Grew up in Seaside. Didn't know it was ever predominately Black. There was such a mix of cultures when we moved there in 1973. I moved away for college, got married & moved back for 1 yr before military relocating us to East Coast. Seaside will always be home and I am proud to say that is where I'm from. To this day I still have friends that I met during my school days in Seaside - Ord Terrace, King Jr High, Seaside High!
I always tell people I'm lucky to be from the Monterey Bay. Growing up around so many different cultures prepares you for the rest of your life. Not to mention it is just a beautiful area. We are so lucky.
Thanks for a really wonderful video... I've never been to Seaside, never even heard of it, but I feel like I have a real sense now of the place and the moment.
Thank you for this enlightening video...I had the pleasure of living on Ft. Ord for several years and Seaside was always my favorite place! My first car, an awesome beautician, and many great friends all from Seaside! I will always cherish and share my wonderful experiences of Seaside.
I love this documentary. I grew up in Seaside and my parents still live there. I went to Juan Cabrillo Elementary, Manzanita Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr. High School, and was bused to Monterey High School, class of '81. My parents, who also grew up in Seaside, still live in the house I grew up in before I left. The diversity helped me learn how to get along with everyone. A very rich history and a lot of really good people. Thanks for making and posting this video.
Great piece!!! I lived on Luzern and my grandmother on Broadway. I left in 1975 and until recently had only returned to visit family on occassion.
I worked at KZEN with "Stucky" and "Cool Papa Brown" while I was in H.S. at Seaside, what memories!!!! The face of the city has changed along with the demographics, but the legacy of the many families that made their homes there and paved the way for the success that we offspring experience today, lives on!!!
Great video!!! Was that a lil Harold Lusk in that pic???? Moved to Seaside in 83 at 9 and left in my early 20's....so much has changed since then, but living there truly was a great experince....miss getting my pickles from Mels Market and the Green Store. Nations was the spot to sneak off to at lunch in Jr. High MLK all day!!!
Big Buddy Lowe on KZEN. Grew up listening to him. Will keep him in my prayers. Who would of thought that growing up, so quick to want to leave and now I truly see and miss the beauty of home.
Seaside was a great place to grow up in back in the day. It was like a bowl of Gumbo a little bit of everybody in the community. The only bad things I can remember was back when crack was at it high and took peoples lives and drug dealer were every where. Also us who grew up in seaside and had to attend MHS and then play against SHS in sports. Just think what SHS would of been like back in the day if it could have kept its athletes. Great piece enjoyed it.
Yes. Northridge mall in Salinas. In Monterey there is Del Monte shopping center. But the salinas mall is better. The gang crimes in salinas are very high nowadays.
wow I lived in seaside back in the very late 80's and I freaked when I found a video on it I was looking for my old places I lived seaside when I lived there was said to have has more crime than NY city !!!
Grew up on Soto St. in the 60's-70's playing with kids of every culture without a second thought. Knew there were certain parts of town I had to stay away from (The Pit) lol but simply LOVED growing up there..met so many good people that I still love today..to all my Seaside peeps, MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT. Look forward to seeing more..
I attended Portola when it was renamed in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. The pitts on Broadway is now a social services center. Next to King Jr HIgh and the projects is a fire station. The old Seaside is no longer a red light district but an extension to the Monterey Penisula.
I grew up and was born in Monterey. But i have family in Saeside. The reason it's sold out is becuase rent there for 1 freaken bedroom cost about $1,200 or so, any less you live in a dump..or lol anyway now those from the days are moving to the worst part of town called Salinas..if you ask me, the rich our making them way into the town..becuase like the guy said it's a beautiful town and it's got lot's of potential..that's Life on the Monterey Bay! :) but nothing beats Spain for me!
missing home born and raised there my family is the avilas,hayes,vaughns,paiges for thoes OG,S from the 60,s they used to call my dad suger,ira,hayes alot of pepole knew him.seaside will always be in my heart.
1707 Darwin 1969 and the first house on the corner of Mescal and Broadway when they use to drag race down Broadway from the Fort Ord Gate. Who remembers KZEN and Big Buddy Lowe spinning the LPs across the street from Baja Burger?
Buddy Lowe is a patient at Windsor Monterey Care Center. He would delighted to see or hear from those who enjoyed him on KZEN. As well, he needs and desires your prayers.
I LOVE Seaside! Great people like Doris Drummond. Dave Pacheco, the Lasters and others helped shape my hubby and I into who we are today. My memories of running to Hghland Elem., going to Fremont Jr. High School and anger about going to MHS is still fresh. I learned much about how to carry myself and how to proud of who I am. My family made sure of that.The Seaside church of Christ nurtured my husband and I and taught us love and respect for Christ and others. Seaside - no one did it better!
I saw your post and figured you must be Floyd Barco's wife. Tell him his nieghbor from Stowe Court, Charles Daniels says whats up! Floyd was always good to me. He's a good man from a good family.
Seaside was the place of parades, the place for any kid to be a winner. I wonder if it would help the city get back some of its old pride through us coming together as the community of Seaside nationwide to support the local Pop Warner Football Teams (GO Black Knights/Apaches/Cobras!) I wonder. SHS on Sat. am was where we would meet to shout and scream for our city -our kids -our future -US! We got the academics from great schools Higld/ Manz/King/Fremont/SHS. It is our turn to give back....
I used to drink beer at the Korean Stand Bar in Seaside when I was stationed at D.L.I. Is it still there? How about John's Beer Springs in Pacific Grove?
I was very fortunate to live in Seaside for almost 2 years. I think it's the cost of living that's driving folks away. THat's why I left, ran, with my family. THere is no place for a middle class to thrive on the peninsula. I'm white. Nice video, thanks.
While growing up in Seaside the community as a whole seemed a lot stronger than now. People looked out for one another and the neighborhood.. Now a lot less people care and most of my neighbors don't speak english.
While growing up in Seaside the community as a whole seemed a lot stronger than now. People looked out for one another and the neighborhood.. Now a lot less people care and most of my neighbors don't speak english.
i was born and raised on Judson street in seaside. I am only 21 but I see how much its changed from the early 90s till now. My parents always tell me how the black community was and how they miss the old days Great Movie!!
i was born and raised on Judson street in seaside. I am only 21 but I see how much its changed from the early 90s till now. My parents always tell me how the black community was and how they miss the old days Great Movie!!
I was just surfing around and found this great short flim from my home town of Seaside, CA. I moved away in 1986 when I joined the Army. I have a great love for my town and miss all my friends there. I heard that Crazy Mike is in Salinas now. I grew up with him. Its a shame that he has had so many problems. If anyone knows me or my family please reply back.
Great Video I am also from the old SEASIDE. I have lived here for the better part of 30 years. I enjoyed this film I love my city! Great Job. (I don't know if you working on more of these but the kids should know more about where they come from.) PEACE
I believe these stories have to be told in order for America to heal the wounds inflicted by racism. Hat's off to the makers of this film. I appreciate your passion cause this needs a platform higher than the one given here. I look forward to seeing this on the Discovery Channel or HBO.
I grew up on Elm ave and lived there for 24 years. Miss the Old Seaside and the wooden bridge over the railroad tracks going into Sand City. Miss the old Drive and Eat on Fremont too. M. Johnson
Actually, it was nice, then it got worse, now it's better in many ways. I lived in the area most of my life. And the 80's in Seaside, were very interesting. There were lots of prostitutes, and lots of drugs. But I remember my dad saying hi to everyone his passed by. I would ask him every single time if he knew that person. And he's from New York, so that says a lot.
@LaMariposaSedosa Thats funny.;. I moved from NYC to Seaside in 1996 and being a native new yorker I was freaked out when people said hello to me that I didn't know.. lol eventually I got the hang of it :) Glad it hear its gotten better.. our street (Sonoma) was pretty bad when we left.
I am a 76year old female who have lived in Seaside since the early fiftys. When we were not traveling with the miltary we were here. My Mother and Father bought land here because the whites would not rent to blacks. There proprety is still on Hanilton in the eleven Hunderd block. My children still have most of the houses there. I am proud of Seaside. I married my husband who was in the
very happy that you made a video of Seaside... I was born and raised here... a lot of what was said is true too... I went to Covell school and I had friends of all nationalities, I didn't know of racism until we moved to Monterey when I was in the 4th grade... sad but true... had a good childhood here...
This is a classic tale of an African American experience in the United States. It has a great mix of historical still shots and interesting interview subjects. Producer, Frederick Levelle McKinney, is emerging as one of the leading young African-American filmmakers who has demonstrated a magical touch for this genre of motion picture.
seaside is for people that can't afford monterey
SuperNaco85 2 months ago
Grew up in Seaside. Didn't know it was ever predominately Black. There was such a mix of cultures when we moved there in 1973. I moved away for college, got married & moved back for 1 yr before military relocating us to East Coast. Seaside will always be home and I am proud to say that is where I'm from. To this day I still have friends that I met during my school days in Seaside - Ord Terrace, King Jr High, Seaside High!
meppsims 4 months ago
I always tell people I'm lucky to be from the Monterey Bay. Growing up around so many different cultures prepares you for the rest of your life. Not to mention it is just a beautiful area. We are so lucky.
LaMariposaSedosa 9 months ago
Thanks for a really wonderful video... I've never been to Seaside, never even heard of it, but I feel like I have a real sense now of the place and the moment.
Televangelist 10 months ago
Thank you for this enlightening video...I had the pleasure of living on Ft. Ord for several years and Seaside was always my favorite place! My first car, an awesome beautician, and many great friends all from Seaside! I will always cherish and share my wonderful experiences of Seaside.
SuperMotivated1 1 year ago
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csidehitter831 1 year ago
I love this documentary. I grew up in Seaside and my parents still live there. I went to Juan Cabrillo Elementary, Manzanita Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr. High School, and was bused to Monterey High School, class of '81. My parents, who also grew up in Seaside, still live in the house I grew up in before I left. The diversity helped me learn how to get along with everyone. A very rich history and a lot of really good people. Thanks for making and posting this video.
izapurevideo 1 year ago
Great piece!!! I lived on Luzern and my grandmother on Broadway. I left in 1975 and until recently had only returned to visit family on occassion.
I worked at KZEN with "Stucky" and "Cool Papa Brown" while I was in H.S. at Seaside, what memories!!!! The face of the city has changed along with the demographics, but the legacy of the many families that made their homes there and paved the way for the success that we offspring experience today, lives on!!!
My heartfelt thanks!!!
bharris7899 2 years ago
i love seaside, although i think its funny how people still think it is mostly black, which ya it used to be...but nowaday its mostly mexican & asain
mrRagland831 2 years ago
Great video!!! Was that a lil Harold Lusk in that pic???? Moved to Seaside in 83 at 9 and left in my early 20's....so much has changed since then, but living there truly was a great experince....miss getting my pickles from Mels Market and the Green Store. Nations was the spot to sneak off to at lunch in Jr. High MLK all day!!!
enyaztec 2 years ago
Brngr, what are your parents last name and what year did they graduate from MHS?
MrHazeliman 2 years ago
Douglas, 1979
Brngr0fOwnage 2 years ago
Big Buddy Lowe on KZEN. Grew up listening to him. Will keep him in my prayers. Who would of thought that growing up, so quick to want to leave and now I truly see and miss the beauty of home.
MrHazeliman 2 years ago
my parents both grew up in seaside in the 60's and 70's. they both attended Monterey high, I really miss home.
Brngr0fOwnage 2 years ago
Seaside was a great place to grow up in back in the day. It was like a bowl of Gumbo a little bit of everybody in the community. The only bad things I can remember was back when crack was at it high and took peoples lives and drug dealer were every where. Also us who grew up in seaside and had to attend MHS and then play against SHS in sports. Just think what SHS would of been like back in the day if it could have kept its athletes. Great piece enjoyed it.
MrHazeliman 2 years ago
Yes. Northridge mall in Salinas. In Monterey there is Del Monte shopping center. But the salinas mall is better. The gang crimes in salinas are very high nowadays.
Brngr0fOwnage 2 years ago
they still lot of blacks there
joshuaarcade 2 years ago
wow I lived in seaside back in the very late 80's and I freaked when I found a video on it I was looking for my old places I lived seaside when I lived there was said to have has more crime than NY city !!!
L3ft2D13 2 years ago
You should hear about Salinas, Ca. less than 20 miles from seaside
Brngr0fOwnage 2 years ago
thats where I went to the mall it was tyhe closest one that I knew of are u saying it also turned bad
L3ft2D13 2 years ago
Grew up on Soto St. in the 60's-70's playing with kids of every culture without a second thought. Knew there were certain parts of town I had to stay away from (The Pit) lol but simply LOVED growing up there..met so many good people that I still love today..to all my Seaside peeps, MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT. Look forward to seeing more..
mrechavous 2 years ago
I attended Portola when it was renamed in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. The pitts on Broadway is now a social services center. Next to King Jr HIgh and the projects is a fire station. The old Seaside is no longer a red light district but an extension to the Monterey Penisula.
gzean 2 years ago
I grew up and was born in Monterey. But i have family in Saeside. The reason it's sold out is becuase rent there for 1 freaken bedroom cost about $1,200 or so, any less you live in a dump..or lol anyway now those from the days are moving to the worst part of town called Salinas..if you ask me, the rich our making them way into the town..becuase like the guy said it's a beautiful town and it's got lot's of potential..that's Life on the Monterey Bay! :) but nothing beats Spain for me!
20091cali 2 years ago 2
missing home born and raised there my family is the avilas,hayes,vaughns,paiges for thoes OG,S from the 60,s they used to call my dad suger,ira,hayes alot of pepole knew him.seaside will always be in my heart.
black64riv 2 years ago
I'm going to school there Fall 2009.
California State University Monterey Bay.
Cartendo 2 years ago
1707 Darwin 1969 and the first house on the corner of Mescal and Broadway when they use to drag race down Broadway from the Fort Ord Gate. Who remembers KZEN and Big Buddy Lowe spinning the LPs across the street from Baja Burger?
blummedia 2 years ago
I remember Big Buddy Lowe...whatever happen to him?
heavenwillsend 2 years ago
I saw him about two years ago around town but you know how it is when you get older. He might be on that Carmel jazz/blues radio station?
blummedia 2 years ago
Buddy Lowe is a patient at Windsor Monterey Care Center. He would delighted to see or hear from those who enjoyed him on KZEN. As well, he needs and desires your prayers.
yetprahz 2 years ago
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alexeykh 2 years ago
Fernandez was my brothers buddy. lol
blummedia 2 years ago
Seaside is my favorite place to go during the summer. It's so quiet and beautiful.
tammyyyx 3 years ago
I LOVE Seaside! Great people like Doris Drummond. Dave Pacheco, the Lasters and others helped shape my hubby and I into who we are today. My memories of running to Hghland Elem., going to Fremont Jr. High School and anger about going to MHS is still fresh. I learned much about how to carry myself and how to proud of who I am. My family made sure of that.The Seaside church of Christ nurtured my husband and I and taught us love and respect for Christ and others. Seaside - no one did it better!
barcoboys 3 years ago
I saw your post and figured you must be Floyd Barco's wife. Tell him his nieghbor from Stowe Court, Charles Daniels says whats up! Floyd was always good to me. He's a good man from a good family.
bayphoto 2 years ago
Seaside was the place of parades, the place for any kid to be a winner. I wonder if it would help the city get back some of its old pride through us coming together as the community of Seaside nationwide to support the local Pop Warner Football Teams (GO Black Knights/Apaches/Cobras!) I wonder. SHS on Sat. am was where we would meet to shout and scream for our city -our kids -our future -US! We got the academics from great schools Higld/ Manz/King/Fremont/SHS. It is our turn to give back....
barcoboys 2 years ago
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20091cali 2 years ago
I used to drink beer at the Korean Stand Bar in Seaside when I was stationed at D.L.I. Is it still there? How about John's Beer Springs in Pacific Grove?
harrison58 3 years ago
I was very fortunate to live in Seaside for almost 2 years. I think it's the cost of living that's driving folks away. THat's why I left, ran, with my family. THere is no place for a middle class to thrive on the peninsula. I'm white. Nice video, thanks.
missing101 3 years ago 2
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20091cali 2 years ago
While growing up in Seaside the community as a whole seemed a lot stronger than now. People looked out for one another and the neighborhood.. Now a lot less people care and most of my neighbors don't speak english.
creempi 3 years ago
While growing up in Seaside the community as a whole seemed a lot stronger than now. People looked out for one another and the neighborhood.. Now a lot less people care and most of my neighbors don't speak english.
creempi 3 years ago
i was born and raised on Judson street in seaside. I am only 21 but I see how much its changed from the early 90s till now. My parents always tell me how the black community was and how they miss the old days Great Movie!!
creempi 3 years ago
i was born and raised on Judson street in seaside. I am only 21 but I see how much its changed from the early 90s till now. My parents always tell me how the black community was and how they miss the old days Great Movie!!
creempi 3 years ago
my dad said he saw the current seaside mayor w/ a hooker at Dennys.
Terrorizzzm 3 years ago
What a nice Video documentry. Very well done.
Thank you for posting this...
consuldiplomatique 3 years ago
I was just surfing around and found this great short flim from my home town of Seaside, CA. I moved away in 1986 when I joined the Army. I have a great love for my town and miss all my friends there. I heard that Crazy Mike is in Salinas now. I grew up with him. Its a shame that he has had so many problems. If anyone knows me or my family please reply back.
Mark Dandridge
raddad67 3 years ago
Great Video I am also from the old SEASIDE. I have lived here for the better part of 30 years. I enjoyed this film I love my city! Great Job. (I don't know if you working on more of these but the kids should know more about where they come from.) PEACE
TheGreatPush40831 4 years ago
yea i miss the old seaside i had to leave because the military i lived there for 21 years. my mom's still there. but yea i miss the old days.
- Mariaus Carter
shrinerbock 4 years ago
I believe these stories have to be told in order for America to heal the wounds inflicted by racism. Hat's off to the makers of this film. I appreciate your passion cause this needs a platform higher than the one given here. I look forward to seeing this on the Discovery Channel or HBO.
Peace & Blessings...
Ty Gray-EL
BreathOfOurAncestors 4 years ago
I grew up on Elm ave and lived there for 24 years. Miss the Old Seaside and the wooden bridge over the railroad tracks going into Sand City. Miss the old Drive and Eat on Fremont too. M. Johnson
ocitymike 4 years ago
Our church used to be at the W end of that bridge & the city moved it to make room for Kmart.
alexeykh 2 years ago
I left Seaside in 03. Its is a shame how bad it is now.. but it used to be nice.
Iridium242 4 years ago
@Iridium242
Actually, it was nice, then it got worse, now it's better in many ways. I lived in the area most of my life. And the 80's in Seaside, were very interesting. There were lots of prostitutes, and lots of drugs. But I remember my dad saying hi to everyone his passed by. I would ask him every single time if he knew that person. And he's from New York, so that says a lot.
LaMariposaSedosa 9 months ago
@LaMariposaSedosa Thats funny.;. I moved from NYC to Seaside in 1996 and being a native new yorker I was freaked out when people said hello to me that I didn't know.. lol eventually I got the hang of it :) Glad it hear its gotten better.. our street (Sonoma) was pretty bad when we left.
Iridium242 9 months ago
Great to see this,I just moved from there after living there all my life [40 years], I have seen alot of changes there. I miss the 'old' Seaside.
bradtelecaster 4 years ago 2
have you seen the corner of Broadway and freemont...them big buildings and Starbucks ever corner...wow!! no more old schooooool! :(
20091cali 2 years ago
I am a 76year old female who have lived in Seaside since the early fiftys. When we were not traveling with the miltary we were here. My Mother and Father bought land here because the whites would not rent to blacks. There proprety is still on Hanilton in the eleven Hunderd block. My children still have most of the houses there. I am proud of Seaside. I married my husband who was in the
Army. Thank u for writing about our town.
devian12345 4 years ago
very happy that you made a video of Seaside... I was born and raised here... a lot of what was said is true too... I went to Covell school and I had friends of all nationalities, I didn't know of racism until we moved to Monterey when I was in the 4th grade... sad but true... had a good childhood here...
dobroszelski 4 years ago
Great start!
Lets see more of and about Seaside, ... Great memories of people and places, it brings warmth to the heart. As they say there is no place like home.
**** SEASIDE, CALIFORNIA ****
Cheers!
Hellena McGirt-Hansen
demouse260 4 years ago
This is a classic tale of an African American experience in the United States. It has a great mix of historical still shots and interesting interview subjects. Producer, Frederick Levelle McKinney, is emerging as one of the leading young African-American filmmakers who has demonstrated a magical touch for this genre of motion picture.
Malcolm W. Adams
President & Executive Producer
Totown Communications Group Japan
totownmedia 4 years ago
I loved the scenic shots and the interviews with the people. Nice historic still photos too. Good video!
crazycoolone 4 years ago
My home is on Wanda Ave and the scenie view is beautiful.
devian12345 4 years ago