Highways for Tommorrow (early 1960's)
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- čas přidán 26. 01. 2015
- This film produced in the early 1960's, by what was then known as The South Carolina Highway Department, shows the history of South Carolina's Roadway system up until the 1960s. The film was made by Columbia Films. It's been adapted from its original 4x3 aspect ratio to fit modern 16x9 screens.The film has shots of the old Grace Memorial Bridge (old Cooper) in Charleston before the Pearman Bridge (new Cooper) was built in 1967.
What we have here is a movie presentation which includes moving pictures and sound. The title of this movie is, “Highways for Tomorrow.” The idea here is to promote highways.
I'll be honest, I only stopped in to watch the old cars. But unlike most promo/educational films of the era, this was really well done - interesting writing, good pacing - so I watched the whole thing and enjoyed it.
I was expecting the narrator to have a South Carolina accent. But I guess this kind of film wanted standard US voice talent.
60 years later and in 2023 still no Interstate from I95 to Myrtle Beach
For more sprawling subdivisions, big box stores, loss of more open space, and degraded stormwater.
Perhaps a device to keep one in his or her seat during an accident might save lives. BRILLIANT!!!
Rumor is some of them people are still stuck in traffic today!
"Roads built to meet our needs all the way to 1975, and beyond"!!! 😊😁😁
That's when the Interstate Highway System was supposed to be finished... The actual date was around 2005 - when Boston's "Big Dig" finally completed Interstate 95!!!
PacbeltRR actually the ORIGINAL Interstate system will not be completed until later this year, when the interchange is completed in North Philadelphia that routes Interstate 95 over the Delaware River, thus closing the final gap in the original system.
Despite that, new Interstates are being built that were not on the original system.
I question the date it says this video is from. Early 60s? I dont think so, more like early 50s.
@@cme98 They didn't have 1963 Ford Falcons in the 50s.
It mostly had been finished, except for places where the building was probably economically questionable anyway.
95 was cancelled through the city, it was 93. The “big dig” was full of corruption and cost over runs. Typical northeastern machine politics. They should have built the original programmed radials earlier, and inner belt, as planned. Had the Central Artery been rebuilt, and covered in the seventies instead, it would have cost far less. And the inner belt would have relieved it.
Some missing context-
This was produced when the military was a *_large_* presence in CHS, before the downsizing in the 1990s. That's where a lot of that demand came from-speaking of SC, generally.
I love driving U.S. highways and business routes. Getting back on the Interstate is so smooth compared the old highways. The old highways are more like a roller coaster with twists and turns.
Exactly why I choose the backroads on my motorcycle! 🙂
This would be great if the aspect ratio were corrected.
4:25: Oh NO! That lousy 55 Chevy hit the lovely 56 Ford Parklane! The Parklane was a high-end car, not many were produced.
Back then, the guardrail at a bridge began and ended at beg. and end of the bridge. Very different today.
This ain't even 720p. My eyes!
Ok great. Now fix 85 through Greenville and Spartanburg.
And 501 in Myrtle Beach
Nice video, but poor presentation. I'd like to actually hear the narrator. Raise the volume. I can always turn it down.
Wrong aspect ratio.
SC's roads are still horrible! Narrow two-lane roads without paved shoulders.
Can't hear this craps!!!!!!!!
and now china has a better infrastructure
Highway of the future will be bicycle path and crowded stinky public transit schedule.
Progress ??