A Drive Around Los Angeles in 1948 [fps 60 color]
Enjoy a sunny day in old Los Angeles with this high-quality footage from the 1940s, taken from a moving vehicle. The original black and white film has been enhanced, stabilized and colorized to 50 FPS, making a smooth drive. The ride starts in Bunker Hill, around 569 W 2nd St. The camera is facing SE overlooking the 2nd street tunnel and Hill Street. Down below is the intersection with Olive St. The vehicle pulls off and they go up the hill, west on Second. They quickly turn left/South on Grand Avenue. The areas are mainly around the old Bunker Hill which has changed so much it would be hardly recognisable today. All the Victorians houses and most of the buildings you see in this video are gone now, replaced with high rise office buildings. The few places you might still recognise are City Hall and the Biltmore. Bunker Hill was once the residential neighborhood of the wealthy, but by the time of this film, it had become dilapidated. They tore it all down in the years to come and replaced it with mostly high-rise apartments and office blocks. The film is both wonderful and heartbreaking. And funny… Credit to : Yestervid