New jersey 1930s, early 50s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added

[@flugelberger]

These videos are beyond astonishing in their quality of production. A crystal clear window on a time long gone.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much ;)

[@blockminingsolutions]

Tremendous videos and work. But time does not exist buddy. It’s an illusion. The only thing that costs is now, the present, for eternity.

[@ЕвгенийРыбовод]

@@blockminingsolutions В человеческом понимании и измерении время существует, так как люди рождаются, старятся и умирают, рождаются так же здания, города, машины, мода и стили, и у каждого явления, есть причина и место рождения, развитие, зрелость и отмирание. Есть города, которые будут существовать вечно, наверное. 26.07.24.

[@JonnyHolms]

I absolutely love this channel , almost like a time ⏲️ machine.

[@BryantJackson-t7b]

Closest we'll ever get to 1 U guess

[@joedb3000]

That shot going over the Spruce St Bridge in Paterson's Great Falls District is amazing. Based on the cars it looks like the early 50's. If you made a right off the bridge onto McBride there would be Libby's Lunch on your right; if you made a left (no light then) you'd remain on Spruce to find Falls View on your right - both were landmarks in the Paterson I remember so well.

[@josefnitervol6415]

I thought that was Paterson.

[@ZackAngelMusic]

Dude, you deserve like every KZbin users subscription. Extraordinary, astonishing, amazing....there are no words for this work. Literally feels like I'm in 1930

[@1940limited]

Thank you to whoever shot this footage long ago and that it's been preserved. Newest car I saw was a 51.

[@cri-brown-sec-channel5578]

That was Ford, wasn't it? I think I saw about three of the same cars!

[@1940limited]

@@cri-brown-sec-channel5578 Yes, I think it as a Ford.

[@michalbock7648]

Great job as usual. Author of this channel deserves much respect!

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@jf4994]

I’m always so impressed by the way people dressed back then. Even the footage from the 1930’s, in the middle of the Great Depression, they still dressed so respectably not only for themselves but also for others, I wish we could emulate them more!

[@getlost3346]

Amen

[@jackdubz4247]

I'm sure that we will be emulating the Great Depression soon enough.

[@HLB512]

Many of the women made clothing for themselves and family. My mother grew up in the depression and told me my grandmother would make dresses for her. Back then most women were taught to sew

[@edwardsharpe6234]

Yes it seems the US has culturally devolved since then.

[@BlowitAllUp]

It's all debauchery and lack of morality now.

[@gdonner]

I can't get over the clarity of your videos--they're nothing short of impressive!

[@NASS_0]

Thx ;))

[@ambulet]

My father walked through the Lackawanna terminal in Hoboken probably 3000 times in the 1940's and 1950's on his way to work. I remember it well.

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

Splendid footage, thanks again for taking us back in time!

[@deesnuts2791]

At about 2:30 into the video I thought I was seeing a glitch in the matrix caught on film when all of a sudden all these similarly dressed gentlemen, all with a paper or something tucked under their left arms come running out of that building one after the other. I had to go back a couple of times to appreciate the coincidence. As usual you keep uploading these awesome restorations, thanks for that.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@gabyfields3235]

Looks like they were running because they needed to catch another train, ferry or bus. Public transportation was punctual at the time, I bet!

[@AchtungEnglander]

They are NPCs. The coders were a tad lazy with those two.

[@Lovejazz01]

Wow, this is the best I’ve seen yet! The part with all the people coming out of the station looks so good, like a new recreation for a movie! Crystal clear! I often wish that some of the families of people in these videos could see and point out their long gone relatives , great great grandfathers and great great great grandmothers when they were out there living life as it was, and these videos bring that to life in a beautiful way!

[@uberhandle42]

The image is astonishing. Absolutely breathtaking. My dream of visiting the past decades, never before seen or experienced, has finally come true. In my eyes, no one has come as close to time travel as you have. Thank you.

[@jimmerhardy]

These restored films are really well done and special. In these modern 'I'm special' times, let it be startling that there were those who came before us, making us all special and all timeless.

[@richmeyer2064]

Mid 1930's American fashion on parade at the ferry terminal before we jump fifteen years. Surprisingly few smokers. Great sound NASS. There was a magic moment in the static shot of the smokestacks where the shadow of cloud passed over. Great colorization.

[@cri-brown-sec-channel5578]

I was wondering about just that> I think they started smoking more when Worldwar 2-Started because everybody smoked in the 50s and so on! I saw one person smoking in this!

[@NASS_0]

thank you ;)

[@nivdel]

People were thinner.

[@rebeccalane1421]

I noticed that - no fatties !

[@MrSloika]

Prior to WWII smoking indoors were considered rude. Also very few women smoked, it was 'un-lady-like'. Men smoked cigars and pipes, cigarettes were not as popular. It was after WWII that men switched to cigarettes because cigarettes were included in army rations, it's were millions of men picked up the habit. By the 1950s the evil tobacco companies were some of the first big corporations to exploit 'product placement' in movies and TV. Go have a look at just about any film or TV show from the 50s, everyone is smoking...men and women... and doing it indoors and they're all very elegant looking. The owners of the tobacco companies became obscenely wealthy by literally killing millions of people.

[@eddieraffs5909]

My family were all NJ residents. Dad born 1916 from Paterson, Mother born 1918 Hackensack so these videos are great memory joggers.

[@TheDotDetective]

No labels so can you pick out what you remember?

[@samp7003]

Absolutely awesome! I could watch this all day.

[@goodtimefolkrock]

Thanks NASS .....i love these ......like time travel . Youre doing important work and we appreciate it!

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much!

[@enricobarigazzi798]

That is impressive. This channel is amazing.

[@sonnycorleone3251]

Nass, Thank you for another great Video. New Jersey is where I am from. My Mother always lived here but my father's dad moved to New Jersey from the South in the 1940's to find work. I love these old scenes. Everybody was so well-dressed back then! I see men in their fedora hats, white boater hats, Panama hats. Etc. At 7:17 I think the black car in front going by and also the one turning behind it, in right middle of screen, may be Studebaker cars. So this is probably 1947-1950 possibly?. Thanks for another blast into the past. 😊

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much ;) 👍

[@1940limited]

There was plenty of good employment opportunities in NJ back then. The newest car I saw was a 51 Buick.

[@brucekalter4206]

Fantastic job.. well done! Really enjoyed this!

[@williamb7275]

I am going to be watching this over and over to see if I can catch a glimpse of one of my many relatives who lived there. Thank you so much!

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@williamb7275]

@Ruby Tuesday Yes. When my grandmother was 17, she cleaned floors for his aunt. They were both the same age. I asked what she thought of him and she said he was a punk kid.

[@kylem1112]

My Grandma was born and raised in North Jersey. would be so crazy and cool to think she could be somewhere in that crowd of people.

[@williamb7275]

@@kylem1112 My parents grew up in Hoboken. All my close relatives lived there when I was young.

[@kylem1112]

@@williamb7275 My grandma was married to my grandpa who was in the airforce so she could have been in Europe at the time as well. I'm from Colorado but most of my family on my mom's side are from New Jersey

[@KP-si4rt]

First I would like to say thank you for all you do with these awesome videos!! Especially this one considering NJ is my home state!! I love to sit back and enjoy these videos as I feel like I just stepped out of a Time Machine and I am now a part of the earlier generation mingling with the crowd!! I’m in the “down jersey” part of the state but I’ve been to the northern parts quite often when I was driving limousine’s. Again thank you for your time and effort!! Love the channel!! PLEASE keep them coming!!

[@kfl611]

I like how the corrected fps makes it easy to view. Everyone body is wearing hats and look t have nice stylish clothing. I enjoyed watching this, thanks for posting this video. It made me feel like I was really there, back in time.

[@mycompasstv]

Terrific footage! Everyone is so smartly dressed and with stylish hats of the day.

[@end0828]

Back when people were normal, not like today most are fat and walking around in pajamas because they’re “comfortable” People lost it.

[@Sharma_Vedant]

Yes!! Everyone is in nice suits and hats. That's too good, something like a dress code. Its so mesmerising. Classy😙

[@knytrydr73]

I also noticed how the drivers seemed a lot more "polite" to each other.

[@pedroalves3161]

Yes, I would say that fashion has declined worldwide in current times. Men wearing classless clothes and women with so much cleavage in their clothes that they look as if they have forgotten how to behave in public, the current times are shameful.

[@Dalt21]

Back when suits were affordable for the average man. I mean really , who wants to pay 200 dollars for a suit for every day activities

[@donmoore7785]

I used the Hoboken train terminal regularly around 1980. The road signs and roads look totally familiar, though they were more clogged and dirtier by the time I used them in the 70's and 80's. Nice job on the colorization, and the detail is amazing.

[@rcpsammy7186]

Fantastic footage. Looks like it was just filmed. Thanks!

[@Romafood]

this channel is very interesting. Greetings from Rome

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much ;)

[@SilverTurtle65]

Love watching these videos, Puts everything into prospective on how to live and enjoy everyday. Thank you.

[@NASS_0]

Thanks ;)

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video nass, incredible footage, amazing work 👍😀👌

[@NASS_0]

thank you ;)

[@pmafterdark]

It's really wonderful that for whatever reason people at the time made these great films not realizing the amount of enjoyment they'd bring for future generations. Frank's birthplace was in Hoboken. He'd have been 107 yo this December.

[@SandfordSmythe]

He should have stayed with his nice Italian wife.

[@theindian4503]

I'm freakin' fascinated with old stuffs, actually this channel is more like a "treasure" to me 🙏🏻...... Buddyyyyyy 💛😌

[@noren3117]

Je suis toujours en admiration en voyant ces images d'un autre temps...👍👍👍 Merci l'ami !!..🙏

[@NASS_0]

Avec plaisir 👍

[@fantasy_worlds]

Thank you! Always enjoying your work.

[@NASS_0]

Thx ;)

[@tamaranelson8225]

Thank you for the gift of going back in time.

[@gabrielmoreno9455]

Good old Jersey. What else to say? Fantastic. Thanks a lot!

[@1940limited]

Would love to visit this era. Nothing like today.

[@MrSloika]

NJ used to be a nice place to live. I know it's hard to believe looking at it today but it was true. I was born in Jersey City, to this day my elderly mother likes to remind people how nice Jersey City was back in the day.

[@kristeno2719]

These are fascinating thank you for posting them!! 😊

[@EVV-t7j]

Thank you! Great job! He looked at pedestrians with interest.

[@EVV-t7j]

Thank you! Great job! I looked at the pedestrians with interest.

[@boomerbreaks2133]

Funny how people in the 30s wished they could be in the future, while those of us IN the future long to be back in the 30s!

[@campbellpaul]

In time, celluloid breaks down, leather loses its smell and faces fade into oblivion... But with NASS, all these things are preserved to their former glory! Thank you kindly, NASS 🙏

[@liadcohen8327]

Seeing that George Washington Bridge footage, you get how the buildings of these things didn't really expect the traffic that would one-day come. I've never seen that few cars on the bridge in the daylight. The world was build for a 3rd of the people that are on it now.

[@Shin-ei_Official]

Awesome!! I grew up near there. The industrial area by the river is probably Paterson, NJ or Little Falls. Very cool!! Thanks for posting!

[@hestheMaster]

Paterson NJ by the Great Falls area. Was very industrial area then. Plus you see the electrical generating station!

[@MrSloika]

Yup, McBride Ave. Many of those building are still standing.

[@rosannasmom1]

2:28 takes place in Staten Island. The Tompkins Bus Corporation at 2:41 operated buses on Staten Island, and the Staten Island Coach Company took over their routes in 1937. Also, if you look to the left of the screen you can partially see the word “Advance” referring to the Staten Island Advance newspaper.

[@EastCoastPGS]

This is amazing like going back in time

[@federalnoise]

Remarkably restored. Nice.

[@kursad963]

Great job as usual. Thank you

[@NASS_0]

Thx ;)

[@gary.pettineo]

Outstanding job of restoration, looks like a modern video.

[@Mazarine-Msm]

O respect you went back in time ti record these

[@miladydre5747]

Wow I am absolutely amazed at the work you do! This is my state and lol i've watched these video's in B/W and wow amazing..

[@robertrusnak620]

Being a New Jersey guy and seeing how things were, it’s crazy!

[@Littlebodega]

Amazing work

[@NASS_0]

Thx ;)

[@uncleremus64]

Wow! Everyone wanted to see Paterson back then. For continuity, 7:23 should be moved to 4:52, because that's what directly follows when exiting the bridge on the New Jersey side. The Paterson footage should come after.

[@Philacav]

It’s interesting how the traffic pattern coming off the GW bridge to Routes 1, 9, 46, 4 etc. remains the same today but the roads have been altered into more of a freeway format, though not up to the most modern codes of such construction.

[@zognaldblormpf5127]

Wow everyone is so clean/elegant/well-dressed etc etc (insert euphemism for white)

[@leese.23]

It's so interesting to see every single man wearing a hat and to work. Thanks so much for sharing these are amazing.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much!

[@1940limited]

Interesting how many women also appeared to be goign to business. I thought back then they all had to stay home, cook and clean?

[@robertthomas6127]

@@1940limited .... It only says the 1940's. Was it before, during or after the war? Do not forget that the women kept the country going while the men were overseas doing all they could to secure the future. Many companies would not have survived if it had not been for the female population.

[@robertthomas6127]

Leese Emme ....To 90% men and women. It's the first thing one notices. I have often asked myself if hats will not become stylish again one day? Not that I would wear one (do not like anything on my head) just a thought.

[@hestheMaster]

@@1940limited Traditionally single women did work as secretaries , salespersons at department stores, and clothing designers back in the 1920s . For the most part those are who we see coming from work at 9 to 5 jobs.

[@bluesky4385]

The first part of the video where the crowds are leaving a train or bus station is not the 1940's. The outfits on the people are from an earlier period, perhaps the 30's and late 20's or so. Unless these are scenes being filmed in the 1940's for a film set in earlier times. The rest of the film is the 1940's. Excellent quality I enjoyed watching the video.

[@1940limited]

Some scenes were around 1951. I saw one car from that year. The opening scene is the Hoboken terminal where ferries from NYC discharged passengers to go to the trains. Interesting how some people were running to catch the train. The ferries were operated by the railroads. Lackawanna owned many of them.

[@Rick88888888]

I agree.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

First part is early 1931.

[@willv7868]

These really are the closest thing to time traveling. Everyone is so thin too!! And all those glorious hats. I just love it. Thank you!

[@marden888]

very impressive video quality despite of such old footage.

[@bevally1533]

The people are so well dressed! Compare that to what you see on the street today. Thank you, NASS, for another superb production.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@Mussi93]

Well dressed and without any originality. The men at least. Don't deviate from the norm or you're an outcast. Yay, what a society to live in, great past times.

[@Eddie_Schantz]

I noticed that too. Most of the me are wearing suits and the women are wearing hats. Not like it is today. The other day Walmart I saw a pair of jeans haning on the rack that had big holes in both knees. Looked like jeans that we threw away on the farm when they got in that shape. Now you can buy them that way. That is pure insanity. I guess that is part of Joe Biden's "build back better" policy.

[@bevally1533]

@@Eddie_Schantz No need to bring Joe Biden into this. These sort of jeans with the tears and holes were just as popular, if not more so, during the last (Trump) administration. People just don't dress as well today as in the past. A different mentality. The people dressed in this video from the 1930's were incredibly stylish -- and this was in the midst of the Great Depression.

[@MP-oh5eo]

​@@bevally1533 Any idea why people dressed smarter then than now ? Let me help you : back then, looking wealthy was ok. Looking conservative was OK. Looking like a white, wealthy conservative alpha male was OK. No none wanted to look like a farm boy, a car mechanic, or a basket ball player. No one wanted to look poorer than he actually was. Just think of it for 2' : since mid 20th century, socialism has lost on every count economy wise. It has won on every count culturaly wise. This is why people look so dull. Elegance is a conservative thing.

[@sdcoinshooter]

Boy people dressed well back in those days, the whole era just seems to have… class.

[@MrSloika]

People had maturity. Adults were expected to act like adults.

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

the well to do wore suits and the rest wore normal work clothes. If you notice it looks like people are getting out of work from the office, mostly likely Journal Square coming from Manhattan were all the office jobs were located.

[@MikeMateraDotCom]

Nice to see a world without boom cars or people waking around in pajamas looking at their phones.

[@lesurferdargent3662]

Fascinating...Many thanks for your trmendous work ! 👍👍

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@Alexxxxander]

Stunning shots from the past, greetings from Russia Moscow.

[@michalbock7648]

@Ronny Werner I stand up with Russia

[@michalbock7648]

Согласен Саша. Рад что здесь есть русскоговорящие люди

[@michalbock7648]

@Ronny Werner It might suprise you but I did serve in the russian army. I am a russian citizen, not ethnic Russian, my ancestors were Germans and I still consider myself as a German, because I was raised in german speaking family in Siberia. This was is about Russia´s future. NATO has been moving ints military bases to our doorstep since the fall of USSR. Russia is almost surrounded by enemies. We couldn´t afford to lose Ukraine or couldn´t allow to have armies of NATO in Ukraine. Western world put a massive sanction on our country and what? Nothing happend. We still live and kicking, despite your effort and you are paying a huge price. Inflation and crisis in your own countries. Enjoy it :) Russia has powerful allies and this war showed that the Western world is no longer almighty. Russia isn´t isolated at all. Russian economy hasn´t fallen. We are Russians we will never give up!

[@perun9093]

E make ana o rusia me putin

[@GtaFan00000001]

@@michalbock7648 open your eyes until it's too late.

[@buddylove2603]

The Industrial city is Paterson NJ near the Passaic Falls.

[@kristensorensen2219]

#1.1k👍👏🎉Beautiful! Look at how tastefully the dress is compared to today! It is a sad commentary on our modern era!!

[@raypeters4525]

FILM IS FROM TWO DIFFERENT ERAS, LATE 1930s, EARLY 1950s !

[@1940limited]

Yes. I saw a 51 Buick in one scene.

[@NASS_0]

thank you

[@NASS_0]

@@1940limited Thanks for the information

[@maggieoakley9020]

Another amazing video of a wonderful time gone by thank you!

[@khlynch8]

Coming from a contributor this is great work as usual!! Cars though are from the 40s and 50s.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@NASS_0]

Like and Share Please!

[@im1sinfulman]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING

[@miraclay]

Everyone wore hats and almost everyone is slim. I'm amazed how slim people were.

[@Allan-et5ig]

Fantastic stuff. I had no idea in the 30's - not just older mean from earlier eras - but many young men still wore 'boaters' (straw hats). I thought they were gone by the 20's, except for older generations. See, you learn something from these fabulous films. Nice work, again, NASS.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@MrSloika]

It gets very hot in the NYC area in July/August. Every man from that time wore a hat and the straw hats were still common in summer into the 1930s.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Nearly 70% of men had a straw hat in their home in the EARLY 1920s, THAT was the big hat year.

[@_mirabu_]

невероятное видео! Спасибо!

[@michalbock7648]

Согласен

[@Sanseus]

За душу берет то, что всех этих людей давно нет в живых. Как нет и всех этих автомобилей.

[@russtay]

Wow. I took the train to and from work when I lived in Hoboken. I’ve made that same walk heading home many times.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

What a time! Everyone dressed smart, everyone took a ferry, bus, or train, and highways were still each a country way with no suburban development in sight. In many ways it was so much nicer back then! 😭😭😭 And the video quality is so good, I gotta ask you: did you go back in time?

[@seven8n235]

The opening scene is not likely at the Lackawanna terminal in Hoboken. The terminal building from 1905 is covered in green copper. The commuters would exit to the train platform, not the street. The new York terminal was at Barclay Street. This does not look like that either. Lackawanna had a ferry route to 23rd st mid-town Manhattan, and this should be the terminal at that location. It was closed fairly early. The Barclay Street route lasted until 1967. I was on the last boat. The second scene is Lackawanna terminal. Note the steel work. After the previous terminal burned in 1905, the railroad opted for fireproof construction of the new terminal.

[@normandbrodeur558]

Quel bonheur grâce à NASS de pouvoir arrêter la vie moderne et folle d'aujourd'hui pour prendre une pause. C'est toujours une joie de profiter de ces videos et de constater qu'il y a eu un avant qui nous a précédé et à qui l'on doit nos bienfaits et privilèges d'aujourd'hui (même si rien n'est parfait...) Merci NASS! (What a joy thanks to NASS to be able to stop the crazy modern life of today to take a break. It's always a joy to enjoy these videos and to see that there was a before that preceded us and to whom we owe our benefits and privileges today (even if nothing is perfect ...) Thank you NASS!)

[@NASS_0]

merci à vous

[@Canadiancarguy1987]

its amazing people got videos like this from back then, id like to know where do you even come across these videos

[@1940limited]

We had good, but expensive cameras back then. Not many people had them. My father had a very good German 35MM camera with which he shot many great pictures in color back in the 50s.

[@fadiashraf5181]

So modest people, how decent people were back then. Nowadays people have no shame in dressing anyway they want, both men and women are walking semi-naked and it really is disappointing compared to fays back then. Anyway thanks a lot for bringing these videos back alive ❤️ Huge respect for ur work👍👍

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much ;)

[@mariolongtin8271]

It's insane how there really was no one overweight back than, wild

[@MrSloika]

What causing the obesity epidemic today is processed food.

[@mariolongtin8271]

@@MrSloika Nah, that's a choice. I don't eat that much processed foods. I believe it's education and laziness lol

[@stairwaytoheaven4330]

a elegância das pessoas e a arquitetura dessa época me encantam.

[@cri-brown-sec-channel5578]

Me too!

[@newworldsoldier81]

Lo mismo que ahora en cualquier ciudad verdad??,hemos involucionado y no poco.

[@anteuzel5324]

GREAT VIDEO SUPPER NASS YOU ARE THE BEST SUPPORT FROM CROATIA

[@NASS_0]

Thx ;))))

[@kenaldri4923]

I tried to do some sleuthing. At 7:43, we see an intersection, with Hwy 4 leading off to the right towards Englewood, Patterson and Suffern. In the distance to the left we see a steeple. This may be the Madonna Cemetery and Mausoleum in Fort Lee, NJ. The location is not too far west of the George Washington Bridge. I would welcome any input.

[@AdnanAdnan-gg7hg]

Very beautiful

[@もふちゃん-x9h]

Is it really based on a 1940s film? It's amazing high quality. the latest technology is amazing.The video shows a bus that was running at the time, but it looks like a bus from the 1920s. And women's fashion is also 20's style. Is it clothes that have been stored in a closet for a long time? The 1940s passenger cars have a cool design.

[@shellnexus1]

Exactly my thoughts. Amazing video nonetheless

[@robertthomas6127]

True in the film before the George Washington bridge the cars do not really fit into the 40's. I just read that the Tompkins Bus Corp 3:10 started a gasoline bus line in Richmond (Staten Island) in 1925 and was taken over from the Staten Island Coach Company in 1937. Whether they renamed the bus line or continued under the same name? This could possibly indicate that the first 3:43 minutes are not from New Jersey, but the Hoboken line on the Staten Island side? All assumptions of course.

[@robertshandley5993]

Would love to see what these places look like now, especially the drive over the bridge

[@radiogoodguy6287]

Incredible! It's as if this was current. I recognized so many sites, and have been there.

[@plunkervillerr1529]

God Bless the memory of those that filmed this. A living, beathing example of the past and thank NASS for their efforts.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@sylvainleseur1072]

Thanks for sharing.

[@gregthegroove]

This is exactly what I mean about YT being a time machine not in the physical sense but in a virtual sense. Wait another 20 years when you’re able to “walk into” this world virtually! Just like all the movies in the 70s and 80s. Type in a year or era or one of those best of timeline videos of each year recap. That would be unheard of for a person born in the 1700’s or 1800’s to even imagine this concept.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Not at all, time machines have been a frequented concept for forever, stop trying to purposely naive them just because you know nothing about thier era.

[@Woozler554]

7:24 Clearly taken in Fort Lee just after the bridge. I so wanted to see the entrance to Route 4, as I remember that area from when I was very little, before they did all the highway work there. Do you by chance have other shots of that area?

[@HugoBrown]

Another awesome look at the past through your video's I wonder what the man walking across the bridge (6mins 03 Seconds) got up to after this was filmed, was he on the way to work or going home or day off and just out walking. I wish there was a way we could identify people in these old films and get to learn how they lived there life. Also makes you think there would be very few people alive from that era that you could ask about life in New Jersey in 1930's or 50's. Thanks again for amazing video givings us glimpse into the daily lives of this period in time

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@mikavirtanen7029]

Interesting to see that already in the 30's many of the younger guys didn't wear hats, but most of the middle-aged and older men had fedoras and boaters. The change was already in the air even if it would take 30 more years before brimmed hats would go out of style for good.

[@sonnycorleone3251]

Mika, you are very astute. I think Males who were adults in the 1920's-1940 still wore their hats basically until they died. I stand by that. But While I originally thought younger men mostly stopped wearing hats by the late 1940's. I think you are correct it happenned earlier like you said.

[@mikavirtanen7029]

@@sonnycorleone3251 In a way we are probably both right. While younger men started to reject brimmed hats in greater numbers in the 30's, the definite generational break in hat wearing happened after WW2. There were also some film stars like Cary Grant, who wore a fedora in some of his movies before late 1940's, but after that almost never.

[@MrSloika]

As more people bought cars hats became less of a necessity.

[@sonnycorleone3251]

@@MrSloika Yes, Plus I think men started to style their hair more in the 50's and 60's and beyond. Styles change.

[@thechad4485]

There’s a video on KZbin called “Bread from Acorns (1933),” from The Orgone Archive that I’d love to see colorized and speed adjusted! It’s something different than most things I’ve seen on your channel!

[@Kibitzer9]

Nice to see a generation which clearly defines male and female. Breath of fresh air.

[@1940limited]

Interesting how many women were in the mix of business commuters scurrying to catch a train. I thought women were expected to stay at home, cook and clean back then? Obviously not the case.

[@alankearns8190]

The Lackawanna Terminal is in NYC, not NJ, but very good video.

[@leaturk11]

No graffiti anywhere! great channel

[@NASS_0]

thank you ;)

[@1940limited]

I bet no tattoos or piercings, either. I'm still trying to understand why young women today want to destroy their looks that way.

[@antoinecarie]

I always look at these and admire how very well dressed the people are. I wish we could return back to something like this. I always like to dress nice in public and look more than presentable.

[@jeffmorse645]

The suits and hats! I think I saw only one younger guy without a hat coming out of that train station. 😄

[@TheDotDetective]

Stunning but it be so great if you could label what we are looking at. I've lived in NJ all my life and I can say that things change so greatly in a matter of 5 years.

[@dennishenry5987]

Wow, this is just unbelievable. How do you find it, who filmed it, and how was it preserved for decades?