1950’S JOHN HUTTER TRAVELOGUE FILM “THE FLORIDA KEYS: AMERICA’S TROPICAL PARADISE” KEY WEST XD44234
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This travelogue film takes viewers to Key West, Florida. Key west is an island and part of the Florida Keys archipelago. This is the southernmost point of Florida. The film was created by a world traveled lawyer named John Hutter. Hutter created these films with the introduction of “Chateau Hutter Films Presents” (:09) and planned to show them to guests at a resort lodge he had constructed in Wisconsin. Tragically, the resort was forced to close after Hutter had a dispute with the regional chamber of commerce and lost access to advertising outlets. The film opens with the fireplace in the living room of Chateau Hutter with the lawyer himself sitting near it (:33). A map shows the route from Miami to Key West is 130 miles (:45). The Everglades National Park is also to be toured (:59). Two men stand on the back of a small boat with fishing poles (1:12). The Rickenbacker Causeway plaza (1:18) leads to the islands off Key Biscayne and Virginia Key. The Atlantic and Gulf mini Railway are seen in Crandon park (1:22) which is connected to Miami through the Rickenbacker Toll Causeway. Coconut palms ride along the route as tourists take in sights (2:03). Coconut palms; not native to the area, were brought in from Caribbean’s. The road which is captured on film is part of an extension by Gulf Coast Railroad and the Florida East Coast Railroad (3:06). This railroad later became the modern highway seen in film as the world moved towards automobiles (4:45). A picturesque shot follows of the massive highway from the rocky shoreline (5:00). Mangrove trees spread their roots in the crystal blue waters (5:27). Pelicans stand among the rocks (5:33). St. Paul’s Church; from the 19th century, rises in brilliant white off Duval Street in Key West (5:51). A sign offers popular meals including steak chops, turtle steaks, and the turtle burger (6:03). The main industries in Key West are considered to be fishing, sponging, canning of turtle soup and the manufacturing of cigars. Residential homes in the area are depicted (6:24). Two young boys play in a Silver Comet wagon (6:29). Modern and upscale homes and resorts are seen recently erected as the tourism industry began to bloom here (6:53). The film turns to the Everglades National Park (7:41) covering over one million acres. A sign points the way to the Anhinga Trail (8:08). Wildlife are filmed in the area including egrets (8:48) which had nearly been hunted to extinction prior to the park’s establishment. A turtle (9:36) and an alligator are also captured (10:03). Crocodiles generally prefer saltwater though some are seen in the Everglades (10:28). The freshwater heron bird is seen (11:07). A picturesque shot of a sunset captured between palm trees follows (11:26). The film concludes and had been produced at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin (11:29).
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I am a sucker for Florida nostalgia. When it was still very undeveloped and wild.
Key word “was”
I used to talk to an old man Robert Strickland ( aka Dad ) he told me he was in a railroad car out of Key West when the big Labor Day Hurricane came he said that the waves we're so high crashing over the railroad trustle getting everyone wet inside the railroad cars always love listening to those stories rest in peace Robert. Never Forget YOU !!!
It wasn't until I moved away from the lower keys that I realized how amazing it was to grow up on big pine. Moved back after a year and a half in Colorado and I'll be here until we sink, and hopefully long after that
So nice to see people and young children without a cellphones and actually caring for others when they are listening to them or engaging
Would loved to be in KW back then. Lived there from 69-73. It has surely changed a lot. Can only imagine how nice it was back in the 50’s.
Jut don't want to be there when the hurricane hit in 1960!! That was the pre-weather-satellite era!
What have you done with Bum Farto?
@@hannahpumpkins4359 we have tucked away nicely 👌
Liaros were you part of the silsbee gang of so lux and I were wondering where ur
Go to singer island. Nice
The old bridges never scared me, loved em , part of the old keys. So sad the way it is now. It was magical decades ago
Grew up on Key Biscayne back in the day. We kids had the run of the island. It was a magical place then...
I still remember late 90s we could still go to Jimbos at Virginia Island for live music .. I went last month and was chased out of the island by security at 9:30pm 😖
That’s in Miami
My mother loved this. She grew up in Miami back in the 60s and visited Key West on vacations often.
Loved seeing the Crandon Park Zoo train and the narrow bridges along the Overseas Highway that were scary as hell to drive across.
That train was on Virginia Key.
The Seven Mile Bridge -I feared for my life every time we crossed it!
I love visiting and looking at the water when my father drove across the bridges. The railing now is solid concrete so you can see straight down like before. I miss it.
Sad how much a shit hole Miami is now....and English has become second language there. It's what happens when millions of illegal aliens have been permitted to come in to America every year.
Been there once during spring break 1964. Drove the two lane highway in a Plymouth Valiant all the way. Still have a black and white picture of the car by a sign that read something about the beginning of U.S. 1. Back then it was all about Ernest Hemingway.
Hemingway became an example of a life well lived? Makes sense.
The whole USA was a Wonderful place in the 40's,60's,60's70's,80's....today most these Paradise getaways are Destroyed ...Its Sickning and Depressing
Nowadays the old roads depicted in this film are recreational fishing piers. I always shake my head at the thought of it being 2 lanes with pedestrians fishing too. And you can actually see it happening in this film.
I love these old travelogues, sometimes they will show this stuff on on TCM, or other cable networks as a fill in....things how they use to be, less crowded, simpler life, nice !
Grew up there in the 60's......islamorada and key largo.had my boat ,and my friends ....would go pool hopping at Howard Johnson's,the islander,Jerry's sunset inn.......
Thanks for sharing this wonderful old color film of THE FLORIDA KEYS AND MIAMI! We lived there since 1948 till 2010 and it sure brought back old memories of that area…back when South Florida was a wonderful place to live…NOT ANY LONGER…BUT the Florida KEYS still is fantastic 👍
How much is gas per gallon there?
The Keys are not the same and it’s a real shame 🥲
Thank you for the wonderful look back. Those truly were the days.
I lived there from '86 to 2020.
I worked for Treasure Salvors and played music in every bar on Duval. Made "friends" with dozens of women and had a life I wouldn't trade for anything.
Now it sucks. Sorry if you missed it 😃
Sounds wonderful! I was there back in the 80s, early 90s a bunch of times
Pretty magical fun down to earth place
Simple and relaxing even then
looking at my '' Atocha '' treasures right now here on North Padre Island , with the '' Treasure Salvors '' certificate of authenticity signed by Mel Fisher , been a live aboard Yacht Owner since 1986 , played drums in house band at '' French the Beachcomer '' ( now Docs ) lotta Euro Cars and Surfer Girls , im still livin the '' Dream '' , Cheers bro , from deep South TEXAS
I grew up in south Florida and remember the seven mile bridge. Driving on it was a terrifying white knuckle drive at night with no shoulder and oncoming traffic!
Thanks for putting this video. Loved it! 🌴🌺🐊🦩
Fascinating -- wonder how many people died on that bridge! Glad you got to see this vid and appreciate it.
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@@PeriscopeFilmwhen you get on the 7 mile bridge there is a road sign that says “8 deaths this year” or however many it’s been … scary !
Ah to see Key West in the 'old days'....now its the land of the multi million dollar home and the $500/night hotels :)
Me encanta key west florida, vivo aquí hace 3 años es el lugar más lindo de mundo. ♥️😍🏝🌴🥥🌊
A lot of my moms family lived in the Keys from the late 50's thru the 80's. I have some good memories as a kid in the late 60's and 70's visiting them. Drove thru to KW last year, first time in forever. How I wish I bought my aunt place in Key Largo for next to nothing when she sold in "88....just wasn't on my radar then! Ha!
I was born in Key West 1967 on board a 60 ft Elco motor yacht. Sailed the entire Caribbean before most kids could ride a bike. I left for good after hurricane Andrew.
The Keys will never be the same. Big money and big government ruined the islands permanently.
Nice snapshot of the time and place... thanks
Thanks. ✌🏻👊
You are welcome!
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My Mom and Dad lived in Pensacola in '45 -'46 when he was stationed there. They took a couple of trips to KW and talked fondly of their time there and how nice it was. They finally went back around 1990 and were very sad at what it had become. But at least they got to see it at its best.
Wish it was still like that
yep
Would loved to have been there back then.
"Canning turtle soup as a major industry in the Florida Keys"..........my, how times have changed.
Really enjoyed this
Island Rail Road ! That was Crandon Park Zoo miniature Train on Key B. & Turtle Steaks in Cayo Hueso ? Ages ago. BC . !!! before Cubans. JeJeJe .
Wow, that narrow two-lane highway.
Right? Can't imagine wanting to be standing along that road as cars come hurtling right toward me.
It was amazing. We weren't sure how trucks could pass one another. I remember driving it and being VERY attentive.
I've seen truck and bus's going in opposite directions on bridges so close rearview mirrors smash into each other.
Someone else said it. Absolutely magical. Experienced this deep in Hawaii....but it to is disappearing. Places where land is almost untouched by man.
Once upon a time in America natural environment was valuable...today concrete and condo's are the scenery
Looks like Bahia Honda at 5:10.
Sad to see the changes. Miss the old days.
yes Bahia Honda
Cool! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! Glad you got to see it and appreciate it.
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Key West: Main Business Tourism.
Surround by Military. Jet Fighters Constantly flying over head. 40 Thousand Residents 100 Thousand Tourists give or take on a daly basis.
As they say 10 pounds in a 5 pound bag.
Paradise only to Tourists here for 2 or 3 days. Liveing here it costs so much 💰💵💲 it makes us Insane. The cost of a small Average house you could buy a 200 Acre Farm on Mainland.
😳 getting the picture
Raised on the rock , couldn't be shook loose untill Irma took it all. And now thanks to friends who took me in, I now live in the worst Sh#t hole in the country. They call it Arizona!
@@svenskaboi67 Sorry to hear that. I struggled for a fue weeks. Then started Building stuffed my Pockets. Its on going . Dam place is Expensive. But I'm rolling around it.
🙂 good luck in Arizona maybe its for the best the Keys are getting stuffed. Plate's from all over the Country showing up. In Big Numbers
@@sirenscalllntothedeep6306 I understand completely. I traveled the rest of country extensively and couldn't wait to get home. When I was little and had to go with family to Big Pine, or Marathon, it felt like a road trip. I never went as far north as Miami untill I was 19. I miss it 😢
@@svenskaboi67 My problem is is I cant leave and I cant stay.
🤔 caught but not Cought
@Jase Bamber To much Outside 💰💵💲 Dictating there Ideas an wants. Liberals fighting Governor Desantis all the way. Like Key West is a 2×4 Island Country all by its self.
😠 The golden rule he who has the gold has the rule
It will never be like that again never
The aligator is not danderous!!!??? Huh?
if you use common sense they aren't....lived here all my life....never had a problem
I grew up in south Florida, we swam with gators every day. Just don't bring your dog along.
I love these older independent films as they look back into days now gone. At times I wish I could see some land & water before man invasion
The Keys are a completely different life style than the mainland of S. Florida. With the exception of Key West, there is very little crime, no graffiti and great fishing. The downside is that it's gotten more expensive, as more people have moved there. More trash too, especially in and on the water. Too many people blasting stereos on their boats, while trash is flying out and into the ocean. It also can get boring for people that enjoy a bit faster lifestyle.
It's crazy how they built the new 7 mile bridge and left the old one.. Just cut out a huge chunk in the middle.. lol. I remember going across it as a kid and thought it was cool.. With dad driving, ofcourse he didn't think so..
Grassy key was Paradise. Now all development.
COCONUTS ARE A WORLD WIDE MEGA BILLIONS BUSINESS NOW. 😁😀😀TOOK SOME TIME. COCONUTS ARE NOW A SUPER FOOD
I bet it's way more developed by now. LOL just kidding. Of course it is. Very enjoyable. I was out on Panama City Beach ( Thomas Drive ) years ago and was soaking it up loving the dunes knowing they would not last and they didn't. It's a shame really time changes things.
I grew up visiting PC when Thomas drive was two lanes with a stop sign where it met 98. That was in the 70s. We caught crabs and trout at alligator point and St. Andrews park. It was my favorite part of summer. Great memories.
Clark Roofing , oldest Roofing company in Florida ,FTL Home sweet Home
The keys are key largo to key West.
Locals fishing as many species as they can ..Turtle soup at key west & local ducks at Everglades ….things have surely changed …
I currently live in stock island key west and it really looked amazing back then now it’s overpopulated and everything is ridiculously expensive. Still a beautiful place but nothing compared to what it used to be, I’m honestly not a big fan of key west I’d rather be somewhere in the mountains of NH or Maine.
I lived in the VI for 16 years. St John. Now in the mountains west of Denver. I miss the ocean and beach.
Why ñot move there?
Mister Hutter was a little too well mic'd in some respects...
Sturgeon bay, wi! Did he live there?
Some people say the keys where never be the same since Jimmy Buffett sold his house in 1998 and moved north to Palm Beach 😥
jimmy Buffett ruined the keys by singing about it . He knew it, thats why he moved
Back in the 1980s I spent much time and money in Sloppy Joes on Duval street.
anyone know information about building at 6:17
Isn't that the old coast guard station?
@@douglasfry6112 I'm not sure I cannot find any other photographs. I live in key west so could check with a historian here.
“Florida” use to be a territory that extended all the way to texas.
It still stretches as far west as Chicago is
Speaking of size of former U.S. territories, you can cut Alaska in two and make Texas the 3rd largest state and still have room for the entire state of Indiana in each "Alaska half."
Didn’t show much of Key West
Miami.. vacation capital of the world.. now a 3rd world country..road rage capital of the USA
hasn't changed a bit
I've lived here 25 years an it has done Nothing but Change . I helped that Change. Now with all the problems in America Proper . Major amounts of out of State Plate's. Covering every state in the United States. The Rich are trying to Control the Island like Tyrants. Its become a Political mess.
I am from and live in Key West and I can confidently say it's a sh hole these days. It's great from the waist up 💀
It's all bad now😮😯😯
Nothing but ugly condo towers. As far as the eye can see.
Here is a concept. With all the technology in the world, and you can't run this with out the footage numbers displayed at the bottom? WTH?
Nice vid but it's distracting.
The numbers are placed there on purpose as an anti theft, to keep someone from stealing the vid and re-uploading it as their own. The original can be purchased, without the numbers. Or you can do some fancy computer shenanigans and remove them yourself.
@@coloradostrong Thank you! Good point. Didn't think of that !
Funny thing, I didn't notice.
Wow ...so much misinformation in such a short video.
Everyone wants to go back to how nice things were in this time, but it was the behavior of people in this time that made things as bad as they are now.
The people in this vid do not appear to be Demoncrats or freaks confused about which bathroom to use.
The kids in film had respect.
"but it was the behavior of people in this time that made things as bad as they are now".
What the hell are you talking about? The people were great people and great Americans back then I know!! democrats and liberals have made things the way they are now!!!!!!
Anyone who claims things were perfect back in the "old days" is way off base. But there's nothing wrong with claiming that they were better. It would be great if things improved simply by the passage of time. Doesn't work that way.
@@leversforever9748 back then there were lynching's they drained the wet lands for profit, and wiped out native civilization..thank the right wing business men, Flagler, Collier.
Too bad Florida has a shit political cycle going for it
COCONUTS ARE A WORLD WIDE MEGA BILLIONS BUSINESS NOW. 😁😀😀TOOK SOME TIME. COCONUTS ARE NOW A SUPER FOOD