When California was still part of America

Extraordinary vintage color footage of an era long gone. Beautiful 👍👍

My family, the Stuarts and the Colemans helped found Oakdale. They planted the first Almond Orchards. I wish this had sound.

Ahhhhh. California before Gavin Newsome. Ahhhhh! 😊

The world 82 years ago looks much better than the present time.

RIPON is the “Almond Capital”. I grew up there, class of ‘67. The first Almond Blossom Festival was held in 1961, and in the parade my three sisters and I won First Prize trophy with Hula Hoops on our own little trailer. How times have changed. One of my sisters and her husband have called Oakdale “home” for many years.

This is my hometown. I wasn’t there until 1953 but I still live here

Interesting motion photography of the area. Enjoyed viewing older automobiles/gas stations/side walk stores & the likes-!!!😉

My dad was 10 yrs, and my mother was 9 yrs old When all those kids were being filmed... Unreal !!!

Such an awesome thing to see. Thank you for sharing this

This is an absolute treasure! Thanks for uploading. 👍

what a time to be young. i had no idea my grandparents live in such a paradise. pre war, wow.

That was great! Thank you so much.Please tell Andrea I said hello.

Awe yes.... a time when parental authority reined. Thanks.

I look at that group of kids walking towards the camera 3:00 and if any of 'em are still here, the youngest would be 90 plus in age. Time waits for no one.

Thanks Don 👌

This is incredible! Never knew this video existed… and colorized no less.

Excellent video

I do not remember Oakdale being "The City of Almonds" I remember it being "The Cowboy Capital, or "The Rodeo Capital of the World" or something like that. Nearby Riverbank was "The City of Action" where literally NOTHING ever happened and dancing was illegal as late as 1980,, but im pretty sure it was 85 before the law was changed.

3:03 Oakdale Union High, Victory is yours well-nigh. We'll hit the line for points every time. The orange and blue will try, try, try, try, And when the victory's won, You'll be our favorite son. Proud waves your banner in the sky! Oakdale Union High🎵

Amazing t see how it was back then, thanks!

Thanks Don. The Oakdale I remember.

Noticed all the girls and women back then are wearing skirts. No jeans or pants.

Make California Great Again

.....The kids are All in their 80's and 90's Now.

Les belles années bien avant internet, plus calme avec beaucoup de respect, d amour et de contact humain.

It had to be, let's look on the bright side and help one another, especially now

So we heard audio on Tanya hunter foul play on Darrell kid and dude who , raiderette found

That’s a cgood video cowboy capital of the world salute🫡✨🇺🇸

JAKE McCLURE IS FROM OAKDALE, THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!

Tanya knew hunter ex was at Waterford California house

Oakdale California a girl name Tanya in whites chapter

Wonderful to see. Look at Google Maps and see what Oakdale Union School looks like now, it's the same building structure. It looks like the 1942 Memorial Day ceremony they were marching to which was mainly honouring the soldiers killed in WWI but the first Memorial Day since America entered WWII on Dec 8, 1941. There was still Civil War Veterans still alive somewhere in America. One of the most shocking things to see in this is that there were almost no fat people like nowadays. (BTW, a professional service can restore to better clarity. I had some 1950's film done and the result is amazing)

Her girl Leslie told Tanya owes standards

Audio heard says she knows Darrell a diplomat Santiago Dominican republic Lord mecca age 13 he became diplomat

So Mercedes and Mike stole identity

Tanya knew Darrell was part kc indian tribe American naitive indian

California when it was all-White American folks.

Very blurry!

Becomes blurry half way through. No longer watchable

She drives a white ss camaro