Esso had a large research facility in Linden around the time of this filming, today it is Infineum. The Esso name is just readable from the Sam’s club parking lot on the side of the building.
IMO, land developers after the war ushered in the destruction of NJ. Cities should have been restored and people given opportunities to live there. Too many farms and woods were plowed under and mowed down . I've resided in New Jersey all my 62 years and am saddened by how its changed, for the worse. Too many people. IMO also, the turnpike and parkway were strongly instrumental in the destruction of the state. What used to take 50 years to change, now takes 5 years. The two things I hate to see are survey markers and bulldozers on open land.
I just watched another NJ video from another big petroleum company, almost a exact duplicate of this video from Esso under a different brand name. Trying to find it again, said it was from the 1950's. This film is perhaps mislabeled as 1940's era.
Yes Greg due to a technical issue we had to take down about 100 historic films, and now we are re-posting them / republishing them every day. Thanks for putting up with this and thanks for your interest in our channel!
Many of the oil companies after WWII made these travel films to promote auto travel. In the case of the Esso films, there were about 30, and a promotional brochure was published by Modern talking Pictures were distributed these films free-loan. The sponsoring agency paid Modern based upon an attendance card that the exhibitor completed and returned with the film.
Super cool! Thanks again for the continued amazing content!
Esso had a large research facility in Linden around the time of this filming, today it is Infineum. The Esso name is just readable from the Sam’s club parking lot on the side of the building.
A lot of this is long gone😔
IMO, land developers after the war ushered in the destruction of NJ.
Cities should have been restored and people given opportunities to live there. Too many farms and woods were plowed under and mowed down . I've resided in New Jersey all my 62 years and am saddened by how its changed, for the worse. Too many people.
IMO also, the turnpike and parkway were strongly instrumental in the destruction of the state. What used to take 50 years to change, now takes 5 years. The two things I hate to see are survey markers and bulldozers on open land.
My son and I were at Asbury Park just a few weeks ago. I'm surprised how much of what's in the film is still there.
"Smooth, safe highways"
Lolololool.
The good old days.
1946. That's when the movie on the marquee, "Bedlam" was out.
Lets just say a LOT has changed.......
Isn't this a repeat? Could have sworn I saw this the other day.
I just watched another NJ video from another big petroleum company, almost a exact duplicate of this video from Esso under a different brand name. Trying to find it again, said it was from the 1950's. This film is perhaps mislabeled as 1940's era.
Yes Greg due to a technical issue we had to take down about 100 historic films, and now we are re-posting them / republishing them every day. Thanks for putting up with this and thanks for your interest in our channel!
@@PeriscopeFilm , okay, then I'm not having a senior moment. Thanks for clearing that up 😊.
@@gregggoss2210 The other Esso film is THE LAND CALLED NJ, produced by John Bransby for Esso, made in 1964
Murphy: The constitution is above my pay grade...
Tyrant!!!
Is the narrator Jackson Beck?? Sure does sound like him.
Too bad it's not like this anymore.........3rd. country now. One party system like East California. Last one out please turn off the lights.
They need to rename there license plate, from the Garden State to the Dump State!! How do people ruin every thing?
I was saying that 60 years ago, plates should read the Garbage State.
Back before Democrats went woke.
Its hard to believe oil companies spent money on films to promote travel....
Burn that fuel....
Marketing gets deep.
And sometimes dark.
Many of the oil companies after WWII made these travel films to promote auto travel. In the case of the Esso films, there were about 30, and a promotional brochure was published by Modern talking Pictures were distributed these films free-loan. The sponsoring agency paid Modern based upon an attendance card that the exhibitor completed and returned with the film.
@@mitchdakelman4470 it's a neat example of early modern public relations and marketing and a glimpse at the US at a time high growth post WWII...
"Oystas" haha He is a new yorker
How propaganda works, daily exercise as oposed to forced slavery...