I recently acquired a 20 minute reel of 16mm silent color home movies, shot in Maplewood, New Jersey, in the 1950s-60s. In it are typical scenes of a family’s life; Church, Christmas, Halloween, hanging out at the pool, etc. Interspersed with this are scenes around Maplewood that any resident will easily recognize. Cars and clothes have changed, but the buildings and landscape remain much the same.
The filmographer apparently loved Guilbert & Betelle’s Maplewood Municipal Building, which is featured heavily (Columbia High School also makes a brief appearance). I’ve added some music and edited the film to focus on these aspects. Enjoy.
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1 Tweets that mention Maplewood, Mid-Century » James Betelle, Where Are You? -- Topsy.com // May 26, 2010 at 11:52 pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Steve Weintraub, Mary Barr Mann. Mary Barr Mann said: Fantastic video of Maplewood through the season in 1954-55: http://bit.ly/aZChex [...]
2 Jurgens // May 27, 2010 at 8:11 am
thank you, I truly enjoyed viewing.
3 john // May 27, 2010 at 8:10 pm
thanks ejoyed very much.
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