I really appreciate everyone who tunes in no matter what the subject matter is . I understand it can be a little confusing on what this channel is about but I like it that way . Loving backroad stuff right now
20:35 It sucks seeing malls and movie theaters closed down. I loved hanging out with my friends and family at the mall, playing games in the arcade, then wandering over to the movie theater to watch a movie. Life seemed so much simpler and exciting. I don't know if that was really the case or just the innocence of being a kid, but man those were some good times.
Chris. You r correct. The wonderful days of familiar people that pass by the coffee shop juke box. Friday nite movie show. Good friends meet and grow up togeather.
I respectfully disagree So much more exciting talking to friends on the internet from all over the world And playing Final Fantasy with them and teaching Computer Science Being able to watch Adam the Woo !!!!
@@zonilo1 So who are you "aiding and abetting" Mr. internet police. Just another bed wetting liberal you are. If I had some crayons and coloring books I would send them to you. Apparently you can have your opinion and no one else can, ok Mr. millennial.
Yes indeed. So lovely when Adam speaks to the animals. 🐴 Agreed, such a beautiful horse. It just makes me smile and be happier, and think about being grateful for our many, many blessings.
REALLY enjoying these back roads videos. Always our favorite content. Exploration of the untold and forgotten stories makes for great and engaging content. Keep up the great work!
Marjorie Rawlings house where she wrote "The Yearling" coincidentally was also a great movie w Gregory Peck made. Also the Ford/Edison houses would be good trips to take. You may have already vlogged those but Florida has sooo many odd and interesting places to visit. A good book to get and gander at is "Weird Florida" by Charlie Carlson RIP. Might be able to get off thriftbooks or amazon.
That screen door was a memory for me, I can remember when at my Grandma's house, she had that same kind of screen door, I can still here it squeak and slam shut when she went out to hang laundry...miss those day's..
As most towns in Florida, Oviedo is named after a city in northern Spain. That is where my ancestors are from and now my daughter lives in Oviedo, florida
The Sudarium that covered the Holy Face of Christ is located there if I am not mistaken. I heard they did research and the blood and some other features matched up w the Shroud of Turin.
I really appreciate these backroads Florida videos. I was born and raised in Florida and lived in Orlando and Oviedo area before I moved to New England 8 years ago. Makes me miss my home state so much more, but happy to live vicariously through your videos.
Love this series. Agree with you that stopping and taking a moment to appreciate that these relics were once thriving business where people shopped. “Someone‘s dream”
Thank you, Adam...this is exactly what I used to do when I travelled to Florida from Oshawa, ON. Canada. I'd get off on the rural highways and slowly tour, stopping at anything interesting while in Flordia. I have not been able to do this for a few years due to a couple of hip operations and then Covid which closed the border. You are filling a gap in my life. Paul.
My first trip to WDW was in 1972 (yes, less than 1 year after they opened). We drove down in a 1967 conversation van (converted by my dad). I was 5 years old. This reminded me of the “good old days” even though “the good ole days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems!” (1983)
OMG, yes, Rax!!!!!!! No one remembers that place. Those milkshakes and roast beef sandwiches were sooooooooooo good. I also love those old, dilapidated houses. I always imagine it being so cozy for whomever resided there.
Reminds me of On the Road with Charles Kuralt and Huell Howser's Videolog and California's Gold series. The way the video lingers at the end also reminds me of the way CBS would end their Sunday Mornings show with a 'We leave you now with a view of ' then cut to a few scenes of nature somewhere on the planet with no voice over. Good times.
I think the thing I love the most about this video is his admiration for the screen door. This isn't making fun at all. I admire the fact that he can admire something so simple as an old screen door and think about the history of that screen door.
I love the backroad excursions. Like you I love the old relics of past ttimes. I always imagine a kinder, gentler time in America. Thank you for doing these trips and showing us another side of life as it used to be.
I grew up in the 80’s in Brandon when it was still mostly orange groves. We had a Rax on Brandon Blvd. It was the best. Jamocha Mocha shakes were the best!
I think I can honestly say that I have learnt so much from you! I knew nothing about baseball until you started those vids (I’m in the UK) and I have loved your road trips seeing the country vicariously through you. Along with everyone else I loved the road trip you took with your dad. The variety you cover is the spice of life!
Love, love, love the back roads of America. The architecture and the spaces between the towns is spectacular. Thanks for the Woo channel, it's a great comfort during these trying times x
Thank You, Adam. So lovely when you speak to the animals. 🐴 It just makes me smile and be happier, and then I think about being grateful for our many, many blessings.
@@magiccheeseball I lived right near were the oviedo lights supposedly occur on the econ river and me and my friends have seen some weird stuff out there at night. But granted we did partake in a lot of 420 and mushrooms lol.
Gotta be some strange stuff if it's near "Taintsville" FL. What a name! Lol Halfway to where you wanna be and halfway from where ya came. Taintsville Fla lol
Liking the backroad trips. Like how friendly with not just humans but all the animals. I do that too. To me your channel is about you going and doing what you want and enjoy doing and always inviting us to come with you. I enjoy seeing and learning new things. Appreciate all you do. God bless you
There was a Popeyes chicken next to the antique store bank he showed you, gone now, funny thing those idiot chickens used to hang around out front all the time. They're at the post office, library and church parking lot now.
I love these more than the theme park videos. They used to have a show called "Bay Area Backroads" in Northern California & it was so interesting. I could watch these all day. The Bay Area Backroads had merch too, decks of cards with a different destination to visit on each card. You could really turn this into something like that for Floridians and Tourists. Great job!
Seeing the old store remind me of Grandpauls' old country store, "Cox's Grocers" store had a pinball machine, a record player machine (45s), snacks, candy, breads, detergent, dish liquid, sodas, cigerettes, a wood stove, a long bench, about 4-5 chairs, & a big checkerboard to pass the time with the locals. Outside was a place to play horseshoes. A beautiful day. Enjoyed seeing the ducks. Loved the black one.
Love traveling down these roads with you! So many interesting places to see. Your videos are the best! Thank you for your hard work and sharing these with us. We wouldn’t get to see these places if it were not for you👍
That restaurant does look like an old Rax. There was one in Kissimmee, on Vine St near Central Ave, when I was a kid, now a Pinch N Penny pool place. The mascot was an alligator. Loved the place.
The chickens have all moved closer to the post office and the high school as well. Also if you went in the MY Oviedo store there is a famous rooster named Fred.
Rax, I loved that place back in the 80s. Roast beef sandwiches, the buffet had great spaghetti and garlic bread!!! I think they are all gone nowadays. Same as Druther's. Anybody remember Druther's?
Boring stories: When we'd drive to Orlando from Eau Gallie, we would take 192 to Orange Blossom about half the time, but we often took US-1 to Cocoa, and then the "Bithlo Cutoff", which was FL 520. It started at Byrd Plaza, at least after they built Byrd Plaza, and went through the pines and oaks until it reached FL 50 in Bithlo..I don't think we ever went through Christmas, although, of course, I always wanted to see it. I only remember two details about the town of Bithlo: a furniture store, which I like to think was Indian River Furniture, although I don't know; and the highlight of our trip home, if I could get my parents to stop: the Dairy King dairy dip, with the rare, chocolate, soft serve ice cream cones! In my mind, I don't even see anymore buildings in Bithlo but those two, although I'm sure there were houses, small stores, etc. At the furniture store, I stayed out in the car in the backseat, and played "The Silver Service" with my backseat throw pillow "doll", while my parents looked at the furniture they wanted to see. One time, we took a rarely taken shortcut through the trees, starting at a road that began next to the German restaurant on US-1 in Rockledge, a restaurant which was later changed to Ashley's. There's no road at all there anymore! It may have been a long driveway, which continued on to another driveway, which came out on 520. We drove deeper and deeper into the woods, which was kind of spooky. After turning in different directions many times, we passed a decayed "mansion" in the distant trees. This was closer to 520 and 50 than US-1; not long after, we came to the familiar paved road. I see no trace of any road through there on Google Maps, or any old house, but I know that we did take that road. It was probably reclaimed by the forest long ago, just like that house was falling down in the forest around 1959-60. Another time, around 1960 or 61, my mom had been told about a great antique shop in a small town north of 50. She loved to go junking with the girls, and one of our friends had told her about this place. So we drove off FL 50, toward this town, on I do not know which road. We drove through countryside with small farms, and mile after mile of "no civilization", meaning no stores, restaurants, or even gas stations or garages with telephone booths. It was overcast and threatening to rain, which made the ponds we encountered seem more dangerous. And of course, we had nothing like a cell phone . We eventually came to the first of two towns on the list, which I believe was Geneva, although it looked much smaller than today. We saw the white, Victorian, two-story antique store, and another building, both with no sign of anyone being inside. To even get to them, we had to drive between two ponds, very close to the road, or at least that's how I remember it. I'm pretty sure that Oviedo was the second town we were trying for, although we turned around and went back to East Colonial, instead. We had managed not to be caught by a downpour, so we took no more chances. I knew the names of the towns from the weather forecasts on TV, so I wanted to see both of them, so I could say I had been to those places on TV. My mom had a friend named Geneva back in Tennessee, so that's one reason I think that was the name of the town we reached..You would think we went to the frontier in a Conestoga wagon, as big an adventure as we acted like it was. I'd love to go back there and drive around.
Hi! My dad is a huge fan of your videos. He watches them everyday and you are hands down his favorite RUclipsr. He always sits down on the couch and says he needs to check in with the Woo. His birthday is coming up and it would mean so, so much to him if you could maybe send him a little birthday message. Please let me know. Thank you so much!
Adam,, not sure if you read all these comments but at 67 years old I love these type of video's, you do an unbelievable job on your travel vlogs . THANK you Frank from montana...
Thx for the memories! When you mentioned '192 in Kissimmee' - you took me back to roadtrips as a kid from Melbourne to Tampa on 192 through Kissimmee when it was just a double yellow line blacktop before Disney. That Charlie Brown World is gone now but I get to re-live it during your 'Small Town FL' vids - thanks! And keep em coming ...😎
I always enjoy your off the beaten path vlogs! Interesting Oviedo went from Celery Capital to Palm Tree Farmland! One of these days I'll try Snowhill Road Bridge at night. Thank you!!
@@FlaMan991 Yeah, I know.....remember, a lot of people think of Florida in two ways...Orlando and Disney and Miami beach. That is WHY these videos Adam does are so wonderful. It shows more of the beauty of the state and I think it's great.
@@LadyDragonsblood It is great and he and I have some uncanny things in common... I went to Disney when they first opened and we used a book of tickets... I was about 7
HEY ATW... FLORIDA'S SMALL TOWNS ARE A TREASURE trove of awesomeness! Some of the most scenic and purely days gone by homes and businesses that seem to be barely standing. In fact, they are simply the greatest that you have ever recorded! Man, thanks for the ride-along! I really enjoy these trips.
Love stepping back in time when Woo visits the old towns. Always try to get a since of what it was like to live then. I did find an old photo of the general store in Geneva 14.44 mark. Photo was dated 1939 & used to be a gas pump off the front porch.
I have lived in Oviedo since 1990. That old restaurant was a Dairy Queen when I moved here. It was closed for a few years and then opened as a Mom & Pop restaurant for a few years and then closed. The Oviedo chickens usually can be found at the Ace Hardware Plaza, the bank where you saw the one, the library and The Townhouse Restaurant which has been a local favorite for over 35 years.
I live in Orlando. My sister lives in Geneva off old snow hill rd. My son's father lives back behind the hitching post bar for probably 15 years. The oviedo chickens used to be everywhere in the middle of town right off Broadway. We've lived in the area since 1991. It has changed a lot. Interesting to see you touring all of these places I know in central fl.
That was a Dairy Queen. That building was one type they used for a period of time. Glad you found the chicken. Amazing how fast things get abandoned in Florida. I guess it is because new people are coming all the time and the population centers keep shifting around and new things get built fast there. Places like Celebration.
That used to be our kangaroo gas station closed down a little over a year ago. The neighborhood always feeds those ducks and they bite too. So glad that you were able to come around my neighborhood. I live right behind the park. The interstate you were talking about is the 528(beach line). Thank you for showing our little area should check out the Orlando speedway just before 520 they have cool events always going on
In 2009 when at WDW with our kids, we drove to Howard Johnson’s in Titusville for their tender-sweet fried clams. Ho Jo’s had closed in Michigan. That was the last time we ever had those clams. Found a recipe, but never made them. Secret ingredients: condensed milk and corn meal.
I am loving these backroads videos Adam. I live in Pinellas County Florida. It is so built up here no land left. The traffic is terrible and so overcrowded.
Love these off the road vlogs. Talking to the animals that you find along the way too Mr. Adam. But sad to see so many closed businesses along the way... someone's dreams ! Be safe and well.
My absolute favorite type of Woo Content. The 'Celebration Place' complex had a very dystopian feel to it. PS: the tall "monument" is an Obelisk. God Bless you and your Family sir.
Adam another great video. I love the road trips. When you walked up to the horse and he came over to see you. I could just imagine him saying. Hi how are you so nice of you to stop by to say hello. Lol. Really enjoy the way you make the simplest things so interesting Thank you!
We have a chicken neighborhood here in Phoenix. It is centered roughly on 34th Street, South of Osborne Road. It dates from the era when that particular area was a citrus farm. Several hundred chickens, guinea fowl and peacocks roam the neighborhood at will. Gangs of adolescant roosters terrorize the neighborhood cats. It's great fun. Everybody feeds the birds.
I loved when the white horse came up to the fence and wanted to see Adam 🥰 and of course the end with the Celebration pillar …”Big Ben…Parliament” 🤣 never gets old
Hi Adam, whatever topic you are talking about, I am always interested, you make my day, like a good cup of good coffee, road trips and back roads are fun to explore, love them, and love you always
Before you even said it, I thought to myself, “that looks like an old Rax”. It’s amazing that old store (and many other buildings like it) still stands, especially after all the 2004 hurricanes that crossed central Florida. Really enjoy these kind of videos. Makes me miss Florida (I lived on the Treasure Coast for quite awhile).
Hi Adam, just wanted to point out that in this video their is some horses, I love horses, my favorite animal, Unicorns are my spiritual animal. I agree with you, the white horse is very beautiful indeed, ❤U
Adam alot of us don't get to see these small town with you doing what you do it seems we r on the back roads through the small towns keep up the great work ill follow u wherever you take us
I really appreciate everyone who tunes in no matter what the subject matter is . I understand it can be a little confusing on what this channel is about but I like it that way . Loving backroad stuff right now
Loving the content too 👌
We love the back roads Adam!
Backroads America🇺🇸🦅👍❤️
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This channel is about your life which is confusing 😕 sometimes 🤔😅.
20:35
It sucks seeing malls and movie theaters closed down. I loved hanging out with my friends and family at the mall, playing games in the arcade, then wandering over to the movie theater to watch a movie. Life seemed so much simpler and exciting. I don't know if that was really the case or just the innocence of being a kid, but man those were some good times.
You are right on the money sir.
Chris. You r correct. The wonderful days of familiar people that pass by the coffee shop juke box. Friday nite movie show. Good friends meet and grow up togeather.
I respectfully disagree
So much more exciting talking to friends on the internet from all over the world
And playing Final Fantasy with them and teaching Computer Science
Being able to watch Adam the Woo !!!!
@@zonilo1 He's free to give his opinion. Just like you are doing.
@@zonilo1 So who are you "aiding and abetting" Mr. internet police. Just another bed wetting liberal you are. If I had some crayons and coloring books I would send them to you. Apparently you can have your opinion and no one else can, ok Mr. millennial.
Adam, I love how you always talk to the animals. You were right, that horse was so beautiful!
We Got to See Some Cute Ducks in This One 😍
Yes indeed. So lovely when Adam speaks to the animals. 🐴 Agreed, such a beautiful horse. It just makes me smile and be happier, and think about being grateful for our many, many blessings.
Adam' I am so loving these road trips. You are documenting our country's history before it is all destroyed. Thank you!
REALLY enjoying these back roads videos. Always our favorite content. Exploration of the untold and forgotten stories makes for great and engaging content. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the nice comment
Love these "On the Road" videos, Adam. Love the real FL.
Glad you enjoy them
You should thank Natalie. He's only on the road because he's trying to avoid her while she's in town filming "content".
Marjorie Rawlings house where she wrote "The Yearling" coincidentally was also a great movie w Gregory Peck made. Also the Ford/Edison houses would be good trips to take. You may have already vlogged those but Florida has sooo many odd and interesting places to visit. A good book to get and gander at is "Weird Florida" by Charlie Carlson RIP. Might be able to get off thriftbooks or amazon.
Me too!!!
That screen door was a memory for me, I can remember when at my Grandma's house, she had that same kind of screen door, I can still here it squeak and slam shut when she went out to hang laundry...miss those day's..
This is the REAL Florida! The BEST part of Florida! That former restaurant looks like it might have been a Dairy Queen.
That sun room makes me think it was a Wendy's
It looks like a Wendy's
Or maybe a Delights?
I thought either an old Arby’s or Wendy’s. Some of the old Arby’s from the 70s had sun rooms
Grew up my whole life in Oviedo, that building was in fact a DQ 😊
As most towns in Florida, Oviedo is named after a city in northern Spain. That is where my ancestors are from and now my daughter lives in Oviedo, florida
pronounced totally different though lol
The Sudarium that covered the Holy Face of Christ is located there if I am not mistaken. I heard they did research and the blood and some other features matched up w the Shroud of Turin.
Love that horse was so majestic
I really appreciate these backroads Florida videos. I was born and raised in Florida and lived in Orlando and Oviedo area before I moved to New England 8 years ago. Makes me miss my home state so much more, but happy to live vicariously through your videos.
Love this series. Agree with you that stopping and taking a moment to appreciate that these relics were once thriving business where people shopped. “Someone‘s dream”
Thank you, Adam...this is exactly what I used to do when I travelled to Florida from Oshawa, ON. Canada. I'd get off on the rural highways and slowly tour, stopping at anything interesting while in Flordia. I have not been able to do this for a few years due to a couple of hip operations and then Covid which closed the border. You are filling a gap in my life. Paul.
Nice to see another fellow Woo fan from The Shwa :)
And you are so nice, you always stop to say hi to the animals. You are not too busy to make time for them too. So sweet !
My first trip to WDW was in 1972 (yes, less than 1 year after they opened). We drove down in a 1967 conversation van (converted by my dad). I was 5 years old. This reminded me of the “good old days” even though “the good ole days weren't
always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems!” (1983)
Love seeing old Florida. I used to race motocross in Bithlo. Thanks for helping bring back some good memories.
And racing cars at speed world was always cool too!
@@magiccheeseball yeah I always remembered the worlds fastest school bus that was parked in front lol
Really appreciate your affinity for old/historic things. Thanks for the great videos.
OMG, yes, Rax!!!!!!! No one remembers that place. Those milkshakes and roast beef sandwiches were sooooooooooo good. I also love those old, dilapidated houses. I always imagine it being so cozy for whomever resided there.
Reminds me of On the Road with Charles Kuralt and Huell Howser's Videolog and California's Gold series. The way the video lingers at the end also reminds me of the way CBS would end their Sunday Mornings show with a 'We leave you now with a view of ' then cut to a few scenes of nature somewhere on the planet with no voice over. Good times.
I think the thing I love the most about this video is his admiration for the screen door. This isn't making fun at all. I admire the fact that he can admire something so simple as an old screen door and think about the history of that screen door.
Hi Adam. These backroads videos are great! They're so spontaneous. They remind me of the 'old' days of RUclips before everything went commercial....
I love the backroad excursions. Like you I love the old relics of past ttimes. I always imagine a kinder, gentler time in America. Thank you for doing these trips and showing us another side of life as it used to be.
Back roads in just about any state are awesome. It sucks how much small towns have suffered but still are resilient. That is America.
I grew up in the 80’s in Brandon when it was still mostly orange groves. We had a Rax on Brandon Blvd. It was the best. Jamocha Mocha shakes were the best!
I really enjoy your backroads adventures! My husband and I enjoy doing backroads trips! Thanks for sharing!!
I LOVE these roadside attractions and towns, along the backroads of America. Thanks for this series, Adam. much appreciated 👏🤠🛣
I think I can honestly say that I have learnt so much from you! I knew nothing about baseball until you started those vids (I’m in the UK) and I have loved your road trips seeing the country vicariously through you. Along with everyone else I loved the road trip you took with your dad. The variety you cover is the spice of life!
I love these trips through the old towns, often forgotten. Reminds me of the many trips across the country we used to take when I was a kid.
Love, love, love the back roads of America.
The architecture and the spaces between the towns is spectacular.
Thanks for the Woo channel, it's a great comfort during these trying times x
Thank You, Adam. So lovely when you speak to the animals. 🐴 It just makes me smile and be happier, and then I think about being grateful for our many, many blessings.
Whoa, I grew up in Oviedo. That building used to be a Diary Queen.
Did you ever see the Oviedo lights?
Kevin woodruff your not related to mr woodruff who was the physics teacher at oviedo high school?
@@magiccheeseball I lived right near were the oviedo lights supposedly occur on the econ river and me and my friends have seen some weird stuff out there at night. But granted we did partake in a lot of 420 and mushrooms lol.
@@jameskarins1717 no wonder you saw some crazy stuff haha
Gotta be some strange stuff if it's near "Taintsville" FL. What a name! Lol
Halfway to where you wanna be and halfway from where ya came. Taintsville Fla lol
As a non resident of USA, I am enjoying these back roads and old town videos.Thanks for sharing them :)
Liking the backroad trips. Like how friendly with not just humans but all the animals. I do that too. To me your channel is about you going and doing what you want and enjoy doing and always inviting us to come with you. I enjoy seeing and learning new things. Appreciate all you do. God bless you
I could not click on this fast enough. I love it. Thanks Adam!
I haven't watched in years, but this is why I started watching you.
That darn new Fried Chicken place in Oviedo, might have something to do with the missing chickens. haha. (just playing) Fun Show. :)
Lol! Nothing but the Best! 😂
There was a Popeyes chicken next to the antique store bank he showed you, gone now, funny thing those idiot chickens used to hang around out front all the time. They're at the post office, library and church parking lot now.
Mess with one of them chickens if you want to you will be arrested by the community.
Those horses were like wut??? Hahaha too funny! 🤣 love your meandering thru tiny towns, it's so calming and peaceful 🤗🥰🐔✌
That’s Florida moss trees and church.Amen🙏😀👍❤️
I love finding old relics! especially old phone booths!
I love these more than the theme park videos. They used to have a show called "Bay Area Backroads" in Northern California & it was so interesting. I could watch these all day. The Bay Area Backroads had merch too, decks of cards with a different destination to visit on each card. You could really turn this into something like that for Floridians and Tourists. Great job!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that loves to talk to animals!😁
Iam loving that 1957 Chevy truck that was parked close or in front of that chicken statue 😁👍
Seeing the old store remind me of Grandpauls' old country store, "Cox's Grocers" store had a pinball machine, a record player machine (45s), snacks, candy, breads, detergent, dish liquid, sodas, cigerettes, a wood stove, a long bench, about 4-5 chairs, & a big checkerboard to pass the time with the locals. Outside was a place to play horseshoes. A beautiful day. Enjoyed seeing the ducks. Loved the black one.
Love traveling down these roads with you! So many interesting places to see. Your videos are the best! Thank you for your hard work and sharing these with us. We wouldn’t get to see these places if it were not for you👍
The horses are beautiful. The one who came up to you was so cute. The ducks are adorable too. I love the animals. 🐎🦆🐓
I live in Florida and I love exploring these little old communities. Never know what you'll find.
That restaurant does look like an old Rax. There was one in Kissimmee, on Vine St near Central Ave, when I was a kid, now a Pinch N Penny pool place. The mascot was an alligator. Loved the place.
The chickens have all moved closer to the post office and the high school as well. Also if you went in the MY Oviedo store there is a famous rooster named Fred.
Rax, I loved that place back in the 80s. Roast beef sandwiches, the buffet had great spaghetti and garlic bread!!! I think they are all gone nowadays. Same as Druther's. Anybody remember Druther's?
Boring stories: When we'd drive to Orlando from Eau Gallie, we would take 192 to Orange Blossom about half the time, but we often took US-1 to Cocoa, and then the "Bithlo Cutoff", which was FL 520. It started at Byrd Plaza, at least after they built Byrd Plaza, and went through the pines and oaks until it reached FL 50 in Bithlo..I don't think we ever went through Christmas, although, of course, I always wanted to see it. I only remember two details about the town of Bithlo: a furniture store, which I like to think was Indian River Furniture, although I don't know; and the highlight of our trip home, if I could get my parents to stop: the Dairy King dairy dip, with the rare, chocolate, soft serve ice cream cones! In my mind, I don't even see anymore buildings in Bithlo but those two, although I'm sure there were houses, small stores, etc. At the furniture store, I stayed out in the car in the backseat, and played "The Silver Service" with my backseat throw pillow "doll", while my parents looked at the furniture they wanted to see.
One time, we took a rarely taken shortcut through the trees, starting at a road that began next to the German restaurant on US-1 in Rockledge, a restaurant which was later changed to Ashley's. There's no road at all there anymore! It may have been a long driveway, which continued on to another driveway, which came out on 520. We drove deeper and deeper into the woods, which was kind of spooky. After turning in different directions many times, we passed a decayed "mansion" in the distant trees. This was closer to 520 and 50 than US-1; not long after, we came to the familiar paved road. I see no trace of any road through there on Google Maps, or any old house, but I know that we did take that road. It was probably reclaimed by the forest long ago, just like that house was falling down in the forest around 1959-60.
Another time, around 1960 or 61, my mom had been told about a great antique shop in a small town north of 50. She loved to go junking with the girls, and one of our friends had told her about this place. So we drove off FL 50, toward this town, on I do not know which road. We drove through countryside with small farms, and mile after mile of "no civilization", meaning no stores, restaurants, or even gas stations or garages with telephone booths. It was overcast and threatening to rain, which made the ponds we encountered seem more dangerous. And of course, we had nothing like a cell phone . We eventually came to the first of two towns on the list, which I believe was Geneva, although it looked much smaller than today. We saw the white, Victorian, two-story antique store, and another building, both with no sign of anyone being inside. To even get to them, we had to drive between two ponds, very close to the road, or at least that's how I remember it. I'm pretty sure that Oviedo was the second town we were trying for, although we turned around and went back to East Colonial, instead. We had managed not to be caught by a downpour, so we took no more chances. I knew the names of the towns from the weather forecasts on TV, so I wanted to see both of them, so I could say I had been to those places on TV. My mom had a friend named Geneva back in Tennessee, so that's one reason I think that was the name of the town we reached..You would think we went to the frontier in a Conestoga wagon, as big an adventure as we acted like it was. I'd love to go back there and drive around.
I'm younger than you but you just described my childhood
Hi! My dad is a huge fan of your videos. He watches them everyday and you are hands down his favorite RUclipsr. He always sits down on the couch and says he needs to check in with the Woo. His birthday is coming up and it would mean so, so much to him if you could maybe send him a little birthday message. Please let me know. Thank you so much!
That would be so awesome!
Hey, Adam! We would send a message to JW. You know we would!
Adam,, not sure if you read all these comments but at 67 years old I love these type of video's, you do an unbelievable job on your travel vlogs . THANK you Frank from montana...
Thanks for the kind words Frank
Thx for the memories! When you mentioned '192 in Kissimmee' - you took me back to roadtrips as a kid from Melbourne to Tampa on 192 through Kissimmee when it was just a double yellow line blacktop before Disney. That Charlie Brown World is gone now but I get to re-live it during your 'Small Town FL' vids - thanks! And keep em coming ...😎
I always enjoy your off the beaten path vlogs! Interesting Oviedo went from Celery Capital to Palm Tree Farmland! One of these days I'll try Snowhill Road Bridge at night. Thank you!!
I am loving these back road Florida trips. Not what I think of when I hear Florida, and I LOVE it!
you dont know Florida... its more like this
@@FlaMan991 Yeah, I know.....remember, a lot of people think of Florida in two ways...Orlando and Disney and Miami beach. That is WHY these videos Adam does are so wonderful. It shows more of the beauty of the state and I think it's great.
@@LadyDragonsblood It is great and he and I have some uncanny things in common... I went to Disney when they first opened and we used a book of tickets... I was about 7
HEY ATW... FLORIDA'S SMALL TOWNS ARE A TREASURE trove of awesomeness! Some of the most scenic and purely days gone by homes and businesses that seem to be barely standing. In fact, they are simply the greatest that you have ever recorded! Man, thanks for the ride-along! I really enjoy these trips.
Love stepping back in time when Woo visits the old towns. Always try to get a since of what it was like to live then. I did find an old photo of the general store in Geneva 14.44 mark. Photo was dated 1939 & used to be a gas pump off the front porch.
I have lived in Oviedo since 1990. That old restaurant was a Dairy Queen when I moved here. It was closed for a few years and then opened as a Mom & Pop restaurant for a few years and then closed. The Oviedo chickens usually can be found at the Ace Hardware Plaza, the bank where you saw the one, the library and The Townhouse Restaurant which has been a local favorite for over 35 years.
Adam just love when out and about. Changes are great ! Explore a + keep driving around.
This is why I stay loyal to this chnal. Seeing the world with him
I live in Orlando. My sister lives in Geneva off old snow hill rd. My son's father lives back behind the hitching post bar for probably 15 years. The oviedo chickens used to be everywhere in the middle of town right off Broadway. We've lived in the area since 1991. It has changed a lot. Interesting to see you touring all of these places I know in central fl.
My ex sister-in-law lives back behind the Hitting Post also. I have actually had a couple of beers there.
That was a Dairy Queen. That building was one type they used for a period of time. Glad you found the chicken. Amazing how fast things get abandoned in Florida. I guess it is because new people are coming all the time and the population centers keep shifting around and new things get built fast there. Places like Celebration.
Next to your epic cross country trip with your dad, these back road trips are my favorite.
How cute that the horse came over to say hi to ya. Very friendly horse.
Keep doing the backroad videos. Lots of history on the Route 66 backroads. Did it 3 times and always find something new
Adam done them before lots vids on here of his trips.
What a wonderful landscapes !! Thanks for sharing Adam😃!!
That used to be our kangaroo gas station closed down a little over a year ago. The neighborhood always feeds those ducks and they bite too. So glad that you were able to come around my neighborhood. I live right behind the park. The interstate you were talking about is the 528(beach line). Thank you for showing our little area should check out the Orlando speedway just before 520 they have cool events always going on
In 2009 when at WDW with our kids, we drove to Howard Johnson’s in Titusville for their tender-sweet fried clams. Ho Jo’s had closed in Michigan. That was the last time we ever had those clams. Found a recipe, but never made them. Secret ingredients: condensed milk and corn meal.
I am loving these backroads videos Adam. I live in Pinellas County Florida. It is so built up here no land left. The traffic is terrible and so overcrowded.
Love these off the road vlogs. Talking to the animals that you find along the way too Mr. Adam. But sad to see so many closed businesses along the way... someone's dreams ! Be safe and well.
Beautiful horses
My absolute favorite type of Woo Content.
The 'Celebration Place' complex had a very dystopian feel to it.
PS: the tall "monument" is an Obelisk.
God Bless you and your Family sir.
Looks like a cult's compound of sorts... or the Ministry of Wokeness HQ, same thing 👌🏻
Adam, really enjoyed this video. I love when you talk to the animals 😁❤
The off the beaten track stuff has always been my favourite type of content from u .
Great to see my old home of Oviedo again. Up until a few years ago it Was even more Americana like.
Yay, another backroad trip! Just one thing missing...Woobrahaaaam Lincoln!
Adam another great video. I love the road trips. When you walked up to the horse and he came over to see you. I could just imagine him saying. Hi how are you so nice of you to stop by to say
hello. Lol. Really enjoy the way you make the simplest things so interesting
Thank you!
I really like these back road tours. Quite interesting.
16000 movies takes me back.
We have a chicken neighborhood here in Phoenix. It is centered roughly on 34th Street, South of Osborne Road. It dates from the era when that particular area was a citrus farm. Several hundred chickens, guinea fowl and peacocks roam the neighborhood at will. Gangs of adolescant roosters terrorize the neighborhood cats. It's great fun. Everybody feeds the birds.
Loving the little road trips, thanks for sharing! 👍
This road trip video was actually quite pleasant and relaxing.
Cool rooster. Hope you took a pic. I have watched your road trips before and I love them so keep up the good work.
Thanks Adam. I've lived in Brevard County since 1990 and don't get to the hidden areas of Florida much.
I loved when the white horse came up to the fence and wanted to see Adam 🥰 and of course the end with the Celebration pillar …”Big Ben…Parliament” 🤣 never gets old
LOVE EVERYTHING you do Adam, always! Really enjoy your small town and road less travelled tours!! I am always watching man.
Love these back roads videos! Very cathartic!
Amazing how you always find these unique places. Thank you Adam for sharing this with us!
Glad you are capturing these places before more fade away. As always, another great video.
Thanks for today’s drive around Florida. Great vid. 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Hi Adam, whatever topic you are talking about, I am always interested, you make my day, like a good cup of good coffee, road trips and back roads are fun to explore, love them, and love you always
I love these “On the backroads with Adam the Woo” . Keep them coming 😊
Before you even said it, I thought to myself, “that looks like an old Rax”.
It’s amazing that old store (and many other buildings like it) still stands, especially after all the 2004 hurricanes that crossed central Florida.
Really enjoy these kind of videos. Makes me miss Florida (I lived on the Treasure Coast for quite awhile).
It was a dairy queen and then a pizza place
That's an old pizza hut
As a kid I used to think the dining tables by that curved tinted glass were the VIP section. I'm glad to know Rax wasn't just a dream.
Hi Adam, just wanted to point out that in this video their is some horses, I love horses, my favorite animal, Unicorns are my spiritual animal. I agree with you, the white horse is very beautiful indeed, ❤U
Adam alot of us don't get to see these small town with you doing what you do it seems we r on the back roads through the small towns keep up the great work ill follow u wherever you take us
Morning, Mr. Woo! Man I really miss living in Florida. One day! I love just getting in the car & exploring the towns around me as well!
This was an animal kind of day. Very cool. It looks like we have more chickens and roosters at Knott's Berry Farm than Oviedo does!
Great job, Adam
Thank you for doing these. As a daily viewer these subjects are my favorites. I love this country and it's forgotten past so much
Love this old history in Florida being a tampa native...
Loved this.- Next trip you might like Kenansville and Yeehaw Junction area.