'50s &'60s USA Road Trip in Color

[@sarge3469]

I grew up in the 50’s & 60’s and just found this site and love it so much. Went to Vietnam to serve my country in the late 60’s for 2 tours in the Marine Corps. Now have Parkinson’s but would go to serve my country again. A real shame that our country is in such a reck. I don,t think I’ll see it like that in the 50’s & 60’s again but thankful I had the chance to grow up than. Thank you all and God bless us all.

[@patriot388]

I long for the America of the '50s and '60s! We will never see those days again.

[@fenian123]

Which is good thing.

[@StinkFingerr]

@@fenian123 No Bunky, it isn't.

[@ruthnagarya2028]

It was an absolute honor to grow up in the 50's I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. thank you Lord! A "road trip" WAS our "entertainment" and those 50's cars are like NO OTHER...EVER! Dad had a 53 Buick in mint color and it was ALWAYS in pristene condition...if I could afford it, I would have a 50's car they were beautiful and unforgetable.

[@analogman9697]

I was born in 1955 and am convinced that my incredibly comfortable life is going to end in world of chaos and hardship. We hsd a '56 Olds Super 88...similar to your Buick. Loved it.

[@58Brando]

I would hate to have been an adult in the 50's. Absolutely sh*t completely exaggerated by people who today are close to death and have zero worth living for.

[@analogman9697]

'56 Olds here....what a great car.

[@mikemullay5622]

I do have a '50's car. It is a 1956 Buick Special. As it is mostly original it is a rolling time capsule of the way things used to be back then. It is a time capsule of much of my own history as I have had it 38 years.

[@sweetassugar2076]

@@58BrandoWtf is your act ? Do tell

[@elvisjerrylee]

For 8 minutes I was 8 years old again.......Thank you!!!

[@TheHistoryLounge]

You're very welcome. I really appreciate your comment too - thank you!

[@jean-marcducommun8185]

As a foreigner this is what the US used to be namely a role model for the World in almost every way. Today it's about the contrary. Tears in my eyes ...

[@DTD110865]

That's partially because too many people had the wrong idea about what "the American way" was, and they turned against it.

[@cindytrayer4279]

The country has fallen so far I don’t think it can come back.

[@grockreddeck4284]

Me too brother😢.

[@paulsmith3487]

Font give up yet!you are surrounded by good people,you just havent met them all so far

[@paulsmith3487]

@@cindytrayer4279 most things work on circles,good days are sure to return when enough people walk away from what you consider bad,can't happen soon enough,even here on Australia!

[@Myreply59]

A much better world than today. How sad it is to remember and not be able to have those days back again.

[@armorpro573]

Enjoy your life while it lasts because the future isn't getting much brighter

[@MSE9107]

I think maybe you mean a much better US than today? Not all the world has crumbled like the US. In fact, a lot of countries have improved their way of life. But yeah, surely watching this and then watching the walking dead videos of US streets does make you wonder “what the hell happened”? It looked like a dream back then but of course this was only true if you were white. Blacks probably had it worse than today back then.

[@byronbuck1762]

absurd. Racism was rampant, pollution uncontrolled, and the cars rarely lasted more than 70,000 miles

[@DrLumpyDMus]

My family owned many of those cars. I was the rambunctious little brother that slept in the back of many (most!) of those station wagons. We vacationed at all but a couple of those Natl Parks and Natl Forests. Those men with their haircuts and their hard shoes, and those women with their dresses and hand bags, were hard working, proud Americans raising a family, and paying 24.9 cents per gallon for gasoline to visit our great country. No cell phones, computers, or internet. Not even cable TV. My generation invented that just after we pulled off mini-skirts and that flight to the moon thing. We had books, and parental encouragement. Most of us had an AM radio. You could receive Country music and Mexican stations, including Wolf Man Jack in the later 60s. FM radios were rare. If you could find one there was typically one or two stations playing classical music. Some of us had a B/W TV. Everybody's parents worked at the same job all their adult lives. Apologies for my wandering trip down memory lane. Similarly, apologies to the Harvard grads for the comma misuse. Video presenter, thanks for the slide show.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

In reference to " the slide show " ... As a baby boomer , I traveled w/ my parents to most of these places in the 50's & 60's . My dad was an amazing amateur photographer so when we returned home from a trip , his photos were made into slides & then we relived our experiences w/ the slide projector & pics on the big white screen in our living room . Wonderful memories ! 💙

[@amit4Bihar]

Seems Americans exchanged books for mini skirts, smarts for showoff fashion and brains imported from other countries. USA has become a country of excesses afforded by dollar being reserve currency

[@johnnyraiderallison851]

NO APOLOGIES NEEDED, SIR. THE REST OF THESE WHINERS, CAN GO F THEMSELVES ANDIVE IN CHINA, RUSSIA OR PAKISTAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Nicksonian]

I was born in 1957. It’s hard for me to imagine that I was alive when many of these photos were taken. How things can change in a lifetime.

[@kevinbotsford6497]

My 78 yr old father and I (at 58) took our 1951 Chevy Styleline Deluxe all the way across Route 66 and back in 2017. It was an unbelievable trip and experience that we will remember forever. There are still many iconic landmarks on the route that have survived all the years of modern road construction. I highly recommend everyone do something like this with someone important to you!

[@JrGoonior]

My dream road trip and 52, my dad is no longer here but hope to find someone to share the trip with someday.

[@patriciajrs46]

​@@JrGooniorDon't wait for someday sweetie. It's lije tomorrow: it never comes. Take a sister, brother, or cousin, or one of your children. It will be a solid memory.

[@simons5193]

Excellent. Pictures of the by gone days. Life was so much better and peaceful than today's.

[@fenian123]

Just seemed like it

[@StinkFingerr]

@@fenian123 Oh? So you were there?

[@skyblue5509]

I have warm feelings looking at digitally restored old pictures. It is like returning home to the family when we were all together and couldn't get away from each other. People look happier then.

[@2201Duluth]

back when we were civil to each other. Beautiful tribute to an era of my life i will always treasure 😊

[@grampy2014]

Well said and appreciated.

[@jbncnow]

Civil to each other? ya if you were white, I live in a state that still had separate drinking fountains and restrooms well into the 1950s and early 60s Black families traveling america had to have a special book that showed places where they were welcomed at

[@rollitupmars]

Civil until a innocent person of color enters the room

[@ieronymos9265]

Except for the so-called “blacks.”

[@handsupbud]

I've been to a few places in this video and it is a bitter sweet experience in how much I miss my grand parents,Mother and Sister. I miss and love you all deeply. The days grow near where I will see your sweet faces again.

[@jerilynnwilson930]

Thank you so much!!! It was a glorious time in our history, I write this with tears in my eyes. Even as a child I was so happy to be blessed an American. We had pride in our Country then, we took pride in our communities, our accomplishments, our homes, our families. The streets were safe. I, for one, want my Country back....Please pray for the healing of this great land and people.

[@TheTriplelman]

the demoCRAPS have destroyed America!

[@biggusbestus551]

Memories I would not sell for any amount. I was truly blessed to take road trips then ...

[@TheHistoryLounge]

That would have been great - thanks for watching and commenting!

[@maple1255]

Splendid collection of photographs from the 1950s and 60s, all of those beautiful cars of the era, happy people traveling around the U.S.

[@mikebutler3263]

It was a wonderful time for doing a road trip, if you could afford a nice car. Amazing places to visit and never overcrowded, people look so smart and happy. I love every single photo. Thanks.

[@goodboyringo9716]

In 1962 a new car cost 3,000 and in 1965 they cost 3500.00 . I don't think they had any plastic on them and all the parts were made in America. We don't even make tooth pick in USA Now, they raise the price on cars every week. What have we done to our country ?

[@llanamejia]

@@goodboyringo9716 what you have done to the country? You voted Democrat

[@goodboyringo9716]

@@llanamejia .... Voting Democrat is standing up for the American people . Voting Republican is helping the rich and big business that pay no taxes. Someone poor like you voting Republican degrade what is right for working the man. Trump gave the rich the biggest tax brake in history to the rich and now the people had to pay for it, ....but thats ok we'll blame it on the Democrats, ggg

[@LeninWillLive]

@Alfonso Llana *Sigh* Yet another reactionary. I don’t like liberals either, but I also don’t like reactionaries.

[@goodboyringo9716]

@@llanamejia ... The only reason the USA is in good shape is because of the Dems. The Republicans would vote no on a unemployment extention but at the same time give oil companies million in subsidies

[@christoffersundberg8689]

It looks like a completely different world. I’d love to visit this wonderful time in america. I bet people were alot more nice and happy back then

[@fenian123]

Not really, being a rude asshole is a time honored tradition in America

[@christoffersundberg8689]

@@fenian123 I’ve only been to the states once but I didn’t meet anyone who was being rude. On the contrary, everyone I met were friendly

[@fenian123]

@@christoffersundberg8689 Of course not everyone is rude, either then or now. My point is that it has nothing to do with the era of time

[@christoffersundberg8689]

@@fenian123 well, you said ”being…rude…is a time honored tradition in america”. So, to me that is confusing since I didn’t meet a single rude person there. I just say that people in GENERAL were probably nicer back then since today there seems to be more violence in america

[@marynadononeill]

It's not just the cars or the beautiful unspoilt landscapes or the fashions. People were different then. Society had a structure, rules and expectations based on Christianity and life worked better. It looks better because on balance it was, because it was sane and rational.

[@robjudge181]

Each picture was like a beautiful painting. Thank you for posting.

[@Mr91495osh]

I grew up in Coconut Grove, a vintage fishing village near Miami. It was like Mayberry. Tennis, sailing and diving for Florida lobster. I wouldn’t want to grow up now. Life has gotten so much more complicated.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Great comment - thanks for sharing it.

[@moonjumper66]

Please bring me back...so tired this era.

[@moviemagg]

For the first six decades of the 20th century the United States had the best looking cars in the world. The cars in these photos were just amazing. Thanks for posting this..........

[@grampy2014]

The auto industry kept America’s economy strong.

[@paulbroderick8438]

Autos were works of art for sure. No tattoos or Phones, just fine with me. Thank you.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Works of art indeed!

[@AnberThe]

I on the other hand, can’t live without them

[@johnuhelski8613]

True that , Paul . How I long for those days . Pre interstate , fantastic cars, no seat belts... Dad ALWAYS was up for a road trip . Off we went , back roads , no phones. He lived to 93 and was a great day tripper to the last .

[@TwitchyMovies]

Man what's wrong with tattoos?

[@Jleed989]

@@TwitchyMovies everything

[@lynndupree1205]

Momma used to pile us kids into her 1958 Chevy and floor it down the back roads to the beach! We took sandwiches and cokes for lunch and swam all day. Then, tired and a little bit sunburned, back home in time for Gunsmoke on our B&W tv. No kidding!

[@johnreitz5676]

Another wonderful journey into the past.

[@pamelabennett5672]

Thank you! This was fun to watch. I grew up in the 50s and 60s, so it was very nostalgic for me.

[@amsbestunderstanding1646]

Makes me cry thinking how different life was then! It's still a beautiful country! God has blessed America, too many just don't acknowledge Him.

[@coaster-obsessionguydontat3274]

And aren’t you glad you can speak about your faith, which is a choice. Our freedoms allow us to have the faith of our choice or not to choose one.

[@charleshamilton9274]

I grew up in a military family and long, sometimes cross country road trips were common when my dad got orders to a new assignment. In the mid-60s, I remember going from Mather AFB (Sacramento) to Anaheim (visiting Disneyland for the first time) then on to Keesler AFB in Mississippi. My dad had a brand new Buick Wildcat that he just loved. My sister and I in the back seat looking forward to stopping at a Howard Johnson’s “motor lodge” for the night. (Anyone remember HoJo Cola?) Good memories.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Great comments! (I do not remember the HoJo Cola.) Thanks for commenting!

[@analogman9697]

My brother and I giggled through an entire lunch over "hojo cola". Just sounded funny.

[@jerrywestermann4435]

Same here,brotha,my dad was in the Air Force,got transferred alot,endless road trips,staying at motels,which little brother & I loved,lotta memories in this video.

[@judyfroemming7756]

I remember taking our kids to the amusement park and we we😅nt to a restaurant I believe it was Friendly's and my daughter ate 5 bowls of soup

[@jimtwisted1984]

Hundreds of years from mow people will look at those photos and think what a time to be alive.

[@armorpro573]

And a hundred years from now, people will be looking back on life and think how much painless we lived through

[@dguy0386]

as a member of Gen Z we already do that!

[@surfer103]

This is the America I grew up in and miss.

[@fenian123]

Only because we were young and didn't know the ugly side of the world

[@surfer103]

@@fenian123 You may have a point in a way but it was a great time to be young.

[@armorpro573]

@@surfer103 Yeah. The mid forties to early fifties was the best era for Americans. It was only after the 70s that things declined real fast

[@martinw9425]

I just love the music, its so inspiring with the pictures. Was born in 65, and i still remember the cars, the more humble stores , the family's with their pets, people were talking ( or yelling). But a very different time to live and grow. Today we have cellphones and computer to talk to.

[@gregatkinson7276]

Beautiful scenery and same for the cars! Thank you again for a great look into our wonderful past...

[@johnbockelie3899]

No tailgaters , impatient drivers, or road rage. A nicer time to take a drive.

[@staffanlindstrom576]

Beautiful.

[@ronwalker8863]

Alright, you got me hooked. Visited several of those places as a kid. You trying to get me choked up and sentimental? Darn it. Keep up the good work.

[@Lajos279]

@2:29 As an old Dutch petrolhead, I'm very surprised to see a beautiful two-tone Auto Union 1000 S in the States! In my childhood a rather common sight here in Holland, but I didn't expect to see one on the other side of the pond. Besides, they had a two-stroke engine, very beautiful, fast and roomy cars. The whole video is an absolute treasure, thanks so much!

[@jochenpeiper6797]

Bro , thanks for the ID on the Auto Union ( Audi ) did not know what that was , Hans Sthuck 1940s Speed record , Quatro Group B Monster !!!! my first car 1973 was an MG A then Lotus Europa , Lancia Monte Carlo , E type Jag fixed head coupe etc etc , my daily driver is my 06 Daimler Ghia Crossfire i purchased NEW , Cheers from Padre Island TEXAS

[@JeffDeWitt]

In those days it was a lot easier to bring cars into the US. We had been living in Germany, bought a Citroen (a 59 ID 19 I believe) and brought it back in 63. These days bringing back a four year old non US spec car would be pretty much impossible.

[@ralfi955]

Spotted that 1000s too, remember when my uncle pulled up in it brand new in Germany, early 1960 I think.

[@prestoni]

Dank u well

[@nortsulpedal]

😮 DKW Auto Union... unbelievable🙏😃🔝

[@catfish24]

Thanks for posting these great pictures. Good times in America.

[@rustypugh123]

I LOVE this! Nice work.

[@llanamejia]

What a terrific video and that Adrian Berenguer music so beautiful and appropriate. What a wonderful country was the WASP U.S.A.

[@rogermaes6001]

A country and its cars in their glory ! Thanks for those wonderful pictures. Greetings from Belgium.

[@axdesho]

I love nostalgia, great job!

[@grampy2014]

Yes sir. Where the old meets the new.

[@mkoldiefan]

Wunderschön gemacht, einfach zum wegträumen. Es erzeugt viel Fernweh und viel Erinnerungen an eine schönere Zeit.😃🥰 Danke

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Ich freue mich sehr, dass es dir gefallen hat. Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen und dafür, dass Sie sich die Zeit für einen Kommentar genommen haben!

[@mkoldiefan]

@@TheHistoryLounge da nehme ich mir immerwieder die Zeit um es bis zur letzten Sekunde zu schauen 🥰 Ich besitze selbst 2 US Cars aus den 50` und da geht mir das Herz auf wenn ich das sehe! (aber kleine Anmerkung, in der Musik ist immer wieder ein krtzen und ein Geräusch als würde Jemand laut atmen;-)

[@mkoldiefan]

@@TheHistoryLounge und bei min3:53 auch noch mein Auto, einen 1956 Pontiac zu sehen ist überwältigend!

[@mkoldiefan]

@@TheHistoryLounge was ist das für eine Musik als Hintergrund?

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Hallo, @@mkoldiefan - Die Musik heißt „Maca“ von Adrian Berenguer. Ich denke, es klingt irgendwie inspirierend, oder?

[@timoteo950]

A calmer time for sure.

[@StinkFingerr]

Yeah, things seemed more tranquil and safe.

[@johndersham1]

I am loving this series.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

I'm glad to hear it! Thanks!

[@tombegg5648]

Loved this. A different time, a different world.

[@bcctexas1ify]

I like that you put the year of the automobile in the video. It brings back such great memories thank you so much.

[@1melodyoflove1]

The Videos remind me of the days I wish I could enjoy once more.

[@JamesDonovan-p5r]

I really miss these times I could only remember

[@carlob95]

Beautiful color photos

[@johnuhelski8613]

Wonderfull film, the key here is " off the interstates " . I have been to so many of these sites, a walk down memory lane. And the cars , are you serious ? Finally , the music ! A masterpiece to be sure. Love all your content , thanks for posting.

[@Bentcypress]

For the most part there weren't any interstates back then. They were just starting to build them.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

@johnuhelski8613 - Thanks for watching and for your kind comments!

[@flierbill]

Thank you so much for that, my family traveled in a station wagon from Sacramento to Louisiana. In the early 60's , it brought back some memories.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

That would have been an amazing drive - what great memories you must have!

[@stuckeystop]

Thanks for the Stuckey’s shout out! 🎉

[@cwiii3378]

68 years old here, our family traveled every summer somewhere and my father loved the Stuckey's Pecan Rolls.

[@Jleed989]

1.99 breakfast! They must have spent a lot of money on billboards. They were everywhere

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Absolutely, @stephaniestuckey5216! Thanks for watching!

[@lifehappens2370]

A couple of car corrections but this is an exceptional nostalgic video, including a rarity…truly beautiful and appropriate music. Thanks for posting! I’ll be back.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Hey, Life Happens - Definitely a few corrections in this, but I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ainhoasamford8046]

La mejor época del sueño americano, viendo estas fotos viaja uno al pasado de una época dorada, que sólo la podrán disfrutar los que la vivieron y conocieron esas rutas felices en el recuerdo de una parte de sus viajes, cuándo está uno en los últimos atardeceres de nuestras vidas

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Bien dicho. Agradezco sus comentarios, ¡gracias por compartirlos!

[@carrieharvey1120]

Anemoia: a nostalgic sense of longing for a past you yourself have never lived. It is nostalgia for the “good ol’ days”; more specifically, the good ol’ days you are too young to have known. It is a sense that something was intrinsically better in the distant past than it is in the present; that we’ve lost something crucial in our ceaseless march of progress.

[@kiwirob67]

Simple times, slow pace, notice how well dressed everyone is, and lots of smiles...carefree

[@coaster-obsessionguydontat3274]

I remember people used to dress up for airplane travel. Now it’s flip flops and shorts or pajama pants.

[@markbehr88]

When America was at its peak.

[@GordoGambler]

Now it's nothing but a freak.

[@KreemieNewgatt]

There were segregated water fountains in the '50s, so. . .no.

[@vernwallen4246]

@@GordoGambler Freak show at the WH.😜😜😜

[@Ortzmet]

@@KreemieNewgatt It kept them in their place. So they didn't create all the mess and riots and muggings and robbing that they do today.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

@@KreemieNewgatt Who built and paid for those water fountains?

[@davedesmond7288]

Your ‘56 Chevy Nomad’ is actually a 210 Wagon. The Nomad was a two door, with rakish 'B- pillar’ styling… -Dave Desmond, South Australia

[@JohnSmith-cf4gn]

Born in 1952 I remember and loved the 50s. We prayed in school and God blessed America. It was a whole different world back then and I believe heaven will be much like it. The air you breathed even felt different.

[@jeffreyhickey4856]

Thanks for your outstanding videos! I am a child of the ‘50’s and your videos really help me to put my life into perspective!

[@rosemoreno2817]

Beautifully restored pictures the closest thing we have to a time machine I love it!!!

[@garylivingston9052]

Tee Pee's seem to be a theme then. cool cars and humble people. Now we just have A-holes everywhere you turn.

[@Jleed989]

On the cell phone no less

[@portnuefflyer]

At 73, it's somewhat depressing, to find that this all looks somewhat familiar! The big station wagons, with the rear facing rear seat and power rear window, were a great place for the young kids to geek out at cars behind, I remember that like it was yesterday, todays kids, safely strapped and belted into a mini van (sure, they have a much higher surviability rate in a crash) don't know what their missing. The car's year and model was a nice touch, though I knew them already.

[@Patrick-v31719w]

Thanks for uploading these pictures of yesteryear recollecting those nostalgic “days of wonder”; sadly, now being eroded by today’s society.

[@upstatenewyork]

Grew up in the 50’s. Great video, thanks.

[@armorpro573]

What was life like?

[@daviddryden8088]

I have been to that Stuckey's many times. 8:34 Cool to see it as it once was. I used to live in South Carolina and whenever we were in Summerton, we'd stop for some boiled peanuts.

[@glenngailey4916]

thank you for bringing it back

[@carlos.a.vcarvajal6119]

wonderful Times.......thanks for sharing....

[@bluzzjazz]

About 6:45 in, I see the 57 Olds 98 that my parents used to have, only it was pink and white two-toned. Love the cars from the 50s!

[@billdeegan4313]

The music complimented the photos perfectly.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Thank you for mentioning this! I do my best to choose music that matches each presentation.

[@paulderyck2573]

You are very, very good at this!

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

LOVE those vintage cars!! great video!!

[@nicholastracy4915]

No cell phones or artificial intelligence in sight. Ah, I prefer this. Respect for community, streets clean. Good vibes.

[@armorpro573]

So ironic that the future seems more chaotic than the past. Actually I take that back.

[@nicholastracy4915]

@@armorpro573 Both are chaotic because ultimately that is the nature of humanity. But, I would dare say, with great power comes great responsibility (not my quote), and with the incredible power of technology in weapons and the nature of humans as it's always been, I think the catastrophic potential resulting therein, is more chaotic. In the 1810s Napolean could invade Europe and people suffered. Same with Russia today. But Napolean didn't have 5000 huge Nukes.

[@maxim_maxim_8025]

Beautiful...👌

[@ShelleeGraham]

Beautiful Images with subtle music is a great way to spend our time. Also, nice job on the opening sequence of the heavy doors opening into the History Lounge. 👍 Thank YOU very much.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and for your thoughtful comments!

[@TheTwoshoes4u]

We felt at peace and safe then...

[@grampy2014]

Dad would come home from work and say “ jump in the car go for a ride. Spur of the moments rides were the best.

[@cherrylove3656]

wow this is a nice video, and the music goes so well with it to me this shows life when it was a better time to live than now cars were built better and had class along with the people unlike now. a more peaceful time when your dollars went a lot further if you purchased an automobile. you got more car for your money. keep these video's coming. they are appreciated by me and many others out there watching thanks.

[@byronbuck1762]

Positively ridiculous. Cars then rarely went more than 70,000 miles and many rusted out before they even reached that point. They were rolling death traps and the best of them barely got 15 mpg and polluted like crazy.

[@raynaRobichaud]

Yes those were the days. I was born in 1955 am now 68 and love seeing these photos,brings back lots of good memories,and it truly was better times. A good thing never lasts for ever in this world 😥

[@patriciajrs46]

I loved the picture of my Wyoming Tetons. Thank you. All the pictures were great. Thank you very much for putting them up.

[@richystar2001]

I would go back in a heart beat....everything was normal back then.

[@jossip1171]

What was normal back then ??? No unions. Hire and fire-system even worse than today. Workmen´s rights ZERO !!! Allmighty cops that could treat you as they liked. Glorifying any military stuff. Workmen´s life was LISTEN AND OBEY !!! But great cars, no doubt !!!

[@jossip1171]

@SalNova15, concerning computers and cell phones, you are right !!!

[@henryhorner3182]

And the women, at least most women, were slim, shapely and beautiful. Today's waddling blobs of fat would have had me celibate for life!

[@treetoppa8388]

@You'll See exactly. That chump is probably a millennial who buys into the woke shit they’re spreading today. It was a time of great prosperity. People had core values. No gangster rap. I was born in 53 and I have nothing but good memories of the late fifties and sixties.

[@schotext2683]

Retrotopia, the longing for a non existing past..! Sure the cars where nice, but very dangerious in accidents en polluting, women were supposed to be tending to the children en the house, they were fired often when pregnant, black were not even allowed to stay in the same hotels as whites, cancer simply killed you, with a worn out hip you had to drag yourself through life, the church had a firm grip on everyday life, and many of the pastors on little children…homosexuals were in danger of being incarcerared, etc. Etc. Etc. Wake up from your nostalgic dream and inform yourself about the realities of daily life in those days, !

[@bedazzled64]

6:33 I grew up In Orlando and remember seeing these as a kid. I was fascinated by them! They were the Wigwam Village Motel, which was demolished in the early 70s. I believe some still exist somewhere out west.

[@m.f.m.67]

No cell phones, no road rage, no carjackings, and gas was .37 per gallon. This country was perfect when it had about 200 million people. It's been downhill ever since. (You folks born after 1970 don't know what you missed!)

[@armorpro573]

I'm a Gen Z myself, and I sure miss those days when America was truly a nation

[@ptcollura]

Amen!!

[@TheTriplelman]

the demoCRAPS have destroyed America!

[@jsat5609]

And NO "F word." You only used if you were alone among a bunch of men, and even then only sparingly. Girls didn't use it AT ALL! Exceptions might be the boys' locker room when there were no adults around, or an army barracks filled with 18-21 year old draftees. But it was not used routinely especially in mixed company by anybody.

[@lizzapaolia959]

Thank you for sharing your comment 🙏. Sad days in the USA.

[@martincvitkovich724]

The people seemed genuinely happy

[@DA-jw6nm]

Did anyone notice? Happy people and not a single smartphone to be seen.

[@Plexpara]

5:03 She got a Smartphone in her Hand...what you talk about...

[@althunder4269]

We had a 1967 Ford Fairlane station wagon back then and went on a lot of trips in that.

[@jamieryall8341]

So cool. I was a kid in the '50's & '60's & knew every year & model of cars. Now, they all look the same to me. Sad, really.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Those cars do look cool - I wish I could have seen the streets full of them like you did!

[@HawklordLI]

Exactly! When I go out into a parking lot I can't tell a Ford Escape from a Kia, Chevy or Nissan.

[@johnuhelski8613]

I too could name any car on the road back then . Now ,not possible. Thats why I love car shows today. OLD IRON, BABY.

[@scottbrettschneider9782]

Great video! Thanks for your efforts.

[@dannidunn9302]

Great video.

[@andunabu3238]

Beautiful, so full of hope.

[@TheHistoryLounge]

Yes - well said.

[@melrose9252]

The 57 was not a Biscayne. The Biscayne came out in 1958. The 56 Chevy wagon was not a Nomad. The Nomad had two doors.

[@Breadmansgarage]

Do your research 😁

[@matrox]

Exactly!

[@davevolz6138]

Both crap so not the end of the world

[@claythornhill4296]

And get off of my lawn! 😂

[@judycurd3381]

You missed the point of the whole thing. Sad.

[@Jbennyho]

The red and white car in the center of the picture at the “Roadside Attraction, 1950’s” @ (2:35) is a DKW. It has a 2 cycle engine. Auto Union and DKW combined sometime in the 1950’s or 60’s to form what we now know as Audi.

[@paulderyck2573]

1967 if i’m not mistaken

[@Bentcypress]

Beautiful. Thanks for the memories. I've been to Brockway Mountain in Copper Harbor many times.

[@mikerubin22]

absolutely amazing, thank you so much!!

[@kevinhurley3699]

What a simpler time!!!!

[@bluesharp59]

Great video. Thumbs up and wishing you all a Happy New Years.

[@dearbrad1996]

The USA is such a wonderful country. PS thanks for identifying some of the cars.

[@richoliver1356]

The photo for the chevy biscayne is going up occee mountain just east of Cleveland tn close too chattanooga I recognized that one right off love theses videos

[@Maccamcintyre572]

That is extremely cool. I can only imagine what life must have been like in those days as opposed to today's current festival of shit.

[@Maccamcintyre572]

Thank you so much for your wise and influential comment. Now fuck off and mind your own business.

[@dougrobbins5367]

It wasn't all gravy. There was a war between generations that was remarkably nasty.

[@johnuhelski8613]

Nothing compares to this era , it was a time of relative peace and prosperity. Things were not perfect , but NOTHING compared to the absolute shit show of today. So glad I was a kid in the 50's and my parents Loved road trips .

[@afrogirl757]

Our family sounds like yours - same itinerary during the same years. My dad get his triptik from AAA, odd years we'd go west and even years we went east in our Ford Station wagon. I found a notebook with the trip accounting and the costs were so cheap compared to today.

[@josiahmoss3240]

5 cent smokes

[@user-qv4rj3fo9b]

I tried to find any indication of a "Petrified Forest" in New Mexico. Not even Google can find one. The Petrified Forest National Park is in Arizona.

[@fischer9001]

the good ol' days for sure! if I had a time machine....

[@armorpro573]

Take me with you

[@52templar]

Nice car collection,thank’s.

[@56BIGM]

most enjoyable--thanks