Seventy Years of Los Angeles, Then and Now

Seventy Years of Los Angeles, Then and Now | The New Yorker

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A split-screen tour of what the same streets in downtown L.A. looked like in the nineteen-forties and today.
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@charliespringer1 7 жыл бұрын

I don't get why nearly all the old buildings that look have character have been bulldozed and replaced by buildings that are incredibly boring and ugly

@alexdebrew3132 6 жыл бұрын

C x Thats because city forced the people to go into the new suburbs that they were making at the time. They did this so that they could expand on the financial district that is there now. But most businesses had shut down or given up over time and the city didn't get rid of them. There basically doing the same cycle that they did before and it won't work. Have you seen downtown L.A.( not the financial district) but the small shops. Most of them are kinda like Detroit's downtown now.

@MrDaiseymay 5 жыл бұрын

THAT PROGRESS FOR YA. SMILE !

@Tornado1994 5 жыл бұрын

Because the old buildings were Earthquake prone. The Newer Buildings were designed with Earthquake Resistant Structure.

@bobbarkeriii2597 5 жыл бұрын

@@alexdebrew3132 L.A. has no respect for its history.

@dvni3284 5 жыл бұрын

You don't want to have the same boring style for 500 years do you or do you want to stick to old earthquake prone moldy buildings?

@MatthewReiser123 7 жыл бұрын

Outstanding synch with two ladies at 1:10

@eee-wz1ff 5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@jorgetovar2810 5 жыл бұрын

Very creepy.

@christopherhernandez3909 5 жыл бұрын

Time travelers man

@darkspacie 5 жыл бұрын

WOW, that looks really cool

@sredson 5 жыл бұрын

Actually I noticed later in the video that many elements were staged to give it this sync feeling. The man waving at the camera. Some cars.

@hoosierfoodog 4 жыл бұрын

2:18 did these two dudes really wave at the camera on the same street? Thats absolutely fascinating

@rashadvq 4 жыл бұрын

@lasthumankind if not, this is the biggest coincidence

@Christian-my1ld 4 жыл бұрын

Just a time traveler that's all.

@luma2172 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he asked the dude to wave at the camera on the right moment

@kangkinkang 4 жыл бұрын

@@rashadvq Maybe, just maybe both of them are related. Son probably carry Dad's legacy in continuing filming the streets. Or is it just the same person been doing this since the 50s till now??

@danielfausto757 4 жыл бұрын

Its called acting and producing. Im pretty sure the guy in the right was involved in this youtube video production.

@salvatorericca8353 5 жыл бұрын

Am I the only person who think old 1940's LA looks so much nicer than it does now!

@390rambler 5 жыл бұрын

NO ! And LA. Isn't the only place that looked better in the 1940s

@sebastiangarcia-rw1tf 4 жыл бұрын

No, youre not

@mamarremamarremamarremamar4092 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you’re the only in thousands who watched this video

@sdcoinshooter 4 жыл бұрын

Salvatore Ricca Right there with you

@mohammadalshaer5464 4 жыл бұрын

Well i see no difference except in cars

@DangerAngelous 8 жыл бұрын

LA looks like it used to be more colourful, despite the lack of colour from the film

@DiegoRuiz1991 6 жыл бұрын

I am sure the buildings had different colors like grey, white, green, blue...

@MetalDad62 5 жыл бұрын

Did they have color back then?😁

@GNOLEB 5 жыл бұрын

Dale Wells ~ I ask my mom that same question to bother her 😂

@noahstevens2003 5 жыл бұрын

It just looked like a nice small town

@MetalDad62 5 жыл бұрын

@@GNOLEB Lol! Yeah my parents were born in the 30s and when I was really young I asked them when did color happen before I was born. I don't remember getting an answer so I still don't know. 😂

@ajg5138 4 жыл бұрын

I love how everything in L.A got bulldozed and turned into a parking garage lol

@gerardosalas9477 4 жыл бұрын

gary g the g how can you love that? you stupid hag

@catherinemaria3367 4 жыл бұрын

@@gerardosalas9477 sarcasm

@rosrychaplet 4 жыл бұрын

That was the complaint in the 70s and 80s.

@davidmoser7849 4 жыл бұрын

Open your eyes dude

@lljohnsjohns3566 4 жыл бұрын

I hate how they destroyed my city, so New Yorkers can move west.

@sanktpaulihanseat5852 4 жыл бұрын

In Germany WW II had destroyed our old cities and we are still sad about it. And in America they do it voluntarily?Downtown L.A. looks really beautiful in the 1940s !

@domenicv7962 Жыл бұрын

Sinful...both

@sufficient4834 4 жыл бұрын

the right one has color in it yet it's still more depressing

@SpudEater 4 жыл бұрын

Sufficient Because everything is still gray where the older, Victorian style homes and buildings were sure to be much more vibrant. Still waiting for California to secede because that state is like the annoying aunt at a family reunion shoving her new essential oils down your throat

@momentary_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@SpudEater About 18% of the Federal Budget is funded by California. Good luck convincing the federal government to let California secede.

@juanguillen9409 4 жыл бұрын

Ok boomer

@mcarmenish 4 жыл бұрын

@@SpudEater im guessing you're midwestern with that attitude.

@SpudEater 4 жыл бұрын

the doge master Nope

@bluespiral58 6 жыл бұрын

I'm struck by how LA in the past resembles San Francisco, with the Victorians, bay windows, decorative street lights, hills and views; not to mention the street cars. LA took a wrong turn after the 1940s.

@kateSullivan3927 5 жыл бұрын

Agree...I had no idea there were so many hills in LA.

@gocygo63 5 жыл бұрын

...look at all the palms lining the streets...

@thebasketballhistorian3291 5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! The left video really reminds me of SF.

@rileydinkleman1022 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing but skycrappers on that island.

@kray97 5 жыл бұрын

It was a mecca for Art Deco architecture. Most of those buildings are sadly gone.

@randomrazr 6 жыл бұрын

alot of nice old buildsing are gone. like GONE

@brut2079 6 жыл бұрын

gentrified

@defaultmesh 6 жыл бұрын

Why renovate if you can G E N T R I F Y

@craigfishcake2543 6 жыл бұрын

But, some of the trees look as though they have survived.

@failtolawl 6 жыл бұрын

L.A. is definitely not what you would call a "static" city.

@sambravo5253 6 жыл бұрын

randomrazr At least there’s more trees

@PourlephoneProductions 4 жыл бұрын

So sad that there is practically nothing left of 40's L.A....

@Ferreal92 4 жыл бұрын

Continue just outside the city limits and the area was still very agricultural. My grandparents grew walnuts and lemons a few miles southeast of downtown. There are now cheap strip malls, stack-n-pack housing, and nothing left that even resembles a working rural community.

@MASTEROFEVIL 4 жыл бұрын

When was this

@joehorn4650 4 жыл бұрын

🍐🍐;-)

@princegroove 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, those are the stories an old timer used to tell me as a kid.

@EastSideGz 3 жыл бұрын

My great uncle moved to east la in 1938. He said after Lorena st coming east on 1st it was all dirt roads & stayed that way until the 60’s

@bubhub64 3 жыл бұрын

@@EastSideGz ....and driving further east to West Covina and Covina would have been considered being out in the open country. Nothing but orange groves and open land.

@Calikid331 6 жыл бұрын

I honestly think i prefer the older L.A more. I like cities that kept their older buildings, they end up looking so much more important and classier. Like NY, or SF, or Boston etc.

@daskaninchen5416 6 жыл бұрын

if you like older city architecture take a loook at the european cities ;) almost every great city preserves its old centrum. for example take a look at Amsterdam at google maps ;)

@rssadlier 5 жыл бұрын

@@animationexamples6101 nice one internet "tough guy", you showed them.

@elhugeo 5 жыл бұрын

All those buildings collapsed in earth quakes. Thtat is Grand St downtown LA. Its all office business buildings.

@saleahafghan9390 5 жыл бұрын

@@mrHoppedupford wtf no where not

@wildearth3992 4 жыл бұрын

Saleah Afghan93 Only in Syria

@laurahodges2486 8 жыл бұрын

This is terrific. My mom was a messenger girl in the early 40's around Bunker Hill, so this gives me an idea of what she saw. Thank you.

@laurahodges2486 7 жыл бұрын

Nope. 50's. My mom had me very late in life, she was born in 1924 and just died last year at the age of 92.

@Bubblegumlouver 7 жыл бұрын

Laura Hodges I

@Daniel-js2dk 7 жыл бұрын

Laura Hodges Wow, can you tell what year did LA started getting bland?

@charleswillsonpeale5739 6 жыл бұрын

Vince McMahon In the 60's.

@beerborn 5 жыл бұрын

My Leg - You mean when did America started getting bland. The answer was in the 1960's.

@Schlipperschlopper 4 жыл бұрын

Berlin, though bombed to ash in WW2 still kept more character than LA that was torn down by real estate sharks and speculants to an ugly cold and depressing concrete landscape.

@Joseph-hm9yo 4 жыл бұрын

Or... You know... We started caring about earthquakes...

@defiverr4697 4 жыл бұрын

LA needs to entertain the world, needs new stuff. Not live in the past.

@alijamili95 4 жыл бұрын

Berlin can’t even build an airport properly. Look it up

@markhenley3097 4 жыл бұрын

Although most German cities are still full of horrible buildings, nothing like what was before (traditional German buildings). The same is in every city in Europe, but most of all cities that were once a part of the Eastern Bloc.

@wernerhiemer406 3 жыл бұрын

@@alijamili95 But they finally mad it but then came corona (Covid19) and broke the party.

@community1949 5 жыл бұрын

I think I like the 1940's cars, buildings, and everything else over what has replaced it. Looks better, calmer, and more civilized than now.

@mrHoppedupford 5 жыл бұрын

Those buildings were built before the 1940s

@lightningvolt1273 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree with you more. It looks more like a hometown one can live in. Today it just looks plain ugly.

@eloisanzara237 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh, the cars back then aren’t as aerodynamic as they are now.

@klansman5615 4 жыл бұрын

Non whites

@yourenotperfect.9493 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. Times were better when blacks were being discriminated against.

@hedgerowclose 8 жыл бұрын

Lanterns, houses and cars all were prettier 70 yrs ago...What happened to people's longing for beauty?

@MsMesem 6 жыл бұрын

No one seems to have noticed the street trees and general greenery that exists now that was not present back in the 40's and 50's. Yes, the buildings are larger and not at human scale but the trees certainly make the street look more walkable in the heat.

@stephenvelden295 6 жыл бұрын

I think the old cars were way nicer looking. And they were American. No ugly Hondas and Toyotas back then!

@paulioanparlea4054 6 жыл бұрын

Anton Zuykov Cars used to have more personality and be more robust than the soap bars of today.

@sololafolle1808 6 жыл бұрын

hedgerowclose it’s because we realized that those buildings couldn’t withstand earthquakes

@GeForce1080 6 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@vlad8606 8 жыл бұрын

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.

@andreapeoplesmarwah7395 5 жыл бұрын

Braulder ohhhhhh bop bop bop ☺️☺️☺️ So true!!!

@bobduvar 5 жыл бұрын

They paved it with bad intentions....

@saleahafghan9390 5 жыл бұрын

WHICH part

@user-mv9tt4st9k 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know that old Los Angeles was a paradise, it only seemed to look nicer.

@TheBlackbelair 4 жыл бұрын

Put up parking structures.

@GalileoSmith 4 жыл бұрын

This video reminds me, a few years ago the house I grew up in went on sale and had an open house. I decided to go just to take a look. I had not been in the house in over 40 years. Everything had changed. Of course the carpeting was different. The bathrooms and kitchen were remodeled and unrecognizable. The bedrooms had new doors, windows and paint and so were also unrecognizable. I told my sister that I could be standing anywhere in that house and if I did not know I was in our old house, I wouldn't have guessed that was were I was.

@007jsv 4 жыл бұрын

Biggest difference I saw is that there was a bunch more people walking then there is now. Looked more alive and safer.

@oc2phish07 8 жыл бұрын

Sure looked a lot nicer back then.

@savvysearch 8 жыл бұрын

Everything looks better in black and white.

@dasaniishotdogwater8518 7 жыл бұрын

Everything looks good in white, idk about black though.

@tinotrivino 7 жыл бұрын

you must be kidding lol

@Khayyam-vg9fw 7 жыл бұрын

Sure did.

@MarinCipollina 6 жыл бұрын

It did look much nicer in 1947.. No graffitti anywhere in the old one.. No shaved head weirdos covered in tattoos blasting rap out of their cars.. Human scale buildings, cars that had some visual interest, not the squat blobs we have now.

@QuantumBraced 7 жыл бұрын

It had way more character in the 40s.

@adnanomeragic9597 6 жыл бұрын

yea, then the car ruined it. I bet you drive one, too (car) so don't go complaining. Get rid of your cage and we will have character and people back to our cities :)

@nntflow7058 6 жыл бұрын

There would be an idiot in 2060 that would said that LA have more character in the 2020.

@benlogicfactsshapiro 6 жыл бұрын

NNT Flow Exactly. OP only says this because we didn’t live in the 1940’s. In fact, it has WAY more character today then the dull style of the 1940’s with it’s look alike cars and dress code like cloths. (Although I do prefer the look of the 1940’s)

@jessmills3572 6 жыл бұрын

I agree

@rorymonaghan950 6 жыл бұрын

Kris Tofer The houses in the 70s and 80s may have been ugly, but homes today are so much worse in terms of quality.

@evancortez2 4 жыл бұрын

when they were scouting locations for "LA Confidential" they had quite a hard time looking for good places to film since a lot of the buildings that existed in LA in the 40s aren't there any more

@waltdill927 4 жыл бұрын

They constantly film on 5th and Main/Spring. And the Rosslyn Hotel is going to be around forever, I think. :0)

@MrMathExpert 4 жыл бұрын

LA Confidential sucks and isn't noir at all.

@RandomHud 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrMathExpert bitter, little man

@Nickmariners 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrMathExpert Wrong x 2.

@k.t.5405 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrMathExpert LA Confidential's alright, Math. It aint Chinertown or The Big Sleep, but its alright.

@ray-0249 4 жыл бұрын

It looks more homely back then more cozy and serene.

@ryanvandalinda12345 8 жыл бұрын

I live in Los Angeles and this video is the most beautiful thing I've seen in a while. Simply stunning. Thank you.

@Sweetybboy 8 жыл бұрын

i wished live there(( help plz

@yoto101 8 жыл бұрын

the city seems so dead, there is nobody in the street walking. Is it like this for real ?

@seannynj 8 жыл бұрын

yoto101- Yep. Everyone drives everywhere in LA. It totally normal to see only a few people walking around their office buildings. Also, downtown LA is not huge like Manhattan.

@joelombrdo 5 жыл бұрын

Ryan, well said.

@saleahafghan9390 5 жыл бұрын

@@Sweetybboy where do you live

@BD12 8 жыл бұрын

Left screen - guy yelling "Jesus Cole, do you even know how to DRIVE" while Det. Phelps drives into pedestrians Right screen - Trevor, Franklin and Michael driving into pedestrians

@CornerBoothGames 6 жыл бұрын

Herr Richtig if you don't even get the reference, don't comment.

@Shawnspencestar 6 жыл бұрын

Good ol' fashion LA Noire

@rhymekingforever 6 жыл бұрын

Herr Richtig and you're lame. Laugh a little, live a little. Nothing wrong with a little humor every now and then. Life's too short to be so uptight and serious all the time.

@basshead. 6 жыл бұрын

At least it's not raining.

@warsawlloyd4026 6 жыл бұрын

Your job is worthless. Do you even earn more than 30k?

@depotcat1763 5 жыл бұрын

It's like a massive bomb has hit the place and it's all just been rebuilt.

@NeulandInternet 4 жыл бұрын

Yea, it's like one of those ugly rebuilt towns in Western Germany. With the only exception to never have been bombed. :/

@michellefernandez3155 4 жыл бұрын

A bomb call money.

@replysoon3216 5 жыл бұрын

2:19 That's a pretty cool coincidence. You should have pulled over and told that man someone else flagged down a taxi in that same location 70 years ago.

@SimplyCali619 4 жыл бұрын

If you watched until the end you noticed they staged the car behind the camera too

@28g75 8 жыл бұрын

L.A Noire anyone?

@Ward413 7 жыл бұрын

Hah just started another play through on PC. Such a great game.

@asdfghjkl-cq4vw 6 жыл бұрын

Really. Love that backsound. 😊

@EGvids1 6 жыл бұрын

yes I was playing it today, so I wanted to see videos of 1947 Los Angeles or LA in the late 40's lol

@___391 6 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@SirValeous 6 жыл бұрын

Yep! Looks exactly like it.

@paulthew2 8 жыл бұрын

The blandness of today's architecture is staggering. It's like a prison - high, blank walls, sharp angles, etc. Simply awful.

@arnoldrivas4590 8 жыл бұрын

Its the legacy of the Bauhaus movement of architecture and art.

@Ajora1 8 жыл бұрын

yeah but also more green, better roads, cleaner

@Khayyam-vg9fw 7 жыл бұрын

It isn't LIKE a prison; it IS a prison!

@PaulA-fp3vs 7 жыл бұрын

Why not a clean city with better roads and nice architecture. Why does good taste has to be compromised in the name of "progress".

@Khayyam-vg9fw 7 жыл бұрын

The "after" footage is what happens when you allow a society to fall prey to runaway capitalism.

@gocygo63 5 жыл бұрын

...love seeing "before/after" pictures of landmarks, landscapes, cityscapes, etc... ...and this is moving pictures! ...very cool & great production! ...really enjoyed this! ...please do more!

@davidjacobs8558 4 жыл бұрын

2:31 pretty much only building that still stands after 70 years.

@Vwjl1207 4 жыл бұрын

That's our beautiful Central Library.

@YIFYPIRATE786 4 жыл бұрын

And the trees

@beefpiston 8 жыл бұрын

is there any irony to be found in a video about Los Angeles made by The New Yorker?

@arnoldrivas4590 8 жыл бұрын

New York is the older sister to Los Angeles.

@andiman45 7 жыл бұрын

there is also a split clip of new york

@thewaywardpoet 7 жыл бұрын

Amen, brother! Two coasts cities "both alike in dignity," as Shakespeare would say. :D

@TheVideomaker2341 6 жыл бұрын

Yeshua the savior of the world WTF, why would reply to a comment that was last posted 8 months ago?

@johnross5053 6 жыл бұрын

whats your problem?

@Armsterman123 6 жыл бұрын

all these beautiful victorian homes torn down for concrete blocks

@akkustomzink1914 4 жыл бұрын

GermanDabs Dean makes no since

@akkustomzink1914 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t why they did that

@josephgonzalez3721 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if big buildings werent built though. The economy would have turned out different because of less people and business. Also lets say for example if there was to be a strong earthquake they couldve been destroyed easily and tons of damage may have been caused.

@Burnt_Alive 4 жыл бұрын

KangosTango san francisco has kept its old buildings and they have a strong economy + mostly earthquake resistant

@glossygloss472 4 жыл бұрын

aCynicalName LA has a way stronger economy, LA metro area has only 4 million people with a gdp over 700 billion. Bay Area metro has a population of 7 million with a gdp of just under 500 billion. Also, there’s a *LOT* more buildings that aren’t up to code in San Fran.

@mdlyonn0035 4 жыл бұрын

America in the 50s/60s looked really classy. Now it just looks depressing even with coloured video

@princegroove 3 жыл бұрын

Now, it’s just full of obese and arrogant jerks.

@artdecotimes2942 3 жыл бұрын

1943.

@ieatlemons288 3 жыл бұрын

@@Luca-nu2zg Racist idiot

@ieatlemons288 3 жыл бұрын

@ᚪᚢᛏᚢᛗ ᚱᚪᛇᛝᚹᚪᛏᛠᚱ Most Jewish people are white there not a different race

@dyiorragray1079 Жыл бұрын

@@ieatlemons288 Jews are not white.

@HupCapNinja 5 жыл бұрын

L.A. Noire VS Grand Theft Auto V (PS4) 2019

@aryyancarman705 4 жыл бұрын

LMAO it's kinda true

@alirezamodares3463 4 жыл бұрын

LMAO so true

@princegroove 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I’m actually playing GTA V on my PS5 though.

@QuicksilverSG 8 жыл бұрын

Aside from the vintage cars, LA in the 40's looks much like San Francisco still does today.

@Craigo-xg5mc 8 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. SF has kept itself quite well considering the years.

@Orion-jb5sw 8 жыл бұрын

LA took out many of its hills over the years and tore down blocks of Victorian houses to build the "Metroplex". There is a lot of interesting information and before-after photos available online, such as here - www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/the-lost-hills-of-downtown-los-angeles

@romanval69 7 жыл бұрын

SF is practically an island, while LA was built for sprawl.

@veggiedisease123 7 жыл бұрын

LA and SF used to be a lot more similar. In the '60s and '70s LA bulldozed most of its Victorian neighborhoods for "slum clearance" effectively destroying the oldest parts of the city.

@caszper87 7 жыл бұрын

Minus all the human feces on the streets and sidewalks...SF and LA are both shitholes today.

@Cordelia4219 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I had seen the original version years ago on KZfaq, but never this comparison. Well done! (L.A. looked a heck of a lot nicer back then than now.)

@jahzd4028 5 жыл бұрын

SOUL VS SOULLESS

@wutisay 3 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful. The sound track is perfect - the bass, so good.

@waynejohnson1304 6 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful city Los Angeles was back then. It was full of character. There isn't enough money that could pursued me to live there now. What a shame.

@HunterShows 8 жыл бұрын

Hmm, Los Angeles had interesting architecture once upon a time...until the 1960s.

@jrt2792 7 жыл бұрын

La has ugly 60s buildings.

@marcchatow9516 4 жыл бұрын

Love this!! There's been so much change in 70 years, that it literally looks like two different streets, side by side

@kathyjunge7732 4 жыл бұрын

Notice there were a lot more apartment buildings and those old long term hotel type buildings, I.e., way more housing for people, as downtown had evolved that way. Those people have been kicked out to make way for developer glam.

@sisterluke 6 жыл бұрын

The destruction of the Bunker Hill neighborhood in my opinion was one of the worst decisions the city made.

@kathyjunge7732 4 жыл бұрын

Historical preservationists were doing their best to save Bunker Hill begging the city not to move forth with Bunker Hill Towers. Then one night the last of it all burnt down, under suspicious circumstances of course!

@abeni3432 7 жыл бұрын

Clearly LA was more inviting back then, it had a lot of character, a way better vibe!!

@jnuval 6 жыл бұрын

Nope. LA had legal segregation back then, with laws against mixed race marriages and specific areas which were off limits to immigrants. LA is more inviting now, character never left, and the vibe is better.

@erockstoenescu6171 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah way less illegals, bums and gangs compared to today unfortunately plus all the beautiful Victorian homes and buildings are almost gone.

@redhood-os5bn 6 жыл бұрын

jnuval just no

@rock3tcatU233 5 жыл бұрын

@@jnuval That's why segregation needs to come back to the US.

@akzebraminer 5 жыл бұрын

Moses The Meek “Inviting” lmao

@christinasornbutnark1208 3 жыл бұрын

This is so much cooler then it sounds. That’s what I put in the title when I’ve shared several times. *I absolutely loved this!❤️* *Watch Los Angeles change over 70 years in only **4:06* It will blow you away. It did me. Great job, very well done.

@pog8434 3 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing how the camera man is still alive and filming

@ShadyNJ 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like LA lost it's soul.

@ShadyNJ 3 жыл бұрын

@Mekehl Lane No Capitalism is why it was once beautiful. Open borders, outrageous taxes & Democrats are why it looks like 3rd world now.

@MichaelJ44 3 жыл бұрын

@Mekehl Lane Open borders and Demoncrats are why it’s bad today. I think I’d rather live In London

@JohnMeacham 8 жыл бұрын

It is interesting how the language evolved. "auto laundry" for car wash and "mutual garage" (at 15 cents!) for public parking.

@joelombrdo 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, I saw that auto laundry sign and I was wondering what it was.

@None-zc5vg 4 жыл бұрын

'15 cents' wasn't cheap in the days before runaway inflation.

@xx-mreba-xx4051 3 жыл бұрын

Weird how coin wash is still a thing though...

@hopethiscanhelp2166 5 жыл бұрын

Insane synchro. Loved this editing.

@citizen1163 5 жыл бұрын

STUNNING & SAD! So much for progression. Thanks for posting.

@coolbluelights 7 жыл бұрын

looks so claustrophobic today with the buildings and trees vs back then

@FreshAsianSwagg 7 жыл бұрын

It looks bland, and the opposite of claustrophobic. It looks like theres too much space, and definitely too much parking space. It's just.. bland with small hints of unique (which arent even unique anymore since it's so common to put down a Bauhaus like building now). It seemed alot more claustrophobic back then, which isnt a bad thing. It seemed tightly knit, and yet you could see for miles. It seemed like a place worth calling "Lala Land" or "The city of angels". Now? It just looks like LA.

@kyletomlinson5365 6 жыл бұрын

maybe because more people live there...

@MonaLaMoyne 8 жыл бұрын

Except for a few seconds, it was a lot better back then esp the architecture.

@Henryplant 8 жыл бұрын

they mostly drove through the financial district of downtown. The historic core (old bank district) a block away is untouched.

@JeffDeWitt 8 жыл бұрын

And the cars were much cooler... a Packard taxi!

@TalesOfWar 8 жыл бұрын

Just hope you don't crash in one. The car will be fine, you'll be in a bit of a state though lol.

@genoa81 7 жыл бұрын

or mexican

@bobmilin 7 жыл бұрын

There were many happy Blacks living in America during segregation even during slavery stop thinking all Black people were sour pusses pre civil rights..

@carolineiscoolest 5 жыл бұрын

its just amazing how residential space becomes business etc. however you can still see a lot of these old looking homes around fairfax blvd/rampart blvd.

@twoarrows2543 5 жыл бұрын

Its cool to note that Los Angeles had a lot of Victorian apartment blocks in it's city center and mirrored San Fransisco. The Villa style apartments were further out. The iconic terraces were in the hills

@robertg786 6 жыл бұрын

I lived there back then in the 40's up until the 1980's Yea Im old. It was a beautiful city. Now its crap.

@richielovesmichelleramirez5310 6 жыл бұрын

where you live now? Has alot change? Im pretty sure it has😜 obviously. what area in LA you lived back in the 80s?

@MASTEROFEVIL 4 жыл бұрын

How old are you?

@bobleach1281 4 жыл бұрын

Lora Williams he’s not talking to you

@RandomHud 4 жыл бұрын

@@bobleach1281 stfu

@bobleach1281 4 жыл бұрын

L. H. Bruh moment

@TeenGirlLovex 7 жыл бұрын

The old cars looks so much better than the ones we have right now.

@Asuma492 6 жыл бұрын

Niall Is Lit Af hipster

@OractheIII 6 жыл бұрын

made of steel - unlike todays plastic cars

@mileskhan5683 6 жыл бұрын

OT Just because they're mostly Steel doesn't mean they're safer. Take a look at that movie, 1959 Chevy vs. 2009 Chevy. It's sad, but it's the truth.

@mileskhan5683 6 жыл бұрын

Herr Richtig My 1955 Ford is almost 100% Steel. I have this buddy, 1939 Mercury, almost 100% Steel. Bumpers are chrome plated Steel, some trim might be aluminum.

@tbn22 6 жыл бұрын

@shawnlanders7637 4 жыл бұрын

I saw the original long ago and thought how cool it would be to do a comparison. This was a remarkable job with some details that make it even better. Someone did a great job.

@CesarGarcia-bd1nz 5 жыл бұрын

That was a GREAT video!! Awesome job putting that together!

@walterscott6435 7 жыл бұрын

It seems that not one building survived the "developers" It was once a beautiful city, LA was unique. Now it looks like any big city anywhere in the world

@emjayay 6 жыл бұрын

Even clearly late 1930's buildings are gone.

@jgc4818 6 жыл бұрын

I literally saw 3 buildings in the 1940’s film still standing today

@EHZ181 6 жыл бұрын

went there a few weeks ago, I think its an amazing city completely fell in love with it, am dying to go back

@_Me________ 5 жыл бұрын

Globalism

@proudtuber2114 5 жыл бұрын

There is actually a lot more trees in the city now and I believe that L.A plans on adding more trees and plants to the city area

@Gonz0131 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a difference. That's really sad to see. IMO, LA is much worse off now. Its always been a 'car town', built around the automobile, but you can clearly see that the human scale and simple walk-ability was at least considered in the 1940s. Modern LA looks hostile to pedestrians. So many wasted, nowhere spaces and blank facades. Generally just divorced from the street.

@Ward413 7 жыл бұрын

The oil companies also bought up all the electric trams - forcing disgusting diesel buses on everyone. Look it up. It was actually a sizable scandal. LA used to have public transportation in the 40's that ran on electric lines.

@hebneh 6 жыл бұрын

The reason the older view looks more walkable is because the Bunker Hill neighborhood with its ornate Victorian mansions was developed before cars existed. You can already see, however, the parking garages and the "Auto Laundry" exist in 1947 in among the 19th century homes and business buildings.

@ToniCarrington 6 жыл бұрын

City not a town

@ninja_tony 5 жыл бұрын

@@ToniCarrington are you serious? It doesn't matter.

@everettfanor1989 4 жыл бұрын

Also the junkies and homeless have taken over

@linedanzer4302 5 ай бұрын

Well done. The comparison footage is the best I've seen.

@ddandrews6472 4 жыл бұрын

Great video that brings up lot of nostalgia!!!

@Dunkaroos248 6 жыл бұрын

Literally nothing is the same. Only a handful of old buildings survive

@98808 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing, i feel nostalgia even if I'm not from there...crazy video.

@charles-9134 6 жыл бұрын

Same here... that feeling is called saudade. Its nostalgia for something you haven’t experienced or seen

@CC-si3cr 4 жыл бұрын

@ 3:16 I saw my old apt bldg.! I grew up in DTLA. This entire video was amazing to watch old and current DTLA in a driving tour of one of my favorite cities. So cool!

@osvaldoreyes34 4 жыл бұрын

2:19 the guy walking waves. guy 70 years before also waves in the exact same spot. Time traveler.

@fonziebulldog5786 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a GREAT video.I really liked the old version of LA.

@livamilAVA 7 жыл бұрын

No wonder Americans admire European architecrure... cause we dont let greedy business men tear down old buildings!!!

@Kanal7Indonesia 6 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@jazzyjaz9108 6 жыл бұрын

livamilAVA you maybe right America sells to the highest bidder. I mean just look at our President, America is being sold right in front of our eyes.

@jazzyjaz9108 6 жыл бұрын

pal joey yeah since newspapers are vastly available on every corner but I guess not everyone wants to move ahead in life, some just want to stay blind with a backwards state of mind and blame others for their failures lol. It's usual people like you want things to be given to you without working hard so you blame immigrants or American's who are not white of skin for the loser that you are today. It's laughable how you think Trump is saving the country, I think once you realize what he's doing it'll be too late.

@micheleellis4074 6 жыл бұрын

Jazzy Jaz It's your very attitude that is going to take us back, not TRUMP! Go move to North Korea, you stupid communist!

@timmmahhhh 6 жыл бұрын

pal joey Sad Fox fake News has you so racist and stupid.

@dennisthehirev580 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible film. Thumbs up, New Yorker!

@Shervin86 4 жыл бұрын

1:10 two girls passing in both images was so cool. If it was intended then nicely done producer!

@spqrmred2838 4 жыл бұрын

its looks like they teleported to the left

@QuantumBraced 7 жыл бұрын

Cars were art then. Now they're rounded metal bubbles.

@theKeshaWarrior 6 жыл бұрын

#aerodynamics

@ByakuyaReborn 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah and much safer, more reliable, better gas mileage, and put out less emissions.

@Asuma492 6 жыл бұрын

You're delusional

@cobolt13 6 жыл бұрын

QuantumBraced cars are art now. Its just that theyre more beautiful the pricier you go.

@romyan5382 6 жыл бұрын

and have crappy electronics that wont last long.

@Snip3rSkillz 8 жыл бұрын

tear down old houses and put big corps in their place. bumping up house prices. ohhhhh the american dream

@castanedagus 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this is amazing! How it's changed but yet the same, love it!!!

@theexmann 5 жыл бұрын

Very, very cool. Love the music too. Thanks!

@incargeek 6 жыл бұрын

LA sure looks claustrophobic now, especially at 3:37.

@pachma405 4 жыл бұрын

It's like a sci fi horror film showing a nightmare scenario of the future, but it's now.

@ismackshortkids 4 жыл бұрын

right!! everything looks so dense and crowded 😣

@toddbob55 6 жыл бұрын

So much Character back then. Todays buildings/ homes are boring.

@johnmayer2236 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.you took me real back to the future.

@Lololol24LA 5 жыл бұрын

I love the modernization, it gives the city new life with the gorgeous sky scrapers and buildings we have, you get some beautiful old style building, with some newer skyscrapers with beautiful leds too

@DavidBall67 8 жыл бұрын

LA was way cooler in the '40s

@YD-uq5fi 6 жыл бұрын

False. Those ugly electrical poles are not there today (thank god).

@nntflow7058 6 жыл бұрын

For the KKK.

@ThommyMckGoaty 6 жыл бұрын

OceanBlue don’t forget Asians

@Andres-qc3xm 6 жыл бұрын

OceanBlue well with a name like Los Angeles, you'd think there would be a large Hispanic population

@joed7734 6 жыл бұрын

And safer

@Swellnesss 8 жыл бұрын

Uncomfortably eye opening. Well done +The_New_Yorker

@Swellnesss 8 жыл бұрын

There is something wrong with KZfaq when it isn't blindingly obvious how to tag a nationally known publisher without googling how to @users and still getting it wrong. You can make fun of me but really? This isn't a well...and I mean WELL established and known step to hold up creativity? Shame on Google.The world knows you; your simplicities should be obvious to the world.

@JMarieCAlove 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I grew up around L.A., lots of fun times there and fun memories, I love the old and new buildings. I moved away to Northern California but my mom still lives in the L.A. area, so I visit as much as I can. 😁❤️

@geofftuckfrump9891 5 жыл бұрын

This video is truly amazing. Kudos to everyone who took the time to make it. 👏👏👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

@chamboyette853 6 жыл бұрын

I found the old LA to be more attractive than the new one. The new one is so much more impersonal and inauthentic.

@mrHoppedupford 5 жыл бұрын

Just like the people there.

@SpudEater 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, it’s California. What do you expect?

@pachma405 4 жыл бұрын

It all comes down to that taboo subject......................... Population.

@Alusnovalotus 4 жыл бұрын

chamboyette853 that’s all the new arrivals pushing LA to be the film capital of the world. Fakes come and have my town a bad facelift

@catheriney862 6 жыл бұрын

2:30 finally something that stayed the same!

@josephr.8622 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah somewhat

@Vwjl1207 4 жыл бұрын

Yes that's the Central Library. It's on the National Register Of Historic Places. Where the man is waiving is where they expanded years later. Beautiful building.

@samuelp.1022 3 жыл бұрын

1:11 that transition was so smooth

@victoriar2173 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this makes my heart hurt for some reason

@victoriar2173 3 жыл бұрын

But I think we could see why. :-|

@martyyu 7 жыл бұрын

I wish they drove down Broadway, where a lot of the original buildings and theaters are still in place.

@ChristianVBlue3 4 жыл бұрын

I like the music being played here 1:02 its nostalgic. Anyone know it

@Hotspur21 4 жыл бұрын

Great job! Thank you.

@rosellaaalm-ahearn1760 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you NewYorker!

@Timmyfromphilly1994 3 жыл бұрын

1940s Los Angeles is so beautiful compared to now. The character that every building had. I love it.

@BranMan10 Жыл бұрын

Do you also love racial discrimination?

@lotus20856 Жыл бұрын

@@BranMan10 you're fun at parties

@BranMan10 Жыл бұрын

@@lotus20856 sorry, just makes me angry when people think of the past as a "good" time. Just like those idiot Trump supporters who want to "make America great again".

@lotus20856 Жыл бұрын

@@BranMan10 yeah except it isn't people liking the *look* of L.A. in the 40's compared to now isn't people wanting the segregation and racism of the 40's to come back, jeez

@clinicalpsychologist 6 жыл бұрын

It was nicer back then. Today, just concreate

@electricay 4 жыл бұрын

41Djfu#lksdkjfd *C O N C R E A T E*

@GOATFEVER 4 жыл бұрын

To true.

@Alusnovalotus 4 жыл бұрын

The Deer Hunter then, just flammable wood and brick and mortar that were useless in an earthquake.

@alanbower9296 3 жыл бұрын

THE PLACES LOOKED BETTER IN THOSE DAYS AND THE CARS THAN NOW, GREAT VIDEO ENJOYED

@GMAMEC 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this magnificent video. We are a young country that is constantly evolving. Compared to other cities, this Los Angeles is very young. It’s all a matter of understanding the history by knowing where we were, who we are, and where we’re going.

@blackroan2276 3 жыл бұрын

Los Angeles was founded in 1781. It's actually one of the older cities in America. The direction the city has been going in recent years has been decidedly downhill. Used to be somewhat of a paradise. Now it's a crowded, polluted mess with a lot of the character and uniqueness gone due to the rampant destruction of older buildings.

@arnoldkevorkov3640 6 жыл бұрын

It's interesting that someone actually recorded this back in the day. As if they knew one day this would be compared to modern times

@None-zc5vg 4 жыл бұрын

The '40s film was just made for movie back-projection use and it's somehow survived for 70 years.

@KaziKami 2 жыл бұрын

Ok arnold kevorkov

@Calx91 7 жыл бұрын

Looked better before

@electricay 4 жыл бұрын

Calx Royalty hA YeAh I hATe MURALS

@MakaiGenovese 5 жыл бұрын

Well done. Great editing

@LeonardBillsMcGoatPryor 4 жыл бұрын

Man, so many buildings back then that don't exist anymore, and so many buildings today that didn't exist yet. This is so fascinating, but also sad, even a bit eerie, at the same time.