Tribute - John Gorman's vintage San Francisco

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Telenews? Interesting. And notice the three menswear stores in a row. The 1947 movie, "Jassy," according to IMDB: Jassy, a 17th-century English girl with prophetic visions, is accused of witchcraft. Barney Hatton, whose father gambled away their home, aids her. Grateful, Jassy vows to help Barney reclaim his property, regardless of the consequences.
 

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The level of detail in these street photos is remarkable. It’s like a series of doors into a lost world.
 

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The level of detail in these street photos is remarkable. It’s like a series of doors into a lost world.

Telenews was a newsreel theater dedicated solely to all-day projection of daily newsreels that predated television. Most large cities had a newsreel theater or two (if large enough). The old Cincinnati Train Station had a Scripts/Hearst News Theater for train patrons to catch up on news between connecting trains.

Note the headlines on the billboard; how things change and yet don't...
 
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View from the other side of the theaters at 920 Market Street, San Francisco, in 1948.
"Black Bart" on IMDB: California stage robber Black Bart meets European dancer Lola Montez.
Might have to watch that one.
 

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View from the other side of the theaters at 920 Market Street, San Francisco, in 1948.
"Black Bart" on IMDB: California stage robber Black Bart meets European dancer Lola Montez.
Might have to watch that one.

Don't think I ever caught that one on Turner Classic!
 
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The European-like detail on these twin apartment buildings is remarkable. On Google Street View, they are still there and in beautiful shape; 1945 Broadway. The parked car is a 1940 Oldsmobile, Series 90.
 

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The European-like detail on these twin apartment buildings is remarkable. On Google Street View, they are still there and in beautiful shape; 1945 Broadway. The parked car is a 1940 Oldsmobile, Series 90.

OMG, That Oldsmobile, I Googled, 1940 Series 90, 4 speed automatic transmission, eliminated the clutch pedal completely! Humongous car!
 

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OMG, That Oldsmobile, I Googled, 1940 Series 90, 4 speed automatic transmission, eliminated the clutch pedal completely! Humongous car!

…and to think that early Corvette automatics (into the 1960s) were only 2-speed! (An option, of course—serious drivers would no doubt have stuck with the manual.)
 
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