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I am 53, have my own family however my grandmother is still alive. April 15, 1920. We see her 2 times a month. Although she is not pigtown, we are in so.cal, but she is right there being the same age. She is still funny and tells stories to my sons just like she did to me as a kid. Her albums are amazing along with old . videos she still has. She is our time traveling guide. She is getting sick now though. If you only saw my Facebook page with all the pictures and videos I show. 👍

Awesome video! I’ve probably watched it a dozen times since stumbling across it yesterday. Based on the clothes, hairstyles and cars I’d say this was filmed around 1926 to 1928. I’d be curious to know the occasion for the kids’ festivities. I noticed three girls walked down the street carrying a large bag and then reappeared in costume, pierrot and harlequin type outfits. Was thinking it could be Halloween as Baltimore temps were still warm enough on October 31, 1926 for the attire (60s and 70s the day before).

I have a feeling that fella lost his leg around a train. My grandfather worked for the B&O . He told me if you ever jump a moving train to grab the front end of the car. Don't grab the rear cause you can swing between the cars and could lose a leg . If you grab the front you have a good chance to get out of harms way.

What street is that

I loved the dance off! ❤

It's amazing how much happier everyone was and what a great sense of community everyone enjoyed before the Internet (and even television) was invented.

Crazy!! All of these videos are coming up from my Watch Later list. That's new CZcams ish....but they have taken down half of those videos. Wish I would have watched them, now they're sending me my leftovers...ain't that a b*tch😈

You think you're going to see crime in that place like that

Because he's innocent beautiful young ladies look at the way they dress look at the way they stuck together not to look do for mischief not to get over not to do just doing what white people were doing at that time making things work

These are the people who made Baltimore these are the people who made it a special place to live these are the people who then took off in white flight because they knew they were effed if they stay there

I know this is an old thread (which I've seen many times). Just stumbled across a colorized version someone did on youtube of it. czcams.com/video/kYtOqTCIPm4/video.html

I could be looking right at my paternal relatives and not realize it. My Grandpop was born in 1915 and my Grandmother in 1920. My Dad and his siblings went to old School 34 in the 40s and 50s.

Pretty sure this was mid-late 20s when this was taken. I’m basing it on the fact that my mother had that exact same haircut, that the girls in this film have have and she was born in 1920. The picture I have of her is from 1927 with that haircut.

What's with the child molester in the backyard playing with the children? Strange. John Wayne Gacy's grandfather?

I wonder who filmed this fun filled gathering ❤❤❤❤ normal moment lost in time

That police officer was HUGE! 😳. From what I understand, the police were respectable & friendly, back then.

All of those people in this film are dead

This feels like about 1930, going by the hair, clothes, and the car models. But, whatever. My Dad may have actually been born by this time, which was 1930, Mom in 1932. It might be 1928, but not much earlier.

I grew up in Pigtown in the 80's i lived on the 700 block of Carroll St from 88-02

that man with the peg leg... all the faces... such a wonderful document of history and humanity

They had video recorders back then?

I live in Blatimore, Park Hieghts

Amazing footage! I'm Baltimore born, raised, and still live there. Was in Pigtown yesterday. The neighborhood's looking good.

No didn't recognize my kid because that was a 100 yesrs ago Dummy

My guess was Washington Blvd. Thanks for sharing.

Wow!! Thank you!

czcams.com/video/kYtOqTCIPm4/video.html Nass just restored this one. Very charming!

Hi Dear, I hope you are well, I would like to colorize and restore this black and white footage and post the result on my channel. I will credit you and write all the information about the original black and white source in the description, I hope to get an answer from you.

Thanks blacks

Wow all of the little ladies have on dresses no pants.

How did I bump into this .. beautiful just beautiful!!!! Love from California

Love this!!!! Better times and better people.

Ahhhh haaaaaa! That proves it! You see, pigtown was full of white people back in the 1920’s. See how the government gave them all brand new houses, and cleaned up after them. The government didn’t allow white people to be poor. Whenever they needed something they just went to the store and showed their skin color. Now that black people are in pigtown the government just lets their houses get run down, leaves trash on street, and tries to force them to pay for goods at the store. (Tries). This is all the proof you need of white privilege.

The more things change the more things remain the same.

99% sure my great-grandma is at 3:19. She is the tall one on the right. She was from the next neighborhood over so it might not be her but I'm almost positive she attended School 34. She was born to a poor parents that were immigrants from Germany. She went on to have six children, one of which became my grandmother. Almost all of her descendants still reside in or around Baltimore, myself included. Amazing to see this. Thanks for posting!

Where is the sound???

Thank you for uploading this!

Reminds me of scenes from Spanky and Our Gang

Pigtown was always a working class neighborhood in SW Baltimore City. These might not have been the so-called "good old days," but you didn't have a murder rate of over 300 every year. These kids are enjoying themselves, having good, clean fun in one of the city's poorer neighborhoods. No doubt, some of these these kids' kids and grand-kids are still with us.

Back when the community actually cared about where they lived in their neighbors

As others have said, this is definitely 1920s footage. Probably mid- to late decade.

It's crazy that I have family still alive that can remember times not that distant from this. Cherish your elders. I guarantee there are many stories you still haven't heard. The other crazy thing...those houses are still there and look pretty similar, but now just run-down with garbage in the streets. It has been forgotten. Used to live nearby, but had to move out after the riots. This video reminds me of my family and ancestors along Lombard street. It is a joy to watch.

THEY TIED A ROPE TO THAT BLACK BOY'S WOODEN LEG AND YANKED ON IT!!!!!! czcams.com/video/YjTtBn4ivas/video.html

Now all these homes are owned by the ghetto 😢 😩

Who is the tall guy with the weird hat???????

Was that film on Washington Boulevard

Little did they know their beloved neighborhood would soon be completely destroyed

george Fold,. Thank you for this video. Do you have a means of loading the longer clip that shows the kids playing the mean trick on the old peg leg man? I large wager depends on it..I'll split the proceeds if so. Thank you Sir, this is greatness

I love watching these old American videos in which people and children were so friendly and close to one another. I sometimes cannot believe this is old America. Today people in the USA seem cold and very distant from one another. For example when did you last time see a group of children holding each other's arms and playing?

Its a shithole these days.