Harlem, New York 1930s in color, [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added

I colorized with new technique, restored, and created sound design for this video of Harlem, New York 1930, which gives a unique glimpse into daily life in Harlem during this period, highlighting the rich and diverse cultural heritage, Immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of Harlem's streets,

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 design only for the ambiance
✔restoration:(stabilisation,denoise,cleand,deblur)
✔ Face Restoration
✔ added modern Noise grain for a natural result.

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: US National Archives

[eulawade]

My son sent me this video. I was born in Brooklyn, April 12th 1930.family moved to Harlem 1931.Grew up there, got married, moved to Qeens in 1955, now live in Florida. The best days of my life was growing up in Harlem.Thank you for the memories. Iam 93 andstill remember.

[xineohp]

It's weird, once I see these old videos In color and Improved framerate I can much more easily Imagine what It must've been like living In that time period. With Black & White footage I've always felt a sort of sense of 'detachment'... Like It's almost happening on another planet or something.

[olivia-xy]

I'm 75 years old now, remember my mother taking me to visit her friend who lived there. It was 1952 and I was 4 at the time. Everywhere the streets were clean of trash including the apartment buildings. The hallway floors were finished in mosaic tiles and the stairway railings shined like mirrors. A funny note when we exited the subway, my mother said "Welcome to Harlem". I looked up at her and said Holland thinking of the windmills She said no dear Harlem

[righteousness]

This is the closest thing to time travel. Magnificent.

[buffalopatriot]

My dad grew up in Harlem in the 1930’s. He had an apple cart and sold horse manure to housewives for their flower pots. He learned to swim in the East River and went to the WMCA on 135th and Lenox. My grandfather was a Pullman Porter and his run was to Toronto Canada. He had a small meat operation and brought back Canadian bacon to sell (at a discount). He also served in WW1 with the 369th Infantry (the Harlem Hellfighters). My uncle Jack owned a ‘speakeasy’ on 131st and 7th Avenue called ‘The Hi Lo Club’. It was definitely a different time when people ’strived’ to improve their lot.

[ericcummings]

My mom tap danced at the Lafayette Theater, and my pops knew Billie Holiday hanging out at 'spots' in Harlem. They moved to Brooklyn in the '50s because Heroin was becoming a problem in the neighborhood. I was born in the late '50s and they told me numerous stories about Harlem. God bless their souls.

[garycole]

Wow, amazing to see this footage of a bygone era. The streets were clean and the people were dressed sharply.

[martynkingsley]

This is how human-beings should look, everyone in this video clip looks so naturally authentic. The street looks like love. Thanks for uploading. I love this so truly much.

[ventromanable]

All of those folks have passed on, its nice to see them brought back to life in this clip.

[Arthur]

People had serious style. Love this footage.

[Hevynly]

Everyone looks so sharp and elegant, so beautifully put together! Such a rare sight now. Fashion-wise, we have fallen hard.

[N-xrpi]

My maternal grandma and grandpa have albums full of these kinds of photos from when they came to NYC in the early 1930's from the south. They lived in Harlem and owned a brownstone, dressed impeccably, and ran their own office cleaning business. They left Harlem for St.Albans, Queens as a way to get to the suburbs... glad they did because my mom met my dad on her block and they were neighbors living three houses apart from each other on 198th street. My paternal grandmother immigrated from Trinidad with the whole family after my grandfather passed.... bringing my dad with her and the rest is history!

[GoldenBlissWithin]

Compared to the usual black & white footage of it's time. It's amazing how this simple remastered colorized footage, instantly inspires such a deeper connection to the people, heritage, history and stirs my imagination of living during this time. 💖

[rickyparrilla]

This is the best restoration video I have ever seen. It's absolutely amazing. You can actually make out people's faces and everyone is dressed so elegantly. I have to honestly say we as a nation have gone down hill with the way we dress and the way we let our young people dress. Many dress up literally in pajamas to go shopping at the mall. How low we have become.

[TheVinci]

I believe it happens in every western country; watching a 30's footage, everything and everyone seem to be more clean, elegant, peaceful, than it is in our age. Harlem looked a very pleasing place to live, looking at the footage

[luciaterrizzi]

Look at those clean streets back then! Look at the stylish and beautiful way of dressing! No sloppy jeans or ripped outfits!. Ladies and gents wore HATS when they went outdoors, and there was dignity! Dignity and respect on the outward appearance even if you were poor! WOW if it could look that way again!

[FABRIZIOZPH]

great work, this is not just a video, this is a historic treasure and a humanitarian contribution

[genesisthepoet]

This was in the middle of the Harlem Renaissance era … so many famous ppl going through Harlem at that time: Louis Armstrong; Bessie Smith; Zora Neal Hurston; cab Calloway; Billie holiday; Langston Hughes … what a time to be alive ❤

[lessonsfromthequran]

I am not naïve to believe that there weren’t several forms of injustice and obscenity during any era, but the decency of the era is far more evident. Clean people, cleanly dressed, clean streets. I love it. Especially the decency of the women and girls in the footage; virtually none wore pants/slacks except where the children played in the water near the end. Much respect.

[robinafrica]

My mother was born in Harlem in 1931, she’s now 92yrs old. I watch these videos with the hope of seeing and recognizing my people…🤗