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A Roaring 1920's Bootlegging Photo Album Massena New York

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This is the latest "rough cut" video of Massena, New york's history containing 39 images from the roaring 1920's of midnight liquor bootleggers, speak easies and the age of jazz. The song for this video is of the popular charleston dance craze of 1925. Images are of downtown massena, maple street school, st. larence river, pine grove school, the fire department crew, police force, hoton's ice house, g. snaith store, downtown flood, podgurski clan on tommy the horse, horses, football teams, women's basketball team, forgotten massena personalities and others. This is a first of two music videos for the 1920's I'm posting to view. Next video will be the great depression of the 1930's.

--iTHE FULL VERSION OF A MASSENA PHOTO ALBUM 1897- 2007 is now on sale. the movie is 90 minutes long with over 500 photos and interviews and me as the host. contact me for a copy through here. I will then make a copy for you. the videos featured here are just a sample of the full-length movie. if you want a copy please e-mail me at massenaguy2003@yahoo.com. the movie is planned for a release date of december 7th. cost will be $20.00 with shipping. if you are in massena i will try to personally deliver your copy to you.

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A Roaring 1920's Bootlegging Photo Album Massena New York

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  • firstly let me ...

    firstly let me please add that i was speaking hypothetically and with humour. i didn't
    realize that i was going back without the knowledge amassed in this life so far and without the striving to bring about change through re-education of the closed mind brigade (in
    charge of society even back then) as i have been doing for 20 years. + also that i ain't a coloured fella...
    kkk and racism are/is still alive and kicking although far more worryingly,usually
    underground now

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  • Don't forget the ...

    Don't forget the black lynchings,the KKK march on Washington,the Teapot dome scandal,Warren Harding's illegitimate children etc.Children died of polio,measles,diptheria,scarlet fever due to No antibiotics.People went blind or died from bathtub gin Reality check please! The music and spirit of the '20's is what we long for but things have improved by an large

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  • no, thank you... ...

    no, thank you... very much indeed.

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  • i agree... the best ...

    i agree... the best i've seen, and the best 4.04 i've spent all day... johns wacky world rules ok... don't know where massena is though!!

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  • hey i'll come too, ...

    hey i'll come too, tell you what though, you can leave me there... coz i've had enough of the racism, sexism, population control and antibiotics that no longer work in this sorry century... and that's without georgie boy and his renegade dictators...

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  • I'll come with you ...

    I'll come with you but remember NO antibiotics,birth control,racism,sexism etc. we might might enjoy for awhile but I'm sure we both would say please take us back to the good ole 21st Century!

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  • the massena springs ...

    the massena springs bridge has been replaced a few times over the years or repaired..in the late 1960's they actually re-routed the street with the bridge a little. the bridge in downtown massena was made to look almost like the old one from 1917.

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  • john the spring ...

    john the spring brigd eis still standing. we went to spankys a day ago it looks alot like the one in the photo

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  • really nice but ...

    really nice but those people back then really looked fuked up

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  • i love the music... ...

    i love the music... hope to travel back to the roaring 20s :)

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  • Neat! Thanks!

    Neat! Thanks!

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  • look at this .... ...

    look at this .... if only the world was so simple now a days

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  • A very worthwhile ...

    A very worthwhile endeavor, and tastefully executed!

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  • wow! thank you very ...

    wow! thank you very much for that comment! greatly accepted! enjoying comments and people watching my little movies for local history. never been done here in massena..but now its being done my me! im also preserving all of my collection I have salvaged over the past 20 years from garbages and other places..john

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  • Lovely video John, ...

    Lovely video John, truly fantastic, quite a site to behold, it almost brought tears to my eyes. The comprehensive in-depth tribute to small town American life during one of it's defining eras is unique and well done. The choice of "Charleston" as the soundtrack is most apt as it perhaps is the most representative song of it's age.

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