New Stanley Hotel, New Kisumu Hotel, 680 was new, the market, Brunner’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Bata, East African Railways, corn roasting, sipping a cold Coca-Cola or Fanta Orange sode, Peugeot 404, 404, 504, funny tourists dressed up in khaki, Treetops fruit juice, Kimbo in a can, Smarties candy, gun stores for hunters, elegant people relaxing in street cafes, tasty Indian snacks, bright colored shirts made of matching geometric patterns, Kenyan pancakes for breakfast, mandazi, sandals made of repurposed car tires, school children in clean pressed uniforms, Children’s Zoo, room temperature Tusker beer, soft chapati, spicy curry and many other memories of my teens 50 years ago
This is the Nairobi of my formative years. Walked these streets to go to nursery school and primary school, changing buses in town. I remember this very well.
This must be early 70s. Most of the fellows in the streets are now dead. I was there, in high school, and I'm still around, I'm 69, with a little time left. The young fellas crowding Nairobi today have no idea what they missed.
Hi mutuura Iam 45 so I could say iam the generation after you. Iam sure you have a wealth of stories about this era. Would be lovely to catch a drink with you and listen to your stories. And I think 69 isn't really that old😄😄
Am sick of people commenting, ohhh good old day !.What about you find time machine and go back then?.I bet even those time people were still complaining?!!
@@Ill.righteous31if things continue as they are it will be unimaginable chaos and where we are with tech l can imagine how stuff and life will even be more complicated.
its a sad day when i have to go back in time to appreciate Nairobi as it was not as it is today and i wasnt even born yet. i would give anything to travel back to the 70's with the little cash i have start something worthwhile when things were simpler and cheap live life so that i would be old and retiring in the 2020's not starting.
I have same feeling like you brother. Those were the days. No terrorism, no tribalism, handful of corruption, good fresh and charming environment.I wish I was born in the early and mid 50s to enjoy those peaceful days. Think we are in wrong generation.
very true good food original clothes, original people basically original quality in everything the only thing i would miss in this generation is basically video games nothing else.
@@KINGMANJARO_343 I am from that generation. I hardly had any toys but I would play a soccer game with bottle tops and make my own toys, like a boat from a piece of wood. In going to a shop we would spend a long time talking to the shop-keeper. We lived in Ngara and sometimes the head lamp of the VW would get stolen but otherwise it was quite safe.
Lived it! Feel blessed. BTW Nairobi was super clean those days, very beautiful at night (well-lit shop windows without barricades/steel shutters). Very efficient buses, always on time. The only slum we knew of was Mathare, Kibra hadn't gained notoriety, the Mukurus did not exist. The only drawback was overcrowded buses and matatus, people hanging out the doors.
you should look into the lives of your ancestors at that time, we may see this with sepia tinted nostalgia but let's not forget opportunities for too many African Kenyans were missing!! Many were still in deep poverty.. offices were full of wazungu and wahindi..
Awesome
Let's all agree that the population has really grown, so many people have migrated from rural, development comes with a price
Kwa kipind hichi Nairobi ilikuwa juu kuliko Dubai
The population was too low in the city. Now girls have given birth to billions of kids who are now men and women filling up the city
New Stanley Hotel, New Kisumu Hotel, 680 was new, the market, Brunner’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Bata, East African Railways, corn roasting, sipping a cold Coca-Cola or Fanta Orange sode, Peugeot 404, 404, 504, funny tourists dressed up in khaki, Treetops fruit juice, Kimbo in a can, Smarties candy, gun stores for hunters, elegant people relaxing in street cafes, tasty Indian snacks, bright colored shirts made of matching geometric patterns, Kenyan pancakes for breakfast, mandazi, sandals made of repurposed car tires, school children in clean pressed uniforms, Children’s Zoo, room temperature Tusker beer, soft chapati, spicy curry and many other memories of my teens 50 years ago
today's society is pathetic
TYRONE watching 😊
The same kenya in 60s and the same2033
No hawkers..
Hawker with a suit! Impressive.
Now its just a dump..
There were no half naked women all over like today, Nowonder there was rain when needed, not like today!!
Today Nairobi is just pure chaos
😂😂😂
This is the Nairobi of my formative years. Walked these streets to go to nursery school and primary school, changing buses in town. I remember this very well.
Sadly not much has changed,the street structures looks the same as today.
Ndio ujue waafrika tukona kasoro fulani by now we should have overhauled almost everything which is usually easy for emerging economies like Kenya.l
Before shetani aingie Nairobi..😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Cars though..
THE TRAFFIC MAN THOSE DAYZ😃
That traffic police😂😂😂
Kwan ilikuwa ya wazingu tu
Wow ..the place was calm imgn no mobile phones by that tym ...🤣 men with bell bottoms trousers..I miss those days though I was no where to b found
Just like the guy controlling traffic
WTF happened? Look at it today.
looks like Europe
Those old school cars were marvelous.
Can you imagine that even Kiriamiti and his friends were flourishing in their "business" in this time?
I admire the traffic police
Where did the Citroen make go to?
Back then everything was nice calm and smooth 😌
Kenya Bus! No 14 Kariobang- Otiende!
No hawkers, No motorbikes
Of course I was there. Every morning for coffee I escaped from work !!!!!
Long time
This must be early 70s. Most of the fellows in the streets are now dead. I was there, in high school, and I'm still around, I'm 69, with a little time left. The young fellas crowding Nairobi today have no idea what they missed.
Hi mutuura Iam 45 so I could say iam the generation after you. Iam sure you have a wealth of stories about this era. Would be lovely to catch a drink with you and listen to your stories. And I think 69 isn't really that old😄😄
Thought as much. Most of the people walking on the streets are dead.
We just did not sustain the excellence for them to experience it today
You mean you can sense graveyard?
My dad was in utalii college around this time and living in kaloleni jogoo rd. He then went to work at panafric hotel. He is in his mid 70s now
Yaani that is archives.... What happened
Can I use this footage in my RUclips video?
Nice video..I'm just started doing vlogs of Garissa Town but I'm not as good as you...learning so much from you. Congrats
Looks so peaceful
Wapi uko
🎶🎵✈️🇰🇪
Nairobi of the 70s had law and order. Today's 😑...and very clean.. it's taken just afew years to turn it into a dump.. chaos...rudeness....
Am sick of people commenting, ohhh good old day !.What about you find time machine and go back then?.I bet even those time people were still complaining?!!
But it's the truth it was beautiful. Very beautiful I enjoyed watching the video
@@onyangojoel7220 future generation will be saying the same about us years to come
@@Ill.righteous31 true
It's a fact it is beautiful
@@Ill.righteous31if things continue as they are it will be unimaginable chaos and where we are with tech l can imagine how stuff and life will even be more complicated.
its a sad day when i have to go back in time to appreciate Nairobi as it was not as it is today and i wasnt even born yet. i would give anything to travel back to the 70's with the little cash i have start something worthwhile when things were simpler and cheap live life so that i would be old and retiring in the 2020's not starting.
I have same feeling like you brother. Those were the days. No terrorism, no tribalism, handful of corruption, good fresh and charming environment.I wish I was born in the early and mid 50s to enjoy those peaceful days. Think we are in wrong generation.
very true good food original clothes, original people basically original quality in everything the only thing i would miss in this generation is basically video games nothing else.
@@KINGMANJARO_343 I am from that generation. I hardly had any toys but I would play a soccer game with bottle tops and make my own toys, like a boat from a piece of wood. In going to a shop we would spend a long time talking to the shop-keeper. We lived in Ngara and sometimes the head lamp of the VW would get stolen but otherwise it was quite safe.
Lived it! Feel blessed. BTW Nairobi was super clean those days, very beautiful at night (well-lit shop windows without barricades/steel shutters). Very efficient buses, always on time. The only slum we knew of was Mathare, Kibra hadn't gained notoriety, the Mukurus did not exist. The only drawback was overcrowded buses and matatus, people hanging out the doors.
you should look into the lives of your ancestors at that time, we may see this with sepia tinted nostalgia but let's not forget opportunities for too many African Kenyans were missing!! Many were still in deep poverty.. offices were full of wazungu and wahindi..
Nyakati izo watu ni wachache sio kama sasa watu wapigana makumbo wakipishana
Now this is a slum for sure....No order
Love ma country especially Kenya anyone leasing African
It's so clean
Very clean...
Which year was this?
1970
May be from 1975 to 1979 coz I can see Kicc on the background and it was completed in 1973.
Glorious
hawker ndani ya suti na tie!???!?
😂😂😂