The Nostalgia Guy

1986 | Three separate (but related) locally produced commercials for Sub Station II. There are still a few franchises scattered around the country, but the locations mentioned in these commercials all closed up shop years ago. The Mary Esther store was located on Mary Esther Cut-off across the street from Santa Rosa Mall.

1988 | Kelley’s IGA commercial

1992 | K & B Ice Cream commercial “It’s so good and creamy” 😳😂😬 K&B Drugs was located at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Mary Esther Cut-off. The building still stands as a Dollar Tree today.

1982 | Shakey’s Pizza commercial The old Fort Walton Beach location could be found where Sealand Restaurant resides today.

November 1975 | W.T. Grant and Grant’s Bradford House declare bankruptcy. I edited some old photos and adverts onto the vintage radio spot that announced the liquidation and closure of stores nationwide. Enjoy!

1994 | Scotty’s commercial In Fort Walton Beach, Scotty’s was located both in Fort Walton Square and in the Sun Plaza Shopping Center.

1977 | Merry Christmas from JM Fields The Fort Walton Beach / Cinco Bayou location was constructed in 1971. Pantry Pride supermarket occupied the other half of the space. KMart would eventually replace JM Fields as the occupant of that building for decades. It is a storage facility today.

1983 | Merry Christmas from TG&Y

May 1993 | Club La Vela commercial

Zayre opened at Fort Walton Square (the old Sears location) in 1980 and would close nine years later. This commercial is from 1989 and it mentions the nationwide closure of Zayre stores that year.

1975 | Gaylord’s Commercial Gaylord’s was located at the corner of Racetrack Road and Eglin Parkway in Fort Walton Beach. It would later become West Building Materials before transitioning into a storage facility. Click the first comment to see a comparison shot of the building from three different decades.

1987 | Merry Christmas from Wilbro

December 1993 | Christmas time at Panama City Mall Remember when malls used to be MALLS?

Early 1990’s | It’s Christmas time at Zoo World in Panama City Beach, Florida!

Thank you for your patience over the last 30 days. Tomorrow we unleash the Kraken!

Urban Exploration time! 😃 ***EDIT: Please watch the video before incorrectly answering “Staff’s” *** Follow along and help me discover what purpose this particular structure served back in the day in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

1913 | Camp Walton, Florida postcard

1950’s | 8mm footage of the docks, motels, and cottages along Destin Harbor, as well as some familiar boats unloading their catch in front of wide-eyed gazes of adults and children alike. Afterwards, the whole family heads out to enjoy the (nearly empty) sugar white sand and emerald waters of Okaloosa County beaches. This had to have been the vacation of a lifetime for this family, and throughout the editing process, I feel as if I’ve experienced much of it alongside them. Footage like this is an absolute treasure. If YOU happen to own anything similar to it, then please send it my way so that we may preserve and Share it. 😃 -Raw footage belongs to Robert Hebert -Edits made & music added by Gareth Stearns -Music is an instrumental version of Otis Redding’s “Dock of the Bay” No rights implied - I just thought everything fit well together. Enjoy!

November 1993 | Jeopardy bumper with Alex Trebek for WJHG out of Panama City, Florida

1994 | Here is a commercial for Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach that you might not remember.

1991 | Commercial for Westwood Retirement Community in Fort Walton Beach, Florida What ever happened to shuffleboard anyway?

1980’s | Three Nostalgic Commercials One didn’t have to actually grow up in Dothan, Alabama to become familiar with this long-standing business. The broad reach of CBS affiliate WTVY made sure that the entire Panhandle of Florida knew about the twenty dollar bill that could be had from Howard at “King’s Furniture & Appliances, where we service everything we sell!”

1950’s | A family vacationing in Destin, Florida makes an added bonus roadtrip eastward to Panama City Beach. Along the way they ride a paddlewheel boat in a lagoon likely located in St. Andrews Bay, as well as other forms of 1950’s personalized watercraft. Finally they all receive an awesome waterski lesson. What a vacation! 😃 -Raw 8mm footage belongs to Robert Hebert -Editing and music added by Gareth Stearns -Music is the piano version of the Main Theme of Randy Edelman’s “Gettysburg” No rights implied.

1950’s | The fish were definitely biting near Destin, Florida that day! This film is a bonafide time capsule. -Raw 8mm footage belongs to David Dessert -Edited by Gareth Stearns -Music is the piano version of “Meet Me Halfway” by Kenny Loggins No rights implied. I just thought everything fit well together. Enjoy!

1959 | Life at Eglin Air Force Base as seen through the lens of an 8mm camera You’ll see a static display of aircraft near the iconic Climatic Laboratory, military marching exercises with vintage cars zipping by in the background, a graduation ceremony, a look at the exterior of the headquarters building, as well as a pickup softball game. I have also added a few still shots of the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at the very end of the video. -Raw footage belongs to David Dessert -Edited by Gareth Stearns -Music is the piano version of Joey Scarbury’s “The Greatest American Hero” Arranged by Jennifer Eklund No rights implied. I just thought everything fit well together. Enjoy! 😃

1960 | 8mm footage of Destin, Florida as seen from the harbor docks and old Marler Bridge. You’ll see no sign of any jetties along the edges of East Pass as they were not constructed until 1969. You WILL see an Okaloosa Island military installation and vintage exterior shots of the Gulfarium. Please Like and Follow The Nostalgia Guy if you are enjoying the content. 😃 -Raw footage courtesy of Home Video Depot -Video editing and sound effects added by Gareth Stearns -No rights implied

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1960 | 8mm footage of the Motel Capri By the Sea which was located within walking distance of the old Crystal Beach Pier located in Walton County, Florida. Hurricane Eloise had her way with that pier in 1975. The tops of the old pilings can still sometimes be seen after a rough storm. -Raw footage belongs to Home Video Depot. -Footage edited as well as still shots and music provided by Gareth Stearns. -No right implied by this video. I just thought all of the content fit well together.

1967 | This family brought along two separate 8mm cameras on their vacation to Fort Walton Beach and Destin, Florida. Both reels have been edited together wherever it made sense to do so. I claim no copyright to the raw footage nor the music. I just thought they fit well together. You’ll see old school waterskiing on Santa Rosa Sound as well as some awesome color footage of frolicking and merriment on Okaloosa County Beaches back in the day. 😃 Footage from the Jon B. Gordon Collection Video edited by Gareth Stearns Piano: “I Remember You” ~Skid Row

1967 | Fishing trip in Destin, Florida The family took two 8mm cameras along with them and the combined footage has been put together. One of the boats is named Carol Ann. You’ll also see shots of Destin Harbor, Marler Bridge, and the white sands of Okaloosa Island. Raw footage is from the Jon B. Gordon Collection - Editing done by Gareth Stearns - The song is a piano version of “The Story” by Brandi Carlile.