I colorized, restored, and created sound design for this rare video of Chicago in the 1930s. This captivating archival footage, the area of 45th Street in Bronzeville (South Side) around 1930-1940, offers a vivid glimpse into the streets and living conditions of the city's neighborhood, reveals the brick architecture, famous neighborhood signs (like Rheingold)
Video Restoration Process:
FPS boosted to 60 frames per second
Image resolution boosted up to HD
Improved video sharpness and brightness
Colorized only for the ambiance (not historically accurate)
added sound only for the ambiance
restoration:(stabilisation,denoise,cleand,deblur)
Please, be aware that colorization colors are not real and fake, colorization was made only for the ambiance and do not represent real historical data.
B&W Video Source: National Archives and Records Administration
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- Category
- Variety Automotive