By getting along just fine you mean that native American tribes were conquering and killing each other, right? I don't understand why we feel a need to make the native Americans into saints. They were no more or no less evil than the other civilizations of the time.

We still have the sidewalk stones made out of concrete even out front of my house 30 blocks away from downtown

Surely there are older churches in St Augustine, Florida?

A most excellent video! I, too have been fascinated by the history of Miami for the longest and this is my effort: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4WtqYt_qqmMjdE Keep up the good work!

Should have called me. I live in St Petersburg and could have made it easy for ya.

I moved to St. Pete in early 2003. Bought a home very cheaply. Loved downtown St. Pete! Moved from Atlanta. Now St Pete has exploded! I like that! My house shot up in value! I feel very safe here as opposed to Atlanta where so much crime happened to me. St. Petersburg also loves dogs very much. Great decision to move here.

as a relatively younger miami native, born & raised, i’ve gotta say that-locally-coral gables is recognized as a part of miami. i understand not technically, geographically, but if anyone from the cities of coral gables, kendall, doral, westchester, flagler, opa-locka (to name a few) were to be asked where they are from, they would uniformly announce, without hesitation, “miami!” lol it’s funny, the other day i was on a date with a girl who just moved to ft. lauderdale from the midwest. we were meeting at a bar in kendall. she said to me “i really thought we were going to meet in miami” and i said “this is miami!” when she asked me to explain i said “to everyone not from here, miami is exclusively downtown; south beach, etc. but everyone *from* here knows that the character, the charm, the identity of the city as you know it is made up from certain cities that surround it. its essence is imported from within and it doesn’t come from those who live on beach front properties or posh alton road apartments-those are the rich & affluent who don’t shape the culture of miami as much as they simply sunbathe in it. the “look” of miami may be downtown by the beaches, but the spirit of miami is going upward & outward of that” this was a really great video by the way! thanks for this.

Thanks for this video. I left St. Louis with my parents in 1956 when I was 7 and we moved to St. Petersburg FL. We'd go back for vacation and to see family almost every year through 1961, but I've only been back a few times since then (last in 2009). My wife had never been there when we went to that big family reunion in '09 but she was impressed and loved it. There are a lot of really beautiful sites and areas on the outskirts of St. Louis and suburbs that you wouldn't get to see if you stick to the city proper.

I moved to St. Pete from St. Louis with my parents in 1956, when I was 7 years old, and have lived here ever since. I wouldn't move to another city for anything (mainly, because it's taken me almost 70 years to find everything.) I've been to every site you visited but I still learned many new facts about their origins and history. Thanks for a wonderful tour and video. Cheers from The Sunshine City!

Green Benches and St. Petersburg Florida Racial and social segregation was strictly enforced and at one time St. Pete was one of the most residentially segregated cities in the country. Recreational amenities, lunch counters, theaters, public restrooms, and the city's famous public green benches were only accessible to White people.

All those city's are inside Miami Dade County... so yes that's Maimi.

Just a little side note. The inverted pyramid pier was demolished in 2015, not 2004.

Yup, Miami & all of South Florida was once a heavenly, pristine habitat, drinkable springs everywhere, with over 50 plant & animals now extinct, and the inhabitants were Native American, Creek/Seminole People. MY ANSCESTORS actually. Before us, the Calusa, before them, Timucua. Greed, Envy, Lust, Drugs, Frauds, Schemes, Felons, Corruption, Crime, & Land Barrons, & Racism, was brought here by White Man. Maybe a little part was from Spanish.

Great video with really accurate info on my hometown. The only issue is you calling the place St. Petes... it's either Pete or Petersburg. Did you go on Crystal River when you were there in Weeki Wachi?

I have my old black View Master still. This the Miami #165 reel. I am following along with your video! I have maybe 15 reels. This is one of my favorite childhood things.

Nice video otherwise but your attack on white people and "progress" was unnecessary.

Wow, this is really fantastic! Really keeps your attention with all the research. Excellent editing and narration too, great job!

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Very cool channel! Watching this before my Miami trip!

worked as a tour guide there for many years and had to dig through much of this after having trouble believing what i was told to say. excellent work!

I had this set. Nice to see it again.

Thank you so much for this short clip on Albuquerque. You must have dug deep to find out why the original Rt 66 was changed. I knew of the story, but then I have dozens of history books on New Mexico. Thanks again.

Amazing video! Your channel is a hidden gem in youtube!

I grew up there in the 1950's and 60's and remember a whole bunch of those landmarks. Too bad you missed Webb's City!

I was born and raised in Miami. None of this history was taught to the locals. So very interesting.

Stop saying "St.Petes".

What a great, informative video! I visited Sunken Gardens in the 1960’s, while visiting my grandparents. I’ll never forget seeing tall pink birds (flamingos). This was and still is, a magical place! 🦩🌺

Great video, dig a little deeper. See how the Spanish and the church, killed my ancestors. Americas first genocide, lost in history.

The green benches and hexagon sidewalk tiles and brick streets were a major feature of St. Petersburg of that era. As a native of that city. Much of that was gone by the time I was born in the early 1960's. St. Petersburg was known as "God's Waiting Room". The benches went away after the 1964 Civil Rights laws. The old Pier went away to be replaced by the early 1970's inverted Pyramid which itself has been replaced. Snell Isle, which isn't really an island at all, is THE neighborhood to live in St. Petersburg, especially if you own a home on Brightwaters Blvd. You have arrived. There may be newer places, fancier places but Snell Isle was old money. Most of the old places have been replaced by ugly modern boxes. We love vintage Vue Master reels and appreciate your research.

Good video but I would like to share a little insight. The Redwood Highway passing the area of the Big Tree was not bypassed as a result of the 1964 flood and the loss of the bridge. It was still in use until it was bypassed around 1990 as an effort to cut down on the excessive traffic through Redwood National Park during the tourist seasons.

As much as you guys are answering questions, engaging to say the least. I love that it sounds like you are thinking out loud and there are questions not answered. The video ends but my thoughts continue. Gracias. Boingboing

Well done and interesting. I have been there twice and never knew all these details.

A little naughty if they don't tell you it's all relatively modern when you visit. They would be pretty open about that kind of thing over here. Fascinating video again anyway.

Surprising how it has been used. Thanks for the video

I love this series. Such a cool idea, and I like your presentation style.

Hey Dave, Have you thought about visiting the Azores islands? They are islands formed from very active volcanoes off the coast of Portugal.

Great video.

Great info, thanks.

Great stuff. Possibly the most difficult episode in terms of matching photos from a relatively short time period after the last major eruption, to the present. The present pic with the forest regrown shows how the landscape can change in a short geological timeframe. Some of your pics have strong similarity to the landscape you can see in Yellowstone National Park my favorite place in the world. But in Yellowstone the last major eruption was so very long ago, that the relative change in the general landscape has not varied nearly as much from early views to the present day. Do not get me wrong, there are in fact many changes from year to year in Yellowstone, but we don't have drawings and photos from before eruption to compare to post eruption, and ever ongoing change. You did yeoman work on this episode. Thanks to your careful and accurate research and marvelous commentary, you have created a great learning opportunity, even for an older guy like me.

So... Did lassen blow his top much? ;)

Perfect presentation. You couldn't do better if you tried to. I like your shares because I always learn lots of things, and you neither waste words or annoy as a distraction. You always gain my honest attention. Not all creators can do that. You give without trying to take. "Maine" says "hello" again.

Great video. You do a good job of combining the pictures with history and telling a story. Thanks.

Thank you for confirming what I have always instinctively known. I have always spelled Albuquerque with two R's but of course that's not politically correct. Now I know I've been right all along.

Informative and educational once again, thanks Dave.

An excellent vid. Great combination of photos, facts, people, and technical info, narrated well. Thanks!

Typical Bigot Chicken. 🙄

I've been to that Chik fil A a million times and never knew about that green bench. Surprised you didn't have anything about The Vinoy Hotel, very old and beautiful.

This is amazing. Such a cool find. I've been through that area of Oregon a few times and never knew that was there. Hopefully they can get it preserved and protected. Did these type of attractions often pay the company to have View Master reels made as a sort of advertising?

I get to stay there in a motell for a couple of days with my MOM if im good.

Im coming there in july if im good.