City Of Modesto 1870-1900 - Short Documentary - The Mchenry Man Show 

My grandparents Carl Emanuel Tatting and Emmy Wickstrom, we’re from Sweden & settled here in Modesto, my grandfather was the first one to settle there they had moved north from Chino California where they were beat farmers and had dairy cattle, there was a drought which drove them north. When we were teenagers and we’d go visit my aunt Gert and uncle George, we got to go cruising down McHenry Avenue and we stopped at a hotdog stand this was in the 70s 😁 I have so many fond memories of all the picnics, visiting all the relatives who owned property and were in agriculture when I was a young girl in the 60s. It’s sad now, most of the properties been sold off before, my dad passed away I took six of my grandkids to meet him and he gave us a tour of the home that my grandfather helped build in the 1920s, and then one that he built for his family in the 1930’s. He also helped build the old bridge with lions that stood on the ends of it. My dad grew up on River Road, the river was in his backyard, he graduated from Modesto high and went on to Modesto Junior College and played football, he majored in history, then when the Korean war broke out, he went into the Navy. After the the war, he went on to become a California highway patrolman, he retired after 29 years. I used to love visiting my grandma Emy there. My uncle George Tiura married my aunt Gertrude Tatting, uncle George was a blacksmith, he owned a shop and made blades and other things for farming machinery, my cousin David followed in his footsteps and ran the shop for many years. 🤗💗🌷

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My nicest memory is of listening to the incredibly smooth voice and Jazz music of Mel Williams, Thanks for the lovely memory.

This is a cool little video to back in time. Well done sir.

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great job!

Thank You! I would like too see more.

Thank you. Where was the Modesto Steam Laundry located?

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