My parents bought a 2nd home in Mandan, probably as a weekend getaway from our main house in Fort Yates (5 years at Yates) This 2nd home didn't last long, maybe around a year. It was about 1978 & I was around 10. It was a relaxing time there in Mandan. Got to use my new telescope to check out the moon, saw bunnies in backyard snow, board games at dinner table playing Uno etc, played with some neighbor kids, watched Phil Donahue for maybe first time. The most memorable was stubbing my toe there in living room, I can still feel it to this day, 40 years later. Eventually we moved to Oregon in early 1980. ND will always be a bittersweet memory. What's funny is our Mandan home is all I remember of that town, I have no memory of any of the town's streets & buildings.
i spent my senior in high school in Mandan a long time ago. After graduation joined the military, and never went back there. The train station is the only thing that looked the same. Sorry, but i do not miss anything about that place.
I don't miss anything about it either. Maybe a couple of my friends and that's about it. It still looks boring as hell. I live in Pittsburgh, PA now and I often joke about how there's nothing to do here, but after seeing this video, it makes me feel I should stop complaining about Pittsburgh lol.
W O W!!!!! Left in 1964 and 10-year high school reunion in 1974. Was there a short visit in 1970!! Nothing since!! Only two things on Main I know!!! M & H gas station. Where the sign said gas $.26 a gallon and a pack of cigarettes was $.24. I do not know if it's the exact same location, moved up or down the street, or the exact same location. The other place is the Train Depot, with a cafe called The Beanery!! Next, you turned on 6th Ave. At the High School which I graduated in 1964. Sunset veered a little to the left and 6th went straight up!! When you turned off and went over to Collins, had you continued up Sunset and then on to the Old Red Trail 3 miles. The Highland road off to the right, our farm Called The Red Trail Dairy (LOVE DAIRY FARM) was just westabout 30th was our driveway> We had 1700 hundred acres. 400 Milk cows and 500 range cattle and 20 hired men. My two brothers and I joined the Marine Corps. For me to get off the farm. The First Lutheran Church of the Redeemer was at 4th Ave. and 2nd St. Thanks for the memories. I live in Lakewood, Colorado. The west side of Denver
We were back up there in July and drove the Old 10/Old Red Trail for the 100 miles from Dickinson to Mandan. I’ll have video of that coming up after the current series.
This is where I grew up. There are a few new things in Main St, but it otherwise looks just as bland and boring as it did growing up. Was nice to recognize a few landmarks though...the high school, the First Lutheran Church, the water tower on Collins Ave. I used to be in awe of how hilly it seemed to be but now I live in Pittsburgh which is nothing but hills. Suddenly Mandan doesn't seem so hilly anymore!
North Dakota is pretty flat until you get to the western edge. But being from southeast Louisiana, I got the opposite effect up there. The hills seemed exaggerated and the air seemed dry and thin.
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So You Went To Bismarck On July 4 (Saturday) And Mandan On July 5 (Sunday) And I Like That Music And The Beginning Of The Video The First Song As You Are Driving! Whats The Name Of The First Song During The Video?
We were staying in Bismarck for a few days. If you want to know the name of a song on a video this old, try an app called Shazam. It can usually identify the music. I don’t have any easy way of looking up music that I used more than a few weeks in the past.
As someone who's always lived in a city, the thing that I never seem to understand is, where do all the people that own those houses in small towns actually work? It never seems to me that there could possibly be enough jobs for everyone locally. Heck, even living in a city of 800.000 I often bemoan the lack of decent jobs to apply for in such a "small city" as my own. When I'm "between jobs" it takes me a good 6-9 months to find another decent job... I just can't imagine how difficult it must be in small towns/cities. Small towns look like nice places, but I just don't get how most people support themselves as you can't afford to "burn bridges" so-to-speak with the 1 or 2 major employers in an area I imagine.
[My answer doesn't really apply to people in Mandan, since the Bismarck/Mandan metro is pretty large] I'm guessing that people who live IN the small town either own a small business, or work for someone else who has a small business. They also might own farmland on the outskirts of town. Most of these small towns are along a railroad, so they may work for the railroad or the local grain elevator. More than likely though, they're either directly or indirectly involved in the agriculture industry. In my late father-in-law's case, he lived on a farm in the middle of nowhere, but he was a farm equipment mechanic. He worked for one of the big agricultural equipment companies, and then became an independent mechanic. He also owned a bunch of equipment, so he did some harvesting for other farmers, and had his own hay field. In his area, a lot of people have oil rights or wells on their property, and collect royalty checks from the oil companies.
My parents bought a 2nd home in Mandan, probably as a weekend getaway from our main house in Fort Yates (5 years at Yates) This 2nd home didn't last long, maybe around a year. It was about 1978 & I was around 10. It was a relaxing time there in Mandan. Got to use my new telescope to check out the moon, saw bunnies in backyard snow, board games at dinner table playing Uno etc, played with some neighbor kids, watched Phil Donahue for maybe first time. The most memorable was stubbing my toe there in living room, I can still feel it to this day, 40 years later. Eventually we moved to Oregon in early 1980. ND will always be a bittersweet memory. What's funny is our Mandan home is all I remember of that town, I have no memory of any of the town's streets & buildings.
Used to live in this town when I was younger much younger crazy to see nothing changed you even passed my old house and it looks the same
Beautiful town under a stunning sky.👍
That's a tranquil place
That is where I am from and still currently living there 🏠
We’ll be back up in ND in July of this year.
@@504RoadTrips cool, your more then welcomed back up here in ND
@ 4:50 a sewing machine store??? Looked open/operating too. Any South Dakota videos forthcoming?
Yes, it appears to be an active store. They sell quilting products and handle sewing machine sales and repair.
Got fam in in No Dak, and So Dak. No Dak is nicer than So Dak.
i spent my senior in high school in Mandan a long time ago. After graduation joined the military, and never went back there. The train station is the only thing that looked the same. Sorry, but i do not miss anything about that place.
To what part of the country did you move?
I don't miss anything about it either. Maybe a couple of my friends and that's about it. It still looks boring as hell. I live in Pittsburgh, PA now and I often joke about how there's nothing to do here, but after seeing this video, it makes me feel I should stop complaining about Pittsburgh lol.
@@bradleyschmidt7190 Cool… The less people here the better.
W O W!!!!! Left in 1964 and 10-year high school reunion in 1974. Was there a short visit in 1970!! Nothing since!! Only two things on Main I know!!! M & H gas station. Where the sign said gas $.26 a gallon and a pack of cigarettes was $.24. I do not know if it's the exact same location, moved up or down the street, or the exact same location. The other place is the Train Depot, with a cafe called The Beanery!! Next, you turned on 6th Ave. At the High School which I graduated in 1964. Sunset veered a little to the left and 6th went straight up!! When you turned off and went over to Collins, had you continued up Sunset and then on to the Old Red Trail 3 miles. The Highland road off to the right, our farm Called The Red Trail Dairy (LOVE DAIRY FARM) was just westabout 30th was our driveway> We had 1700 hundred acres. 400 Milk cows and 500 range cattle and 20 hired men. My two brothers and I joined the Marine Corps. For me to get off the farm. The First Lutheran Church of the Redeemer was at 4th Ave. and 2nd St. Thanks for the memories. I live in Lakewood, Colorado. The west side of Denver
We were back up there in July and drove the Old 10/Old Red Trail for the 100 miles from Dickinson to Mandan. I’ll have video of that coming up after the current series.
I was there earlier this year. Very cool town! Great job👍
Cool, thanks!
This is where I grew up. There are a few new things in Main St, but it otherwise looks just as bland and boring as it did growing up. Was nice to recognize a few landmarks though...the high school, the First Lutheran Church, the water tower on Collins Ave. I used to be in awe of how hilly it seemed to be but now I live in Pittsburgh which is nothing but hills. Suddenly Mandan doesn't seem so hilly anymore!
North Dakota is pretty flat until you get to the western edge. But being from southeast Louisiana, I got the opposite effect up there. The hills seemed exaggerated and the air seemed dry and thin.
First time subscriber, enjoying your vlogs but was looking for your beginning vlogs and maybe a little introduction of yourself.
Thanks for subscribing. If you click on our channel and then the videos tab, you can scroll back to our early videos (it's going to take a lot of scrolling though). The best thing you can find that would have any kind of introduction would be an interview we did with Roadwaywiz up in New York: th-cam.com/video/q491_VxjTYM/w-d-xo.html
We gave some info about our backgrounds, and how this channel came to be.
So You Went To Bismarck On July 4 (Saturday) And Mandan On July 5 (Sunday) And I Like That Music And The Beginning Of The Video The First Song As You Are Driving! Whats The Name Of The First Song During The Video?
We were staying in Bismarck for a few days. If you want to know the name of a song on a video this old, try an app called Shazam. It can usually identify the music. I don’t have any easy way of looking up music that I used more than a few weeks in the past.
I believe Mandan has changed a bit since 1963. lol
I’m sure it has!
I haven't been there in 30 years but I remember Mandan being pretty crappy. Instead of the wrong side of the tracks, it's the wrong side of the river.
Actually, Mandan has a view of a beautiful city across the river, especially at night. Bismarck doesn't have that.
As someone who's always lived in a city, the thing that I never seem to understand is, where do all the people that own those houses in small towns actually work? It never seems to me that there could possibly be enough jobs for everyone locally. Heck, even living in a city of 800.000 I often bemoan the lack of decent jobs to apply for in such a "small city" as my own. When I'm "between jobs" it takes me a good 6-9 months to find another decent job... I just can't imagine how difficult it must be in small towns/cities. Small towns look like nice places, but I just don't get how most people support themselves as you can't afford to "burn bridges" so-to-speak with the 1 or 2 major employers in an area I imagine.
[My answer doesn't really apply to people in Mandan, since the Bismarck/Mandan metro is pretty large] I'm guessing that people who live IN the small town either own a small business, or work for someone else who has a small business. They also might own farmland on the outskirts of town. Most of these small towns are along a railroad, so they may work for the railroad or the local grain elevator. More than likely though, they're either directly or indirectly involved in the agriculture industry. In my late father-in-law's case, he lived on a farm in the middle of nowhere, but he was a farm equipment mechanic. He worked for one of the big agricultural equipment companies, and then became an independent mechanic. He also owned a bunch of equipment, so he did some harvesting for other farmers, and had his own hay field. In his area, a lot of people have oil rights or wells on their property, and collect royalty checks from the oil companies.
That’s because you’re a city slicker, and just don’t get it. Lol!
@@ralphkramden2089 indeed!
Most work in Bismarck.
First!!
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