Thank you so much for this, im so fascinanted by my city history. Especially nowadays that all it seems to be is hotels in downtown San Antonio. Do you have plans for another video if possible??

That would be wild

They're on the 3rd seat from the front inside this bus at 0:40, talking about their plan on watching "A Shop Around the Corner" starring Jimmy Stewart in cinema later that day.

Lol dude that'd be a trip

42 to 44 secs....glad to be of assistance

Is this street still exist today?

Looks like a great city, i love USA and loge Texas. Would live there if i would

The general cleanliness is what always gets me. People seem to have so much more pride in their surroundings and own appearance.

I also agree with 1949. There is a ‘49 Pontiac and a ‘49 Mercury.

@@sfeddie1 and like 12 other companies people ignore that give obvious proof to the year.

You have some early 50 Chevys 50-51-52 approx

Id seen a 1948 plymouth in there

So many men, Dad included, got trained to fly in this town during the war, and they brought wives and kids along. I wish my folks could see this. I think Mom loved the town… and told me all about it.

Very fascinating, I never knew about that. I'll have to spot it next time I'm walking down the block.

Except when it was restored, they did not replace it the original way it is facing in this video, it has been turned 90 degrees :(

I still see that clock when I'm visiting downtown to this day. It must be protected at all costs 😊

Thanks for identifying the location. I thought it was familiar but only get to San Antonio about once a year.

Too Many People Smoked Back In Those Days Though...

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Most people don't wear cowboy hats in TX, unless you're out in the country. Rewind the clock another few decades and you'd probably find more. But it went out of fashion sometime between the world wars.

@@Native_Creation Sad to hear this, thank you for the information though. Texas is this insanely exotic place for all of us living around the world!^^

@@Native_Creation as a lifelong Texan for over 50 years, you do still see people wearing cowboy hats. In rural areas especially. I have relatives that still wear them when they go out.

@@Native_Creation …Native Texan here and a lot of folks where cowboy hats. It’s not a fashion statement that’s going out of style. Most of Texas is farming and ranch land, it’s practical use.

I was trying to put my finger on what this footage elicit in me and you did it for me. I (obviously) whole-heartedly agree.

My grandmother turns 90 in a couple of weeks.

I was born in the Medical Arts Hospital, across Houston Street from the Alamo, in 1942. My sister was born there in 1941. We are each still going strong.

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Downtown SA is quite beautiful now, aside from the construction, it will look even better in a couple of years.

Most cities were more beautiful prior to the late 20th century. Human craftsmanship still existed on a wide scale because automated processes were still in their infancy.

That corner of St. Mary's and Houston is still pretty beautiful today. Its one of the prettiest intersections in Downtown SA. There is still lots of pedestrian traffic there, just not like back then. And the people are much fatter today and not as well dressed. LOL

San Antonio has not progressed much in my opinion

@@WorldStage_Decoder San Antonio today is nearly 6 times it's population in 1940, so it's probably progressed quite a bit.

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Civilised people= civilised era No black transgender pansexual aromantic walking around in these videos.......

@@hellobruh4209 Sounds Like You've Got Some SERIOUS Skits-O Problems To Deal With. Better Seek Some Professional Help...

@@davemckolanis4683 Does not need any professional help at all, he’s telling it like it is now.

@@AFMMarcelD WOW. You Sound Like A White Supremist Too. Most Civilized People That Want To Get Along With Others Have MATURED Beyond Your HATRED. HOW SAD For You. I Bet You're A Barrel Of Laughs At Your KKK Meetings...

That corner of St. Mary's and Houston is still pretty beautiful today. Its one of the prettiest intersections in Downtown SA. There is still lots of pedestrian traffic there, just not like back then.

I saw one 50 Ford. Everything else was 49 on back.

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But I saw 2 1950 Fords.

@@michaelbenardo5695 well then I guess it's from then

@@sterlinsilver It might be the fall of 49, as new cars are introduced in the fall.

@@michaelbenardo5695 that could explain why there were only 2

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Look up 'peahix'. He lives in that area and collects old films from yard sales and scans them. They are usually lower quality (being 8 or 16mm) and shot by amateurs, but I just watched some 1944 footage.

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You Can Still See Jack Webb On Cops And Robbers Shows. IF, You Happen To Like That Simplistic Tough Cop Crap That He Directed.

This isn't the early 1900s, many of them are still alive, many in their 90s or 80s now.

Cause your first videos were bad color and this day they are better , maybe you used deoldfify first , then ?

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It's hard to tell, but I think it is a boy, probably about 13 years old. Quite possibly the woman in front of him is his mother. It was not unusual in those days for children from about 6 or 7 upward to walk a little distance from their elders. If it is a woman it would be quite unusual to be wearing slacks.

@@lwilton I meant the one with the black bag who casually walks away from the camera, not the one at the crossing.

@@mehlindiinthewebway3910 Yes, that is the one I was talking about, with the black bag and black stripe on a peach shirt. (But keep in mind all colors are fake, not actual.) If you look at the first two or three frames where he/she appears from the edge of the frame, you will note an apparent lack of bustline. That may or may not mean anything. Also in a couple of the frames the very blurred face appears somewhat boyish, but considering what Deoldify does to images, that also may or may not mean anything. A woman in slacks would be possible in that era, but not common. And the figure could be a woman. But in my opinion, from the available images, it could also be a young teenage boy. In that case pants would not be unusual. Of course there is the question of what that black bag is. If it is a purse, it is a woman. If it is something from the drugstore or a sack lunch it could be either. I went and looked at the original B&W footage. The face is still hard to determine; it could be an oriental man. Yes, an oriental in San Antonio would be quite unusual. The right arm is somewhat clearer, and in a few frames shows what looks like typical male musculature. The bag appears to be white in a couple of frames (definitely light colored) and only black in later frames when it is in shadow. The pants are considerably clearer. They look like jeans that are too long, and the cuffs rolled up. You can see a tag on the right hip, and the 2" cuffs are reasonably obvious. I have a hard time imagining any woman voluntarily dressing that way, but it was fairly common for young males that were still growing. None of this proves the sex either way, but from what I see I'm sticking with the idea that it is male.

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