1934 to 1959 and possibly a little later, Bellingham WA, 16mm Film Archive, 926 16th St
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- There are 17 reels of film from this archive depicting Bellingham Washington and surrounds over a period of about 23 years that starts as near as I can tell in 1934 and ends in 1957.
There are 3 parades in old Bellingham as well as city streets, an airfield, an airport, boating and some really great old cars as well as some pretty cool clips of good folks living life in the past. You will also see what I think is a damn being built and although I am fairly sure it is not in the Bellingham area or even in the State I left it in because it is interesting. Maybe someone can let us know where it is.
The family lived at 926 16th Street in Bellingham right above Lowell Elementary School on 15th Street. I spent quite some time trying and eventually finding the house using Google Earth as it appears many times throughout the film as does other houses in the neighborhood. I left much of this in because if I lived there I would wish to see the homes and neighbors as they were 80 years ago. There used to be a trolley car that ran on that street.
I also left in clips of some places that I could not identify because I am not sure these clips are not relevant to the area or not.
As a last note I would tell you this video contains both black and white as well as very early color film. Unfortunately much of the color has deteriorated and is not quite right. Adjustments were made and there was some improvement.
CLOSET MEMORIES AND FADED DREAMS
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George Mihal
These are interesting. I live down on 15th Street by Fairhaven Park. I also have home movies before I was born of Bellingham Parades and also home life. Great memories.
Thank you for sharing, my family were pioneers in the area and it's really cool to be able to see how things were back then. South Hill looks just as nice as it does today.
Your welcome, someday I would like to reproduce this film in high resolution and have someone provide a dialogue that would explain what we see in the film. Thank you for watching and Merry Christmas.
So Cool! I live on 16th Street just north of there. Thank you for sharing!
I love it when people that live in a location find my old film. please share with everyone you can, it's the only way that I can keep on doing this. TH-cam page so very little but every penny helps, thank you.
How did you get this footage?
+runejl1 by actively search for this film at antique stores and garage sales and found this particular film in Alameda at an antique sale.
Hi George, I shared this on the History of Bellingham and History of Whatcom County Facebook pages. I am also going to try to get a hold of the people that currently live in the house so that they can see it.
+runejl1 thank you so very much I have to tell you that's the only way that I get paid for this stuff. I have contacted the woman that lives in that house with a letter she doesn't do much with computers I don't think but she did appreciate the letter and the photographs of the house and I sent her. the history that belongs to all of us is our heritage enjoy it.
It is nice to see this, I grew up in Bellingham from 1945 to 1963
Sandra Bushaw Thank you Sandra
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Do you remember a road called Glacier-Starr Route? I saw it in an old Whatcom County phone book, but I can't find any evidence of it anywhere else.
I grew up on 12th street and went to Lowell School; this is very interesting!
What year? I was at Lowell from 1965 to 1969, Mrs Humphries, Mrs Doubt, Mrs Martin and Mr Bechtel's classes
@@roberttrout3588 I went to Lowell from 1973 to 1978; great times!
The car shown at 24:55 is a 1960 Buick (which Buick first started selling in the Fall of 1959) so the years this film covers extends later than 1957
Thank you Richard, I am dismally lacking in my ability to ID automobiles. I will change the title to reflect your observation and thank you for watching sir.
Hi E.M. - I'll stop short of calling myself an expert at identifying the make and model of cars in old photos, but I have been a car hobbyist for all of my nearly 65 years on this planet, and if you are so inclined, in the future I'd be happy to help you identify the make and year of manufacturer of autos in old photos and film. My youngest brother is a historian one of the majors radio stations I'm Seattle, and I often help him with the same thing. Let me know. For example, that is a 1935 Oldsmobile 3 Window Business Coupe that is featured prominently earlier in the same film as the 1960 Buick.
Yes I would be most appreciative, I do what I can but most of my effort is put into just publishing the stuff. Research takes so much longer and as I said I do what I can but entirely missed the mark quite often. Your help would make a difference in a lot of cases. Thank you for your offer and by the way I’ll credit you in the description for your help. Thank you in advance and thank you for watching.
Very cool to see!
It’s funny I was able to track down the people that live in the house the owner of this film lived in at the time. I sent a letter to them pointing to this film. I don’t think they were very impressed. I do that often on with mixed results.
I believe the dam (damn?) footage is the Grand Coulee dam. Constructed between 1933 and 1942.
Would you be interested in more 16mm film taken between 1930s and later? I've had over 2500 ft transferred to cds. My father took home movies from 1930s to 1950s.
I don’t know how I missed this but yes I would be very great full but only in the actual films. My film scanner turns out exceptional quality reproductions that I am able to enhance using special software. Thank you for the offer.
Montgomery house.
They ownded and operated Montgomery Fuel (the Casa Que Pasa building)
I believe that is their house.
They also owned another one on 11th I believe.
I have pictures of it, the house now has two large blue things in front that look like non-tribal totems?
Tinymoezzy I want to thank you so much for your comments and tidbits of history. Without folks like you this is just so much pretty film.
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Born at Saint Lukes 1959, anyone else?
hey its ok,, just check it out, they had a float in parade, just some history,
A man appears in the film that resembles Hugh Montgomery, and Paul Montgomery when the Roeder family and Montgomery's were joined in marriage.
has anyone told you, who lead the parades down holly streets, many years ago?
No Mame I have very little information concerning the parades and would love to here anything you might know. Are you related Steven King who lives in Bellingham?
+George Mihal (OfficeOfImageArchaeology) hi no lm not related to anyone living in bham, l lived there20yrs, and just move out 3months ago,,,but look up on google, kkk in bellinghamwa,, l use to work with seniors there, and they also told me many stories, how bham was years ago, yes bham is very beautiful,,
+scarlett king Sorry I only ask about Steve King because he commented in an email about this film a couple of days ago. You have a great weekend Scarlett.
I have a have movies that have Bellingham parades going down Holly, before the Y took over the hotel. Not sure of the year but it has to be in the 1940s
This website (www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=48891) has some info about the Dr. F.R. McGregor, whose office sign is shown early on in this set of films:
"These plaques commemorate famous vessels in the history of Victoria and pay tribute to pioneers they brought to this new land, the men and women who fought the good fight and built Victoria and British Columbia.
Remembering George McGregor (1863-1947) Founder of Victoria Tug Company, Ltd. (1912-1959), owner and operator of tugs: Sadie, Spray, George McGregor, Sirmac, DesBrisay, Swell & Strath. A staunch supporter of Victoria Harbour Assn.
Donated by his son, Dr. F.R. McGregor."