A Visit to the Airport and a Nice Drive (1950-1969)

This 16mm film shows Esso Sign, 1950s cars, New Castle County Airport, U.S. 13, U.S. 40, truck service station, Dover Air Force Base, and the Delaware Memorial Bridge. It shows driving through the perspective of the driver, a motel. It also shows a plane being prepped and taking off, Acme Store, Deckerd Store, various businesses along the road, Food Fair, Esso Service Station, Mobile Gas, railroad crossing, train, trucks being weighed, RCA Flight Laboratory, traffic caused by road construction, toll booth, and the Delaware Memorial Bridge from the perspective of the driver.
Resource Identifier: 1540-000-001_067mp
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[@roadwaysofdelaware]

Awesome video and footage!

[@ericbitzer5247]

Everything was so beautiful back then. I wasn't around until the 70's, but America was still beautiful until the 90's. Now I don't even recognize the city I grew up in. It's like being in a foreign country.

[@sterlinsilver]

Awesome to see the hollywood motel in its prime. No matter how run down it gets that sign always makes me smile. This film looks to be from about 1957 judging from the cars

[@danielklein9855]

Totally agree. Saw nothing newer than 1957 models.

[@frankmedeiros232]

A DELDOT highway accomplishments film your tax dollars at work There was a lot of focus on the 13/40 split Kids Exxon used to be Esso