Living in San Francisco in the 1940s

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@iljackb 2 жыл бұрын

@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.

@vividhistory2092 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind feedback :)

@monkface 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@spikespa5208 Жыл бұрын

And A. Sabella restaurant where I discovered sourdough bread as a kid in the 60s

@BFFBuddyFionaandFriends Жыл бұрын

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.

@rnash999 Жыл бұрын

Why were no cameras allowed in the fish market?

@lucianene7741 Жыл бұрын

The architecture is most impressive, sending the vibes of a bygone age. Makes you nostalgic for a time you never lived in.

@patriley9449 Жыл бұрын

Who knows, maybe you did.

@lucianene7741 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@dudebro3250 Жыл бұрын

And no diversity. Back when the country was hwyte.

@MOTHEROFLIGHTFORYOU 2 ай бұрын

@@lucianene7741 normalmente cuando tienes nostalgia es que es una vida pasada

@ronaldmayle1823 2 жыл бұрын

Before cell phones, people ignored each other with news papers.

@lucywynn4048 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@futmut1000 2 жыл бұрын

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...

@ronaldmayle1823 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@leandabee Жыл бұрын

😅😅🤦🏼‍♀️

@lincbond442 Жыл бұрын

Good point. Thanks for the chuckle.

@davidholman48 Жыл бұрын

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!

@vividhistory2092 Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@jjsgarage3634 2 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Most?

@jjsgarage3634 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@blackdesertcat Жыл бұрын

@@jjsgarage3634 Ahh you’re right I was thinking adults but I see what you mean.

@johnnysunrocket8618 11 ай бұрын

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

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

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.*

@groovilate 7 ай бұрын

2:50 Hagerstown, MD - Kress Building, Allegheny Power Plant (demolished 2014), Hotel Alexander

@RudeCustoms 7 ай бұрын

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.

@VanillaMacaron551 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this detailed info and for sharing your knowledge.

@sergeykiparenko1195 2 ай бұрын

3:19 - First Federal Building, Saint Petersburg, Florida

@ArtamStudio 13 күн бұрын

Thank you, glad to see that someone else recognizes this B.S. mishmash!

@liv11.11 11 ай бұрын

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!

@petebondurant58 11 ай бұрын

You'll see it again someday in the next world, and it will be magnificent!

@Joe-w6v Ай бұрын

@@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!

@bluesteye33 Жыл бұрын

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! 🥰

@IHateYoutubeHandles615 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ISilencerI Жыл бұрын

@@IHateKZbinHandles615 its obviously not the real audio...the sound was added seperately for ambience

@VanillaMacaron551 6 ай бұрын

Added later - see the info panel, ie just some random audio, probs more modern.

@diggerpete9334 Жыл бұрын

It's like looking through a portal in time, and this is really happening right now.

@jcbjcb280 Жыл бұрын

tout a fait

@bobbysands6923 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most amazing restoration I have ever seen! The strap-hangers at 1:29 is like being there with them.

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@@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.*

@iceberg220 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another wonderful, priceless video! Vivid History, the best KZbin channel!

@maitham.alkhazragi5290 Жыл бұрын

What wonderful videos, taking us back 83 years ago to San Francisco County, California, USA 🎉

@theoracle3772 Жыл бұрын

So much cleaner and the people look much healthier. Progress isn’t always progress. I love these videos.

@will27ns Жыл бұрын

the current inheritors of a great city aren't doing so well.

@franksanz1044 Жыл бұрын

Diversity is overrated

@Rob-yk1jw Жыл бұрын

No diversity, just Anglo Saxon Americans.,

@theoracle3772 Жыл бұрын

@@Rob-yk1jw no drug addicts laid out in the street, no garbage, no obese, obviously unhealthy people

@dudebro3250 Жыл бұрын

@franksanz1044 it's damaged the country beyond reproach.

@arnieoppenheim7324 Жыл бұрын

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).

@briandd27 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these amazing videos. I love vintage stuff like this.

@vividhistory2092 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@dianeogden7883 Жыл бұрын

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.

@scotnick59 Жыл бұрын

The sound, film quality and colorization are all A+ = a truly wonderful video to cherish

@Kevin-yh9yt Жыл бұрын

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.

@jamesrecknor6752 Жыл бұрын

TRUE

@HeatherB81 Жыл бұрын

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.

@IHateYoutubeHandles615 Жыл бұрын

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".

@westerncivilization Жыл бұрын

#ScottAdamsWouldAgree

@Cellsolid Жыл бұрын

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....

@7and12inchvinyl 2 жыл бұрын

Yes this is truly one of your masterpieces so clear and Vivid

@vividhistory2092 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@jeroenheringa5821 7 күн бұрын

Your video’s look insane my friend. 😍. Well done and very nice to watch.

@Exodus3210 2 жыл бұрын

I recently noticed your channel and all your videos look so interesting and in superb quality. Thank you so much for digitizing and uploading.

@JohnMcaulay-gp6nb Жыл бұрын

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.

@Ice656gw3gj 2 ай бұрын

Fab videos, picture,sound and how technology is incredible.

@luislaplume8261 8 ай бұрын

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. 😊

@sanfrancisco89 Жыл бұрын

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.

@joeguzman3558 Жыл бұрын

When a car and a house were almost the same price

@MarinCipollina 8 ай бұрын

Not really.. New cars were $750 - $3500.. A new house in San Francisco would have been at least $12,000

@pettermillar4158 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Very clear. Looks like recorded yesterday. Next year started World mess.

@trilbywilby7826 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@JavraK.Z.L Жыл бұрын

At that time, companies did not invest much in clothing, clothing was mostly social and standardized. Including the children

@hornetbrown Жыл бұрын

Well stated context.

@Joe-w6v Ай бұрын

The ladies were gorgeous and the men strutted with confidence and purpose.

@crabtonia 10 ай бұрын

Magnificently remastered...thank you...dgp

@time_wasting Жыл бұрын

It would be awesome to see these next to the same streets and beaches today!

@suecox2308 Жыл бұрын

Extraordinary work--it's like. being there!

@Tomek4917 Жыл бұрын

Excellent quality video

@gabyfields3235 Жыл бұрын

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.

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@myaccount310 Жыл бұрын

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

@tmwinkler 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@vividhistory2092 2 жыл бұрын

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 :)

@blackdesertcat Жыл бұрын

My god this is only 50 years out of the Wild West it’s crazy

@josefradisz2133 2 жыл бұрын

Great great job, nice ambient sound !

@vividhistory2092 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@gregh7457 Жыл бұрын

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

@tttradionet 2 жыл бұрын

The cars seemed to have impressively good torque and get up 80yrs ago getting out of parking spots right into traffic.

@GeorgeVreelandHill Жыл бұрын

Great film of a time when San Francisco was a nice place to live and visit.

@albertsantos9966 Жыл бұрын

It's sad to.say that we will never get this kind of lifestyle again

@Eddie_Schantz Жыл бұрын

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.

@Rubycon99 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Eddie_Schantz Жыл бұрын

@@Rubycon99 Thanks for the input. I made a trip to Alcatraz Island in July of 1989 and remembered the cold water.

@qualtrough Жыл бұрын

Twain said that the coldest winter of his life was the summer he spent in San Francisco.

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@sandramorey2529 27 күн бұрын

The Rip tides were scary, there were still sharks there then and the water would freeze your butt off

@brucegilbert7243 Жыл бұрын

I wonder why the Fisherman's Grotto area was restricted and no cameras were allowed? Was this during WWII?

@gloriaortiz1227 Жыл бұрын

This is exceptional restoration 👌 👏 😍 👍

@dudebro3250 Жыл бұрын

Compare pre diversity to post diversity. Only one way to make out country great again.

@troysierra5228 2 жыл бұрын

Way.. before the summer of love. When SF was playing it straight.

@lincbond442 Жыл бұрын

No pun intended?

@sandramorey2529 27 күн бұрын

Some of us who later enjoyed the Hippy scene were little kids in the 40's & loved the city during both epochs.

@frankb1 Жыл бұрын

The Santa Monica Professional Building @2:47 is in Santa Monica, not San Francisco.

@definitiveenergy1 Жыл бұрын

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.

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@@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.*

@Poisson4147 Жыл бұрын

@@definitiveenergy1 Not fake but badly attributed.

@chrisstephens5310 Жыл бұрын

my grandfather loved this city I can remember him tell me stories about the war............

@westcoastdude4777 Жыл бұрын

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.

@sfmike711 6 ай бұрын

Sorry, but most of those buildings were never in SF and aren't here today.

@RasAlHaq Ай бұрын

The uber-wealthy were in SF then too. Many mansions in Pac Heights and the Marina were built in this period.

@vitameatavegamin4236 Жыл бұрын

No FATTYS on the Beach, no Homeless in the Street!

@sandramorey2529 27 күн бұрын

I was a fatty and I loved the beach. The homeless were there, you just didn't see them because they weren't flmed.

@lincbond442 Жыл бұрын

Must have been a nightmare to drive a car with a standard transmission in San Francisco.

@jamesrecknor6752 Жыл бұрын

The nightmare would be bad brakes.

@antonsmith7235 Жыл бұрын

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

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@@antonsmith7235 The hand brake on my manual transmission did not work, so I learned how to ride the clutch on San Francisco hills.

@bonniegaither3994 8 ай бұрын

@@RaymondHng😳

@sfmike711 6 ай бұрын

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.

@climhyung 10 ай бұрын

this is like a time machine, amazing

@bootscooty 9 ай бұрын

4:38 vintage seagull sees no fries

@lavalampluva55401 Жыл бұрын

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.

@N3omega Жыл бұрын

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

@matrox 2 жыл бұрын

6:08 Its Steve McQueen rehearsing for Bullitt!☝😁

@fredmanicke5078 2 жыл бұрын

It does look like he knows the route well, in the groove....

@lincbond442 Жыл бұрын

Steve would have been a preteen or teenager then so it is possible.

@chrishemsworth5150 Жыл бұрын

I just became a sub " your vintage videos a brilliant 👏 Thank you 😊

@NYC1927 2 жыл бұрын

The building at 2:02 mark is Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard. I currently work across the street from that building.

@frankb1 Жыл бұрын

Yes I think a few of the clips are from LA and Santa Monica.

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@@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.*

@barryobrien7935 Жыл бұрын

Is this LIVE? It looks like it. I love the Purple Taxi Co. and the extra “R” in SubRscribed.

@Mod-rw9cw Жыл бұрын

No it’s 80 yrs old !

@jessevasquez7917 Жыл бұрын

The sky looks so beautiful

@curaeus007 5 ай бұрын

Phenomenal clarity-a virtual time machine!

@DavieDago 2 жыл бұрын

Great video but only half is San Francisco

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@georgejetson1025 7 ай бұрын

Wow , thx for the fact checking

@AMM0beatz Жыл бұрын

This is the closest you can get to a time machine.

@jamming8519 9 ай бұрын

I'm subscribing to your channel because I believe you're a time traveler 😁

@Soekke233 Жыл бұрын

Great, vivid

@StockFilmFootage Күн бұрын

The video offers a fascinating glimpse into the dynamic culture of San Francisco in the 1940s, highlighting the resilience and spirit of a city during a time of global upheaval. It's remarkable to see how the city’s neighborhoods, fashion, and daily life evolved amidst the challenges of World War II, capturing the essence of an era that shaped the city's identity.

@garysmith5781 Жыл бұрын

The US Flag at 3:10, 48 stars..before Alaska and Hawaii became states..cool.

@KingBravo-lo3vc Жыл бұрын

Did you see the sign saying restricted area. No Cameras?

@IHateYoutubeHandles615 Жыл бұрын

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

@Profmhd Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Algeria 🇩🇿💖💝

@joaopauloalvarez9151 8 ай бұрын

How wonderful it is to watch to this footage!

@Rubycon99 Жыл бұрын

The first shot isn't San Francisco, that's Philadelphia. Though it vaguely resembles the Bay Bridge, that's actually the Ben Franklin Bridge.

@klausrain111 Жыл бұрын

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!

@Rubycon99 Жыл бұрын

@@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

@blackdesertcat Жыл бұрын

WTF is it San Fran or not?

@IHateYoutubeHandles615 Жыл бұрын

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.

@blackdesertcat Жыл бұрын

@@IHateKZbinHandles615 Interesting

@michaelcartmell9484 8 ай бұрын

A few shots were taken in San Francisco, but most were taken in LA.

@bobbymoss6160 Жыл бұрын

I miss how clean the streets were back in the day, w/o homeless people on every corner.

@varrick1226 Жыл бұрын

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.

@MrEduedu123 Жыл бұрын

Of course, this was before plastic bags and bottles era.

@AK-jm1sc Жыл бұрын

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.

@bobbymoss6160 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@kchididdy 4 ай бұрын

That's what happens when you practically invite them from all around the country.

@micahmcelroy572 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what part of SF this timestamp is from 3:12? And what those smokestacks are in the distance?

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@moviemagg 2 жыл бұрын

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....

@vividhistory2092 Жыл бұрын

Yes, you are right. Thanks for the suggestion :)

@moviemagg Жыл бұрын

@@vividhistory2092 You are welcome......

@pedrobustillo2098 Жыл бұрын

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.

@chrishemsworth5150 Жыл бұрын

Just became a sub " thank you 😊

@vividhistory2092 Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@JohnRinNoHo 9 ай бұрын

I was waiting for something to happen.

@СергейВасильев-э1щ 2 жыл бұрын

Я из России. С удовольствием смотрю Вашу ретро хронику. США великая страна и Вам есть чем гордиться в настоящем, в прошлом и, надеюсь, в будущем. БОЖЕ храни Америку и Мир во всём Мире.

@frankb1 Жыл бұрын

да мир

@DiamondCutter423 Жыл бұрын

Great posts....wow.

@vividhistory2092 Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@lucianomezzetta4332 Жыл бұрын

During the City's golden age. It will not be back soon.

@walterbillings7575 Жыл бұрын

What a difference from then to today. Today, San Fransico is a cess pool.

@HumanStateOfEmergency Жыл бұрын

Any videos of Playland?

@brucegilbert7243 Жыл бұрын

When I see this it's hard to understand how San Francisco could have fallen so far!

@nomadfishermanak Жыл бұрын

at fishermans grotto the driver of the taxi gets out on the right hand side?

@expansioniskeyrn Жыл бұрын

Before the drugs came in=clean streets, no crackheads/bums/hippies etc

@peternewell9256 7 ай бұрын

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.

@UTubeQu1che551 Жыл бұрын

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.

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

@daphne4983 Жыл бұрын

Just saw a program about all the interconnected vault lines under the Bay area...

@Thebulldogmma Жыл бұрын

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

@newbleppmore7855 Жыл бұрын

how can someone see this and still say the America is not collapsing?

@celebrityrog 7 ай бұрын

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"