Winter in Downtown Louisville, KY, 1933

Check out this short clip of downtown Louisville, featuring the courthouse and city hall on Jefferson St., as well as footage of the Louisville streetcar system in action. This material was filmed by Judge Arthur E. Hopkins during the winter of 1933. Hopkins was a Louisville attorney and judge who had a passion for film and photography. Portions of his film collection, which resides at the Filson Historical Society (www.filsonhistorical.org), have been preserved through grants from the National Film Preservation Foundation (www.filmpreservation.org), and through generous donations by the public.
The Filson welcomes any comments you may have about the footage!

[@teresaschneider6726]

My father was born in 1937 , the flood. My grandmother work at Flaget High School. If everyone remembers this, please let me.😊👏🤙🤘👍 know, I really appreciate it. 😊

[@shaheeda]

Wow. My parents lived through this

[@MrShadowknight2000]

My dad was born February of 1933

[@WeAreAllWhiteSperm]

Thank god for people like Arthur E Hopkins. It is almost as good as time travel.

[@WeAreAllWhiteSperm]

It is kinda sad thinking that everyone in this video is long gone.

[@thejusticechannel13]

Street car system is long gone too.

[@zybabyy9181]

i know right

[@historyatwar6230]

my great grandpa was alive then although he was very yong

[@julianpowers594]

@@thejusticechannel13 The tracks still pop through the asphalt here and there

[@ZEZERBING]

At this time , my hometown was woods.

[@klumog1]

My hometown!

[@cypressrage8823]

My grandfather was one year old. My grandmother was 7 years old.

[@sd2331]

Love these old videos!

[@cratogreen]

Thanks For the video:)

[@angiemartin6743]

my hometown wasnt born then tho

[@baumgardnerjesse]

My grandfather was lost his leg when one of them street cars trolleys ran him over as a kid

[@FilsonHistoricalKY]

We're so sorry to hear that, Jay! How tragic!

[@catdaddy2032]

If they only knew what was coming in 4 years in 1937.