Rhode Island...on the GO! (c. 1967)
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Vintage promotional footage for Rhode Island from the Rhode Island Department of Economic Development c. 1967
Call No: 1983.82.3
Original Title: Rhode Island on the Go
Date: c. 1967
Collection: RI Dept. of Economic Development
Format: 16mm, color, sound on film
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The Newport bridge opened in 1969. My family was from Newport but moved to Narragansett
in 1967. We use to take the Jamestown to Newport Ferry when going to visit relatives.
The day the Newport Bridge opened we were one of the first to drive over it. It cost $1.00
my Dad said they will never take the toll off. He was right.
I miss Rocky Point and only wish my children shared in the excitement! I should learn how to surf at 60 always wanted to! Did not know old blue eyes visit Newport during the summer. Thank you and God bless.
It's so sad to see all this dissapeared
That's white erasure for you.
I was thinking that too..how much of these attractions have vanished with time
Great video! A lot of red skin on the beach at the beginning, might have been before the discovery of sunblock lol
There was a brief section with video of cars driving over the Newport Pell Bridge. The Bridge opened in June 1969, so the c. 1967 date is inaccurate.
I noticed that as well. If you watch it again you can tell that it was spiced in the film. I would imagine that they had added that later.
9:46 ; )
Honestly, that is a good catch! We had similar thoughts ourselves. It does seem apparent that the footage was spliced for that portion, as you can hear a distinct difference in the narrator's voice. As the collection of scenes in this video may come from a number of years around that time, we use "circa" to denote that fact.
C. Is an an abbreviation for circa
Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Approximate
(a) sort of idiom -ish about approx. approximate approximately in the neighborhood of sth idiom in the vicinity of idiom loose loosely
So stop trying to be a know it all, lol
@@RIHistoricalSociety this is from 1997
Great clip of Pete Seeger at 10:41.
wow. i am exhausted after watching this video, and need a recovery vacation :)
The first few seconds the old Jamestown Bridge. I almost got killed on that
bridge twice. Both times it was pure luck that I walked or drove away.
If anyone wants to hear the story let me know. Was born in Newport Love R.I.!!
What happened ??
Great video
Cumberland in there yay, DH park, and the former ski area there too
I was surprised to see Diamond Hill Park there
13:15 must be Conimicut Point. Never knew of this deadly spot in the Upper Bay.
This was amazing. Great to see.
In one of the surfing sean you can see the old Brenton reaf light tower in the ocean.
Che atmosfera meravigliosa. Dobbiamo lavorare affinché si possa respirare la stessa aria della Newport di quell'epoca
magnificent
I wish there was a video of Raymond Patriarca in his speedo
Bathing suits for so classy back then
Great vid....Do you have any more from that time ????
We do! We are working to digitize them. It is our goal to get as much of our archives up on RUclips for people to enjoy : )
Also ...during WWII, the pond was used for aerial dive bombing practice with dummy bombs, a number of which I have seen while fishing
Nice ..seems like life was a little easier back then
Maybe for white people
1970 because Newport bridge wasn't built until 1969
Any videos of Cranston Dyer ave ?
Rhode Island "went," all right.
Wtf RI use to have so much going on, it seems like not much but overcrowded beaches and tourist that don’t give a shit about locals now, big shame.
What a goof ❤️😁 who is the narrator? I've heard his voice before.
And I wonder which of these events are still in operation. Besides the obvious like Rocky point
The beach guys look a bit burned….
Notice everyone on the beach is sunburned
Irish people
Notice they never mention the name Providence. Not even once! Only a 10 second clip of it with "overcrowded cities and smokestacks" as the voice over. 🤣🤣🤣 Like - "Nothing to see here folks, btw have you heard of Newport or Narragansett?"
Is that Paul Desmond at 0:32 ?
Yes, it is. Looks like a clip of him and Dave Brubeck (appears later on in the video, too)
Wooow,no mention of east Greenwich,its only where our country's navy was formed and started at
So here’s a tip if you want to go somewhere for a vacation go somewhere else
Liberals destroyed R.I.
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Such liar's.....not an island at all! Very small...
Rhode Island is about the same size as most other states landfills!! 🤔🤣