The picturesq Dutch town of Zaltbommel in 1921 in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized]

[@Mark-xd5up]

Wat een mooie video weer. Nederland was misschien wel op z’n mooist in die tijd. Nog niet te druk en klassieke architectuur.

[@soepgroenten9811]

straten waren een partijtje mooi en leefbaar zo zonder al dat autoverkeer. ze moesten die razende en toeterende bende eens de kop indrukken

[@stevemartin6144]

Wonderful and many thanks! The Kaasjager part of my family originates here. I have been here a few times. Great memories with this film!

[@groenebibber3824]

Echt fantastisch. alsof ik naar een oud schilderij kijk. Heel mooi gedaab Rick!

[@diasnovitawuri1939]

Recently went to Zaltbommel, so this vid makes me feel like I’m zooming in my memory with a time machine!

[@Blakeoffire]

Wow ! I'm very curious to know if most of the buildings shown in the video still exist ? Did you notice any areas that looked like newer development ? thx

[@diasnovitawuri1939]

@@Blakeoffire yes it still looks quite a lot like it today. A lot of buildings still exist. What is very different to me is the area near water. It is now quite modern. And of course a lot more people and a lot of cars.

[@Blakeoffire]

@@diasnovitawuri1939 So interesting... Thank you so much for the reply !

[@chabinedachine4467]

Super! can't help but watch all the antennas, on churches, in the street,...🙂 Thank you Rick

[@Rick88888888]

Very welcome

[@paulb4uk]

Stunning footage very few cars back then all nicely done .

[@tigrotom7312]

This is great. I would love to have lived in such picturesq town at that time - beautiful.

[@SaucyJack88]

I grew up in Zaltbommel in the 1990s. You'd be surprised how little this town has changed in the past 100 years. Even in 2021 you can find almost all buildings and streets you see in this film, unchanged. It's truly remarkable how well-preserved Zaltbommel is. Truly a time capsule.

[@hay58]

Alweer geweldig Rick. Echt genieten. Dank je wel !!

[@charlestaylor3195]

A hundred years is a long time, then again it's not, when you look at how much we've changed compared to how much we stayed the same. I love these trips in the time machine.

[@azia5051]

100% true.

[@fabbitarzan1681]

Traumhaft schön!!! Wie fast alle Videos, Danke!!

[@neilthomas9244]

Excellently done. Like looking through a time portal.

[@chriscarswell450]

Another great time traveling experience. Thanks Rick888888

[@AlejandroConcha]

excellent Rick, wonderful! there is no words, thanks you very much

[@sylvier9548]

toujour de belles vidéos merci à vous🎵🎵

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

6:31 Labor verzekeringen, volgens mij de verre voorvader van Nationale Nederlanden. Wat een mooie bewerking weer Rick!

[@antonaustirol7137]

7.11 here are still beech trees along the street, now there are oaks,the street was more of a gravel path with a cobblestone path in the middle where the hors with cart walked

[@Kirwish5]

Beautiful Dutch! Nice work!

[@bobwallace9814]

Looks like a lazy Sunday afternoon. Great job as usual!

[@TheMateriaalkunde]

We zien de rails van de paardentram in het stadje liggen. De lijn voerde naar het station, dat op een flinke afstand van de plaats lag. Hoewel de spoorbaan dicht bij de stad voorbij gaat kon er op de brughellingen niet worden gestopt, dat trokken de locomotieven uit die tijd niet. Tegenwoordig met de elektrische treinen kan dat wel. Nieuw station Zaltbommel ligt vlak bij de plaats. Het oude station heeft nog een paar zijsporen, en wordt oud-Zaltbommel genoemd. Toen de paardentram werd aangelegd was de toestand van de wegen nog erg slecht, je kon beter op ijzer rijden. In de jaren 1920 werden overal verharde (gratis) verbindingswegen aangelegd. Daarover liet men bussen rijden en was de tramtijd voorbij.

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video Rick, beautiful work and footage 😃👍👌

[@evast3821]

Такое впечатление, что я не смотрю видео, а живу там - в этом времени! Спасибо)

[@vincentadams9569]

I first visited Zaltbommel in 1987 on my way driving to Amsterdam! I seen the old Wassertor from the highway and said I gotta check this town out I drove around a bit and stopped in a Bar let me explain to you how I looked first of all I’m second generation Italian-American from New Jersey I was 25 years old I had slicked back short hair a Guinea T aka Wife Beater shirt BLUES BROTHERS Sunglasses on a dark tan It was July and I’m already dark completed from working construction and my background I had white BOXER Workout trunks on that resemble knickers from the 1920’s and a thick hard accent even British people have a hard time understanding! I walked into this bar I’m very open and make people laugh with my antics the bar had about 15 people in there they looked at me like WTF is this I got a beer 🍺 sat down and started talking in English to the dude next to me telling him where I was from and what and where I was going and doing he laughed in 3 minutes I had The whole bar standing behind me asking me questions and they began buying me drinks this was at 2:00 in the afternoon I start buying also by 6: 00 o’clock I was off my rocker but still going strong I end up drinking till about 10:00 that night found a room from a person who hooked me up!! Every time I visited The Netherlands 🇳🇱 after I would always stop in what I now called the Bommel!! And hung around a few days it’s always great fun in total I been there about 6 or 7 times in my life now 60 and seeing this video if any of the residents who remember drinking with VINNY DIAMOND THE GANGSTER FROM NJ SOME OF YOU IN YOUR 60’s and 70’s also I THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH FOR THE GREATEST OF TIMES AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES!! I HOPE WE ALL MEET AGAIN ONE DAY IF NOT IN THE BOMMEL THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE!! Again THANK YOU ALL!!

[@vincentadams9569]

@david woods Memories like that you realize the moments you leave that as you shake your head and give that little laugh and look back a few times in the mirror and a sudden tear falls!! That moment you had is embedded in your brain forever!! Not just a moment or even a brief encounter but something that was all setup for YOU an Experience people dream of or see in a movie something almost someone created for You and wanted to you too Experience or perhaps someone else there who knows or if even for someone else to witness!! It’s odd thinking this 35 years later now entering the Autumn of Life and now coming across this video that was 60 years before my experience!!! Odd the connection is but also part of the story! I only told you a synopsis of the story for my to tell you in person would take hours and too write down the names of people the streets and other things that occurred in that time would be a chapter in a book! I just thought I’d add this note to your comment! Thanks!

[@VitaPepper]

It is wonderful! It's a shame that I didn't see this movie before I made my video about Zaltbommel...

[@owenwilson8822]

Thank you. Amazing.

[@Anunnaki432]

Ik wil terug naar deze tijd. Zonder internet en computers. Hoe heerlijk zou dat zijn.

[@Anunnaki432]

@@thedude8046 zelfs mijn opa en oma waren toen nog niet geboren. Ik voel een soort rust als ik dit bekijk

[@protectorh9167]

@@Anunnaki432 mijn vader was toen 4 jaar oud, en in de jaren 20 berispt door bromsnor omdat hij de straatverlichting uit blies.

[@Anunnaki432]

@@protectorh9167 lijkt me heel gezellig die straatverlichting.

[@waltertaljaard1488]

Totdat u, of een van uw geliefden, tuberculose (in die tijd een doodsvonnis), of een andere gewone infectieziekte, oploopt. U werkloos en/of invalide raakt. Of u, door domme pech, al uw geld en bezittingen kwijt raakt.

[@TheMateriaalkunde]

@@waltertaljaard1488 Maar al te waar. Ook familieleden die diabetes opliepen of hadden lagen kort daarna in hun graf. Spaanse griep maakte veel meer slachtoffers dan corona. Uw werk kon heel gevaarlijk en ongezond zijn, maar U mocht blij zijn dat U werk had, anders kwam de honger binnen. Brandstof was erg duur. Het was dus voor de schippers voordeliger om met zijn allen een sleper te betalen dan allemaal de machine aan hebben staan. U had zo'n tien jaar eerder misschien wat spaargeld belegd in Russische spoorwegen... Waardeloos. U had een boerderijtje... Afgebrand, en een verzekering had U niet kunnen betalen. Tot zo ver die goeie oude tijd. Ik ben blij dat ik nu leef.

[@lungnepfarang3229]

Hoi Rick erg mooie uplo mooi kerel bedankt 🙏🙏

[@thomasburke2683]

Lovely video, thank you.

[@STARDRIVE]

Verbazend hoe al die ornamenten, vooral bij de kerk, eeuwenlang weer en wind trotseren. We mogen de kennis die ze destijds hadden van techniek, krachtenspel en chemie niet onderschatten. Hoeveel moderne gebouwen vertonen na 50 jaar al ernstige gebreken, omdat de ingenieurs op het randje zijn gaan zitten? We kunnen nu wel beter, maar we doen het niet altijd..

[@791NewsK2]

Misschien gebruikten eerdere bouwers de beste natuurlijke materialen in hun werken, die in onze tijd niet worden gebruikt. Bovendien namen ze een meer verantwoordelijke houding aan ten opzichte van de resultaten van hun werk.

[@yaronsteinbuch3956]

Next best thing to being there!

[@SaucyJack88]

I grew up in Zaltbommel and lived there between 1988 and 2013. It's crazy how little Zaltbommel has changed in the past 100 years. I feel very blessed for having grown up in such a small picturesque little city. By the way Rick, I have a strange question. The song in this video starting at 2:13, I've heard that song in many videos but never could find it. Are you able to help me out?

[@paulsteel9354]

Brilliant, love that crazy looking thing at 1:53. Oh and 2:52 a view around the other side. Seems a trifle out of place that design no?

[@Rick88888888]

It is an old waterpump. The lever is on the side. Part of it seems to have broken off.

[@paulsteel9354]

Sweet its still there, its called Gasthuis Tower. Also for those interested the church organ in this town is beyond amazing! What a find, nice one Rick.

[@paulsteel9354]

@@Rick88888888 Ah yeah I see I meant the tower but this place is full of interesting stuff, thanks man.

[@Mark-xd5up]

@@paulsteel9354 Netherlands luckily still has many well preserved old cities and villages.

[@BigVine-m5i]

What are those things at 5:09 on tall poles?

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I wondered the same thing.

[@DaveSpencer32]

Hi Rick I''m just posting my first attempt with Topaz AI enhancer, with deoldify not being windows compatible I'm a bit at a loss how to do it for colour. I do have some B&W Netherlands film 1948 onward to 50s of buses which might be of interest to you to work with. Enjoying your posts Dave at the PMP Film Archive

[@Rick88888888]

I am interested to see your first posting. What is the link? DeOldify can only be used online via Github. No problem with Windows; just do it via Chrome or Firefox. This is a good tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJKonWOclqmqaZo An important tip: first restore and enhance the B&W footage and then use DeOldify as last step.

[@sandrastanford4902]

Beautiful 🙏

[@jimmeven1120]

That last image is strangely haunting. I believe this was the home of Fiep Westendorp, the illustrator of Annie M G Schmidt's books.

[@Rick88888888]

Placing this comment once is enough.

[@jimmeven1120]

@@Rick88888888 But I only placed it once.

[@Rick88888888]

@@jimmeven1120 Sorry, my reaction went to the wrong person

[@c150gpilot]

Love it!

[@Treinbouwer]

De binnenstad is goed te herkennen.

[@I3lackHan]

tell me whats that light on church..

[@tariqghuary7848]

old is gold

[@Tflexxx02]

Was this city damaged during World War II? If so, how extensively?

[@keesvogelzang4588]

Despite the fact that the area saw heavy fighting during the end of the war Zaltbommel did not recieve much damage. The bridges were destroyed and the was some damages to historical buildings, but it was repairabel. Some villages nearby suffered heavily in damages and casualities. In fact, Zaltbommel it looks very much the same in many parts as the film shows.

[@keesvogelzang4588]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e16kp5WCZdV1qqs

[@Tflexxx02]

@@keesvogelzang4588 Thank you.

[@julielonbar7238]

Je moet wel lichtelijk gestoord zijn om een duim omlaag achter te laten, of je eigen mening wel hoogst interessant vinden. Hoe je het ook wendt en keert, zo'n filmpje voegt wat toe aan het beeld van een stad. Wordt er vergeleken met hedendaagse films, of vindt men het geschiedvervalsing? Kleinzielig gedoe. Kleinkariert zoals de Duitsers zeggen.