Salina, Kansas (Downtown)

[@viccolombia]

Thank you for sharing. My adoptive father was born in Salina Kansas. Destiny crossed our roads with this wonderful man who taught me everything about the USA. We met in Houston when I was 18 years old and I took care of Nick until he passed in 1997. Now I am 58 years old, and I have this incredible desire to visit the place where Nick was born. Salina KS needs to know about this man who was a war hero. Captain of the air force and a POW who flew a bomber over the North Atlantic ocean destroying German U-boats. Nick and his confreres in wings were not alone in this bomber a 200 plus newfoundland dog flew with them. I hope one day I can share all Nick’s stories so it doesn't go forgotten.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for sharing your story and for watching our video.

[@ulfthegoon]

Fascinating murals. I always drive through Salina, but haven't been in the downtown. Next time I come through, I will want to check it out.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We thought the murals were great! Thanks for watching.

[@joymarsh2174]

Beautiful homes out by the college. Don’t miss those next time

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for the recommendation, and thanks for watching!

[@teresagoering8239]

Enjoyed seeing your video, nice to see through another person’s eyes or camera. We do have a beautiful downtown.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for watching, Teresa! We liked your town very much. 🙂

[@dirtsurfer147]

A lot of murals going up. You need to revisit. Thanks for showing our town.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We loved your town! Thanks for watching.

[@edwardwestern1147]

Thanks for sharing. I spent my summers with my grandparents in Salina. This brings back many good memories.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for watching!

[@jessicaparmenter952]

I love Salina ❤

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for watching!

[@tcksphoto]

Great video! Come back mid October for BOOM! Salina, and 15 or so new murals in town. The one on the old H.D. Lee Mill was done by Gudio van Helten and the Salina Kanvas Project.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for the info and for watching!

[@robertpolnicky7702]

That runway at schilling air force base is one of the longest in the country. I remember the owner of Virgin airways was there watching a light aircraft take off that went around the world on one tank of gas. Or it was solar powered. It had a real wide wing span. I also remember northwest airlines had 747s there. Teaching their pilots how to fly possibly. And DC 10s.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@lancemiller9110]

The Global Flyer Piloted by Steve Fosset

[@ronaldowens1927]

My son is a freshman at KW, so we made a couple of trips to Salina to check out the school and for him to move in. His coach drove us around town on the first visit and I really liked the vibe I got. It seems to be a neat small city with friendly people. Too bad they don't renovate the depot, it would make a great train museum.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Renovating the depot would be cool! We also liked the vibe. Thanks for watching!

[@texasson7950]

I lived in Salina when I was 9-years-old - many moons ago. My father, who was in the Air Force, was stationed at Schilling A.F.B., which is now no longer in existance. We moved to Salina from my dad's previous military assignment in Alabama. I still remember the long road trip from AL to KS, and, after arriving in Salina, I remember thinking how different KS looked compared to AL. I'm referring to the landscape and the vegetation. I attended the 4th grade in Salina. After one year of living there, my father got reassigned and we moved overseas. >>> Now, I travel all around the country, and I sometimes travel through Kansas, including Salina. Best wishes to the good people of Kansas and Salina!l

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for sharing and for watching!

[@judsonkr]

I was a Navy recruiter in Salina back in 1996-2000 and bought a house in the old Air Force housing. Is called Fox Run. Maybe I lived in YOUR house!

[@garrymaxwell1490]

Glad to see the Cozy Inn STILL around - amazing

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for watching!

[@bobmann5229]

I was at Salina Kansas in 1961 with the USAF Schilling AFB 310 FMS. I met a girl there from Wichita Kansas, named Linda. Would like to meet up with her again.

[@robertpolnicky7702]

There was a gas station that appeared in the 1979 movie up the academy. A real extreme old style gas station. I think it was on the hiway that goes n and south thru Salina diagonally thru the north part of town. I think we drove by it in the early 60s before I 135 existed. I sure like to see a picture of that.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We'll have to watch for that! Thanks for watching.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

KIM NOVAK in Hatchcock s "Vertigo" (1958) was from Salina,KS. (In the role, that is ! ).

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Didn't know that! Thanks for watching.

[@underthetornado]

Wow...so much more to Salina than downtown. They have an amazing country Club and restaurant. Old farmhouses...truck stops...antique shops...

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

It specifies "Downtown" in the title but had we more time we would have certainly filmed more the city. Thanks for watching!

[@1970broncoman]

To all of the negative comments, there is beauty to see in everything if you just look for it

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching.

[@vennispollock8549]

Love Kansas, central located in the US...

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for watching!

[@baileyostrom2972]

I’ve always thought Salina has a really neat downtown. What I like most about Salina is that it’s kind of the hub of North Central Kansas. It’s like a large city, but with a small town vibe.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We agree, Bailey! Thanks for watching.

[@baileyostrom2972]

@@bagspackedadventures5492 Thanks VERY much for commenting! You should travel 50 miles north on US-81 to Concordia, KS. That’s where my dad is from.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We'll add that one to our list! Thanks for the recommendation.

[@lindabrott69]

Love to see you go a little West from Salina and do a video of downtown Hays if possible.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for the suggestions, Linda! Both are on our list. Thanks for watching.

[@elizabethdopita7357]

Lived there for 20 years.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for watching!

[@garrymaxwell1490]

Surprised to see the old grain elevators still standing - remember when i was a kid there was a crossing guard that would walk accross the street while the various tracks had rail traffic - the downtown is stll as abandoned as it was when i left for the last time in 1998

[@525Motorsports]

I love my home

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for watching!

[@BrandyTexas214]

Lol it’s funny to see this video having lived there before… totally diff experience

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for watching!

[@dirtsurfer147]

Some of the Murals are on my Face Book Page, Rogers Kansas Photographs. More are going up as I write this.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We'll check those out! Thanks for watching.

[@andreikhamkov9174]

I was an exchange student for one year in Salina! (Salina south high school) I know that russians are not welcome there anymore...it doesn't matter, i love people of Salina the same way as 25 years ago

[@judsonkr]

8:11 I hope you ate there.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Unfortunately, we had already eaten when we got there. Next time! Thanks for watching.

[@mac57dave]

Put Humboldt, Ks on your list of places to visit

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We'll try to get there! Thanks for watching.

[@wichita603]

I was born there at the military base. Schilling air force base.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We really enjoyed Salina. Thanks for watching!

[@TomClutch-i9j]

Did you 2 Know that RALPH MACHIO's VERY FIRST Movie was filmed in SALINA KS.... It's Called "UP THE ACADEMY"..... He is Barely in the Trailer... But is a Major Character in the movie... It was MAD MAGAZINES ATTEMPT to create there own Market Brand. Like National Lampoon...

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We didn't know that! We'll have to search for that one. Thanks for watching.

[@TomClutch-i9j]

@bagspackedadventures5492 for the most part. At end of film. All it says is that it was filmed in Kansas. In Salina. Most scenes filmed at St Johns Military academy, Kansas Wesleyan school. And the airbase on South side of town...

[@russc788]

Looks like a slow pace of life.

[@alschroeder1724]

The mural is by Guido van Helton. He did eight across the states, mainly smallish town, Fort Dodge, Fort Smith, etc. this was the first I saw and spent the last year searching them all. Salina is a neat town, not that far from my home in K.C. The downtown is coming back, it is going to be impressive when visitors start coming more often.

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for sharing the info on the mural! We agree Salina is a neat town. Thanks for watching!

[@cornfedlife]

Greetings! It looks like y'all are Kansas based, is that correct? We subbed and will be checking out your stuff. Hope you'll check out our channel as well. We are new Kansans and are loving it so far!

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

Thanks for subscribing! We arrived in Kansas last year and will be using it as our home-base for our travels for a while. We are really enjoying it. We'll check out your channel, too!

[@bagspackedadventures5492]

We checked out your videos! We are also from the PNW and have lived up and down the west coast before coming to KS in 2021.

[@uniquehorn1480]

Having spent 18 years of my life in Salina, I have to share my favorite moment with you. It was a day in May, 1990 and I finally left Salina (and Kansas) for good. If you live in Salina and think it's great, you really need to see the world a bit and see what it's like to see a part of the world that has woods, hills and water. Salina Kansas is just too depressing.

[@andreikhamkov9174]

I've seen the world, and lived in Salina... Can't figure out what is wrong with this this town.. i like it

[@andreikhamkov9174]

It's like 6 hours drive to Colorado?

[@andreikhamkov9174]

Amazing mountains

[@andreikhamkov9174]

Which city you'd love to live?

[@lancemiller9110]

I’ll never leave the prairie. I dislike big cities and traffic that comes with both

[@darylsnowden5256]

I got depressed watching this

[@farmtheland]

I was born in Salina in 1935 and grew up there, my family owned about 1/4 of the houses there at that time, we sold them all and moved to California, Salina went down hill from there. And those murals are terrible and should be painted white over them