Back in the day in St. Mary's

[jazz lady]

Found this short video on one of the local FB sites. Pretty neat, especially showing Lexington Park and the main gate of Pax back in the 50s.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Thanks for posting.

 

[RoseRed]

The A&E Hotel was there then!

 

[PrchJrkr]

The A&E Hotel was there then!

They still have the same bed sheets.

 

[jazz lady]

The A&E Hotel was there then!

Yes, it has been around for a long time. It was named for Agnes and Ed Long, who built it; hence A & E.

Based on the motion picture showing on the marquee of the Park theater, Gunslinger, this was filmed around 1956.

The snowy hill is behind the Church of the Ascension on GM Road with Patuxent Homes behind it. The other theater shown was the Plaza, which was razed and now the LP post office sits there.

The housing development briefly shown near the end with the white buildings was Center Gardens, which was also razed and became Lancaster Park.

 

[RoseRed]

Yes, it has been around for a long time. It was named for Agnes and Ed Long, who built it; hence A & E.

Based on the motion picture showing on the marquee of the Park theater, Gunslinger, this was filmed around 1956.

The snowy hill is behind the Church of the Ascension on GM Road with Patuxent Homes behind it. The other theater shown was the Plaza, which was razed and now the LP post office sits there.

The housing development briefly shown near the end with the white buildings was Center Gardens, which was also razed and became Lancaster Park.

I didn't know that!

I thought the Skipjack Inn was where the LP PO is now.

I recognized several of the buildings.

 

[Bann]

I believe Center Gardens is where my parents/our family lived briefly when my dad was stationed at Pax in the early 60's. That was also when WPTX had a radio station right down the sidewalk from the Plaza movie theatre. Dad was a part time radio DJ there, and the DJ booth was right in the front window which faced the street.

 

[GWguy]

Pretty sure the Texaco station was owned by the previous owner of my house. I know he had a service station in town, and I found a bunch of Texaco stuff in the basement.

 

[officeguy]

Was this Braniff flight a charter into the base or was there ever a scheduled service ?

 

[jazz lady]

Was this Braniff flight a charter into the base or was there ever a scheduled service ?

I don't know but it is definitely at Pax River.

I started searching for the source of the video and found it is a man named Dallas Moore, who goes to auctions and says:

I am a person who buys other peoples memories. Every time I walk into an auction and see a big box of home movies or photos, without fail someone says, “Who is going to buy that?” When I hear it I want to stand up and scream at the top of my lungs, I AM!!!

That big box of stuff is someone’s story and I think that should be treasured, not thrown away. When I find it, I archive it, to tell the stories of the people, places, and things FORGOTTEN NOW FOUND.

Forgotten Now Found | Nostalgia in Every Post

I am that guy, the one who buys other peoples memories. You know the weirdo with boxes of old photos, home movies, letters, handwritten recipes, and anything else that tells a story. I buy these things because it is important to remember the things that were important to those before us.

forgottennowfound.com

Here is his blurb for the film:

1957 Braniff Airlines & Lexington Park, Maryland

In this 8mm home movie from 1957, the film starts with a Braniff Airlines Airplane on the runways with passengers boarding the aircraft while the ESSO truck fills the plane tanks. The next part of the film is from inside the plane looking out through the plane window while in flight. The propeller in motion can be viewed as well as the Braniff name on the wing. The film then cuts to a group of children bundled to the “Christmas Story” movie level. They all seem to be having fun. The neon hotel sign for A&E Motel No Vacancies is seen and the motel parking lot covered in snow. The family then travels to Lexington, Maryland. Here lots of great street scenes from the small town are shown. My favorite is the Texaco Station, or the diner, or the Coca-Cola neon sign…lots to like really.

Braniff Airlines & Lexington Park Maryland 1957 | Forgotten Now Found

1957 8mm film Braniff Airlines at Airport & in flight. Lexington Park Maryland Texaco Station, Esso Truck, A&E Motel Neon Sign, Coca-Cola Sign, Small Town

forgottennowfound.com

 

[spr1975wshs]

From the year I was born.

 

[General Lee]

They still have the same bed sheets.

Even though you're probably right, I don't wanna know how you know this Lol.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Even though you're probably right, I don't wanna know how you know this Lol.

Yeah, I guess I let out "probably".

 

[BOP]

The real question is: were all those children related to each other?

 

[awpitt]

Found this short video on one of the local FB sites. Pretty neat, especially showing Lexington Park and the main gate of Pax back in the 50s.

Thank you for posting. Great find!