I agree. It's sad what's happened to AC since those glory days, when tourists flocked there for the simple pleasures of sun, beach and boardwalk. Now, it's mostly to gamble, which hasn't done much if anything to revive a once thriving place that people of a certain age remember and lament over this once grand lady of the Jersey Shore.
When women wore fur coats and lovely hats Men wore dress suits....they went to a movie on the boardwalk. A special occasion. enjoying Judy Garland movies Eating Fralinger salt water taffy.,going on the rides of the Ferris Wheel horses...Always reaching up making a wish while riding your favorite horse. Atlantic City boardwalk was a safe place to enjoy. Anna Penrod 😎
This film was released in 1950, as footage from the September 1949 MIss America pageant is seen at 17:32, when Jacque Mercer, "Miss Arizona" [17:24], was crowned "Miss America 1949". Footage of Charles "Buddy" Rogers' name on the marquee during his engagement at the Steel Pier in July 1950 is seen at 6:44.
This was when America was great. Great fashion, great transportation (You could travel the country by private automobile, train, airplane, streetcar) People had morals and values, and cities were still great, and we had suburbs that didn’t become the cities. Notice how from the aerial view, Atlantic City looked dense but nice, like the majority of American cities. Beautiful architecture too, and beautiful people.
@@juanshaftpatel7488 lmfao I was just about to comment: “yes, America was great... it had all of those wonderful things... racism too! 😍🥳” and then.... I saw your comment. 😂😂😂😂🤦🏾♀️
I genuinely watched this to see if my dad was in this. He’d have been a photogenic, shortish, blond teenage lifeguard who’s family was in the hospitality industry. He’d also certainly have been at that Miss America parade crowd.
People smoked for relaxation and for social lubricant. However, Atlantic City back then certainly provided relaxation and the beach was the place to be.
Wow would love to know where the residential area was located I paused the video to try and read the street signs but wasn’t able to read them they were to blurry.
The narrator sounds familiar. I believe he's done other promotional videos. We'll, it's still NJ's #1 tourist destination, as far as I know. Definitely not all peaches and cream, but sadly that's how it is pretty much everywhere, isn't it? DO AC!
@@ravilcn first color film I can think of is was created in 1935. This footage quality is simply too good to be consumer/commercial grade cameras in 1940. Unless this film was produced with military hardware.
I was born in AC. I left when I went to college. I miss the old days so much. Today it’s heartbreaking to see my old town become such a slum.
too many blks
@@juanshaftpatel7488Awe... someone is sad. It will get better.
@@Rob774 yeah it will... when the mexicans take over the blks
@@Rob774Truth hurts unless your a blind lib tard
Before it became a ghetto
These buildings look like they are straight out of Europe and have been here for much longer than we are told
Can you please elaborate
Most of them are long gone now.
Agree 💯
@@Robbie-sk6vcYep, it’s a real shame too.
@@CaptainHowdy3watch jonlevi explain in his video of Atlantic city
Ac looked beautiful back in the day❤️ I live here now sadly its really really BAD n SAD.... 2024 ✌🏻😃✌🏻🇺🇸
Where in AC? I’m getting a place there
A wonderful film makes me wonder how we lost all the greatness and ended up with such a dirty shit hole of a city.
I agree. It's sad what's happened to AC since those glory days, when tourists flocked there for the simple pleasures of sun, beach and boardwalk. Now, it's mostly to gamble, which hasn't done much if anything to revive a once thriving place that people of a certain age remember and lament over this once grand lady of the Jersey Shore.
Can thank corrupt city fathers for that!
Corruption& G.R.E.E.D.
@@markmiller9579😭😭😭😭
When women wore fur coats and lovely hats
Men wore dress suits....they went to a movie
on the boardwalk. A special occasion.
enjoying Judy Garland movies
Eating Fralinger salt water taffy.,going on the
rides of the Ferris Wheel horses...Always reaching up
making a wish while riding your favorite horse.
Atlantic City boardwalk was a safe place to enjoy.
Anna Penrod 😎
This film was released in 1950, as footage from the September 1949 MIss America pageant is seen at 17:32, when Jacque Mercer, "Miss Arizona" [17:24], was crowned "Miss America 1949". Footage of Charles "Buddy" Rogers' name on the marquee during his engagement at the Steel Pier in July 1950 is seen at 6:44.
This was when America was great. Great fashion, great transportation (You could travel the country by private automobile, train, airplane, streetcar) People had morals and values, and cities were still great, and we had suburbs that didn’t become the cities. Notice how from the aerial view, Atlantic City looked dense but nice, like the majority of American cities. Beautiful architecture too, and beautiful people.
til blks took over
@@juanshaftpatel7488 lmfao I was just about to comment: “yes, America was great... it had all of those wonderful things... racism too! 😍🥳” and then....
I saw your comment. 😂😂😂😂🤦🏾♀️
Lost America.
@@sledgebetter And here the woke crowd, the destroyers of civilization, swishes in!
Lived in ac from 1957 to 1983.
I genuinely watched this to see if my dad was in this. He’d have been a photogenic, shortish, blond teenage lifeguard who’s family was in the hospitality industry. He’d also certainly have been at that Miss America parade crowd.
at 18:08 that tall building is still standing. The claridge Hotel
I won a few $$$$ there back in the late 80s when it was a Casino
Worked there.
I love these post war films labeled the 40,s. But many of them turn out to be 50,s. Thats fine, but I wonder why the films have that in common.
Ah… the good ol days
When America was civilized and great. When it was still our civilization.
Atlantic City was a gorgeous place at one time. Now the Babylonians took it over and destroyed it!
The steal pier is a landmark
Nobody is smoking in this but everyone smoked. Interesting
People smoked for relaxation and for social lubricant. However, Atlantic City back then certainly provided relaxation and the beach was the place to be.
...WANT TO KNOW WHO DESTROYED IT....??
Who
@@lilith6420 ....IF YOU DON'T KNOW...YOUR NOT AMERICAN....
@@alanwilby9927 trump i asume Lolol
@@lilith6420 ....IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU...??
@@alanwilby9927 who was it? I’m not an American lol
The gay 90s xdxdxd oh boy
Wow would love to know where the residential area was located I paused the video to try and read the street signs but wasn’t able to read them they were to blurry.
The narrator sounds familiar. I believe he's done other promotional videos. We'll, it's still NJ's #1 tourist destination, as far as I know. Definitely not all peaches and cream, but sadly that's how it is pretty much everywhere, isn't it? DO AC!
where did it all go wrong ?
Not 1940 - more like 1960.
No it's 1940. Just look at the cars. By 1960 it was turning into a dump anyway.
@@ravilcn it is objectively not 1940 in this video. The model T was in production until 1927, there would be atleast 5-10 still parked around.
@@ravilcn first color film I can think of is was created in 1935. This footage quality is simply too good to be consumer/commercial grade cameras in 1940. Unless this film was produced with military hardware.
Summer of ‘49 it was filmed
Boardwalk Empire