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The 1950s in Color - Life in America
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Күн бұрынMost of the people who appear in this video have long since passed on. The young people, if still alive, are now very old - the children in their 70's. What lives did they live? Were they happy? Were they successful? Did they achieve what they wanted out of life? I don't know - but just watching these scenes from the past makes me contemplate my own life, and appreciate the time I have left. Thanks for watching - and best wishes for your future years!
#50s #lifeinamerica #nostalgia
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Jones Street, San Francisco, 1954
0:29 Headed to the Beach, 1959
0:40 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 1953
0:53 Palymyra, Wisconsin, 1951
1:05 Ringling Brothers Circus, 1951
1:29 Backyard Scene, 1956
1:53 A Night On the Town, 1952
2:05 Henderson Point, Mississippi, 1952
2:17 A Top-Down Day, 1953
2:41 Blue Earth, Minnesota, 1952
2:52 Wedding Day in 1954
3:17 Palm Springs, California, 1955
3:29 Peoples Drug Store, Washington, D.C., 1954
3:53 Grove Drugs, Trenton, New Jersey, 1950s
4:05 1954 Pontiac, (location unknown)
4:29 Chinatown, San Francisco, 1957
4:53 1950s Style, (location unknown)
5:05 Forest Park, Illinois, 1956
5:29 Halloween in 1958
6:05 Preparing for a Date in 1957
6:17 Welcome Home Korean War Veterans Army Pier, Seattle, WA, 1953
6:29 1957, (location unknown)
6:41 Times Square, New York City, 1958
6:53 The Budweiser Clydesdales in Beverly, Maine, 1955
7:05 Rapid City, South Dakota, 1950s
7:17 Nevada, 1956
7:29 Appleton, Wisconsin, 1962
@normanroth9428 Жыл бұрын
I am also in my late 80's and remember this very well. It was a great time, high school was wonderful and we actually loved our country in those days
@tribalscribal Жыл бұрын
Most of us still do love our country. It's those embracing the return of fascism who do not. 🤨
@chancesareshewears Жыл бұрын
Loved the old country did ya, not sure the millions that have died through her wars and sanctions would agree tho
@thrummer1953 Жыл бұрын
@Majik box You didn't get to experience that Era, did you? Well, I'm glad, because you don't deserve it. It was too good for you.
@tribalscribal Жыл бұрын
@@thrummer1953 Actually I did. Didn't we learn about manners back then?
@thrummer1953 Жыл бұрын
@@tribalscribal We learned about manners.
@mildredgrossman5653 Жыл бұрын
I was a child in the fifties and I long for those days.....there was an innocence and wholesomeness that does not exist today.
@carolsmith5151 Жыл бұрын
Yes, Mildred, my feelings exactly.
@crabbymilton390 Жыл бұрын
I certainly don’t disagree. So why did we stop?
@ginger1549 Жыл бұрын
I was also a young child in the 50's and I could not agree more.
@Shaolin91z Жыл бұрын
50 million aborted kids so far 🤟
@Shaolin91z Жыл бұрын
In the 60's killed MLK. But let's get back to the 50's🤟
@redwow Жыл бұрын
I'm in my eighties and remember all this. It was a good time in my youth. Can't help but get sort of choked up!
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
@redwow - I'm glad you liked it, Red. It looks like it was an amazing time to grow up.
@johndunstan3875 Жыл бұрын
I'm not far behind you red, did you ever have a Fonzie in your circles? 😀
@AmericanPatriot-bp7cu Жыл бұрын
b.1959 here. So glad I made the cut!
@ammo8713 Жыл бұрын
CHOKED UP ? I'M CRYING. 😭😭😭
@lissablue176 Жыл бұрын
Agree happy times
@fob1xxl Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1945, and grew up in Northern California in the 50's. I am so very thankful I was born then and had a family that was truly a family. I was given every opportunity a child could have. Everything was a "special event". Our first TV. Our first NEW car in 1955, a brand new Mercury. My parents first new home. My first day of school. My first kiss. My best buddies and I playing baseball in an open lot near my home. The PLAYLAND in San Francisco.The fountain at WOOLWORTH'S ! My first date. When I learned to drive. Everything was monumental to me. Now, at 78, I see that most of my friends and family are gone. God how I long for those lazy summer days when you were out of school and you felt like life was about as good as it could get. I miss my mom and dad. I miss the family unit. How lucky I was.......
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
We were both lucky, pal!
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
This is a great contribution to this video and this channel - thank you for sharing this.
@yodservant Жыл бұрын
You were born at the beginning of the Baby Boom, my mom in 1941 and dad in 1934...they had a good life, in some ways much better than we have as their children born in the 60s and 70s....it's a product of the times and culture changing ....good until 911... After that things became much more challenging....
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
Born in 1947. Great 50's childhood! Not like today.
@stevetilbrook3402 11 ай бұрын
All true, I was born in 54 in Perth Australia and remember my parents had a long car with running boards and a lot of the roads were unpaved in the outer suburbs. An italian farmer drove his horse and cart by the houses in the late afternoon with vegitables on it,, the mothers would all come out to buy. We didn't want for anything and life was simple and good.
@SB-ok3xc Жыл бұрын
How can I be so nostalgic of a time I've never lived? America in the 50s was so beautiful ❤️I always loved everything about it since I was a child.
@nickcurran3105 Жыл бұрын
Because it was America and we were a people and a nation, even if we had different ethnic heritages.
@soisaidtogod4248 Жыл бұрын
It was all white washed.
@megenberg8 Жыл бұрын
just as you can see the beauty and sweetness when pondering pictures of nature or lovely gardens - one experiences just a bit of that wonder and peace and joy. i miss the decency, cleanliness, and brightness in everything and everyone. life was everywhere showing its best colors - so many smiles!
@MoMoMyPup10 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 62' and the 50's is the decade that always fascinated me the most. And I really don't remember the 60's at all. Just some personal memories. I just think that the people in charge back then mostly had the people's best interest in mind, but they had different ideas on how to use the resources. We were always "nationalistic" at the root though, and that made everyone very proud of their heritage. Now, half the people frown on you if you fly an American flag. Maybe even steal it.
@JohnSmith-fm1ht Жыл бұрын
You do not have to have lived in a time period to be nostalgic for it. It is a little like seeing a picture of a beautiful place. You still recognize it's beauty even if you have never been there.
@Djm8520 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in the 50’s and I can assure you it was in color!
@coldsamon Жыл бұрын
My Mom grew up in the 1950s. She was happy then. She passed away last year March 24 at 77. Miss her everyday 💔
@Mustang1984 Жыл бұрын
God bless you and her. My mother was born in 48 which makes her 75. I DREAD the day she goes.
@michelles2299 3 ай бұрын
My dad was a young man in the 50s he passed away at age 89 on 12th May 2024 I know he missed the 50s 60s and 70s I only hope that there is some better place he can dwell without pain 🌹bless all the mums and dads who have passed
@portaltwo Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1950 and I have always counted myself as being incredibly fortunate to have grown up in what was arguably the best era ever. Family, education, you name it. So many fond memories. Thank you for bringing so many of them back for me - in living color!
@matthewvoss7365 Жыл бұрын
That's what kills me about education. We have more technology like the internet and educational videos plus we have up to date textbooks, in spite of that America has hit rock bottom in education over the past 30 years. I blame school overcrowding and with mobs invoking parental authority in attempts to ban classic books you read back in the 1950's that won't help either. I was born in 1979 and I saw the downfall of education in the 1990's.
@crabbymilton390 Жыл бұрын
@@matthewvoss7365 Because government schools rake in tons of money and the teach woke and critical race theory instead of reading and arithmetic. Then teachers can’t discipline the disruptive brats.
@johnpadel Жыл бұрын
Congratulations!!
@deboraholsen2504 Жыл бұрын
Yes, you did grow up in the best era, ever!!! Love of God still strong among citizens, tons of modern conveniences, medicine advancing to prolong life, supermarkets galore for an array of healthy, non-gmo food, no drug use in the schools, traditional, modest dress still in vogue, and still a wonderful sense of innocence in most tv shows, and even in the movies! Famous role-models you could actually look up to and emulate. I could go on and on! But me being born not until the mid-1960s, I had to deal with hippie culture, E.R.A. pressures, rampant divorce and latch-key kids, drug culture by high school, etc. The 80s were better than the 70s because things appeared to cool down somewhat, and we tried to go back to traditional styles, but the movies kept getting more inappropriate! The 50s were just a better and more ideal time to be growing up!
@crabbymilton390 Жыл бұрын
@@deboraholsen2504 Well said. I was born in 1964 and the 1980’s were better than the weird 1970’s. But here’s how I see it. We have gone thru good and bad times as long as the world has existed. I think we will continue on that track until God says enough that’s it. My pastor was born in 1991 and he has both a great sense of humor and great perspective on this subject. He says all you have to do is look at the Bible and history books and you’ll see that the world has always been bad including the 1950’s. It wasn’t going along just fine and suddenly went bad after they invented TV. I don’t deny that the 1950’s certainly had it’s wonderful times. But you always have to ask if it was so great, why didn’t it last until today? The answer is that nothing or nobody in this world is perfect and will eventually disappear. That new car you have will eventually need to be repaired and replaced at some point. The house will need repairs as long as you own it. I do agree that the morality side stinks but people turn their back on Christ so that’s when those people have trouble and make it we worse for all of us.
@simons5193 Жыл бұрын
I wish I was born in that era. Life looks much simpler and peaceful. Everything looks normal and people look happy, nicely dressed and clean looking with neat hairs and no frigging tattoos.
@hyeraPL Жыл бұрын
all because of white supr... what was evil according those people children (today's usefull progressive idiots) (lol)
@ilovesuisse1 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, no stupid woke idiots plus all the other BS like now.
@ilovesuisse1 Жыл бұрын
To think that people died in World War 2 defending freedom, only to have that disrespected now, and have normalcy replaced by “woke” idiots and other f.r.e.a.k.s.
@dennisargall Жыл бұрын
And everyone was white and employed?
@leversforever9748 Жыл бұрын
@basedwhitedevil For the mess we're in now!!
@questfortruth665 Жыл бұрын
I was a kid in the 50's, and all I could think of was that I'm glad my parents aren't around to see what's happened to this country since they passed away in the 90's! It makes ME sick to my stomach, but it would've been harder on them after giving their all in WWII! The pictures bring back fond memories of a time where crime wasn't rampant and we got to be kids!
@rollin19 Жыл бұрын
Yes my father was born in '51,although may not of been an easy time for everyone,most would agree it was a better time to live compared to where we are now with the electronics we deal with. My grandparents were born in the 20's,I lost them both by the time I was 20. I think about them all the time. The cars were amazing,they had one tv,no cell phones,my grandfather had 1 car,dinner every night at the dinner table. It was a simpler time to live with less electronics,we weren't so isolated and people went out and hung out with friends.
@richardteale3217 Жыл бұрын
Too right my friend ……..I’m British and we are going down the pan too . I’ve said many times I’m glad my patents are no longer with us……they would be heartbroken to see the corruption,greed and total erosion of good old fashioned standards . Best wishes from England .
@hikerx9366 Жыл бұрын
I agree
@StvMcQueen1 Жыл бұрын
@@richardteale3217: Going down the pan. I like that! Over here across the pond we are going down the "tubes." Hopefully, better days will come.
@jeffbarron5500 Жыл бұрын
or we were just told go play on the freeway
@Terry9624 Жыл бұрын
Many of us are still here, would give aby thing to go back in time to the 50s
@MrLanternland Жыл бұрын
70 years later the country is an unrecognizable nightmare!
@razony Жыл бұрын
Americas freedom is what created that nightmare. I have the right to do whatever I want...
@sess122 Жыл бұрын
@@razony No, it's called "liberalism" that created the nightmare and it's rooted in Communism. The Communists always said back then that they could never defeat us militarily but could from "within" and they targeted the "democrats" because their thinking aligned more with Communism. Slowly and incrementally, they slithered their evil tentacles into government policies (using "democrats" as hosts), big media, the education system, hollywood, corporations and more recently, social media. They don't miss ANY opportunity to spread their evil and they've come a long way toward achieving their goal of destroying America as Founded and eventual world domination. Read J. Edgar Hoover's 1958 book, "Masters of Deceit", warning of the dangers of Communist infiltration. It's a free archived online read, page for page. Look it up. Lastly, it was Communist revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin who said, "The goal of Socialism is Communism".
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
@@razony religion and an element of rigidity kept things moving on an orderly path
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
@@razony the wotld doesn't revolve around you...we're all in this together...
@razony Жыл бұрын
@@frankpienkosky5688 Oh please, are you testing me? Rigidity and religion keeps the faithful from evolving. It keeps them in the dak ages. Religion is always mentioning 'new age...' Because it is a new age, 2023. and there stuck in the dark age. (Why they keep bringing it up.) Religions path? Don't evolve!
@jun24juanhuerta14 Жыл бұрын
I was a kid in the '50s, and I remember the decade as one of peace and simplicity.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
Low crime and NO cell phones!
@wesleytillman9774 11 ай бұрын
Even then the communists were working to undermine it and bring us to the place we are now. As a former leftist I know it well. Joe McCarthy was right.
@2quintly Жыл бұрын
Life WAS grand. There was civility here in America and it was GREAT.
@jeffc1347 Жыл бұрын
This video seems to have forgotten the "whites only" and "colored" signs around at that time.
@sess122 Жыл бұрын
@@jeffc1347 And now we've reached where "privileged white Europeans need not apply"...like inner city, Detroit, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, Philly, to name a few. How about comparing RECENT photos of some of THOSE cesspools, showing druggies and completely wasted people everywhere? All that rot began not long AFTER the 1960s "civil rights" movement and big gov't cradle to grave handout programs were passed into law, like DEMOCRAT, Lyndon Baines Johnson's "Great War On Poverty". Let me know how THAT boondoggle has worked out after TRILLION$ of wasted taxpayer money. Johnson was a Communist slime and all but said he wanted to enslave blacks with gov't handouts so they'd always vote "democrat"...and here we are, 50+ years later with close to NINETY PERCENT of them STILL voting "D".
@jeffc1347 Жыл бұрын
@@sess122 I've never seen any photos of "privileged white Europeans need not apply" signs can you please show me some? I've lived in Chicago and LA and never seen these signs??
@sess122 Жыл бұрын
@@jeffc1347 Photos of "signs"? Are you that ignorant or just a wise guy? Do a ytube search of the numerous photos/videos showing all the filth, druggies and human debris on the streets of LA, Philly, NY, Detroit and many other major DEMOCRAT RUN hellholes like them. "None are so blind as those who refuse to see".
@delftfietser Жыл бұрын
@Jeff Do black people need to check their privilege when they associate with minority whites in Nigeria?
@newerafrican Жыл бұрын
I'm not so sure kids of today will have the same nostalgic feelings about growing up.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Hey, @newerafrican - Interesting point, I'm afraid you might be right...
@mercoid Жыл бұрын
They’ll have nostalgia for video games and all things related. I already hear people in their early 20’s fondly reminisce about such things rather than real experiences they’ve had. They count their experiences with the video games as real and enriching.
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
..."Stand by Me" got it right in so many ways....
@sararichardson737 Жыл бұрын
Sadly not.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
Of course not. Cell phones and video games? Yuck!
@pinsolomons Жыл бұрын
Brings back memories of the early 50s where my grandma would dress me and my aunt in hats, gloves and "stockings" to take a trip "uptown" to the bank by trolley. Everyone dressed up to "go out" wherever that took you for the day.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing these memories!
@MrLanternland Жыл бұрын
Same in NYC. If u went downtown u had to look presentable, even a ragamuffin kid like me.
@GT-bz9nc Жыл бұрын
What a glorious decade to be alive in America. These pictures reflect all that my Father used to talk about when sharing his memories of the 50’s: family, community, patriotism, respect, and unity. It’s all gone to hell over the seven decades that followed.
@Brainbaskit Жыл бұрын
unless you were black. Then you got lynched.
@arnold3785 Жыл бұрын
Yes, sure great time if you were white!
@matthewvoss7365 Жыл бұрын
The photos in this video were very beautiful. I wouldn't have made it as a kid in the 1950's. Watching Dennis The Menace and Mister Ed reruns made life look easy back then.
@GT-bz9nc Жыл бұрын
@@arnold3785 ok wokester.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
Remember when people dressed up for air planes: Women in high heels, men in fedoras.
@ronlheureux7623 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1948 and this was really my first decade. I don't remember that much of that time, but this video does bring back some very special memories from my childhood. Thank you.
@marcioj.6376 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful photos. I get emotional looking at these photos and feeling the vibe of a time that everything indicates was wonderful. Greetings from Brazil
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked the video - thanks for commenting!
@jonna3474 Жыл бұрын
My parents were born in 1929 and 1932. I enjoy watching things like this and figuring out their age in that time period and how life must have been for them. I miss my folks but they are in heaven having a great time.
@RodBeauvex Жыл бұрын
The things that always strike me is how happy and healthy everyone looks, and what really floors me is how colorful and clean and well kept everything is. From the 70s on everything seems all gritty and rundown.
@sess122 Жыл бұрын
Indeed, I call it the "creep of liberalism, socialism, progressivism, slithering their wretched, evil and destructive tentacles into every aspect of traditional American society and culture...rooted in Communist infiltration that J. Edgar Hoover warned about in his 1958 book, "Masters of Deceit".
@yeboscrebo4451 Жыл бұрын
Yep I noticed the same thing
@crabbymilton390 Жыл бұрын
So why did we stop?
@sess122 Жыл бұрын
@@crabbymilton390 The 1960s, the decade that began America's descent into "slobivian".
@crabbymilton390 Жыл бұрын
@@sess122 Once again, we need to keep the moral issues which at the present time do stink no argument from me there. I’m talking about products, science and technology. Some ways the old things are better and other ways they aren’t. I had 8 cars in my 58 years. My first car was a 1972 AMC MATADOR. It was 13 years old and very rusted. It had a 5.0L v8 150 HP. and fuel mileage was 11 at best. The car was not very comfortable and smooth either. I now have a 2023 NISSAN ALTIMA. 2.5L 4 188HP and well into the 30’s for fuel mileage. The car is smooth, comfortable and quiet. I was dreading the idea of a 4 cylinder engine since they used to be crude and rough. I can’t believe this wonderful smooth 4. It runs less than 2000rpm at 70mph. So not everything was better back then.
@Standswithabeer 11 ай бұрын
Morals...Dignity...Respect...Wholesomeness...Cleanliness. Where has it gone.
@kenwalz7231 Жыл бұрын
This is put together GREAT...I feel like I am right there in the moment! The colors are perfect. Thank's for posting!
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ken. I really appreciate your kind comments!
@dr.migilitoloveless2385 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful color photography.
@vernwallen4246 Жыл бұрын
Thank you a 1000 times for these photos.I'm afraid that those innocent days of yore are gone for ever.If anyone needs a refresher course on the story of Christmas it's all worked out in Mathew,Mark,Luke and John.Merry Christmas from Orem,UT.
@tumbleweeduk7479 Жыл бұрын
What beautiful cars and skies, NO CHEMTRAILS in sight! Those were the days! Namaste 🙏💜🙏
@CaptainYourself Жыл бұрын
Lol funny how unobservant people are, that there were no chemtrails in the 20th century, and now the sky can be painted with 30 trails that linger for half the day.
@ibrahimrubio5220 Жыл бұрын
The 1950’s were by far the best years for our beautiful country. God bless America.
@vladimirtalizin514 Жыл бұрын
Мы из Украины , надеемся что настанут и у нас такие времена , по этому боремся
@robertthacher2660 Жыл бұрын
Ir only libsticks would remember that
@ROGER2095 Жыл бұрын
It depends on how you look at it. I'm 70: Born in the 50's in Chicago. We had much less crime, much lower taxes, more freedom, less daily stress, and better basic education. Mothers stayed at home raising children and fathers brought home the bacon. Doctors made house calls. That's all true. We also had polio, cholera, out of control TB, smallpox, air and water pollution, more expensive food, clothing, phone calls, and fuel (when compared to wages), less safe and efficient cars, shorter life span, and only 5 black & white channels on TV. Nostalgia makes us forget the bad things.
@rickmiller1429 Жыл бұрын
@@vladimirtalizin514 Goodluck to you all and I hope they do.
@heru-deshet359 Жыл бұрын
@@ROGER2095 There are many more BAD memories being made today that there were back then.
@vanhetgoor Жыл бұрын
Life was good, the people were honest, the 50's were the happiest time of my life!
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
Mine too!
@ThePatriotPoet23 Жыл бұрын
Born in 1950 ... Thank you... Soooooo ... Much for your heart warming video ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@johnpadel Жыл бұрын
I loved your video. I was born in 1977, but I'd love traveling back to those days. Such a nice style.
@bobbybeeman7280 Жыл бұрын
I am 74 I once had a 1959 Rambler that averaged 27 mi per gallon sometimes around 30 on the highway. My 53 chevy would get anywhere from 18-23 miles a gallon. My friends 55 ford 6 cylinder got about 25 mpg. The 50 models were the best all round car ever. Easy to maintain, less break downs, an 8 year old kid could do any repair needed. The 50's people had more respect for one another. Kids were taught with a switch to their bottom side or arms it was not to long that they were decent kids. I acted up a bit about 4-5 years old but Ma ma and grandma knew what tree limbs were made for.
@allantaylor3288 Жыл бұрын
Happier times when life was way more simpler👌
@Rennrogue Жыл бұрын
Yeah, certain people need simple. Especially simpletons who flash white power symbols.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
Much better than today's nightmare...
@leospring6264 Жыл бұрын
Hats off to you for a great video! Wonderful photos with just a hint of background music. My father talked about the 1950's with such love. He was proud to be an American. Loved serving in the US Navy '58-'62. Sad how things have changed.
@haroldbrown1998 Жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old and it was the best time to live.
@MoMoMyPup10 Жыл бұрын
It's like I want to pause every picture and stare at each one for hours. Your description is every question I ask when watching these too - It's stunning.
@tommccabe4000 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful photos, awesome cars and happy people a great era, thanks...
@juliostevens9480 Жыл бұрын
The 50s and 60s feels so long ago but yet so recent. Everything was more the way it was supposed to be when it comes to USA culture I’m not gonna lie.
@kolbpilot Жыл бұрын
Well said.
@jeffc1347 Жыл бұрын
This video seems to have forgotten the "whites only" and "colored" signs around at that time.
@Autojones Жыл бұрын
@@jeffc1347 Because they were rare even back then, contrary to what the media would have you believe now-days. Mr virtue signaler.
@alarmservicepros Жыл бұрын
@@jeffc1347 They rarely existed. The media that hates this country pushed that narrative and it's a lie in 99% of America back then. I was born in the late 50's in Los Angeles.
@jeffc1347 Жыл бұрын
@@alarmservicepros Did you visit Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi at this time? It was definitely not rare, that is straight up false information.
@dave1956 Жыл бұрын
What a relaxing existence. They worked harder in those days without a lot of the modern conveniences, but I think that life was better.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
And you didn't need $$ to have a good time. Optimism was in the air! Not today.
@evelynwhittington5089 Жыл бұрын
People nicely put together. Beautiful cars. I wish I could go back to those days. Life is so different and stressful now.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
Return to Paradise
@markmark2080 Жыл бұрын
One special thing about the '50s was that all the "downtowns" were still alive and well before the plague of shopping malls destroyed them... Going "downtown" was always special, especially during the Christmas season.
@matadorelin Жыл бұрын
amazing clarity! feel like going through a time machine almost...
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you think so, @matadorelin! That's kind of what I'm going for with these!
@lynnhoff2209 Жыл бұрын
The cars had such beautiful designs and they all didn’t look alike! It was a much simpler time. I lived in the fifties as a kid!
@VegaTakeOver Жыл бұрын
i have a question, during those times did you know that everything looked pretty or was it a everyday thing that seemed normal so you didn't really put much thought into your surroundings? because i feel pure wonder and joy when looking at these pictures
@StinkFingerr Жыл бұрын
@@VegaTakeOver No, We appreciated and enjoyed it at the time.
@starababa1985 Жыл бұрын
Summer joyrides in those wonderful cars, with 50s music spilling out of the windows, what happiness! My oldest brother had a pink Cadillac with a cream top that was constantly being borrowed for weddings. In return he and his fiance were invited to countless receptions with great food and live polka bands. It was the best fun.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
@@starababa1985 My uncle had a '57 Chevy. Beyond cool!
@francineforte8798 Жыл бұрын
I can relate to so many of those photos; sooo moving. Bring bak those days.
@tombasye1016 Жыл бұрын
Just Beautiful Old Classic Cars And Nice Homes, Those Were The Good Old Days In America.
@wesleycook7687 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I was a kid through this era. We feared the bomb but were kept in the dark most of the time about murders and such. Plus the great cars and music.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
And the first television generation!
@randyacosta1194 Жыл бұрын
The piano playing was as wonderful as the memories.
@AntonioLazzaro-ro5mg Жыл бұрын
Do you know the name of the music
@randyacosta1194 Жыл бұрын
@@AntonioLazzaro-ro5mg Sorry I don’t. I’m trying to research at this moment.
@AntonioLazzaro-ro5mg Жыл бұрын
Thank you… I tried but could not find it… very nice, music and vid. Such a great time in America, truly the Greatest Generation🙏
@Mustang1984 Жыл бұрын
God America was beautiful back then. Makes me tear up. Was born in 84, wishing I lived back then.
@lucasqs4366 Жыл бұрын
Was beautiful but not anymore because now we have much more blacks and socialists here
@pauls4522 Жыл бұрын
camera colortone really helps add that warm Vaseline effect for sure. 1950s objects at shows today just do now have the same glow as this video XD
@Mustang1984 Жыл бұрын
@@pauls4522 Yeah it's beautiful!
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
Yes America was beautiful back then!
@ViveSemelBeneVivere Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking me back there. The girl @5:00 I would immediately have asked her out.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Yes, great comment on the 5:00 mark. That photo of that girl kept capturing my attention when I was putting this video together! I'd take her AND the car!
@vernwallen4246 Жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryLounge Nice Corvette.
@RinkyRoo2021 Жыл бұрын
if you compare this to a Walmart on Saturdays, its literally a different world .
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Yes - TOTALLY different.
@mkeogh76 Жыл бұрын
If people from the 1950's could be shown pictures of 2020's Walmart customers and told "That's how people in the future will look like," then they'd likely assume that a nuclear war had occurred during the interim and, as a result, we had devolved as a species.
@PhantomWoIf Жыл бұрын
@@mkeogh76 they would think its somalia
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
@@mkeogh76 They would think a nuclear holocaust had devolved the culture!
@lescobrandon3047 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1941 pre-war and the fifties at first was mostly about day dreaming that I was a teammate of Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson. Later in the 1950’s while in Long Island high school, I became a fan of Rock and Roll. When I graduated from HS I got into hot rod racing. So does anyone else remember a hamburger and Coke for 25 cents? Seeing this video got me back in my mind to those days. Nice job, History Lounge.,,,,,,
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Great comments - thanks for watching, @lescobrandon3047!
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
rock and roll was for teenyboppers...college kids were into folk music....
@miriambucholtz9315 Жыл бұрын
I remember getting a hamburger and an ice cream soda for 50 cents when I was about 11 years old. I remember getting on a bus, going to a bigger neighboring city by myself, and spending the afternoon window shopping and having my meal in Woolworth's.
@lancelot1953 Жыл бұрын
Hi History Lounge, thank you for the memories - thank you for bringing me back to a time of innocence, freedom, and eternal optimism for the future. Life was not perfect but we found ourselves fortunate - America was the promised land, we were going to make it. Selective Service (draft) was over the horizon but the world was at peace, Hell, even Elvis Presley did his service to the nation. We learned honor, duty, and respect, at home, at school, at the boys clubs (Boy/Girl Scouts, 4H, ...), at church, and the community did set boundaries but was overall friendly. May God bless (and save) America, Ciao, L (Veteran)
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Hi @lancelot1953. Thank you for your service to our country, and for your well-said comments. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
people routinely got drafted in the 50's...2 years and you were done...it was the time of Sgt. Bilko.....
@megenberg8 Жыл бұрын
Ciao! if anyone finds themselves despondent, may I suggest a little vacation in Rome? the refreshing immersion in a traditional way of life and culture. San Pietro's is very restorative and awesomely, wondrously beautiful - magnifico!!! the Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, and the Pantheon - all within easy walking - and the Italians are excellent hosts!! it is worth it to garner your resources and go! thank you for your service!
@lancelot1953 Жыл бұрын
@@megenberg8 Hi Lady Tate, I fully agree with you. I deployed to Italy and Sicily in my younger years where I noticed that no self-respecting Italian boy would invite a Lady dressed with oversize worn-out, too short and hole/tear-"decorated" jeans wearing flip-flops and baseball caps. As "military ambassadors" to our country, we were well-advised to show respect to our hosts, a common sense approach to visiting other countries. Visiting "old countries" did reinforce education and training I had benefited from parochial schooling. Peace be with you, Ciao, L.
@TOWNCARBUBBA87 Жыл бұрын
Born in 1962 wishing I would of been born in the 30’s- 40’s era. this world today is absolutely insane.
@ronjoe9347 Жыл бұрын
thanks for these great videos, life was grand in the 50s-60s with so many different cars with great colors and the people who loved them with so many personalities and histories.... America at it's finest....
@keithdukes5990 Жыл бұрын
Yes, when America was at Zenith with its cars, clothes, music & it's culture! It was the envy of the World then & it breaks my heart to see how far the Country has fallen in just 60 years or so!!!😭
@constantreader8760 Жыл бұрын
@@keithdukes5990 America is being ransacked by the super-wealthy. This is why hospitals are closing. Why so many public schools are failing.
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
@@keithdukes5990 ....yet they still keep coming....
@kevinlee6672 Жыл бұрын
This is what I call America! This is why people love the old America. The America as we see it today is in shambles God help us all!
@gregatkinson7276 Жыл бұрын
I was born in1963 and remember my dad and a friend talking and one said to the other "remember when you could get a job anyplace you wanted to work in short order?" The other said "yep, if you started checking in the morning you would have a job by noon." I was born 20 years too late.... Thank you again for posting these great photos of the best times ever had in our country.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Hey Greg - Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts. Great comments and points well taken!
@KnockOffBeingFat Жыл бұрын
Well thats happening right now in LAZY america!
@ericlindenmuth7517 Жыл бұрын
My Dad graduated from Penn State in 1951. He got a job at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica. He told me the day he started there was a line of 1,500 people also starting that day. He could work as much overtime as he wanted.
@brucekrause2801 Жыл бұрын
Remember profit sharing? You'd qualify after a couple years, if the company did well we all shared in the profits. Also, no matter what your income, even minimum wage, there was an affordable apartment somewhere nearby. I remember riding the EL, subway, all night and not being bothered. I'd hitchhike across the country during the summer school breaks. A carefree time in America 1950s, early 1960s.
@michelgouverneur885 Жыл бұрын
@@ericlindenmuth7517 i am melancolic when i watch these pics .....i am not américan but i love this era .
@carlcarlson7724 Жыл бұрын
Good times, easy life. Two years in the Army and married Jan. 19, 1957. Graduated from college 1960 with the first 2 of 4 children. Now 89.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Hey Carl - I appreciate your service to our country. Thanks for watching and for sharing your comments - I hope this video brought back some good memories!
@constantreader8760 Жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryLounge Happy Anniversary!
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
far less anxiety in our lives back then...great time to be a kid....
@carlcarlson7724 Жыл бұрын
@@frankpienkosky5688 Absolutly
@tefenstrat Жыл бұрын
I love this series of pic's from the history lounge. I grew up in the 60s and 70s and it was wonderful, oh what a time.
@jmerly11 Жыл бұрын
I would bet 95% of the people in those pictures didn't care about who was Red, Blue, Republican or Democrat we were all just Americans and proud to be!
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Great point, @jmerly11. Thanks for posting it!
@rdsieben Жыл бұрын
There was legal segregation in the South at that time.
@cottageindustry3040 Жыл бұрын
@@rdsieben Yup, And I couldn't help but notice there wasn't any Black people in any of the photos.
@alarmservicepros Жыл бұрын
@@rdsieben so what. one small portion of America. why do negative people always gotta f up things for other people with stupid comments?
@cottageindustry3040 Жыл бұрын
@@alarmservicepros And there's the racism! You know dude, Black people existed in 1950s America, but BET did not. I just happened to mention that this video montage of photos of America in the 1950s did not include any photos of Black Americans. It was a simple observation. Your response is to tell me to "go watch BET"... Why? Is BET currently airing a montage of photos from the 1950s??? No, of course they aren't. So what was the purpose of your comment??? Why mention BET??? You're just making a racially motivated snide comment because you're a racist internet troll. So sorry my observation "triggered" you. Perhaps you need to find a safe space where Black people are never mentioned. Snowflake!
@alarmservicepros Жыл бұрын
I miss my country.
@johnreitz5676 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing these! I was born in 1954 and remember much of the world shown here. A world of wooden phone booths, dime stores, Rexall drug stores with lunch counters, men in hats, women in gloves, service stations with actual service. Not a perfect place. but I'd love to go back for a few days.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Wow - born in 1954 you had a chance to see the tail end of this era in person. That's cool to have seen life like this. (Too many people wearing sweatpants around nowadays!)
@johnreitz5676 Жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryLounge I have been fortunate. I know Chicago and St. Louis well and can think of several businesses that haven't changed much in 70plus years. They aren't trying to look retro, but see no reason to update much. There are others. Recently I saw an episode of "Highway Patrol" from the late 1950s it always has plenty of period stuff. The episode I saw featured "The Brentwood Inn". I looked into it and found it is still in business, modernized just enough to stay competitive. The next time I go to LA I know where I'll be staying. Don't get me started about the way people dress today or otherwise attractive women being vandalized with tattoos. (Yes, I am a curmudgeon...and proud of it.)
@jamesrivera4947 Жыл бұрын
"Progress has never been a bargain."--Jerome Lawrence
@portnuefflyer Жыл бұрын
Yes, but let's not forget polio (I had a friend whose mom was in a iron lung) the Korean War, and the Cold War, it was a scary time in a lot of ways also. I bet in years to come people will look back at the good old days of 2023, it's human nature.
@MrRdavis1776 Жыл бұрын
@@portnuefflyer Sometimes people just want to remember the good things.
@timmcneill5617 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this trip down memory lane. I'm in my 70's, but recall a good deal of the atmosphre of the time. And what I don't remember I have in pictures from my parents. I see a lot of what could be old Toronto where I was born and still live. And of course, those awesome cars.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Hi @timmcneill5617 - Thanks for your comments. I'm glad to know that you liked the video.
@gailmullen4145 Жыл бұрын
Everyone was dressed so smartly and stylish fabulous photos ❤
@marcioj.6376 10 ай бұрын
It brings me a deep emotion to look at these photos, how many dreams, how many happy moments and I keep imagining, how many are still here, where they are, what they do, how many stories they have to tell
@Lizerator Жыл бұрын
These are wonderful! Thanks for posting.
@JohnSmith-fm1ht Жыл бұрын
Often I watch certain television shows made in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. They do not even have to be my favorite shows. I watch them because of the atmosphere and how pleasant things were back then. Plus they are a billion times better than made in the 21st century so called TV and entertainment which is unwatchable.
@journeytothemosthigh5021 11 ай бұрын
Same here.
@aeroscottmodelenginerepair2830 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for your efforts to present and preserve our wonderful past history. Great story lines and music with all videos. Hoping all pictured lived a long and prosperous life. Keep up the great work.
@lianacrinageorg2781 Жыл бұрын
My dearest American people my biggest regret it's that I wasn't born in USA and at this time 50 60! For my they were the best YEARS ever 😢YOU'RE SOOOO LUCKY! ❤
@paulhyde1834 Жыл бұрын
It all seems so happy, healthy, wholesome and prosperous. Certainly, this is just a 'snapshot', but in retrospect, at least, the 50's seem to be such a safe, cosy time.... compared to now! tHANKS!
@mkeogh76 Жыл бұрын
My parents are Silent Generation (born in 1941 & 1942) and grew-up in this era. Like all eras, life had its up-and-downs. In 1956, my maternal grandfather died age 42 from a heart issue that modern medicine could have prevented. My dad and his younger brother would serve in Vietnam. Still, my parents loved growing-up in the late 40's/50's, and both would say things were really never the same after JFK's assassination and the 60's really became "The 60's." I grew-up in the aftermath of the counterculture and in postmodern, post-sexual revolution and drug-culture America. While I have fond memories of growing-up in the late 70's/80's, I cannot help feeling that I'm looking upon a lost civilization when I see videos of the world of my parents' youth.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Great comment - thanks for posting. It sounds like you and I probably grew up around the same time.
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
50's were a time of unbounded optimism...things just kept getting better...60's were a time of increasing pessimism as things just kept getting worse...
@grampy2014 Жыл бұрын
mkeogh76: I’m your parents age. Yes the country changed with the assignation of JFK. But not as much as with 9/11. It all went down hill from there.. I pray everyday for my children ( your age ), my grands, & great grands. They will live in a different USA.
@grampy2014 Жыл бұрын
@@frankpienkosky5688 The 60’s became more liberal. We got further away from basic values. The results are where we are today. We truly lived in the best of times way back then.
@markmark2080 Жыл бұрын
I remember in 1956 at the age of 9, hearing Elvis singing Hound Dog, I was hooked... We were really poor, but oh, the memories...
@megenberg8 Жыл бұрын
it was America. we were going to live that way forever. beautiful time
@Anthony-rz6uw Жыл бұрын
how awesome id image it would have been back thenn,,, Im 49 years old and all i think about when watching your videos is...... how have we gotten it all so wrong now. what a shame.
@m.susandenton1077 Жыл бұрын
The colorization of these pictures is excellent. They are all precious.
@hebneh Жыл бұрын
They aren't "colorized", which means that color has been added artificially to what originally was a black & white photo. These are authentic color transparencies (35mm slides) of Kodachrome film.
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
this was a time when cars were everything...and everyone could afford one....
@Spacejunk63 Жыл бұрын
Would love to be back there now!
@marcob4630 Жыл бұрын
When America was really GREAT!
@TheMrSuge Жыл бұрын
For some. For others it's better today
@marcob4630 Жыл бұрын
@@TheMrSuge : The lack of elegance and jolliness is quite an evidence today! There are amost only dark pretentious and clumsy SUVs: good for boasters.
@peterjohnson1734 Жыл бұрын
@@TheMrSuge For most it was a saner nation
@marcob4630 Жыл бұрын
@@peterjohnson1734 true!
@Tom-ok2rh Жыл бұрын
Beautiful is still beautiful. That woman at 4:50 would turn heads today just as much as she probably did in the 50s❤️❤️
@QuadriviumNumbers Жыл бұрын
Totally disagree.
@v.p.b.2807 Жыл бұрын
Great image quality. It really brings the scenes to life!
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@gwzaiser Жыл бұрын
Beautiful work! I'm a 50's kid, life was good
@bbmousedoowop Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1943, and all of this is very familiar. One note, the pic of the Clydesdales in Beverly, ME is actually Beverly, MA. I don't live far from there. The poster for the North Shore Music Theatre on Route 128 is a dead giveaway. I've been there many times. Nice job! A great compilation.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Great catch on that location - you're exactly right. Thanks for posting!
@Unknown17 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, although this made me sad and nostalgic.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@RedcoatsReturn Жыл бұрын
Great times they were! 🇺🇸
@eddieparker5114 Жыл бұрын
Hey I was born 1942 I can tell you the 50s was s absolute awesome time of my life I really miss it still today 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@hg4712 Жыл бұрын
I can only imagine how great it was for you back then,enjoy your memories old timer
@waltmills9342 Жыл бұрын
Great scenes from a long time ago. Like going home.
@bluesharp59 Жыл бұрын
Thumbs up on another great video. Great cars and lots of neon lights back then.
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
Thanks, @bluesharp59! I really appreciate your kind words and I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!
@bluesharp59 Жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryLounge You are welcome and I'm glad I subbed you.
@dc10fomin65 Жыл бұрын
January 8 I was 74, when I see pictures like this it just makes me cry to see how messed up and disgraced this country has become, I am in the twilight of my life and don't have the energy to fix anything anymore, let the young people take over, it's their life!
@grenzhochspannungshindernis Жыл бұрын
no energy is nothing to do with the age. watch what you eat and drink... boiled/steamed food only, no added sugar to tea or coffee, no sweets... take vitamins, raw fruits and vegs, drink more still water daily and more physical activity, try to walk slowly long distances... my ex boxing trainer will be 88 this year, he still comes to the gym every day and box with the young ones... looks like nothing to do with the age... good luck
@eugene8524 Жыл бұрын
Your generations are responsible
@dc10fomin65 Жыл бұрын
@@eugene8524 Guilty as charged, you are right, the people we elected to run the country failed in total, you and your generation will have to fix the problem, sorry.
@megenberg8 Жыл бұрын
@@eugene8524 people merely didn't know what was coming. they became complacent and came to rely on media for direction almost 100%. it can be reduced to a single point, Eugene. generally, people had no awareness. and life demands it. they allowed themselves to trust in things most unworthy. that is called human ignorance. also known as innocence or naivety. it yet persists. stay alert!!
@ladyd8339 Жыл бұрын
The difference in the decades is what wears you out! To see our country deteriorate as it has breaks your heart! To remember the happy days to what we have now makes you weary!
@ajg617 Жыл бұрын
Great pictures but I believe the white car on the left in Burlington, Iowa around 4:38 is a 1965 Rambler Ambassador. We had a 1966 which is what I learned to drive in. Still some great memories.
@marcodebarkingville1827 Жыл бұрын
Everything was clean, new and fantastic. The people were well dressed and prosperous. Great pics. The world has well and truly gone down the gurgler since these 'Happy Days'🥲
@hl1377 Жыл бұрын
I was born in the late 1970s and have known nothing except social and political turmoil and decay for my whole life. It is amazing that the Greatest Generation (and the Silent Generation) could have built America up from the Great Depression to such a wonderful time as the 1950s... and then Boomers were able to completely overthrow our society in a few short years starting their revolution in 1969. I know the Boomers hated this "conformist" stuff back then (they speak of it fondly now), but I guess they never considered what the generations downstream from them would think of the social decay, destruction of the family, debt tsunami, and political divisions/extremism that they fought hard to create. Thanks, Boomers. It's really great.
@truthadvocacy Жыл бұрын
Good observation. The "revolution" took some time to gain traction, before its effects became prevalent in the 90s.
@marknewton6984 Жыл бұрын
As an early Boomer I think my generator screwed it.
@rickschucker9697 Жыл бұрын
Life truly was good !!, so sorry we all can’t enjoy it anymore!
@bruce92106 Жыл бұрын
At nearly 65yo this brings tears cuz I miss it all so much
@lorenajones3729 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos. They bring back such memories of a simpler time. I am great full for all we have today, but a little sad how our world has so greatly changed and not all for the best. I remember going to the neighbors house to use the phone in an emergency because we didn't have one. We didn't know anyone who owned a TV until the late 50s Thank you for the walks down memory lane.
@arjaysmithjr9083 Жыл бұрын
Born in 1950, and I don't recognize America anymore. Like Night and Day. Good and Evil. Like I went to sleep and woke up in "Sodom & Gomorrah". Grew up in "Paradise", and looks like I will die in "Hell on Earth". The young have NO IDEA how FAR America has fallen.
@thefish5861 Жыл бұрын
Born in 51, and you are absolutely right. The world we live in now makes me want to puke. I won't miss it.
@iamplaymaka 11 ай бұрын
Beautiful era. I know in my past life, I was here.
@thomasfowler4832 Жыл бұрын
I was born early 1949 remember going to the Chesapeake Bay in the late 50s then the Ocean City Maryland such great memories
@peggyvickrey3906 Жыл бұрын
I miss these days sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.
@insaneone4369 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit. How old are you?
@trentb8674 Жыл бұрын
Wow cool photos! Keep up the videos love them!
@TheHistoryLounge Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like them. Thanks for watching and for commenting, Trent!
@utlot9785 Жыл бұрын
I love it; it takes me back. Thanks for the post
@triode1 Жыл бұрын
I was a teen in the 50s-10 to 20. Great years to experience being an American. 🥳
@sambrannan7550 Жыл бұрын
If you had money
@frankpienkosky5688 Жыл бұрын
@@sambrannan7550 ....and most did....in ever increasing amounts....
@Rennrogue Жыл бұрын
@@sambrannan7550 and were white, male, and Christian.
@michaelharrison7072 Жыл бұрын
Those were great times .Great country Miss the 50s! I dont recognise this country anymore .Looks like s Africa !
@1940limited Жыл бұрын
Lucky dude had a new Cadillac convertible on his wedding day.
@GordoGambler Жыл бұрын
Could be a rental or rich daddy. Is this Harvard?? LOL.
@yodservant Жыл бұрын
My dad saw an ad in the Boston Globe in 1964 for the new Mercedes Benz diesel which included a full year of free diesel fuel. He ran to the dealership in Haverhill Massachusetts and bought one that afternoon for $3000.oo he drove mostly Mercedes and then Saabs and BMWs up through the 90s....one Cadillac Seville and a couple Audi 5000s. He was a semiconductor physicist and had a high tech company outsude of Boston....those were the days...now it's a very reliable comfortable Honda CRV for my mom in retirement in AZ....the 1983 Mercedes 300SD Turbo was my favorite....silver with black leather interior and sunroof... gorgeous....drove the heck out of it. A different America back then for sure. He was a first generation Greek immigrant....the dream was still possible back then.