Pre-War Bay Area.

[Forgotten Man]

Hello ladies and Gents, I have a few friends in the San Fran/Oakland area and I was looking on YouTube and found this clip. It is of San Francisco from about 1940-43 or so. All you hear is the sound of the film projector... so, when you fallow the link, you may want to have a good CD of 40's music playing to get that ol' nostalgic feeling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAa-aLIOgzw

Enjoy the color home footage and seeing daily life as it really was in the early 40's.

FM~

 

[The Wolf]

Thanks, FM.
You can see why so many of us live around here.

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[Vintage Betty]

Thanks so much!

It's amazing how many of the signs and landmarks are still in San Francisco and how many are not.

Thank you for taking the time to post this; I really enjoyed it.

Vintage Betty
Born in San Francisco

 

[Sefton]

Remarkable! San Francisco used to be called "the Paris of the West" because it's residents were so well dressed. Wow.

 

[Forgotten Man]

You are very welcome!

I am pleased of those who took the time to view that clip, when I first viewed it I nearly wept, for me, color home footage is a true portal to the past. It brings it closer to home.

FM~

 

[Lincsong]

Remarkable! San Francisco used to be called "the Paris of the West" because it's residents were so well dressed. Wow.

And look what it's become today. Sad, just sad.

 

[Hondo]

Thanks MF, nice going :eusa_clap

 

[FedoraGent]

Made me miss home...

FM,

It made me miss home. That was phenomenal. I'll show this to Magneto post haste!

FG.

 

[Bill Taylor]

This is wonderful. We lived in San Francisco from 1958 until 1989 (31 years same address on Russian Hill), then in the East Bay from 1989 to 2006. Two addresses and two telephone numbers in 48 years ain't bad. I don't like moving! And yeah, I still remember our old SF PRospect telephone number. San Franncisco has changed so much, not for the good, but it's amazing how some things are much the same, especially China Town. It was really dreadful to watch the destruction of SF, that's one of the reasons we moved to the east bay. Although Berkeley Hills ain't that wonderful anymore, either. But now, we are on our farm in rural Colbert County, Alabama, so we longer have to watch the decay, except occasionally, since we have been back to SF 4 times in the last 10 months.

Bill