The building with the massive cupola with the crescent moon at the top is still there, but the cupola is gone. Honestly comparing how Springfield looked 100 years ago and how it looks today, it looks like it's been flattened. A huge part of the city was flattened to make room for I-91.

@ridgedtradcat8057

2 күн бұрын

Really? I'm from Springfield, where about is it?

@alanhorton7300

2 күн бұрын

@@ridgedtradcat8057 Down near Tower Square. It's where New England Public Radio is now, but I remember when it was a bunch of stores.

Wow, thank you for sharing this. At 3:47 Springfield Institution for Savings aka SIS Bank, had my very first bank account there. I can still see my lil bank book in my minds eye. That was in the 1980s. My hometown. My aunt graduated from Technical High School in 1982 or 1983. The Indian Motorcycle building was converted into condos/apartments as was Classical high school. Kimball hotel is still very much standing on Chestnut Street, its lux apartments. 18:06 that's still standing at least in 2015 it was, Mass Mutual Insurance Company on State Street across from Putnam Vocational High School. Springfield was called the City of Homes. The ornate architecture was everywhere, even in my lifetime. The city has let many areas just go to the trash, it's really sad. The Eastern States Exposition aka The Big E, it's in West Springfield, MA. There are houses there that represent each of the New England states. Full of history, foods from the states and more. I graduated from Central High School but not the old one in the photos. That was long gone. The new Central High is on Roosevelt Avenue. A lot of the older structures were still standing but have been badly damaged downtown when the 2011 tornado ripped through the area. A lot was lost. Good memories to share💕

My neck of the woods, I drive past some of these buildings everyday in amazement! Great video, about to watch your video of Holyoke where I see old world buildings daily driving to work.

@stacydaisy9273

29 күн бұрын

Mine too I'm in Florence

I lived in Springfield from 1966 to 1977. I remember the department store Forbes & Wallace, Johnson's bookstore, the South Congregational church, the beautiful houses on Mulberry Street, the old cemetery, Forest Park and more. It was a lovely city back then.

@Jay_nicola

Ай бұрын

Not anymore

@mbgrafix

24 күн бұрын

@@pianorama Now it has MGM

@choossuck7653

12 күн бұрын

Where did you go son? We miss you

@FernandoMendoza-yd7oo

2 күн бұрын

@@Jay_nicola you are right , too many rental units, and too many jobs and companies are gone, they have been replaced by poverty and absentee landlord.

The stone bridge is the railroad through downtown. The factory at 3:00 is Smith & Wesson If you are looking at the Municipal Building straight on, the "temple" on the right is City Hall and the one on the left is Springfield's symphony hall. The Connecticut Valley Historical Society was housed in the Daniel Wesson mansion (since burned and demolished).

Eastern States Exposition is actually across the Connecticut River in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

Great one! I live in Massachusetts. Nice to see a local video thank you 👍

@oldworldex

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@user-wi6cz4hh5b

8 ай бұрын

Any chance of you looking at old world Shanghi? ​@@oldworldex

Forrest park was an inspiration for the famous children’s book author and illustrator Dr. Seuss he based the Lorax of the industrial part of Springfield. His dad worked at the small zoo within Forest Park. Hence why he gets all these ideas for animals from there. Mulberry street is an actual street in Springfield Massachusetts

Born in Springfield. Great photos.

I have spent most of my life in the Springfield area and I enjoyed the video. Springfield was an industrial powerhouse in the 1800s and early 1900s. Also, as you have shown, it had insurance companies, so the combination made it a fairly well-off city. It also had the very famous Springfield Armory which was put in place by George Washington to supply the US with small arms, so was there from almost the beginning. Springfield also had, and still has, a very large Italian heritage population which undoubtedly was a large factor in all the beautiful stone work. Back then, appearances and quality mattered, now it is mostly about what is the cheapest way to make it functional, and barely functional a lot of the time. If the building isn't going to contribute to a profit in some way, then it doesn't matter what it looks like, and we will probably raze it in 40 or 50 years for tax purposes anyway. There is too much to go into here for me, I could probably write an essay on the subject. I think part of the problem is that people started to lose a sense of community, a quality that has taken over the country in the 21st century. If it doesn't benefit me directly, screw it. I don't have kids in school so why should I pay for a new school? I'd rather buy some junk from China or buy a $70,000 SUV that will be rusted out after 15 years than build something that will help other people far into the future. Greed and selfishness have taken over. Keep questioning

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

So well put. I could help you write that history.

I work in Springfield as a welder. The placement of the I91 corridor right next to the river really hurt the citys charm and beauty.

@johnwinthrop2702

7 күн бұрын

It's still a relatively beatiful city. It's not that bad it just needs more jobs and more of a tax base.

I live 5 mins from here. "Massa/chu/setts"

I recall street curbs being about a foot tall as a child. Stepping off a curb was something you had to take care doing. They have piled up the asphalt over the brick.

@SimonHaestoe

8 ай бұрын

Yes, either that or.......

I was born in Springfield in 1949 and lived there until 1963. I went to high school in nearby Chicopee. I moved to California in 1969, and never went back. Yet, the weird thing about this video for me is how few of the buldings that you show here still even existed in 1950's. There are some that I remember from my childhood, but the Springfield that I remember in general looked plainer this. It seems that a lot grand buildings were replaced with those much less ornate even before I was born, but I'm at a loss to explain why this was even necessary. BTW, they planted a giant MGM Casino right in the center of downtown a few years which seemed wildly inappropriate to me, at least until I watched this incredible video.

@CMVBrielman

2 ай бұрын

Comp or High?

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

I was raised in Springfield. I am still in the area. I was inside many of those buildings in the 1950's and the 1960's. I spent my saturdays roaming downtown through the 1970's. Most still did exist. I can name events I attended in many of them.

Congrats on your book coming out😊 always enjoy your shares❤

@oldworldex

8 ай бұрын

Thank you...always nice when you comment as well.

Fantastic pics 😊

Atmospheric energy fluctuates, and the process of collection creates movement in the flow; the design of the electrode fins re-directs the flow back to the central electrode.

The Eastern States Expo buildings are all in West Springfield, a mile from downtown across the Connecticut River. Just have to clarify.

Springfield had several churches built by the great American architect Henry Hobson Richardson who specialized in Romanesque, most famously Trinity Church in Boston.

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

And a court house shown and the arch.

Thank you, very much. This made my evening even better.

I knew this town would have some gems. Great video brother as always

@Kat.Evangeline

8 ай бұрын

How many Springfields are there ? They went around renaming most everything.

@wapartist

8 ай бұрын

@@Kat.Evangeline true, Seems like is a Springfield in every state. Even the Simpsons and that soap opera Guiding Light used it is so common

@oldworldex

8 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

It’s the best place and a time capture There is amazing things to see today Weekends are amazing and fun I love my town 😢 It’s a huge carnival and the big e is here it’s so cool thanks for your time

HELLO SPRINGFIELD! Great presentation, I'm a long time fan of this sleepy but still surprisingly vibrant city. Stone Wall Tavern FTW!

@tomflynn2912

10 күн бұрын

Haha The Arch!

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

@@tomflynn2912 yes, the Arch Cafe

You can see a lot of Springfield landmarks in the movie The Reincarnation Of Peter Proud

Where are you from that MASSACHUSETTS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PRONOUNCE. PHONICS...JUST SOUND IT OUT

@tubbeys

25 күн бұрын

I thought the same thing. It's literally pronounced the way it's spelled.

Love your vids old world, I like that you are a tradesman that looks at these with that particular eye. My favorite phrase has become Explain this to me in a way that makes sense, because your story doesn’t stand up in court.

"Reincarnation of Peter Proud" 1975, Library, the Puritan Statue, Museums, former Baystate West(now Tower Squiare): it had Friendly's at the time! Many places!

Superb

GREAT VIDEO! Thank you!

@oldworldex

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Now there is so much crime the state police have to patrol the city.

I was told that the Smith & Wesson building goes 7 floors underground!

19:57 That's the modern day Union Station (or the artist's rendition of the plan) . They did a great job renovating it and making it a hub for Amtrak as well as city bus routes and regional bus lines. I've transferred buses there several times and sometimes I just sit there with a coffee and marvel at the decor . The old bus depot was real sketchy ... this one's clean, well lit and cameras every where. They shut down two streets around it and made them for buses only.

This is great :) learning more of were my mom and my grandparents grew up and lived in. My grandpa was born in Springfield mass and my grandma and my mom was born in Bridgeport Connecticut. I love New England and it’s history, I am also learning more of our family history from New England. I wanna go back there.

I'm surprised the controllers have allowed the two Pantheon-like structures with the tall thin clock tower (Municipal Hall) to survive. The Poli's Theatre Block frontage is very striking 19 minutes in as well 🙂

@nasunabi

8 ай бұрын

what controllers? We are tricked and deceived into doing this to ourselves. There are no controllers kiddo, only liars. You'll figure it out one day.

@DDXY2K

8 ай бұрын

​@@nasunabi A blind man attempting to steer...😂😂😂

@SimonHaestoe

8 ай бұрын

@@DDXY2K He's right, and if you assume you have no control you won't *have* the control that you possibly have. Every ounce of power you assume you haven't got is one you lose to that assumption.

I enjoyed this glimpse of Old World Springfield, being a Western Mass Hole however I had to leave a comment regarding the narration. I question weather the narrator knows how history "works". I'll set aside his struggling to pronounce Massachusetts and what that might tell the inquiring viewer. The almost paranoid discussion about not accepting what we've been told, and uncovering the lies: I don't even get it. You want to know about a given building in a given city,? look at the newspapers, look at what people have written about it, find the accounts of the people who lived then. That's how history is done. You want to know the "truth" about James Naismith? Go read everything that has been written about him and draw your own conclusions. This notion that history is a lie or that "they" are hiding the truth from "us" is laughable. Why would they build Central High school as ornate as they did? Perhaps the attitude to education was different then. One thing is for sure, labor was cheap and skilled, materials were readily available and regulation was limited. You doubt if they built a specific building in 3 years? Go to the library and check the papers. Maybe he's tying to be provocateur to increase the clicks but dude, you want the truth about Springfield? No one is hiding it, no one is covering anything up, no one is feeding you lies. Do some digging and read something.

@oldworldex

22 күн бұрын

No mystery then? History is just as we have been told? Aw man, now I have to remake 200 videos and learn to read. Thanks for setting me straight..

Saved to my HIStory Is A Set Of Lies Agreed Upon playlist, thank you.

South Portland Maine will blow you away as well as Harvard (Cambridge , in Boston) . Love the vids

great video Sir! you need the height if you are going to harvest free energy from the aether ....the higher you reach the greater the voltage is ....

Dont forget Dr. Suess was born and raised in Springfield. They have a museum dedicated to his work. I may be wrong, but i believe they tore some buildings down to build the MGM casino. At 8:50 those buildings at the Eastern State Exposition (The Big E) are the state buildings.

If you look closely at the old buildings when driving by, they still have the original company names on them.

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

I always think of the Tarbell Waters building. I believe it's on Dwight St. It's still standing.

@johnkovalsky9878

6 күн бұрын

I’ll have a look. Thanks.

There is zero evidence of any ancient origin to the buildings of Springfield. I have been to many of these buildings, they were built during a time when a lot money was invested in public buildings.

19:05 is called the hippodrome now it still remains but needs repair

Love it !!

There is a Springfield in every state in the US. I do believe that we will be learning the truth about our past coming soon.

23:03 gone what an magnificent build

Most of the buildings that you showed are still in place, some are converted into a different function, but still there, how do I know? I live in Springfield since 1985, and we love it here.

Good architecture, just like art, is a reflection of the people who make it. What does modern art and architecture say about modern America?

The building with the onion shaped domes is the Fuller Building at 1531-45 Main Street and is still there minus both domes and the other building you show after that is down at the corner of 1254 main and elm street at court square.

Used to be a nice place to live. The “city of homes”. Working class family neighborhoods. Mostly ghetto now

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

because all the business left and went to China. Don't blame the city.

Wow, you just blew my mind with this video totally I thought I was just going to be looking at old architecture from Springfield growing up here. I was interested to check your video out and it’s weird because when you started talking about the timeline being not as it is, it made sense to me… I came across some yearbooks from the 1930s from Central high school and I think from technical high school too and I’m gonna be looking at those yearbooks now with different eyes.

@oldworldex

11 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tomflynn2912

10 күн бұрын

What do you mean?

@joshuafontanez1711

10 күн бұрын

@@tomflynn2912 did you watch the video- I mean that the old world architecture must have used a different technology and or skills to build than what we have today-I’m not sure we could build like that again and I don’t mean because of cost or materials…

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

@@joshuafontanez1711 We had quarries near by. One was in East Longmeadow. Much of the red stone you see in those buildings were from a local source. They intended the buildings to last.

Beautifully done! I wonder which buildings remain today?

Where my fellow Massholes at?

@conservativemovement

24 күн бұрын

🔥

@InvisibleJesus1919

18 күн бұрын

Palmer Massachusetts

@basedsketch4133

13 күн бұрын

Chicopee Mass

@kimberlyhennessy5903

7 күн бұрын

Raised in Spfld, live in Brimfield!

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

Hampden

the big point here is ... where did all the money and the labor to build all of that come from? They did not have the money and the people to build them. Further, the architecture in some buildings look like russia or even islamic !

@Rbhjr1

Ай бұрын

Springfield was an industrial/innovation powerhouse 1830's-1930's. Springfield armory which made most if not all weapons for the US Army (starting in 1794) was there and that spun-off a lot of other companies. A car company by the name of Rolls-Royce even assembled cars in Springfield for a short time in the early 1900's.

@user-ot2he7jf7j

Ай бұрын

@@Rbhjr1 the armory is a castle, middle-ages

@terir1018

29 күн бұрын

What do you mean they did not have the money to build them? Of course they did or they would not exist. Also, Russia, Islamic, huh? You need to get out more.

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

Between the insurance companies and all the industries they indeed had the money, and the know how to build them. There were lots of immigrants from Europe looking for work.

Great okd footage of Springfield Massachusetts.

This video was terrible. All you did was plagiarize some old pictures. You added absolutely no extra information. You comments were bland and meaningless. Where are these places in Springfield? What happened to them? Who built them? This is a zero-value-added video. Are all your videos like this?

Mass-a-chew-sits

Basement windows uses for fresh air intakes for heating coal fired heating systems ?

22:28 main and Worthington still there its like an old people home

Born there first time seeing it. Thnx!

Nice overview of Springfield. Thanks.

16:52 clock hasn't worked since i was a kid its called symphony hall

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

the campanile, or clock tower is situated between City Hall and Symphony Hall. They do not have the funds or the ability to repair it. It's a lost art.

16:35 park square still remained just under construction

Thanks I grew up there. Not as nice anymore 😢

@chillmurray7529

4 ай бұрын

Same

They may have worked harder in the old days but they certainly did not know more. The civilization that built these structures had higher knowledge and their work ethic is a mystery.

Boy, you said a mouthful there kiddo! Who and what we are, And ! Have Been! All Along. Yes, I've been looking at this, for quite some time, and I'm not sure we have the genetic structure to remember who we are and have been. Yet, we the lowly people of this world could take it back in a breath, if we could only come together and decide what it is, fundamentally that "" We "" want. And then see only That ! As Our World. No Doubting! And in a moment, it would be so. That's how powerful We Are. That is why they keep is divided, that's why they try soo hard to get us to believe in their His - Story. I can't help but wonder if the ones who left before us, the ones who manifested these awesome structures, did they leave us with a way to correct ourselves ? At this point, we would need a magical potion or something to bring back those ghost DNA, which would make everything the evil ones do, Moot. And then we could watch them turn to Dust.

What do you mean gaps? Don't you think stone work stopped just because of price? I live here, thanks for the memories. I'd like to hear your thoughts tho

Springfield, Holyoke and Chicopee were such important cities, Springfield Armory, Basketball Hall of Fame, Indian Motorcycles, Smith and Wesson, Dr. Seuss….. Italian, Polish and many other cultures flourished through assimilation. Now it’s a hollowed out, crime ridden, impoverished city with a casino that only comes alive during March Madness. The only thing booming there now is the endless flow of traffic coming and going from the court ( Hall of Justice).🙄 Indian failed, left and resurrected, Smith and Wesson left, Dr. Seuss passed on. The bike path is now a crime ridden, giant homeless tent city with open drug use. It is now a place I totally avoid, it’s such a shame and depressing. I totally agree with this video creator/ narrator, history is very inaccurate and was usually unconfirmed, biased propaganda, as seen in the past war events- the victors decide History. Great video!

Go look at a dr seuss book you will see those building with things on the roof.ive been liveing here all my life .we were the first in many things the armory and shays rebellion smith and wesson the city of homes john brown lived here for a bit.

@kathmandu2285

6 күн бұрын

ornate lighting rods.

Put some respect on Springfield name please

massachusetts native here, i just drove through worcester, ma and some interesting buildings there as well

@oldworldex

2 ай бұрын

I have a file...I'll put it on the list.

@BELCAN57

8 күн бұрын

Oh, and it's pronounced "Wuss ter" out here.

Another great video,.

Wonderful video! I live in upstate NY and we still have many of these amazing old world structures which are astounding! Could you do a video on Providence RI and Newport RI...passed through both in our way to Cape cod on a side trip...filled with grand structures and fall river, Mass, too. The Cranston street armory in Providence RI was astounding...took up a whole block! It is in danger of being demolished, I learned on researching it after the trip. Thank you for these informative gifts! ♥️😊

@oldworldex

6 ай бұрын

I have a providence file..been meaning to make the video...coming soon. Thanks for the kind words..

Ice old photos. The ”Eastern States Exposition” is actually not of the City of Springfield. It is across the the river in West Springfield.

keep going posting this information sir. thank you

@oldworldex

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I will

5:05 Those huge rounded peaks look just like the ones on the Shriners building in Auburn Maine. There's Several buildings shown here that resemble buildings around Portland Maine.

On buying the first one shown, that was our great great grandparents, which in some cases, may be " us " 200 yrs round trip so they say. But as we are seeing, if you didn't agree with the given story, you got a one way ticket to the nearest asylum. And they had plenty! Must have been a WHOLE BUNCH Of us calling Bullchit on the narrative back then. Resistors! 😂

22:41 i believes was own to Smith and Wesson and is no longer with us it burn down but his daughters homes was built below the hill is still there

Can't hide that brogue from me!

Time stamp 13 : 26 : Are these new shadow's they added or forgot to add in other photos ?

Massa-chew-setts. Hope that helps

@kennethmalone9447

5 күн бұрын

Thanks for showing my hometown in a new light.

New generation dont know the historical background

21:39 was the oldest armoire has been remodel for MGM spfld was in old boys and girls club

18:00 mass mutual insurance still remains on state st/Boston rd

10:03 The Coliseum’s still there, and used to be the home of the hockey team that is now the Carolina Hurricanes.

19:59 has been remodeled and still called union station now its peter pan and public transportation

Fine vid...also enjoyed first horseless car 1825

AGAWAM SKYLINE WON'T YOU BE MINE ? (❤)2006

@johnkovalsky9878

21 күн бұрын

Go Brownies

22:02 forest part area still standing

You need to research HH Richardson. Those beautiful castle like buildings were built and designed by him in the 1900's. Your research needs to go deeper. You did not mention one architect during this entire video. The municipal group in Springfield was designed and built by Harvey Wiley Corbett. All the info is out there. You need to look.

@oldworldex

6 күн бұрын

Deep enough? kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4t20qymnbuTlpM.html

16:52 clock hasn't worked since i was a kid

15:43 state and main td bank now unused next to the casino

15:57 up top state and walnut st still remains

20:27 is demolished but what structure thats on maple st

peel back the lies

Will you do an Old Holyoke next?

@jonbecker03

8 ай бұрын

Too late. Now l know you did

@michaeljoshualewis538

8 ай бұрын

No Joe 😭

Massa-chew-sits...aka Massholes...

@richard1849

8 ай бұрын

as a New Yorker, I feel you. lol

@shanglyshangly9173

8 ай бұрын

@@richard1849 🤣

@guyztruth4593

8 ай бұрын

Hey now! I'm from there LOL

@richard1849

8 ай бұрын

@@guyztruth4593 just playing lol

@shanglyshangly9173

8 ай бұрын

@@guyztruth4593 I spent six months in Worcester (Wusta) they gave me permission to say that.🥰

19:09 is still standing on Elliott st

19:33 is there but most has been demolished

17:50 its was demolish only the juniors count remains

Yay!!!