Posted in North Carolina
April 17, 2020
Rare Vintage Footage From The 1950s Shows You Every Part Of North Carolina, From The Mountains To The Sea
Since the 1880s, folks from all over the Atlantic region have chosen North Carolina as prime real estate for a vacation. As residents, we have to agree and give credit where credit is due: North Carolina is knock out, an irresistible temptation folks from near and afar turn to time and again for both rest and relaxation and adventures found nowhere else.
We’re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life as we all practice social and physical distancing. While we’re continuing to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, we don’t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. We believe that supporting local attractions is important now more than ever and we hope our articles inspire your future adventures! And on that note, please nominate your favorite local business that could use some love right now: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nominate/
That's when the Department of Conservation and Development officially began promoting the state as a tourist destination.
It was under the guidance of the Bureau of State Advertising and featured ads promoting the most popular destinations in the state.
And a number of state parks constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps were among the most popular of destinations — especially as camping began to increase in popularity.
In 1950, tourism has climbed to a record $100 million dollars annually for the state and it's steadily climbed from there. In more recent years, the annual income is approaching $4 billion dollars per year. A tremendous amount of work goes into attracting tourists to destinations all over the Tar Heel State, whether they're coming from our own population base or from out of state.
To that end, let's take a little stroll down memory lane with the following 1950s promotional video from youtube user: U.S. National Archives. What a trip! (Turn up the volume, the music is great, too.)
To that end, let's take a little stroll down memory lane with the following 1950s promotional video from youtube user: U.S. National Archives. What a trip! (Turn up the volume, the music is great, too.)
Do you remember early vacations taken in North Carolina? What were the places you and your family would return to year after year? Have a spot you absolutely love (from then or now) that you’d like to see us feature here? You can nominate it for a future article at this link. Feel free to pull out your old photos and upload them with your suggestions!
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