As a foreigner this is what the US used to be namely a role model for the World in almost every way. Today it's about the contrary. Tears in my eyes ...
It was an absolute honor to grow up in the 50's I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. thank you Lord! A "road trip" WAS our "entertainment" and those 50's cars are like NO OTHER...EVER! Dad had a 53 Buick in mint color and it was ALWAYS in pristene condition...if I could afford it, I would have a 50's car they were beautiful and unforgetable.
I was born in 1955 and am convinced that my incredibly comfortable life is going to end in world of chaos and hardship. We hsd a '56 Olds Super 88...similar to your Buick. Loved it.
I would hate to have been an adult in the 50's. Absolutely sh*t completely exaggerated by people who today are close to death and have zero worth living for.
I do have a '50's car. It is a 1956 Buick Special. As it is mostly original it is a rolling time capsule of the way things used to be back then. It is a time capsule of much of my own history as I have had it 38 years.
I grew up in the 50’s & 60’s and just found this site and love it so much. Went to Vietnam to serve my country in the late 60’s for 2 tours in the Marine Corps. Now have Parkinson’s but would go to serve my country again. A real shame that our country is in such a reck. I don,t think I’ll see it like that in the 50’s & 60’s again but thankful I had the chance to grow up than. Thank you all and God bless us all.
I think maybe you mean a much better US than today? Not all the world has crumbled like the US. In fact, a lot of countries have improved their way of life. But yeah, surely watching this and then watching the walking dead videos of US streets does make you wonder “what the hell happened”? It looked like a dream back then but of course this was only true if you were white. Blacks probably had it worse than today back then.
Thank you so much!!! It was a glorious time in our history, I write this with tears in my eyes. Even as a child I was so happy to be blessed an American. We had pride in our Country then, we took pride in our communities, our accomplishments, our homes, our families. The streets were safe. I, for one, want my Country back....Please pray for the healing of this great land and people.
My family owned many of those cars. I was the rambunctious little brother that slept in the back of many (most!) of those station wagons. We vacationed at all but a couple of those Natl Parks and Natl Forests. Those men with their haircuts and their hard shoes, and those women with their dresses and hand bags, were hard working, proud Americans raising a family, and paying 24.9 cents per gallon for gasoline to visit our great country. No cell phones, computers, or internet. Not even cable TV. My generation invented that just after we pulled off mini-skirts and that flight to the moon thing. We had books, and parental encouragement. Most of us had an AM radio. You could receive Country music and Mexican stations, including Wolf Man Jack in the later 60s. FM radios were rare. If you could find one there was typically one or two stations playing classical music. Some of us had a B/W TV. Everybody's parents worked at the same job all their adult lives. Apologies for my wandering trip down memory lane. Similarly, apologies to the Harvard grads for the comma misuse. Video presenter, thanks for the slide show.
In reference to " the slide show " ... As a baby boomer , I traveled w/ my parents to most of these places in the 50's & 60's . My dad was an amazing amateur photographer so when we returned home from a trip , his photos were made into slides & then we relived our experiences w/ the slide projector & pics on the big white screen in our living room . Wonderful memories ! 💙
Seems Americans exchanged books for mini skirts, smarts for showoff fashion and brains imported from other countries. USA has become a country of excesses afforded by dollar being reserve currency
Civil to each other? ya if you were white, I live in a state that still had separate drinking fountains and restrooms well into the 1950s and early 60s Black families traveling america had to have a special book that showed places where they were welcomed at
@@armorpro573 Both are chaotic because ultimately that is the nature of humanity. But, I would dare say, with great power comes great responsibility (not my quote), and with the incredible power of technology in weapons and the nature of humans as it's always been, I think the catastrophic potential resulting therein, is more chaotic. In the 1810s Napolean could invade Europe and people suffered. Same with Russia today. But Napolean didn't have 5000 huge Nukes.
My 78 yr old father and I (at 58) took our 1951 Chevy Styleline Deluxe all the way across Route 66 and back in 2017. It was an unbelievable trip and experience that we will remember forever. There are still many iconic landmarks on the route that have survived all the years of modern road construction. I highly recommend everyone do something like this with someone important to you!
@@JrGooniorDon't wait for someday sweetie. It's lije tomorrow: it never comes. Take a sister, brother, or cousin, or one of your children. It will be a solid memory.
I've been to a few places in this video and it is a bitter sweet experience in how much I miss my grand parents,Mother and Sister. I miss and love you all deeply. The days grow near where I will see your sweet faces again.
No cell phones, no road rage, no carjackings, and gas was .37 per gallon. This country was perfect when it had about 200 million people. It's been downhill ever since. (You folks born after 1970 don't know what you missed!)
And NO "F word." You only used if you were alone among a bunch of men, and even then only sparingly. Girls didn't use it AT ALL! Exceptions might be the boys' locker room when there were no adults around, or an army barracks filled with 18-21 year old draftees. But it was not used routinely especially in mixed company by anybody.
True that , Paul . How I long for those days . Pre interstate , fantastic cars, no seat belts... Dad ALWAYS was up for a road trip . Off we went , back roads , no phones. He lived to 93 and was a great day tripper to the last .
I grew up in Coconut Grove, a vintage fishing village near Miami. It was like Mayberry. Tennis, sailing and diving for Florida lobster. I wouldn’t want to grow up now. Life has gotten so much more complicated.
I have warm feelings looking at digitally restored old pictures. It is like returning home to the family when we were all together and couldn't get away from each other. People look happier then.
For the first six decades of the 20th century the United States had the best looking cars in the world. The cars in these photos were just amazing. Thanks for posting this..........
Born in 1952 I remember and loved the 50s. We prayed in school and God blessed America. It was a whole different world back then and I believe heaven will be much like it. The air you breathed even felt different.
What was normal back then ??? No unions. Hire and fire-system even worse than today. Workmen´s rights ZERO !!! Allmighty cops that could treat you as they liked. Glorifying any military stuff. Workmen´s life was LISTEN AND OBEY !!! But great cars, no doubt !!!
@You'll See exactly. That chump is probably a millennial who buys into the woke shit they’re spreading today. It was a time of great prosperity. People had core values. No gangster rap. I was born in 53 and I have nothing but good memories of the late fifties and sixties.
Retrotopia, the longing for a non existing past..! Sure the cars where nice, but very dangerious in accidents en polluting, women were supposed to be tending to the children en the house, they were fired often when pregnant, black were not even allowed to stay in the same hotels as whites, cancer simply killed you, with a worn out hip you had to drag yourself through life, the church had a firm grip on everyday life, and many of the pastors on little children…homosexuals were in danger of being incarcerared, etc. Etc. Etc. Wake up from your nostalgic dream and inform yourself about the realities of daily life in those days, !
It was a wonderful time for doing a road trip, if you could afford a nice car. Amazing places to visit and never overcrowded, people look so smart and happy. I love every single photo. Thanks.
In 1962 a new car cost 3,000 and in 1965 they cost 3500.00 . I don't think they had any plastic on them and all the parts were made in America. We don't even make tooth pick in USA Now, they raise the price on cars every week. What have we done to our country ?
@@llanamejia .... Voting Democrat is standing up for the American people . Voting Republican is helping the rich and big business that pay no taxes. Someone poor like you voting Republican degrade what is right for working the man. Trump gave the rich the biggest tax brake in history to the rich and now the people had to pay for it, ....but thats ok we'll blame it on the Democrats, ggg
@@llanamejia ... The only reason the USA is in good shape is because of the Dems. The Republicans would vote no on a unemployment extention but at the same time give oil companies million in subsidies
@@fenian123 well, you said ”being…rude…is a time honored tradition in america”. So, to me that is confusing since I didn’t meet a single rude person there. I just say that people in GENERAL were probably nicer back then since today there seems to be more violence in america
It's not just the cars or the beautiful unspoilt landscapes or the fashions. People were different then. Society had a structure, rules and expectations based on Christianity and life worked better. It looks better because on balance it was, because it was sane and rational.
I grew up in a military family and long, sometimes cross country road trips were common when my dad got orders to a new assignment. In the mid-60s, I remember going from Mather AFB (Sacramento) to Anaheim (visiting Disneyland for the first time) then on to Keesler AFB in Mississippi. My dad had a brand new Buick Wildcat that he just loved. My sister and I in the back seat looking forward to stopping at a Howard Johnson’s “motor lodge” for the night. (Anyone remember HoJo Cola?) Good memories.
Same here,brotha,my dad was in the Air Force,got transferred alot,endless road trips,staying at motels,which little brother & I loved,lotta memories in this video.
I just love the music, its so inspiring with the pictures. Was born in 65, and i still remember the cars, the more humble stores , the family's with their pets, people were talking ( or yelling). But a very different time to live and grow. Today we have cellphones and computer to talk to.
@@TheHistoryLounge da nehme ich mir immerwieder die Zeit um es bis zur letzten Sekunde zu schauen 🥰 Ich besitze selbst 2 US Cars aus den 50` und da geht mir das Herz auf wenn ich das sehe! (aber kleine Anmerkung, in der Musik ist immer wieder ein krtzen und ein Geräusch als würde Jemand laut atmen;-)
Fantastic video as always 👌. Sad to see our country now in 2023. Society has declined so much. Few people have any moral values.... God help this once great country, Amen God bless you and thank you again 🙏
@2:29 As an old Dutch petrolhead, I'm very surprised to see a beautiful two-tone Auto Union 1000 S in the States! In my childhood a rather common sight here in Holland, but I didn't expect to see one on the other side of the pond. Besides, they had a two-stroke engine, very beautiful, fast and roomy cars. The whole video is an absolute treasure, thanks so much!
Bro , thanks for the ID on the Auto Union ( Audi ) did not know what that was , Hans Sthuck 1940s Speed record , Quatro Group B Monster !!!! my first car 1973 was an MG A then Lotus Europa , Lancia Monte Carlo , E type Jag fixed head coupe etc etc , my daily driver is my 06 Daimler Ghia Crossfire i purchased NEW , Cheers from Padre Island TEXAS
In those days it was a lot easier to bring cars into the US. We had been living in Germany, bought a Citroen (a 59 ID 19 I believe) and brought it back in 63. These days bringing back a four year old non US spec car would be pretty much impossible.
Anemoia: a nostalgic sense of longing for a past you yourself have never lived. It is nostalgia for the “good ol’ days”; more specifically, the good ol’ days you are too young to have known. It is a sense that something was intrinsically better in the distant past than it is in the present; that we’ve lost something crucial in our ceaseless march of progress.
In 1956 you could buy a gallon of gas for two (2) 90% silver dimes, the coin of the realm back then (along with 90% silver quarters & half dollars). The U.S. mint stopped minting 90% silver coins in 1965. It now costs 39 contemporary non-silver dimes for the average priced gallon of gas in the U.S. However, it now only costs three (3) pre 1965 90% silver dimes for the same gallon of gas. Consider transferring some of your savings from dollars to silver to preserve purchasing power over time. You can purchase pre 1965 silver coins OR silver bullion OR silver bars. A lot of folks are buying silver now, while accessible, before the dollar's purchasing power is ZERO.
At 73, it's somewhat depressing, to find that this all looks somewhat familiar! The big station wagons, with the rear facing rear seat and power rear window, were a great place for the young kids to geek out at cars behind, I remember that like it was yesterday, todays kids, safely strapped and belted into a mini van (sure, they have a much higher surviability rate in a crash) don't know what their missing. The car's year and model was a nice touch, though I knew them already.
Yes those were the days. I was born in 1955 am now 68 and love seeing these photos,brings back lots of good memories,and it truly was better times. A good thing never lasts for ever in this world 😥
La mejor época del sueño americano, viendo estas fotos viaja uno al pasado de una época dorada, que sólo la podrán disfrutar los que la vivieron y conocieron esas rutas felices en el recuerdo de una parte de sus viajes, cuándo está uno en los últimos atardeceres de nuestras vidas
Wonderfull film, the key here is " off the interstates " . I have been to so many of these sites, a walk down memory lane. And the cars , are you serious ? Finally , the music ! A masterpiece to be sure. Love all your content , thanks for posting.
A couple of car corrections but this is an exceptional nostalgic video, including a rarity…truly beautiful and appropriate music. Thanks for posting! I’ll be back.
Momma used to pile us kids into her 1958 Chevy and floor it down the back roads to the beach! We took sandwiches and cokes for lunch and swam all day. Then, tired and a little bit sunburned, back home in time for Gunsmoke on our B&W tv. No kidding!
The red and white car in the center of the picture at the “Roadside Attraction, 1950’s” @ (2:35) is a DKW. It has a 2 cycle engine. Auto Union and DKW combined sometime in the 1950’s or 60’s to form what we now know as Audi.
Our dad drove us across country so many times; we almost knew where and when we'd be a certain place; other times, never see a car for 15-20 minutes on interstate out west. We learned Truck Stop food is great, and safe.
Beautiful Images with subtle music is a great way to spend our time. Also, nice job on the opening sequence of the heavy doors opening into the History Lounge. 👍 Thank YOU very much.
Nothing compares to this era , it was a time of relative peace and prosperity. Things were not perfect , but NOTHING compared to the absolute shit show of today. So glad I was a kid in the 50's and my parents Loved road trips .
Our family sounds like yours - same itinerary during the same years. My dad get his triptik from AAA, odd years we'd go west and even years we went east in our Ford Station wagon. I found a notebook with the trip accounting and the costs were so cheap compared to today.
drove some of these cars, owned some of these cars, have models of some of these cars. some of these cars mahy still be around , lets hope some of these people are stillmaround, if not R I P you were in a great country during yor time, bless america😍❤
wow this is a nice video, and the music goes so well with it to me this shows life when it was a better time to live than now cars were built better and had class along with the people unlike now. a more peaceful time when your dollars went a lot further if you purchased an automobile. you got more car for your money. keep these video's coming. they are appreciated by me and many others out there watching thanks.
Positively ridiculous. Cars then rarely went more than 70,000 miles and many rusted out before they even reached that point. They were rolling death traps and the best of them barely got 15 mpg and polluted like crazy.