HISTORIC DOWNTOWN RIPON ON YOUTUBE

THIS IS VERY COOL. FROM THE RIPON MAINSTREET PROGRAM:

Below are two links to Downtown Ripon’s YouTube site. They feature vintage film footage taken in 1938 and 1939. Ripon Main Street, Inc., Video Age Productions, and the Ripon Historical Society are working cooperatively to convert several film reels from 1939 to digital format. Additional clips will be added to YouTube over the coming months that feature the Ripon Fire Department, Ripon College, Grandview Hotel, Speed Queen (Alliance Laundry), and numerous other businesses and service clubs. Another reel to be converted in the future features footage taken during the Republican Party’s 100th anniversary celebration from 1954.

On behalf of Ripon Main Street, I would like to thank local resident Gladys Hritsko who donated the use of her film collection that features numerous street scenes from 1938. Also, local videographer Andy Gallun is donating his time to set up the Main Street office computer to handle this type of production.

Let me know what you think of the footage. Higher quality material will eventually be hosted on the downtown web site.

Take care,

Craig


Downtown Ripon Film Footage (1938):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zarJx0F5zIg

Vieth Co. (Diedrich Jewelers) Ripon, Wisconsin (1939):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y8riSeZPOg