@pastincolorshow: Restored and Colorized Footage - Chinatown, San Francisco, USA in 1944 🇺🇸 Step into San Francisco in the year 1944, standing on the corner of Grant Avenue and Washington Street in the heart of Chinatown. The old street sign and the painted shopfronts are still clearly visible, with elegantly dressed pedestrians passing storefronts beneath striped awnings and vertical Chinese signs. This is the oldest Chinatown in North America, established in the early 1850s, and Grant Avenue holds the distinction of being the very first street in San Francisco. The neighborhood you see here had been completely rebuilt after the devastating 1906 earthquake, redesigned with the Chinese inspired architecture that still defines it today. Watch an ordinary day unfold on one of the most historic streets in America, brought back to life in color more than 80 years later. Restored, upscaled and colorized by Past in Color. #colorizedhistory #sanfrancisco #1940s

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