This was filmed probably a good 20-25 years before I was born, but man do I wish we could go back to times like this, where people had respect for just about everything.
@Anna Cottle Cottle lol the race card let's use it all the time. Whites can have anything not even community without it being stolen away with the race card!
Connie Mack Stadium; went there twice in the early-'60s with the Cub Scouts. The one time, we made so much racket that we briefly got the attention of Phillies great Richie Ashburn up in the broadcast booth. We could see Richie. We began yelling his name and at one point, shielding the microphone with his hand ✋ he waved to us and asked us to 'Please knock it off.' Politely. Just like that. We quieted down after that.
Lol , that’s funny… I miss seeing Richie and Harry up in that broadcast booth , both at Vets Stadium and Citizens Bank Park. Thanks for the memories guys… RIP
Oh how I remember those wonderful days gone by! And all those great stores and places to eat! I loved Philadelphia when I was a Kid it was amazing back then! So sad to see what it and the world are today!
It's interesting that most of the sites promoted in this clip from the '50s are now gone: Connie Mack Stadium, the 12th Street Friends' Meetinghouse, Gimbel's, Stouffer's, Horn and Hardart's and both the Fox and Locust St. Theatres.
In 1954 Westinghouse, who owned KYW radio, bought WPTZ-TV and traded them to RCA for a radio and TV station in Cleveland. From 1955 to 1965, Channel 3 and 1060AM in Philadelphia were WRCV (for RCA Victor). In 1965 the FCC forced the TV stations to swap back and so KYW, which had been in Cleveland for those 11 years, came back to Philly along with Mike Douglas and Tom Snyder. Read Wikipedia on KYW for the whole history if interested.
In 1956 NBC coerced Westinghouse into swapping this station with NBC's Cleveland affiliate, so that NBC could have a station in the preferred Philadelphia market. It became WRCV. That was the station I remembered growing up. In 1965 the transaction was overturned by the FCC and the Westinghouse station returned to Philly as KYW.
Hope people understand this is basically a commercial. They city was quite filthy at the time; the AIR was much MUCH dirtier than today; the Delaware would actually catch FIRE there was so much oil in it. However there were also many more JOBS, manufacturing jobs, and good union jobs that helped the middle class emerge.
Went there many times in the early 80s...different bands playing all over, a whole day affair. Not one problem i saw personally...could not do anything like this in todays society...
Before the suburbs drained away the life of the city and left it a shell, when people dressed up to go to the movies, and the movies were worth dressing up to go to.
I remember Philly back in those days...It is a shame what has happened over the past 50 years. Some toot the horn of revitalization...but the truth is that it is a first class dump.
Back in those days the streets were clean, no graffiti, the city had pride & lots of love towards one another, the mummers were sober. Then the democrats came & ruined it all! What a shame!
I moved out 20 years ago & I'm retired at 45 with more money than you will ever see. Now go get your welfare card & go back to live with the rats of Philthadelphia. The Democrats were the slave owners & still are. They are just giving out welfare to keep losers like youself under their control. So don't ever forget that LOSER.
Frank Rizzo was one of the best mayor's Philly ever had! He also generated more blacks to vote, than any other person. We need more mayor's like "Big Frank"
Too bad none of the Evening Bulletin 'Flashcasts' on two corners along Broad Street could be shown . . . the company that made them also powered many Times Square zippers . . .
My impression of pre-1971 Philadelphia was that it was stodgy and depressing. With the exception of the Mummers Parade footage, his video actually supports it.
hahaha "before corruption" this was filmed during the height of political corruption in the 20th century, hence the home rule charter of 1951. lots of problems then & lots of problems now. different problems for different times. but thinking that the past was a tranquil & innocent time is just naive & silly.
This was filmed probably a good 20-25 years before I was born, but man do I wish we could go back to times like this, where people had respect for just about everything.
@Anna Cottle Cottle lol the race card let's use it all the time. Whites can have anything not even community without it being stolen away with the race card!
@@steamgent4592who is bringing up race besides you?
All announcers always had great voices, back then. Everything changed 1962.
Thanks for the great memories. I am proud to be from Phila.
My childhood years.... miss that town a lot
Connie Mack Stadium; went there twice in the early-'60s with the Cub Scouts. The one time, we made so much racket that we briefly got the attention of Phillies great Richie Ashburn up in the broadcast booth. We could see Richie. We began yelling his name and at one point, shielding the microphone with his hand ✋ he waved to us and asked us to 'Please knock it off.' Politely. Just like that. We quieted down after that.
Lol , that’s funny… I miss seeing Richie and Harry up in that broadcast booth , both at Vets Stadium and Citizens Bank Park. Thanks for the memories guys… RIP
@@vincentrobinson3078 I miss that sight too. It seems only like yesterday. Best wishes.
WOW way before my time but look how clean the streets wher back then, and look at them now. it's really a damn shame!
Glorious. Thanks for taking my back to my boyhood for three minutes.
A truly wonderful video. Thank you Philadelphia for contributing so much to the goodness of America.
Great stuff on Philly, my home town!
Philly may not be perfect but I love my City. I do miss the old days.
Oh how I remember those wonderful days gone by! And all those great stores and places to eat! I loved Philadelphia when I was a Kid it was amazing back then! So sad to see what it and the world are today!
Yeah world sucks now worse then ever! Well the trash took it over they can keep it and all it's debt. Move far far away from them all!
Love or hate Philadelphia, it's still precious memories.
I moved here since 2015 and deeply love this city ! It is my home now
I love visiting Philadelphia cool city I'm from Baltimore City and it's not much different just a bigger city Philadelphia is
What a great film of wonderful Philadelphia. It was the way I was brought up.
This Is When Philly Was Great
It's interesting that most of the sites promoted in this clip from the '50s are now gone: Connie Mack Stadium, the 12th Street Friends' Meetinghouse, Gimbel's, Stouffer's, Horn and Hardart's and both the Fox and Locust St. Theatres.
And then, at 1:36, the Ardmore Presbyterian Church makes an appearance!
We really do have alot of history
Narrator sounds a lot like a younger,pre-NFL Films John Facenda? He was a news anchor in Philly back then.
I thought it was him also !!! ..." The frozen tundra of lamb-bo field" ...😂😂😂
In 1954 Westinghouse, who owned KYW radio, bought WPTZ-TV and traded them to RCA for a radio and TV station in Cleveland. From 1955 to 1965, Channel 3 and 1060AM in Philadelphia were WRCV (for RCA Victor). In 1965 the FCC forced the TV stations to swap back and so KYW, which had been in Cleveland for those 11 years, came back to Philly along with Mike Douglas and Tom Snyder. Read Wikipedia on KYW for the whole history if interested.
Very interesting. I love Philadelphia, old and new, such a great city!
I allways visit south street when I visit Philly it remind me of 36th Street and the avenue in Baltimore
That's Connie Mac stadium, I remember seeing it before the wrecking ball.
I definitely remember that Gimbel's sign. And I definitely remember Gimbels.
In 1956 NBC coerced Westinghouse into swapping this station with NBC's Cleveland affiliate, so that NBC could have a station in the preferred Philadelphia market. It became WRCV. That was the station I remembered growing up. In 1965 the transaction was overturned by the FCC and the Westinghouse station returned to Philly as KYW.
How can I be this old!
This film was made in either 1953 or 1954
"The Starcross Story" which was playing at that theatre, was released in 1954. So had to be 54 or 55
My Country, My people. I'll be home soon
Christmas wasn't Christmas without going to listen to the Wanamaker organ back then.
"Because is this town, there is always something to help you stop crying" LMFAO
@efrem The majority of the cars are model year 1953, as well.
Hope people understand this is basically a commercial. They city was quite filthy at the time; the AIR was much MUCH dirtier than today; the Delaware would actually catch FIRE there was so much oil in it.
However there were also many more JOBS, manufacturing jobs, and good union jobs that helped the middle class emerge.
Jobs are more important than the environmental agenda
You know I'm in the sign business ans it's a sham the city does not allow signs like that anymore.
Went there many times in the early 80s...different bands playing all over, a whole day affair. Not one problem i saw personally...could not do anything like this in todays society...
Such drama in his voice!
wow
Frank had no choice, LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I remember seeing Frank cry the day Angelo Bruno got wacked.
LBJ was a traitor and a idiot! Every law since 65 should be repealed!
WPTZ was the call sign for what's now KYW (CBS-3). They used that call sign from 1941-56.
And ballpark had a curfew at dark on Sundays
Before the suburbs drained away the life of the city and left it a shell,
when people dressed up to go to the movies, and the movies were
worth dressing up to go to.
The suburbs filled up because the blacks came north.
Who do you notice missing in this video? Who commits all the violence in Philadelphia now?
I worked at Stouffers on Chestnut street
That was cool.
Awesome video. And, to the comments below me - It's really not that bad here. Damn.
Before it was called KYW-TV, It was called WPTZ-TV.
2:16 philly cheese steak cam!
I HATED the Mummers parade when i was a kid. That shit always aired all day instead of the saturday morning cartoons and shows.
Mommy I want to go home
I'm looking for this vintage commercial. It went Philadelphia Philadelphia Talk It Up! It was like a travel to philly commercial
I remember Philly back in those days...It is a shame what has happened over the past 50 years. Some toot the horn of revitalization...but the truth is that it is a first class dump.
@snorlax45 God Bless!
1:46 scariest goddamn clown ever!!
It isn't John Facenda. Knew him well.
SUNDAY'S IN PHILLY WEAR STRANGE
No Gayborhood back then near Walnut theatre
From the marquee at 2:52, the film is from 1953.
Back in those days the streets were clean, no graffiti, the city had pride & lots of love towards one another, the mummers were sober. Then the democrats came & ruined it all! What a shame!
J J don’t blame others for your shitty life.
I moved out 20 years ago & I'm retired at 45 with more money than you will ever see. Now go get your welfare card & go back to live with the rats of Philthadelphia. The Democrats were the slave owners & still are. They are just giving out welfare to keep losers like youself under their control. So don't ever forget that LOSER.
None of those businesses with the flashing signs at the end are still in business ....
@jayhackworth Ah, thanks. I forgot!
what happened to philly?
It was a Republican city back then...
Frank Rizzo was one of the best mayor's Philly ever had! He also generated more blacks to vote, than any other person. We need more mayor's like "Big Frank"
Wilson Good loved his people of Philadelphia, he bombed move out!
Back when Philly was nice before it became the ghetto it has been and still is today.
Too bad none of the Evening Bulletin 'Flashcasts' on two corners along Broad Street could be shown . . . the company that made them also powered many Times Square zippers . . .
at 2:50 it's the GOLDMAN theatre = where I saw EVIL DEAD on its first run in the 80's...and I didn't get stabbed going down to the bathrooms .
@Leena146 Well said!
Any idea what Church that was?
Ardmore Presbyterian Church on Montgomery Ave.
Mostly late ‘53 and early ‘54.
I was interested in using this clip in an upcoming project for a website I work for. Is there a place I can email you to discuss this?
KYW TV 3 wasn't it WRCV TV,isn't WPTZ in New Hampshire now.
IIRC, WPTZ is Channel 5, NBC for Plattsburgh, NY/Burlington, VT.
Philadelphia's Ch 3 was WPTZ until 1956.
That guy wasn't gay, he was drunk!!
can i do today's philly?
2:27 So black faced always been used at the parade! I can understand why he thought it was ok, tradition without understanding that it’s offensive .
1954
@snorlax45 Define normal. I dare you.
My impression of pre-1971 Philadelphia was that it was stodgy and depressing. With the exception of the Mummers Parade footage, his video actually supports it.
Where's Fabian?
@lsmftymf as opposed to post 71 when it was crime riddled slum?!
I didn't know they had the guy pride parade back then
Black face mummer spotted at 2:28
Looks like the 40's not the 50's.... there are no 50's autos in any of the shots could even be during the WWII years.
No it was 1954 or 55. The Starcross Story was released in 1954 so thats best I could try and pin down
1:29 Several '50's autos!
hahaha "before corruption" this was filmed during the height of political corruption in the 20th century, hence the home rule charter of 1951. lots of problems then & lots of problems now. different problems for different times. but thinking that the past was a tranquil & innocent time is just naive & silly.
sad
@djwash5 wrcv
@snorlax45 yup. snorlax, a lot of dupes prisoners of their brainwashed minds. hang tough, my friend