New Jersey (1940s) 

This videos is probably why everybody’s grandparents moved to Jersey... it’s not like this anymore

I grew up in Jersey 1963 to 1990 been all over the country But I still always miss Jersey.. You Cant beat a Jersey Tomato The best in the world

my family who lived in cities of Trenton, Newark, Reading and Philly in the 50s said they loved it, not paradise but diverse culturally and beautiful countryside outside the cities, the Jersey shore was a favorite, growing up there in the late 50s I loved the restaurants and bakeries, any kind of food, wish I could go back and get a hot pastrami and chopped liver on rye from the Deli downtown, a kasha knish, the Italian guys who made the best pizza or the Austrian whose bakery made the best poppyseed rolls I ever tasted...oh well

Born and raised in NJ. MOVED OUT 30 years ago after I could SEE the air I was breathing. The blue water of the oceanturned brown taxes went through the roof where Icouldn’t own a home. I do not miss it at all

New Jersey is a great state to live in IF you can afford it, and IF you like traffic. Moved out in 1995, but growing up there in the 60's and 70's was awesome!

I have lived in Ocean Township , Monmouth County NJ since I was born in 1981 and my parents since 1942 and grandparents since 1926, which is why I feel qualified to say that NJ today compared to NJ 30 years ago is unrecognizable. Something swept in like an invisible and inperceptable gas that changed NJ from a state with three very different and unique regions with radically different types of people, landscape, and cultures. From the sand barrens to pine barrens, forests and interconnecting rivers, streams, lakes, and to the mountains and elevations that could be found in the southern, central, and northern regions respectively. I watched Asbury Park during its last decade as the destination for political, cultural, and scientific elites from Washington, DC and NY who built grand victorian homes all over the coastline and within many of Monmouth county's small farming communities like Deal and Colts Neck and Long Branch. I saw the cherry orchardes of Newark, NJ for the first time here in this film, which if you were to go there today not a single cherry tree or cherry for that matter could be found anywhere. The film featured the streams and forests and lakes of central NJ, which remain intact and accessible for those who know where to look. Otherwise, the ever-expanding road system connecting each one of the thousands of private real estate developments with one another and with the local commercial districts supporting them. Places like Shark River Park, Deal Lake, and the farmland of Monmouth Countys interior towns like Colts Neck stil exist but grow more and more vulnerable to the huberis of local politicians looking to line their pockets with the cash and political cache they need to fund their rise inside the state and federal systems. The result is corruption, over development, and a rotating door of weak leaders. Monmouth County in the 80s was a collection of about a dozen towns with older buildings and houses linked together by a few nice middle class developments like mine that had been built in the late 60s and early 70s. Each township seperated by woods and farmland in a few places like Holmdel and Colts Neck, but none less than a ten minute drive from one another. In other words the towns were different and different backgrounds and heritage could be found in each, which is all gone today since development for dollars became the prefered mode by which local political bosses became state and then federal bosses. Overall, the film was a rare glimpse of what NJ once was and I left it with a more acute sense of hopeless and indifference to our ability to use the local political mechanisms as tools for changing the course of NJs future. them in between the thousands of independently built real estate developments

Love seeing old video's of life as it used to be!

I love how he is fishing in a dress shirt and tie!!

My once beautiful hometown Elizabeth---what happened??? I miss the old pine trees and chicken farms around Toms River/ Whitesville Rd.

I grew up in Passaic and remember some of these things that are sadly not there anymore.

People back then didn't know how good they had it. They didn't know how bad things were gonna get in the future.

Did we ever blow it all to snot. Glad we have this timepiece.

It's all gone

Born and raised in NJ. Will never live there again. Why you ask? Because I'm not giving NJ one dime of my retirement check.

“Gay beach clubs” @13:27 has a different connotation today in 2020.

What happen to those beautiful scenic roads ? Living here my entire life and all I see are highways and walls ... greed is what has changed nj. Fast production , money , workers , commuters to nyc daily. At the end of the day Nj is just a bottom less barrel you just go through.

What a treat. I was born in Neptune, NJ and raised in Freehold and Englishtown then South Amboy and back to Freehold. Born in 1943, this indeed as a treat.

Looking at the helix to the Lincoln Tunnel back then looked so much cleaner. I was born and raised in NJ '96. Now every time I go the city the road congestion is just bad. Legit bad.

Raised in Freehold Twp and working pest control for over 25 years, I can truly say NJ is still a beautiful state and a great place to live. Unfortunately the expense of living forced me out years ago.

Oh what happened to my beautiful America?

Grew up in Englewood. Great place then, no so much now. The government in NJ constantly has it's hand out for as much money as they can squeeze out of you.

That WAS New Jersey. Now it's an over taxed mess.

My god what happened to us.

The Newark cherry blossoms are better than DC’s.

@4:05 Today this "Old Timer" would be shunned for smoking. Today he would be fined for fishing without a license and some self-righteous sjw would get in his face screaming that the fish "were here first." In many ways we have not progressed at all.

I remember going to Atlantic City in 1975 when it was a seaside family resort and the main attractions were the ocean, beaches and boardwalk. My friends and I had a great time. That year there was a vote coming up about allowing casinos in the state and the referendum was defeated by the voters. The casinos wouldn't take NO for an answer and the matter came up for another vote a couple years later after many millions were spent on advertising, including advertising planes flying up and down the state's beaches with banners encouraging voters to vote YES for casinos. The law passed and in came the casinos, the gamblers, the hookers, the drugs, the drunks and all sorts of criminals and riffraff, just like everyone had feared. Presto! Welcome to the new New Jersey.

The sound keeps cutting in and out throughout the WHOLE video. Is there a way to fix this? Great video. I miss NJ the way it used to be.

High property taxes and corrupt politicians and also a few other things.

This is the Jersey I remember but even in the 70's it was starting to change. Moved away over 10 years ago, and blissfully happy in Florida now!

Loved this presentation. Makes me hopefully curious that some of it is still there.

back when it was safe to eat what you caught in a NJ stream.

New Jersey's a fantastic place to live and visit A unique and vibrant place You've got everything there

All you jackweeds bad mouthing New Jersey, of course its changed! ALL the states have changed! We still have great beaches, great produce,,tomatoes, corn, etc, Atlantic city, LBI is still beautiful, and many streams and rivers to fish, not to mention the Atlantic ocean ! Holmdel, Colts neck, Deal,Spring lake, I could go on! Horse farms galore! Tons of farm markets for fresh fruits and vegetables, born and raised in central Jersey and still living here, I love it!

I was born the last week of the '40s in Summit, NJ.. December 24th 1949. Folks moved back to California before I was a year old.

Produced in 1946. Note Atlantic City's Steel Pier is showing Boris Karloff's "Bedlam" (released that May) in its movie theater at 28:30.....while the theater across from it is showing "Till the End of Time" (released in July), featuring Dorothy McGuire and Guy Madison [just as the marquee says].

Why are y’all in the comments hating on New Jersey. Yes, this looks like a nice, idealistic version of our fine state, yet the past so the past and we need to fix today’s NJ. Also New Jersey is still beautiful and is a nice place to live, yet we do have our problems and we do need to fix them.

7:40 Insurance companies wouldn't allow diving boards that high today. Heck, most pools today have removed their diving boards for liability reasons.

My Mom was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey 1944

Grew up in South Jersey. Between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. It was beautiful. Not that way anymore. Sad to see it die a horrible death

All Gone

They even wore a shirt tie when they went fishing. FISHING.

It's too bad they tore down all those great Atlantic City hotels.

I grew up in Jersey City it was a wonderful time in the late 40s and early 50s what a wonderful place to live I miss those days

For young viewers, this was before the world went to hell in a hand-basket.

Back when NJ was part of the USA

I want to go back and live in this era. Please sign me up for the time travel program. I'm in !!! By-the-way, did you notice how fit everyone looked from all walks of life? I didn't see one fat adult or kid. Very interesting.

I remember my brother taking me to Bivalve and we had a chance to work on a an early 20s oyster schooner called Meerwald. It was really cool. I think they still use it for education.

Grew up in the lakes region of Jersey. Great place to grow up. I think that was the Hackettstown fish hatchery. Friends from NY city area in the summer. We had the whole lake to ourselves in the winter.

The shore (not the beach) The Parkway, (not the highway or freeway) Waffles and ice cream Sausage and Pepper on a Hard roll (or bun) Taylor ham (thats right TAYLOR HAM) Best Hot Dogs Ever Bets Italian Food Ever ........and I love the smell of CREOSOTE in the morning as I hear seagulls and listen to the waves

I love the trout fisherman in the shirt and tie (complete with hat)!

Thank goodness for Atlantic City. It keeps everyone away from NJ's real gem: Ocean City. 🏖

That narrator, used to do Superman cartoons in the sixties. Also, National Lampoon albums in the 70's.

Life is nicer when you have shared values.

New Jersey is still a beautiful place, yet it has changed and some aspects of it have gotten worse, and yes I’ll admit that fact. Yet, I must say, that as a New Jersey resident, a mighty young one may I add at only 16, I feel my state is still beautiful and I love my state so much. For those who’re wondering, I live in northwestern Jersey in Morris County and it also is a bit rural where I live.

"...But it's my state, I think it's great! Deep in the heart o Jersey!" (Uncle Floyd). Say it once, say it LOUD! I'm from New Jersey, and I'm PROUD!

Grew up in point pleasant loved the board walk and the roller coster over the water. The beaches we had a sandy lawn it was great. But my dad moved us to long island not the same

New Jersey: thousands of new laws, rules and regulations annually. Highest property taxes with crap roads. No longer a good place to live.

I WAS a Jersey girl...until ten years ago when both myself and my husband couldn't stand the taxes anymore. Both of us are from the Jersey Shore, Ocean County. What do we miss? THE FOOD!! Other than that, they can keep running it into the ground as they have been for decades.

Any chance of improving the sound track?

Why is everyone blaming NJ’s problems on NJ? If you don’t like the last 30 years of NJ it’s because of NYC’s growth.

It was so hard to watch this. Jersey has become a sadly faded rose that has not aged well. In my adolescence in the 60s she still had a rosy glow but, the last 50+ years have ravaged her. It is so very sad to see this process of decay in such a once beautiful place.

using ten minutes of this film for college project thanks

Born and raised, always wanted to see this , it’s so sad how it has changed,I wish it was still like this...bound brook, crazy flowers?!!! Not today hell no.

Who else had this recommended to them during the COVID19 quarantine

Wow, it's been a long road to get to the Matress stores, adult book stores, and auto body shops & junkyard utopia that we know today.

I was born in Glenridge and spent my early years in Mountain Lakes in the 1960’s. Sure was beautiful!

Look at all the farming! Nice view of my home state. Now, before we get too nostalgic, don't forget corrupt "Boss" Hague of Jersey City who dominated the state then. Not to mention out-of-control pollution in Hudson & Essex Counties.

Before I turned up the volume, I knew exactly what the narrator's voice, tone, and speed would be. Who is he? And I hope he was well compensated for narrating many NJ Educational Programs & our childhood!

9:15 BRIDGETON!!!!!! ....... In spite of all thats wrong with NJ, at least it's got the PINE BARRENS!!!!!!! Too bad they didn't include that but then again, the Pinelands National Reserve designation wasn't established til 1979. And of course its nice they included the railroads shown at beginning of video. Love these classic videos!!!!

Born and raised in NJ, unfortunately after 55 years I could no longer afford to live there and had to move. For all of the problems and there are many, it is my home state and I miss it.

New Jersey is called the “Garden State.”

I was born and raised in NJ, as were my parents. They were born in the 40s. I was born 1969 and still it was a great place to grow up. We summered in Wildwood Crest each year and I loved it. I left in '95 because I lacked the $1 million to buy a decent home. Most of my friends left too. I do visit when I can.

Thomas Young Orchids was located at the corner of Harris Avenue and Rte. 28 originally in Bound Brook, but later on within Middlesex Borough boundaries. I remember the greenhouses there growing up just a few blocks away. My dad used to get upset about the soot from their smokestack landing all over our house and car. There are houses there now.

25:20 Glad to see bad golf swings were always around!

New Jersey,the nanny state!

I wish I can go back in time and walk through New Jersey in the 40s

So do you think the fish hatchery scenes were shot at Hacketstown ?

Where did it all go wrong.....

Hard to believe most of this is gone & no Monmouth Park.It opened in 1946.

No fat people, lots of high trousers though.

7:47 My how things were different back then. Look at those people just diving in the water with a motor boat nearby. Probably wouldn't be set up that way today.

Awesome 👍

the politicians destroyed this once beautiful state!

I'm sure the cost of living in NJ was more affordable then. Today, approximately half of all people aged 18-35 in NJ still live with their parents because they can't afford to live on their own! That's progress for ya.....ha ha ha!!

I like how the guys fishing are wearing ties, even in the middle of the river.

Grew up in Elizabeth NJ in the 80’s and 90’s, now it’s over crowded with people living on top of one another and the traffic is terrible!

Nice video, but the sound keeps cutting out. Missed a lot of the narration.

Really enjoying this old time films on NJ.

I lived In New Jersey all my life only thing Good Is Produce Other Than That its going down Hill High Property Taxes high Insurance Oh yeah we have the Cleanest Beaches In Capemay County and Atlantic County

Produced by John Bransby for Humble Oil and Refining Company {Esso}- note their famous "Happy Motoring!" slogan is used at the very end [30:15].

Born in AC lived there back when shoobees left for the winter before Hadden hall became Resorts...

The Hollywood version of Jersey.

They killed Sonny on the causeway...

Everyone makes nj sounds like it’s all Newark and Kearny like that’s all nj is the urban parts are so small compared to the thousands of acres of pineland reserves and the beaches it’s pretty nice southJersey hates north jersey too

It was nice before it got over-taxed and over-developed and overrun by New Yorkers.

I live in Long Branch.It went from a quiet resort town to looking like South Beach Miami.

I grew up near Asbury Park. I recognize those old homes. They're still there. I don't think the casino is. It used to be an upper-class area but now it's just a slew of upper middle-class families competing for materialism, & very few black & brown families. So sad.

Great!

This is America

The title of this is "New Jersey Journey".