Re: Video of Suisun City right of way 1940¡¯s. Which railroad?
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Justin,
That's the SP. The SN didn't serve Suisun City. Note the water cranes at 6:12 and 6:36 on the second trip down the main street where the camera is pointing to the left. Too bad the depot is blocked by a street building at about 6:15.
AFAICT, the film cannot be any earlier than 1949. I spotted two vehicles that have possible dates: at 3:16 there is a GMC pick-up which appears to be about 1948+; at 3:20 there is a bullet-grille Ford that was introduced in 1949. The Chrysler that follows the camera is not a good time indicator, as the "egg crate" grille was used from 1946-48. Many of the vehicles are left-overs from the 1930s, which should not be a surprise given Depression economics and wartime suspension of civilian?vehicle production.
I agree that the color is somewhat off. The Flying A gas station sign should have been rendered in red. Still, the general colors are pretty convincing. Lots of dull grays and browns, yet many of the commercial buildings are white.
What struck me on the second pass was the large number of taverns, bars, clubs, saloons, or "drinking establishments" (to use Lucius Beebe's term)?crowded into something like two short blocks. Suisunian livers must have been thoroughly pickled.
Thanks for calling this piece to our attention. Very interesting, and very useful for modeling the early post-war years.
Yours Aye,
Garth Groff ?
On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 3:33 AM Justin Rowe via <justingrowe= [email protected]> wrote:
Does anyone know whose right of way is shown here? I didn¡¯t explore this area of California much. Amazing colorization of 1940¡¯s video
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