Vallejo CA April 23, 1955 Firefighters Parade

Thank you for posting that.  I grew up in Vallejo and the images bring back a lot of memories.  I was a nine-year-old in that parade riding with Chief Jim Greg, of the Mare Island Fire Department.  My mother was his secretary.  The parade started west on Tennessee St. and turned south on Sonoma Blvd.  The Texaco and Flying A gas stations were on the corner of Sonoma and Tennessee.  Just up the street was the Packard dealership.  All are shown in the video among other businesses.  On the reviewing stand, the announcer was Al St. John in the gray suit.  

as everything seemed sweet , calm, in this wonderful town

Thank you for sharing these wonderful memories. It was a great time, in a wonderful town.

Between the apparatus and city itself, there is a ton of history on the film.  I was not born until 1956, but wow!!!!  I even saw one of the original Vallejo City Transit buses in the film.

Thanks, Brendan Coyne!

Brings back great memories of Vallejo when we grew up and  was a class place to live,  Betty and I thank you for this great film...

Very nice historic film thanks for posting this. I've been a resident of Vallejo since 1993 & honestly maybe just growing up & raised in San Francisco prior, Vallejo reminds me a lot of what San Francisco used to be growing up. Yes it has it's bad however definitely gentrifying for the better. I believe too many focus on the negatives none of the positives. Residents here too less snobby & very approachable too unlike American Canyon which wants nothing to even do with Vallejo.

Great piece of history. Awesome.

Amo la ciudad de vallejo

Wow. Quite a gem you have there. Thank you for making it available to the masses.

Look at first Baptist covered in vines! wow!

2:54 cracks me up.  To me it was always ironic to see photos of firefighters who smoke on the job.  Here is a guy on the back of the Naval AMMUNITION Depot fire truck taking a huge drag on his cigarette. Classic!

I recall some of these parades in Benicia too!

1955 Vallejo Firefighters' Parade

I wonder if Florin C. Holme was in this Parade. He used to run West Bikes and Hubcaps on the corner of Sonoma Blvd and Florida St. Before that he was a Vallejo firefighter for many years.

Hi, I'm working on a documentary and I need some footage featuring Vallejo in the 1950s. Can I get in touch with you to discuss licensing this material?

1:23 what high rise building is that?!?!

Hello I am working on a documentary about the Filipinos of Vallejo can I borrow some clips off this?

Wow

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