Tim Young Productions/TYP Distributors
Welcome to my catalog of video programs available by direct mail from TYP Distributors.
Some titles are listed in more than location if information in them covers more than one topic or region. Most videos run approximately 45 to 60 min. long and are recorded in VHS SP mode for the highest quality. Each tape combines vintage films and photographs with narration and new footage to tell its story. All videos retail for $25.00 each postpaid. For ordering information please e-mail me.
At present the catalog is divided into five sections, local interest for the regions around:
Louisville, Kentucky
Cleveland, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Plus the general interest series:
"AMERICANA"
"AMERICA'S LOST AMUSEMENT PARKS"
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
FOURTH STREET...Louisville's Street of Yesterdays takes you on a nostalgic stroll along the historic city's main retail and entertainment corridor. For more than seventy years if it was happening in Louisville, chances are it was happening on or near Fourth Street! Theater Palaces, five-and-dime soda fountains, department stores, Christmas memories... they're all here, just past the corner of Yesterday!
FONTAINE FERRY PARK... a time of innocence lets you relive all those wonderful carefree days at Louisville's mainstay amusement park for more than sixty-four years. Come back to a simpler era. To endless summers filled with laughter and friends. To perhaps something misplaced... a time of innocence.
1937 - The Flood. It rained... and more than sixty years later the great Flood is still remembered. January, 1937: for over a thousand miles the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers left their banks in the worst flood in American History. By the time it was over hundreds had died, property damages were in the untold millions and more than 800,000 people had been left at least temporarily homeless. Never before or since has there been anything like - The Flood of 1937.
The BELLE. Once there were thousands like her... now she's the last of her kind. For well past eighty years she has plied the inland waterways of America and her colorful history is filled with as many twists and unexpected turns as the rivers she's traveled. The BELLE OF LOUISVILLE is the last genuine, original working Mississippi-River style steamboat in the world. No other steamboat in American History has lasted as long, traveled as many miles, or been to as many places as the BELLE OF LOUISVILLE. (see "Delta Queen")
Winds of Destruction.April 3, 1974: Over one hundred tornadoes ripped through Kentucky and southern Indiana leaving a path of devastation that will never be forgotten. From Brandenburg through Louisville into Madison, Indiana, if you lived through it, this video will bring back your sharpest memories.
It Happened in Cleveland.A light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek look back on Cleveland's rich and varied history. From hilarious films of the 1946 Sesqui-Centennial celebrations to a nostalgic trip downtown shopping in the 1950s; from Elvis to Mr. Jing-a-Ling along with visits to Puritas Springs and of course Euclid Beach, this charming video will bring back warm memories of the way things used to be in the grand old city by the lake.
The EUCLID BEACH PARK Series. For more than three generations Euclid Beach Park was Cleveland's premiere amusement park. Over three decades after it closed the mere mention of the name brings back warm memories to everyone who went there. The complete story of the park is told in these four exciting programs. See Links. For more amusement park videos see "AMERICA'S LOST AMUSEMENT PARKS".
Left to right: "EUCLID BEACH PARK IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON" (EB I), concentrates mostly on the actual history of the park; "EUCLID BEACH II - GONE TOO SOON" emphasizes the nostalgic aspects of the park with lots of footage from the 1940s through the 1960s; "EUCLID BEACH III - FOOTSTEPS INTO YESTERDAY" covers much of the the later years of the park and what became of the rides; and "THE EUCLID BEACH CAROUSEL - THE LONG JOURNEY HOME" (EB IV) tells the exciting story of the park's famous carousel and it's triumphant return to Cleveland after a 30 year absence.
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CINCINNATI, OHIO
"Greetings from Coney Island, Cincinnati". Remember when the summer air was filled with the rattle and roar of the Shooting Star and the Wildcat? Dancing the night away in the Moonlite Gardens and long romantic cruises on the Island Queen? From its humble beginnings as a wooded picnic grove more than a century ago through its glorious heyday, demise, and marvelous rebirth, Cincinnati's Coney Island has captured the hearts of generations. Here is its story, filled with the sights and sounds of a simpler time - a story of summers filled with innocence, laughter, and joy.
"The Unsinkable Delta Queen". The rich and colorful story of one of the oldest working steamboats in the world. Fabricated in Scotland in the 1920s and shipped unassembled to California, the Delta Queen has served as an elegant overnight passenger boat; a Navy yard ferry in WWII and now offers luxury excursions along America's Inland Rivers. Her annual race with the
"Belle of Louisville" is an event that draws thousands of spectators each year.
The BELLE. Once there were thousands like her... now she's the last of her kind. For well past eighty years she has plied the inland waterways of America and her colorful history is filled with as many twists and unexpected turns as the rivers she's traveled. Perhaps most famous for the years she operated out of Cincinnati as the "AVALON", today the BELLE OF LOUISVILLE is the last genuine, original working Mississippi-River style steamboat in the world. No other steamboat in American History has lasted as long, traveled as many miles, or been to as many places as the BELLE OF LOUISVILLE. (see "Delta Queen")
1937 - The Flood. It rained... and more than sixty years later the great Flood is still remembered. January, 1937: for over a thousand miles the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers left their banks in the worst flood in American History. By the time it was over hundreds had died, property damages were in the untold millions and more than 800,000 people had been left at least temporarily homeless. Never before or since has there been anything like - The Flood of 1937.
THE "AMERICANA SERIES"
Created by Sentimental Productions of Cincinnati, Ohio, these four charming programs provide a delightful look back at simpler times and a way of life that is gone but not forgotten.
"Roadsters, Rumbleseats and Country Drives".A nostalgic reflection on America's love affair with the automobile, featuring some the nation's most famous highways and byways such as Route 66, Lincoln Highway and the National Road. From Henry Ford's Model "T" to the classics of the 1930s and 40s, this video brings back the romance and the fun of the early autos and the roads that transformed America.
"Dream Trains, Short Hops & Whistle Stops" brings back the days when trains were the way to go. Scenes of steam locomotives and excursion trains(many still running today) set the stage for the fond memories of Americans who lived this bygone era of rail travel. Historic films and photographs capture nostalgic glimpses of small town depots and big city terminals in an America of long ago.
"The Signs and Rhymes of Burma Shave". For decades the Burma-Vita Company of Minneapolis entertained America's travelers with one of the most unusual roadside advertising campaigns ever. Millions of Americans fondly recall the clever jingles and the product they promoted. Here is the story of the company, the ad campaign and many of the memorable jingles that have truly become a part of Americana.
"The Unsinkable Delta Queen". The rich and colorful story of one of the oldest working steamboats in the world. Fabricated in Scotland in the 1920s and shipped unassembled to California, the Delta Queen has served as an elegant overnight passenger boat; a Navy yard ferry in WWII and now offers luxury excursions along America's Inland Rivers. Her annual race with the
"Belle of Louisville" is an event that draws thousands of spectators each year.
Before there were interstate highways, before there were giant theme parks, every city of any size in America had at least one "hometown" amusement park, and everyone went there. Gone but far from forgotten, the memories of these parks form an important part of our shared cultural heritage. Here are the stories of some of the best remembered...
Left to Right: Meyers Lake Park Remembered; Moonlite Memories of Meyers Lake Park(Canton, OH); Rediscover Idora Park (Youngstown, OH, see Links ); Westview Park (Pittsburgh, PA); Greetings from Coney Island Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH).
L to R: Life Was a Lark at Willow Grove Park (Philadelphia, PA); Fontaine Ferry Park...a time of innocence (Louisville, KY): the Euclid Beach Park Series (Cleveland, OH - See "Cleveland")
L to R: Rare Coaster and Park Films from the Philadelphia Toboggan Company(From of the archives of PTC, one of the most famous manufacturers of amusment park rides in the country) and Cleveland's Euclid Beach Carousel - The Long Journey Home (Cleveland, OH - See "Cleveland")
GENERAL INFORMATION
Most videos run approximately 45 to 60 min. long and are recorded in VHS SP mode for the highest quality. Each tape combines vintage films and photographs with narration to tell its story. Created over a period of ten years production values vary from program to program depending on when it was made and the quality of the historical footage, etc. available. In most cases these are the only programs available on these long - lost parks.
Other titles are in various stages of production and we are always looking for film of old amusement parks.