1940s - Downtown Los Angeles in color [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added 

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My grandparents had a jewelry store in the lobby of the hotel that you can see when the video first starts. It’s amazing for me to think that my grandfather, who I never met, and my grandmother were inside that building at that moment. Thank you so much.

The guy swinging his arm wildly, then the lady giving him a weird look at the 2:14 minute mark was hilarious lol

I never get tired of watching these videos from another era. Thanks for sharing.

Did anyone see the look on the older womans face when the disheveled looking man flailed his arms like a windmill for no reason? She's like What The Heck!!! That was great! I love these time capsules!

We're on Flower at the start. Richfield Tower back there identifies that. When it goes to the next shot, we're on Spring Street. (Vost Leather Company's location). Next, we're on Ventura Blvd. (around 4;15) - you'll see several recognizable motels including the one on the right, which is still there - the El Royale Motel.

I can't believe how fast the person was driving in the second segment!

These videos are an absolute treat! The first clip is coming down Flower St with the Richfield Oil Tower on the left at the very start-- I work in the "new" ARCO towers which replaced it in the late 60's. Wild to see my daily view from a different time!

Guessing late 47, early 48. The slow drive in 3rd set almost looks like video shot yesterday. Fine job NASS.

I was born and raised in LA (San Pedro district) in the mid 50's. I'd give anything to go back in time during the 30's, 40's or 50's for just a couple of days with a modern video camera.

At the films 3:56 mark it switches to Ventura Blvd at Tujunga Ave heading east in Studio City. I grew up in that area during the 1960's and recognize some of the buildings and the landscape.

The last shot is N Vermont Ave going into Griffith Park. Those trees and streetlights are still there.

2:12...That woman just said WTF is your problem.....fool?!!😆

This really gives you the feel of being alive in the 1940s.

I came to LA in late 1944 and rode in many of those cars. It was difficult to clean in the inside, they also leaked oil and gobs of grease everywhere. But that was all we had. To look good a car had to be waxed, as the old paint was a poor quality compared to now. Also the car sheet metal was thick and strong.

How cool! This video starts out heading south on Flower at 6th street. You can see the old Richfield Oil building on the left behind the "Hotel" sign. Also, the building on the right under construction (0:21) mark is what is now the Pegasus at the corner of 6th and Flower and the old stone building that comes next (on the right) is the building where the Metro Station is at 7th and Flower.

I don't reside in the USA, nor am I an American citizen; but I have always liked the look of 1940's LA. I can't quite put my finger on why I find the place so visually appealing. I guess it's a movie thing.

Nass, Wow ! 1940's L.A. I can picture Humphrey Bogart as detective Philip Marlowe in the movie " The Big Sleep" here looking for clues ! Love the streetcars wish they would come back ! Thank's for the upload.

That at the end is the Vermont ave. entrance to Griffith Park. It looks exactly the same except for the cars. Very trippy to see it from the perspective of this old footage.

The final part of the film starts on North Vermont Ave, near nos 2310. The house on the corner of North Vermont Ave/Hillhurst Ave with the round corner window can be seen, nos 2370. Good to see that many of the original trees are still there as are the vintage streetlamps.

So many great old marques which are now gone. Studebaker, Hudson, Packard, Chrysler Airflow, Oldsmobile, and Reo truck

The second part of the film journey is along Crenshaw Blvd. At 5:03 you can see Arthur Murray dance studio, 4225/7 Crenshaw Blvd, the building is still there and is listed as a historical cultural monument "Mavericks Flat". NASS I enjoy these historical puzzles you give us, it keeps the grey matter ticking over. I will see if I can locate the final portion of the film.

I think a short, 10 sec original sample at the beggining of the remastered will make us appreciate even more the great work you did!

These films are like a time capsule. A very important reminder of how things were in a different time.

6:10 May I advise whoever is driving up Vermont @ Hillhurst in Los Feliz in the 1940s to buy every house you can get your hands on in the neighborhood.

The cars from the late 20's and early 30's look so much more stylish than the 1940's behemoths. Yet I wonder if the owners felt embarrassed to be driving those outdated models. Little did they know how collectable their Model A's would become. Great video!

Some interesting cars in this one! A Willys (Jeep) station wagon at 1:46, a Ford Sportsman convertible woodie at 2:48, and a DeSoto Airflow with what seems to be a custom grille at 4:31.

Okay, I just gotta eat at Pioneer dairy lunch. I'll have the chicken salad, green beans and a cup of joe.

2355 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, might be the house at the 6:53 mark. It has the same windows. In any case, this is a great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I watch your videos all the time..love them ( bet Pioneer Dairy Lunch had good food back in the day)

WOW! This feels like someone from the 2020s took a camcorder of this era, went back 80 years ago, shot the video and returned back to the present and uploaded it to RU-vid! The film looks great and Pristine! Great Job on your restoration of it! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

2:06 In the heart of Los Angeles, amidst the hustle and bustle of 1945, stood the Pioneer Dairy Cafe on 330 Spring Street. It was a quaint little spot, known for its comforting ambience and nostalgic charm, a respite for weary souls in the sprawling city. However, one fateful August evening, the tranquility of the cafe was shattered by a violent altercation between two of Skid Row's troubled denizens. Tom "Buzzy" Leonard and Al Becker, both notorious for their heavy drinking and frequent brawls, found themselves embroiled in yet another confrontation. Their words escalated into shouts, and before anyone could intervene, Buzzy's hand grasped a glass Coca-Cola bottle from the counter, swiftly shattering it into jagged shards. With a primal fury, Buzzy lunged at Al, the makeshift weapon in hand. In a blur of motion, the broken glass sliced through the air, finding its mark on Al's neck, severing his jugular vein. Time seemed to stand still as the metallic tang of blood mingled with the aroma of coffee and pastries, staining the once pristine floorboards of the cafe. As Al collapsed to the ground, gasping for air, the patrons of the Pioneer Dairy Cafe recoiled in horror, their voices hushed to a collective whisper. Buzzy stood frozen, his hands trembling, his eyes wide with shock at the gravity of his actions. The realization of what he had done washed over him like a tidal wave, drowning out the cacophony of the bustling city outside. Mr. Becker's life ebbed away on the cold linoleum floor, a tragic casualty of the violence that often lurked in the shadows of society's forgotten corners. The authorities were summoned, and Buzzy Leonard was swiftly apprehended, his fate sealed by the irreversible consequences of his reckless rage. In the aftermath of that grim night, the Pioneer Dairy Cafe bore witness to a stain that could never be scrubbed away, a somber reminder of the fragility of life and the darkness that dwelled within the human heart. And as the city of angels continued to bustle and thrive, the memory of Al Becker's untimely demise lingered on, a haunting echo in the annals of history.

Thank's for your channel!

As someone mentioned, at the film's 3:55 mark it switches to Ventura Blvd. at Tujunga Ave. heading east in Studio City. At that point on the left the video passes by a building with a blade sign reading "Korner" and then at the 4:00 mark in the upper left hand corner, you'll see a neon sign for the "CHING HOW" restaurant, so you get a very brief glimpse of it beforehand. I've been looking for a photo of that for quite awhile to no avail, so this was quite interesting to me. That location was legendary cinematographer James Wong Howe's restaurant that he opened at 11386 Ventura Blvd. in Studio City in 1940. For over 25 years starting around 1985, that address was a Video West location.

I can never tire of your vid's. My favorite thing on the internet. Always awesome! I had a Monogram model of the 39 or 40 Ford pickup at the beginning of your video back when I was a kid. Great video!

Yet another astounding video. Each one gets better, more clear!

One thing they tend to get wrong in movies made since the '70s but that are set back in the '40s or anytime before the early '70s is the lane markings on streets and highways. As these movies show, back then they used no yellow lines, only white, with one or two solid white lines between opposing lanes and no "fog lines" or edge lines on rural roads. That changed in the early - mid '70s with the introduction of yellow lines between opposing lanes of travel and on the left edge on divided highways, and white fog lines on the right edge. In movies made since the '70s but set in earlier times they tend to just use the modern roadways with the post '70s markings, reflectors in the pavement between lanes, etc, and those things are glaring anachronisms. In some recently made movies set before the '70s they went to the trouble of painting over the modern roadway markings and painting in period correct markings, which is better, but you can usually see where the modern markings were painted over.

Great video, those 40’s cars are just amazing. I wish I had lived back then.

Cars, trams, shops, cinemas, slick asphalt roads and to think that more than 70% of my country didnt have access to electricity at same time.

3:31 Early Brinks armored car? 3:44 Note the safety device on the front of the interurban set in position to catch any hapless pedestrian who gets hit and (hopefully) prevent him/her from going under the car to an almost certain death. 4:00 "Ching How"? Wasn't he on "Hawaii 5-Oh"? No, wait, that was Chin Ho. Nevermind.

Wow so clear and crisp looks like it could have been filmed yesterday

I love these candid videos because even the videographer didn't know the changes that were on the way...just recording their reality

Great video. Love your work

Awesome!!! These videos are the best!

This was wonderful your videos give me so much joy thank you so much! Born in 1962 in LA.

Another great video. Thanks for sharing!

My guess the guy around 2:12 lit his cigarette with a match and he was just throwing away the match or either that he is a World War II vet just after the war or recently discharged and is suffering from PTSD causing the movements

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Para ser este video de 1948, todavía circulaban muchos vehículos de 1930's y 1920's. Gran archivo audiovisual

Amazing and kind of sad how clean everything and everyone was in those days!

This channel is a treasure

Thanks for the opportunity to watch this video

What's with the crazy man at 2:12? That old woman could probably lay him out. :) Willys Jeepster wagon at 1:47, so definitely post-war. Softer colorization here than previously.

Awesome and thank you kindly. Man those intersections….😳

This one nudged me into looking up the history of automatic turn signaling.

Ab 1:34 Pioneer Dairy Lunch - ich fand dazu: From 1:34 Pioneer Dairy Lunch - I found: 'Pioneer Dairy Lunch, Los Angeles 1935 Menu Love Menu Art Vintage Menu Rescue Cool Culinaria Vintage Menu Prints.' Sehr schöner Film! Very nice movie!

Yost Leather Co. on Spring Street, I think shown in this video, was in business from 1934 till 1968.

These videos are quite extraordinary.

Having played L.A. NOIRE a gazillion times, this is absolutely fascinating to see. The game is so incredibly accurate in its depiction of 1940s Los Angeles. I recognize quite a few buildings actually, like the magnificent art deco Richfield building, now sadly gone.

2:22 ignore the guy phasing in and out of reality on the bike. Nothing to see there. :P

Fantastic window to the past. Any idea who took this random footage and why? If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was a time traveler LOL. Very cool.

Oh man, why you gotta torture us! I'd love to walk those streets...when things were normal. I've heard how glorious it was there during the 40s~early 60s. Now I can see some of that glory. Thank you for bringing back a little bit of a better time that I only get to see in film noir these days.

I love the baggy trousers that were in style. You could put them on while wearing combat boots!

I guess at 0:21, fireproof Hotels were a big thing back then.

11356 Ventura Boulevard, headed East at 4:08. Studio City.

Nice video and a thumbs up for you.

I’m a history buff and I’ve always wished I could just walk down the street of different eras. I like my modern rights and technologies. I don’t want to live in past eras. I just want to walk down a street (in a bubble probably to avoid diseases like smallpox) and see the world from their perspective. This is as close as it gets. Like a little window onto a different world.

Very beautiful thanks to this video Nass

Those 2 fire hydrants are still there at 330 S Spring St between 3rd and 4th streets.

Wow thats incredible quality

Was that Leadfoot Larry doing the driving? These are really great!

Thanks for videos from Brasil

There's a Sudebaker 1947 parked along the sidewalk at 4m10s. So that places the second segment in the second half of the 1940's.

It just dawned on me that these films were done as background footage for movie scenes that show someone driving a car. I'm was wondering why so many of these films.are in LA.

What cameras were they using in the 40s? I can't believe how crisp and clear all the film footage from the 40s is. You'd think it was filmed yesterday, almost.

I think about if only those times could have gone on now. Who were the people driving around? who lives in those houses now, and the prices that once were so affordable are now astronomically high...bring those old days back.

2:11 Weird guy freaks out the lady.

Some of this looks familiar! The Vost Leather Store, shot from this angle, was featured in another Nass video a few months ago. Was it in a movie, or...? Thanks, Nass.

Anyone notice the Ford Sportsman at 2:50? A car that's worth a fortune today. Or the Chrysler Airflow at 4:30.

7:20 is beautiful with the trees!!!

2300 North Vermont near Hillhurst at 7:30.

Love these vids, very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍

Back then when going for a daily walk was an event, everybody dressed for the occasion. Great content, thank you for sharing this.

Everybody are still driving their preWW2 cars. My grandfather bought his last car, a 1941 Plymouth, in September 1941. A few months before the war broke out. He was working at Bethlehem Steel in Vernon. He kept that car into the 1950’s when he bought a new Belvedere Plymouth.

I really enjoy these old videos because, other than the vintage cars and people's clothes, everything looks modern, like it was today! So, LA urban planning was decades ahead of most cities in the world because the concrete sidewalks, the grass height, the street lights, the stores sizes and signs, everything looks pretty much the same. But, when you see videos of Europe or Asia back then, the streets there look pretty narrow and the buildings look like they belonge in the 1800's. Love the old LA better though! There was much more discipline and social control! And of course, there was no digital anything! Thus, there was privacy and the world looked larger and more exciting! Thanks for sharing!

I love the late 1930s Packard rolling down the street at the beginningl

Four lane streets unexpected and those beautiful trees!!

Woah everything looks new and really really clean

классно сделано, все на электромобилях, из выхлопной трубы автомобилей ни дымочка. Лайк.

These are awesome. I wish my Dad or Uncle were still alive. We would watch these non stop naming every car we could

The Newest vehicle I Thought I Saw was a parked 1948 Ford Pickup while driving slowly down a street in the final segment. No 1949 vehicles in any of it. Back when 30 to 40 mph was considered a Faster Speed, and Driving was a Full Time Attention Requiring Skill. Not like the Over-powered plastic balls that any child tall enough to reach the pedals and see out the windshield could operate today. Greatly Appreciated. I Especially like the Late 40's to Early 50's films. Another Good Job NASS.

I LOVE HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE DRESSED SO WELL. ugh

I keep thinking of the Black Dahlia and what things must have looked like to her in her last days...and I am filled with melancholy. 😢

These are just Amazing!

Random question but do you happen to have anything or can find footage of San Bernardino California I heard it was a place to be in the 50s

The one thing I’ve noticed about these wonderful old videos is that people knew how to film in those days. They were positioned on tripods to give a beautiful steady image. Today, the average man on the street cannot film something of this quality, despite the fact that we have wonderful gadgets and stabilisation software built into our cameras and phones. We have lost the art of photography. The mighty United States of America is on the slide. That’s the saddest thing about this. These are wonderful images of beautiful days gone by.

So clean and thriving...it shows the degradation of economy (Europe as well). Beautiful footage. Thanks for sharing this.

I think the footage was made shortly after 1945, at 5:45 there is a shop labeled „War surplus“.

What is up with the bad driving during the filming? Cutting in and out of traffic, crossing the yellow double lines, and running a red light. What was the reason for this?

Great video of a look into the past. The Golden Era. Just think, some of those older folks were born in the 1800s, their parents lived through the Civil War, or born into it.