MORE 1950s in Color - Life in America
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- The 1950s is a decade many look back upon warmly - and with good reason. Our country had recently come out victorious and relatively intact following World War II. The outlook was hopeful and optimistic as people looked forward to brighter days ahead. The cars were beautiful and the people were enthusiastic and hard-working. They took pride in their country, their work, and the way they presented themselves to the world.
With modern society today seemingly flipped on its head - it's nice to take a look back and remember the times before everything got so crazy.
Thanks for watching - I hope you enjoy this brief trip back in time to the 1950s!
#50s #lifeinamerica #nostalgia
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Being born in 1945, I grew up in Northern California in the 50's. Graduating high school in 1963. All these photos resemble every town. It just feels like yesterday. So happy, so carefree. All the memories come crashing back. How wonderful it all was. I was so very lucky. I know that even then, not every kid was as lucky as I was. Now, after turning 78, I look back wondering, how could it have gone by so fast ? I wish I could do it all over again ! Thanks for your videos!
Another great commend, @fob1xxl. Thanks for watching!
I'm 77, graduated in '63 also & loved the '50's too! But, through movies & t.v. shows,
of that era, I think that we may be 'romanticizing' that decade, too much! Don't forget
the Korean War; the "Red Scare", possible Atomic War,etc.! Living in N. Calif., you may
have experienced the 1950's experience, more than most! (Bring back "Happy Days"!)
@@rongendron8705at 50's Hollywood golden era began to decline?
@@rongendron8705 I don't want to go back to that time as a teen and young adult. I missed being drafted.
fob1xxl, it was 'carefree' because we could actually afford to buy a home in the 50s. I'm 70 now so I was raised in the 60s. Each ensuing decade has pushed us further into POVERTY! (slavery)
This brought tears to my eyes..what I wouldn't give to go back for a visit....thank you!
YOU ARE SO RIGHT ,,.. WHO WE COULD SEE AGAIN ,, GO TO THOSE STORES AND SEE THE CARS,,.. HOPE YOU ARE OK..WE LIVE ON .. PEACE..
The key word is Visit. I wouldn't want to be drafted into a war. I'd want to pop in and out at my leisure.
I'd love to pack up and move back to the 50s, thus avoiding the head on collision with destiny our current society is nearing.
Follow Christ Jesus, heaven will be better than this
@@ericbond5276ok karen, the sky is falling
I was born in 1949. This brings back so many memories for me of our trips to go downtown shopping no malls, just clothing, stores, shoe stores in movie theaters. It was always an adventure to get on the bus and spend a Saturday afternoon with my family downtown.
No internet and social networks, so, you have to get out of your home to meet and talk to people having some coffee.
Yes, all the above! I was born in Feb'44. None of the above and no father until the War was over.@@gustavoperez5480
just clothing, stores, shoe stores in movie theaters.??? I NEVER have seen any stores at all in movie theaters! Just snack bars of course! :P
I like watching old movies because you can see so many old things in the backgrounds of the classic movies
I always love that during the summer my town has a car show that shows old cars especially cars from the 1950s and it really sets the vibe as it’s in the downtown they all drive around and park everywhere it truly is amazing
These are so relaxing to watch, in today's well, terrible world, when I see these videos I'm reminded how amazing the past was.
No seatbelts laws required on automobiles , Jim Crow and Sundown laws & HUAC House UnAmerican Committee The Cold War: Investigating the Red Menace Subpoenas and Blacklists Targeting suspected commies under your bed. Amazing.
The SATANIC SLAUGHTERHOUSES have unfortunately ALWAYS been running, MURDERING TRILLIONS of innocent animals every year! Until that STOPS, there will be NO peace on Earth. (FLAT EARTH). I'm 37 years VEGAN, and I have NEVER been sick since 1986 when I ascended to a VEGAN, mostly raw diet! It's been clinically proven that consuming DEATH makes us...INSANE!
Yes, it was wonderful to live back then and the future seemed bright - as long as your skin had the right color and you can forget about the everlasting fear of an atomic World War. Well, I AM white and never thought much of a possible war back then - so the time for me was just as wonderful as the pictures make me feel today. Though, one should not forget that the times were only wonderful if you were white and had enough money to be part of the American Dream - which is lost today in today’s Divided States of America ruled by hate and the total lack of political culture caused by the once “Grand” Ol’ Party.
Amazing, until you remember things like
- leaded gasoline
- lead paint
- asbestos everywhere
- generally horrible air, water and ground pollution in any big city
- primitive healthcare by modern standards, with no treatment for illnesses that can be treated these days
- mental problems caused by WWII left untreated, causing great problems
- lack of standards for many things like hygiene and construction
- a survivable car accident today could easily kill you back then
- cars had terrible fuel economy
- cars were much less reliable and rusted out fast
- flying was prohibitively expensive for a majority of the people
- mobile phones of any kind were pure science fiction
- no internet or GPS to help you find your way if you're lost
- no consumer electronics
I guess Jotato Xiden was in his 40s back then
When life was simpler, unhurried, and father knew best. RIP dad.
Style, style, style; in the clothes, the cars, and the architecture; clean streets too.🤗🙏🇺🇸
It's my decade, my age .... Yesteday when I was young. I was born in 1955 . How many memories and feelings come to my mind.
I'm 68 years old I'm hard to believe and still when I look back I remember my mother.
Greetings from Salamana (Spain) September 3 - 23
Love these videos. Brings tears to my eyes thinking how those days are gone forever.
Don't lose hopes.
I don’t blame you. Today: rampant crime, rampant shoplifting, drugs in the White House, democrats who hate America, deep state, etc etc etc. Good thing there are pictures that showed a once great nation. It’s over!
WHO love????
I love looking at these pictures from the 1950’s, especially all of the cars that are now classics. It’ sad to see many of the stores that are in these photos are out of business such as Howard Johnson’s restaurants, Sears, Eckerd drug stores, Kinney shoes, Woolworth department stores, etc.
Good job. I'm 79. I really got into '50s cars around 1954. July 18, 2023.
Tragic to see all we've lost. Tragically most of these thriving, vibrant downtowns are in ruins and ghost towns today. All things considered I would go back to the 1950's in a heartbeat!
Holy cow! I saw my absolute favorite car at 1:34, a 1956 Continental Mark II.
Yes indeed! Amazingly designed and quietly elegant.
I grew up in Southern California and a family in my hometown had one. You always knew it was them driving by, they were the only ones who had one (I’m not sure what the guy did for a living but it must’ve paid really really well).
@@alanolson6913
I believe they ran about ten grand, a lot of money in 1956, and Ford lost money on every car.
@@royboy9361 Yes the car did cost around $10,000 new. Incredible amount of money in those days.
Look at those beautiful American made cars!!
I'm amazed at the vibrant color of the cars and clothing. Also at the high percentage of new or almost new cars on the street.
I'm 77 & in the 1950's, it was quite common to own a new or nearly new car,
even if you were a late teen or early 20's, because new cars only cost $2 to $3k!
@@rongendron8705 I guess men left to wear hats at 50's. Decade.
Born in 1940, I remember most of this, but out in northern Nevada, we didn't have some of those stores, Reno was 98 miles away.
The kids today grow up in such bizarre surroundings. How wonderful it was to play baseball in the street. Sometimes the drivers would wait until the batter had his turn hitting or striking out. The neighborhood store sold candy, lunchmeat, fresh bread and other goodies. People did not walk in front of cars until it was their turn, and when crossing there was a hurry up movement in their step. We watched our language and respected older people. Not perfect, but better then in every way.
I would still move my car away from those guys playing baseball. 😅
Exactly
I was there. Nobody hit any of the cars that day. @@OldDood
I get all choked up looking at these videos of my long gone parents era.
I grew up in the 40s-50s. Best time this country ever saw.
I am aching with nostalgia. Thanks for posting.
1950s was probably "the" decade for good ol' 'Merica. After Kennedy, things slowly, and now very, very quickly, started changing. Sad.
I so enjoyed this video and appreciate all the effort you put into it! Thank you. I wish I would have been able to enjoy this era, but now I can, in part, to your videos!
Everyone is dressed nicely….wow it would be so refreshing if people would take more pride in their appearance nowadays
I try to , but I guess I'm "counter culture"
Even old broads are wearing torn jeans now. All classes of women have been stuck in this sick anti-fashion for 20 years now. WTF.
Funny thing is if you want to dress nice nowadays everyone looks at you like you're doing something wrong😂 it shouldn't be like thisss
The massive DRUGGING of people in the late 60s onward has taken its toll on deportment and hygiene hasn't it?
No sweat pants in sight!
England was still recovering from the war at this time..nobody had the money for cars..it was still a hard time for many families…lncluding mine…still streets of houses in rubble…which were our playground !!!! England in the sixties was starting to bloom …our fashions and music went around the world..would go back to that time in the wink of an eye
Thank God Great Britain bounced back in the 60's. 🇬🇧
Amazing looking at those people I wonder how many of those kids are still alive. It makes yearn for a time I never knew.
I’ve lived a past life in this era. And I know this 100000% true.
Born 1956...this was my early US life...Thankyou
A better America back then.
No seatbelts laws required on automobiles , Jim Crow and Sundown laws & HUAC House UnAmerican Committee The Cold War: Investigating the Red Menace Subpoenas and Blacklists Targeting suspected commies under your bed. Enjoy DDT & lead paint Amazing.
@@fluffy1931 No BLM burning and looting. No Asians being hunted by Blacks. Blacks were civilized compared to today. No race grifting. No shoplifting without prosecution. No tats and fats. No illegals. No LGBTQ+ thinking men can be women.. No homeless. Prosperity and high culture abounded. It truly was paradise!
@@fluffy1931 Quit whining and enjoy the nice pictures
@@peterjohnson1734 continue your circle jerk.
@@peterjohnson1734 Thank you.
Going to the creek to swim and wade along with washing the car and a picnic lunch. I remember and wish I was there
America's most wholesome decade. So sad that it couldn't carry on.
You couldn't be more right!! Born in '43, growing up in the 50s was the best time of my life!!
@@reavisfranklin7727 No seatbelts laws required on automobiles , Jim Crow and Sundown laws & HUAC House UnAmerican Committee The Cold War: Investigating the Red Menace Subpoenas and Blacklists Targeting suspected commies under your bed. Amazing.
I like how everyone is so dressed up.
Probably the best time to be alive in all of history...
Funny how all small town downtowns look similar. I miss those times so much.
I look at this video and cry inside WHY? WHY did we lose these times of stability and kindness. 😢💔
Government took God out of schools and everything else. Satan is busy
HI HISTORY FRIEND,, GREAT VIDEO!! MY FAMILY IS ENJOYING I WAS BORN IN 1961 AND I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS VERY WELL AND ENJOYED SEEING THE PIGGLY WIGGLY ,, HOWARD JOHNSON ,, AND SEARS AND THE REST,, MY SON MAX 7 YR.S OLD AND I LOVE OLD CARS AND GO TO CAR SHOWS WITH OUR 1958 DODGE CUSTOM ROYAL WEPT WINGS ,, AND 1978 BUICK.. YOU KNOW YOUR CARS WELL FRIEND,, AND GREAT VIEWS OF THE OLD CLOTHES IN THOSE DAYS MY WIFE AND I LOVE AND MISS.. IF ONLY FOR ONE DAY GO BACK AS AN ADULT AND ENJOYS THOSE GREAT TIMES,,.. I LIKED THE OLD SCHOOL BUSES TOOO.. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.. PEACE!!
Hi Ronald! I'm glad you're liking the videos - thanks for watching and commenting. I definitely don't know my cars as well as you and some of the other viewers, but I do my best. When I screw up - I definitely get corrected quickly!
This is what I long for...but never lived in. Thanks for the "memories"
Great stuff! I love seeing all the scenes, faces, hairstyles and fashions of those days!
Thank you for all these photographs of which without them many wouldn’t know what life once was like. ❤
A lot of folks have made political hay out of this video. They obviously didn't read your intro and have missed the boat completely. They missed out, too bad. They could've had a good time. Thanks for the great memories. Hope to see more of your work.
Hey, @oldtrucker672 - You said it perfectly, I couldn't agree with you more. I'm glad you enjoyed the video for what it was meant to be. Thanks for watching and for your helpful comments!
@@TheHistoryLounge I've got your back.
I like the description. Perfectly encapsulates it.
1953 to 1963 Those were the Best!!!...👍👍👍 Great stuff thanks for posting...
This Series always worth warching and no intrusive Music....as it should be...nice and calm Wrll Done....
Born in 51 lots of great times so simple.
Me too!
Wouldn’t it be so neat if someone in these photographs would see themselves and comment about the picture. That would be so awesome 😎
Better generation of people with a far better value system , beter cars. Beter society , it was as good as it got in America.
No seatbelts laws required on automobiles , Jim Crow and Sundown laws and of course redlining with segregation & HUAC House UnAmerican Committee The Cold War: Investigating the Red Menace Subpoenas and Blacklists Targeting suspected commies under your bed. Amazing.
@@fluffy1931 More copy and pasting of an indoctrinated viewpoint
We may be old but we KNOW what the real good times really were.
Would love to see American fairgrounds of the 1950s - in colour of course 😊
Great idea!
You know you're old when all these cars.....look perfectly normal!
Loved it. Thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
how society has sunk to disgusting levels nowadays is reprehensible
It’s absolutely heartbreaking 💔 to see where we once were and to see where we’ve gone to. 😢
It s raysiss to say society is disgusting
@@jimcrawford3185😂😂😂😂😂
Believe it or not , it's not too late to get back at least mostly of what we were. In the late 60's , we said , "We don't need God anymore, and we don't need no stinking rules either. 😢
@@BobConness I fear much trouble in the fuselage. 😨
You Tube, please have your moronic ads at the end of the video. These two ads reminded me of how our country has sunk so low. I was enjoying this video when America was sane.
Indeed, woke Democrats have utterly destroyed large swaths of the heart and soul of the USA. 😢
I just come here for the history to see because I love history. I was born in 1992. We can live well in any place and time period. There are definitely things better now than in the 1950s. Let's just enjoy videos like this and also life.
@2:33 Studebaker sure made some awesome cars. It was a shame that they went out of business.
I learned to drive on a 1950's Studebaker pickup truck 😊
Brings back memories. Good ones.
The Best Time...Very Nice people, cars, buildings, and country...from Porto Belo, Santa Catarina State, Brazil...!
The music is great here. Also I feel like I was born in the wrong decade.
I see you reversed my photo at 7:18. I uploaded it reversed without noticing and by the time I had noticed I could not correct it. I remember taking this photo and now things look right to me. Good job. It did cut out Rich Williams when you zoomed in. I mention him because he is still alive in northern California, last of the breed.
A T Burke
If I could back in time it would be in the 50s. I’d like to see my parents as teenagers.
The golden years of America! Never to come again. 😒
Sure, it wasnt perfect. But the 1950s and 1960s was the best time in American history
So lovely to see in colour
Something one does not see much of these days real family's doing real things Mum Dad and the Kids no X-box no Play-station just people out doing cool things enjoying each others company even the cars had style, technology has it really made life better for the people of today? "love these classic photos thank you".
Welcome to Everytown USA, 1955.
1951 Buick Riviera while it reads Dynaflow on the side but what a great era! thanks
Dynaflow was the name of the automatic transmission
Nice job.
I was a young Kid and a Teenager back in the 50'S. Now for those of us from this generation, does anyone still remember some of the old great TV Shows we took pleasure in watching? Just to name a few. Tales of tomorrow, Have gun will travel, Paladin, Scotland Yard (British),The real McCoy's, Playhouse 90, Playhouse 15, Science fiction theater, Chiller theater, Sunday afternoon Sci Fi theater, The Court of last resort, Sabor of London (British), Suspicion, The M squad, Police Station, Calling all cars, The thin Man, The Twentieth Century, The big record, The Walter Winchell file, The Arthur Godfrey show, Bulova presents Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope Chrysler Theater, The Pat Boone Boone Chevy showroom, The Dinah Shore Chevy show, Harbor Master, Tugboat Annie, The Arthur Godfey talent search, Emergency Ward 10 (British), No hiding place (British), Lassie, Sperman, P.C. 49 (British), Bachelor Father, The John Forsythe show, Dennis the menace, Momma, The Eve Arden show, The Patrice Muncel show, Men into Space, Out There, Space Command, Space Patrol, Captain Z--Ro., Commando Cody, Colonel Bleep and so many more it's just a littlr bit hard to remember anymore. Thanks for this beautiful video of a beautiful in my life. We didn't know how good we had it.
Thanks for your comment - and for the great list of old TV shows. Honestly, I hadn't heard of many of these. Maybe I can put together a video with mentions and shots of some of these old shows. I"m glad you liked the video, and that it reminded you of some good memories. I'm really glad to know that!
@@TheHistoryLounge. Thank you for your reply. And as far as being a Teenager in the 50'S went. Well, here is some good truth. I have three older Brothers who were Teenagers a while before myself. And that makes me the youngest Child raised in a strict old School Italian household. And as far as that STUPID show called Happy Days goes. Well, it was nothing like that at all. We grew up in Little Italy in Washington, D.C. And no, we did not have any bad ass Fonzie's walking around like they were really something. Now I will explain the rest some other time. Now as for the great old TV shows we loved there are so many that I still remember, but it would take a long time and spoil all the fun. Well, here are just a few more from the great old days of great TV. Dick Powells Zane Grey theater, Circus Boy, The adventures of Jim Bowie, Broken Arrow, The Joseph Cotton show, Wire Service, Waterfront, Riverboat, Dragnet, Mandrake the Magician, International Theater, The life of Riley, I've got a secret (gameshow), The Eddie Fisher show, MGM Parade, Circus Time, Line up, Decoy, The George Gobel show, American Bandstand, The Betty Hutton show, The Gail Storm show, The Loretta Young show, The Deena Clark show, The Gisele McKenzie show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Sky King, The Honeymooners, The Untouchables, One Mans Family, MGM Parade, The Wednesday night fights, Gunsmoke, The adventures of Sir Lancelot (British), The Buccaneers (British), Club Oasis, I married Joan, My little Margie, Public Defender, Racket Squad (LAPD), Public Prosecutor, The Californians, The cases of Eddie Drake, The flying Doctor (British), Suzie private Secretary, The Ann Southern show, The Donna Reed show, Rescue 8, Love of life, 77 Sunset Strip, CBS Sunday evening Mystery theater, The Debby Drake show, Casey, crime photographer, The Detectives, The DA'S Man, Front page Detective, Highway Patrol, I'm the Law, Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop, Man against crime and Martin Kane Private I. Well, there are many more and I hope this helps. Now if there is anyone from my generation who is still around, if you remember will you please reply? Thanks again.
@@DavidFrehlini-y1y Not sure why you zeroed in on Happy Days as stupid...you realize it was JUST a TV show, don'tcha? Maybe there were no wiseguys in D.C.'s Little Italy, not that the Fonz was by any stretch a wiseguy, but there certainly were in NYC's. Maybe these videos need a sprinkle of the reality of mob hits (descriptive headlines, articles, and graphic pictures of mobsters lying in a pool of blood after getting machine-gunned out of his barber's chair while he was getting a shave) to get everyone out of nostalgic dreams that life was so perfect "back then", whichever "back then" tickles your fancy. The intros are important. The vids are great. The photos, however, have a tendency to whitewash whatever decade(s) is being highlighted. I often wonder whose photos are being used...personal collection, stock library...because unless something negative is being highlighted (war, accidents, etc.) there seems to be total omissions of those negatives.
@@brucestaples4510. Good morning from Palermo Sicilia. Actually, I was talking about some of the older Kids walking around acting like bad assess and trying to impress the Young Ladies. And we were not allowed to stop off at the local Burger Joint on the way Home from School. We came straight Home. And whatever else. But as for the real Wise Guys. Well, yes. They were there, and what you mentioned about the Mob Hits. Oh yes. I was around when all of that was going on, and I still remember when Joseph Valachi testified on TV. And I still remember the Anastasia hit, and yes, he was blown out of the Barber's chair. As a matter fact, that was the top story, front page news for the Washington Star and Daily news. And I am sure everyone from back then who is still around can remember. And to be honest our Little Italy was the safest Neighborhood in the District of Columbia. Well, you take care and have a great morning. God Bless.
So very, VERY accurate!! Blessings.
keep these video's going if you can thanks appreciate them. more than words can say I'm sure they mean a lot to others as to me.
Some of those cityscapes are crying out for 'Then & Now' paired photos!
The Stuts, comander beautiful
Thanx👍👍👍👍👍👍
I was born in ‘71 yet long for those days.
I’m living in the wrong era this really warms my heart and makes me not want to be in todays world.
Pretty unusual shot of a P-61 Black Widow @ 3:06...with some kind of jet at the far left of the frame.
Not a P-61; that's an F-82 Twin Mustang with a radar pod
@@TrailRider1200 Thanks. I never knew a twin Mustang existed.
Looks like a P-80 Shooting Star on the left.
pretty sure in 53 that would be a Grumman F89 with the large amount of nose guns
We lived about 30 miles from Monroeville, Pa. The last time I saw Monroeville was about the time the photo was taken. I wonder if I may be there in the background somewhere.
I collect postcards of street scenes and diners and roadside motels. Been at it since 1988.
That's cool - me too! (But mainly of places I've been in the past.) You probably recognize some of the views on this channel from your old postcards!
@@TheHistoryLounge A few yes. I like thinking about that era, even though I'm in my early 60s. I don't wish to be transported back- I'd be drafted and maybe lose my life in a war. I'm sure someone will call me a non-American.
at 5:13 Miracle Mile in Monroeville.@@TheHistoryLounge
What memories. Love it.
I was born in 1946😊
I remember those days I lived in a veterans project and we would play at the playground my best froends mother would yell to the top of her lungs Eddy supperand we all knew too go home for supper and when after that the town lights would come on and it was time to go home for the night great time to be alive
wonderful...thanks for this beautiful video.i love the USA in the fifties with the cars the music the fashion the food the flair and the girls..what a great time
No malls, no tattoos, no cell phones and perfect practical autos.
I totally agree with you that those times were amazing. But the cars: Great looks and wonderful engines - roadholding and brakes? Hmm, not just impressive. And you wouldn’t have wanted to be in them in an accident as safety didn’t matter at all. There’s a shocking crash test on You Tube: A beautiful ‘59 Chevy Impala against a boring Malibu: You would have died in the Impala and get out of the Malibu - maybe with some minor bruises. Buyers back then just didn’t care about safety - neither did automakers.
Great times and life need to go back!!!!!
No foreign cars. No technology. No E P A. Small government. The gold standard. A different world
3:02F-82 Twin Mustang, and F-80s in the background. Obviously posed, but a cool picture
These videos are oh so good! Thank you :D
Thank you for watching and for your kind words!
7:23 Not true! The girl is about 3 or 4. The earliest pic that can be is 1959 because its a 59' Ford. Would make the girl be born in 55 or 56, same with the kid on the left. They are mid to late 60s if not already dead.
AWESOME!
Thanks!
The FIRST image reminds me that New York City was actually called New Amsterdam by Dutch settlers.
When did New York City change its name from New Amsterdam?
New Amsterdam - Wikipedia
1664
Lovely , everything do clean , no vandalism nor anti social behaviour , people loved there country with every right to
Vielen Dank für dieses Video.
That was beautiful. Thank you
very nostalgic
Before the world went crazy. Happy I got to see it. FJB
i love video it
6:45 is a red 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88. And orange at 1:45. Way nicer than the cheaper 55 to 57 Chevs.
7:15 is a 1948 4 door Chrysler Windsor.
Four 1953 Buicks on the car carrier truck.
"7:15 is a 1948 4 door Chrysler Windsor." Yes, it belonged to my brother-in-law as did two of the kids in the picture.
At 3:00 what kind of plane is that? Two of them?
how did we let howard johnson's go out of business? so much nicer than holiday inn-staying there was special --haven't had fried clams since--so good
At one time, there were at least 1,000 Howard Johnson’s restaurants in America. Now they are all gone. How sad this is!! 😢😢
7:35 ...in their 80's like me...
7:35Cancellation? Seems a funny kind of name for a brand of shoes
I'd be kind of TICKED if somebody canceled MY shoes!
In grade 6 in 1965 I had to wear used poor fitting pointy shoes from 1959 likely. LOL.
What a wonderful time in America. What happened?