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09-08-2011, 09:58 AM
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Grenade Inspector
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Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
I'm not sure if this has been posted (looked on the search function) but here is some amazing, sharp focus "background" B&W footage shot in LA in the 40's. Great cars, awesome street scenes, pure nostalgia!
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2011/09/post_303.php |
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09-08-2011, 10:11 AM
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Senior Member
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
pretty neat
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09-08-2011, 10:20 AM
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Grenade Inspector
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
Thank`s for posting that`s a great bit of film 1.45 & 3.19 in you see a hot rod.
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09-08-2011, 10:23 AM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
All that old iron! I was just learning to read all those signs, but in Iowa.
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09-08-2011, 10:24 AM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
I spotted two old hotrod roadsters if you look carefully. One highboy Model A at about 1:48 and another full fendered A I think a little later. Time Warp!
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09-08-2011, 10:27 AM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
Very nice..... Thanks for sharing
At least two Hot Rods... Here is one 
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09-08-2011, 10:28 AM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
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You should add that to the History of Los Angeles thread here on the HAMB.  http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ht=los+angeles
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09-08-2011, 10:38 AM
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Grenade Inspector
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
Will do!
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09-08-2011, 10:40 AM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
how about the hot rod roadster going up the hill with someone int he rumble seat and 2 more guys in the front seat. very cool. awsome footage!
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09-08-2011, 10:59 AM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
\m/ \m/
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09-08-2011, 11:24 AM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
Neat ride back in time - *Thanks*
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09-08-2011, 11:41 AM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
Didja notice how many late model cars had skirts? All of them were two door sedans too... Cool footage. Being a huge fan of film noir movies, most of those streets were kind of familiar, too.
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09-08-2011, 11:58 AM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
That can't be L A. No grafitti!! The sad thing is seeing the rails from one of the best mass transit systems in the country that were soon to be ripped up.
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09-08-2011, 12:06 PM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
That was very cool.
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09-08-2011, 12:24 PM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
I'll have to show this to Mom. She was an 18 year old girl working in L.A City Hall in 1948. You can see the building in this film. Maybe that was her in the cross walk?
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09-08-2011, 12:34 PM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
LA was one beautiful city then. I lived there in the early 60s & it was still then. Cities have undergone so many changes since then & LA more than most. Wonderful video & thanks for posting.
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09-08-2011, 10:28 PM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
This footage is amazing...............this is the stuff I dream about.Just imagine seeing Wally Welch pull up next to you at the stop sign while he is driving his convertible 41 ford. Thanks for sharing this footage.
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09-08-2011, 10:42 PM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
Pretty cool. I'll have to show my pop that one.
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09-08-2011, 11:08 PM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
Very cool...must be late 40s...saw a 47 n up Chevy pickup and a panel in there!
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09-08-2011, 11:15 PM
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Re: Los Angeles car and street scene footage, 1940's
Really great to watch. I grew up and live in LA, (37 years old). The streets in the film are so familiar, yet so so different.
It was also so gratifying to see two roadster hot rod in plain sight in this one short film. It proves how popular they were with the youths. If you have a Playstation 3, get LA Noire --you get to drive those streets yourself. |
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