I've always looked at our city now and wondered what it may have looked like before... So thank you, it gave me a great insight to its past and development.
it's crazy how the streets look full but honestly I live downtown and it always looks pretty dead. it's actually kind of sad, the traffic there looks insane to. I still love and will always love Sacramento (:
But also remember, actions were deliberately taken to remove people of color from certain areas and force them to move out. Very racist actions, in the name of renewal.
Thank you, Mr. Lango, for that post! Could you tell us how you acquired it, and how you posted it? Let me assure you, I'm not the UA-cam copyright police; I'm Tom McElheney, an English teacher at Burbank High (now a little jealous of McClatchy...). I noticed that everyone was much more slender and more formally dressed; two things that make the people seem fascinating.
This is how I remember Sacramento as a kid going to Sacramento it sure has changed Never seen homeless except maby hobo camp down by the rivers Sacramento has seen better days
1950s. On J street downtown: smells of cigar smoke, chew, alcohol, punctuated by bus exhaust. On a corner, a blind man would be playing an accordion with a collection cup, a legless old man (Veteran?) slid around on a board on caster wheels. Sometimes there would be an old man standing on a box lecturing about communism.
Imagine going back in time and living as one of these people then next day ur back to ur time of life then next day ur in someone else's in the past lol
Only for racist white folks mostly... I own a bunch of real estate property and don’t work unless I get bored of fishing or skiing. A huge improvement from my grandma. All she ever did was lose all her worldly possessions and was forced into a concentration camp. Karma is a bitch.
@@jamesrobertsondaneke I do sometimes, it's fine. I assume you're referring to the homeless encampments? I understand those are so scary for Republicans to see. I think Republicans get attacked by the homeless every day. Fortunately as a Democrat I never get attacked.
+Ben T I see no racism in his/her comment. Just a pragmatic, minimally observant person that knows full well minorities and the deceitful media and anti-America body politic that supports and nurtures them, while they deconstruct the greatest and most freedom and prosperity-giving nation on Earth, will inevitably one day have to answer and atone for their misdeeds. Mandatory labor for shiftless, welfare-sucking millions sounds fair to me.
harold land Your names harold so I’m guessing ur a white male Over 50.. so I already expect ur mind to be clouded by traditional white supremaced culture. It was only 150 years ago when blacks were in chains and only around 60 years ago where racism was the norm. But things are changing :) you failed to recognize that the negative treatment has worked against you and made minorities stronger. Stronger to the point that now you are forced to sit down and shut up... this leaves u with a bitter feeling in which u take out in the UA-cam comments. It really sucks there are ignorant old people that can’t let it go, but ur old so it’s all good
+Ben T Hey, no offense but, even if he *is* white and "old", lol, something tells me that a man(?) of that awareness and intelligence, will probably outlive and outachieve the likes of you. You realize that the average lifespan of black males in the U.S.(due to drugs/violence/prison medical care), is less than 70, right? Hispanics trend just slighty higher than that. The rest of your post is nothing but SJW/BLM drivel. Blacks in the U.S. need to stop worrying about whites and start getting their collective acts together and that is an immutable fact that will *never* be overturned. But please, continue on in your ignorance. In truth, *your* own ignorance and attitude towards life, is *exactly* what makes *true* white supremacists(of which I'm *not* one, btw), very happy. Because it's a textbook formula to keep blacks underachieving for the next 100+ years. Age and generation have nothing to do with anything, sir. Right is right and wrong is wrong, regardless of what the calendar says. If you had a lick of sense, instead of silly SJW/BLM platitudes in your rhetoric, you would know that.
Fascinating to see a snapshot of life in Sac back then. A lot of what I love about it now applied then and glad a lot has been preserved.
The "very gay crowd" from that 1950 night club scene is different from the gay crowd of 2018.
Michael Harris faces night club😂
John Deer
20th &.K
I wrote a poem in 2nd grade using the the word "gay" but wouldn't have the same connotation today.
OMG! Truth! But gays were around then, too. Just in the closet.
I've always looked at our city now and wondered what it may have looked like before... So thank you, it gave me a great insight to its past and development.
i like the modesty of the people then..
Not as modest as you think. Floozies were alive and well - showing lots of skin! short shorts.
it's crazy how the streets look full but honestly I live downtown and it always looks pretty dead. it's actually kind of sad, the traffic there looks insane to. I still love and will always love Sacramento (:
6 years ago. Man is this comment dated.
@@TheGhettochamp Wow! Talk about a throwback! Definitely not dead anymore and it’s great lol
@@impuritiesshow what about now 😬
@@__-pq5ul well, I've lived in the area for over 20 years, it's never been dead, just my opinion.
great clips you've assembled here. i'm turning into a bit of a sacto history junkie.
Same.
I've been to Sacramento myself and this right here is definitely the best video I've ever seen
It's a shame what urban renewal did to the city...
Everyone moved to the suburbs and downtown decayed badly. It really needed renewal to pump money in.
But also remember, actions were deliberately taken to remove people of color from certain areas and force them to move out. Very racist actions, in the name of renewal.
@@kalidescopemind1 The point of urban renewal was to destroy the city via highways, parking garages, and suburbanization. It just about succeeded.
Mcclatchy!!!
Thank you, Mr. Lango, for that post! Could you tell us how you acquired it, and how you posted it? Let me assure you, I'm not the UA-cam copyright police; I'm Tom McElheney, an English teacher at Burbank High (now a little jealous of McClatchy...). I noticed that everyone was much more slender and more formally dressed; two things that make the people seem fascinating.
Wow, how Sac change in 70 years.
Everything changes in 70 years
@@kbanghart - no way! Alzheimer never changes!
@@dogie1070 maybe it does
The year I was born in Mercy General Hospital.
Is there someplace I can watch all of this film? Thanks!
Like this site
I live here
This is awesome... Fair oaks was my town, what part of Sacramento is everyone else from ???
Rancho Cordova
@@deletefundz awesome, had some good times in that town
Rio Linda
@@Steven-lx2yv my best friend lived out your way
This is how I remember Sacramento as a kid going to Sacramento it sure has changed
Never seen homeless except maby hobo camp down by the rivers Sacramento has seen better days
Hi there! Can you tell me where you found this footage? I'm interested in using it. Thank you!
Did you ever find out where this came from ???
Was that guy shooting a rifle into the pound in the last few seconds of the clip?
Fishing.
A very fine life indeed.. lol
Oh what MST3K could have done with this.
there's my high school
Sac High or McClatchy?
@@dogie1070 CKM
1950s. On J street downtown: smells of cigar smoke, chew, alcohol, punctuated by bus exhaust. On a corner, a blind man would be playing an accordion with a collection cup, a legless old man (Veteran?) slid around on a board on caster wheels. Sometimes there would be an old man standing on a box lecturing about communism.
@@dogie1070 yep
Now we have people on street corners lecturing us about Jesus LOL
Imagine going back in time and living as one of these people then next day ur back to ur time of life then next day ur in someone else's in the past lol
Now it's filled with homeless camps and drug addicts. Sad what has become of my town.
AWESOME GREW UP IN SACTO...CORRUPtION IN IT'S INFANCY...NIGHTLIFE SEGMENT
Gay crowd My, have times changed. 😂
If this is sacramento where are all the homeless people?
Rich
They were shipped North. Try Richards blvd & 16th.
Old Sacramento. Back then it was "skid row."
It wasn't the tourist attraction then that it is known for today.
In the river.
A gay crowd haha
hilarious...they even had 'gay' crowds.
Sacramento is not this great anymore
Only for racist white folks mostly... I own a bunch of real estate property and don’t work unless I get bored of fishing or skiing. A huge improvement from my grandma. All she ever did was lose all her worldly possessions and was forced into a concentration camp. Karma is a bitch.
Well, that's certainly your opinion.
@@kbanghart It's a paradise. Take a drive down Roseville Road
@@jamesrobertsondaneke I do sometimes, it's fine. I assume you're referring to the homeless encampments? I understand those are so scary for Republicans to see. I think Republicans get attacked by the homeless every day. Fortunately as a Democrat I never get attacked.
change the title to Life in Racist Sacramento in 1950....
annabo xc Lol good to know ur nit racist
+Ben T I see no racism in his/her comment. Just a pragmatic, minimally observant person that knows full well minorities and the deceitful media and anti-America body politic that supports and nurtures them, while they deconstruct the greatest and most freedom and prosperity-giving nation on Earth, will inevitably one day have to answer and atone for their misdeeds. Mandatory labor for shiftless, welfare-sucking millions sounds fair to me.
harold land Your names harold so I’m guessing ur a white male
Over 50.. so I already expect ur mind to be clouded by traditional white supremaced culture.
It was only 150 years ago when blacks were in chains and only around 60 years ago where racism was the norm. But things are changing :) you failed to recognize that the negative treatment has worked against you and made minorities stronger. Stronger to the point that now you are forced to sit down and shut up... this leaves u with a bitter feeling in which u take out in the UA-cam comments. It really sucks there are ignorant old people that can’t let it go, but ur old so it’s all good
+Ben T Hey, no offense but, even if he *is* white and "old", lol, something tells me that a man(?) of that awareness and intelligence, will probably outlive and outachieve the likes of you. You realize that the average lifespan of black males in the U.S.(due to drugs/violence/prison medical care), is less than 70, right? Hispanics trend just slighty higher than that. The rest of your post is nothing but SJW/BLM drivel. Blacks in the U.S. need to stop worrying about whites and start getting their collective acts together and that is an immutable fact that will *never* be overturned. But please, continue on in your ignorance. In truth, *your* own ignorance and attitude towards life, is *exactly* what makes *true* white supremacists(of which I'm *not* one, btw), very happy. Because it's a textbook formula to keep blacks underachieving for the next 100+ years. Age and generation have nothing to do with anything, sir. Right is right and wrong is wrong, regardless of what the calendar says. If you had a lick of sense, instead of silly SJW/BLM platitudes in your rhetoric, you would know that.
Ehats racist bout this video?