Living in San Francisco in the 1940s in Colour

Not only were they well dressed, but I noticed in the beach scene, the men women knew how to take care of their skin. I didn't see any ugly ink tattoos. Always enjoy the vintage automobiles, and seeing people that are no longer alive, but suddenly alive again and reliving one of their days. I could also here those pesky sea gulls. We see them around here in the parking lots of Burger King and McDonalds, looking for scraps of food.
 
Paladin1950 said:
Not only were they well dressed, but I noticed in the beach scene, the men women knew how to take care of their skin. I didn't see any ugly ink tattoos. Always enjoy the vintage automobiles, and seeing people that are no longer alive, but suddenly alive again and reliving one of their days. I could also here those pesky sea gulls. We see them around here in the parking lots of Burger King and McDonalds, looking for scraps of food.
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It's the same here.. I don't remember anyone when I was a kid having tattoos..much less women...

My paternal side of the family are tough hard talking hard fighting men ( in their day) .. not one to my recollection had tattoos..
 
@hollydolly Thank you for posting the video. Like London (where I have never been), San Francisco (where I have been) is an iconic city. The names instantly recognizable around the world. Even in the 70's and 80's that I remember, it was a magical city. It's a shame how the downtown and other areas have vacated and deteriorated. Alioto's fish market which was shown is/was run by a long standing San Francisco family. I believe they may have now closed.
 
Strange to see the town in color. I'm used to seeing it in so many of those great noir films of the ''40s and '50s. Been there many times from the '60s to early '90s. SF was once a great and fascinating city. Now it's a sewer.
 
ChiroDoc said:
Strange to see the town in color. I'm used to seeing it in so many of those great noir films of the ''40s and '50s. Been there many times from the '60s to early '90s. SF was once a great and fascinating city. Now it's a sewer.
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I was thinking the same thing about the B&W film noirs. There are numerous ones I've seen (don't remember all the titles) made with L.A. as the setting, or San Francisco. Definitely more hills in SF.
 
JBR said:
I was thinking the same thing about the B&W film noirs. There are numerous ones I've seen (don't remember all the titles) made with L.A. as the setting, or San Francisco. Definitely more hills in SF.
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Yeah, SF is a perfect noir town. Dashiell Hammett wrote most of his great detective novels while living there in the 1920s. And the "Czar of Noir", Eddie Muller has spent his whole life there.

That said, my favorite noir town is L.A., whose streets came alive with the wonderful Philip Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler. So many great noir films were set there: Double Indemnity, Sunset Blvd., and so many others. L.A. was once a great town. Not any more.
 

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