That would be a great place to film an old 40s or 50s time period movie - don't have to worry about modern cars driving by or anyone walking into the shot.
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
For sure!
@masonmanske179811 ай бұрын
Until i come home from work in my truck and see that going down and get nosy and ruin the movie
@troyswan914711 ай бұрын
The wire mesh was to prevent basketballs from breaking the glass. That building was where phy-ed classes used to go from the Almond-Bancroft School. That building is the old town hall. In the basement of the NE corner of the building used to be the town barber. The village library was in the basement on the SE corner entrance among other things throughout the years. Kudos for pronouncing the name correctly. I noticed you had said it correctly at 8:38 before you had actually told us, lol. I grew up in Almond, my father owned the gas station you were at and I grew up doing oil changes and pumping gas there.
@51Lorie11 ай бұрын
What a beautiful little town! Laughing my head off @ Marty! Thanks, you two, great video!
@SteveColombe11 ай бұрын
My wife has lived in this community her entire life. We purchased our first home in this town and lived there for 19 years before building a new home about 10 miles away. Our kids continued to go to Almond Bancroft Schools. It is my understanding that the population was at least three times the present population. There was also a railroad that came through the town. I found it very interesting when going through the Historical Museum that a lot of the families have been there for many generations. It was a great area to raise our kids. A friend of mine owns Premier Overhead Doors. It used to be a hardware store.
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
I can see why so many families have been there for generations. Almond looks like a great place to live!
@user-ot6vv4ew4g11 ай бұрын
Another great video. I would like to make a little suggestion/request. When you do the background information about these small towns, especially when revealing their population I think it would be interesting to also mention what the peak population of the town was and when it was at its peak population. Considering how these towns have shrunk over the last few decades it would just seem interesting to know how big they were at their peak. Well, at least to me. Thanks.
@toyo126711 ай бұрын
What a beautiful tree lined boulevard🍕 those old homes are on, very picturesque. Wonderful to see these small towns, they are so peaceful. Good to see you, Marty and the hounds. Thanks, Lynn & Steve
@kristypleet435811 ай бұрын
As an Almond resident for 16 yrs, I still say almond like the nut! And the brick building with the metal on the windows was a gymnasium. So close to my house...but not quite!
@Cheryl-b3j4 ай бұрын
It's a beautiful town I would love to live there myself
@juliogonzales544111 ай бұрын
Nice quiet town 😊thanks Sally and Marty 😊
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Any time!
@darrellashby390611 ай бұрын
A well put together episode about a well put together town! Loved it. You, Marty and the dogs deserve a big thanks for taking us along on this journey!!😀👍
@user-iy9yq5oi5c11 ай бұрын
i worked at a lot of old schools throught Chicago for some reason a lot of those schools had the gymnasium on the top floor ,witch seemed strange there must have been a reason . i think because they could build a much higher ceiling ,I think those grates were to protect the glass from basket balls and other objects . love the channel ! keep em comming
@DeeMoback11 ай бұрын
All of these old towns you show I would love to live in ..... but small towns dying all across USA.... I live near 3 small towns very rural....one is a real ghost town....one will soon be gone.....one is still somewhat operational but police recently no-more and hardware store gone and most businesses gone.....sad to watch.....place I live was founded in 1790 but nothing left now
@edwizard6211 ай бұрын
That's an awesome small town. Thank you beautiful ❤Sally
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
You are so welcome 😊
@benwille668011 ай бұрын
I grew up in Illinois but spent many Summer weekends in Wisconsin. Blatz was a terrible beer. We referred to Old Milwaukee as Old Hemorrhoid. Pabst shouldn't have been on the bad list at all. Strohs (the 'fire brewed beer) was pretty good. We drank Old Style all the time ($1.19/6 pack). Probably the best beer for the price was Fox Deluxe. It was $3.25 A CASE in bottles. I think there was a $1 deposit for the case of bottles. Mind you , this was in 1975-8.
@tomfilipiak351111 ай бұрын
Ben,Point,is not bad!In the early 70 s,I would get a case of 24, returnable bottles,for,4.99,and get a dollar back,for deposit!Back,roads were still,gravel,and clay,fishing the Wisconsin river!
@benwille668011 ай бұрын
@@tomfilipiak3511 Yep! And if I could get off work a bit early on Friday afternoon, we'd race up to Montello for the "all you can eat" fresh Perch and potato dinner ($3.00)
@rickkearn710011 ай бұрын
So good to see you out regularly again, Sally. It occurred to me that your archive will someday be part of the actual historical archive, documenting these soon-to-be gone forever places. Very cool. Love your content, quality, production and especially presentation! Cheers.
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊 I appreciate it!
@gasm110011 ай бұрын
Sally, I love your narration!👍😎
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@Makaylapeskie11 ай бұрын
The building infront of the hotel was a restaurant. My family used to own it but it had to close down because of the well. Some of the business in Almond are family owned. Tater Toot is the best. It's always the last weekend in July. We always have good food, drinks, beer, other adult drinks, we also have a band that comes and plays. We always have a parade the 2 day of tater toot. The almond bancroft band plays in the parade. And we always have floats. Almond is such a great place to live. Nice and quiet but not always quiet 😭 but still a nice place.
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Your family's hotel/restaurant looked like it was a nice place. I am sad to hear it had to close because of the well.
@Makaylapeskie11 ай бұрын
No problem! It was such a nice place. Prices weren't outrageous and food was always delicious. We always had great service too. Always positive reviews. Plus we always had people come from all over just to try our fish fry on Fridays. I'm still sad that we had to close but it's not the end of the world.
@user-cz9xk8og4n10 ай бұрын
Sally you are a really great editor and announcer. Very professionally done. May one day Netflix will pick up your videos. God bless.
@SightseeingSally10 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! ☺️
@73honda35011 ай бұрын
We just got a new overhead garage door from Premier Overhead Doors in downtown Almond. The new door is a big improvement for our house and the couple that own and run Premier were great to deal with. Great price for a superior door.
@jimjustice58111 ай бұрын
Looks like you found Frankenauto - half car, half pickup truck. I love these little, out-of-the-way, towns. And I appreciate you two bringing them to us. Thanks for taking us along, and drive carefully.
@DaveBegotka11 ай бұрын
Looking good Sally!
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave!
@kbittorf33511 ай бұрын
Ah, the water fight barrel. Brings back memories as well. That may be a German thing. Many volunteer fire departments in Wisconsin were started by German immigrants and the traditions carried on. I tried some Old Milwaukee earlier this year. It’s brewed by Schlitz. You know what that rhymes with.😧
@Cheryl-b3j4 ай бұрын
It's sad no one lives there it's a beautiful gorgeous place I am going to have to go there myself I would really love to live there absolutely gorgeous town
@kimmathis69411 ай бұрын
I enjoyed Almond a lot a nice quiet little town! Btw Sally I love your hat. It’s really adorable. Love the pups too and we’ll Marty too lol
@paulerickson190611 ай бұрын
The old building with the metal wire on the inside reminds me of the old neighborhood armories the national guard used to have before they went to the larger fortified buildings. We had a few of these armory buildings around our neighborhood in South Chicago.
@kristypleet435811 ай бұрын
It was a gymnasium for the school way back when.
@badgerpa911 ай бұрын
Nice little town. That last place with the bear must be a telecom type place with the 25 pair and 4 pair wire. Thanks for taking the time to make the videos, your new car looks sharp. Hope you all are safe and healthy. FYI Pabst no longer has it's own brewery and has other brewers brew the beer. There are a few beers that do that.
@augustharter98111 ай бұрын
Love the name of the town , Almond. Pretty cool about the Walker house built on 1903. Almond historical society building was closed-too bad. 7th day Adventist church is a Unique old church. Visiting old cementaries is one of favorite things to do when in small towns. Small town pride is evident! Yes definitely different ways to pronounce "Almond " depending where you are a from. Love your two pups! You rarely see Pabtz Blue Ribbon signs. Old gas pumps are always interesting! That is a pretty cool looking "old" car. That is a random thing to find- guitar pick😂! The wire mesh was put into windows to help prevent from shattering during fires. Local hangouts in small towns are always fun.
@galvaautovued.i.846011 ай бұрын
That building with the chain link visible thru the 2nd story windows, was it a (or, formerly) a school gym? If so, like Marty said, it coukd be there to protect the glass from damage, as in an errantly thrown basketball. My guess anyway.
@kristypleet435811 ай бұрын
You are correct.
@richardgibson157511 ай бұрын
Miss Central Wisconsin travels visiting relatives in Neillsville, Marshfield and Loyal...
@TomSmith-ls5rn11 ай бұрын
Reminds me of where I grew up. Wonderful. Thank you both!! Well done as usual!!
@joewenzel514211 ай бұрын
The neighborhood watch was alerted to your presence.😆
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
I think you’re right about that.
@victoriamaaske742011 ай бұрын
I think the old building looks like an old school? They still have firemen competitions in Dodge Co. with the red barrel.
@michaeloconnor363111 ай бұрын
we do the water fights here in SW Colorado , I think they used to spray each other but to many people got hurt so they came up with the barrel idea, I could be wrong, come visit Rico Colorado sometime , you would like it, old mining town. love your show
@joewenzel514211 ай бұрын
Red barrel "tug of war" - I like it.
@tdvidpro11 ай бұрын
Wire inside windows could be a gymnasium.
@MysteriaSdrassa3 ай бұрын
Back in the day, when I was younger I was a carney worker and we set up in Almond... we all thought it was going to be a dud, but people came out of the woodwork and lost thier freakin minds because it was like the only big entertainment they got all year,,, ended up being one of the best spots I ever played and the people were awesome
@user-zx8de8op9l7 ай бұрын
In our small town of Winthrop harbor IL, south of Pleasant Prairie our park has one of those barrels, I had to ask an uncle what it was for, he said the same thing as you. Those windows predate safety glass, so wire mesh was used.
@jhfaville8 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video! I live nearby in Wisconsin Rapids but have never been to Almond. Btw I grew up in Greenbush and Plymouth and have been to Fire man's Park in Elkhart Lake many times.
@1954shadow11 ай бұрын
Marty is a walking, encyclopedia, I say. Martypedia
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
I think you’re onto something there
@1954shadow11 ай бұрын
@@SightseeingSally I bet it would be a, Blatz, just to swap knowledge with Marty sometime.
@TimothyEastman11 ай бұрын
Cool. This is where I live. 👍
@victoriamaaske742011 ай бұрын
Pretty cemetery with lots of remembrance stones.
@williamkholmes11 ай бұрын
Really nice sound effects guys!
@Bishop47211 ай бұрын
I love your smile and humor my friend. Be great to have a woman like you. Thank you for sharing my friend.👍♥️🌻🙂
@cherrylove365611 ай бұрын
I see mechanical pumps. used not many. but some gas stations have them wow I like that car customized. the rear of the car looked like a 1954 chevy Belair and other cars body parts. It was cool looking.
@bentnickel748711 ай бұрын
Many times, in small towns, whether a business opens for the day, comes down to how one person feels when they wake up that morning. 😀😄😁
@128titanic6 ай бұрын
Hi, Sally. Thank you so much. Best wishes.🎉.❤.
@diegovega654511 ай бұрын
LOOK'S LIKE MY HOMETOWN IN MEXICO AROUND MARCH AND APRIL WHEN EVERYBODY STARTED GOING UP NORTH TO THE U.S.A TO WORK ALL MY HOMETOWN STREET'S THEY LOOK EMPTY AND NOT MANY PEOPLE WALKING UNTIL NOVEMBER WHEN EVERYBODY IT'S COMING BACK AFTER WORKING THE SEASON !! GOOD VIDEO THANK YOU FOR POSTED 👍🙏
@danielschmude11 ай бұрын
I used to have family in Almond. The Two Lakes Supper Club is a nice place to have dinner. But make a reservation if you ever go.
@onrycodger11 ай бұрын
The town being so empty was kinda creepy and scary. That's really wild. As always, Thumbs up 👍
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Cue Rod Sterling, “You just entered into the Twilight Zone…”
@onrycodger11 ай бұрын
@SightseeingSally , the Twilight Zone comes on at 12:30am on METV. That's the free over the air TV 📺 you can pick up with an antenna. Cool 😎
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
@@onrycodger Our local TV station ditched MeTV for some reason. It was our favorite channel. I'm so sad it's gone. 😥
@joannunemaker633211 ай бұрын
Another cute town! I enjoyed this video.😊❤
@rodney491710 ай бұрын
Almond was served by the C&NW RR between Green Bay and Wisconsin Rapids The final run of the remaining passenger trains with Green Bay and Wisconsin Rapids, was made many years ago.
@user-fc7im5vf9z10 ай бұрын
There is an alarm like that on a building in Durand Wisconsin. There is a lot of history there in Durand
@treeandaturd11 ай бұрын
i think that any beer that is fresh is really good!
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
It’s gotta be ice cold too
@bglrj11 ай бұрын
Okie doke, You are the most Midwestern people I have ever seen on KZbin.😅
@karenfreund2089 ай бұрын
Marty has got that wisconsin accent. Oooo
@ronnyvonallmen68924 ай бұрын
“Barrel” Battle was a Fourth of July Highlight in Monona Wi…Fire Crews would Compete to Win “Bragging” Rights until the Next Fourth of July Festivities….Nice to see this Summer Tradition still “Alive” in Small Towns…Monona no longer has these Holiday Traditions…
@robertchristian467911 ай бұрын
The fire departments have the battle of the barrels between the firefighters I remember it in Valier Pennsylvania for the Valier homecoming
@JohnShinn196011 ай бұрын
I haven't seen any wet firemen where I'm at so.... Thanks Sally, Thanks Marty! 🤠👍
@RohoVV8 ай бұрын
I live kinda super close to here and have never heard of it omg
@user-fc7im5vf9z10 ай бұрын
In Durand after the parade they let the kids have a water fight with the barrel and fire hoses. Its fun to watch. 🎉🎉😅
@TomTobin6711 ай бұрын
Every time you said the name of the town, I thought of the Alman brothers and think of Rambling Man.
@JKingston-j2l11 ай бұрын
You missed the coolest state historical marker - just down the road is a marker for Sir Henry Soloman Wellcome (of the pharmaceutical fame). It's two arbor vitae trees drawn together like a pair of lungs surrounding the historical marker.
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Darn! We didn’t see it otherwise we would’ve stopped. Thanks for telling us about it.
@stevenikitas81706 ай бұрын
No people... very sad... I guess there are thousands of such towns in the US, that flourished in the past but since have fallen on hard times.
@stucook862211 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks!🐾🍦
@danberres213311 ай бұрын
Good job Sal!!!
@martinmccardell649911 ай бұрын
Their Tater-Toot festival is a real hoot!
@KristiMorano11 ай бұрын
Sightseeing and dogs!!! Yay!!!
@MrSTOUT7311 ай бұрын
Marty is thinking about the laminated glass with wire mesh imbedded in it. What you saw could have even been an old jail.
@momneedssleep11 ай бұрын
It was a gymnasium and the old Town Hall. My mom took us there every Halloween and we played games to win treats. It would be absolutely packed in there. Then back again in December to visit Santa.
@joewenzel514211 ай бұрын
Definite local pride - not a piece of litter in sight.
@tarrahpagel611011 ай бұрын
Almond is truly a great community with very much local pride. A great place to grow up ❤
@diegovega654511 ай бұрын
TEE, TEE, TEE, TEE,, TEE 🎼🎵🎶 FUNKY TOWN 👄 🔊🎶🎵🎼
@nancylindsay425511 ай бұрын
Not to be confused with Almon, Wisconsin, about 65 miles northeast of Almond!
@joewenzel514211 ай бұрын
I was thisclose to doing my civic duty and reporting that gas station for price gouging until you clarified the price per gallon. Doh!
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Hahaha 😂
@Dave-eu3ib11 ай бұрын
That’s a cool town
@daviddaughenbaugh108011 ай бұрын
Grrreat!!
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@ClessieCummins2545 ай бұрын
Pabst is still bad beer. But the hipsters made it popular relatively recently. Yeah, it's still better than Old "Swill-waukee"
@babuddha11 ай бұрын
Heh... Al Monde -- Al's World
@BrandonBeltran22311 ай бұрын
I went to school there
@davidkoehler13611 ай бұрын
PBR me!
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Cheers 🍻
@don66hotrod9411 ай бұрын
Henry Dernbach was the CASE dealer in Almond.
@garybryant614811 ай бұрын
Hi Sally. Are you and Marty going to post another video this week?
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
The Epic Waterfall Challenge where you do 15 Wisconsin waterfalls in a day! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZTUf393nt13j6s
@justnerdystuff11 ай бұрын
I was just thinking when Marty said "things that make a lot of noise, I like 'em" I wonder if he will have that same opinion when in the future he is older and the grandchildren come to visit, lol
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
Hahaha hopefully we won’t find out that answer for a while yet. I’m not ready to be called Grandma Sally 😂
@richmikesell81211 ай бұрын
Almond......in a nutshell? LOL, too much.
@joewenzel514211 ай бұрын
Maybe the town records were kept in that bldg, thus the mesh windows. More security?
@jeangorter545711 ай бұрын
Check out Alto Wisconsin
@kennykittrell254911 ай бұрын
Who is the mayor of Almond Town???
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
I don’t know. Is this a trick question?
@kennykittrell254911 ай бұрын
No it's not a trick question. You can ask the mayor what other services are needed to make the town grow.
@mikebrubaker39511 ай бұрын
Mister peanut 😆
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
@@kennykittrell2549 I don't think Almond has a mayor. It's a village. They have a board that makes decisions concerning the village.
@mikegarippo7815Ай бұрын
What is a "bedroom community"?
@denniszeisig692511 ай бұрын
Here in Indiana water ball fights are still a big thing for fire departments.
@zachnelson50375 ай бұрын
Well James burns and sons is the biggest thing in that town
@brino20088 ай бұрын
Who ever wrote that article should do some homework, Pabst is actually sought after now, people are buying it again.
@67polara6 ай бұрын
Insufficient thread engagement!!
@Fred-rs7pyАй бұрын
I enjoy the videos but wish that the town name was in the video title rather than just " forgotten town".
@randygueller625211 ай бұрын
Listen her missy!!!! Milwaulkees Best is the worst tasting beer ever NOT PBR LOL!!!!!
@jackthegiantkiller38811 ай бұрын
Oh by the way you2 were funny !
@Bishop47211 ай бұрын
You are very beautiful my friend.
@fantasycamp40005 ай бұрын
Lol I'm sure the residents don't care if your there. lol.
@johnwilcox407811 ай бұрын
Am I nuts to wonder how Almond got it's name?
@momneedssleep11 ай бұрын
The man who named it was from Almond, New York and named it after his hometown. So the legend goes...
@DAVIDZ-vk4yv11 ай бұрын
go buy a 100 acre farm and try and make a living any more and you will see why they sell out. farmers ARE the ONLY business in the states who are NOT allowed to set prices for what they produce unless they sell direct to the consumer
@barbarahaines766111 ай бұрын
Grew up on those beers!BS post person
@SightseeingSally11 ай бұрын
lol that’s what I thought. Go Pabst!
@jackthegiantkiller38811 ай бұрын
I used to call Pabst spit because it tasted like spit
@cars_n_cats230110 ай бұрын
Not to be rude, but I grew up in almond. The east side is the bad part of town. Many drug related issues such as shootings, overdoses, and stealing. I have witness this first hand as a child up to an adult. Nothing is ever shared in the news and everyone is very hush hush about it. The town officials do not care about the residents on the east side. Even the portage county police do not care about the residents. The sheriff of portage county and his wife live on the outskirts of almond village and turn their cheeks to the dangers of these issues. At the end of the day, this is still a great informative video.