1950s, 1960s Little Rock Arkansas, Americana, Road Trip Travelogue, 8mm

[@casper3130]

That Bridge with the big Pipe running along it over the water was the Broadway Bridge US 70 that went over the Arkansas River from Downtown Little Rock to Downtown North Little Rock. The bridge was built in 1923 used for 93 years blown up and replaced in 2016-2017.

[@golfingcub02]

Amazing!!!

[@unknownwolf4046]

I was born in Little Rock Arkansas may 3 1990 🤗 early 90s

[@terran6471]

@@unknownwolf4046 And Little Rock was something else in the 90s for most of us who were there.

[@casper3130]

@@unknownwolf4046 hahaha I was born there in 1963 and in my 20's both Little Rock & No. Little Rock Nightlife was one big Party with places like The Checkmate Club, Wranglers, Wine Cellar, The White Taveren, Iron Horse, The Zoo, LA City Limits, Cajuns, Studebakers, Bobby Sox's and I can't think of all the night Clubs that existed back then. I had to grow up and get and keep a real job around 1989 when I had my first kid, the nightlife ended abruptly.

[@ramencurry6672]

I visited Little Rock for the first time last week and I really liked it. Before my visit I thought it was going to be bland looking like Charlotte or Columbia, SC but I was wrong, it’s a nice looking city and the old bridges and river also add to the atmosphere. Very good 👍🏻

[@slackjawedyokel1]

The 60s were a great time to live in LR --growing and optimistic

[@YogsenForfoth]

Except if you were black. It wasn’t a nice place to live for black people back then.

[@hectorc9892]

What happened? Why didn’t it grow more in your opinion

[@hectorc9892]

And what was it like

[@slackjawedyokel1]

crime increased by the 80s and people moved to the smaller outlying towns @@hectorc9892