Living in San Francisco in the 1940s 

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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...

@@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.

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Good point. Thanks for the chuckle.

Thank you for the kind feedback :)

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!!

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

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.

Why were no cameras allowed in the fish market?

Who knows, maybe you did.

@@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.

And no diversity. Back when the country was hwyte.

Thank you :)

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

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

@@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.*

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@@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.

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

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

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.

@@IHateRU-vidHandles615 its obviously not the real audio...the sound was added seperately for ambience

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.

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

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.

@@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.

Thank you :)

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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.

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".

#ScottAdamsWouldAgree

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....

Thank you :)

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

Diversity is overrated

No diversity, just Anglo Saxon Americans.,

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

@franksanz1044 it's damaged the country beyond reproach.

No pun intended?

The nightmare would be bad brakes.

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

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

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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 :)

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.*

Thank you :)

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

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

Well stated context.

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

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

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No it’s 80 yrs old !

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.*

Thank you :)

Thank you :)

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

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.

@@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.*

@@definitiveenergy1 Not fake but badly attributed.

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

Thank you :) Yes the sound is added later on

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.

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

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

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.*

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

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!

​@@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

WTF is it San Fran or not?

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.

@@IHateRU-vidHandles615 Interesting

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.*

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

@@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.*

Wartime.

@@frankb1 , right after I posted my comment, that’s what I came up with as to why.

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

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

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.*

Thank you :)

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.*