I grew up in Kansas City (90% of people automatically say something like "oh? Kansas?) but I am from the Missouri side. Great video footage of 50s KC. My downtown childhood memories are centered around Emery Bird Thayer's Christmas windows display. In the 60s my Mom and Grandma and I would take the street car from midtown to Downtown and eat at the Woolworth lunch counter. A thrilling outing for a barely teenage kid.
@@Hanking_Man yes I used to work there in the reptile department!!! The animals behind the scenes are way bigger and way better than what they have on display, SMH, I have no idea why they do that...
I was only born in 1999 but its amazing to look back at how everything was back then. It makes me feel so young and its crazy how i walk these same streets in downtown. It was so much lively then compared to now (Except for ballpark village corner and during a baseball or hockey night)
Wow this is my neck of the woods , shot about 15 years before I was born , I grew up recognizing the place and have watched it change , so nice to see these reels , Thank You :) QC
I was born in the northern suburbs of Kansas City, MO in 1964. This footage of KC in the 50s is unbelievable! Crowds of pedestrians downtown!! My only memories of going 'south of the river' as a child in the 70s is that was the only time we locked our car doors. I know KC downtown has come back in the last 20 years, but this is amazing! s
B. '59 in KCK. Unbelievably in '64 me and three older sibs used to catch the bus from Muncie and ride to downtown KCK by ourselves to catch the Saturday movie shows. Safe and clean back then. Never a problem.
"Kids and grown up negros. . ." Yeah it made me giggle. Edit:. Also that shoe shining guy... Just a boss at his job. Worthy of his own short without context, just a clip of his skills.
Modern times feel out of place with fashion. Back then the cars, houses, streets and clothes just goes well like peanut butter and jelly, but today nothing goes well together, it doesn’t have its own style
Hi Arnold. I grew up in KCMO but lived for a while in Argentine in the 90s. My family was always on the KS side. We describe the division in the same way. It is a shame development of KCK stalled in the 70s (it seems). Now most of the growth there is on the KS side and way south.
Jefferson City still looks much the same in the older portions around the capitol and governors mansion. Nice place to live even in these troubled times. We used to like to take trips to KC and St Louis on weekends but not anymore, too vibrant for my taste. Lol.
@@MikeJones-do1xv Ha! I just started to reply to Patrick "oh then you must know the Riverside Red X"! My sister lives in Shawnee and when I visit from San Diego I still marvel at the beautiful tree-lined streets.
19:26..Wow that's crazy. Downtown Independence. I live in Historic District Dwntwn Independence. House was only decade old at time this footage. Literally less mile fr Courthouse
look how nice life looked back then. looked clean, cars were beautiful, men in suits, women in dresses even the college girls dressed like ladies and the narrator even speaks differently than modern day he has zero slang or accent.
Petticoat lane… now just a collection of offices and banks, with barely any people walking around. Just another consequence of decentralization and the disinvestment in the city.
how did fashion tastes go down hill so quickly after the 1950's? at least past the 1970's past the disco fashions? because now its nothing but as tasteless as is many new buildings.That back then looked like everything was downtown and people felt safe and were more modest and civilized.
I don't believe this was intended to be viewed nationally but was intended to be a local documentary to keep an oral history of landmarks and places of interest. I found the narrator's commentary very natural and charming.
PS: Periscope. Someone whose family hasn’t been to Africa for 25 generations ain’t African and is more denigrating then the dated term to people born here. And I find it interesting in your transcript you actually need to single out two races…
Are 20 or so? I Was just thinking how innocent things were back then as I was born in 1957, looking at today is so absolutly unbelievable. Your generation is full of hatred for everything. Your generation is barbaric and the least educated for sure. Your generation is violent and fully perverted. Dang!
I grew up in Kansas City (90% of people automatically say something like "oh? Kansas?) but I am from the Missouri side. Great video footage of 50s KC. My downtown childhood memories are centered around Emery Bird Thayer's Christmas windows display. In the 60s my Mom and Grandma and I would take the street car from midtown to Downtown and eat at the Woolworth lunch counter. A thrilling outing for a barely teenage kid.
Native Texan here. I live in Missouri now. If you can’t be in Texas, Missouri is a close second! Super nice here! I really enjoy being here!
awww 🥰 thanks man
And we're happy to have you!!! Please be kind to our animals!!!✌🏻😎🐾🦝🖤
I too am a native Texan that moved to Missouri! Love it here
@@shawnortmann9662 best zoo in the world!
@@Hanking_Man yes I used to work there in the reptile department!!! The animals behind the scenes are way bigger and way better than what they have on display, SMH, I have no idea why they do that...
Born in ST.LOUIS 1955 , lived on ST.LOUIS AVE. WHAT A GREAT BLAST FROM THE PAST , THANKYOU
Old north? Crown Candy is still the best
Very interesting to see historical footage of the place I grew up. These guys sure do mention Madison Wisconsin alot
What a great walk in time. Brought a few tears watching it.
I was only born in 1999 but its amazing to look back at how everything was back then. It makes me feel so young and its crazy how i walk these same streets in downtown. It was so much lively then compared to now (Except for ballpark village corner and during a baseball or hockey night)
Appreciate this Video - Born in St. Louis 1950 - brings back fond memories
Wow this is my neck of the woods , shot about 15 years before I was born , I grew up recognizing the place and have watched it change , so nice to see these reels , Thank You :) QC
9:50 Wow. I almost choked on my drink. It certainly was the 50's.
Born in NW Missouri in 1943, went to school at MU Columbia in the early '60's. Great pictures and video.
I was born in the northern suburbs of Kansas City, MO in 1964. This footage of KC in the 50s is unbelievable! Crowds of pedestrians downtown!! My only memories of going 'south of the river' as a child in the 70s is that was the only time we locked our car doors. I know KC downtown has come back in the last 20 years, but this is amazing!
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B. '59 in KCK. Unbelievably in '64 me and three older sibs used to catch the bus from Muncie and ride to downtown KCK by ourselves to catch the Saturday movie shows. Safe and clean back then. Never a problem.
So strange to see the arial shot of St. Louis riverfront minus the Gateway Arch.
"Kids and grown up negros. . ."
Yeah it made me giggle.
Edit:. Also that shoe shining guy... Just a boss at his job. Worthy of his own short without context, just a clip of his skills.
Everything’s up to date in Kansas City.
This narration is outstanding
Years ago I bought a whole box full of 8mm movies of someone’s Havana and Las Vegas summer trips in the mid 50s. Fascinating stuff. I need to post it.
Please do, especially Havana
This is so amazing to see
Modern times feel out of place with fashion. Back then the cars, houses, streets and clothes just goes well like peanut butter and jelly, but today nothing goes well together, it doesn’t have its own style
this is amazing. like traveling back in time, wow!!!
I was born in 1983 but somehow I miss the 1950s
Beautiful... Raised in Kansas city Kansas, but family's on the Mo side.. Nice to see old video/photos of my city
Hi Arnold. I grew up in KCMO but lived for a while in Argentine in the 90s. My family was always on the KS side. We describe the division in the same way. It is a shame development of KCK stalled in the 70s (it seems). Now most of the growth there is on the KS side and way south.
Wonderful history
If David Lynch made a film and commentary of Jefferson city , this would be it .
Born and raised. Live Downtown. A lot of the old buildings are still holding up.
18:38 Bridge is the Main Street bridge over Brush Creek southeast of the Country Club Plaza.
Jefferson City still looks much the same in the older portions around the capitol and governors mansion. Nice place to live even in these troubled times. We used to like to take trips to KC and St Louis on weekends but not anymore, too vibrant for my taste. Lol.
Lived in KANSAS CITY MO. 1980 , RIVERSIDE , Shawnee mission, had an office downtown airport mo.side
Grew up in Shawnee and went with my dad many weekends in the 80s to the Red X in Riverside for his beer and cigs.
@@MikeJones-do1xv Ha! I just started to reply to Patrick "oh then you must know the Riverside Red X"! My sister lives in Shawnee and when I visit from San Diego I still marvel at the beautiful tree-lined streets.
im in jeff city so that was really cool!
excellent work garry
Thanks for posting Gary
You bet, but there's no one here named Gary lol.
@@PeriscopeFilm I'm sorry, I liked the post who ever mand it
At 1:39 I think that is the wall of the Missouri State Penitentiary that operated from 1836 to 2004.
Sad to see how things have changed...
"Flagship Cincinatti" seen towards the end is an American Airlines Convair 240 and was filmed at Chicago's Midway Airport.
Missouri Tigers still looking for 1st Final Four Appearance since this footage
19:26..Wow that's crazy.
Downtown Independence.
I live in Historic District Dwntwn Independence. House was only decade old at time this footage.
Literally less mile fr Courthouse
Bro I’m watching this from Jeff city right now 😮
look how nice life looked back then. looked clean, cars were beautiful, men in suits, women in dresses even the college girls dressed like ladies and the narrator even speaks differently than modern day he has zero slang or accent.
How neat!
Petticoat lane… now just a collection of offices and banks, with barely any people walking around. Just another consequence of decentralization and the disinvestment in the city.
Love my town.
KC
6:23 is STL
Always memorable
I love my city!!!😎
I live in MO and I think there isn't any other State I would want to live ,maybe Texas or Mississippi but still here
@ 2:50 I didn’t know the Mississippi River ran through Jefferson City?? lol
“This is what they took away from you.”
That's not a bridge over the Mississippi at 2:51, it's a bridge over the Missouri.
Shared with Missouri's sub reddit.
I wouldn't even step one foot inside St Louis or KC today. Way too much chaos and crime. Im done going into cities.
Yep, as someone who lives 25 minutes outside of STL, I look forward to the day I add quite a bit more to that distance.
Kc ain’t to bad but definitely watch out in stl.
17:45, Kansas City footage starts
wow this is crazy i didn't know Missouri is the greatest state ever wow
Coffee and donies, yummy.
What was that giant construction under the bridge in the river?
It’s certainly not a city like Madison, Wi….or insert any city.
Everything’s up to date in Jefferson City?
Love the toddler with the MAGA hat at 18:03😅
Wow look people in kansas city actually used to walk. Now they vote against public transit and drive enormous trucks to get mcdonalds
Get out of the way of my Ford F-450 you walking snail! The McRib is back!
how did fashion tastes go down hill so quickly after the 1950's? at least past the 1970's past the disco fashions? because now its nothing but as tasteless as is many new buildings.That back then looked like everything was downtown and people felt safe and were more modest and civilized.
Great looking fans of Stan Musial
You shot them?? 04:23
Interesting but full of inaccuracies. For someone who grew up in Missouri tho, a nice view backwards
I seriously would be interested in you pointing out the inaccuracies. I wouldn't be alone.
That's so smart rich people back then got pet monkeys since they made it illegal to own humans
Blonde checking out Brush Creek
MK Ultra..everywhere
Riveting dialogue
Hope this guy wasn’t paid for his commentary. It’s bad even by 1950’s standards.
I wonder why you felt the need to leave such a rude and unnecessary comment here. Feel free to do better on your *own* channel, Mr./Ms. Perfect. 🙄
Maybe you overdub audio with your voice /version
I don't believe this was intended to be viewed nationally but was intended to be a local documentary to keep an oral history of landmarks and places of interest. I found the narrator's commentary very natural and charming.
We need a live MST3K of these historic videos!
@@kevinlewis1235 I don't know how many people will get that reference but it cracked me up!
The narrator of this is a snooze fest to say the least. Put you to sleep in a minute or less.
It's like watching uncle Bob's slide show and 8mm films of his summer vacation after Thanksgiving dinner 💤💤💤
I found his voice very relaxing actually lol
PS: Periscope. Someone whose family hasn’t been to Africa for 25 generations ain’t African and is more denigrating then the dated term to people born here. And I find it interesting in your transcript you actually need to single out two races…
Why don’t you just stfu and go harass someone else??
This is about 65 years old...get over it.
Replies 2 got s..t canned by bube tube police.thankyou
Are 20 or so? I Was just thinking how innocent things were back then as I was born in 1957, looking at today is so absolutly unbelievable. Your generation is full of hatred for everything. Your generation is barbaric and the least educated for sure. Your generation is violent and fully perverted. Dang!
I was liking this video until you showed up.