Loved your video. Wish I could go back in time and relive these times with my family. Miss those times. Port was a wonderful city to grow up in the early 60’s when I was a kid.
Gosh, I remember stopping in Port Washington, WI back in 1966 on a family trip to Wisconsin's Door County from the Chicago area. Dad went to Smith Brothers restaurant and purchased some fried fish or shrimp (or both!) for us kids to eat as we watched the enormous overhead crane across the slip offload coal out of the huge Great Lakes freighter for the adjacent electric power plant. It was incredible how the crane operator ran his cab back and forth on the overhead trackwork directing the clamshell bucket just right into the hold of the ship and then reversing direction to dump the coal into a pile about 100 feet away. It's a shame that after the power plant converted to natural gas that the clamshell bucket that had been initially preserved was eventually scrapped.
I grew up here it strange recognizing every building you know from Childhood I got chills when I saw Port High I still got my Green and White Pirates Jersey thing they made me wear in Gym class
"We also have many playgrounds for people…. and kids." Something about the emphasis he put on it made me laugh so hard I had to pause the video. Then he said it again, with the exact same emphasis, and it broke me.
I am guessing that beach picture was filmed in August as Lake Michigan water is cold year round. I doubt it ever got to even 70 degrees. Backyard pools were never a big trend, as there were so many lakes to swim in during the summer, while camping. High school swimming pools and outdoor municipal pools in the city, were also big attractions.
Downtown Shorewood or Oakland was an 8 block long strip of small shops from the butcher shop, German bakery ,hair salon, restaurant, coin store, bicycle shop and more. Many are gone.The majestic apartment buildings remain as do many of the original buildings, but much has changed. All of the schools remain as do 99% of the homes, because her down homes to rebuild new ones was never a fad.
Back in middle school, mid 80's. We had pen a pen pal assignment from Port Washington Wisconsin Thomas Jefferson Middle School to and from Port Washington New York. It was kind of cool I guess..
Great Stuff! Keep them coming. 1959 was a special time. I'm sure I saw this at some point in the 1960's at Dunwiddie Elementary. There are some great shots: the old Firehouse, the hospital, the electric company with 4 smokestacks , the coal-dock and coal bridge, factories!
Fascinating! What a wonderful trip down memory lane...sad, too! Industry, gone - country club, gone - beautiful High school building, gone, Smith Bros., gone, tree-lined streets, gone etc. etc. Times change, but not always for the best : 0 (
hello this is robert leisch i was born in port washington wis in 1965 i cant believe the old cars its so sad on how things change i bet 90 percent of thes wounderfull people are gone or very very old there use to be a farmer till between port ans saukeeville when i was around 14 i use to pick potatoes fore him he was a very greedy and tight wode from what i hear there is a pond on his property we use to sneek down in the or by the little pond and fish we lived accross the street from his field north woods road we live on the hill my father was ivan leisch my mother was lois leisch my mother back in the day worked at sprage soory for the bad spelling and then she whent to betty diner i9n saukeevill i guess its a realiter now the sherif back then was old man helm my buddy grant kertcher i guess helm was him granfather what a small world my mother i guess was good friends with the sherif back then we moved out of port bacxk in 1983 my father retired from square d company he was a welder this video was wounderfull brought back to many good memories a lot has changed its now 2022 soon 2023 i guess thatsa why i am getting old at 57 dam how time flies thanks again for the great memories sir
Loved your video. Wish I could go back in time and relive these times with my family. Miss those times. Port was a wonderful city to grow up in the early 60’s when I was a kid.
Gosh, I remember stopping in Port Washington, WI back in 1966 on a family trip to Wisconsin's Door County from the Chicago area. Dad went to Smith Brothers restaurant and purchased some fried fish or shrimp (or both!) for us kids to eat as we watched the enormous overhead crane across the slip offload coal out of the huge Great Lakes freighter for the adjacent electric power plant. It was incredible how the crane operator ran his cab back and forth on the overhead trackwork directing the clamshell bucket just right into the hold of the ship and then reversing direction to dump the coal into a pile about 100 feet away. It's a shame that after the power plant converted to natural gas that the clamshell bucket that had been initially preserved was eventually scrapped.
How am I first seeing this now? Love these kind of videos!
I grew up here it strange recognizing every building you know from Childhood I got chills when I saw Port High I still got my Green and White Pirates Jersey thing they made me wear in Gym class
My town ❤
It's so interesting to see footage of places I don't recognize, only to realize I've seen them a million times before.
"We also have many playgrounds for people…. and kids."
Something about the emphasis he put on it made me laugh so hard I had to pause the video. Then he said it again, with the exact same emphasis, and it broke me.
I am guessing that beach picture was filmed in August as Lake Michigan water is cold year round. I doubt it ever got to even 70 degrees. Backyard pools were never a big trend, as there were so many lakes to swim in during the summer, while camping. High school swimming pools and outdoor municipal pools in the city, were also big attractions.
I have lived in ozaukee county my entire life. I have found this video to be interesting and sad.
Downtown Shorewood or Oakland was an 8 block long strip of small shops from the butcher shop, German bakery ,hair salon, restaurant, coin store, bicycle shop and more. Many are gone.The majestic apartment buildings remain as do many of the original buildings, but much has changed. All of the schools remain as do 99% of the homes, because her down homes to rebuild new ones was never a fad.
@@maxsmith695 did John Dillinger ever rob that bank downtown it makes me wonder its got that old school security alarm
cant swim in those beaches unless you like smelling like dead fish too
Man, it took a long time for Port to update that public pool. It looked that way even in the 90's.
Ironic, I am from Port Washington NY on Long Island and this is a lot like my home.
Whoa
Back in middle school, mid 80's. We had pen a pen pal assignment from Port Washington Wisconsin Thomas Jefferson Middle School to and from Port Washington New York. It was kind of cool I guess..
Great Stuff! Keep them coming. 1959 was a special time. I'm sure I saw this at some point in the 1960's at Dunwiddie Elementary. There are some great shots: the old Firehouse, the hospital, the electric company with 4 smokestacks , the coal-dock and coal bridge, factories!
No taverns shown. There were many.
I saw several. One with a Grain Belt Beer sign and the other a PBR.
Fascinating! What a wonderful trip down memory lane...sad, too! Industry, gone - country club, gone - beautiful High school building, gone, Smith Bros., gone, tree-lined streets, gone etc. etc. Times change, but not always for the best : 0 (
wait they tore down Port High ?
hello this is robert leisch i was born in port washington wis in 1965 i cant believe the old cars its so sad on how things change i bet 90 percent of thes wounderfull people are gone or very very old there use to be a farmer till between port ans saukeeville when i was around 14 i use to pick potatoes fore him he was a very greedy and tight wode from what i hear there is a pond on his property we use to sneek down in the or by the little pond and fish we lived accross the street from his field north woods road we live on the hill my father was ivan leisch my mother was lois leisch my mother back in the day worked at sprage soory for the bad spelling and then she whent to betty diner i9n saukeevill i guess its a realiter now the sherif back then was old man helm my buddy grant kertcher i guess helm was him granfather what a small world my mother i guess was good friends with the sherif back then we moved out of port bacxk in 1983 my father retired from square d company he was a welder this video was wounderfull brought back to many good memories a lot has changed its now 2022 soon 2023 i guess thatsa why i am getting old at 57 dam how time flies thanks again for the great memories sir
I like the "modern" fire equipment.
Imagine responding to a fire in those open fire engine cabs when it's 10 below out at night or in a heavy summer rain.
Where was the narrator from? It’s not pronounced Port Warrrrshington if you’re from WI.
He's from Cedarburg. He was my high school debate teacher. Hey Phil, sorry I sucked.
hi it bruh
i live here