So peaceful that people died of hunger, beggars everywhere, no jobs, no social benefits to an extent that a good part of the population had to emigrate.
Absolute gem of a video, watched this with my Mum who was in her teens and she loved it. She’s 82 now but so many memories for her. We’ll done for posting this.
A very beautiful film thank you for sharing. It brought tears to my eyes especially when I saw the Volvo 122 Amazon. Among those elegant men driving the volvo is my dear ħaye father John and his two brothers Alfred and Lewis. It must have been taken in the early 60s cause my father was wearing his wedding ring and he was married in 59. One of the Volvo belonged to my grand father Tony and the other to mr. Arthur Caruana (also in the clip) who owned the Ambassador shirt factory. All persons rip.
Yup, we've come a long way baby. I was a kid when this was shot. I remember we had sidewalks and when you got out of your house, you weren't in mortal danger of getting run over by a passing car. How things have changed, the car is now king.
I've been reading the comments & I disagree with the notion that Malta is ruined. We were in valletta yesterday..what a fantastic job they've done cleaning it up!! When I was a kid it was just old worn valletta but today everything is looking tidy & clean & the bus terminal has been sorted out & paved & the fountain has been restored & the buildings cleaned & well...its such a pleasure to be there!! I feel proud to show it off to our many visitors!! Everywhere u go there's been every effort to make things greener..our round abouts look AMAZING!! As for sliema...well the 60s brought some appalling artiticure with it & all those buildings need either refacing or just pulling down! But we need a modern part of the Island don't We? Not everyone wants old fashioned & traditional..but if u walk through the back streets it's still got the traditional feel with some smart apartment blocks too. Mosta isn't spoiled...there ARE lots of places that are still Malta! In the 50s & 60s I remember Malta being like a very untidy barracks!! With war ships in our grand harbour & soldiers everywhere..I'd rather see Malta as a smart tourist attraction! The only good thing about us being a barracks was all the lovely British family's that were based here! Obviously the development has to be kept under some sort of control because we are only tiny!! In modern Malta we are no longer a barracks...most people are employed..no body goes hungry...nobody has to imagrate & leave tbeir homes & familys..women are no longer second class citizens & everyone lives in a nice home..wether it's a modern apartment block or a renovated tradisonal home. & we have shopping!!! & we have mobile phones so we can keep tabs on our children when they leave the house to make sure they are safe..we have Nexflix!! The only thing that's ruining Malta is this open boarder policy so that any Tom Dick or Harry can come in making us feel a little over whelmed!! (The eye watering corruption WAS going to happen anyway..no getting away from that shameful embarrassment I'm afraid)
I was a child there in the 50s and sixties. I was always hungry, but never really thought much about it, I thought that was normal. I remember distinctly being supremely happy and quite oblivious of my parent’s daily struggles to put food on the table. Most people then were just getting by. However, I never, ever saw anyone homeless, begging or destitute like you often see in 2020.
George Bronte Well most of the food we get nowadays comes from other countries and is of low quality. It seems we haven’t really improved that much if you think of it in the long run.
Not beautiful any more... extremely overpopulated now and everywhere you see is only cranes , high buildings and traffic jams.A complete concrete jungle ;especially those last 10 years,it got destroyed completely .
I love how within the first few seconds of the video I could already tell what area was being filmed. My grandparents are from Malta and grew up during the 50s. This lets me have a look at their surroundings and their home. It’s breathtaking and heartwarming
The ferry at 26:00 is the infamous Bancinu that capsized just a few meters off the Gozitans coast after encountering rough seas. Sadly there were some fatalities.
very nice video thanks for sharing. It must have been in 1959 the earliest as at 35.11 the Mini was overtaken by a Volvo in the video . The Mini was first introduced in 1959.
Wonderful film, I suspect a lot was filmed on Sundays, from the way people are dressed. I am aware Malta was quite poor during the fifties. I would have loved to have visited it back then. My first visit was 1988. I have returned many times, the changes are immense, sadly not all for the better. One hotel Manager told me, the visitors now are more used to the Spanish Costa's and have little or no knowledge of Malta. Was their a special significance concerning the 2 Volvo Amazon series cars, close to the end? Love the choice of music.
Although Malta was still mostly pristine, one can see in this video, especially towards the end, that some "concrete blocks" had already starting being built. The building boom which would eventually ruin Malta completely started in the 1950s, then exploded in the 60s, and got completely out of hand by the 2000s.
This is a wonderful video, the island used to be so beautiful. Are you sure it's not Gozzo from around 13:00? the reason I'm asking is because I'm shocked at all the beautiful vegetation. I didn't see any when I went there :(
Back then, it had a lot more potential but now in my eyes, Malta is failing as a country, the island is more populated, Maltese roots are vanishing due to the migration of many people and modernity is ruining the old historic country, generations are changing and it is getting worse and worse, we will never reach this golden age ever again.
So beautiful without all the ugly steel and glass monstrosities of today cluttering up the space. The golden sandstone was much better. But the profit obsession corrupts everything.
@@johnhili8664 Inti aktar fortunat minhi għax jien fl-1975 twelidt u inti ilħaqt Malta ferm isbaħ milli niftakarha jien. Meta nara ċerti ritratti ta' Tas-Sliema u tal-Bajjiet l-oħra qabel daħal it-Turiżmu jagħtini l-biki u meta nisma' ċerti nies jitkellmu fuq oqsma spiritwali u valuri nħossni agħar.
81 Know that once you have rejected the Gospel of your time, it is over for you!!! Your fasts and prayers are abominations! Your zeal, your fruits of Galatians 5:22 are abominations and above all, your Jesus is Satan. [Ed: The congregation says, "Amen!"]. 82 And when a prophet messenger is preaching, any pastor, teacher, prophet, evangelist or apostle who does not carry his Message is from the devil. You have to be the echo of his Message otherwise it is the devil that you serve. www.philippekacou.org
If you know Malta how it is looking now - it can make you cry. What a peaceful island it was.
So peaceful that people died of hunger, beggars everywhere, no jobs, no social benefits to an extent that a good part of the population had to emigrate.
Absolute gem of a video, watched this with my Mum who was in her teens and she loved it. She’s 82 now but so many memories for her. We’ll done for posting this.
A very beautiful film thank you for sharing. It brought tears to my eyes especially when I saw the Volvo 122 Amazon. Among those elegant men driving the volvo is my dear ħaye father John and his two brothers Alfred and Lewis. It must have been taken in the early 60s cause my father was wearing his wedding ring and he was married in 59. One of the Volvo belonged to my grand father Tony and the other to mr. Arthur Caruana (also in the clip) who owned the Ambassador shirt factory. All persons rip.
Yup, we've come a long way baby. I was a kid when this was shot. I remember we had sidewalks and when you got out of your house, you weren't in mortal danger of getting run over by a passing car. How things have changed, the car is now king.
Lovely, and so much less crowded than it is now, great choice of music too!
i realize it is quite off topic but does anyone know a good place to watch newly released movies online ?
I've been reading the comments & I disagree with the notion that Malta is ruined. We were in valletta yesterday..what a fantastic job they've done cleaning it up!! When I was a kid it was just old worn valletta but today everything is looking tidy & clean & the bus terminal has been sorted out & paved & the fountain has been restored & the buildings cleaned & well...its such a pleasure to be there!! I feel proud to show it off to our many visitors!! Everywhere u go there's been every effort to make things greener..our round abouts look AMAZING!! As for sliema...well the 60s brought some appalling artiticure with it & all those buildings need either refacing or just pulling down! But we need a modern part of the Island don't We? Not everyone wants old fashioned & traditional..but if u walk through the back streets it's still got the traditional feel with some smart apartment blocks too. Mosta isn't spoiled...there ARE lots of places that are still Malta! In the 50s & 60s I remember Malta being like a very untidy barracks!! With war ships in our grand harbour & soldiers everywhere..I'd rather see Malta as a smart tourist attraction! The only good thing about us being a barracks was all the lovely British family's that were based here! Obviously the development has to be kept under some sort of control because we are only tiny!! In modern Malta we are no longer a barracks...most people are employed..no body goes hungry...nobody has to imagrate & leave tbeir homes & familys..women are no longer second class citizens & everyone lives in a nice home..wether it's a modern apartment block or a renovated tradisonal home. & we have shopping!!! & we have mobile phones so we can keep tabs on our children when they leave the house to make sure they are safe..we have Nexflix!! The only thing that's ruining Malta is this open boarder policy so that any Tom Dick or Harry can come in making us feel a little over whelmed!! (The eye watering corruption WAS going to happen anyway..no getting away from that shameful embarrassment I'm afraid)
Alessandro.. this is a gem of a video. Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic, I love seeing old films from this time period, thank you.
Thank you so much ❤️ for this lovely video.
I was a child there in the 50s and sixties. I was always hungry, but never really thought much about it, I thought that was normal. I remember distinctly being supremely happy and quite oblivious of my parent’s daily struggles to put food on the table. Most people then were just getting by. However, I never, ever saw anyone homeless, begging or destitute like you often see in 2020.
George Bronte Well most of the food we get nowadays comes from other countries and is of low quality. It seems we haven’t really improved that much if you think of it in the long run.
Malta is laden with happy childhood memories.
The people were kind and caring.
I wasnt born there but feel it is my homeland. I swam in the Mediterranean with joy. And jelly fish lol.
Bless you
What a trip down memory lane :)
Beautiful memories.i was 5 years old
Love it. Beautiful and thank you for sharing.
Beautiful
Great to see the old Malta and that Volvo Amazon
Kemm qeda nihu gost nara lil malta qabel ma twelied jien veru kienet sabiha unies dejjem ferhanin u tfal jilabu .grazzi hafna.
I wish i could go back to this beautiful loving island.
Not beautiful any more... extremely overpopulated now and everywhere you see is only cranes , high buildings and traffic jams.A complete concrete jungle ;especially those last 10 years,it got destroyed completely .
Now that’s some music...
Just wonderful. No mobile phones, karaoke bars. Elvis Presley impersonators, Time share touts. Could go on and on.
Nice video and relaxing music
I love how within the first few seconds of the video I could already tell what area was being filmed. My grandparents are from Malta and grew up during the 50s. This lets me have a look at their surroundings and their home. It’s breathtaking and heartwarming
The ferry at 26:00 is the infamous Bancinu that capsized just a few meters off the Gozitans coast after encountering rough seas. Sadly there were some fatalities.
Prosit ,inhobb nara films ta dan it tip ...meta kont ghadni tifla , grazzi
Marvellous.
Cool music too.
Grazzi talli qsamt dan il-filmat magħna!
the last decade of genuine Malta.
very nice video thanks for sharing. It must have been in 1959 the earliest as at 35.11 the Mini was overtaken by a Volvo in the video
. The Mini was first introduced in 1959.
Thanks, this was filmed on a span of about 10 years so as you said they are from the early fifties to the late fifties.
I was born 1947 in Valletta and going to my first school called Tal Pilar. Great memories. Thankyou@@alessandrobajada-mavic2pro410
11:19 That's dragonara Casino?!
Yes it is thanks
Wonderful film, I suspect a lot was filmed on Sundays, from the way people are dressed. I am aware Malta was quite poor during the fifties. I would have loved to have visited it back then. My first visit was 1988. I have returned many times, the changes are immense, sadly not all for the better. One hotel Manager told me, the visitors now are more used to the Spanish Costa's and have little or no knowledge of Malta. Was their a special significance concerning the 2 Volvo Amazon series cars, close to the end? Love the choice of music.
Beautiful. It looks like a cartoon, however. I guess it required a lot of digital processing. Thank you for sharing Alessandro. Kindly, Craig.
I love malta but the last couple years it's so crowded
Do you have pics of lower barakka in the 50s or 60s? Or a video of it? It's where I grew up and would love to see pics of it back then. Thanks ❤
Beautiful No high flats
Such a shame the way it’s gone down hill, especially since joining the common market.
Was a lovely lovely place.
Although Malta was still mostly pristine, one can see in this video, especially towards the end, that some "concrete blocks" had already starting being built. The building boom which would eventually ruin Malta completely started in the 1950s, then exploded in the 60s, and got completely out of hand by the 2000s.
Prosit u grazzi ta dan il filmat .il musika ta min hi jekkjogbok.?
Lived there in late 50s worked in Lija. Wonderful place but so many hotels.
Jiena fis 1968 twelid pero keli memorji zbieh proset ta dal filmat
Innocence lost 😢
This is a wonderful video, the island used to be so beautiful. Are you sure it's not Gozzo from around 13:00? the reason I'm asking is because I'm shocked at all the beautiful vegetation. I didn't see any when I went there :(
Thanks for your reply, from 13.00 it's showing Verdala Palace and Busket.
Whoever filmed this clearly didn't believe in keeping the camera still. I ended up dizzy after watching five minutes.
@22:13 not so sure that architecture is attributable to the 1950s,,,did anyone manage to locate where it is (or was) ?
Thanks Kevin, that is Lija, to be exact it's where the big roundabout of Galaria Darmanin is.
Proset veru qeda niftakar meta kont zghira veru kienu zmienijiet sbih ma ninsijom qat grazzi hafna.
life was good and we never were hungry even though we were not rich.
A lot more trees and less white stone builds.
Xi gmiel kieku hallejniha hekk lil Malta ! ISSA meqruda!
Kienet hajja simplici u sabieha ❤
Oh wow look at 22:13
woooowww
Man my father was born in 1953
Before they absolutely ruined it
I was om 1953.This is the real Malta 🇲🇹 can we need without CONCRETE HIGH FLATS BOX ON BOX. AND THUSANDS OF CARS POLUTION IN AIR AVERY WEAR.
Back then, it had a lot more potential but now in my eyes, Malta is failing as a country, the island is more populated, Maltese roots are vanishing due to the migration of many people and modernity is ruining the old historic country, generations are changing and it is getting worse and worse, we will never reach this golden age ever again.
So beautiful without all the ugly steel and glass monstrosities of today cluttering up the space. The golden sandstone was much better. But the profit obsession corrupts everything.
Kommoventi:(
Ekonomikament, kulturalment u soċjalment morna l-quddiem iżda spiritwalment u ekoloġikament morna lura.
Naqbel mieghek habib jiena dak iz zmien kelli 4 snin:-))
@@johnhili8664 Inti aktar fortunat minhi għax jien fl-1975 twelidt u inti ilħaqt Malta ferm isbaħ milli niftakarha jien. Meta nara ċerti ritratti ta' Tas-Sliema u tal-Bajjiet l-oħra qabel daħal it-Turiżmu jagħtini l-biki u meta nisma' ċerti nies jitkellmu fuq oqsma spiritwali u valuri nħossni agħar.
81 Know that once you have rejected the Gospel of your time, it is over for you!!! Your fasts and prayers are abominations! Your zeal, your fruits of Galatians 5:22 are abominations and above all, your Jesus is Satan. [Ed: The congregation says, "Amen!"].
82 And when a prophet messenger is preaching, any pastor, teacher, prophet, evangelist or apostle who does not carry his Message is from the devil. You have to be the echo of his Message otherwise it is the devil that you serve.
www.philippekacou.org