Another great commend, @fob1xxl. Thanks for watching!

I'm 77, graduated in '63 also & loved the '50's too! But, through movies & t.v. shows, of that era, I think that we may be 'romanticizing' that decade, too much! Don't forget the Korean War; the "Red Scare", possible Atomic War,etc.! Living in N. Calif., you may have experienced the 1950's experience, more than most! (Bring back "Happy Days"!)

​@@rongendron8705at 50's Hollywood golden era began to decline?

@@rongendron8705 I don't want to go back to that time as a teen and young adult. I missed being drafted.

fob1xxl, it was 'carefree' because we could actually afford to buy a home in the 50s. I'm 70 now so I was raised in the 60s. Each ensuing decade has pushed us further into POVERTY! (slavery)

YOU ARE SO RIGHT ,,.. WHO WE COULD SEE AGAIN ,, GO TO THOSE STORES AND SEE THE CARS,,.. HOPE YOU ARE OK..WE LIVE ON .. PEACE..

The key word is Visit. I wouldn't want to be drafted into a war. I'd want to pop in and out at my leisure.

I'd love to pack up and move back to the 50s, thus avoiding the head on collision with destiny our current society is nearing.

Follow Christ Jesus, heaven will be better than this

@@ericbond5276ok karen, the sky is falling

No internet and social networks, so, you have to get out of your home to meet and talk to people having some coffee.

Yes, all the above! I was born in Feb'44. None of the above and no father until the War was over.@@gustavoperez5480

just clothing, stores, shoe stores in movie theaters.??? I NEVER have seen any stores at all in movie theaters! Just snack bars of course! :P

I like watching old movies because you can see so many old things in the backgrounds of the classic movies

No seatbelts laws required on automobiles , Jim Crow and Sundown laws & HUAC House UnAmerican Committee The Cold War: Investigating the Red Menace Subpoenas and Blacklists Targeting suspected commies under your bed. Amazing.

The SATANIC SLAUGHTERHOUSES have unfortunately ALWAYS been running, MURDERING TRILLIONS of innocent animals every year! Until that STOPS, there will be NO peace on Earth. (FLAT EARTH). I'm 37 years VEGAN, and I have NEVER been sick since 1986 when I ascended to a VEGAN, mostly raw diet! It's been clinically proven that consuming DEATH makes us...INSANE!

Yes, it was wonderful to live back then and the future seemed bright - as long as your skin had the right color and you can forget about the everlasting fear of an atomic World War. Well, I AM white and never thought much of a possible war back then - so the time for me was just as wonderful as the pictures make me feel today. Though, one should not forget that the times were only wonderful if you were white and had enough money to be part of the American Dream - which is lost today in today’s Divided States of America ruled by hate and the total lack of political culture caused by the once “Grand” Ol’ Party.

Amazing, until you remember things like - leaded gasoline - lead paint - asbestos everywhere - generally horrible air, water and ground pollution in any big city - primitive healthcare by modern standards, with no treatment for illnesses that can be treated these days - mental problems caused by WWII left untreated, causing great problems - lack of standards for many things like hygiene and construction - a survivable car accident today could easily kill you back then - cars had terrible fuel economy - cars were much less reliable and rusted out fast - flying was prohibitively expensive for a majority of the people - mobile phones of any kind were pure science fiction - no internet or GPS to help you find your way if you're lost - no consumer electronics

I guess Jotato Xiden was in his 40s back then

Yes indeed! Amazingly designed and quietly elegant. I grew up in Southern California and a family in my hometown had one. You always knew it was them driving by, they were the only ones who had one (I’m not sure what the guy did for a living but it must’ve paid really really well).

@@alanolson6913 I believe they ran about ten grand, a lot of money in 1956, and Ford lost money on every car.

@@royboy9361 Yes the car did cost around $10,000 new. Incredible amount of money in those days.

No seatbelts laws required on automobiles , Jim Crow and Sundown laws & HUAC House UnAmerican Committee The Cold War: Investigating the Red Menace Subpoenas and Blacklists Targeting suspected commies under your bed. Enjoy DDT & lead paint Amazing.

@@fluffy1931 No BLM burning and looting. No Asians being hunted by Blacks. Blacks were civilized compared to today. No race grifting. No shoplifting without prosecution. No tats and fats. No illegals. No LGBTQ+ thinking men can be women.. No homeless. Prosperity and high culture abounded. It truly was paradise!

@@fluffy1931 Quit whining and enjoy the nice pictures

@@peterjohnson1734 continue your circle jerk.

@@peterjohnson1734 Thank you.

I would still move my car away from those guys playing baseball. 😅

Exactly

I was there. Nobody hit any of the cars that day. @@OldDood

Don't lose hopes.

I don’t blame you. Today: rampant crime, rampant shoplifting, drugs in the White House, democrats who hate America, deep state, etc etc etc. Good thing there are pictures that showed a once great nation. It’s over!

WHO love????

I'm 77 & in the 1950's, it was quite common to own a new or nearly new car, even if you were a late teen or early 20's, because new cars only cost $2 to $3k!

​@@rongendron8705 I guess men left to wear hats at 50's. Decade.

Thank God Great Britain bounced back in the 60's. 🇬🇧

I try to , but I guess I'm "counter culture"

Even old broads are wearing torn jeans now. All classes of women have been stuck in this sick anti-fashion for 20 years now. WTF.

Funny thing is if you want to dress nice nowadays everyone looks at you like you're doing something wrong😂 it shouldn't be like thisss

The massive DRUGGING of people in the late 60s onward has taken its toll on deportment and hygiene hasn't it?

No sweat pants in sight!

No seatbelts laws required on automobiles , Jim Crow and Sundown laws and of course redlining with segregation & HUAC House UnAmerican Committee The Cold War: Investigating the Red Menace Subpoenas and Blacklists Targeting suspected commies under your bed. Amazing.

@@fluffy1931 More copy and pasting of an indoctrinated viewpoint

Hi Ronald! I'm glad you're liking the videos - thanks for watching and commenting. I definitely don't know my cars as well as you and some of the other viewers, but I do my best. When I screw up - I definitely get corrected quickly!

Hey, @oldtrucker672 - You said it perfectly, I couldn't agree with you more. I'm glad you enjoyed the video for what it was meant to be. Thanks for watching and for your helpful comments!

@@TheHistoryLounge I've got your back.

It’s absolutely heartbreaking 💔 to see where we once were and to see where we’ve gone to. 😢

It s raysiss to say society is disgusting

​@@jimcrawford3185😂😂😂😂😂

Believe it or not , it's not too late to get back at least mostly of what we were. In the late 60's , we said , "We don't need God anymore, and we don't need no stinking rules either. 😢

@@BobConness I fear much trouble in the fuselage. 😨

You couldn't be more right!! Born in '43, growing up in the 50s was the best time of my life!!

@@reavisfranklin7727 No seatbelts laws required on automobiles , Jim Crow and Sundown laws & HUAC House UnAmerican Committee The Cold War: Investigating the Red Menace Subpoenas and Blacklists Targeting suspected commies under your bed. Amazing.

I like how everyone is so dressed up.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Indeed, woke Democrats have utterly destroyed large swaths of the heart and soul of the USA. 😢

Government took God out of schools and everything else. Satan is busy

Me too!

Great idea!

Thanks!

I learned to drive on a 1950's Studebaker pickup truck 😊

Thanks for your comment - and for the great list of old TV shows. Honestly, I hadn't heard of many of these. Maybe I can put together a video with mentions and shots of some of these old shows. I"m glad you liked the video, and that it reminded you of some good memories. I'm really glad to know that!

@@TheHistoryLounge. Thank you for your reply. And as far as being a Teenager in the 50'S went. Well, here is some good truth. I have three older Brothers who were Teenagers a while before myself. And that makes me the youngest Child raised in a strict old School Italian household. And as far as that STUPID show called Happy Days goes. Well, it was nothing like that at all. We grew up in Little Italy in Washington, D.C. And no, we did not have any bad ass Fonzie's walking around like they were really something. Now I will explain the rest some other time. Now as for the great old TV shows we loved there are so many that I still remember, but it would take a long time and spoil all the fun. Well, here are just a few more from the great old days of great TV. Dick Powells Zane Grey theater, Circus Boy, The adventures of Jim Bowie, Broken Arrow, The Joseph Cotton show, Wire Service, Waterfront, Riverboat, Dragnet, Mandrake the Magician, International Theater, The life of Riley, I've got a secret (gameshow), The Eddie Fisher show, MGM Parade, Circus Time, Line up, Decoy, The George Gobel show, American Bandstand, The Betty Hutton show, The Gail Storm show, The Loretta Young show, The Deena Clark show, The Gisele McKenzie show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Sky King, The Honeymooners, The Untouchables, One Mans Family, MGM Parade, The Wednesday night fights, Gunsmoke, The adventures of Sir Lancelot (British), The Buccaneers (British), Club Oasis, I married Joan, My little Margie, Public Defender, Racket Squad (LAPD), Public Prosecutor, The Californians, The cases of Eddie Drake, The flying Doctor (British), Suzie private Secretary, The Ann Southern show, The Donna Reed show, Rescue 8, Love of life, 77 Sunset Strip, CBS Sunday evening Mystery theater, The Debby Drake show, Casey, crime photographer, The Detectives, The DA'S Man, Front page Detective, Highway Patrol, I'm the Law, Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop, Man against crime and Martin Kane Private I. Well, there are many more and I hope this helps. Now if there is anyone from my generation who is still around, if you remember will you please reply? Thanks again.

@@user-wk2zb4ss1k Not sure why you zeroed in on Happy Days as stupid...you realize it was JUST a TV show, don'tcha? Maybe there were no wiseguys in D.C.'s Little Italy, not that the Fonz was by any stretch a wiseguy, but there certainly were in NYC's. Maybe these videos need a sprinkle of the reality of mob hits (descriptive headlines, articles, and graphic pictures of mobsters lying in a pool of blood after getting machine-gunned out of his barber's chair while he was getting a shave) to get everyone out of nostalgic dreams that life was so perfect "back then", whichever "back then" tickles your fancy. The intros are important. The vids are great. The photos, however, have a tendency to whitewash whatever decade(s) is being highlighted. I often wonder whose photos are being used...personal collection, stock library...because unless something negative is being highlighted (war, accidents, etc.) there seems to be total omissions of those negatives.

@@brucestaples4510. Good morning from Palermo Sicilia. Actually, I was talking about some of the older Kids walking around acting like bad assess and trying to impress the Young Ladies. And we were not allowed to stop off at the local Burger Joint on the way Home from School. We came straight Home. And whatever else. But as for the real Wise Guys. Well, yes. They were there, and what you mentioned about the Mob Hits. Oh yes. I was around when all of that was going on, and I still remember when Joseph Valachi testified on TV. And I still remember the Anastasia hit, and yes, he was blown out of the Barber's chair. As a matter fact, that was the top story, front page news for the Washington Star and Daily news. And I am sure everyone from back then who is still around can remember. And to be honest our Little Italy was the safest Neighborhood in the District of Columbia. Well, you take care and have a great morning. God Bless.

Not a P-61; that's an F-82 Twin Mustang with a radar pod

@@TrailRider1200 Thanks. I never knew a twin Mustang existed.

Looks like a P-80 Shooting Star on the left.

pretty sure in 53 that would be a Grumman F89 with the large amount of nose guns

Dynaflow was the name of the automatic transmission

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

When did New York City change its name from New Amsterdam? New Amsterdam - Wikipedia 1664

That's cool - me too! (But mainly of places I've been in the past.) You probably recognize some of the views on this channel from your old postcards!

@@TheHistoryLounge A few yes. I like thinking about that era, even though I'm in my early 60s. I don't wish to be transported back- I'd be drafted and maybe lose my life in a war. I'm sure someone will call me a non-American.

at 5:13 Miracle Mile in Monroeville.@@TheHistoryLounge

Thanks 🤗

At one time, there were at least 1,000 Howard Johnson’s restaurants in America. Now they are all gone. How sad this is!! 😢😢

I totally agree with you that those times were amazing. But the cars: Great looks and wonderful engines - roadholding and brakes? Hmm, not just impressive. And you wouldn’t have wanted to be in them in an accident as safety didn’t matter at all. There’s a shocking crash test on You Tube: A beautiful ‘59 Chevy Impala against a boring Malibu: You would have died in the Impala and get out of the Malibu - maybe with some minor bruises. Buyers back then just didn’t care about safety - neither did automakers.

"7:15 is a 1948 4 door Chrysler Windsor." Yes, it belonged to my brother-in-law as did two of the kids in the picture.