Daisy Peterson Sweeney was born in 1920. The “Thirties” represent formative years in her development as an individual and musician. View a video restoration project of Montreal during the 1930’s, created by NASS who states, “I colorized, restored and created a sound design for this video of Montreal, Canada 1930s. We can see clearly what is happening, in broad daylight, in the city. Video Restoration Process includes:
✔ 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, cleaned, deblurred).”
See key moments to get a “feel” for what the city of her birth might have been for her at that time.
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As real as this video appears, Mom spoke of this time as there being an Uptown and a Downtown.