Boston 1940s in color, Streetcars [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added

I colorized , restored and applied face restoration and created a sound design for this video of Boston, Massachusetts 1949, we can see streetcars from the Maverick subway stations to the streets of East Boston and the Suffolk Downs racetrack, cars and stores and people going about their daily lives
Video Restoration Process:
✔ FPS boosted to 60 frames per second
✔ Image resolution boosted up to HD
✔ Improved video sharpness and brightness
✔ Colorized only for the ambiance (not historically accurate)
✔sound design added only for the ambiance
✔restoration:(stabilisation,denoise,cleand,deblur)
Please, be aware that colorization colors are not real and fake, colorization was made only for the ambiance and do not represent real historical data.
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[@NASS_0]

Would you like to live in the 1940s??

[@renzocheesman6844]

Yes if I'm not affected by world war 2

[@MuckoMan]

No way! Boston was bad enough in the 70's. You get robbed every corner you went down if you didn't know the locals.

[@inkey2]

Probably not.....WW2, rationing, black-out drills on the coastlines, shortages, the military draft and many had to stay in the military for the full duration of the war even if disabled in combat. My dad was taken out of combat the first year and had to stay in till 1946 (6 years) and he was 40% disabled from shell fragments. They just rotated him all over the USA to different installations and camps. Just because he was an officer they would not discharge him. I might like the late 1950s better.

[@Nick96S]

No, and at some point I hope at least some of us take the rose colored glasses off.

[@14Penfold88]

Hell yes!

[@RSTI191]

I grew up in East Boston a few blocks from Maverick Station. My 94 year old Mother would tell us stories of the trolly's riding on Bennington st. when she was a little girl. Never in a million years did think I would ever see video as this.. This is amazing footage. THANK YOU..

[@MelodyAnn1957]

If you're able, show this to her. I hope she is able to watch it.

[@RSTI191]

@@MelodyAnn1957 She is and I will.. I plan on calling her tomorrow will forward the link then. Sent it to my brothers, they flipped.

[@jabbermocky4520]

My first memories of downtown Boston are from the mid-1960s. I grew up in Scituate and a trip to the city was a big deal. It was interesting going from a rural (at the time) village to the bustling, loud and smelly city. I am still not comfortable around "city people" as my parents called them. But I live in a small Rhode Island city now and it's the best of both worlds for me. I can go to the country and the city in the same day! Cheers.

[@RSTI191]

@@jabbermocky4520 I moved to Los Angeles in 98, career move, spent 22 years in North Hollywood right by Burbank. My wife and I moved out of the insanity of L.A. in 2018 to a small rural community just under 2 hrs from L.A. called Stallion Springs. Think Mayberry RFD. Friendly kin folk, wildlife, and amazing scenery. (However I'm still looking for Floyd's Barber Shop) I don't think I could ever go back to cement sidewalks, 3 story brick apartment buildings, and granite curbs..

[@WHALEPSHIZZ]

Whats crazy is that one day we will be telling our grandchildren about Boston and the trains

[@bostonrailfan2427]

right off the bat with Maverick Station! and this video has a reason for being filmed: it was within weeks if all streetcar service out of the carhouse shown being stopped due to the changeover to trackless trolleys and the East Boston Tunnel line’s extension northward in a few weeks

[@misterm7086]

Was the opening shot really of Maverick Station?! Crazy! I grew up in East Boston. It’s surreal to think it once looked like that. Be well.

[@marstondavis]

This was filmed in the early '50's. Quite a few 1951-2-3 Fords, Chevys, & Studebakers.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

just before the opening of the new subway extension beyond Maverick

[@michaelbenardo5695]

These Internet nerds are wrong all the time.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@michaelbenardo5695 except they’re right because the original video that this guy stole the clips from is dated but you’re just an internet troll upset that he doesn’t know anything except complaining and insulting others

[@NASS_0]

Like And Share Please!

[@Bluebloods7]

Was the speed of the video decreased by 25% or so? People moving in slow motion it would appear, especially those kids that were trying to make the subway ride before it departed.

[@putriniaaVlogs]

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[@johnwinthrop2702]

What part of boston is this ?

[@NASS_0]

@@johnwinthrop2702 East Boston

[@jackmeeellleee4896]

I was born and grew up in Boston in the 60´s and 70´s...Thanks for this video. I hope you will show more videos of Boston in the old days. I would be particularly interested in videos of Boston from the years of my childhood and teen years in the 60´s and 70´s. It seems there is a lot less footage of Boston than of San Francisco, LA or New York. Thanks again.

[@agold1702]

I used to live near Maverick (blue line). Amazing to see this!

[@Pauley_in_GP]

Thanks for posting. I grew up in Mattapan as those old streetcars on Blue Hill Avenue were being replaced by busses. I became a rail fan nonetheless and currently have several Boston PCC trolleys on my layout.

[@anthonyrossetti7509]

>Mattapan It's a wonder you grew up at all

[@Pauley_in_GP]

@@anthonyrossetti7509 It was a very nice neighborhood in the 50's and 60's.

[@stephenoleary4904]

My grandmother drove a trolley in the 30s and 40s in Boston ❤

[@JohnMartinelli-r5b]

Did she know Charlie?

[@theresafeeney2756]

Everything looks so clean and well kept. People had pride in their appearance, not like now where you see people walking around in their pajamas and slippers!

[@BeantownToBigD]

@@Nick96S you lack reading comprehension - she didn't tell anybody to do anything - she made an accurate observation

[@theresafeeney2756]

@@Nick96S I was referring to the past and when people HAD pride. I am entitled to my opinion. Hope you have a great day. 😉

[@karllieck9064]

​@@Nick96SShut up, Nick. Lo! You knew what she meant. Stop being a baiting bore. She's right: People just had higher standards when it came to how they presented themselves in public.

[@cobra6922pi]

@@Nick96S Making an observation is not judging. Seems like you are judging her.

[@cobra6922pi]

@@karllieck9064 Thank you! This should be an end to this conversation(s).

[@jehl1963]

The Maverick station still exists on the "Blue Line". Ironically, while Maverick's platforms have been updated, the Boyston T-Station still looks just like that!

[@exploring-new-england]

It's funny, when I first glanced at this I thought it was the Boylston St T station until I saw the Maverick sign.

[@Axias2011]

That old maverick station is about 5 yards past the new one.. You just have to slip around the wall at the end of the station to access it. Explored those tunnels when i was a kid. State street near the orange line hides another old station, just beyond a wall.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

for 50 years the only difference between then and today at Maverick was the fake walls put up and the removal of the trolley ramp…otherwise it was the same

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@Axias2011you’re talking about the buses because the only thing downstairs that moved were the turnetyles

[@cobra6922pi]

Couldn't help but notice how neater and well dressed everyone was. Now, anything goes, slob or snob look.

[@Wickedpissah138]

Awesome cameo by the Table Talk Pies truck

[@Miketheman926]

Yes @ 4:39 Blueberry was my favorite

[@rangerette58]

The kerchiefs that the ladies are wearing (and some of the cars) tell us that this is the early 50's.

[@TopHotDog]

Headscarves. Mother used to wear one. Some were elaborate, silken, and costly.

[@Splucked]

@@TopHotDog Never knew any ladies in the Greater Boston area who didn't call them kerchiefs. I wore them into the late 70s (albeit tucked in at the back) and if they were silk, they were referred to as kerchiefs. Called the hanky variety bandanas.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

it’s 1951, taken before the trolleys were retired when the subway was extended

[@donnamanzares8440]

People back then dressed nicely.

[@torcik]

Do you dress up?

[@mdsfo]

These are mostly working class people, and if looked closely their clothes were probably threadbare faded, and mended. Not really so attractive as all that.

[@pcno2832]

@@mdsfo There were none of the adult baby clothes we see people wearing today. And there were almost no people who can barely fit into the clothes they were wearing. They weren't perfect and no one expected them to be, but they looked better than the disfunctional mess we see on the street today.

[@liftme225]

@@torcik did it bother you people dressed nicely?

[@Daniel-ow2io]

@@liftme225 Maybe TOCIK does not have nice clothes

[@brendadrew834]

Thanks, nice and interesting to see what parts of Boston looked like one year after I was born in Boston in 1948. All my three other siblings were born in "Beantown" though we were raised in northeastern NJ, late father worked around Wall St. in NYC. This footage reminded me of the famous song, "Charlie and the MTA", lyrics written in 1949 sung by the famous Kingston Trio! ♥♥

[@robertthomas-e9b]

Grew up in Boston during the 70's drove a bus for the mbta for 25years!! Great city!!

[@johntucci8826]

25 years then you get to retire right? Couple people I know worked for the T and retired way earlier than I expected

[@claryfray5791]

Excellent video. I could just watch these videos all day. If only I could step back in time. Everything looks so real, people dressed so nicely. The sound of the trolley bell ringing and the cars puttering by. Authentic business names. Just love it!

[@NASS_0]

Thx!! ^^

[@pmafterdark]

City of my birth but a bit before I arrived. Really wonderful to see.

[@martinpsi2705]

we notice that the pace of life is slower at this time

[@JimAllen-Persona]

Almost painfully so..like a bunch of Zombies.

[@rowleyma]

I love driving my car on the South Huntington street to experience the shared road/rail combo that is much rarer today!

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

Me too!!! The E line from Francis Street to Heath Street!

[@jeffreysantner3717]

Is this East Boston?

[@matrox]

Peeps: Why are you filming us? Filmographer: For 2024 internet views.

[@semectual]

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[@jamesbronson8713]

Masterful restoration !!

[@NASS_0]

Thx!!!!

[@mariovillella5315]

Great restoration Nass, and possibility you can do sporting events Baseball games, hockey etc etc?

[@NASS_0]

Thx!!

[@rickinnh2972]

Look! The orange line is still useing those cars today. Amazing how efficient the T is.

[@johncornell3665]

This is a great film. Turned out great. Thanks for presenting

[@NASS_0]

Thx!!

[@SuzanPeters-p4e]

Paint came a long way since then. Cars, building & clothing. I understand it’s the film quality, but still. Color today.

[@Ron4885]

Imagine hanging out with your friends back then. What kind of things did you do? Not video games or internet.

[@bapi6643]

I was looking for Charlie on the MTA but I didn’t see him. I guess he never returned.

[@dicksargent3582]

YA he's still at Scully Square !

[@djoldskool5763]

He didn’t have an extra nickel. .

[@bapi6643]

@@djoldskool5763 that’s bidenomics for you

[@paulkohler4858]

I remember when most people didn't own an auto and you either rode the trolleys or took the elevated rail - "Rattlers" - into Downtown Boston in the early 1950's. Of course, everybody walked to wherever you wanted to go. I used to walk to and from Downtown to Jamaica Plain via the Fenway - Olmstead's Park. Post WW II was another life & world. Thank you.

[@justme8837]

I love dressing comfortable today but there is something to be said about the way people dressed back then, so put together and classy.

[@evoz4489]

Yes...back when it was attractive for a lady to have modesty and ACT like a lady and for real men not to have their boxers exposed because it was considered indecent to wear your trousers below your a** cheeks.

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

2:12 it’s interesting to see that people still cut off trolleys back then. Some things never change.

[@JP-yw4wx]

I've always wondered how many people actually recognize friends or relatives in these awesome films. Maybe I need to read more comments from here on. Thanx again NASS 👍

[@katherineelizabeth2232]

I didn't grow up in Boston but I grew up in Worcester and visited it often in the 90s. It's fascinating to see the MBTA back then!

[@chrisblay]

The way streetcars and other vehicles interact without blocking each other. Even the parking is courteous and things flow smoothly. Makes you think maybe all the traffic control systems today are unnecessary.

[@roberthuron9160]

Repeat: For reference,see BSRA bulletin 23,which covers Boston in the 1940's,and has track maps,car assignments,and gives an overall picture of the,then,Boston Elevated,MTA system! Did a few trips to Boston,at various times,rode the El,and used the Tremont Subway! Even saw Arborway in its prime! Fun fact,both Boston and New York have stations named Forest Hills,and both were,and are accessible by commuter rail,and subway! Boston was one better,as there were the streetcars! Past history,but one worth knowing! Thank you 😇 😊!

[@FranklinCascante-ne9oo]

The always cold boston Good job nass Saludos desde Monterrey

[@NASS_0]

Thx!!!

[@williamneumyer7147]

Pero no esta siempre frio. Tenemos veranos calientes, mas o menos.

[@jjuanca88]

In the always hot Monterrey and without ocean 😮

[@boltjenkins]

Looks like old Toronto. Amazing

[@Anthonystarx1]

Malcolm X was in Boston during this era

[@bostonrailfan2427]

…and?

[@GReid-ol5gk]

​@@bostonrailfan2427it's an interesting historical tidbit.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@GReid-ol5gk that is irrelevant to the video

[@YourVintageLane]

This is the closest thing to time travel. Magnificent.

[@jaminova_1969]

Nass, Thank You for the film! - Audio Critique: The bell is accurate (sort of), the whistle is too European. In America, our bells are loud and our train whistles sound like Air Raid sirens, not tea kettles! The trolley most likey had horns and bells! I wish I could supply you with better sound fx alas, I'm on the wrong coast and I do not have a time machine.

[@NASS_0]

Thx!! ^^

[@inkey2]

This must be late 1940s or 1950. I saw a 1949 and 1950 Ford

[@nonsibi1087]

This is ACTUALLY the mid-1950s. Look at the dates of the newest cars! And it is all so familiar as I was there as a kids and rode these trolleys & subways nearly every day.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

1951, streetcar service out of Revere and Eagle Sq. Carhouses ended January 1952

[@jakebohannan990]

They're moving too slowly for it to look normal. Love your vids though :)

[@amfm889]

Change the speed setting to 1.25.

[@tomfields3682]

We get a better look when it's slowed down like this.

[@analysis1957]

That was amazing, thank you for sharing.

[@mikedrown2721]

I see a few 1951 cars

[@ayresjim]

Yes, a couple I saw didn't go on sale until the 1950 model year. Still a fascinating video.

[@inkey2]

me too

[@bostonrailfan2427]

was hustling before the changeover, it’s why it was filmed: trolley service ended January 1952 with the extension to Orient Heights(not seen for a reason)

[@RX-8GT]

So many untold stories,..

[@None-zc5vg]

Did any of these trams get preserved (up to the present day) ?

[@Music-yq2yz]

There's one parked at Boylston green line stop. I think it's a work car.

[@jonscaplan]

Boston's Mattapan Trolley still runs trains from this time. They were built in the 1940s and still in service after some overhauls. Ride the Red line to Ashmont and be prepared for a step back in time! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashmont%E2%80%93Mattapan_High-Speed_Line

[@YoLikeRyder]

Seashore Trolley Museum and Connecticut Trolley Museum each have at least one of these cars in operating condition. They are called Type 5 Boston cars.

[@JohnMartinelli-r5b]

The Silver Line still uses horses and carts

[@scottymoondogjakubin4766]

Pretty trippy knowing most are already dead by now !

[@rbspider]

Was thinking the same thing but was at the doctors office on Tuesday six eighteen and they asked the guy on the other side of the door for his birth date, the year was 1935. He could be a kid in this picture.

[@draff1662]

Some of those neighborhoods were leveled in the 60’s. It’s hard for me to place where they are, though. Boston still had single trollies and electric buses when I lived there 1970-73. Couldn’t tell you about now. Great piece of history - thanks, NASS.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

none of the ones seen are leveled…in fact, the vast majority of buildings seen still exist: only the carhouse and movie theatre were demolished that i know of, the others still stand

[@VictorGallagherCarvings]

It looks like the model coloring issues have yet to be solved.

[@CeruleanStocking]

Wow. The streets and vehicles are quite tidy. Everyone seems to have some self respect thus maintaining necessary hygiene and dressing. Movement of the people is constant but not erratically darting. They are for the most part respecting the space of one another. The ol’ days does have its good points.

[@PontiacS.]

Ah, the Good Old Triple Deckah. I think I saw Whitey Bulgah.

[@mojohand74]

Wow, there's no ads or billboards all over everything

[@jabbermocky4520]

What strikes me is how many American women in Boston wore headscarves back then. I remember my grandmothers wearing them in the 1960s and they were called "kerchiefs". Nowadays women in kerchief/headscarves in such large numbers would be assumed to be Muslims and taunted for their apparel. Times change, eh?

[@teresac6793]

I can't get over how dressed up people were when they went out in public in the 1940s!

[@loucat2779]

Just an observation, No overweight people. Before all the processed foods, apparently.

[@anteuzel5324]

Boston was cool in 1940 thanks super NASS big support from Croatia

[@NASS_0]

Thx bro!!

[@josephsamsen9383]

I'm 72 yrs old and this brings back memories -- especially the women with scarves over their heads. I remember my Irish catholic mother always going out with a scarf over her head.

[@larryprimeau5885]

only 5 years before I was born.

[@rbspider]

omg here I am thinking how old this is and if it were 49 its only four years before I was born. Looks old.

[@alfredocorreia9385]

1949!!! ESTAVA-SE EM PLENA "ERA DO BEBOP" DE CHARLIE "BIRD" PARKER, DIZZIE GILLES, MILES DAVIS, MAX ROACH E OUTROS GIGANTES DO JAZZ BOP!!! ENTRETANTO AS ORQUESTRAS DE TOMMY DORSEY, LES BROWN, COUNT BASIE, WOODY HERMAN E STAN KENTON TAMBÉM TINHAM MUITO BOA ACEITAÇÃO!!!

[@inkey2]

my favorite was Gene Krupa and Harry James

[@alfredocorreia9385]

@@inkey2 REALMENTE TAMBÉM FORAM GENIAIS: GENE KRUPA JUNTO COM BUDDY RICH FORAM OS DOIS MAIS CÉLEBRES BATERISTAS DA ERA DO SWING E DO JAZZ DOS ANOS DOURADOS! AGORA, DAQUELA ÉPOCA *GLENN MILLER* SE TORNOU ATÉ HOJE UM DOS MAIORES ÍDOLOS DA MÚSICA POPULAR MUNDIAL!!! VERDADEIRO CULT! EU SOU EXTREMAMENTE FÃ DO MESTRE GLENN MILLER!!!

[@inkey2]

@@alfredocorreia9385 Did you know that harry james was born in a circus tent? His parents were circus people. He was completely self taught. The reason his horn playing sounds so unique is because he used a mouthpiece with a very wide inner bore. Very hard to play on.

[@alfredocorreia9385]

@@inkey2 HARRY JAMES FOI UMA DAS GRANDES LENDAS DA ERA DO SWING E DAS BIG BANDS!!! EGRESSO DA ORQUESTRA DE BENNY GOODMAN, FORMA SUA PRÓPRIA BANDA EM 1939. E CURIOSAMENTE NAQUELE MESMO ANO É O "TRAMPOLIM" PARA LEVAR O ENTÃO JOVEM DESCONHECIDO CANTOR *FRANK SINATRA* AO FUTURO ESTRELATO MUNDIAL!!! TAMBÉM EM 1942 SUBSTITUÍ *GLENN MILLER* NO COMANDO DO PROGRAMA DE RÁDIO CHESTERFIELD, QUANDO O MESTRE SE ALISTA NA FORÇA AÉREA. ESTAVA-SE EM PLENA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL!!!

[@EdwardM-t8p]

This is a beautiful video of the old Boston trolleys and the occasional trackless trolley. The subway station, Maverick Square, East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, maybe Chelsea and other towns. And everyone was lean and dressed sharp! Sad that today it's all busses and more cars and people are obese or overweight and dress slovenly because of the food and clothes that're available to most today at an affordable price. ☹️

[@Xavierv239]

9:04 is the fire station in revere MA my home city

[@ramdodgetruck]

Ladies getting on board before the men? What kind of Bizarro world was that?

[@46magno]

Walking calmly and quietly ,maybe thinking how to fulfill their American Dream to assure their future.What-an incredible thoughts. Unfortunately others (the bad guys ) had another plan for the future of a great American Nation. As alway,historical footages. Thanks!👏👏

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@joscallinet6260]

Today, in 2024, everyone is staring down at their smartphones 24/7/365 as they go about their day, in stark contrast to the people in this video.

[@knickd1979]

i realize the soundtrack is not the real audio, but I notice that the vast majority of people walking around aren't talking. nowadays it seems like people are constantly gabbing on and on whereas it almost seems like it was impolite to be loud and talky talky all the time.

[@Alex-eo9of]

I can't tell if it's the old camera throwing me off, or if everyone is moving a little slower than they do now a days

[@skeemarty]

I've been waiting!!!

[@scottnyc6572]

I’m surprised Boston’s trolley was still running in 1949.Most cities did away with them by 1940 in favor of buses.

[@agold1702]

We had trolleys running on the streets into the 70-80s in the Boston areas. Eventually electric buses took over. Trolleys are still running through the tunnels and on tracks out to the suburbs.

[@inkey2]

I can guarantee the trollies ran better then than now

[@bostonrailfan2427]

these were about to be retired in a few weeks, unlike the other places these were retired for good reason: they were being supplanted by the subway line extending the whole length of four of the five routes and bridge reconstruction severing service along the two biggest routes

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@inkey2wrong…same as a bus only without the ability to get around cars

[@inkey2]

@@bostonrailfan2427 The reliability is ZERO. My wife quit her job in Boston because she was sick of broken down trollies, stranded in the snow for 3 hours, crashes, reduced speed. It is just awful from newton to boston

[@matty1953565962]

My dad grew up in Southie, and moved to Newport, RI to marry my mom at around the time this was taken. He had to give up a lifetime appointment with the Boston School Department. I think he made the right choice.

[@seanrichardson266]

So clean!

[@Test-vl1ib]

Great one. Before slob culture took over in the 1970s and dominated since. That includes clothing and an apparent lack of the fat bodies seen everywhere now. And for about two years of my life, I was one of the “fat bodies.” Reminds me, I gotta hit the gym soon.

[@putriniaaVlogs]

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[@1aikane]

Looks like a really nice place to be

[@pgroove163]

car culture in the cities ruined them

[@magic_powers]

It appears that public transit was more efficient 80 years ago than it is today.

[@robertnilla]

if these fine americans see look and see our country today.. they would be in shock!

[@rbspider]

Awesome video. They sure didn't build things back then to be attractive, all the trolleys were dented. The roads were just as bad then as they are today and it looks like tailgating was common practice. Maybe that is the reason for dents, brakes weren't great on those tanks rolling around.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Is that Park Street?

[@bostonrailfan2427]

Maverick…the station is extremely wide because of the trolley tracks in the middle

[@Johnnyjonas274]

Sadly, all I can think of is that most of those people are no longer with us. We’re just passing through time

[@TopHotDog]

Hats and headscarves, standard wear of the time.

[@caseygb9035]

4:55 and 9:18 Broadway Revere Central Fire Station

[@stiofanhallzy5750]

The redline hasn’t changed since

[@MrJco4]

What a better time to be alive. People of today suck

[@hollywoodhiggins1576]

They need to put the streets there on 😊

[@gwsports4567]

Imagine no one went to the stupid gym.

[@nathandodge665]

This is around 1949 judging by the cars I see.

[@mofoblitz7482]

Bring back streetcars

[@hertzamok]

This is cool, but the ai effects make their movements so uncanny!! Makes the crowd like one organism

[@shanefrance5071]

Some of best years ever look how it is now...

[@RickR69]

coloreds mixing with the whites, that's what you mean right?

[@barbaraadelman2391]

What a treat!!

[@gukelordan852]

They were on time back then at least

[@DBos77]

Why is it so clean? hmm

[@dmhibb]

Look how thin everyone looked back then. No overweight people in the 40s. No processed foods and sugars either.

[@robertohlrich369]

No one is being thrown in front of the trolley.

[@Bjorngrim74]

The Green Line still looks like that 😂

[@MuckoMan]

The T was a lot more reliable back then lol.

[@ДенисСальников-ъ7г]

Создаëтся впечатление, что люди на пероне скользят ногами, как по льду

[@Music-yq2yz]

Are those stolen cars parked in those wide open places?