History of Pensacola: Then vs Now (Part 1)

Holden takes pictures from over a hundred years ago and compares them to locations today.
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[@aworshipperscry87]

Pensacola STANDUP!! I love my hometown.

[@emmigrace5932]

Yasss I was born and raised here!!

[@whodat879]

Me to

[@jamiemoyer32566]

Second winter in Colorado after living in Pensacola for 40 years. Missing my hometown very much!

[@pearlclarkin4687]

thank you for including our spaceship house... means a lot (:

[@HoldenHardman]

Pearl Clarkin I love the spaceship house!

[@catlife9497]

Legend

[@treesomesloths3126]

I love the space ship house!!

[@harleycoopa2711]

Your house is the best

[@anitaramires6888]

Your house is amazing!!!

[@YakMotley]

Great video man! Way to represent our hometown !

[@HoldenHardman]

Glad you liked it. Part 3 coming soon!

[@marlborothief]

I recognize everyplace this video shows

[@DxmSanchez]

Was nuts... "Lived right over that bridge," "worked at Jerry's cafe," "got hammered down that street'..etc. Miss that.

[@davidschachle6689]

Great video. On the first one now but will continue your series. My grandfather actually built the Ice House on Jordan Street. So it made me smile to see it.

[@boebender]

Wow!! So cool! Thanks for commenting. I’ve always wondered about this amazing part of Pensacola history. Super Cool granddad!!!Thanks!

[@rebeccamartin954]

I had no idea the crystal ice house was that old!

[@credo3640]

Born and raised in Pensacola I love my hometown

[@alexat420]

Usually when people do something like this they never do get the angle exactly right or they don't even bother really but this was spot on every shot

[@HoldenHardman]

Thanks a lot man, I really tried to get it right.

[@peggycrochetz2400]

I was born & raised in Pensacola❣️👍👏 Thank you So VERY Much for all of your time and hard work putting this series together ❤️it. Take Care.

[@joeboswell8203]

My dad was born in Pensacola on Little Bayou ( Bayou Chico called now near the old Draw Bridge 1930 My grandfather worked at the Mahogany Mill

[@markbarlow3275]

When the lights go down in the city...I wanna be there in my city. My city by the bay. Fills me with pride, dude! Rock on!

[@clarisd]

Thank you as I was born at the NAS in 1959!

[@pennythpmas5787]

Thank you. My Mom worked as a waitress at Bartel's Restaurant and Winery. In the 70s, it was a happening place. I played Gypseys Tramps and Thieves on the Jukebox when I could. Or KC and the Sunshine Band. I was around 8 yrs. Old. I also lived in the projects on 9th avenue. Maybe they would not admit it even then, but the projects were fully segragated, except children, I was 7 and 8 rears old. The were 2 sections, black and white and noone crossed property, although we could all be friendly off property, just no crossing to other apartments, unless you were a child, we could go anywhere in both apartments. People were nice to me in general.

[@anneshirley3437]

San Carlos Hotel was so beautiful. We had our senior prom their in 1968. So sad that they tore it down.

[@ibenfarting3365]

Born and raised in Pensacola. Lived all over the world but I always come back to Pensacola. Great place to grow up and retire, but in between is pretty tough

[@fishnhunt3488]

I miss my hometown!! I'll be back for good one day!!

[@boebender]

I was born in Pensacola in the 1970s and went to UWF in the 1990s. That UFO house was an iconic part of my childhood. I remember using it as a landmark back when it was clearly visible from the road. Great video, thanks!!

[@kairesaykiyear]

I grew up in the cola and it's honestly no where like home. Still take my family there every year and I'm only 26 😭 love the city

[@marcuscollins816]

This is wonderful...love your channel, brother

[@queenmothersavage6359]

Thank you for posting this video! it was awesome. I am Pensacola Native and if you see or find out anything else about Pensacola's underlying wealth and History, please do share! so many people have no idea just how much history this city really hold. Again Thank you.

[@andreathrasher5879]

Wow! Thank you for the amazing work you did showing our amazing city and all of its changes over the decades. Wonderful work beautiful pictures and really appreciate the time and dedication you took honoring My amazing hometown.

[@elifoust7664]

Great video been here since 1972...lots of change.

[@janetgoltz9368]

That was so amazing! I have lived here in Pensacola since 1992. So very neat to see what things use to look like. Thank you for all of the work you put into this video. :)

[@dannamorse3242]

Very nice to see so much has remained the same. Great idea 👍

[@astrocitizen]

My grandparents lived in Pensacola, so I'm fairly familar with the town. I still only live a few hours away, and plan to visit again for Halloweenfest later this month, and seeing this helps me to make a list of places to drop by while I'm there.

[@mwdca7810]

Great work. Its even made me want to revisit Pensacola !!

[@anneshirley3437]

First night dinner for every visit home the last 50 years ...... Jerry’s for fried mullet. In the 60s on a Friday night after dancing at the TOC Club my mom would take us there for fries and a cherry coke. Great memories.

[@galpaonj305]

Great video

[@caseyjongko7475]

Hi Holden! Been enjoying your channel for some time now.. fantastic work!

[@mandysimmons2769]

Wow I enjoyed that very much. I am a born and raised Lifelong Tallahasseean. I never got to go to Pensy until about 20 years ago ( pre Ivan? ) for a Church Conference thing. I was so surprised how comfortable I was there. I'd never staid long further west than Bonifay ( except for a quick duck by on the way to Nawlins ) It reminded me of Panama City a little bit but not as much as I thought. It's certainly it's own place. PC interior's been trashed now and I'm so sad I know it will never be the same. I have no family left there anyway. I was able to go see Gene's Oyster bar one last time anyway. Very nice of u to do these!

[@cameroncates9750]

Thank you! I'm a native and these make me happy!

[@HoldenHardman]

Cameron Cates Glad you enjoyed :)

[@trinajackson7946]

I was so heartbroken when the San Carlos was razed.

[@j.r.digging-it-back7356]

That's pretty cool. Where did you find all the old pictures.

[@djonpow]

SWEET!! ....really miss the old railroad fishing bridge...sigh...used to get bait AND ice cream delivered right to you ...good times.

[@evawilson6850]

Enjoyed the video. Now I am wondering if I've ever seen the crystal ice house before or not. LOL Will have to drive by and see if I've ever been past it or not. Might have and just not paid it any attention. Looks neat though and interesting story.

[@noahfortner2]

2:31 wow, crazy to think that my friends and i are contributing to the history of that “Smart & Thrifty” spot!

[@Carmen-no7bb]

That was pretty cool thank you, I used to live in Pensacola my father is buried there I still have a lot of family there. I used to work at the Dainty Daily restaurant many years ago.

[@sarty]

Nicely done! I really enjoyed it, thank you for making it!

[@HoldenHardman]

Thank you! It was a lot of fun for me to make.

[@TheOtteroo]

We visit Pensacola Beach and Pensacola every year. But we could not go to Pensacola this year because of hurricane Sally taking out the bridge. We missed downtown, Joe Patti’s, Seville Quarter this year.

[@danielhayes479]

I really appreciate you taking the time to do a project such as this. Pensacola is a great area and our history deserves to be preserved and celebrated. How did you come up with this idea?

[@HoldenHardman]

Daniel Hayes I'm glad you enjoyed it. I originally saw a picture on Facebook of someone comparing an old photo with a new photo and thought it was really cool. I decided to look up as many old pictures as I could and determined which ones I thought I could recreate now. Then I went out and did it. I also did a part 2 that you should check out as well. Thanks for watching!

[@beverlycrusher9713]

2:09-2:18 I asked my father about that place once, he told me that, essentially, it was a ice house, they would store ice blocks in there and you would pay for ice for the ice pan in your ice box to keep things cool, i think they should referbish it and turn it in to a FUNCTIONING ice dispenser you could put an ice machine in there and use eith credit cards, cash, or what ever , and charge 2 dollars per 5 pound bag of ice, you could use it on hot summer days to fill you cooler before you went to the beach, or during hurricanes you could add a generator and a water filter to sell ice to help preserve your food, i have allways wanted to see it back up and running.

[@killerwofiekilpatrick8698]

My bother worked there in high school circa 1965. Essentially he moved the blocks of ice around.

[@whodat879]

I stumble across your friend watching star wars for the fist time and just found out you live in pensacola

[@carltonvaughn2414]

Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it.

[@markgottschalk7964]

Nice video, I'd be interested to see different parts of the town in the same style.

[@KnightOnBaldMountain]

Do you have any photos or video of the entrance to Corry Station and surrounding area? Many of us sailors fondly remember being stationed there. I loved Pensacola.

[@jonsey3645]

Very cool Sir, thanks for your effort!

[@DxmSanchez]

Dude... Thank you.

[@chrisbaskind92]

This is very nicely done.

[@jayMane62]

Wow awesome video! Love our city!

[@sampantle218]

Fine job sir. Proud Pensacolian!

[@zairman]

Pensacola looks like a nice place to live.

[@ok-zh3im]

Thx for recording my home town ;) I'm crying btw

[@HoldenHardman]

IsaiahRedGamerYT - Roblox & More! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mw-fj6dd]

I pass the crystal ice house every day on my way home from school and I never had any idea what it was. I had no idea it'd been around for so long!!

[@ronaldsimmons9435]

megan wagner stay in school!

[@werquantum]

That was fun. Left P’cola after high school in mid 80s. Just moved back this year. This vid dovetails nicely with my recent musings of the old days. Great job lining everything up nearly perfectly. Love to see more. Do you think those three palms on PB are the same ones? The oak at Bayou Texar has to be same.

[@HoldenHardman]

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it. I have done 3 more that you should check out. I have them on a playlist on my channel with a similar format to this one.

[@geekboyflinter935]

This is soo cool since i live in pensacola

[@HoldenHardman]

GEEKBOY FLINTER Glad you liked it!

[@sks2973]

wow a picture of the graffiti bride before the first box truck was sacrificed to it making it immortal!

[@bingbongos2738]

Those ufos houses styles were super popular for a little in the day there’ all over the states if u just hunt a lil

[@firemonke756]

Love this!!

[@TerryBrightlife]

im so proud thank u

[@rntruthseeker61]

Great Job!!!

[@nonabardin9162]

Would LOVE to know about the history of some of these structures, I. e. the Ice Company, etc. I grew up in Pensacola in the 60s and early 70s before moving north to Santa Rosa County.

[@matthewdemouy7148]

Love that i found this pcola reddit

[@HoldenHardman]

Glad you found it too :)

[@bennettvu957]

Going here this summer!!!

[@dbean2321]

Cool history

[@RednecksGoneWild]

NICE

[@alexat420]

Well done!

[@cuddlebuddy88mc]

Neat. Came across a few old black and whites of Pensacola. Wanted to learn more.

[@johnnym5564]

Hi, how is living around Bonifay? Mainly, the farmland area. Is it quiet, and filled with hard working people? Thank you for your great videos.

[@mrkgrmn3]

A wealthy retired friend of mine once commented on what a wonderful place Pensacola was to live in. I asked him if he'd ever been west of Palafox St.

[@marlborothief]

OMG I looove jerrys

[@impala8132]

Are you apart of the group on Facebook Pensacola Pictorial History?

[@HoldenHardman]

I'm not sure. I'm in a couple historical ones but I don't know about that one specifically.

[@jazmin627]

There was a black owned hospital Viola Edwards Hospital on DeVillers 1922-1927. Do you have information and photos for this?

[@yellostallion]

Very cool! Attended st michael as a kid. Saw 1st bruce lee movie at the Rex in 1980 I think.

[@caseyjongko7475]

Have you considered videography work for local political campaigns/interviews?

[@xxtoxicwlfstudios1346]

I have been or seen all of these places :)

[@bunnygoeshop7160]

I might do this for Navarre if you wouldn't mind. I can do oldest photos, ivan photos, then now photos

[@HoldenHardman]

By all means, that would be awesome!

[@kara95tv8]

Thank you for the video my friend Pensacola is really a beautiful place but there's low information or videos about it . You doing a favour by showing it to the world

[@HoldenHardman]

Hey, thanks a lot. Glad you're enjoying them :)

[@kara95tv8]

@@HoldenHardman yes of course my friend I'm a subscriber to your channel and you doing great keep it that way 👏

[@rhondasanborn8635]

Thank you very much for sharing. Love Pensacola area.

[@HoldenHardman]

Thanks for watching!

[@bhnmghmghm]

we used toi live next to the icicle thing

[@jasonisfamous6544]

so what your saying nothings been upgraded in Pensacola in over 100 years lol

[@ritawilliams8686]

I went swimming in Wayside Park Family Picnics there. Had to wade over rocks and water to get deep enough to swim and play in the water. Now fenced off because of pollution they tell me

[@blackowiak]

nice

[@donnamahan3760]

Lived in Pensacola on Bayou Blvd , when it was a dirt road ! My heart has always been in Pensy , even though I left in 1961 …. Back then the USA had NO idea what a beautiful are of panhandle was …. actually Pensacola has kept the charm / downtown . But the Beach is a tourist hudge mess …. 😝

[@burtpilon1735]

👍🏻

[@Lecterbot2]

I actually live near the ufo house in belview

[@danielleferrell5937]

Pensecola Fl Gang wya?🏝

[@nobleroman5601]

😎👍🏻

[@marcsawyer8719]

Holden Herzog!

[@mielejenkins3004]

I live in Pensacola

[@randomhumanoffical6622]

I live here.

[@aidy7082]

I live directly behind the horizon down the street from jerrys

[@aidy7082]

I even recognize the boat landing where I rode my first jet ski and caught my first blue crab

[@aidy7082]

Btw I was included in the Blake memorial and wrote we love you Blake on the bridge

[@triciadale1749]

i live in pensacola :D

[@bhnmghmghm]

noice

[@shepheard16]

Live only 1 hour away from pcola

[@jmunnyrulz6175]

In five years I want to retire in Pensacola can someone please advise the better zip codes? Thank you

[@shadedfilms7523]

I know all these locations

[@bestamerica]

' first video about the bridge at 013 to 026... old time was so clean and no graffitis... now time is a so ugly nasty graffitis

[@bananajoe5343]

Pensacola isn’t all that great but damn we have a lot of history 😔

[@marlborothief]

Dude it's called the graffiti bridge

[@HoldenHardman]

Enlighten Vlogs I actually refer to it às the graffiti bridge later in the video.

[@rebe2074]

Pensacola, you're doing things right, don't make the same mistake Miami did and let your politicians and commissioners bowl over your entire city with condos that'll sit empty for years. Our city has almost entirely lost it's identity. It's all glass buildings now with no history, no purpose since they are empty, and they are now pushing out to destroy the suburbs and other Florida cities.