1950s Beach Life Memories!
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Tons of people enjoy going to the beach today but what was it like in the 1950s? In this video we will take a closer look at as we flashback to 1950s beaches.
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These videos are therapeutic. I'm 55 , but I'm still old enough to know that those were the days.
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We went to the beach just a few times when I was young, but my best memories were what my mom called "mini vacations," we would drive to the next town over and go to the mall, eat at a Chinese restaurant, go to the movies, and then stay the night in a hotel so I could go swimming in the pool. I have good memories of those times and the fact that my mom tried to make my summers special even though we didn't have the money for big trips.😊
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Shannon! It sounds like you definitely have some special memories with your Mom.
It’s amazing how we know intuitively the effort to make enjoyable experiences for others means a helluva lot more than amount of money spent
I was born in 1945 and lived in Northern California. My folks would take us to Alameda Beach, Santa Cruz, Pismo Beach and even the beach at PLAYLAND in San Francisco (COLD!). Saw 1957 Miss California beauty pageant in Santa Cruz. Loved the boardwalk in San Francisco. The rides, the games, the food ! Such great memories. Thanks mom and dad !
Thank you for watching and sharing the memories you have with your parents.
Santa Cruz boardwalk was a great place back in the 70's. Now I'm living in San Luis Obispo, but can't afford to go or do anything. Beautiful coastal area, but too expensive nowadays.
Wow you’re old like my dad
I graduated from UCSC and never went to the boardwalk during that time
@fob1xxl Santa Cruz resident here: The water is still cold but by late summer there’s (usually) no marine layer and it’s sunny throughout the entire day.
I lived across the dirt road from Lake Superior. In the summer, we would be in that icy water for hours and enjoyed every minute of it.
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Jd-zk8zl!
In Michigan we started shivering in our sunny backyards in late April to build enough of a tan to survive Memorial Day.
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Harry!
I love seeing how my grandparents beached it up!
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I remember building amazing forts, and playing hide and seek in the driftwood. There were huge piles of logs from storms on the Oregon beaches.
That sounds like fun! Thank you for watching BlankBrain!
I was lucky enough to have spent the late 50’s as a kid living in Florida. We were always going to the beach. 😁 Loved it as a kid and still love it as an adult. Must be a primal instinct kind of thing.
Hi Jodie! 👋😁🇦🇺
I love the beach too and Florida has some really nice ones all over the state. Thank you for watching Paul!
My aunt & uncle were big FLA beach people. Went to Miami in the 50’s. I thought it was so exotic. 👙🌴🦩
Hi Paul 👋😁🇺🇸
Hey Paul! What's up!!?
I remember when the Florida coast was covered with single level motels. Each one had there own charm.
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Chris!
How about Miami Beach Florida from the 1950s through the 1980s, Sensational!!!!!!!!!!
The problem is nobody talks about it anymore nor do most people know or care either!!!!!
Ah Jackie Gleason and the glory days of Miami Beach Florida!!!!!
I think the women's bathing suits back then look so classy. I would wear so e of those today.🏊♀️
They were certainly a lot more modest. I bet they do come back into style at some point. Thank you for watching!
Agreed. They were classy 😁
Going to the beach is always a great time! I've been called a beach a few times too.
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When I was a kid in the 1970s I would go to Ocean City, MD, with my parents every summer. All the hotels were from the 1950s. It was pretty similar to this video. Don’t you wish you could go back in time?
That's a nice beach area for sure. Thank you for watching Maryland_Kulak!
I grew up a stones throw from the beach and was a proud member of the surf lifesaving club. My dads father was a life guard, and in 1931 nearly drowned after his heroic efforts to save 2 drowning men. This was at a time when life guards only had a surf reel, a line and a belt to help them. The surf line got caught in a lot of seaweed and my grandfather had to drag many times his own weight. He was so exhausted he had to go back into shore on 3 seperate occasions. On the 3 time he was so bad he himself had to be worked on for an hour before being brought back to consciousness. Great video Rhett. ❤Jodie 🇦🇺
Wow! I don’t know if I would have had the strength to do what your grandfather did as a lifeguard.
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@@paulstan9828 Hi 👋 Paul. They were definitely built of tough stuff back then. 😁
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of your heroic grandfather. That sounds pretty scary and not many people can do that. I bet that was somewhat of a thankless job too huh?
@@RhettyforHistory it definitely was a thankless job. After all that one of the guys he was trying to save got a bigger award than my grandfather. My grandfather only received a certificate of merit for supposedly assisting the guy he was trying to save. My nana was cranky.😡
Hi Jodie!! Wow, what a powerful story. I'm glad your grandfather made it.
Back in those days, they barely made enough money to do anything with.
Hope you're doing well.
Everyone was so fit! 🤩😎
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I love how your channel always brings a smile on the most blah of days- THANK YOU! ❤❤
You're welcome and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the videos. Thank you for watching mustang-sassy!
The only beaches I have many memories of were the beaches in Chicago near Lake Michigan. I also was in the navy in Guam and there were beaches also there were beaches in Vietnam but there was a war going on. 😮
Thank you for watching and sharing some of the beaches you knew gleenso47!
Happy days. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome and thank you for watching Yumatzuga!
As a 50s kid I remember trips to the beach was quite convenient and often. It was less than an hour drive from where we lived. It wasn't the ocean but, next best thing to us, Lake Michigan and Indiana Dunes. You mentioned the motels and some hotels advertising they had TVs and AC in the rooms. I remember those glowing neon signs we would pass by at night. They made you feel cool just by seeing them. The motels then had window air conditioners because they had been built years before AC was a thing.
Sunburns on top of sunburns. I am fair skin and would fry every summer. Never tanned once. Just turned crispy red then fade back to white. I'm sorry now that there was no sun screen at the time.
Thanks for the memories Rhetty.
You're welcome Dadsezso! I love those old neon signs and big catchy signs. They just don't do that anymore and to me that's classic Americana. You were pretty close to the beach which would be great. For us it multiple hours away. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us.
Born in 64 on Florida's panhandle beaches and back then one could drive on the beaches and dunes.. Bonfires and parties weren't uncommon up until the latter 70s when they outlawed both and broke up parties... But we did have some fun as young teens messing with the old guy at the toll booth at night,messing with the tourists and chasing all of the here for a few days girls... Had a lot of good times when all of the adults got the families together at one beach house,or another,an rv set up in one of the soundside parking lots where kids could wade out 100 yards without fear of drowning in the calm clear waters... Someone always brought a boat around and we all took turns skiing,diving off of it in deep water,fishing,snorkeling etc... Those were the best evenings running wild,eating fresh off the grille hot digs,burgers,freshly caught seafood,fried chicken,melons,and chasing one another around the dunes in the dark !!! 😁 fun times for everyone then...
Thank you for watching Wil_Liam1 and I appreciate you sharing your memories with us. Sure sounds like you had a lot of fun!
Currently live a few miles from the beach in Florida. If you want to go, you have to leave early in the morning as parking fills up fast. When I was a kid growing up, we had Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan. It was pretty cool if you didn’t mind the dead alewives everywhere…
Florida beaches are definitely popular! That's crazy that you are so close to a beach but can't exactly enjoy it that easily. Thank you for watching mcorleonep!
Rhetty, I grew up in OKC. When I was little, my family would to Twilight Beach or the swimming pool at Spring Lake. Also, there was a park with a pool on the next street from my house. We also went to the pool at Will Rogers Park. We swam a lot 😊
Thank you for watching and sharing some of the places you went to in OKC. That's very interesting.
Thank you so much for your high quality content!
You're welcome and thank you for watching vikiii7276!
This video is an absolute masterpiece!!!
Thank you and I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it Connie!
Love your content Rhett. I wasn't around yet but I've always been interested in the 50s era. Thanks so much !! 👍✌️
You're welcome Lisa. Thank you for watching and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the content!
People would have big huge family picnics all the time and then as the elders start to die off the families all kind of go their separate ways and now it's a very rare event . For me anyway.
No, you’re not the only one. Happened in my family too. 😔
Picnics could happen anywhere at one time. At the beach, city park, side of the road or even in a cemetery. Thank you for watching bedman2124!
I live in Santa Cruz, about a mile from the Boardwalk. Like another viewer mentioned, the weather can be chilly except from mid-August to the end of October. It’s quite warm and the cold waters of the Monterey Bay (where Santa Cruz is next to) are quite refreshing! The rides, carnival style games, arcades and salt water taffy are wonderful things that I strive to never take for granted!
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us stanford-nf4jk! It's interesting how the waters are so cold there but it sounds like they had a lot to do there.
Both my parents were beach people. My dad went to Rockaway in NY & my mom Long Island. My grandparents bought a house in Springs when she was in HS.
Thank you for watching and telling us about your family being beach people!
Thanks Rhetty.
You're welcome and thank you for watching Ron!
Interesting love seeing how my Grandparents spent there beach vacations ⛱️🏖️
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@@RhettyforHistory your welcome
In the 1960's Belmont Park in Mission Beach was the place to go - It had a huge wooden roller coast and the sound of it was like no other.
Thank you for watching and sharing where you used to go gulfgypsy!
We lived in Newport Beach Calif back in the 50s.
How awesome! Thank you for watching!
I may be born in the 80's but I love the swimsuits from the 1950's. So fashionable!!!😊👙
Yes they are veronicado1016! Thank you for watching!
One of the best beaches in Northern California(in terms of size and scenery)is Baker Beach in San Francisco. The flaws:
1) Being San Francisco, the weather/water is often too cold(not a problem for me, but, for some, a problem)
2) Part of the beach is a nude beach...YMMV as to whether or not this is a problem
That is interesting and different for sure. Thank you for watching and telling us about Baker Beach!
I go to Ft. Lauderdale Beach a few times a week. I take zero technology. Nothing has changed much, except for humans staying in shape. Hopefully. My family is always with me. Its all good. It is about Planet Earth and enjoying it while we can.
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I was always disappointed when the water wasn't cold
Thank you for watching TheInkPitOx! You're talking about the heated pool?
I went to Ft. Lauderdale, there was a part of the beach they had charcoal grills and picnic tables . There were pine trees too so it was very nice.
Thank you for watching and sharing where you used to go bunnybachman!
Before my time but i watched it anyway. Because every time i comment on any of your videos you have acknowledged my comment with positive energy even after almost 10 years ❤
Thank you for always watching and commenting Michael!
When I was young and living in land locked OK we never went south on a vacation. We always went to Indiana to see all my relatives there, my parents were transplanted Hoosiers. The first time I even saw an ocean was when I flew over it on our way to Germany when I was 28 yrs old. I am not fond of the beach, I burn too easily and I don't swim very well. I do think it is beautiful, tho. Good video, Rhett!
You're welcome Leslie! Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us. It's interesting but I have met people in their 40s or even older here in Oklahoma that have never even seen the Ocean. I even know some people that have never been anywhere outside of Oklahoma other than Arkansas and Texas. It's not that they don't have the means to do so. They just don't have the desire.
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We lived close enough in San Jose that the Santa Cruz Beach was only about a 40 minute drive over the range to get there so we didn't stay there. But in the early 70s my aunt and grandmother rented a seaside motel in nearby Capitola and invited my dad's sister's family from Salinas CA one weekend and mine another time. These days I'm up for a few days staying over in the town of Santa Cruz and of course visiting the Boardwalk, but this is usually off season!
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your times at the beach jons.6216! Sounds like you really made some special memories!
Hey Rhett!! Remember me?? Sorry I haven't been very diligent in keeping up with these wonderful videos, but there are many that I can't relate to. Like any from the 80s on.
But this one brings back memories.
We never made it to any ocean beach, but we were in Utah and had the Great Salt Lake Beach to hit during the summers.
I remember when I was about 2 or 3, we went in our 1953 white over baby blue Chevy to Salt Aire at Great Salt Lake.
I remember my mom in her late 40s swimsuit and dad in his to the knees trunks!
I was in a diaper, and my older brothers were in trunks.
We had a blast in those days!
I also had to wear a T-shirt because I burned so easily.
Man, those were the days!!!
Thanks Rhett for showing this.
Hello my friend! It has been awhile and it is good to see you back! I hope you are doing well and I appreciate you watching and sharing your memories with us! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this video.
The inner tubes made from the bladders of tires. Patched with rubber patches and blown up with a tire pump. Avoiding the stem poking out.
Those were a lot of fun. Kids have no idea about those today. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us!
The kiddie cocktail was 7 up with a maraschino cherry.
Thank you for watching and filling us in a little more janedee6488!
2023 in my countrie Germany lot of peoples stil going to the beach and have fun and for the Summer 2024 i think its the same
Thank you for watching borntoclimb7116! So no one is taking phones, radios or electronics?
@@RhettyforHistory Sure we have phones but the kids stil have fun and many familys Go outsite in the summers. Swimming, hiking or ride bikes.
This was during NASCAR's infancy
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Hi Rhett 🙋🏽. I hope you are having a better day then I am.🤣😂😆. I'M just sitting here recovering from getting my gallbladder out and part of my liver.‼️. But I'M feeling well. I'M home already ‼️ enjoy the rest of your weekend ❤
Wishing you a very speedy recovery Carole. Love and best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 Jodie.
I'm happy to hear you are home and I hope you have a speedy recovery. I'm sorry to hear that you had to have the surgery. Keep me updated on your progress and I hope you are able to enjoy your weekend as well.
@@swansfan6944 Thank You so much 🙋🏽💗
@@RhettyforHistory Thank You Rhett. Enjoy your weekend 🙋🏽❤️
Well I wasn't born til 67 so this was before my time. Not to mention I never lived near a beach! 😉😁😜
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I don't say much Rhett but I really love your vids, the longer vid you did a few weeks ago when you went through the news paper was so very cool!!!! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos, it shows!
You're welcome Brian! Thank you for watching and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the videos!
Thanks for more videos!
You're welcome and thank you for watching Tyler!
I remember Mom and Dad taking my sister and me in the late 50s to Colonial Beach on the Chesapeake Bay. It was a lot of fun. I would get in the shallow water with Dad. We built sand castles etc.
We did it through the early 1970s the only problem was Jelly fish that got through the net. On one trip i saw my first shark! It was behind a head boat we were on.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories! Have you ever been stung by a jellyfish? I know the Chesapeake Bay can get quite a few in there. I've been stung by them several times but fortunately it was never all that bad. I have seen some people that looked like they got in a full nest of them.
Oh I forgot to mention one day short of her 90th birthday, we lost Mom on April 9th. Thank you for bringing back some good memories. It really did help my friend
@@RhettyforHistory I got stung a few times when they got through the nets. Only once when I was a teenager was it painful. It had hit me with several tentacles and held on for a few seconds when I stood up. I learned to go to the beach when the wind was West to East so there weren't many of them.
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your mother.
@@RhettyforHistory Thank you, she was 90 so it was not a shock as she was ill for a while and then had a stroke.
I heard on the news that a few decent size tornados hit where you live are you all safe?
My Dad was a surfer dude in the “50’s while he went to UCLA.
Thank you for watching and telling us what you dad was Sally!
About 20yrs before my time....
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I don't know Rhetty, I can't even imagine not having TV or air-conditioning. I guess if I was born back then, I wouldn't miss it. As always, you have the best videos on UA-cam! Thank you so much🙏
You're welcome Robin and I appreciate you always watching. I think we are all spoiled with TV, A/C and various other things. It would be difficult for us to revert back to how they lived.
You dont miss what you've never had. Back then most people had no air conditioning in their homes.
We didn't have air conditioning in some of the places I lived growing up. We made due with fans and hid out in the basement lot when it was too hot, but most of the time we were just outside anyway and grabbed a drink out of the hose once in awhile.
@@TH-hy9kr...or ran through the yard spraying each other with the hose. Lol
Everybody looked so healthy back then! I didn't see one overweight person. Our food supply used to be so much healthier 80 years ago and this video proves the toll that over processed and chemical laden "food" takes on our bodies. This, and being stuck behind a computer all day is bad for not only our physical health, its bad for our mental health as well. Our modern society is so messed up now. Im jit even sure we can fix it anymore.
We have certainly gotten spoiled with all of the food around us. People were a lot more active back then as well. Thank you for watching Su-Jo!
Sadly, My family didn't go to beachs that much. We typically went to the mountains...The Poconos and the Catskills to be specific.
Thank you for watching and sharing where you did go Roger. Those were still very big vacation areas.
Better times!
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We didn't have sunscreens but used a lot of Noxzema for the sun burn😳
Thank you for watching and sharing what you used cynthiaweston767!
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If you mentioned beach I think of Venice Beach lol
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Thank you for watching and sharing what you think of when the word beach is mentioned!
Most of these images are way earlier than when I was born so I can't relate But my mother And father can, however, one thing in this video. That sticks out is the non-alcoholic drink. You mentioned involving cherry syrup. We called it a Shirley Temple.
But my memories. Of drinking it are not on the beach but instead in the 1980s, in American Chinese restaurants. My parents would always order me a Shirley Temple. To go with the Poo poo platter. Yes, that's actually what it was named a Poo poo platter. Those that know what I'm talking about. Know what I'm talking about.😂
You're right it was called a Shirley Temple. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us.
MY only beach was a chicago,beach CALLED NORTH AVE.BEACH,WATER ALWAYS COLD AS ALASKA ,there were others but north ave was the best choice.as a kid i burned like hell,so had to wear my T-SHIRT when on the beach in or out of the water,i burned easy,DID DO A SHIRTLESS ONE TIME,BIG MISTAKE i never forgot that burn the rest of my life,1st degree i think,blisters all up and down my back.those days sun blocker was not around i think?
That definitely sounds painful! In the later 80s, I remember seeing some lower spf suntan lotion but I sure don't remember ever seeing it in the 70s or early 80s. Maybe it was around and it just didn't come to our area. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us.
@@RhettyforHistory thank you, for some relief mom put a ladys face cream,on my back,arms had to try and sleep with a fan on me, NO A/C,this may sound strange but i wish i could relive those early days one more time the 1970s 71,72 73...best years of my entire life,no drink no smoke no drugs JUST REGULAR KID.BASEBALL etc..etc..etc..good friends
I don't like beaches, but this was a fun video anyway. 😊
Thank you for watching Jennifer!
I wasn't born till the 80's but I would have rather lived in the 50s as an American. I think that was the freeist our country had ever been. Everything was always moving forward because there weren't a thousand rules to follow. And no one was particularly greedy like today.
It was definitely a decade when people were excited about the future. There were all sorts of changes in technology, cars, homes, inventions etc. Thank you for watching Black_Reflection!
we 1would take our kids ever 4th and stay for a week at ft myers beach
I bet they were hopping over that holiday. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!
What do you think would happen if a woman in 2024 went back in time to the 50’s and went to the beach or lake wearing the kinda swimsuit that they wear today? 😂 I’d like to see what comments I get!
I definitely don't think they would like the swimwear much less no technology to entertain them. Thank you for watching!
Wow! How healthy and happy everyone looked!
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These are great photos! Are they relatives of yours?
No they are not but these are all from my personal collection. Thank you for watching Russell!
wow swim suits from back then ,and today GEE-WIZ
Big difference huh? Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory NO NO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK IN POSTING THESE,👍👍👍👍👍👍
You're welcome elgato894!
Who puts mint in a rum & coke?? 🤔 🥃
Back then they could just to make you feel fancy at the beach! Thank you for watching!
I love those bathing suits back then ones now days trashy for women
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts user-hb6vn9ym6e!
@@RhettyforHistory your welcome
Rhetty - Do you ever sneak in your Family photos into these videos? Just curious
I occasionally do but for the most part these are photos that I own that other people don't want. Thank you for watching Carlos!
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Thanks for watching!
Where there any beaches in Oklahoma ? LOL
No. Not unless you count the lake or the old bottom of the ocean floor which is the Great Salt Plains.
I'm guessing you would go floating on the river - did that several times with in-laws on the 4th
Yes!!! And people didn't bring their dogs to the beach! Off leash pit bulls and cell phones don't belong at the beach 😆🤣😂
Thank you for watching reneehouser2925!
@@RhettyforHistory I really enjoyed the trip down memory lane! Thank you!
You're welcome reneehouser2925!
Really enjoyed this video 😀thanks for sharing ❤
You're welcome Monika and I appreciate you watching!
I love the beach,seaside heights New Jersey!..where the heck did you find all those old time pics?
These are photos that I purchased that other people didn't want. It kind of makes me sad when I see that they do not have a home. Thank you for watching Edward!
Hey Rhetty, did you ever do a video on the toys of the 70s and 80s? Love your channel!!
Yes I have several videos from both decades on toys. Take a look at some of the playlists and see if there is something that interests you. Thank you for watching nightswatch8659!
I love this little video!
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