“ ROAD TRIP TO ARIZONA ” 1940s HOME MOVIE SILENT TRAVELOGUE PHOENIX & CACTUS FOREST 55484

[@atreb56]

I live in Arizona and sometimes I wish for the olden days.

Yes, the 1960s.

[@desertrat77]

Back at that time people from out of state must've been so amazed at seeing the various parts of AZ, even more than today.

[@krabgrass]

Now people come here and regret coming to this cultureless marscape. Lol I've lived here my entire life and can't wait to move out of this overpriced state.

[@tobystamps2920]

I’ve been to Arizona a few times and I’m still amazed at it today.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

@@krabgrasslol 😂you want to move out of Arizona and I just moved to Arizona from Illinois! Try that overpriced state! And you’ll be crying!😂

@@krabgrass If you think AZ is overpriced, don't go to CA or NY.

[@krabgrass]

Well prices in Arizona are almost close to California's prices which is wild considering there is literally nothing to do in this dumpster fire state. Lol

[@denniskai2331]

That city looks a lot cleaner and newer than most today

[@freedomforever6718]

A lot has changed in Arizona since then.

You don't see women is stylish white blouses and tailored slacks any more. Now it's torn jeans and a t-shirt, and they have tattoos.

[@Newshustle]

they dress trashy now

[@phoenixarizona8441]

I ❤ anything that has to do with Arizona ❤ Phoenix Arizonan here.

[@foreverpainful]

This made me emotional. My mom was born in 1961 so she never would have experienced common wildlife 20 years earlier. I'm gonna show her this. I love living in Arizona.

[@illmerica322]

Flash back to the good old days when you could afford to go on a road trip with your family

[@ngrader]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJvRaqOcf7Ginbs "Oooh hoo... a Useful Idiot..."

[@Truth_Hurts528]

As one Canadian MP said who wants to be stuck in car with family for days on road trip when the planet is dying from climate change...

[@ellebelle8515]

Why would you write generalizations that portray everyone in America from a certain time as carbon copies of one another. In the 1940s, like probably a large majority, my immigrant grandparents and their children were still poor and struggling to feed and clothe their families. I was born in1958, and there were no trips anywhere in the 1960s and 70s, not even an occasional restaurant or shopping for any luxuries. The majority of the people I knew took decades to improve their lives and had to work very hard to do it.

[@thewestisthebest2529]

The majority of people did not travel back in those days.

[@downwiththemaster]

​@@ellebelle8515you are a nerd

[@laserbeam002]

Even though we have advanced so far medically and technologically today I think socially our country was better in the 1940's to early 60's.

[@bdcochran01]

The house was in Beverly Hills. I remember one trip through AZ in about 1955. What is now the 10 freeway was one lane each way and with an occasional passing lane. In about 1958, we drove up from Central Mexico, through AZ. One stop was a Hell, California. Subsequently, the State of California condemned the property and the headline of the Los Angeles Times read: "State condemns Hell".

[@davidpool8796]

Just remember the "good ol days" weren't air conditioned 😁, my dad was born here in 1921, me in '52, so i've seen a lot of change, seeing the old citrus groves that dominated the northwest and southeast areas of the valley brought back fond memories of getting shot at with rock salt trying to swipe a couple oranges

[@robertlyman9789]

We always had evening rotten orange fights with the other neighborhood kids😀

[@ricinro]

@13:50 looking north from east Mesa (main and greenfield give or take a mile or two). @15:46 looking east on broadway road somewhere around ellsworth road?

[@Kw1161]

Thanks for the memories I seem to recognize the back side of the Catalina Mountains and back when Tucson used to have Orange and citrus trees around where Tucson Mall stands now. Arizona seemed allot more Green then, well adding an extra 5 or 6 million people will tend to dry out the land. Have a great day!

[@johnheart6890]

Was that mount superstition and Tonto park? Phoenix is quite different now!

[@gary6449]

Arizona seemed to be quite GREEN back then !

[@johnvrabec9747]

Thus was filmed in the Spring. It looked like they had a nice, wet winter. The last part looked like they were driving on Apache Trail going towards the Superstitions.

[@dfirth224]

This is what home movies were like before video camcorders were invented in 1980. Home movie film was not cheap to buy and had to be sent out to be developed.

And you needed a projector and screen to view the results. Getting it all out and putting it all away took about an hour.

[@Truth_Hurts528]

The days of the greatest generation. When America was worth fighting for.

[@JimmyPage968]

15:45 is looking at The Superstition Mountains. For those unfamiliar with them, that is where the supposed Lost Dutchman’s Mine is located.

[@johntilson2535]

I'd put this around March or April.

[@harrylime8077]

Alligators in Az, where at the zoo? There used to be a 'tropical' animal park in East Mesa but that closed decades ago. They let the birds go and the 'love birds' released have now gone feral and thrived, they are just about everywhere!

[@fun2916]

Papago park in phoenix had alligators back then. It was a small exhibit

[@ascg9102]

Read the description to the video. They believe the trip video wasnt entirely Arizona.

[@jeffreykalb9752]

Insanely lush compared to today.

Because they only filmed the lush parts.

[@robertmartinez4174]

yeah well sometimes those weren't exactly road trips for pleasure. sometimes a relative would pass away in another state or town.

Like in Chevy Chase's vacation.

[@wadepieper6346]

16:58 what kind of monster is that?

[@Bubba6399]

Yeah what was that?! Some dried corpse or something? Random part of the film.

[@hostilesavage4299]

It's the same satanic imagery that is still shown in pretty much everything today... Propaganda

[@randybrown6795]

Back when you and the whole family could go and have a real good time with out all the Hassel today

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Looks to be early 1940s?

[@wadepieper6346]

Throw some MST3K commentary LMAO

[@withershin]

10:26 - Notice the ancient humans look different but the Chihuahua looks exactly like a 2024 Chihuahua. This chihuahua does not like the polka dot wearing hooman. Typical Chihuahua.

[@creativeloafer9792]

At first I thought it was a 1960’s specimen. Definitely a 1940’s Chihuahua.

[@punksintheback7062]

"Back to old good days when you could buy a house working 9 to 5, making minimum wage, 2 cars, have 14 kids, health insurance, have a wife and 10 lovers and have a psycho neighbor next door"

[@Truth_Hurts528]

Ah but you never had DEI.