VINTAGE GATLINBURG FOOTAGE 1920'S-1940'S Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Жыл бұрын

Today we proudly share with you a vintage film created by Kevin Tierney and from Sevier County Education TV 194. This film contains some of the cleanest vintage video footage I've found of the area. Hope you enjoy, and please check out Kevin's channel linked below.
Sevier County Education TV 194
www.youtube.com/ @kevinjohntierney
Mike Maples' Channel
www.youtube.com/@tnmagicmanmm...
Contact- thesmokymountianfamily@gmail.com
PO Box 1391
Gatlinburg Tennessee 37738
EPIDEMIC SOUND LINK
www.epidemicsound.com/referra...

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@user-kr8yn5ed8h 4 ай бұрын

I met Mike Maples just before he passed away. I have a couple of his books. He gave me a lot of good information about my family history. My Grandmother and family lived in the Sugarlands and i have relatives buried there in and around Gatlinburg.

@kathyweaver3251 Жыл бұрын

That's wonderful footage! Wouldn't those folks be shocked, dismayed & possibly disappointed in the growth & changes in their beloved Smokies! Thank you for the walk down memory lane.

@the_minimalistic_adventure Жыл бұрын

I believe they would be absoloutly disappointed. Watching this makes me almost… ever these times, even though this was a rough time for early America.

@olafpamela Жыл бұрын

💯 agree, it's sad and humble 🙁 but progress always win😔 Thanks for sharing 🤗

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

That they would Kathy

@kjhack Жыл бұрын

I met Mike Maples back in 2015 a few years before he passed. Lovely man!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@pameladecicco6509 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning Mike Maples. He knew and loved those mountains.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@rosehunt9640 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this vid. I love the good ole days in the Smokies. Much better than all the commercialism of today. Enjoy your vids.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching glad you enjoyed

@MsSusie1959 Жыл бұрын

Eric, Thank you for sharing this Footage with us, I love looking back at places like this, Hugs n love to you all

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@tombecky3544 Жыл бұрын

Thank you loved watching

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Tom glad you enjoyed

@lonnalachner7344 Жыл бұрын

Like seeing the vintage stuff

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks lonna we thought it was pretty cool too

@Redneckzjjsjsbbb 6 ай бұрын

Awww this awsome. This nice of Mr Kevin let u share it. This stuff I like looking at. I use to see all Mike Maples footages and photos. He was a nice m person. Only got to follow pages and asked him questions He gave us info nicely. .

@SmokyMountainFamily 6 ай бұрын

Kevin and the late Mr. Maples, in my opinion are pillars of the community here. I wish I would have had the chance to correspond with Mike. What he captured on camera is really special. Thanks so much for watching!

@jjsadventures Жыл бұрын

I remember a lot of this. I have some vintage photos of Gatlinburg that I have framed. One of my close friends there is a Maples. In a way I wish it still was the way it was back then ❤

@pamelabarbee2487 Жыл бұрын

I wish so too. My parents honeymooned in Gatlinburg. Our yearly family vacations were spent there. I still take an annual vacation there. It's changed so much, but the Smoky Mountains remain God's country.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

That’s so cool

@KicknItCountryVlogs Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love history and especially history from around the mountains. My wife and I were born and raised in the mountains of NC. We are raising our two boys in the county we grew up in. These mountains are our home and always will be I reckon. God bless y'all 💙🙏

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@kennyjones4989 Жыл бұрын

I was born, raised and married in the Great State of Tennessee!! Love these old time videos!!!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kenny

@shirleyhenshall2295 Жыл бұрын

Love this. I started going to the Smokies when I was so little. A lot of the vintage photos look very familiar to me. Not sure if you knew it or not, but Wiley Oakley was Becca Jordan's (Michael Jordan's wife) great grandfather. And Mike Maples is a true legend. He was so full of historical information. He was known as the Mountain Jedi. There is a waterfall off trail named after him. Watch all his videos. You will learn so much! We all miss him. He is buried in a cemetery near Greenbrier.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome

@lisanorstrom4656 Жыл бұрын

Great footage! Very cool! One day your family video footage will be discovered! They will love y'all!!!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Aww you are the sweetest Lisa

@praisegod3768 11 ай бұрын

SO amazing to see this! Years ago I read "Christie" by Catherine Marshall, about a young gal who spent a year teaching the school children of the Smokies (before it was dedicated as a national park) and the culture of those people was so poignant and haunting (and delightful, at times). It is a gift to see what the area may have looked like in the time of that story. And WOW, can you IMAGINE how pristine that are was!?

@SmokyMountainFamily 11 ай бұрын

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@paulettebrochet2011 Жыл бұрын

We loved seeing the old footage..so interesting to see how things were..thank you for sharing. Just an idea..would love seeing old footage of other places like Townsend,Sevierville,Pigeon Forge, and more of Gatlinburg and the GSMNP. I love the history..

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thanks so much Paulette

@michellesilver2218 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic thank you

@ATJHTRAVELS Жыл бұрын

Awesome ty for sharing sledgehammered that like button sharing out full watch stay safe and blessed

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the continued support guys

@stevenkatz402 Жыл бұрын

This was an amazing video of he past. Love This...

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven glad you enjoyed

@sandrarhea2328 Жыл бұрын

That video was something. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sandra glad you enjoyed

@bobelot6302 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the history.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Bob

@Linda-gi8pr Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU !!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Linda we appreciate you

@karenstownsend9 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! So fascinating to see

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Karen we appreciate you

@BeachinwiththeBoones Жыл бұрын

Great footage. I just love seeing cities like that in the past. Downtown was so different in the 20's. Thanks for sharing this bit of history.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching guys

@melissamurphy1484 Жыл бұрын

Amazing footage! Thank you for sharing!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Melissa we appreciate you

@TheGatlinburgHussey Жыл бұрын

How do you do this?? You're so great at this my friend!! Excellent

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Hussey!!!

@rdbjrseattle 5 ай бұрын

I’m in Seattle now, where THE Space Needle is. I remember Gatlinburg as a kid before the space needle.

@robertclem3325 Жыл бұрын

My how times have changed. Great video Eric

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

That’s for sure robert. Thanks so much for watching we appreciate you

@sandyspassions Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Sandy

@jeremyheath6178 Жыл бұрын

20s to 40s ......aaahh the good ole days!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

❤️ thanks for watching Jeremy

@ohionana7857 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing. Great footage.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@lvndmntns9821 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love seeing old videos and pictures of places I go. It's hard to believe how much changes(people, stores , culture) and doesn't change (the beauty of the mountains)over the years. Thank you for putting up this video. Given the original person the credit is great, but you deserve credit to for thinking of during the video on your channel so people know how the smokey used to be. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Aww thanks

@troygroeb9673 Жыл бұрын

So fricking awesome. Wish we could go back to that at the Smokies. Probably on of your best videos. We love the Maples family. Great people. Thanks you guys.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Troy glad you enjoyed

@tinahamby7360 Жыл бұрын

Love this! ❤

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Tina glad you enjoyed

@Nobleazure Жыл бұрын

Wow, I have been to Newfound Gap so many times. Next time I am there, I will play this video and stand in the same place as the President.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

That’s cool

@carlavision6143 Жыл бұрын

Eric, really enjoyed the video! That's very interesting!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Carla glad you enjoyed

@kellystanley5892 Жыл бұрын

I live in Gatlinburg and it's so wierd how much it has changed over the years.I love this video.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

It is!! We have only lived here going on two years and it changes so fast

@jjsadventures Жыл бұрын

Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@ThemeParkVisionTPV Жыл бұрын

Omg This is so awesome!! Love seeing all of these old photos and pictures. Crazy how much has changed over the years.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

That it is. Thanks so much for watching we appreciate you

@the_minimalistic_adventure Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I also recently saw the comment you guy’s left on my page about using some of my handpan music in your videos! I’ll be recording some new content/music by Mid-Feb when I receive my new handpan and I’ll get in contact with you! (:

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much! We look forward to it! Will be cool to see what we could do together!

@hillbillymedic8206 Жыл бұрын

My grand dad worked the CCC jobs during that area. He ended up marrying a girl from Cosby. He went on the own several business from Johnson City to Parrotsville. I heard the stories passed down to me but unfortunately didn't get to keep up with that early family members.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

That’s so cool!!

@mikeanderson7165 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this ❤️as always y’all Rock

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike

@peggiewindham4819 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this I have always loved the mountains my family and I come to Gatlinburg every year but this year due to health issues . Love watching y'all

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Hope everyone is better Peggie thanks so much for watching we appreciate you

@diannasmudshop8611 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great footage.. enjoyed seeing how it used to be..a time long gone. My mom was born and raised in the hills of West Virginia in the 30s -60s when she joined the service. That is my tie to the GSMNP. Love those mountains

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Wow so cool

@Jeeptj1300 Жыл бұрын

I WISH IT STILL LOOKED THAT WAY

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

❤️ thanks for watching

@norabradley9108 2 ай бұрын

It looks so jarring to have all that fairground type stuff in the area now. You can't see much of the mountains from down in the valley.

@marcboulanger4300 Жыл бұрын

Such incredible history. Thanks Eric.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc

@karencombs3089 Жыл бұрын

Wished I could have lived back then

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

❤️ thanks for watching Karen

@FamousFiveAmos Жыл бұрын

Different times different world. So cool!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@gwhite7136 Жыл бұрын

This was great! Thank you for this!!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@lindakurman8642 Жыл бұрын

Great video of the history. Love old historical videos. Thanks Eric

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

It’s some of Eric’s favorite to do Linda. Thanks so much for watching we appreciate you

@vickieengland7947 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this video. Thanks for sharing.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Vickie glad you enjoyed

@diamondbackking4141 Жыл бұрын

Excellent !!!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@cherylmikell899 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that immensely! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cheryl glad you enjoyed

@kimellis4815 Жыл бұрын

Cool

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@cindyluwhonelson1416 Жыл бұрын

Very nice Eric! Love seeing the past Gatlinburg!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cindy

@fifipfeffer8552 Жыл бұрын

Love the old history!!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@dannythecamper4186 Жыл бұрын

Good video, I enjoy that old video, it was great..

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny

@chrisaerts6489 Жыл бұрын

WOW!! Thanks for sharing.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Chris

@firechic5941 Жыл бұрын

Very informative ty and congratulations on over 14k 💕

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you

@richardwassem3023 Жыл бұрын

That was too cool Eric! Thanks for sharing it.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Richard glad you enjoyed

@debraharwood7347 Жыл бұрын

Wow beautiful !

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Debra

@dennisjackson6693 Жыл бұрын

you know we love this kind of video

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@femalewarrior125 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful footage! What a change!! ❤

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching we appreciate you

@douglasdelong1526 Жыл бұрын

Love this! WHO DEY!!!

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Yessss

@AnthonyM12345-z Жыл бұрын

Very cool!! Thanks for sharing

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@Julzyboo Жыл бұрын

Super cool! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

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@treannagiles109 6 ай бұрын

💙💙💙

@terrypayne8953 Жыл бұрын

My first time was in 1974 I missed the way it was then

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome Terry

@Lase55 Жыл бұрын

Love it

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Lori glad you enjoyed

@highbidder3952 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff Eric, Did you ad the music to this footage? Keep it up.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

He did, thanks for watching

@treannagiles109 6 ай бұрын

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@LisaMS444 Жыл бұрын

I loved it the way it was before it became what it is today. People say " progress " and I say, enough is enough. I feel the same way about Pigeon Forge. All for money and greed. So many of Gods wildlife have lost so much habitat on this planet. It's a shame.

@SmokyMountainFamily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Lisa we appreciate you