# 1930s Period Authenticity Dossier

## Vehicles

- Tall, narrow sedans and delivery vans with low top speed, drum brakes, manual
  choke, and limited night visibility.
- Taxi and service liveries use restrained hand-painted marks rather than
  reflective decals.

## Fashion

- Wool overcoats, newsboy caps, work dresses, gloves, and practical street
  shoes.
- Crowd silhouettes should read formal, layered, and economically constrained.

## Signage And Fonts

- Hand-painted storefront signs, theatre posters, serif titling, and warm
  shop-window lettering.
- UI flavor uses sepia amber accents and serif case labels with stable modern
  spacing.

## Slang, Music, Food, Radio

- Vocabulary leans on cops, jalopies, unions, diners, and neighborhood errands.
- Music mix is swing and big band; radio is AM-only and sparse.
- Food references are diner counters, ration-era pantries, and market staples.

## Lighting

- Single-bulb tungsten interiors, hand-cranked streetlamps, smoke-softened
  contrast, and low neon density.