Reel

Havana Street Scenes

Havana Street Scenes
Clip: 311535_1_1
Year Shot: 1947 (Estimated Year)
Audio: No
Video: Color
Tape Master: 123
Original Film: 638-4
HD: N/A
Location: Havana, Cuba
Timecode: 00:01:36 - 00:07:21

Havana: Pre-Castro. Marble statues of dancing nudes in front of the National Casino (which is not visible), late 1940s cars driving by Paseo de Marti (plaza formerly called The Prado) with pedestrians; pink hotel (could be the Nacional de Cuba) with cars; Coca-Cola sign and what look like political posters; capitol building w/dome; ornate palace building, houses; view of harbor, capitol building across water, other angles; aerial of harbor with a few boats, dirty film; harbor scenes showing Spanish-style structures; Cuban flag flying; 00:04:17 Morro Castle w/lighthouse; waterfront with plazas, traffic; ship in harbor; CU flag (red and black with center emblem); 00:05:00 soft focus street shots, flower sellers, cars driving by (romantic, diffused effect, pretty); 00:05:38 focus OK now, shots of Paseo de Marti, public transit, statues and boulevards; 00:06:13 slow motion shots of people walking; 00:06:31Centro Asturiano Club; traffic; woman walks towards camera, turns and takes photo.