Cycling in the Netherlands in the 1950 `s
10-27-09, 01:02 AM
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Cycling in the Netherlands in the 1950 `s
Found this one today ... Like to share with you.
https://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/27/nl-in-teh-50s/
Hope you like it !
https://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/27/nl-in-teh-50s/
Hope you like it !
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10-27-09, 01:12 AM
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Very cool. Some of those utility bikes are insane!
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Thanks, Macfred! Makes me long for summer again. That beach is only a couple of kms from my house.
Yeah, the carpenter/delivery guys in that video had nice rigs.
I've rarely seen anyone carrying anything big other than surfboards on the streets today.
Other than myself, that is. But I'm a weirdo foreigner.
Yeah, the carpenter/delivery guys in that video had nice rigs.
I've rarely seen anyone carrying anything big other than surfboards on the streets today.
Other than myself, that is. But I'm a weirdo foreigner.
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It is a gray and rainy day in Texas today, that video is just what I needed.
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Life before cars and fast food.
Notice all the young women are Slender, attractive, and fit.
Notice all the young women are Slender, attractive, and fit.
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What up with all the women holding hands?
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Makes me sad for our own culture. Look at old pictures from the 50's of everyday people in the US and see what we've done to ourselves.
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The culture is what it is, you can't "save" it. You can, however, ride the heck out of your bike, and teach your children to ride.
My town is as un-cycling-friendly as a town can be, and on our rides this weekend, I saw more bikes than I've ever seen before, both children and adults. It was a beautiful day.
I do believe a corner has been turned, and a new "bike boom" is growing. Things come around.
My town is as un-cycling-friendly as a town can be, and on our rides this weekend, I saw more bikes than I've ever seen before, both children and adults. It was a beautiful day.
I do believe a corner has been turned, and a new "bike boom" is growing. Things come around.
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Sixty years from now, will people be watching films of Americans waddling around the malls? 
What a striking contrast.
What a striking contrast.
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I've seen that. Men holding hands in parts of Atlanta. I don't believe they are from India.
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Found this one today ... Like to share with you.
https://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/27/nl-in-teh-50s/
Hope you like it !
https://amsterdamize.com/2009/10/27/nl-in-teh-50s/
Hope you like it !
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That is a beautiful piece of work. Thanks for posting it.
10-28-09, 06:00 PM
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Great video
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love it!
We sold wooden shoes in the drugstore where I worked in Holland, Michigan in the 70's. I walked or pedaled to work. Customers (4th generation Friesians) thought I was a 'foreigner' or other oddity. Later immigrants ( 1950's)were escaping post-war austerity, bicycling and other deprivations, I suppose For a while.. There was a bikestore in our building. Enjoyed the video: ja, thanks for sending it over by me once. George
