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.......
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....
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
@@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.
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!
@@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.
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!
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.
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 .
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.
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.
@@marknewton6984The murder rate was nearly double what it is today. Even in the idyllic 1950s at the height of the American dream, the violent crime rate was almost identical to what it is now. Domestic violence and sexual assault--including child molestation--were far more common in the 50s - 80s than it is now. So what he saying is completely untrue
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.
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".
@@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.
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.
@@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.
@@alarmservicepros Did you visit Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi at this time? It was definitely not rare, that is straight up false information.
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!
@@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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
@@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 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!
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.
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.,,,,,,
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.
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)
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!
@@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.
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! ❤
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.
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...
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.
@@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.
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!
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 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.
@@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!!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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
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.
I live in Los Angeles..own a large property on a main street.. while I was watching this video a rather hefty El Salvadorian gal wearing dirty pink sweat pants pushing a stroller stopped in front of my place reached into the stroller and pulled out a soiled diaper and threw it on the sidewalk open face sandwich style and kept walking... America sure has changed for the better..
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.
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.
I grew up in a magical place (Fort Worth) in a magical time -- the 1950s. It breaks my heart to think of what we lost, and my children and grandchildren will never know.
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.
This was wonderful. I was born in 1949 and this was my childhood memories. My late father was a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor and my mother was a daughter of Irish immigrants. It was wonderful growing up in the 1950’s.
I was also born in '49. And my Father was a pearl Harbor survivor...I loved the 50s....was a better world....hated to see what happened to our country, society.
I love that old photo of Jones Street in San Francisco. I lived in the Bay area from 1996 to 2000. A lot of those buildings are still there but Jones St looks nothing like that today.
4:02 - Identified as "location unknown", this Pontiac is parked in the driveway of the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1956. The two women are tourists and the man standing between them is a driver / tour guide for McKenzie Tours, who's wearing that company's distinctive red & yellow uniform shirt.
I just turned 76 and remember especially the neat cars of this period. So much more interesting and colorful than today's drab choices. I observe there weren't many overweight people versus today.. No need for liposuctions , etc! You'd think 70 years later we'd be smarter, but look at all the high calorie eating going on. Pathetic.
The shot of Burlington, Iowa at 04:41, must be off by about 10 years. It's labeled 1956, but you can clearly see a first-generation '60s Mustang on the street, a parked '66 Rambler, a '60s Chrysler wagon in front of it, and that blue gas station truck which is a '64 Chevy C/10.
@@TheModelingHermit Yeah, looks like this video needs some editorial clean-up with the help of someone born in the early 1950s (or earlier) to fact-check for authenticity.
The best years of my life . The 1940s and 1950s were in my mind , the Best this Country ever saw . The 1960s was the beginning of the decline of our way of life . Courtesy and Respect toward one another went away from our lives. Just watch and listen to the World News now .Thank You .
My father was born in 1939 and that’s one of the vehicles that we picked up and restore together. He told me that his father used to have one and a few other old ones that he paid $50-$60 for now you try to pick up a 1939 under construction you’re still paying $12,000. Do you know back in the days they really didn’t care about the vehicles if they broke down they just went and got another one now there’s so many cars people are starting to rebuild these old ones bring them back to memories and the Classics that will live on and pass on to other generations in the family. Enjoy out there as this might be the only memory you can keep until your time is up.😢
4:40 that pic is not in1956, to the left there is a Mustang, appeared en 1964. There is also a Chevy Impala from the 60's. Thank you for sharing these pictures from a more gentle world.
Even holidays seemed better back then. Amazing everyone's heads are up, not looking down at cell phones like today.they never missed a would be seen memory to be.no regrets just grateful.
I was a child in the fifties and I long for those days.....there was an innocence and wholesomeness that does not exist today.
Yes, Mildred, my feelings exactly.
I certainly don’t disagree. So why did we stop?
I was also a young child in the 50's and I could not agree more.
50 million aborted kids so far 🤟
In the 60's killed MLK. But let's get back to the 50's🤟
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.......
We were both lucky, pal!
This is a great contribution to this video and this channel - thank you for sharing this.
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....
Born in 1947. Great 50's childhood! Not like today.
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.
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!
@redwow - I'm glad you liked it, Red. It looks like it was an amazing time to grow up.
I'm not far behind you red, did you ever have a Fonzie in your circles? 😀
b.1959 here. So glad I made the cut!
CHOKED UP ? I'M CRYING. 😭😭😭
Agree happy times
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.
Because it was America and we were a people and a nation, even if we had different ethnic heritages.
It was all white washed.
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!
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.
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.
My Mom grew up in the 1950s. She was happy then. She passed away last year March 24 at 77. Miss her everyday 💔
God bless you and her. My mother was born in 48 which makes her 75. I DREAD the day she goes.
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
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
Most of us still do love our country. It's those embracing the return of fascism who do not. 🤨
Loved the old country did ya, not sure the millions that have died through her wars and sanctions would agree tho
@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.
@@thrummer1953 Actually I did. Didn't we learn about manners back then?
@@tribalscribal We learned about manners.
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.
all because of white supr... what was evil according those people children (today's usefull progressive idiots) (lol)
Yeah, no stupid woke idiots plus all the other BS like now.
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.
And everyone was white and employed?
@basedwhitedevil
For the mess we're in now!!
I grew up in the 50’s and I can assure you it was in color!
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!
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.
@@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.
Congratulations!!
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!
@@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.
Morals...Dignity...Respect...Wholesomeness...Cleanliness. Where has it gone.
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!
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.
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 .
I agree
@@richardteale3217: Going down the pan. I like that! Over here across the pond we are going down the "tubes." Hopefully, better days will come.
or we were just told go play on the freeway
Many of us are still here, would give aby thing to go back in time to the 50s
I'm not so sure kids of today will have the same nostalgic feelings about growing up.
Hey, @newerafrican - Interesting point, I'm afraid you might be right...
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.
..."Stand by Me" got it right in so many ways....
Sadly not.
Of course not. Cell phones and video games? Yuck!
I was a kid in the '50s, and I remember the decade as one of peace and simplicity.
Low crime and NO cell phones!
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.
@@marknewton6984The murder rate was nearly double what it is today. Even in the idyllic 1950s at the height of the American dream, the violent crime rate was almost identical to what it is now. Domestic violence and sexual assault--including child molestation--were far more common in the 50s - 80s than it is now. So what he saying is completely untrue
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.
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".
Yep I noticed the same thing
So why did we stop?
@@crabbymilton390 The 1960s, the decade that began America's descent into "slobivian".
@@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.
if you compare this to a Walmart on Saturdays, its literally a different world .
Yes - TOTALLY different.
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.
@@mkeogh76 they would think its somalia
@@mkeogh76 They would think a nuclear holocaust had devolved the culture!
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.
Well said.
This video seems to have forgotten the "whites only" and "colored" signs around at that time.
@@jeffc1347 Because they were rare even back then, contrary to what the media would have you believe now-days. Mr virtue signaler.
@@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.
@@alarmservicepros Did you visit Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi at this time? It was definitely not rare, that is straight up false information.
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!
Great point, @jmerly11. Thanks for posting it!
There was legal segregation in the South at that time.
@@rdsieben Yup, And I couldn't help but notice there wasn't any Black people in any of the photos.
@@rdsieben so what. one small portion of America. why do negative people always gotta f up things for other people with stupid comments?
@@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!
Life was good, the people were honest, the 50's were the happiest time of my life!
Mine too!
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.
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.
I was 10 years old and it was the best time to live.
What a relaxing existence. They worked harder in those days without a lot of the modern conveniences, but I think that life was better.
And you didn't need $$ to have a good time. Optimism was in the air! Not today.
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.
unless you were black. Then you got lynched.
Yes, sure great time if you were white!
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.
@@arnold3785 ok wokester.
Remember when people dressed up for air planes: Women in high heels, men in fedoras.
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.
Hey Greg - Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts. Great comments and points well taken!
Well thats happening right now in LAZY america!
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.
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.
@@ericlindenmuth7517 i am melancolic when i watch these pics .....i am not américan but i love this era .
God America was beautiful back then. Makes me tear up. Was born in 84, wishing I lived back then.
Was beautiful but not anymore because now we have much more blacks and socialists here
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
@@pauls4522 Yeah it's beautiful!
Yes America was beautiful back then!
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.
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!
@@TheHistoryLounge Happy Anniversary!
far less anxiety in our lives back then...great time to be a kid....
@@frankpienkosky5688 Absolutly
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.
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.
70 years later the country is an unrecognizable nightmare!
Americas freedom is what created that nightmare. I have the right to do whatever I want...
@@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".
@@razony religion and an element of rigidity kept things moving on an orderly path
@@razony the wotld doesn't revolve around you...we're all in this together...
@@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!
I loved your video. I was born in 1977, but I'd love traveling back to those days. Such a nice style.
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.
And the first television generation!
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.,,,,,,
Great comments - thanks for watching, @lescobrandon3047!
rock and roll was for teenyboppers...college kids were into folk music....
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.
it was America. we were going to live that way forever. beautiful time
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)
Hi @lancelot1953. Thank you for your service to our country, and for your well-said comments. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
people routinely got drafted in the 50's...2 years and you were done...it was the time of Sgt. Bilko.....
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!
@@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.
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! ❤
Just Beautiful Old Classic Cars And Nice Homes, Those Were The Good Old Days In America.
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.
Great comment - thanks for posting. It sounds like you and I probably grew up around the same time.
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...
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.
@@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.
amazing clarity! feel like going through a time machine almost...
I'm glad you think so, @matadorelin! That's kind of what I'm going for with these!
People nicely put together. Beautiful cars. I wish I could go back to those days. Life is so different and stressful now.
Return to Paradise
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!
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
Your generations are responsible
@@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.
@@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!!
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!
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.
Good observation. The "revolution" took some time to gain traction, before its effects became prevalent in the 90s.
As an early Boomer I think my generator screwed it.
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...
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.
Same here.
Thanks for taking me back there. The girl @5:00 I would immediately have asked her out.
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!
@@TheHistoryLounge Nice Corvette.
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.
Beautiful is still beautiful. That woman at 4:50 would turn heads today just as much as she probably did in the 50s❤️❤️
Totally disagree.
Beautiful photos, awesome cars and happy people a great era, thanks...
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!
Back in time when America was clean and most city people had morals and dignity, maybe 2 jobs too!!
It really does look like a different time..
Hardly anyone had to hold down 2 jobs. In fact many families had only one “breadwinner” and they could still afford to buy a house!
@@gwarlow 👉 right
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 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I can only imagine how great it was for you back then,enjoy your memories old timer
Would love to be back there now!
It's amazing instead of things getting better as the years progress , things actually have gotten much worst !!
Life truly was good !!, so sorry we all can’t enjoy it anymore!
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.
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
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.
Great catch on that location - you're exactly right. Thanks for posting!
Lucky dude had a new Cadillac convertible on his wedding day.
Could be a rental or rich daddy. Is this Harvard?? LOL.
I live in Los Angeles..own a large property on a main street.. while I was watching this video a rather hefty El Salvadorian gal wearing dirty pink sweat pants pushing a stroller stopped in front of my place reached into the stroller and pulled out a soiled diaper and threw it on the sidewalk open face sandwich style and kept walking... America sure has changed for the better..
🤣🤣🤣
When America was really GREAT!
For some.
For others it's better today
@@TheMrSuge : The lack of elegance and jolliness is quite an evidence today! There are amost only dark pretentious and clumsy SUVs: good for boasters.
@@TheMrSuge For most it was a saner nation
@@peterjohnson1734 true!
I was born early 1949 remember going to the Chesapeake Bay in the late 50s then the Ocean City Maryland such great memories
What a beautiful era. I hate the way of life today.
Great scenes from a long time ago. Like going home.
I was a teen in the 50s-10 to 20. Great years to experience being an American. 🥳
If you had money
@@sambrannan7550 ....and most did....in ever increasing amounts....
@@sambrannan7550 and were white, male, and Christian.
These are wonderful! Thanks for posting.
I've met seniors throughout the years who told me they wish they can live back in the 50s and 60s.
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.
Great image quality. It really brings the scenes to life!
Thank you!
The beautiful naive 50s when there was no computers internet or cell phones but people were happy
gadgets don't make happiness.
Thumbs up on another great video. Great cars and lots of neon lights back then.
Thanks, @bluesharp59! I really appreciate your kind words and I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!
@@TheHistoryLounge
You are welcome and I'm glad I subbed you.
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.
Those were great times .Great country Miss the 50s! I dont recognise this country anymore .Looks like s Africa !
I grew up in a magical place (Fort Worth) in a magical time -- the 1950s. It breaks my heart to think of what we lost, and my children and grandchildren will never know.
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.
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!
This was wonderful. I was born in 1949 and this was my childhood memories. My late father was a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor and my mother was a daughter of Irish immigrants. It was wonderful growing up in the 1950’s.
I was also born in '49.
And my Father was a pearl Harbor survivor...I loved the 50s....was a better world....hated to see what happened to our country, society.
Look how clean the land and people are
Beautiful work! I'm a 50's kid, life was good
I like the way people dressed in the 1950s.
Yeah women had plenty of time to look nice. ya with not being allowed to work and all. Take care of kids and cook it's easy to maintain your beauty.
I love it; it takes me back. Thanks for the post
I miss my country.
BeautifulCars Beautiful People a Better Time !
I love that old photo of Jones Street in San Francisco. I lived in the Bay area from 1996 to 2000. A lot of those buildings are still there but Jones St looks nothing like that today.
Gotta be Powell
4:02 - Identified as "location unknown", this Pontiac is parked in the driveway of the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1956. The two women are tourists and the man standing between them is a driver / tour guide for McKenzie Tours, who's wearing that company's distinctive red & yellow uniform shirt.
Thanks for pointing this out! It's indeed the well-known Waikiki Aquarium.
I just turned 76 and remember especially the neat cars of this period. So much more interesting and colorful than today's drab choices. I observe there weren't many overweight people versus today.. No need for liposuctions , etc! You'd think 70 years later we'd be smarter, but look at all the high calorie eating going on. Pathetic.
Wow cool photos! Keep up the videos love them!
I'm glad you like them. Thanks for watching and for commenting, Trent!
The shot of Burlington, Iowa at 04:41, must be off by about 10 years. It's labeled 1956, but you can clearly see a first-generation '60s Mustang on the street, a parked '66 Rambler, a '60s Chrysler wagon in front of it, and that blue gas station truck which is a '64 Chevy C/10.
I was noticing that too.
@@TheModelingHermit Yeah, looks like this video needs some editorial clean-up with the help of someone born in the early 1950s (or earlier) to fact-check for authenticity.
The real America. Gone forever.
1950s and 1960s have to be some of the most beautiful cars designed and built in USA.
Superb. Different World and way of life then.
I remember those days well.
I was born in ‘71 & long for the ‘50s.
The best years of my life . The 1940s and 1950s were in my mind , the Best this Country ever saw .
The 1960s was the beginning of the decline of our way of life . Courtesy and Respect toward one
another went away from our lives. Just watch and listen to the World News now .Thank You .
Hey John - Good points. Thanks for your comments.
I want my AMERICA back, God Bless those wonderful days. 🇺🇸🌹❤️👍
You don't miss your water 'till your well runs dry.Thanks for posting this .
Great times
My father was born in 1939 and that’s one of the vehicles that we picked up and restore together.
He told me that his father used to have one and a few other old ones that he paid $50-$60 for now you try to pick up a 1939 under construction you’re still paying $12,000.
Do you know back in the days they really didn’t care about the vehicles if they broke down they just went and got another one now there’s so many cars people are starting to rebuild these old ones bring them back to memories and the Classics that will live on and pass on to other generations in the family. Enjoy out there as this might be the only memory you can keep until your time is up.😢
4:40 that pic is not in1956, to the left there is a Mustang, appeared en 1964. There is also a Chevy Impala from the 60's.
Thank you for sharing these pictures from a more gentle world.
Even holidays seemed better back then. Amazing everyone's heads are up, not looking down at cell phones like today.they never missed a would be seen memory to be.no regrets just grateful.
Thanks for the stroll down memory lane. 👍