Living in San Francisco in the 1940s

Remastered clips of San Francisco, California, probably in the 1940s. First, we see people heading home after work. Next, we see sequences of distant recordings of some larger buildings. We also see the beach and several recordings in front of some restaurants.
Vivid History is dedicated to restoring old black and white footage and creating high-quality colorized versions to give you an authentic and vivid experience of the past.
The video has been restored and colorized using state-of-the-art machine learning methods.
The restoration steps included:
- motion stabilization
- noise reduction
- colorization
- frame interpolation for increased FPS
- upscaling to 4K
- adding ambient sound
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The source video is from the internet archive under the creative commons license.

[@ronaldmayle1823]

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

[@lucywynn4048]

😂😂

[@futmut1000]

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]

@@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]

😅😅🤦🏼‍♀️

[@lincbond442]

Good point. Thanks for the chuckle.

[@iljackb]

@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]

Thank you for the kind feedback :)

[@monkface]

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]

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

[@BFFBuddyFionaandFriends]

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]

Why were no cameras allowed in the fish market?

[@lucianene7741]

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

[@patriley9449]

Who knows, maybe you did.

[@lucianene7741]

@@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]

And no diversity. Back when the country was hwyte.

[@RaymondHng]

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.*

[@davidholman48]

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]

Thank you :)

[@jjsgarage3634]

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]

Most?

[@jjsgarage3634]

@@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]

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

[@johnnysunrocket8618]

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

[@liv11.11]

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]

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

[@bobbysands6923]

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

[@RaymondHng]

@@ryanl9131 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.*

[@joeguzman3558]

When a car and a house were almost the same price

[@MarinCipollina]

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

[@bluesteye33]

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]

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]

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

[@diggerpete9334]

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

[@jcbjcb280]

tout a fait

[@Kevin-yh9yt]

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]

TRUE

[@HeatherB81]

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]

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]

#ScottAdamsWouldAgree

[@Cellsolid]

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....

[@bobbymoss6160]

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

[@varrick1226]

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]

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

[@AK-jm1sc]

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]

@@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.

[@iceberg220]

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

[@theoracle3772]

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

[@will27ns]

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

[@franksanz1044]

Diversity is overrated

[@Rob-yk1jw]

No diversity, just Anglo Saxon Americans.,

[@theoracle3772]

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

[@dudebro3250]

@franksanz1044 it's damaged the country beyond reproach.

[@Exodus3210]

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

[@arnieoppenheim7324]

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]

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

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@user-kh6mk4gg8y]

Magnificently remastered...thank you...dgp

[@tttradionet]

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

[@scotnick59]

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

[@maitham.alkhazragi5290]

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

[@7and12inchvinyl]

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

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@suecox2308]

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

[@troysierra5228]

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

[@lincbond442]

No pun intended?

[@josefradisz2133]

Great great job, nice ambient sound !

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@westcoastdude4777]

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.

[@Tomek4917]

Excellent quality video

[@trilbywilby7826]

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.

[@Javra88]

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

[@hornetbrown]

Well stated context.

[@dianeogden7883]

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.

[@chrishemsworth5150]

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

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

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

[@myaccount310]

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

[@albertsantos9966]

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

[@lincbond442]

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

[@jamesrecknor6752]

The nightmare would be bad brakes.

[@antonsmith7235]

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]

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

[@bonniegaither3994]

@@RaymondHng😳

[@tmwinkler]

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]

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 :)

[@time_wasting]

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

[@Soekke233]

Great, vivid

[@pettermillar4158]

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

[@DavieDago]

Great video but only half is San Francisco

[@RaymondHng]

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.*

[@blackdesertcat]

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

[@AMM0beatz]

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

[@gloriaortiz1227]

This is exceptional restoration 👌 👏 😍 👍

[@dudebro3250]

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

[@jamming8519]

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

[@sansan-if8vv]

great job

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@JohnMcaulay-gp6nb]

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.

[@aemagne]

This is Amazing!

[@brucegilbert7243]

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

[@chrishemsworth5150]

Just became a sub " thank you 😊

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@Eddie_Schantz]

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]

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]

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

[@qualtrough]

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

[@RaymondHng]

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.*

[@DiamondCutter423]

Great posts....wow.

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@climhyung]

this is like a time machine, amazing

[@lavalampluva55401]

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]

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

[@jessevasquez7917]

The sky looks so beautiful

[@chrisstephens5310]

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

[@warrenmintz5227]

Not a single person pooping on the sidewalk. The good ol' days.

[@antoniahamilton3201]

Dude, you have to let go of your poverty fetish. You can't even make an intelligent comment.

[@matrox]

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

[@fredmanicke5078]

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

[@lincbond442]

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

[@gregh7457]

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

[@gabyfields3235]

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]

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.*

[@micahmcelroy572]

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

[@RaymondHng]

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]

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

[@Mod-rw9cw]

No it’s 80 yrs old !

[@john2859]

Amazing!

[@frankb1]

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

[@definitiveenergy1]

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]

@@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]

@@definitiveenergy1 Not fake but badly attributed.

[@joaopauloalvarez9151]

How wonderful it is to watch to this footage!

[@Profmhd]

Greetings from Algeria 🇩🇿💖💝

[@KingBravo-lo3vc]

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

[@IHateYoutubeHandles615]

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

[@HumanStateOfEmergency]

Any videos of Playland?

[@oriebennett8223]

Wow… no pee, poop homeless and drugs. How things have gone downhill

[@sanfrancisco89]

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.

[@khlynch8]

Wow! Your resolution is off the chartS!…spectacular, better than others on you tube….is sound added?

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :) Yes the sound is added later on

[@Thebulldogmma]

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

[@89althea]

amazing 😊

[@pedrobustillo2098]

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.

[@bootscooty]

4:38 vintage seagull sees no fries

[@brucegilbert7243]

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

[@user-xn7zd3zt9u]

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[@frankb1]

да мир

[@vitameatavegamin4236]

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

[@Rubycon99]

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]

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]

​@@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]

WTF is it San Fran or not?

[@IHateYoutubeHandles615]

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]

@@IHateKZbinHandles615 Interesting

[@Nick-uw2ju]

Awesome

[@JohnRinNoHo]

I was waiting for something to happen.

[@michaelcartmell9484]

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

[@jadedequeljoe3283]

I just love those cars!

[@daphne4983]

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

[@m.3257]

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?

[@tuyetvo4353]

Beautiful ❤old time ❤

[@vividhistory2092]

Thank you :)

[@sergeyy-ber]

What is it - no cameras?(on the signboard)

[@MsK4YY]

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.

[@Josef_Amberger]

Is this the original sound?

[@nomadfishermanak]

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

[@ChubB-DadD-Bear]

The video Starts by the extinct Sears building on Santa Monica Bld and Western, all this are before turned Latin town, then into downtown when was still a big city center could see the Bullocks Blng, Pershing Square,Grand Central Market,the big cinemas.Towards the end seems like Santa Monica neighborhood,lots of empty lots.. perhaps slow a bit videos to capture more details 👍🏻

[@RaymondHng]

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.*

[@NYC1927]

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

[@frankb1]

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

[@RaymondHng]

@@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.*

[@Mod-rw9cw]

I love the cars and the hats.

[@jeffreyturkell4959]

There may be some LA in there (Santa Monica Professional Building, Bank of Hollywood…).

[@videoeditingpro9618]

Is clean. How KZbin malke it ? With topaz enhancer

[@Revbone450]

Anyone know what the view at 2:55 is?

[@moviemagg]

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]

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

[@moviemagg]

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

[@sharman814]

The Santa Monica professional building is in L.A.!

[@holycow666]

Some of the kids in the video may still be alive!

[@gregsmith1070]

Easily..I currently know many people in their 90s and a few over 100

[@irysbrassens1239]

in the tramways not phone but newspaper !!! thanks ! like

[@SniffyPoo]

zero trees at the Powell/Market cable car turnaround are a big difference from today