Rare Vintage 8mm Film: A Trip to Montreal, 1939
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- Опубліковано 4 лис 2024
- This home movie was shot by George Devlin, an American visiting Canada on vacation in 1939. Believed to be primarily shot in Montreal, let me know in the comments if you recognize any of the scenery! The first few frames may actually be Quebec City, as an ad for "A.E. Marois Limited Boots and Shoes" on the side of the building suggests it was near the Saint-Roch district. The song "Les Américains" about visitors to Canada during prohibition is sung by Quebec folk singer Mary Rose-Anna Travers who was known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc. Unfortunately, this audio produces ads on the video, but I really don't want to change the music, so that will have to suffice. This film was transferred to HD by Cineworks in Vancouver in March 2013.
impossible to reproduce authentic images like these, awesome !
Nicely stabilized - thanks!
The Montreal Street Railway Co built the first sight-seeing car in 1905 and it was so popular they built another the next year. Successor Montreal Tramways Co built two more c.1923. All four cars are in preservation, two at Exporail and two more at museums in New England. At least three of them run regularly.
I'd love to know where the "cattle stampede" (lol)) was and where the farmer was doing his thing. #TheKidsToday -- and really, #TheKidsOfThe1970s (me!) -- don't have a good sense of just how much food was grown on the island back in the day.
Beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing this merveille!
0:29 Woolworth at McGill and St. Catherine. Now Place Montreal Trust.
0:48 Simpson's (now Simons and Cinemas Banque Scotia) on the left. on the Golden Chariot. You can also see the Capitol on the right.
1:00 Mt. Royal from Avenue Du Parc
1:01 St. Joseph Obs.
1:11 The Golden Chariot
1:18 Layton Brothers, still in business at Stanley and St. Catherine.
Do you know where the Imperial Gasoline would have been? At 0:43 is that Christ Church Cathedral in the distance where the tree is sticking out?
At :30 that’s what I thought, ste Catharine
Born in 1939, I grew up on Queen Mary Rd about a mile from St Joseph's Oratory and I've just seen an old film of it in 1927 when it was being constructed! Wow! What a treasure these old films are. Eh, as I used to say donkey's years ago ? 😊
LOVE the music and singing.....MERCI
That's the only part I DON'T like lol
It's perfect.
@@MooseCall why
@@MooseCall nani
C'est génial. 😘 Merci.
The farmer was tilling the field with a tie on! 😁
Mont-Royal and St-Joseph's Oratory, my father told me about the trams that were downtown
On dirait qu'ils parlent comme mes grands parents en Belgique. J'en reviens pas.
merveilleux! merci
Beautiful. Thank you.😊❤️
les fameux champs de patates de montréal
Thanks for your comments! Great stuff!
C'est La Bolduc (Mary Rose Travers) qui chante.
Elle nous parle de la prohibition à l'époque où les américains venaient prendre un coup chez nous 😁
C'étais quoi mon commentaire je me rappel pus xD
I see that jaywalking in Montreal was already an established habit in 1939!
Thank you😘
Wearing a tie on a tractor
Wonderfull !
As a montrealer it's pretty neat to see but as a tech I'm absolutely in awe by the transfer method.
Ah j'adore La Bolduc!
Awesome!
Oui La Bolduc
Merci
Wow! This is incredible! @jmv123 could I write you to use parts of the clip in a City of Montréal exhibition?
Sure! Are you on Twitter? @jmv
Magnifique j'adore!
Je me demande si les scènes d'agriculture se passent au Cap St-Jacques?
L’année de naissance de ma maman !
Very cool footage here!! thank you for sharing.
Would it possible to use some shots from your video for one of my future Montreal's city tour project?
P.S Born in 1939 there, but I never saw a policeman with a "bobbies" helmet .Hmmm. 😉
NICE!
Hello! I am currently making a documentary about my grandmother who grew up in Montreal. I need some footage of the city in the 1940s, and this is absolutely perfect! I was wondering if it would be alright if we used some of your amazing film. You would get an Archival Producer credit in the film, as well as an additional hank you in the credits! Here is more info on the film- @t
Please let me know if you are interested!
Why are the streets bad in Montreal
Evreything is bad in the province of Quebec not just Montreal streets.
Because the government of quebec is corrupt.
The song 🎵score
Je n,aurais pas aimer vivre à cette époque
Les gens étaient sûrement moins fous et moins stressés .
Pour ?
Very cool footage here!! thank you for sharing.
Would it possible to use some shots from your video for one of my future Montreal's city tour project?
Sure!