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Baja movie circa 1949

JESSE - 2-26-2010 at 11:16 AM

Not sure if you have seen this one, but its a great little documental on Baja.

http://www.archive.org/details/baja_california

Oggie - 2-26-2010 at 12:08 PM

Thanks for posting. i enjoyed it very much.

DENNIS - 2-26-2010 at 12:30 PM

Yeah...that was fun. Thanks, Jesse.

Bajahowodd - 2-26-2010 at 01:27 PM

Fascinating. Thanks for posting it, Jesse.

Baja

tehag - 2-26-2010 at 01:47 PM

Thanks. Very cool movie.

Anybody else surprised by how close the Ensenada cultural palace is to the beach. I knew they had "reclaimed" some tideland, but, wow.

monoloco - 2-26-2010 at 02:15 PM

That was very nice, I especially enjoyed the old view of Cabo San Lucas, What a special place it once was. I really liked the village baker.

chippy - 2-26-2010 at 02:28 PM

That was great Jesse. Seeing Cabo like that got me kinda teary eyed.

jbcoug - 2-26-2010 at 05:45 PM

Thanks Jesse! Very interesting.

TMW - 2-26-2010 at 06:16 PM

I liked it too. Can you imagine getting fresh water from a sail boat guy that comes by only one time a day with limited amounts.

805gregg - 2-26-2010 at 08:51 PM

Great find, I was 1 year old then, wow how time flies.

capt. mike - 2-27-2010 at 08:31 AM

wow!!
was that the same voice that narrated EVERY film we watched in school from grades 1 thgru 8????:tumble::tumble:

great film tho.
i am proud to say i got to cabo before there was a single paved street anywhere in town, and the pop then was 4000 human beans only.

jodiego - 2-27-2010 at 09:35 AM

Those certainly were the good ole days. Thanks for sharing.

Beachgirl - 2-27-2010 at 06:46 PM

Loved the "sleepy little town" comment about Cabo. Early Kodachrome, looked like. An amazing treat. Thanks.

Johannes - 2-27-2010 at 08:58 PM

Just fantastic, gets into my archive. Thanks Jesse

Skipjack Joe - 2-27-2010 at 09:26 PM

What a treat!

The baking oven looked like what we saw on our first trip to Loreto in 1977. And my love affair with panaderias hasn't declined a bit since then.

THE OLD DAYS OF BAJA: LOBSTER, ABS, AND MORE

Pompano - 3-1-2010 at 04:03 AM

I just received this nostalgic old travelogue of Baja California from a neighbor and fellow nomad, Vince.

A 1949 Production.

Thanks, Vince...An enjoyable viewing for all Baja fans and newbies.

It sure reminds me of Baja 'back in the day'. ;D

http://www.archive.org/details/baja_california

BAJA.DESERT.RAT - 3-1-2010 at 02:37 PM

Hola, Marlin Perkins, Mutual of Omaha goes a long way back and i too remember watching his wonderful animal documentaries.

thank you for posting this,

BIEN SALUD, DA RAT

marv sherrill - 3-1-2010 at 04:57 PM

not to hijack the threat - BUT - Marlin Perkins was the naturalist on Sir Edmond Hillary's first climb of Mt Everest - Little know fact!

Skipjack Joe - 3-1-2010 at 05:35 PM

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Originally posted by marv sherrill

not to hijack the threat - BUT - Marlin Perkins was the naturalist on Sir Edmond Hillary's first climb of Mt Everest - Little know fact!


Now that is interesting! At least, for me it is.

Natalie Ann - 3-1-2010 at 05:53 PM

I spent some time once with Marlin Perkins. He was a interesting and kind, a very gentle man.

nena

Bajahowodd - 3-1-2010 at 05:59 PM

I also knew Marlin. I always felt that he was more comfortable with creatures from the wild, than he was with people.

slimshady - 3-1-2010 at 07:06 PM

Cape San Lucas? Can I still get 300 meters of beach front for $100 dollars.

805gregg - 3-1-2010 at 08:50 PM

Great film thanks, I was 1 then, and a little older now.

Beachgirl - 3-2-2010 at 06:27 AM

I checked out the Academic Film Archive of North America website. Loads of really interesting films about lots of different subjects.

Baja 1949

bajajudy - 3-16-2010 at 04:22 PM

I dont know if this has already been posted

http://www.archive.org/details/baja_california

Debra - 3-16-2010 at 04:51 PM

Thanks Judy, I hadn't seen that before.....too bad Cabo San Lucas doen't still look like that, I might go back.

desertcpl - 3-16-2010 at 06:16 PM

my first time in Cabo was in the early 80s . it was nothing like it is now,, I liked it then,, but now its just to much for me,, but alot of expats like it,, nothing wrong with that

BooJumMan - 3-16-2010 at 08:33 PM

That was a cool video. Thanks!

Bob H - 3-16-2010 at 08:51 PM

I really enjoyed this video... thank you sooooo much. I was born in 1949 so this was speciall for me.

Lot's and lot's of changes over 60+ years, eh?

Bob H

bajadogs - 3-16-2010 at 09:05 PM

How cool would it be for someone to show this at Magdelena Bay for the school children and old folks??

Debra - 3-16-2010 at 09:13 PM

Great idea..............Maybe someone that lives close can get a copy? What a great educational tool for the children! Also for kids in San Jose and Los Cabos!

bacquito - 6-17-2010 at 02:48 PM

How interesting!! Steinbeck's "Log to the Sea of Cortez" makes comments about Cape San Lucas and the fish cannerie. My dad unloaded tuna at the cannerie back in the early '50s'. Things have changed.

Barry A. - 6-17-2010 at 03:05 PM

My friends and I often went to Ensenada in the early 50's, and it pretty much looked like it did in this flic. First time in Cabo was in the early '70's and tho it did not look that primitive, it sure looked different than today.

Great movie, Jesse-------brings back many good memories-------

Thank you.

Barry

Jesse

Baja Bernie - 6-17-2010 at 06:24 PM

Thanks. Bernie

Gracias!!!

bajadave1 - 6-18-2010 at 06:22 AM

Jesse, THX,

I have a number of people I am forwarding the link to.

Dave

Baja&Back - 10-31-2010 at 10:33 AM

Even in 1975, when Highway 1 from La Paz was paved, Cabo had only 5 streets, and the marina had not yet been dug.
The Finisterra and Twin Dolphins were already built then.
I remember getting stuck in the deep sand 1/2 mile from the beach on the dead end road into the desert which is now Hwy 19.

That's the year Sr. Rivera paid the Mayor of Cabo the outrageous sum of $25,000 to purchase the entire Pedregal mountain. The village elders thought he was NUTS! Now a building lot with 45 degree slope goes for over a million.

A guy named Chuy owned the Hotel Hacienda property, and that's where the turistas camped under the palms around a natural hotspring. Chuy would bring you iced Carta Blanca beer, boiled camarones in a bucket, and even roll you a fattie, while you relaxed in the hotspring. This all went on your camping bill.

No wonder I have such fond memories of Cabo!:tumble:

David K - 10-31-2010 at 10:42 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Baja&Back
Even in 1975, when Highway 1 from La Paz was paved, Cabo had only 5 streets, and the marina had not yet been dug.
The Finisterra and Twin Dolphins were already built then.
I remember getting stuck in the deep sand 1/2 mile from the beach on the dead end road into the desert which is now Hwy 19.

That's the year Sr. Rivera paid the Mayor of Cabo the outrageous sum of $25,000 to purchase the entire Pedregal mountain. The village elders thought he was NUTS! Now a building lot with 45 degree slope goes for over a million.

A guy named Chuy owned the Hotel Hacienda property, and that's where the turistas camped under the palms around a natural hotspring. Chuy would bring you iced Carta Blanca beer, boiled camarones in a bucket, and even roll you a fattie, while you relaxed in the hotspring. This all went on your camping bill.

No wonder I have such fond memories of Cabo!:tumble:


Pavement reached Cabo in 1970... that year Cliff Cross' Baja Guide was published... here is his drawing of Cabo then: