In the 28 years I have lived in Allendale, I have videotaped a number of important community events - and have collected a few vintage videos from my neighbors. You can view my collection at http://www.YouTube.com/FredLittAllendale.
As a local technology service provider, I regularly digitize old videotapes and convert the resulting memories into DVDs. The problem I have discovered with DVDs is that they are difficult and expensive to distribute.
Well, once again, the Internet to the rescue. The solution is YouTube. It's a free service that allows a video content contributor (that's me) to upload an unlimited collection of digital videos. The only limit is that each video must be less than 10 minutes in length. While YouTube compresses its videos to speed Internet access, the quality isn't too bad.
One of the most recent additions to my video collection was a 40+ year old film that was converted to a VHS tape many years ago. Of course, the video and its important memories was hidden in a drawer. It includes about 90 seconds of what appears to be a Memorial Day parade traveling on Franklin Tpke in front of what is now Talk of the Town (across from the Allendale Police Headquarters). Back then, it was a Chrysler dealer. Wow. It still looks the same.
If you have any old Allendale videos, I'd like to digitize them and post them on YouTube for everyone to see. Contact me at Fred@FamilyTechnology if you have an old videotape to share.
Check out this old video below.
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