Quincy Illinois back in the day

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Jc Deem

12 жыл бұрын

Buildings of the days gone by in Quincy Illinois, very few of the buildings still exists today. Enjoy.

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@mom2mischief Ай бұрын

Oh the nostalgia for my hometown! Quincy sure used to be a bustling city. I loved growing up there!

@woltersworld 10 жыл бұрын

Love the video. Saw quite a few building I remember from a few decades ago. Sad to see so many of those buildings gone now. Thanks for the upload.

@jcdeem99 10 жыл бұрын

Yes it sad to see a lot of these buildings gone, I understand that some of them had to come down due to safety issues, but I sure hated to see others come down just so somebody could have a parking lot or put a new building in it's place. Buildings that are going up around Quincy certainly do not have the charm and character that the old buildings had.

@woltersworld 10 жыл бұрын

perhaps one day we can get the ugly facades down from some of the still existing buildings.

@randywoodworth5990 7 жыл бұрын

Jc Deem They're currently tearing down a bunch of buildings across from the courthouse.

@elicarlson7682 3 жыл бұрын

@@woltersworld you've been to Quincy????

@elicarlson7682 Жыл бұрын

@@woltersworld 🥹

@uncleleo6706 3 жыл бұрын

This town back in the day is a lot more interesting than what you see nowadays. It’s dead in this town.

@johngparker9694 3 жыл бұрын

I I am John G Parker I was raised in Hannibal Missouri I love this this was cool I remember a lot of Quincy I went to Quincy to do some shopping but now I live in Oklahoma City love you all thank you bye-bye

@vgboard 12 жыл бұрын

i love this video i wish i could have expierenced this in person it seemed so peaceful and happy

@judyperkins4766 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I loved it.

@dougcarlyle9722 5 жыл бұрын

Saw the VId several times over the years, and still dance to the music in my living room .

@jcdeem99 11 жыл бұрын

If you check out my other videos there are some pictures from the 60's and a few from the 70's, it does seem as the majority of the pictures out there of Quincy is more around the turn of the century era, one place that I would highly recommend going to is the Library in the reference area, there are lots of books there that can be very informative.

@ItchMyFoot 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks to whoever put this up , you did a great job! Loved it!

@jcdeem99 10 жыл бұрын

Thank You :-)

@TigerghostPictures 12 жыл бұрын

Quincy should have capitalized on its German architecture instead of letting those buildings rot. I still advocate for the city to renovate the buildings they have left. I'm living in Omaha now, and this city has done a fine job of creating a "downtown mall" of sorts by retrofitting their structures and buildings. I think that the Dick Brothers Building has a lot of potential to serve as an anchor for a German district much like Omaha's Old Market, but it would be an expensive project. =/ Shame.

@randywoodworth4028 8 жыл бұрын

The Carl Landrum books at the Library have many good images of early quincy, and other books on quincy history as well.

@CataclysmicStar 12 жыл бұрын

Beautiful pictures. I agree with the previous commenter, what wasn't destroyed by the tornadoes in the 1940s has been torn down or renovated so heavily that it's unrecognizable now. Quincy has no respect for its landmarks unless the state is chipping in (see the Denman row houses that Blessing bought out and promptly destroyed). Where is the preservation of our past so we have something to show our future?

@jcdeem99 11 жыл бұрын

I am glad that you think so, the real treat for me is knowing that people are not only enjoying this but visiting memory lane, please view the others that I had put together and share any special memories that you might have. I love listening to peoples memories of Quincy in the old days, I put all this together for the people of Quincy.

@MsPamela1010 6 жыл бұрын

Jc Deem Thank You!

@MsPamela1010 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SuperJwichman 12 жыл бұрын

Great presentation in HD with nice transitions! Thanks!

@TwoMenAndALady2011 3 жыл бұрын

My family’s hometown

@jcdeem99 12 жыл бұрын

@farmgirly71 I too wish that some of those buildings could be renovated, not only is it too expensive, but there are so many codes that you have to comply with, unfortunately, some of these buildings do have to come down for safety reasons such as the Paper Box building.

@rtbrain 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. My grandfather was part owner of Browns Drugs and the head pharmacist.

@monty1732 7 жыл бұрын

Wow my town was amazing back then, quite a few of the buildings are still standing

@sightunseen8025 8 жыл бұрын

Love this video! Thanks

@momsher1 8 жыл бұрын

Who would thumbs down this? Go figure!

@wonderawhile5832 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! It made my day!

@jcdeem99 12 жыл бұрын

I read about the new art gallery, I will be stopping by there when it opens up.

@Nunya_Bidness_53 2 ай бұрын

That does it, I'm inventing time travel

@BoweryPenguin8 8 жыл бұрын

I live in Quincy

@reneecarlson4365 8 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure that some of my fellow hometown residents from Quincy realize that, while some of the buildings in this beautiful video are no longer there, I remember quite a few which remain standing today. Not just that, but a couple of the businesses stayed in the same location! I live in Boston now, and 98% of the older, non-historic buildings are long gone.

@monty1732 7 жыл бұрын

Renee Carlson yeah! My uncle owns a tatto shop in one of the pictures

@tikimasta64 11 жыл бұрын

I was born in Quincy matter as fact Im in Quincy right now.

@toomuchstuff3096 6 жыл бұрын

me to

@KingHda3 11 жыл бұрын

Me to!

@annems68 4 жыл бұрын

I wish it went slower and told where and what I was looking at.

@shawnofkansas 12 жыл бұрын

If anyone reading this has access to any kart racing photos of racing at Quincy's South Park, especially back during the 1980's I would be very interested in getting copies of them.