CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA " BEAUTIFUL ON THE KANAWHA " 1932 CIVIC PRIDE PROMOTIONAL FILM XD72214
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"Charleston -- Beautiful on the Kanawha" was a film about Charleston, West Virginia which was financed by the owner of the Kearse Movie Theater and the Charleston Daily Mail in August, 1932. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers, Charleston is West Virginia’s capital city. The film was intended to be shown to the community, so as to develop a sense of civic pride and duty, and attract business to the region. The film was directed by Blundon Wills, a native Charlestonian, who hoped to create a "photographic monument commemorating the city of Charleston". The film includes images of the State Capitol (1:29), Governor William G. Conley (1:55), City Hall and Mayor R. P. DeVan (2:47), Mr. K.L. Kearse who financed the picture (3:31). The Kearse Theater (4:12) opened in Charleston in 1922 and was considered the finest in the Kanawha Valley. At (4:20) the Charleston Daily Mail building is shown along with a group of newsboys including one African-American boy. The printing presses are shown in action (5:00) as well as the editorial staff including the editor. At (5:40) the local Cadillac, LaSalle and Oldsmobile dealership is shown. At (6:04) the International truck company dealership is also shown. The Rotary Club is shown at its luncheon at (6:36). At (7:54) views of the city are shown (shot from the rear of a truck) with the narrator talking about how things will change over time ... The United Fuel Building is at (8:40). At (10:03) a trolley car or streetcar is being boarded by locals on Capitol Street (?). At (10:23) the Charleston National Bank is shown. At (10:59) large crowds gawk at the camera and pose. At (11:50) views from Lee Street and then a view down State Street (12:24). At (12:50) a trolley car rolls past the camera on Charleston Street at Tennessee Avenue and past a Kroger Grocery and meat shop and a drug store towards the west end of the city. At (13:55) the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is shown.
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What this Film Truly shows is that Charleston WV was more Bustling and Busy during the Depression than it is now. Very Interesting.
I love how they viewed this as a historical document and said the perhaps in 10 or 20 years from its creation that "Man changes will take place. The progress of science, education, and of humanity itself, will have made obsolete much contained in this film."
Wow .thanks Amazing ! I live in Huntington WV .and am amazed at seeing this Historical film that was made in my home state.crazy. Enough in would have loved to have lived in 1932.thank you to Periscope on CZcams for presenting this .
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes this is a pretty rare one -- and kind of incredible to think that it was made at the height of the Great Depression. Love what we do and want to support our efforts? Subscribe and consider joining us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm
I’m sure that Huntington was also a much better place overall at that time. I just wish we had this kind of documentary film for Huntington at that time.
Absolutely love this!!! It's amazing how much charleston has changed an how people don't come together the way they did in this film! Definitely a historic film an memory!!
wow so much is still there to this day...esp these big old buildings and homes near the capitol amazing to see these building havent changed
Thanks for posting this it was made the year my parents were born.
I’ve worked in a lot of these buildings over the years remodeling them as I worked in the construction trade my whole life.
My mother will be 91 this year I can’t wait to show her this and see what she thinks of it.
Say hi to your Mom for us!
I've been in Fairchance, Bridgeport, & Morgantown, but never Charleston. Is this where the dance started? 🤔 LOVE seeing thr old cars!! 👍🇺🇸
No, the dance started in Charleston, South Carolina.
LOVE this film!!❤ Look at all of the wires from buildings!!
Thank you for sharing this with us, it would be interesting to revisit the same locations and get a 2023 update
Dude ... i luv these old timey films. Silent movies and these things show just how weird the world was back then
Different? Yes. Weird? No.
Recently I took a ride in a 1928 Ford- nice riding car....
I wish I could go back to that time.
yeah the depression in Charleston was better than it is now. Ironic isnt it.
@@Roadblock7611. Yes it is. One thing that has not changed is our beautiful capital Dome as shown at the beginning of this film.
It’s ironic though, that in the film he says in 10 or 20 years there could be 30 story buildings on the streets they were driving on. I lived in Charleston until the 1980s, and many of the buildings from the 30s were still there. Unfortunately the population has continued to shrinkand very few buildings have been built in the last two or three decades. But it’s a very interesting film regardless of how busy Charleston used to be in terms of pedestrians and business.
It's cooler inside!!
While I very much appreciate the idea behind this film--that of recording Charleston at a specific moment in time for posterity--the actual execution is quite boring.