Posted in Northern California
August 08, 2016
These 9 Photos Of Northern California From The 1950s Are Mesmerizing
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in Northern California in the 1950s? Here’s your chance to see just what it was like. Back when sock hops and newspaper boys were a thing, there’s a time that’s been forgotten. Sure, you could ask your grandparents to explain it all to you, but here are a few photos that will help you to understand the life they lived not so long ago.
Yosemite's best PR person and personal photographer. Mr. Adams is famous for lots of nature shots taken in our incredibly beautiful part of the state.
What a sweet photo of their 1952 nuptials. Nancy and Ronald Reagan had quite a future ahead of them. This 1952 shot of their happiest day is just adorable.
For those of you who love airplanes, here ya go. This is a Boeing from the 1950s. Anyone care to guess what model?
Prisoner of war Captain Frederick Smith is reunited with his family after being held captive. He's seen here hugging his father. Fort Mason was a fort in the San Francisco area.
Once a 1921 speakeasy called Club 201, it became a nightclub for women impersonators. Its doors closed when Mr. Finocciho passed away.
Southern Pacific switchers on the line here. What is it about color that makes a photo loo so much more modern? How many of you have relatives who worked on the railroad? I did.
Things have changed A LOT around here, have't they? I'm not sure I've been alive when the coast of California was red. This election was between incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower and Adile Stevenson from Illinois.
This was taken on July 4, 1957 at Ft. Ross, originally Fortress Ross, is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County. Now a park, you'll discover that Russians were here long before thousands migrated from the east.
Here is San Francisco in the 1950s. This city has had quite a few heydays, but these years were some of her best. I mean, look how cute that cable car looks in front of the other cable car.
It’s hard to believe what life was like so long ago. Some think those were the best days ever, but others might think today is a lot better than so many years before. What do you think?
