Memories Of The San Fernando Valley Part 16 - Panorama Mall & More
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Malls and shopping centers are pretty much a thing of the past, everywhere. "Hanging out at the mall" was an event back in the day.
Right? It's heart breaking
@@80sLife Drive in's and carhops are gone too. Seems every generation has something lost.
This segment reminds me of California Gold on KCET when the late Huell Howser hosting this show before RUclips hosts started borrowing Huell Howser setup for the rest of the country. Cool tour of talking about San Fernando's past.
Skating Rabbit was on WOODLEY & VICTORY - Ron ( German or English cat ) was the owner of it , Jimmy & Eric worked there - that was the spot for T & C clothing & Jimmy Z … Bought my first board there - Hosoi Hammer Head , and then a Cab - decks lined the walls , glass counter had the wheels , trucks , stickers …
Your Passion for your local history is absolutely awesome.
Thank you!!
We lived in Pacoima from 58 to 63. In the summer of 60 we saw candidate John Kennedy give a campaign speech from a small wooden platform in the parking lot of Valley Plaza near the Sears store that was the anchor of the plaza.
That kind of information is surprising. Of all places John Kennedy at Pacoima. Strange to me since when I think of places important people would meet in LA it wouldn't be the valley.
Send me an email so we can talk about this
Was Branford street a nice neighborhood? before it was all scrap yards ,theres still little houses that are the junkyard offices, but it such a disaster now .
@@RinkyRoo2021 At Branford and Laurel Canyon was a large dairy, the Roger Jessup Dairy, when we lived a few blocks away form '58 to '63. There was also Manfull's Dairy nearby.
And the irony is that Kennedy was safer on the mean streets of Pacoima and Oxnard then he was in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy did a speech in Oxnard, CA at a smaller Catholic Church on Rose and 101 freeway in 1960.
Love this guy!!!
🙂
valley plaza was the 1st time i wver went to a $1 movie theater
Skating Rabbit skate shop was on Victory and Woodley. Across the street from balboa parks east end. Cool dude ran it, I used to buy a lot of skate parts there and they always had the “Jimmy Zs” pants in stock; with the Velcro attached belt of course. Ps. I worked at the Cupid’s Hot Dogs on victory blvd all through high school. World Famous Emporium of Tattoo down the street right before van nuys blvd gave me my first tattoo and is still there and open.
Yep , owner was Ron … was the spot for the Reseda / Van Nuys kids ….
Bought a black and red tony hawk original skateboard there back in the day...sad to say cant remember what happened to it
I went to CSUN in 79 and 80. I lived at Cupids....great dog! Panorama mall took a beating from the Northeidge mall...great memories.
I can imagine if I went to CSUN, I would have been at Cupids 5 nights a week.
thank you so much for these videos! i am from So Cal. born in Tustin, raised in the San Fernando Valley. I live in NorCal now and I love seeing these videos when I get homesick! love them! so informative!
Valley Plaza... the place you were standing was the UA Theaters.
On the other side of the parking lot use to be the 99 cent Store. Within that section there were these banks which was a choice skating spot! After you get a session on the banks, you'd head to Sizzler cause there was a ledge in the parking lot that was WELL waxed for boardslides, and grinds. Tandy Leather was in there too, and Sabatino's Italian, where Sabatino would always offer you a cookie... R.I.P. Sabatino!
I was born in 1992. I’ve been living in the valley my whole life. Growing up in the mid to late 90’s I have some memories of my mom taking me to Montgomery Ward to buy things. I don’t usually go to Panorama city but just 1 month ago I was there and cruised by its crazy to see that building still up. It Literally paints a picture in my head of how It used to look like back then. One other place that comes to mind as well as a kid growing up in the late 90’s is the super market called “El Tigre” which was located in Osborne and Laurel Canyon. That building is still abandoned to this day. I pass by it once every week and just looking at it brings nostalgia. I sometimes wish I can go back to the 90’s when life was simple.
My mom worked in the office building on the other end of Valley Plaza - one day after work she took me to see Bambi in that theater. I was like 6 and unprepared and traumatized. 😂
My dad was the manager of the Panorama City Woolworths in the late 70’s. I’m pretty sure it’s the one you show at 5:40. I was only 5-7 years old, but I remember it being an enclosed mall.
My father & myself used to go to Famous Louies all the time .. .. when Donkey Kong & Missle Command were the big thing, place was always busy & good hot dogs ...would have been around 1982 or 83 .... Love the videos 👍 .... At 60yo and having lived at Tampa & Saticoy all my life, I recognize almost all of your places ...
The two memories I have with the Valley Plaza was the movie theater there. I watched Dennis the Menace with a severe head cold back in 1993, and the time Steven Seagal showed up for the select screening for Under Siege 2 back in the summer of 1995.
Pretty cool to see parts of the old SFV. It’s always really sad to see dead malls, especially since we are seeing them more and more thanks to the big box stores cropping up everywhere (at least in Canada, though malls are still popular).
They are dieing off here as well. The one close to me I use to skateboard at in the 90s was so busy you could barely walk around inside these days its mostly empty maybe 7-8 stores open two floors the rest is boarded up. There's another one about 30 minutes away its still pretty popular cause they redid the whole place over the last 6 years but now has a bunch of stores that are closed
Yep. Unfortunately all the malls will be gone soon.
Very cool🤗✌️. I am in Illinois and always wished I lived in Cali 💖💋👍🌹🔥. Thank You for this!!!
That's cool. Thank you!!
Was “de-virginized” at the Midnight showing of, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," at Valley Plaza Theatre, then became a fixture there. Think it was the North Hollywood U/A theatres back then-anyway, that’s what we all used to call it. The legendary Auditory Odyssey Record store was right across the street, looking east (with your back to the theatres). Got Laurie Anderson's, "United States [Live]" 5 record set there, recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Gary Numan's, "Living Ornaments," live set, along with a million other avant-garde, New Wave albums. Best time for music and movies. BTW, love your Vaporwave intros.
Round house was the shit. The owner, I forget his name, was so kind and informed!
Gideon!!! He was the best. I still have all of the records and bootleg CDs I got there!!!
I was born in Van Nuys in 1974 and grew up in Woodland Hills near Platt/Hatteras. No one has ever known what I was talking about when I tell them my Dad used to take me to Horsies & Boats on the weekends. My Dad called it the 'divorced Dad's weekend spot'. It was in the parking lot South of Topanga Plaza and The Promenade. Like, behind the movie theater and The Velvet Turtle. I think nowadays it might be a car lot? Does anyone remember that little, permanent 'carnival' that was there? The best weekends were Chuck E. Cheese, Swensen's for ice cream, then 'fill your cart' at Toys 'R' Us.
i remember going into that swap meet. my only memory of that place was when i bought an SNES game that every other store was sold out of. i was genuinely surprised to find that game there.
I believe that 818 skate shop, which was next to roundhouse records, used to be a Vans shoe store back in the day.
Yes it was. Man I miss they way swapmeets used to be
My dad bought me my first drum set at house of drums in 1982, a white REMO PTS...... i also bought a black and red Tony Hawk skateboard when first came out at SKATING RABBIT. And also went to louies arcade in early 80's
I love these San Fernando Valley vids !!!!! Monkey Wards dept. store ruled back the day. It had a bitchin candy counter, sold it by the weight.
Thank you!
Monkey. 😆
Skating rabbit at Woodley and victory.. owner was named Ron.
I worked at the May Co at Laurel Plaza. 1971-75. I was an engineer when I left the valley...
I grew up in Pacoima in the 80s and 90s. Shopped in both the San Fernando and Panorama malls when we needed school clothes. It has not changed much other than the businesses that are in the buildings.
Awesome
I lived right down the street from laurel plaza I would go too sears Woolworths sees candies JC pennies and millers out post back in 80s and 90s
I've think that might be the Millers we used to go too
I love your channel bro. Grew up in South Gate in the 80’s and we used to go to this outdoor mall in Downey called Stonewood. It had a arcade called the Sega Center and we lived there man. Down the street was Middle Earth records where I would look for the latest punk and thrash releases. Your channel brings back a lot of memories even though I didn’t grow up in the Valley. Although I remember a rainy night in Reseda where me and my buddies were watching our high school play Reseda High in the football playoffs. I still can’t believe how that game ended. Peace bro.
That's cool. Stonewood is still there. Thank you so much!
When I was living in the City of Paramount, my older brother worked at the music store at Stonewood in Downey. Richard Carpenter from The Carpenter's would go there as well to buy supplies.
Most of my family went to CSUN. I loved going to that Cupid's when I was a kid. Best hot dogs around.
I am sooo Valley Girl, I have "Valley Girl" stamped on my butt. I have never been to Cupids.
The BEST!
Wow Kurt! You took me back to my teenage apartments lol I used to live next door to the American Legion. Thank you so much again for your awesome videos.
Oh how cool! My pleasure. thank you!!
I use to go to that JC Penney’s all the time with my mom and the Jim’s western wear across the street with my dad.
That's cool. How long do you remember Jim's being there?
The American Legion Hall in Reseda was the home of Pro Wrestling Guerilla PWG. They have their shows now at The Globe Theatre downtown LA. Still hugely popular. That American Legion Hall in Reseda was historic.
Yeah it was
The very first discotheque in the country opened in Reseda, about 1975. My cousin did the artwork, and logo for it. He gave me a copy of it recently, and told me that. He was living in Canoga Park about that time. Nice to see that Herman Munster still lives on!!!
Greetings from Prague, CZ. Great to see sunny, warm weather ( we'll get more snow this weekend ... brrrr ). Here in Europe we know so many place names from there through American pop culture. It's great to actually see them. And to see how far ahead the US consumer was compared to Europe in the 50's and later. SWAP MEET - yes, would love a video of the inside of there, and the other places. I have no idea what a permanent swap meet store of that size would be like
Ok, I'll definitely show a video of that in the future. Thank you so much for watching. Try and stay warm.
@@80sLife Thank you, that would be great. I'm wrapped up like an eskimo ha ha. And it's a pity there is nobody who could take your merchanise design and make it here in Europe for distribution ( postage and import tax currently make it prohibitively expensive ). Otherwise, I would buy some ! [ hmm, maybe there's a business opportunity for someone in Europe to be the "local" agent for production and distribution of US based youtubers merchanise ....
Very cool Kurt. Always a good time hangin' with Kurt! 😎
Thank you! 🙂
I dont know south of CALI & that shopping center ..i live in Bayarea Cali since i was a teenager back in 80s, born in 68..But good to know
BUT gonna subb u like other ur other 80s movies locations an all , takes me back to my youth & highschool , ahhhh good ole daysss...
Awesome! Thank you!!
I was just telling my sis about Broadway and Robinsons May in Panorama City. You always bring back childhood memories! Huge changes from the 90s til now! SFV 818 💯❤️🤗
Yeah, unfortunately things are constantly changing
Currently in college missing home a little bit. Stumbled upon your videos and now I’ve seen every single one. When I go back to the Valley for summer, I’ll constantly be pointing out buildings to my mom and letting her know what the buildings used to be and which movies they’ve been in😂Born n raised in Tarzana so learning about buildings like the Cadillac one
excites me. I Never knew how much history there was and the amount of interesting places the valley had decades ago. Thanks for sharing ur memories, the 80s and 90s sound like an awesome time to be alive.
Oh wow, that is really awesome. I really love when younger people take interest in my videos. And yes, the 80s and 90s were great! Thank you so much for watching my videos. More valley videos on the way.
Yes! Another memories of the San Fernando valley video. Definitely my favorite of all of your video series.Mostly because I spent all my time in the South Bay Carson, torrance,Wilmington,redondo beach. So all this stuff is new to me.
That's awesome! Thank you!
There was a JC Penney’s on Sherman Way in Reseda, back in the 60s and early 70s. My family would shop there. It has been gone for decades. About the yellow Reseda signs: I took photos of them right after they were constructed, that was in March 2021. So I believe the signs went up in early 2021.
The empty lot next to B of A on Sherman Way used to be a Biff's restaurant, then later a Mexican restaurant. It was torn down years ago and is still a vacant lot. Now the homeless have set up camp on this stretch of Sherman Way.
That JC Pennys is where I got my first bra. Haahaha
I definitely remember Biffs
I remember buying Cub Scout and Boy Scout uniforms at the JC Penney store in Reseda
@@dennism6664 ooohhhh I remembered buying bras there but forgot about the scouting stuff. I was a scout too.
Somewhere between Reseda and Canoga Park there was a Catholic school uniform shop. I believe it was on Sherman Way.
such nice and interesting places. great series. great channel.
Thank you so much!
My second job was at Montgomery Wards around 1990.
Awesome! I worked at JC Penny's for a bit. That was my only mall job
@@80sLife I worked at JCPenny as well and W.Bell and Co. 😁
Just west of Ohrbach's in the building with the laundromat and small shops there used to be an arcade that was open all night. (1982/83 ish) As a teen then I used to sneak out and meet friends for 1AM Donkey Kong and Centipede sessions. Can't recall exact spot but in the middle of that building possibly where the candy shop or restaurant are now. The self storage place behind it was a parking lot then and you could drive in from Ohrbach's parking lot to the arcade.
In the late 80's there was a shooting at the Panorama mall killing 2 people. Making matters worse the mall ad campaign at the time included radio spots that sang "Panorama Mall where good thing happen."
Keep up the great work Kurt!
I remember that arcade & no one else knows what I'm talking about LOL I want to say it was called Pinball Plus (but I could be wrong) & I remember it being where the laundromat is now. ?!?! After the shooting the mall was known as 'Murder Mall'
@@TREVERLAST Well it is nice to know there is someone else out there that remembers that place. I know there was a Pinball Plus on Glenoaks in Burbank and another in Glendale but not sure of the name of the mystery Panorama City all night arcade. I can vividly remember the TRON machine dead center as you walked in the back door blinding you with UV. 😎
Rad! Now I feel like I need to dig up info on that arcade
@@80sLife well at least 2 of us here would love that. :-)
The tall building with the mural on Victory and.Laurel Canyon there was a Barbrizon Modeling school. They had a cattle call for models to be " picked" to do modeling. At age 30 and 4'10, I took a pass.
I do remember in that area there was a Standard Shoes or a Stride Rite. My mom bought me Go-go boots to go with my maxie dress.
I spent manya movies in that theater for $1.50. It was old and tacky but the price was right.
Awesome memories I forgot about Barbrizon
Great video's so many memories of the old valley days Had some awesome times. Keep up the great work. Love your videos 😎
One of the Chips episodes, a car crashing into that Dollar Tree. It was a Thrifts. If you look for it, it was as a Christmas episode. The car almost hit a guy dressed up in a Santa suit. Can't remember the exact episodes, but shouldn't be hard to find..
THEY WOULD ALSO USE THAT LOCATION FOR SONS OF ANARCHY FOR THEIR CLUB HOUSE 913 SAN FERNANDO RD … KEEP THESE VIDEOS COMING 💪🏼💯
You got it 🙂 thank you
I used to work for Rob-May back in the late 1990's.
That's cool
It's been easily 35 years since I've been to Cupid's but can still taste the chili. Love it.
It never leaves you
It’s crazy because that wellsfargo building that you were standing next to it’s like a valley staple you can see it from far away Deff a north Hollywood memory also I remember that comic store that was next to it back in the 90s
Went to watch star wars and the fog at Valley plaza. Great memories of the place and the surrounding area. As I grew up in burbank we had to come down to watch movies in that area because we only had pickwick drive in at the time. Thanks again for the memories.
My pleasure. Thank you for sharing yours
I used to live on Cedros behind the indoor swap meet about 30 years ago. After being shot at on my way to school, we moved.
That is a rough neighborhood. Sorry to hear that.
Yeah thats a good reason to go. I got shot at, not too far from there. Taking a friend home late at night
They also filmed Sons of Anarchy at the San Fernando mall the "ice cream shop" in the series.
Oh cool. I never got into that one
San Fernando mall I went as a kid a lot in the 80s
My wife worked as the manager of the Bank of America there. I lived in the City of San Fernando from 1988-94. That is where I was living when the Northridge quake hit, sold the house shortly thereafter.
My very first time viewing your channel!! I am so impressed with your presentation, your passion, personality and your "presence" shines through in the best possible way. I can relate to so many places that you show here, I think that I could write a book about it! I was living in the City of San Fernando from 1988-94. 1994 was when the northridge quake hit. I still have the magazine from The Daily News about it, and the one from the 1971 Sylmar quake as well. I was living in Porter Ranch when that one happened. I graduated from Granada Hills High School. My dad was a part of parents without partners, met one of his wives there. Your comment from 3:03-3:10, about things not going to be there anymore, is precisely what I was thinking, at age 18, in 1975 when I took a picture of one of the Porter Ranch horse statues that was at Devonshire and Tampa. I still have the picture. The Porter Ranch horses have been relocated to the Valley Relics Museum, at the Van Nuys Airport, have not been, but really want to go there. So many trends started in the valley, Vans tennis shoes, BMX bikes, girl's soccer at Petit Park in 1971, and many, many others. I just subscribed, and have to stay tuned. I can share many, many other stories as well, that I can document pictorially. Excellent work, you are a natural for it!
I like going to Jim's Western at the mall, SF.
House of Drums, last I herd Ziggy the owner now sells out of his house on Tulsa Street I think, I see Ziggy all over town, he looks exactly the same.
used to live 4 blocks away from the Panorama Mall. Thanks for the video. I could write a book about what went down in the neighborhood in the early 00s
I bet. You should make videos telling stories. Thank you!
I went to the Americana theatre, on Parthenia in 1964, as a 7 year old kid, when the theatre just opened. I remember seeing the James Bond Goldfinger movie there, and many others!
Love the series 😎
Thank you!!
We bought our Sony Stereo system and TVs at that Electric Ave.!!
Awesome!
i live in the valley and feel so lucky that i do
Rad
I like the town and country surf shop Tee shirt
Dad Bought me my first Game boy from that Montgomery ward store, crazy how that memory came back hearing you talk about the store, I don't think I thought about that once in years. That indoor swap meet has been rough for awhile, couple friends got tattoos there, hahaha. These video just keep getting better and better, thank you!
Glad I reminded you about that. Thank you so much for that
more dad stories and pics like your last vid please, Ive been binge watching you videos since I live in the valley. any memories of valley glen?
Well thank you very much. And Valley Glen... I'm sure I have a few
I lived a few blocks from valley plaza. But we went to the movies there a lot with my kids I used to go the pick up my WIC coupons. They also filmed Pineapple Express. Cool memories omg I used to be there alot. And the panorama mall it a small mall. My mom used to love going there , taking us everywhere with my little sister and hated going there. But walmart and the other montgomery ward dept store We bought our living room and dining table and curtains when my parents remodeled the house. SIGH THE VALLEY i love the valley so many memories out there.
🙂 I know the feeling
Hey Kurt! Now I know where that Liquorish Pizza store was.. Two blocks east of the Valley Plaza! The movie theatre you're standing in front of was where I saw The Goonies, Empire Strikes Back, Commando, Police Academy to name a few. Also in that theatre is where I played and saw Dragons Lair for my first time. wow.. The flood of memories. Keep on rockin!
I saw Empire Strikes Back at that theater also. Remember when they use to set up a circus tent in that parking lot?
Awesome!!! Email me so we can tell your memories in my next video
There was a Vans shoe store right next to the Roundhouse Records way back when. I got my first pair of Vans there when I was 10 or so in '84.
"Thank you for being a Van Fan" used to drive my brothers INSANE every time
Yes, that's right
My mom use to shop at that JC Pennys!!Penny's!!! We lived off Van Nuys Blvd in Pacoima!! Thanks for the video bro!! I HAVE TONS OF VALLEYS STORIES!! GREW UP IN THE VALLEY FROM THE 80s to 90s!!
Awesome. Always my pleasure. Thank you!
Awesome. You were right near my hometown. Not surprising never heard of the single parents dance, seems like an odd location for a bank.
Right? Haha the entire thing was odd
I used to drive through San Fernado alot ,because I couldn't deal with the 5 , I remember there was a Western Wear store but it looks like it may be gone ,my main memory though is that Sunland/ San Fernando always seemed hot ,even in the winter if it wasn't raining it always seemed hotter ,
Yeah, I'd say that's true about the heat
Panorama my cousin works at that walmart.... Yea I remember the broad way foot locker radio shack and Kay bee toys....the last thing I bought at panorama mall was at footlocker was back in 1995 I got the air Jordan 11 Concords
Awesome
Speaking of Legion Halls, there's an American Legion in Panorama City still in operation if ever you wanna check that out. It was one of the first structures ever erected in this neighborhood
Cool. thank you
Wow, a Montgomery Wards with sign in tact. A lot MWs were converted into Targets. That was a good catch!!!
Yeah, I was excited about this one. Thanks
I came to the us in the mid 80s and lived in Reseda i remember the sherman square what ever happen to that building . Great work by thd way liked your videos 👍🍺🍺🍺
The roller rink? They tore it down. I show it in one of my other videos. I sure wish it was still there. Thank you!
Sad fact about the Montgomery Ward: Bobby Chacon Jr. the son of boxer Bobby Chacon was shot and killed in the parking lot in 1991. Also when the San Fernando JC Penny was still around, the city tried to keep them there until they finally gave up. I heard it's viewed as a "landmark", and they tried to bring them back for a while.
Too bad they couldn't make that Penny's last
Love your videos. I must go back to California one day .
Thank you!
that reseda american liegon hall had a great vibe and for some reason felt much bigger inside than it looked from.the outside.
That is so true. It seemed huge inside
@@80sLife thanks for all the uploads 👍👍 i had an idea for future videos about the high schools in the valley.. maybe do a video about dramatic or historical events like how Birmingham hosted some of the 84 Olympics or maybe a scandal.or murder just a thought i had.. thanks again for all the entertainment 👍👍👍👍
San Fernando maybe the only city in the San Fernando Valley! Encino, Woodland Hills, Northridge, Porter Ranch, Van Nuys etc are all part of the city of LA!
Glendale, and Burbank are also separate incorporated cites in the Valley, along with San Fernando. I thought that their police force was just as vigilant as the one in Beverly Hills.
@@carlc5748 Some people do not consider Burbank and Glendale the San Fernando Valley.
@@Lawomenshoops I have heard that before, as they are on the fringes. I lived in San Fernando from 1988--94.
How long ago did that Louie's close? I grew up in Tarzana from 1978-1994 and spent a lot of time in that area (near the Builder's Emporium/Gelsons, corner of Burbank and Reseda), and I don't remember it at all. Much like the minigolf center on Topanga, it must have been closed by the early 80s because as a typical arcade-obsessed 80s kid, surely I would have remembered or at least seen it.
Man my first skateboard was a Santa Cruz Slasher with all the extras I miss that board
Me too!!
Keep up the good videos love watching film locations can’t wait till you do bones brigade locations maybe you will run into Johnny Rad and do the skateboard shuffle
Yeah, you don't wanna be in the SFV at sundown! 😂
Hello my friend, great video. I wanted to know if I could use a clip of your exterior shots of Cupids Hot Dog for a video about the restaurant. I will put your channel and link in the description. Thanks.
Hey, thank you. No problem, go ahead. I appreciate you asking and putting me in the description.
@@80sLife Thank you. I really enjoy these San Fernando segments even though I grew up in the OC. I have been doing a lot of mall videos and I will be getting around to doing some from the Valley.
@@80sLife Actually, I put your name and logo in the actual video. Check it out:
ruclips.net/video/gZiLfAz--9s/видео.html
You would be the first to see it. It won't be out until April 8th.
Speaking of seeing random photo shoots around the Valley, one time my parents and I were driving down a street near Thousand Oaks and there was some scene from a show or movie being filmed. My mom swears she saw the actor Gerald McRaney (from Simon & Simon and later Major Dad).
Anyway, that was about 1984 or 1985 when that happened.
That's so cool!
Wow! Montgomery Ward!
818 used to be a Vans shoe store.
That's right
Cool content. I’m from San Diego, but it’s cool to see places from the SFV. Last summer I took my family to go see the ET house and to the resting place of Ritchie Valens.
Thank you so much for watching
Love the videos
Thank you!!
Love these videos
Thank you so much
you forgot to mention that a scene from Menace 2 Society was filmed a few blocks from the JC Penney in San Fernando.
He should do a Menace 2 Society filming locations video.
Yes!!…I went to school with Lorenz Tate at Sepulveda Jr High
I lived like 10min away from that Walmart but I'd rather drive all the way to porter ranch to buy stuff
Can you do an LA album covers series? I don't know why, but I have always wanted to know where Fu Manchu's King of the Road LP cover was shot
I would love to do that one day.
The character of the valley is over now. Now it's all modern mega mansion and apartment buildings that give a more "affordable" option over their westside counterparts so that you can create even more traffic on the 101 to get to your job to pay for said lifestyle. Not me. I'd take the 70s or 80s style house and the meanial life over working til my limbs fall off to support a mega mansion lifestyle.
Unfortunately, this is true.
I certainly agree with you. When I grew up there in the 60's-80's, there was such a "vibe" about the place, that I saw evaporating away by the end of the 1980's.
I use to work at JC PENNEY'Smid 80s
Orbachs claim to fame was dressing the cast of" I love Lucy"
Wasnt there a Gemco/Zodys in there somewhere???
I'm sure there was
Gemco was on San Fernando Mission Blvd. in Granada Hills. I remember when it first opened in 1966. There was a Zody's at the SW corner of Devonshire and Reseda, in Northridge. I would go there frequently. The movie "Lucy and Desi after the laughter", was filmed in 1991 in Monteria Estates at Winnetka and Devonshire. My friends house was used for the movie. He recently told me that, and I watched a video of it, with him telling me the details about the house, and why they picked it for the movie.
Dudes be doing hella donuts in that parking lot.
Everywhere these days
Lot of bums there now they even built littles homes for the home less during COVID u can see it from thev170 before the victory exit
Cupids delicious I went too the van nuys location
We used to go to that one too. It's gone now.
They film Capitan marvel at valley plaza
I shot a music video there 9:00
Panorama City The Invasion ruined this part of the valley
9:00 that filming is from Dhar Mann