I've lived in Connecticut my whole life, all 21 years of it. This film makes me realize how different my state is today. I wish we had as much of a manufacturing industry now as we did then still.
I was born in Ct in 1960. Let me tell you about all the great industry. Driving Route 8 stunk like holy hell, with tire factories and carcinogenic air, for example. Ct is progressed, some for the good and some for the bad. Like each of the other 49 states. And, Ct has always been a very expensive state, because of Fairfield County.
Mike LaPorte i grew up there . Now its nothing but rich people and welfare. Oh and puerto ricans. You could make a living there once no more. We left forever
I’d have to agree. I was born in 83, and it was good back then. It was a great state, fun and rich of history. Hopefully soon it can get some good leadership to bring it back up to the way it was
Born in Hartford 1956 and still in the area, never left. Retired from Pratt and Whitney after 43 years of service. It's not the greatest place to live, but it's not the worst. Easy to get away from when you need a change of scenery. I travel often and for some strange reason, its nice to come home after a trip .... LOL. Go Huskies!
I was born in Puerto Rico (1985) but raised in New Britain. I've travelled a lot but always found myself coming back to CT. It'll always be home to me.
I was 21 and working at Bradley when this film was made. I was the Airport electrician for almost 20 years... I ended up at the Navy Subase in Groton. I was the base Electrician working for the Federal Government. I went to Lime Rock race way all the time. It was where I met Paul Newman..Now I live next to Rocky Neck State Park. It hasn't changed that much and I love there in the Winter. Its so peaceful and quiet. What wonderful memories.. It seems like things were slower and peaceful then...I had and still have a great life.. Thank you for this film..
Larry you sound like much of the problem with the state, two government pensions and I'm willing to bet the state pension is 3x what the average person working in CT makes. Remember how good you had it when the state declares bankruptcy and cuts your pension to a reasonable level.
@@josephkennedy3541 Oh you would be oh so wrong, I served this nation, and I still do public service. What I'm opposed to is the present pension system that allows someone that made a reasonable wage for years to then pad their hours in the last two years that they work so they can retire and get a pension that is 3 times what they made when they were working. State and municipal pensions should be based on base pay, not gross earnings that were heavily padded with overtime. Also I will mention that it takes a big man to toss racial slurs behind an internet persona.
It is my business, I'm paying for it, and it is actually public record. This link will take you to a list of everyone named Larry that is collecting a state pension. There are few on that list that are collecting pensions that are less than the average person working 40 hours a week makes. transparency.ct.gov/html/searchPensions.asp
@@JL1 My complements on how respectful your response was. I have said it and I believe it. State and municipal pensions should be based on base pay without overtime just as Federal pensions are. State and municipal workers pensions are destroying this country.
Ah nostalgia! I was born in Hartford in "57" and grew up and remember the connecticut of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Life lesson learned; appreciate what you have because you can't have from your past. That goes for everything from places to jobs to people in your life. Everything goes away eventually.
I love Connecticut also, I am original from Central America,, I was married there brought via my husband have twins born in a Catholic hospital in Stamford Ct. the boys left , I can not leave. To beautiful ! I hope the powerful ones can keep Connecticut traditional without all those skyrockets buildings. they probably will do better . lots of buildings have been empty, Friends I made from over 40 years left . because the taxes are high. they say .
The video is quite encouragind that sometimes the life in CT was good and nostalgia bringing; today's Connecticut is depressing in almost every city over 30 000
I am still proud of my state, and even after years of neglect from corrupt politicians, I believe it may one day return to its former glory. Fantastic video!
Grew up in Waterville in early 40's, on Sheffield St.(Hassy St. to us real old-timers). Born in St. Marys, have family in Waterbury and surrounding areas. I left Waterbury in '68, and it's ok, but only to visit family. Although I still get cravings for that great Italian food and Italian delis, and my favorite, Babes Grinders.
Diana Schneider This film was made during the Ribicoff Governorship. Ribicoff was a DEMOCRAT. And why is it that every time we elect a Republican to the White House the country goes to hell?
Lived in Stratford my whole life just miles from the Stratford army engine plant and Sikorsky... We left CT 5 years ago cause you worked to just stay afloat....South Carolina is much cheaper and making great money at the plant I'm in and being able to live easy and not tossing my money at high taxes and utilities
Most of the companies spoke about here are long gone today. No talk at all about the firearms manufacturing back in the day, Winchester, Remington, Colt, Ruger, Marlin, Mossberg. A lot has changed, mostly negative changes.
Wow this was sad. Born in New Haven in 61 and still live there. We use to have great shopping and business abound then Yale started buying up all the buildings so no tax dollars were coming in. New Haven is now full of transplanted faculty and students as the people who grew up here all had to move to surrounding communities or out of state due to the taxes on their homes. Of course the moron we have running the state is just killing us. Those were the days....
Back in happier times. I went to private school in CT in the 80’s........when the Hartford Whalers left, well, that was the end. As a young kid, I flew in a Boeing 707 from Chicago O’hare to Bradley. We got off the aircraft by stairs! Great memories. I haven’t been back in decades.
What an eye opener - I was born just about when this video was created. How few of the businesses mentioned in this video still exist in the State today - can count them with just the fingers on my two hands. Somebody should show this video to Governor Malloy!
What does he care? The more people on government benefits, the more powerful Democrat politicians become because people are dependent on them for everything. And because they are powerful, they and their friends get rich. Everyone else gets poorer and poorer. In the end they control the money, the law making in the legislature, the police, the courts and the schools. Total control you cannot even challenge. Impoverished, totalitarian societies are always the end product of socialism/progressivism/communism.
it is a lot if fun to blame the political opposition . The reason Conn became big on manufacturing was close to shipping and hydro power in the 17 and 1800s . I am 60 now . in my youth some old timers still called factories mills
I was born and raised in Ct. Farmington ave area. (Anyone remember the hog river)? My brothers and I safely ran the streets all day long. We knew every neighbor and every business within 10 miles either way. Loved growing up there. It's sadly nothing at all what it once was. But then I guess nothing really is....
@Bubba Hubba funny cause I've been smoking since 13, driving cars off docks since 99, consensus on the matter, This lad has lost his mind"... I'll die where I prefer and if I'm on my riding mower with a beer you can bet your ass my pistol is nearby...😈
My family has been in Connecticut since the 1800's and are still here today. CT has had it's ups and downs. Yes at one time we had a superior research and manufacturing base, rated some of the nicest infrastructures in the country. At the same time while we were making all those products and money we were polluting the state at an exponential rate. Messes that we are still cleaning up today. Blame it on the left or blame it on the right but at the end of the day there is only one person responsible for your survival and that's you. The world big and small constantly evolves and people must too. Like the great social critic Bill Hick's once said. "Evolution didn't stop when we grew opposable thumbs." Many businesses and practices should die off. Because they are not relevant to society at the present. Just because it provides an income doesn't mean it should be. It's a tough pill to swallow but true. Nothing stays the same.
OMG Why is everyone complaining! Be greatful you don't live in a country with bombs falling on your heads, or nuts who live in tunnels who chop people's heads off. How many of you actually do something and participate in local meetings and groups. Or do you just complain on the internet? CT was great bcz the people were doers not complainers. Life is not easy, but when was it easy? Really, everyone needs to get off their buts and the internet and do something! CT is not perfect, but great in comparison to everywhere else.
I was born and raised in Southwestern Connecticut. They did not even mention my home City of Stamford :( Stamford really started to blossom in the 70's & 80's when many NYC companies began to relocated their corporate offices and headquarters to Stamford. I'm just surprised that companies in Stamford like Pitney Bowes and Yale Town & Lock were not mentioned given the fact that they were large employers.
Wow what a difference compared to now! I was born in '78, it's nice to see what the Hartford area looked like before. It's just changed now and not for the better either :(
@@Palmtop_User , there were 14,000 employes when I started at PW , When I was laid off they were down to 4,000 and North Haven and Southington were closed
@@Palmtop_User Bridgeport milling machines were made in Brazil since the 1980s . They are still called Bridgeports. Look for a Waterbury Ferral plant in Connecticut now.
Watching this just broke my heart. I grew up in Bridgeport during the most horrific times, it feels like my generation were abandoned and left with nothing. And the uzi’s and crack just came from nowhere
This clip is a snapshot of what once was in the Nutmeg state and many other States in The US during the post war boom economy of the 50's-60s. I grew up in CT during the mid 80's-early 90's and I can eqaute to the comments on this board which reflect a longing for a different state. Obviously the social, political and economic dynamics were different and CT like most of the Nation isn't in a post war growth economy which was experienced in the 60's. There are still good things about CT.. I think what put a dent in CT economically was the contraction of manufacturing jobs, financial services meltdown in 08'-(loss of financial services jobs) and the end of the cold war ( defense spending cuts, loss of defense contractor R&D/manufacturing). These were industries that built the core of a healthy private sector infrastructure which was equally supported by a large public sector infrastrcture (state jobs)...However now, the balance has shifted with many of those private sectors jobs gone yet the tax rate still the same & the downturn in the global economy...Hopefully the tide turns somewhat soon...
Cool video! Not from CT spent so much time there. My Grandparents like many other Bronxites moved to New fairfield in 1971.Cant remember how many times I got lost at the Danbury Fair or going to Bradlees where my mom would get school clothes for 2 kids and not spend 100 dollars.
I like videos like this, it's fun to admire how many things have changed, like I basically live on the green in new haven. In this video, there's like nothing on the green, now it has so many things.
Wow.. instantly recognize the Travelers tower in Hartford... And seeing the "boat building" (Phoenix building) in the 60's is a hoot! Seems like scenes from the original "The Time Machine". The narrator's voice sounds so familiar... like he's narrated every 60's video ever made.
One other manufacturing company in Connecticut of note: Yale &Towne Manufacturing Co, maker of locks, door closers, and other related items. It was here that the invention of the pin tumbler lock took place.
I was born in 1951 and lived in connecticut all my life. The saddest thing is seeing how all of the industries have left the state. The Naugatuck valley used to be the brass capital of the northeast but that is all gone now.All the factories have been closed down, demolished,or converted to housing.
What a great trip back in time. The sad part is 90% of all the businesses featured in this film no longer exist, moved out of state, or were bought out by other companies. The result of which are hundreds of vacant, dilapidated, and demolished facilities scattered all over the state,
Nice historical program. Voice over could be redone with same video. VO could include tell if the business is still in CT or what country it moved to over seas. Just to put history into perspective.
Great Video!! I love this historic footage.. Sadly manufaturing took a nose dive in the late 60s - 80s and a lot of these cities like New Britain, Hartford, Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Haven turned into urban blight. All the factories were moved to the South because labor was cheaper and now they're located in China, India, and Mexico!! The America that once was.. ahhh.. I think I'll rewind and play it again..
Carlos G I'm not sure the labor was cheaper in the south. Many CT people who worked in small factories were paid by piece work not hourly. Some people road bicycles to work long distances. I think the taxes drove the companies out not wages and good leaders died. Now many are incompetent, greedy, unloyal and corrupted. A different breed are running things. No ethics, no moral fiber.
1:00 Constitution Plaza is even nicer today, as it now includes a convention center, and bridges that go over the highway and railroad tracks to allow the city center to connect with the river front. And there are additional bridges that go over the major roads. It's really nice 1:45 Yes, that is one heck of a mix master. I personally don't like it because if you are not from the area then it is easy to take a wrong turn and be heading in the wrong direct.
Our family returned to CT in '72 after my father took his retirement in Ft.Devens .My brother and sister we're tossed into this suburban jungle we knew nothing about. I left to Florida in '86..my brother joined the AF,my sister married. I loved CT. Fresh water fishing..the change of seasons...dirt bikes and the people. But I can't pay those TAXES
I graduated high school in Bristol Ct class of “76” lived there from 69 - 89 I live in Tn now but go up there for vacation as I still have family living in Ct 👍
I was born in 1965. Lived and worked around the Enfield/Windsor/Hartford area all my life. So many great companies. Sadly, many are long gone. Didn't see Stanadyne mentioned.
The Shakespeare Theater in Stratford is the definition of heartbreaking. Many world renowned stage and screen actors have even commented on how incredibly magical the theater was. It has now sat it ruin thru countless town administrations that ran on a promise to 'save the theater' (among other things). That promise simply a checked off talking point among candidates now. Attempts have been made to repair it but more than one turned out to be simply a con job, some of which involved town officials. At least its an endless source of dark comedy for town residence..... and a place for keg parties....
Wow, the 60"s in Ct. No wonder my parents made home here in 1957. Dad was returning from the Navy in Korea and opportunities for a man to support a family of 7 awaited. Not today, disgusting how many good jobs we lost, but a lot of them are gone due to Technology and Obsolescence.Similar to our countries manufacturing resolve.
I love Connecticut , I hope the powerful people do more for a better state, not necessarily with skyrockets buildings, but , keep traditional Connecticut. !
Harry Briscoe Fox News is shit but to an extent he’s right. We pay almost 40 billion dollars more in taxes to the federal government than we receive yearly in federal funding. It’s near impossible to start up your own small business here due to over regulation and lack of feasibility due to high minimum wage and state tax, not to mention property costs, and it’s become too expensive for most large businesses to profit here unless they have government contracts, and the CT gun laws threw away about half of said companies. This place is going downhill fast, to the point where it could become another Detroit
@@Bruh-fc7ik Fairfield County amasses aprox. 80 percent of the wealth in the entire state. There is no way in hell, and with the influence, some of the people from Westport, Southport, New Canaan, Greenwich, Darien have in the US and world economy, will let Connecticut turn into a trash state
My once beautiful silver city Meriden....and New Britain was also home to me once. The trout fishing is heartbreaking too...so much too much.. I doubt they'll mention the Naugatuck river actually catching fire in Waterbury near south main..🦖
My Dad Worked For Bigelow -Sanford Carpet Company And I Had Some Of The Blue And Gold Pencils,With Bigelow-Sanford Written In Gold Lettering. Used Them In Elementary School.
My family moved to CT from Poland in the late 1960's. My Dad worked at Colt as a machinist for 15 years until they laid him off in favor of outsourced labor. Maybe that's why modern Hartford and Waterbury are poor as dirt and have an incredible crime rate. I felt safer painting graffiti in Detroit. CT is famous for the Gold Coast, but the old manufacturing towns are struggling hard. On the plus side, CT is famous for some of the best graffiti artists in the world. Look up Emit from Danbury or Geser from Hartford.
That can't be Lime Rock at 6:39. The only turn that resembles what is on screen is Big Bend, but there are no hills in the background. The track configuration hasn't changed since 1957.
I've lived in Connecticut my whole life, all 21 years of it. This film makes me realize how different my state is today. I wish we had as much of a manufacturing industry now as we did then still.
Don't worry, all those new taxes and regulations won't have any affect on jobs! Isn't that what they told you?
I was born in Ct in 1960. Let me tell you about all the great industry. Driving Route 8 stunk like holy hell, with tire factories and carcinogenic air, for example. Ct is progressed, some for the good and some for the bad. Like each of the other 49 states. And, Ct has always been a very expensive state, because of Fairfield County.
Mike LaPorte i grew up there . Now its nothing but rich people and welfare. Oh and puerto ricans. You could make a living there once no more. We left forever
Manufacturing in CT is still very high, maybe not many as big as EB, Pratt, utc and Otis but there are many shops all around ct
I’d have to agree. I was born in 83, and it was good back then. It was a great state, fun and rich of history. Hopefully soon it can get some good leadership to bring it back up to the way it was
Born in Hartford 1956 and still in the area, never left. Retired from Pratt and Whitney after 43 years of service. It's not the greatest place to live, but it's not the worst. Easy to get away from when you need a change of scenery. I travel often and for some strange reason, its nice to come home after a trip .... LOL. Go Huskies!
I was born in Puerto Rico (1985) but raised in New Britain. I've travelled a lot but always found myself coming back to CT. It'll always be home to me.
@@carlosnevarez4003 How random is this bro? LMFAO!
@@kylemcgill2966 Hah! Holy shit! That's that CT Bond man! Lmao 😂😂😂
I heard North End of Hartford was mostly Jewish and it was beautiful, what happend why and how did it become so ghetto?
@@911awwmang highways and more highways, suburban sprawl... all funded by
the government and the auto industry.... now look at Detroit.
I was 21 and working at Bradley when this film was made. I was the Airport electrician for almost 20 years... I ended up at the Navy Subase in Groton. I was the base Electrician working for the Federal Government. I went to Lime Rock race way all the time. It was where I met Paul Newman..Now I live next to Rocky Neck State Park. It hasn't changed that much and I love there in the Winter. Its so peaceful and quiet. What wonderful memories.. It seems like things were slower and peaceful then...I had and still have a great life.. Thank you for this film..
Larry you sound like much of the problem with the state, two government pensions and I'm willing to bet the state pension is 3x what the average person working in CT makes. Remember how good you had it when the state declares bankruptcy and cuts your pension to a reasonable level.
@@josephkennedy3541 Oh you would be oh so wrong, I served this nation, and I still do public service. What I'm opposed to is the present pension system that allows someone that made a reasonable wage for years to then pad their hours in the last two years that they work so they can retire and get a pension that is 3 times what they made when they were working. State and municipal pensions should be based on base pay, not gross earnings that were heavily padded with overtime. Also I will mention that it takes a big man to toss racial slurs behind an internet persona.
It is my business, I'm paying for it, and it is actually public record.
This link will take you to a list of everyone named Larry that is collecting a state pension. There are few on that list that are collecting pensions that are less than the average person working 40 hours a week makes.
transparency.ct.gov/html/searchPensions.asp
@@MrBblhed dude shut the hell up
@@JL1 My complements on how respectful your response was. I have said it and I believe it. State and municipal pensions should be based on base pay without overtime just as Federal pensions are. State and municipal workers pensions are destroying this country.
95 percent of the industry listed no longer exists here.
It's becoming a third world country. Too many people is the main problem
I would have said malloy raising business taxes and not giving tax breaks. But the amount of people flooding in is quite true
If you think CT is like a third world county you should really count your blessings more
Too congested in fairfield co
Its third world. My uncle had a farm in Oakville back in the 60s. Developers bought the land and now its condos filled with illegal aliens.
Ah nostalgia! I was born in Hartford in "57" and grew up and remember the connecticut of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Life lesson learned; appreciate what you have because you can't have from your past. That goes for everything from places to jobs to people in your life. Everything goes away eventually.
Agreed. As the line in the Tears For Fears song goes ....'Nothing ever lasts forever.'
Amazing...what a state we used to be!
+John Conway I lived there when the men were men,and the sheep were nervous
@@billypilgrim7838 And the women were lonely?
@@PRmoustache88 No the milk man was busy putting in overtime beating house wife cheeks best believe!
@@jonmacdonald5345 now we know why milk is white....
@@henchicken1 boy howdy yee haw!
Born and raised in Connecticut, I complain about it but it’s HOME and I love my home 💕
Sobeidalizcenteno Same here, we complain about our state BUT I STILL LOVE & LIVE here🙂CROMWELL & WEST HARTFORD.
Cromwell, EH and Groton ❤️ here!!
I love Connecticut also, I am original from Central America,, I was married there brought via my husband have twins born in a Catholic hospital in Stamford Ct. the boys left , I can not leave. To beautiful ! I hope the powerful ones can keep Connecticut traditional without all those skyrockets buildings. they probably will do better . lots of buildings have been empty, Friends I made from over 40 years left . because the taxes are high. they say .
Htfd Ct
Born and raised in CT but I like Vermont a lot more 😅
Great video, but completely depressing.
The video is quite encouragind that sometimes the life in CT was good and nostalgia bringing; today's Connecticut is depressing in almost every city over 30 000
What a difference 50 years makes.
RIP Hartford and Waterbury
Its a ghetto now.
Yeah I was born and raised in Waterbury CT it looks like a hell hole now so sad smh
💯
Thanks democrats
@@mscarolynnigro I've been and lived on both sides of the track; "Ghetto" is a mentality!
Just makes me want to move out faster. No work, nobody willing to train, just pain and mental anguish everywhere you turn.
this is the connecticut my dad grew up in. it breaks my heart i’ll never get to hear more stories about this place 😕
I was born in CT in 1943. it's now a shadow of its former self sadly
LookingIntoTheAbyss Me too born 1961 left 1986 Maybe we should go back. People who made it great died. It is our turn?
1957, grew up in Enfield. The state used to be an economic engine for New England. Not so much anymore.
Steve P Wow, would have been awesome to see it at the height of its day.
Pequats born 300 years ago would say the same
do you regret voting blue yet?
The days when Connecticut actually had industry
@Ekim Nonot I've come to hit Connecticut and it's politics. It has such potential too
@Mike Tonon From Bristol. the last I knew of Barnse were the only plants remaining
@Mike Tonon If you ever worked in a job shop you will find out fast why people started labor unions
"actually"
I live in the NW corner - Litchfield County. Still so beautiful and unspoiled here.
So you live in the rustic heart land.
Same here. I kinda hate the state itself, but the land here is still dear to my heart
This video and the comments makes me proud , Glad to see so many CT residents sharing stories !
I am still proud of my state, and even after years of neglect from corrupt politicians, I believe it may one day return to its former glory. Fantastic video!
Things sure have changed since then but I still love CT.
Yes Thank the Democrats for the destruction
Sad you love a shitty state
The democratic party has killed Ct. with there more taxes will solve everything attitude.
@@danielc.8875 um hello. Republican Governor Weicker introduced the state income tax 25 + years ago.
@@danielc.8875 no son, republicans.
Grew up in Waterville in early 40's, on Sheffield St.(Hassy St. to us real old-timers). Born in St. Marys, have family in Waterbury and surrounding areas. I left Waterbury in '68, and it's ok, but only to visit family. Although I still get cravings for that great Italian food and Italian delis, and my favorite, Babes Grinders.
Danny Malloy should watch this
Dave Ollie metal head and have his glasses on too
That basted does not give a shit typical Democrat
they ruin everything they touch 100% they want to ruin the USA
You should have just legalized marijuana we would have covered Connecticut's debt three times over by now
@@dianaschneider8995 Very true Diana..
Diana Schneider This film was made during the Ribicoff Governorship. Ribicoff was a DEMOCRAT. And why is it that every time we elect a Republican to the White House the country goes to hell?
I love how excited this film is about urban renewal projects and highways! Seeing the damage they've done is quite the contrast.
Benjamin Muller crazy to think about the highways where built in the worse locations
@@nonyobussiness3440 Building the highways in the worst locations was done on purpose to clear out neighborhoods.
Lived in Stratford my whole life just miles from the Stratford army engine plant and Sikorsky... We left CT 5 years ago cause you worked to just stay afloat....South Carolina is much cheaper and making great money at the plant I'm in and being able to live easy and not tossing my money at high taxes and utilities
My father was Gene Medvecky designed the first machine for Scanoptics for Sears the Fetal monitor worked at Schick was avid skydiver and umpire.
Most of the companies spoke about here are long gone today. No talk at all about the firearms manufacturing back in the day, Winchester, Remington, Colt, Ruger, Marlin, Mossberg. A lot has changed, mostly negative changes.
spoken like a true libretard
Dagwoodz's Tonsorium spoken like a true libtard
Seeing all the great things that used to exist compared to what it is today is depressing as hell.
Wow this was sad. Born in New Haven in 61 and still live there. We use to have great shopping and business abound then Yale started buying up all the buildings so no tax dollars were coming in. New Haven is now full of transplanted faculty and students as the people who grew up here all had to move to surrounding communities or out of state due to the taxes on their homes. Of course the moron we have running the state is just killing us. Those were the days....
you can't even think about changing the world til you've balanced your own budget and not on the backs of your homeowners.
They didn't say much of gun companies that was in CT..
Ken Farnsworth in the sixties liberalism started to take over and change the whole thing.
Ken Farnsworth remington
remington, mossberg, colt, winchester, savage, CVA.....
+Peter Cofrancesco. foggy the
@@leeknivek in the 80s my friend and i would hit up Remington in bpt
Back in happier times. I went to private school in CT in the 80’s........when the Hartford Whalers left, well, that was the end. As a young kid, I flew in a Boeing 707 from Chicago O’hare to Bradley. We got off the aircraft by stairs! Great memories. I haven’t been back in decades.
What an eye opener - I was born just about when this video was created. How few of the businesses mentioned in this video still exist in the State today - can count them with just the fingers on my two hands. Somebody should show this video to Governor Malloy!
I agree, I was born in 58, in Milford. What a difference.. Malloy is killing this state.. I can't believe he let GE move out, among many others.
What does he care? The more people on government benefits, the more powerful Democrat politicians become because people are dependent on them for everything. And because they are powerful, they and their friends get rich. Everyone else gets poorer and poorer. In the end they control the money, the law making in the legislature, the police, the courts and the schools. Total control you cannot even challenge. Impoverished, totalitarian societies are always the end product of socialism/progressivism/communism.
StereoSpace Ban democrays
it is a lot if fun to blame the political opposition . The reason Conn became big on manufacturing was close to shipping and hydro power in the 17 and 1800s . I am 60 now . in my youth some old timers still called factories mills
Hartford looked so nice back then
It actually had *gasp* green space!
Cause of republican leadership
I was born and raised in Ct. Farmington ave area. (Anyone remember the hog river)? My brothers and I safely ran the streets all day long. We knew every neighbor and every business within 10 miles either way. Loved growing up there. It's sadly nothing at all what it once was. But then I guess nothing really is....
I was born at Bridgeport Hospital and grew up in Fairfield. Loved it then, love it now, but not as much...
Ken Pasco I too was born at bpt hospital. I was born there I'll die there
@Bubba Hubba funny cause I've been smoking since 13, driving cars off docks since 99, consensus on the matter, This lad has lost his mind"... I'll die where I prefer and if I'm on my riding mower with a beer you can bet your ass my pistol is nearby...😈
I grew up in Mystic. In 62’ our home was taken for I95 to go through our living room. Today it’s the scenic overlook to view the seaport!
When you say taken, how did they do it?
@@Kawaii_Life. It was taken by eminent domain. Dad got 18 k for the house and 2 acres of land. House picked up and moved about a half mile away.
My family has been in Connecticut since the 1800's and are still here today. CT has had it's ups and downs. Yes at one time we had a superior research and manufacturing base, rated some of the nicest infrastructures in the country. At the same time while we were making all those products and money we were polluting the state at an exponential rate. Messes that we are still cleaning up today. Blame it on the left or blame it on the right but at the end of the day there is only one person responsible for your survival and that's you. The world big and small constantly evolves and people must too. Like the great social critic Bill Hick's once said. "Evolution didn't stop when we grew opposable thumbs." Many businesses and practices should die off. Because they are not relevant to society at the present. Just because it provides an income doesn't mean it should be. It's a tough pill to swallow but true. Nothing stays the same.
Truth.
Jay Urbanik Very well said.
I wish I could like this harder. So true.
Jay Urbanik wow, a reasonable comment that isn't poisonously angry or outright racist. Cool.
you just opened my eyes with that comment. that's why they've got to be a balance.
OMG Why is everyone complaining! Be greatful you don't live in a country with bombs falling on your heads, or nuts who live in tunnels who chop people's heads off. How many of you actually do something and participate in local meetings and groups. Or do you just complain on the internet? CT was great bcz the people were doers not complainers. Life is not easy, but when was it easy? Really, everyone needs to get off their buts and the internet and do something! CT is not perfect, but great in comparison to everywhere else.
L Pv Thank you!
If you have lived here decades you'd understand.
Really accurate astronaut's eye view from space - America is floating alone amongst the stars.
lincolnlobster
Lmao I thought the same thing!
Glad I came across this. Makes me proud to call CT home, always moving forward.
Connecticut is "moving forward" into the abyss. Look around you! Open your eyes!
I was born and raised in Southwestern Connecticut. They did not even mention my home City of Stamford :( Stamford really started to blossom in the 70's & 80's when many NYC companies began to relocated their corporate offices and headquarters to Stamford. I'm just surprised that companies in Stamford like Pitney Bowes and Yale Town & Lock were not mentioned given the fact that they were large employers.
cloversands they mentioned Stamford
cloversands or that Stamford had the first workers union.
The funny thing is- when people wanted to go to Connecticut- everyone wants to leave Connecticut now
Really enjoyable. Thank you for posting. Sad so many of those companies are gone. Some not so sad with the amount of pollution left behind.
Wow what a difference compared to now! I was born in '78, it's nice to see what the Hartford area looked like before. It's just changed now and not for the better either :(
You were born just before the manufacturing started to leave in the 1980s
Wow, we had a great state.
All of these industries are probably all gone overseas now
Either that or out of business.
Pratt stayed... thats about it
@@Palmtop_User , there were 14,000 employes when I started at PW , When I was laid off they were down to 4,000 and North Haven and Southington were closed
@@harrybriscoe7948 wow, holy shit, they only stayed by title
@@Palmtop_User Bridgeport milling machines were made in Brazil since the 1980s . They are still called Bridgeports. Look for a Waterbury Ferral plant in Connecticut now.
Watching this just broke my heart. I grew up in Bridgeport during the most horrific times, it feels like my generation were abandoned and left with nothing. And the uzi’s and crack just came from nowhere
I grew up with the casinos being such a big part of where I lived that it's hard to think of a time without them.
Wish we had half of these companies back. Life would be so much different here
This clip is a snapshot of what once was in the Nutmeg state and many other States in The US during the post war boom economy of the 50's-60s. I grew up in CT during the mid 80's-early 90's and I can eqaute to the comments on this board which reflect a longing for a different state. Obviously the social, political and economic dynamics were different and CT like most of the Nation isn't in a post war growth economy which was experienced in the 60's. There are still good things about CT.. I think what put a dent in CT economically was the contraction of manufacturing jobs, financial services meltdown in 08'-(loss of financial services jobs) and the end of the cold war ( defense spending cuts, loss of defense contractor R&D/manufacturing). These were industries that built the core of a healthy private sector infrastructure which was equally supported by a large public sector infrastrcture (state jobs)...However now, the balance has shifted with many of those private sectors jobs gone yet the tax rate still the same & the downturn in the global economy...Hopefully the tide turns somewhat soon...
This was 15 years after the war ended and the country was going through a building boom.
Born in Norwich in 1954. Grew up in East Lyme. Used to love going to Hartford to G. Fox.
I've spent my entire life in CT and have never seen this. This is an eye opener.
Man, we have fallen a long way.....
Well watching this was pretty much depressing.
long time CT resident here ( it's kinda boring here)
Cool video! Not from CT spent so much time there. My Grandparents like many other Bronxites moved to New fairfield in 1971.Cant remember how many times I got lost at the Danbury Fair or going to Bradlees where my mom would get school clothes for 2 kids and not spend 100 dollars.
Connecticut still ranks in top 5 for highest per capita and highest median household income, healthcare and education and low crime rate.
Born in Stamford in the late 60’s. Lived there for ten years. Still call it home.
I like videos like this, it's fun to admire how many things have changed, like I basically live on the green in new haven. In this video, there's like nothing on the green, now it has so many things.
I used to live in Connecticut back in the 70s and am a UConn alum.
The once upon a time when Connecticut was indeed great.
Lived in Connecticut most of my life. Miss New England.
Wow.. instantly recognize the Travelers tower in Hartford... And seeing the "boat building" (Phoenix building) in the 60's is a hoot! Seems like scenes from the original "The Time Machine".
The narrator's voice sounds so familiar... like he's narrated every 60's video ever made.
Looney toons
Ct used to be a great state to live, work, prosper, play and retire. Now, I feel sorry for the new generations of this state.
RIP Connecticut
great video bro
One other manufacturing company in Connecticut of note: Yale &Towne Manufacturing Co, maker of locks, door closers, and other related items. It was here that the invention of the pin tumbler lock took place.
I was born in 1951 and lived in connecticut all my life. The saddest thing is seeing how all of the industries have left the state. The Naugatuck valley used to be the brass capital of the northeast but that is all gone now.All the factories have been closed down, demolished,or converted to housing.
Loved watching this
i am 56 born and lived there til ten years ago. Miss it sooooo much but can not afford to live there
You have to make about 75,000 a year now to afford a move to Conn
Is the thumbnail a shot of the Berlin turnpike? I live close by and it looks exactly like it
What a great trip back in time. The sad part is 90% of all the businesses featured in this film no longer exist, moved out of state, or were bought out by other companies. The result of which are hundreds of vacant, dilapidated, and demolished facilities scattered all over the state,
Notably missing from the film is the US Coast Guard Academy in New London.
That's not an industry.
Born and raised here, 52 years now, can’t wait to leave, presently serving my Railroad 30 year sentence! 🤪 then heading south!
Nice historical program. Voice over could be redone with same video. VO could include tell if the business is still in CT or what country it moved to over seas. Just to put history into perspective.
Merit parkway was my personal autobahn
All that prosperity squandered. . .
Consolidated...
Great Video!! I love this historic footage.. Sadly manufaturing took a nose dive in the late 60s - 80s and a lot of these cities like New Britain, Hartford, Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Haven turned into urban blight. All the factories were moved to the South because labor was cheaper and now they're located in China, India, and Mexico!! The America that once was.. ahhh.. I think I'll rewind and play it again..
Carlos G I'm not sure the labor was cheaper in the south. Many CT people who worked in small factories were paid by piece work not hourly. Some people road bicycles to work long distances. I think the taxes drove the companies out not wages and good leaders died. Now many are incompetent, greedy, unloyal and corrupted. A different breed are running things. No ethics, no moral fiber.
1:00 Constitution Plaza is even nicer today, as it now includes a convention center, and bridges that go over the highway and railroad tracks to allow the city center to connect with the river front. And there are additional bridges that go over the major roads. It's really nice
1:45 Yes, that is one heck of a mix master. I personally don't like it because if you are not from the area then it is easy to take a wrong turn and be heading in the wrong direct.
When did the Hallmark in Enfield CT close ??
Looked nice in its day. I miss the 60s
Our family returned to CT in '72 after my father took his retirement in Ft.Devens .My brother and sister we're tossed into this suburban jungle we knew nothing about.
I left to Florida in '86..my brother joined the AF,my sister married.
I loved CT. Fresh water fishing..the change of seasons...dirt bikes and the people.
But I can't pay those TAXES
I graduated high school in Bristol Ct class of “76” lived there from 69 - 89 I live in Tn now but go up there for vacation as I still have family living in Ct 👍
great video.
I was born in 1965. Lived and worked around the Enfield/Windsor/Hartford area all my life. So many great companies. Sadly, many are long gone. Didn't see Stanadyne mentioned.
...and lets not forget Bob Steele.
Scratch Dog 22 Everyday on the radio. Thank you Bob Steele for your loyalty and commitment.
That's Boob,I Mean Bob Steele!
And Mike-Line
Connecticut is a great state.
The Shakespeare Theater in Stratford is the definition of heartbreaking. Many world renowned stage and screen actors have even commented on how incredibly magical the theater was. It has now sat it ruin thru countless town administrations that ran on a promise to 'save the theater' (among other things). That promise simply a checked off talking point among candidates now. Attempts have been made to repair it but more than one turned out to be simply a con job, some of which involved town officials. At least its an endless source of dark comedy for town residence..... and a place for keg parties....
@8:04 is Treetops...Libby Holman's estate in Stamford, CT.
I grew up in Enfield in the 60's
Same Here! God Bless!Enfield Plaza,Friendly's Restaurant In Enfield Plaza,Enfield Bowling Lanes,First National. And A&P Grocery Stores.
Who's the narrator?
Hes the same guy that narrated every other commercial and movie from this time frame 😁
Wow, the 60"s in Ct. No wonder my parents made home here in 1957. Dad was returning from the Navy in Korea and opportunities for a man to support a family of 7 awaited. Not today, disgusting how many good jobs we lost, but a lot of them are gone due to Technology and Obsolescence.Similar to our countries manufacturing resolve.
I love Connecticut , I hope the powerful people do more for a better state, not necessarily with skyrockets buildings, but , keep traditional Connecticut. !
Wow! So sad that most of that is all gone!😞
All the factories are still there. Some might be in decay or landfills
It looks like Connecticut was once proud of its private sector business and now law makers can careless today. Government business took over.
Josue Torres That's what happens when Democrats take over.
@@chrisd913 , It is more involved than that . But if you watch Fox news that is all there is to it
Harry Briscoe Fox News is shit but to an extent he’s right. We pay almost 40 billion dollars more in taxes to the federal government than we receive yearly in federal funding. It’s near impossible to start up your own small business here due to over regulation and lack of feasibility due to high minimum wage and state tax, not to mention property costs, and it’s become too expensive for most large businesses to profit here unless they have government contracts, and the CT gun laws threw away about half of said companies. This place is going downhill fast, to the point where it could become another Detroit
@@Bruh-fc7ik Fairfield County amasses aprox. 80 percent of the wealth in the entire state. There is no way in hell, and with the influence, some of the people from Westport, Southport, New Canaan, Greenwich, Darien have in the US and world economy, will let Connecticut turn into a trash state
My once beautiful silver city Meriden....and New Britain was also home to me once. The trout fishing is heartbreaking too...so much too much..
I doubt they'll mention the Naugatuck river actually catching fire in Waterbury near south main..🦖
I couldn't believe Wallingford was so rural. I actually worked in the industrial park they mentioned.
Why didn't they show Savin Rock Park?
Boy, there's cheerful 60's films make even pencil manufacturing look fun. Wheee! 10:36
My Dad Worked For Bigelow -Sanford Carpet Company And I Had Some Of The Blue And Gold Pencils,With Bigelow-Sanford Written In Gold Lettering. Used Them In Elementary School.
My family moved to CT from Poland in the late 1960's. My Dad worked at Colt as a machinist for 15 years until they laid him off in favor of outsourced labor. Maybe that's why modern Hartford and Waterbury are poor as dirt and have an incredible crime rate. I felt safer painting graffiti in Detroit. CT is famous for the Gold Coast, but the old manufacturing towns are struggling hard. On the plus side, CT is famous for some of the best graffiti artists in the world. Look up Emit from Danbury or Geser from Hartford.
Love seeing Gesers pieces. He still has some older ones running that are over a decade old.
I was born in Hartford 1961 & grew up in West Hartford.Not much to do BUT it’s HOME❤️
That can't be Lime Rock at 6:39. The only turn that resembles what is on screen is Big Bend, but there are no hills in the background. The track configuration hasn't changed since 1957.
“Built on a former site of commercial and residential plight” yep that Connecticut!
Yeah I was like wait what??
Blight
I like Connecticut, let’s all be proud of our beautiful state. Let’s all just be friends
Party at my place next New Year?
❤
Knox glass is now a shopping center. My father used to wok there
My great grandparents lived here, my grandparents grew up and live here, my parents grew up and live here