A collection of home movies, some personal, some friends and some that I have been very lucky to come across. Most are silent so I do my best at adding a fairly entertaining soundtrack.
Ya got the HOT right..119 a week ago...lived here since 2003....first time for me to see Vegas was 1969 to see Elvis... I was 19 and I remember saying who would ever wanna live way out here...lol I was born in Bay Area
My family has been in Vegas since 1929. This film footage was taken 1 year before I existed on this planet. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you. I Like to wonder what my Grandparents were doing when all these clips were taken. My grandfather was somewhere at work running their plastering business. His 120-man crew did the Sands and the Stardust. When they were building them, he always told me the MOB guys paid Good money for their Jobs as long as you were honest with them. They took good care of you. If you weren't truthful, they would take care of you not in a Good way
When the Dunes came down and the Bellagio went up in its place, is about the time Vegas lost its soul. They should have at the Mirage when it came to mega resorts. The vibe is so lame now.
The Las Vegas that us old-timers love. Thanks for posting. There was an Old Town or western fort like structure along Boulder Highway, on the way to Hover Dam.
This is fantastic! The International Hotel footage is actually from 1969 when the hotel opened. I actually attended that show with my family seeing Nancy Sinatra, The Osmonds, and Mac Davis. I have a postcard that was laying on the table. I also have the sticker that I wore on my shirt from the Youth Hotel. I was eight years old. Amazing memories that I think about often. 😎
Look at those fountains. Evel Knievel tried unsuccessfully to jump those on a crude twin Triumph with ancient suspension just the previous year. It still boggles my mind, a former motorcycle racer, that he even considered such a thing to be feasible.
Cadillacs, Lincoln Continentals everywhere, and a brand new 1968 red Volkswagen bug. Gas was 17 cents a gallon for regular/ 93 octane & 21 cents per gallon for premium/ hi -test @ 103 octane, Most casinos had 39 cent bacon & eggs breakfast & steak and eggs for 79 cents, included toast, hash browns & coffee. Minimum wage was .95 cents an hour and average 1 bedroom furnished apartment within walking distance of the strip went for $50-$75 per month during season. $10 a month less for off season or year round rentals. $160- $200 a month was average tourist industry wage , not including tips. 50% of your check went to rent, utilities & groceries, 25% went to personal maintenance like gasoline, laundry, alcohol, gambling and 25% could actually go in the bank on a good month or more if you didn't have a car or alcohol/ gambling habits. Though if you gambled drinks were free until you were drunk, broke or both.
What an absolute treasure you have preserved and shared with us. I never wanted it to end, and it truly transported me back in time. It's just the way I remember it from so many moons ago. Thank you !
It’s too bad the large casinos moved in here now you got to pay for drink out of plastic that to cost you $50 bucks, change the rules on the blackjack and other games so it’s almost virtually impossible to win. They took the fun out of Vegas instead of remembering your name they ask for your players card and you’re just a number to them.😅
We watched airport 77 and we read that there was a screen test back in the 70s at universal studios and thank God for RU-vid because this gem was right there for us to watch. Lol it was totally awesome.!!
I had the "Give-A-Show" projector. I used to show the movies on our garage door, the kids in the neighborhood would come by, sit in the driveway, good clean fun on a summer night.
Cool, interesting video. It does appear to be UCLA in the footage. Oddly, Thanksgiving day in 1964 was Thursday, November 26. USC played UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 21st and Notre Dame on Saturday Nov 28th. Could the year be possibly wrong?
I was 18 years old .18 years of my life. Thi is my town my home the good year's and now its like Disneyland from a 72 year old native .been there and zine it my home
I was still 43 days away from birth when this was filmed. This film reminds me of my memories of my grandparents house in Marblehead, Massachusetts. ❤️
