see what you mean.
I’m 52 and realizing we really don’t have much time left 😢If I’m to do anything right or significant I best get on it now 😅
Time waits for no one is true. Here’s proof
The technology behind this is staggering. If I hadn't known this is a restoration I would have thought it was a series of sets with extras hanging around in period costumes. Excellent work!
Thank you :)
This is the most amazing restoration I have ever seen! The strap-hangers at 1:29 is like being there with them.
@@RyanLeong25 Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
Did anyone else hear @ 2:46 "He's right my dear, what time does your husband get home, ok good talk to you later!" Such a beautiful treasure thanks for sharing! 🥰
I'm a little suspicious of the audio. Combined audio and film didn't exist at the time and the two had to be synced.
@@IHateTH-camHandles615 its obviously not the real audio...the sound was added seperately for ambience
Added later - see the info panel, ie just some random audio, probs more modern.
My hometown ❤ I would give everything I have... and i mean everything, to go back to SF at this exact time. Just beautiful! Thank you!
You'll see it again someday in the next world, and it will be magnificent!
@@petebondurant58 Salinas, a couple hours south, is my hometown. Though less famous, this gives me an idea of how life was in my town. Amazing! It's the closest thing to going back using a "Time Machine." San Francisco has always been cosmopolitan. In 1945 the city hosted the first United Nations meeting after the allies defeated the axis powers!
It's like looking through a portal in time, and this is really happening right now.
tout a fait
Thank you for another wonderful, priceless video! Vivid History, the best TH-cam channel!
The sound, film quality and colorization are all A+ = a truly wonderful video to cherish
When a car and a house were almost the same price
Not really.. New cars were $750 - $3500.. A new
house in San Francisco would have been at least $12,000
Thank you for these amazing videos. I love vintage stuff like this.
Thank you :)
Yes this is truly one of your masterpieces so clear and Vivid
Thank you :)
Wow Alioto's and Fisherman's Grotto. Alioto"s closed in 2020 due to Covid. San Francisco has kept its beauty and charm, at least the last time I visited with my Mom. She grew up in San Jose in the 40's (when not serving in the WAVES). My great Aunt's family lost everything in the SF earthquake (from the fire...she was eight).
I recently noticed your channel and all your videos look so interesting and in superb quality. Thank you so much for digitizing and uploading.
At 9.50 2 guys appear from the right, one guy spots the camera filming as the other seems to try the door of a parked car, his pal seems to point out that they are being filmed, they both look over at the camera and they walk on. 1940s CCTV in action.
The first few seconds is Philadelphia. Then we move on to Hollywood and Vine, and then a few seconds of Powell St., San Francisco. Then we are back to Hollywood and on to the Santa Monica Professional Bldg, and some other shots I don't recognize. San Francisco doesn't show up in earnest until about 3:55.
Back then during the Great Depression and also during wartime, San Francisco reorganized its financial system in order to serve the public and due to the increased tax revenues it became rich enough to buy the Market Street Railway and absorb it into the city owned and operated Municipal Railway that ran the remaining trolley lines and cable car lines. 😊
Its amazing how trim and well-dressed everyone is, even in menial jobs. No obesity. No cargo shorts and spandex. Everyone carries themselves no proudly and with purpose. Nice to see. Great video.
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I was thinking the same thing!! People walked differently back then! Almost with a gracefulness! And every single woman had heels on and dressed beautifully.
This is how San Francisco was up to the middle 1960's. I was a kid but had to 'dress up' before we went "downtown" into "the City".
#ScottAdamsWouldAgree
Yeah, no obesity, etc, and people were dying on average in their 60s... Let's not over-romanticise the past. World War II had either just finished or was still going on at this time... we were still a bunch of savages just as we are now. And they had pretty shit healthcare, no gay right, no women's rights, few worker's rights....
What wonderful videos, taking us back 83 years ago to San Francisco County, California, USA 🎉
1) How long must it have taken for women to get dressed like that, with hair curled, hats, gloves, accessories, nylons with girdles and garters, and all the makeup? What kind of extra time did they have that we don't have? What have we replaced that free time with? To quote a song, "If we had the chance, would we do it all again?"
2) It's the absence of plastic sports shoes, t-shirts, and jeans that makes everybody look so elegant.
Thank you for another beautiful restoration.
At that time, companies did not invest much in clothing, clothing was mostly social and standardized. Including the children
Well stated context.
The ladies were gorgeous and the men strutted with confidence and purpose.
So much cleaner and the people look much healthier. Progress isn’t always progress. I love these videos.
the current inheritors of a great city aren't doing so well.
Diversity is overrated
No diversity, just Anglo Saxon Americans.,
@@Rob-yk1jw no drug addicts laid out in the street, no garbage, no obese, obviously unhealthy people
@franksanz1044 it's damaged the country beyond reproach.
Fab videos, picture,sound and how technology is incredible.
4:38 vintage seagull sees no fries
Amazing. Adding colour makes you feel more in touch with the people of that time. It doesn't feel like it was so long ago at all.
6:08 Its Steve McQueen rehearsing for Bullitt!☝😁
It does look like he knows the route well, in the groove....
Steve would have been a preteen or teenager then so it is possible.
Greetings from Algeria 🇩🇿💖💝
Magnificently remastered...thank you...dgp
OMG! Just found your channel; such awesome work! Do you ever do a before-and-after post showing what you started with? I'm hooked.
Thank You :)
In some videos I show the source material for the first few seconds. I will try to give more detailed descriptions of the source videos if applicable, so one can check them in the case of interest :)
The cars seemed to have impressively good torque and get up 80yrs ago getting out of parking spots right into traffic.
Beautiful. Very clear. Looks like recorded yesterday. Next year started World mess.
Ye Betty Alden Shoppe was on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, not in San Francisco --- in the Wilshire Tower, an Art Deco building constructed around 1928.
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
Great great job, nice ambient sound !
Thank you :)
Extraordinary work--it's like. being there!
My god this is only 50 years out of the Wild West it’s crazy
The Santa Monica Professional Building @2:47 is in Santa Monica, not San Francisco.
I noticed some weird things too, the sound, the people close up in the streetcar etc...I assume it's the AI but def fake.
@@definitiveenergy1 Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
@@definitiveenergy1 Not fake but badly attributed.
This is the closest you can get to a time machine.
Must have been a nightmare to drive a car with a standard transmission in San Francisco.
The nightmare would be bad brakes.
Nothing to it, just hold the emergency brake at the stop lights when your on a hill, I had a Vega with a stick, no problem at all
@@antonsmith7235 The hand brake on my manual transmission did not work, so I learned how to ride the clutch on San Francisco hills.
@@RaymondHng😳
My first two cars were manual. I had no problem with any hill in SF. One just develops the skill and it becomes second nature.
I wonder why the Fisherman's Grotto area was restricted and no cameras were allowed? Was this during WWII?
Excellent quality video
Does anyone know what part of SF this timestamp is from 3:12? And what those smokestacks are in the distance?
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
I noticed around 8:00 with the beach scenes that hardly anyone is in the water. If I am correct, the average temp of the Pacific around San Fransisco is only around 60 degrees
even in the middle of summer.
When we go to the beach here, it's mostly just the beach itself :P The water is largely left to surfers with a bit of experience.
@@Rubycon99 Thanks for the input. I made a trip to Alcatraz Island in July of 1989 and remembered the cold water.
Twain said that the coldest winter of his life was the summer he spent in San Francisco.
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
The Rip tides were scary, there were still sharks there then and the water would freeze your butt off
No FATTYS on the Beach, no Homeless in the Street!
I was a fatty and I loved the beach. The homeless were there, you just didn't see them because they weren't flmed.
This is exceptional restoration 👌 👏 😍 👍
Compare pre diversity to post diversity.
Only one way to make out country great again.
It is amazing that the city virtually looks the same today. All of the building are still there. The only difference is today's population of SF is uber-wealthy. It makes it hard to live there if you are middle class. Forget it if you are working class.
Sorry, but most of those buildings were never in SF and aren't here today.
The uber-wealthy were in SF then too. Many mansions in Pac Heights and the Marina were built in this period.
It would be awesome to see these next to the same streets and beaches today!
Great film of a time when San Francisco was a nice place to live and visit.
Way.. before the summer of love. When SF was playing it straight.
No pun intended?
Some of us who later enjoyed the Hippy scene were little kids in the 40's & loved the city during both epochs.
Did you see the sign saying restricted area. No Cameras?
And the car that passed with a big white star on the door. San Francisco was a coastal city with a huge port and would have been rather militarized in the 40's
It's sad to.say that we will never get this kind of lifestyle again
I miss how clean the streets were back in the day, w/o homeless people on every corner.
SF today is nothing but a crime infested slum. It's not safe to walk at night anymore unless you're in a large group.
Of course, this was before plastic bags and bottles era.
Well you know we failed society when you can't even afford to pay rent or feed yourself with a full time job, if it's been deemed "unskilled". These market sellers worked "unskilled" jobs and they earned enough for a home and to provide for their families and live comfortably. Now we think, being able to afford basic necessities is a luxury you have to compete for with increasingly demanding skills.
@@AK-jm1sc Sorry, I don't believe any of that. Typical Americans have a poor sense of personal finance and are lazy. You don't see a lot of legal immigrants living on the streets, just lots of blks, whts and illegals.
That's what happens when you practically invite them from all around the country.
Any videos of Playland?
This is my most favorite city I've ever been to! And I absolutely adore seeing so many familiar places. This is like traveling back in time. Amazing job! Thank you for the video
this is like a time machine, amazing
there is a website that has archived the old sf police reports from this era and reading them is quite entertaining. there was a LOT of crazy stuff happening even back then
I just became a sub " your vintage videos a brilliant 👏
Thank you 😊
Is this LIVE? It looks like it. I love the Purple Taxi Co. and the extra “R” in SubRscribed.
No it’s 80 yrs old !
The first shot isn't San Francisco, that's Philadelphia. Though it vaguely resembles the Bay Bridge, that's actually the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Hahahahah! It's actually supposed to resemble the Golden Gate, not the Bay Bridge. Never been to Philly but I've been to SF many times. Also those buildings in the foreground, no way they're in San Fran. They're on the East Coast, no doubt about it!
@@klausrain111 Well it's over ten years older than both, so it's not "supposed" to resemble either. :P The crossed beams on the towers and the grayish color are much more reminiscent of the Bay Bridge though
WTF is it San Fran or not?
There are a few areas that definitely do NOT resemble San Francisco. I'm sitting here wondering if this is one of those AI generated videos.
@@IHateTH-camHandles615 Interesting
A few shots were taken in San Francisco, but most were taken in LA.
my grandfather loved this city I can remember him tell me stories about the war............
at fishermans grotto the driver of the taxi gets out on the right hand side?
Great video but only half is San Francisco
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
Wow , thx for the fact checking
The building at 2:02 mark is Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard. I currently work across the street from that building.
Yes I think a few of the clips are from LA and Santa Monica.
@@frankb1 Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
Thank you! I could watch these for hours! It appears that this video is during WW2. The sign at 13:13 is a give away.
Damn dude i can’t deal when people say stuff like that yo idk what it is but there some dark to what you said
Great, vivid
Just became a sub " thank you 😊
Thank you :)
I'm subscribing to your channel because I believe you're a time traveler 😁
Phenomenal clarity-a virtual time machine!
The sky looks so beautiful
I was waiting for something to happen.
7:10 I know that speculation is bad but could these two gentlemen be mafia or was it common to pay the taxi driver to wait until lunch was finished?
Amazing film, thanks for posting however I hear the same womans voice every couple of minutes so you might want to use some different audio for the overdubs next time....
Yes, you are right. Thanks for the suggestion :)
@@vividhistory2092 You are welcome......
The US Flag at 3:10, 48 stars..before Alaska and Hawaii became states..cool.
The sign says no cameras at the 12:00 point
Having lived in San Francisco all of my life I can only identify the Powell and Market Street cable car turn table, a quick street scene on Russian Hill, fish markets and Fisherman's wharf as authrentic San Francisco street scenes. The beach scenes are definitely not any San Francisco beach and certainly not Ocean Beach. The other city scenes are probably Los Angeles the reason being that San Franciscans don't dress that lightly with summer dresses and short sleeve shirts because of the morning and evening fog. This is a strange conglomeration of images that show 1940s California but the title is misleading.
There may be some LA in there (Santa Monica Professional Building, Bank of Hollywood…).
Wow! Your resolution is off the chartS!…spectacular, better than others on you tube….is sound added?
Thank you :) Yes the sound is added later on
When I see this it's hard to understand how San Francisco could have fallen so far!
Just saw a program about all the interconnected vault lines under the Bay area...
What a difference from then to today. Today, San Fransico is a cess pool.
Anyone know what the view at 2:55 is?
“No cameras permitted “. That’s bizarre
Wartime.
@@frankb1 , right after I posted my comment, that’s what I came up with as to why.
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Wow this is the time where oakland was skyrocketing with population and Oakland was a peaceful place to live in. All because of this beautiful city in the 1940
What is it - no cameras?(on the signboard)
in the tramways not phone but newspaper !!! thanks ! like
There were a lot of clips of non-SF places. Fisherman’s Wharf and a few scenes of cars on the hills and cable car were real. Other than that maybe the scenes were of a SF in an alternate universe.
Not every scene is shot in San Francisco.
0:00 That is definitely not the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
0:50 There was never a Bank of Hollywood in San Francisco
*1:08** This is the first real shot in San Francisco at Powell/Eddy/Market.*
1:43 These buildings appear to be in Los Angeles.
2:02 This is the Desmonds Building on Wilshire Blvd. and S. Burnside Ave. in Los Angeles
2:26 Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store. It was never in San Francisco.
2:32 The Santa Monica Professional Building is at 710 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.
2:50 Downtown San Francisco has many hills. This shot is flat land. It appears to be in Los Angeles.
*3:54** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*6:08** Russian Hill in San Francisco*
*6:21** The Grotto at 2847 Taylor Street in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco*
7:34 This is a Southern California beach.
8:26 This is definitely not a San Francisco beach.
*9:08** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St. A. Sabella (now Sabella & La Toore) is still there.*
*11:04** San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.*
When I look at these videos with the context of the time, I always wonder, how many of these people were drafted to go to WWII or how many of them had sons in the fields of Asia and Europe ... or simply how many never returned ... amazing.
Great posts....wow.
Thank you :)
The driving though lol 6:07
How wonderful it is to watch to this footage!
My grandpa told me that back then sunscreen wasn't that known yet so he was one of those people that basked in the sun all day without any sunscreen. Now, he has skin cancer that he has to remove regularly.
great job
Thank you :)
What's the sound?
That first scene is definitely NOT San Francisco. That bridge is one that doesn't exist here. And a lot of scenes are from Los Angeles which is another California coastal city, but looks very different than SF. This video is more of a "Californian Life in the 40s"
Not a single person pooping on the sidewalk. The good ol' days.
Dude, you have to let go of your poverty fetish. You can't even make an intelligent comment.
I love the cars and the hats.
@2:40 its santa monica professional building.