Man we still had auto shop in High School. Only class I paid attention in. Been a gear head and mechanic for over 47 years now. Made a damn good living at it too. No college for this guy.
We now live in fraidy-cat culture. People are afraid of their own shadow. Look how easy it was to get everyone to wear a stupid mask and get jabs that only made them sicker because they feared the coof more than they loved freedom. There will never be another era like the late 20th century. We were lucky to be there. @@nelms78
Why did life become so boring? Really don't see how playing with a cool app on a Wednesday night compares to sitting behind the wheel of a big block, and hanging out with real people at Bob's.
Karl Gerber after the internet came and made people think that its better to explore the world from a 4.5 inch screen inside your house instead of going out and actually living life
AIDS changed thing Alot. In fact once the year 1990 hit life started to became more about Self-Improvement versus Having Fun. The year 1980 versus the year 1990 were vastly different in terms of what it meant to "Have Fun". Huge Difference.
Everyone fails to address the elephant in the room. Why are things different now than in the 1970's? Start with a quick review of present day Chicago. How many were shot and killed this past month?
It was an amazing time! People were more real. You had to be out there or be home. No computers, no cell phones..you had to drive to go find someone or you heard that so and so was there, so you drove there. you would hit a bunch of places each night. Music blaring, girls, cars, fun...ocassionaly drag race....the real kind....drive in movies too. But mostly when u got a date and wanted privacy. Lol Today is cool too, I do like the modern conveniences, but its different. But some of us older guys and gals still know how to cruise. Lol
@paleolithictech i kinda of agree. I was born the last year of the "official" baby boom era, 64' which seems too late to be classified a boomer. I would agree and align myself with the next gen, than a boomer...
That red van called "Wild Cherry" was found not too long ago, I think abandoned and rotting. It was pulled out and fully restored. I remember seeing a multi-part video on finding it, getting it out of wherever it was, and the restoration process. Awesomeness. Holy crap what an incredible time to be in our teens and twenties in that period. We had no clue how free and wonderful it was, and how much it would be missed.
Used to cruise up and down the Boulevard from Bob's Big Boy to Vanowen Street in my '66 Chevelle. Gas was cheap. I was a single guy at the time. Had a blast. Then it was gone.
I was a teenager in the 70's and that was the last decade when things were simple and laid back, here in Toronto people would cruise up and down yonge street downtown.
I’m 69 yrs old. In 1972 I got married, joined the military and we had two boys in 73 & 74. I got out in 77 and went to work in manufacturing, pastry chef and finally as a 911 operator. I regret nothing and just about everything in my life. If I could go back I would. Those days were so great and I just didn’t realize it then.
When I get called a 'Boomer' these days, I just refer back to these days and think how much they don't know and could never appreciate. "Boomer Strong."
I remember when I was a teenager in the '60's we referred to the Geritol Crowd as "Old Farts." Now that I am one I reply, "I might be an old fart, but I'm a Smart Old Fart!" 😎
As a millennial, I can confirm that the whole “OK Boomer” thing stems entirely from jealousy. Almost all younger people, whether they want to admit it or not, thought that this time period is cooler than their own.
Oh the 70's...the girls, the cars, vans, big blocks, cruising, no cells, smart phones or mindless electronic gadgets/crap. Just good times and fun. How I miss it all....and the 70's music.....it was more then just good...it was incredible.
Seeing this video brings back some very beautiful memories of fine days gone by. Some Friends and I White and Mexican would cruise Van Nuys Boulevard in our low riders on mainly Saturday nights in the early 80,s along with the hot rods and motorcycles. I guess I can say it was a neutral area, because we all cruised there together and everyone got along fine. (And that is how it is suppose to be). We never had any problems at all. The LAPD Officers would just tell US to behave ourselves and show some respect. And that is what we did. Oh. And all them beautiful Ladies up and down the Boulevard could make the sun shine bright at three o,clock in the morning. It has been many years now but I may have shot the breeze with some of the People in this video.Well I sure do miss Los Angeles and Van Nuys Boulevard. And lets not forget, Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard,s. Keep on cruising and God bless us all.
I lived around the corner from VNB on Van Owen st. Every Wednesday nite I would cruise in my 1977 Black Trans Am. I had friends with the names: Budgie, Randy Fine, Ty Tilly and brother. Great people that I will probably never see again. God Bless all of you!!!
Yeah, some of those great ole buds cruising around, having fun in those times where we had "all the privledges of an adult and all the responsibilities of a child"; meaning the only responsibilities were to ourselves, thinking these guys would always be around, then recalling the last words of conversations that we had with them, not knowing it would be the last time we'd ever speak again.
Ocean Blvd in Lompoc, CA, baby! Loved cruising, talking with friends, getting burgers, scoring beers!! Now, that’s dead and gone, and several gangs now dominate the night. Damn shame.
North End, Main St. to Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Ct. Late seventies, thru mid - Eighties. My crusing years, lol.. had 71 and a 74 Monte Carlo and a 69 GTO. Now i have a 70 goat convertible. Cruise to the beach on weekends and after work.
TRUE STORY... I USED TO CRUISE VAN NUYS BOULEVARD ON "WEDNESDAY" NIGHTS(75'-80') IN MY 56' "STRAIGHT AXLE" CHEVY BELAIR WITH A 427 "RAT" MOTOR... DEFINITELY THE "GOOD OLD DAYS"😎
Had a 1973 mustang mach 1, coolest car ever, just a great cruiser, would cruise for hours, listening to eagles, journey, reo speedwagon, 38 special, Elton john, all the oldies.
Jack in the box. Oh yes. That was just one of the fast food joints we would eat at. I love them taco,s and them jumbo jacks. And I still love jack in the box.
Ha, I worked that the Jack on San Fernando and Balboa. I lost a shit load of weight while there because I refused to eat any of it other than Fries and a Coke.
My mom and dad cruised Van Nuys when they were dating (they graduated Van Nuys High School around 1960) and I also cruised with my big brother in 1978 & 1979. The BEST!
Paradise6312 Might have more influence in your existence than you know. I cruised van nuys in "65 - "66. up to mulholland after the cruising was finished. Paid for the fun for 18 years.
A lot of clips from the movie "The Van", some from "Corvette Summer", some from a video of cruising Van Nuys Blvd. I recognize and I'm not sure what else......and the film "Van Nuys Blvd"......... very nostalgic.
I was! Hate being mid sixties age now! Don’t ever wish you were born back then, please. I have a son your age and he had a great childhood fortunately! Be glad you’re YOUNG!
A great video and a thumbs up. I am 61 and I live in Minnesota and we had a few great car cruising spots in that era also. From 1970 to 1980 we had the downtown St. Paul. loop and University Ave. Life was great back then and thanks for bringing back the memories.
Great memories of listening to this song in my 68 GTO with my Pioneer 8-track, which I still have. I would close the gas station on Friday nights, I would pump 4 gallons of Sunoco 260, and two hours later tank was empty. Ah the summer of 1978.
Howdy from a '60's late-night/early-morning gas station closer! When I was in college we would call for a pizza and clean the bays before it arrived. Lights out & we sat in front of the bay doors watching our friends cruse by on Main Street & pull in to chat for a bit. Loved those days with my '55 Chevy 2-dr Wagon waiting out front to take me home..... 😎
Seeing this brings back such great memories. Was 17 in ‘79. Cruising happened here in metro Detroit on Woodward, Telegraph and Hines Drive to mention a few, how different the world was then, we were young and free, no lockdowns, no cancel anything...just lots of freedom and fun. Blessed to have the memories. 💜
I use to cruise Van Nuys in my 64’ Chevy Impala then my VW Bus. Such fun times! Remember Farells Ice Cream and Bob’s Big Boy. I graduated JH Francis Polytechnic High in 1973. Seems like yesterday. Yes I’m a Valley girl. Life was so good!
I remember from my grand parents home hearing and seeing the Wednesday night cruise traffic. I wanted so badly to walk to the streets corner. Then my older cousin said get in kid let’s go cruise.
If B Moore builds it...they will come! In the mid 60's I remember going to that Bob's, frequently, for a family dinner, eating in the car! I was just a kid, but oogled all of the bright and shiny cool american cars that I saw there. I was in the back of our station wagon, with my family eating, and viewing the cars, oblivious at the time that there was cruising on Van Nuys Blvd. Great time! The Cal Fame orange juice plant was right next to the Bob's. Thanks for your contribution to building such an iconic Bob's!! In 1969 my uncle, when he was one of the VP's of Seaworld, picked the site of, and named Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. My hat logo is my uncle's hard-hat that I now have, with the original Magic Mountain logo on it that my cousin, Lon designed! My uncle was Eugene "Doc" Lemmon.
I started at Monroe high in 1974 and Holmes for three years before that. Been watching these Valley video's lately and it really hurts to see them, very bitter-sweet. The longing I feel for the way it was compared to the shit hole that L.A. has turned into is almost too much. The Valley was a great place to grow up, we never had to worry about going anywhere like concerts, parties, whatever. No one was shooting each other or getting beaten by a mob of maniacs for no reason, and it was a cool thing to have a real job at 16. I'm glad enough of us are still around to remember. Anyone remember a drummer named Jack Trevino or a beautiful girl named Linda Coop who both graduated from Granada in 1978? It would be nice to find some old friends here.
Keep looking, don't give up! A month ago I visited a guy that I'd known since the 5th grade, and went to Patrick Henry, and Granada with. Saw him for the first time since 1975. He had been living in Arizona for 30 years! Went to his store in Cottonwood, Arizona. He is Jeff Bek (not THE Jeff Beck--one of the all time greatest guitarists!), but he enjoys the name association! It is so surreal to see someone again from that time, sure gave me alot of joy, and an instant connection, like I had Doc Brown's time machine!!!
Monroe high, class of 74......Debra Winger was in that class, my ex went there class of 74.....she worked at magic mountain as a troll.....NOW IMA TROLL
I didn't live in California but where I lived we had a street called riverside drive and we cruise that, and hung out in the k mart parking lot and the sunoco station back then man life was great
Reminds me of cruisin' in Sacramento, CA in the mid to late 80's. Every Friday and Saturday night during the summer. Such awesome times. Had a '71 Dodge Dart Swinger back in the day. Such awesome times with my friends. Killer memories. Their will never be times like that again. There were some wicked street machines out and about. After the cruise we would hit the midnight movies and watch Heavy Metal or The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Get home like at three in the morning. Damn I'd give anything to go back to those days and nights!
This looked so amazing, the Van Nuys drive thru and all that, I watched this in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and I can't help but feel like I missed out, I avoid Van Nuys like the plague now, it's overcrowded, gross, and homeless people everywhere. Hopefully before I die they recreate these experiences in VR like they did in black mirror.
Some girl jumped into my white Ford van about 1973 or so, she gave me a ring that was broken. It had an ivory cameo on it. She jumped out at some point. Can't remember all the details. Anyways... She said it was her grandmother's. If anyone knows that girl, tell her I still have the two pieces.
I was 19 years old in 79, Grew up in NOR CAL, Those were some very good times and I miss them. Maybe I just miss my youth, seems like life these days are filled with pain.
Damn, my home turf from 1968 to 1972.Crusin the blvd in my red/white 55 chevy.Turning around at June ellens at one end and McDonalds at the other.Wow Wednesday night was club night, my club "Chevys of Southern Cal" .Friday and saturday night were race nights. Damn great memories. Now Im 70, retired and remembering the good old days.
Wow. A true blast from the past. I'd wash my car 3 times a week to take it to Van Nuys Blvd every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night. To hell with dating! Was in one car club and the mascot for another car club.
This video brings back memories of cruising the streets on Friday and Saturday nights in my modded '75 Duster, and hanging out with my hot rod buddies back in the late 1970's.
Cruised mid to late sixties. Guys rolling up," want to go to a party?" Yeah we shouted through our rolled down windows, Follow us! We would follow a few blocks and then ditch them. It was part of the scene. Always rolled into Bob's Big Boy for a vanilla coke and a burger. A well spent Friday evening.
The cruise scene in my hometown of Odessa Texas in the 70s and 80s looked so much like this. We had a blast in our cars, doing things that are not PC today. When I get together with old friends, we talk about it like it was this past weekend, not 40 years ago. We didn't know it then, but it really was the best time of our lives.
👍👍Gotta sacrifice some rubber, once in a while, but not to often, or you'll go broke. Cars I went broke on; 70 Camaro SS 4-spd. Maryland car 69 Camaro SS,auto 350/350 Lt1 Corvette motor. Firebird formula 350 (74) looked like trans am, no guts Had a " Rockford" for a minute My friends 70 TA, 455, Built,still my favorite muscle car...
Was raised on Sylmar st., one block off Van Nuys Blvd. Spent most of my youth on the best cruise in the world. I feel sorry for the loss and that the kids don't have that great fun available.
I remember Van Nuys Blvd like it was yesterday - Wednesday & Friday nights were the unofficial times to hit the streets. Muscle Cars, Sports Cars, Vans, Hot Rods, and people walking on the side walks. Always packed
Nice until the cops shut it down. If you passed by the same spot within a certain amount of time they would consider it cruising and give you a freaking ticket. Today there are events, but planned. That's ok too, but nothing like just coming out and doing what we did back in the day. We were out there just about every night, sometimes the last few to go home.
I remember going to VN Blvd in the late 70's, and I remember the Corvette from corvette summer hanging out.....he was there almost every weekend from 1978 to 1982
When the Valley had a GM plant on Van Nuys Boulevard, Annheuser-Busch had the gardens on Roscoe, there was a drive-in theater near Roscoe and Sepulveda.
A glimpse of life when having fun was still allowed in this country
Man we still had auto shop in High School. Only class I paid attention in. Been a gear head and mechanic for over 47 years now. Made a damn good living at it too. No college for this guy.
Back when we had Freedom
We now live in fraidy-cat culture. People are afraid of their own shadow. Look how easy it was to get everyone to wear a stupid mask and get jabs that only made them sicker because they feared the coof more than they loved freedom. There will never be another era like the late 20th century. We were lucky to be there. @@nelms78
This is how Blair Nebraska will look Saturday May 4th. It’s the largest cruise night in our metro area
The '70s and '80s were the peak, no question about it. Back when everyone still cared.
You said it people had class in those days and people were quick to help out someone.
late aug , of 89 is when it all ended .......things got weird starting in 1990
@@rv6205 It was the end of something good, than wars came, the world changed, era of computers took something away I feel.
@@Old-biker i think computers started the whole downhill slide...its sad where we are today
79 what a year...classic concerts were still going down and when California was a good place to be....man it sure has changed
my favorite year 1979
Why did life become so boring? Really don't see how playing with a cool app on a Wednesday night compares to sitting behind the wheel of a big block, and hanging out with real people at Bob's.
Karl Gerber after the internet came and made people think that its better to explore the world from a 4.5 inch screen inside your house instead of going out and actually living life
I agree that is true well said.
You nailed it!
Bob's...the southern turnaround point!
AIDS changed thing Alot. In fact once the year 1990 hit life started to became more about Self-Improvement versus Having Fun. The year 1980 versus the year 1990 were vastly different in terms of what it meant to "Have Fun". Huge Difference.
A glimpse of life before smartphones, social media, and home computers.
It was a better life- By far !!
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Back then when we left home to cruise the boulevard no one could call us except via an open window on our car...we were better without the smartphone.
Everyone fails to address the elephant in the room. Why are things different now than in the 1970's? Start with a quick review of present day Chicago. How many were shot and killed this past month?
4:08 a modern silver honda civic. So when was this filmed?
16 year old here jealous of all the baby boomers that got to grow up in this era
I'm 41 and I'm jealous of my parents generation. Looked like fun to me.
Look like there were having hella fun outside showing off cars and pretty women!!!
Enjoy your era gen z. Every generation has its own unique qualities.
It was an amazing time! People were more real. You had to be out there or be home. No computers, no cell phones..you had to drive to go find someone or you heard that so and so was there, so you drove there. you would hit a bunch of places each night. Music blaring, girls, cars, fun...ocassionaly drag race....the real kind....drive in movies too. But mostly when u got a date and wanted privacy. Lol
Today is cool too, I do like the modern conveniences, but its different. But some of us older guys and gals still know how to cruise. Lol
@paleolithictech i kinda of agree. I was born the last year of the "official" baby boom era, 64' which seems too late to be classified a boomer. I would agree and align myself with the next gen, than a boomer...
I wish i was living in america back n 70's 80's, one of the best times.
Toronto was just like this Saturday night Yonge st. Awesome times
@@transrus1 Impressive City, we were there for a week in October of 1998, reminded me of a very clean and safe NYC
@@transrus1 Cruised Young Street Bloor to Lakeshore & Back all night. Ottawa was also the same on Carling Ave. Saturday nights it was great.
Concur
and 66s
That red van called "Wild Cherry" was found not too long ago, I think abandoned and rotting. It was pulled out and fully restored. I remember seeing a multi-part video on finding it, getting it out of wherever it was, and the restoration process. Awesomeness. Holy crap what an incredible time to be in our teens and twenties in that period. We had no clue how free and wonderful it was, and how much it would be missed.
Chris Carter owns it now
Used to cruise up and down the Boulevard from Bob's Big Boy to Vanowen Street in my '66 Chevelle. Gas was cheap. I was a single guy at the time. Had a blast. Then it was gone.
Gas was about 50 cents a gallon in the mid 70s
I was a teenager in the 70's and that was the last decade when things were simple and laid back, here in Toronto people would cruise up and down yonge street downtown.
I was a teen in the 70s too..but i still was out cruising into the 80s too...80s were the LAST of good times and simpler times.
Every town had it’s cruise in those days.
I’m 69 yrs old. In 1972 I got married, joined the military and we had two boys in 73 & 74. I got out in 77 and went to work in manufacturing, pastry chef and finally as a 911 operator. I regret nothing and just about everything in my life. If I could go back I would. Those days were so great and I just didn’t realize it then.
Well said. At the time it all seemed normal, routine, endless. I should have known better.
Thank you for your Service Boomer!
We're the same age, Robert! I would change any of these times for anything in the world.
I'm blessed and thankful we grew up when we did. (:
I was cruising Van Nuys BLVD from 1974, to 1976 in my 442, as well as a number of other street rods. Fun Times, and a thumb up for the memories.
Saw one of those the other day, the "442" looked big and awkward, but I think that's how they were.. ❤️🙏👉🇺🇸👍
I’ll never forget the summer of 78’! The year I graduated. What a great time to be a teenager.
When I get called a 'Boomer' these days, I just refer back to these days and think how much they don't know and could never appreciate. "Boomer Strong."
I look at it as a compliment!
I think it is funny when someone tries to use the term in a derogatory way. I just smile and feel proud I am part of the last generation of boomers.
yeh we were really cool
I remember when I was a teenager in the '60's we referred to the Geritol Crowd as "Old Farts." Now that I am one I reply, "I might be an old fart, but I'm a Smart Old Fart!" 😎
As a millennial, I can confirm that the whole “OK Boomer” thing stems entirely from jealousy. Almost all younger people, whether they want to admit it or not, thought that this time period is cooler than their own.
Take me back pleeeeeaaaaasssse drop me off around 1972 I'll go from there
Oh the 70's...the girls, the cars, vans, big blocks, cruising, no cells, smart phones or mindless electronic gadgets/crap. Just good times and fun. How I miss it all....and the 70's music.....it was more then just good...it was incredible.
The 70s music was the top. Even the top 40 stuff. Music started going to shit in 82 and by the next year it was unrecognizable.
The girls were worth looking at then. Far fewer now look as good.
@@henrystowe6217 Not even sure what you’re looking at these days! (what a shame). 🤦♀️
Nothing was impossible back then. Nowadays we just constantly fret about what's on our phones.
Seeing this video brings back some very beautiful memories of fine days gone by. Some Friends and I White and Mexican would cruise Van Nuys Boulevard in our low riders on mainly Saturday nights in the early 80,s along with the hot rods and motorcycles. I guess I can say it was a neutral area, because we all cruised there together and everyone got along fine. (And that is how it is suppose to be). We never had any problems at all. The LAPD Officers would just tell US to behave ourselves and show some respect. And that is what we did. Oh. And all them beautiful Ladies up and down the Boulevard could make the sun shine bright at three o,clock in the morning. It has been many years now but I may have shot the breeze with some of the People in this video.Well I sure do miss Los Angeles and Van Nuys Boulevard. And lets not forget, Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard,s. Keep on cruising and God bless us all.
I lived around the corner from VNB on Van Owen st. Every Wednesday nite I would cruise in my 1977 Black Trans Am. I had friends with the names: Budgie, Randy Fine, Ty Tilly and brother. Great people that I will probably never see again. God Bless all of you!!!
Yeah, some of those great ole buds cruising around, having fun in those times where we had "all the privledges of an adult and all the responsibilities of a child"; meaning the only responsibilities were to ourselves, thinking these guys would always be around, then recalling the last words of conversations that we had with them, not knowing it would be the last time we'd ever speak again.
Hi I lived on Gault just near there. 1969-1970
I'm glad I was part of the 70s growing up. It's the classic car and classic rock area. Grateful for still being alive.
Every city had it's own version of this in the 60's, 70's,80's.
Ocean Blvd in Lompoc, CA, baby! Loved cruising, talking with friends, getting burgers, scoring beers!! Now, that’s dead and gone, and several gangs now dominate the night. Damn shame.
E Street, San Bernardino.
Westheimer - Houston
North End, Main St. to Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Ct. Late seventies, thru mid - Eighties. My crusing years, lol..
had 71 and a 74 Monte Carlo and a 69 GTO. Now i have a 70 goat convertible. Cruise to the beach on weekends and after work.
San Diego, El Cajon blvd.
Valley Pkwy. In Escondido..
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I sure miss those days ,thought they would never end.but eventually good things don't last forever find that out as time goes by.
love those 70's girls @ 1;46.
Back before boobs were surgically altered, and rarely were holstered in bras, so they could point at ya.
+Maples01. Amen Brother. That,s back when Ladies were satisfied being natural.
I put a Ban the bra bumper sticker on our family car in 74. Showed a girl ripping her bra off.
Those girls are in their 60's now
@@mrdavid5771 Yeah, how time flies and how fleeting youth is.
awesome time to grow up in. Class of 79 here and did that every weekend
Wednesday Nights
monroe high in what used to be called sepulveda '79
Class of ‘79 is divine! Haha - that was our moniker.
i wish i was around back then
TRUE STORY... I USED TO CRUISE VAN NUYS BOULEVARD ON "WEDNESDAY" NIGHTS(75'-80') IN MY 56' "STRAIGHT AXLE" CHEVY BELAIR WITH A 427 "RAT" MOTOR... DEFINITELY THE "GOOD OLD DAYS"😎
I was there. It was just like this video. What I wouldn't give to be back there again.
I SURE MISS CRUISING VANUYS IN THE 70S WEDS ,FRY N SAT NITES IN MY 70 XR7 CUGAR 351 CLE N THEN MY 70 TRANS AM RA III N IV .
I got married in 1979 and we took a road trip to L.A. just to savour the culture. That’s livin’.
Wow, what an incredible trip into the past, just like I remember it from 72 to 79.
I remember cruising Van Nuys in 77 in my van,Please Somebody make a time machine and take me back because I hate 2020!
If I get one I'll stop by and grab you on the way back to 1979!!!
@@1967davethewave Me too, please.
@@matthewronsson Road trip!!!
Had a 1973 mustang mach 1, coolest car ever, just a great cruiser, would cruise for hours, listening to eagles, journey, reo speedwagon, 38 special, Elton john, all the oldies.
Ah my youth ,I miss it so much. Spent a Lot of it on Van Nuys Blvd. and Whittier Blvd, Beach Blvd, P.C.H.
Jack in the box. Oh yes. That was just one of the fast food joints we would eat at. I love them taco,s and them jumbo jacks. And I still love jack in the box.
Ha, I worked that the Jack on San Fernando and Balboa. I lost a shit load of weight while there because I refused to eat any of it other than Fries and a Coke.
My mom and dad cruised Van Nuys when they were dating (they graduated Van Nuys High School around 1960) and I also cruised with my big brother in 1978 & 1979. The BEST!
Paradise6312
Might have more influence in your existence than you know. I cruised van nuys in "65 - "66. up to mulholland after the cruising was finished. Paid for the fun for 18 years.
+Paradise6312 wow lucky guy
Wish we could go back to those days ..beers ..brawls and broads...what GREAT TIMES..
So carefree and refreshing.....
A lot of clips from the movie "The Van", some from "Corvette Summer", some from a video of cruising Van Nuys Blvd. I recognize and I'm not sure what else......and the film "Van Nuys Blvd"......... very nostalgic.
I see some Captain Midnight in there as well.
I still can't believe these great times where left behind,like all good things,& nothing 2 replace it NOTHING.
Dieses Video löst in mir eine Sehnsucht aus nach einer Zeit die ich niemals erlebt habe. 🫠
Sure wish I had one of those 'I was there" shirts. That was me and my elco. Off vanowen and Van nuys, at the super shops parking lot.
Super Great video the BEST - reminds me of Class of 1977. Good Times then.
Turn 16 in 1979. Best time to be young and alive. 1980 81and 82.
Man I miss that decade and the way life was! Damn I wish I could go back!
The best of times.
Saw “Corvette Summer” not too far from there, in North Hollywood near the mall, right after we went ice skating.
Millenials will never be as cool as baby boomers were. Sad to say I was born in 94, wish I was born in 54
I was! Hate being mid sixties age now! Don’t ever wish you were born back then, please. I have a son your age and he had a great childhood fortunately! Be glad you’re YOUNG!
I don't mind being "old"
I spent the entire mid to late 70s on that street...every Wednesday and Saturday night, still remember them filming this movie...good times I tell ya.
A great video and a thumbs up. I am 61 and I live in Minnesota and we had a few great car cruising spots in that era also. From 1970 to 1980 we had the downtown St. Paul. loop and University Ave. Life was great back then and thanks for bringing back the memories.
Great memories of listening to this song in my 68 GTO with my Pioneer 8-track, which I still have. I would close the gas station on Friday nights, I would pump 4 gallons of Sunoco 260, and two hours later tank was empty. Ah the summer of 1978.
Howdy from a '60's late-night/early-morning gas station closer! When I was in college we would call for a pizza and clean the bays before it arrived. Lights out & we sat in front of the bay doors watching our friends cruse by on Main Street & pull in to chat for a bit. Loved those days with my '55 Chevy 2-dr Wagon waiting out front to take me home..... 😎
Seeing this brings back such great memories. Was 17 in ‘79. Cruising happened here in metro Detroit on Woodward, Telegraph and Hines Drive to mention a few, how different the world was then, we were young and free, no lockdowns, no cancel anything...just lots of freedom and fun. Blessed to have the memories. 💜
As I look back, I feel so Blessed to have been born in San Fernando, California in 1957 and lived through all this wonderful history in America!
I use to cruise Van Nuys in my 64’ Chevy Impala then my VW Bus. Such fun times! Remember Farells Ice Cream and Bob’s Big Boy. I graduated JH Francis Polytechnic High in 1973. Seems like yesterday. Yes I’m a Valley girl. Life was so good!
Me too! Graduated from Granada hills high in ‘72.
I remember from my grand parents home hearing and seeing the Wednesday night cruise traffic. I wanted so badly to walk to the streets corner. Then my older cousin said get in kid let’s go cruise.
I was there during that time, soon after they closed down Van Nuys blvd to cruising. I am so happy I was able to be a part of that era.
Those were the days I miss. Thumb up.
I worked the drive in kitchen at Bob's in Van Nuys and San Fernando 1963 and 1964. I built the Big Boys you guys ate in the drive in.
If B Moore builds it...they will come! In the mid 60's I remember going to that Bob's, frequently, for a family dinner, eating in the car! I was just a kid, but oogled all of the bright and shiny cool american cars that I saw there. I was in the back of our station wagon, with my family eating, and viewing the cars, oblivious at the time that there was cruising on Van Nuys Blvd. Great time! The Cal Fame orange juice plant was right next to the Bob's. Thanks for your contribution to building such an iconic Bob's!!
In 1969 my uncle, when he was one of the VP's of Seaworld, picked the site of, and named Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. My hat logo is my uncle's hard-hat that I now have, with the original Magic Mountain logo on it that my cousin, Lon designed! My uncle was Eugene "Doc" Lemmon.
I started at Monroe high in 1974 and Holmes for three years before that. Been watching these Valley video's lately and it really hurts to see them, very bitter-sweet. The longing I feel for the way it was compared to the shit hole that L.A. has turned into is almost too much. The Valley was a great place to grow up, we never had to worry about going anywhere like concerts, parties, whatever. No one was shooting each other or getting beaten by a mob of maniacs for no reason, and it was a cool thing to have a real job at 16. I'm glad enough of us are still around to remember. Anyone remember a drummer named Jack Trevino or a beautiful girl named Linda Coop who both graduated from Granada in 1978? It would be nice to find some old friends here.
Linda Cooper, that is.
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Keep looking, don't give up! A month ago I visited a guy that I'd known since the 5th grade, and went to Patrick Henry, and Granada with. Saw him for the first time since 1975. He had been living in Arizona for 30 years! Went to his store in Cottonwood, Arizona. He is Jeff Bek (not THE Jeff Beck--one of the all time greatest guitarists!), but he enjoys the name association! It is so surreal to see someone again from that time, sure gave me alot of joy, and an instant connection, like I had Doc Brown's time machine!!!
Monroe high, class of 74......Debra Winger was in that class, my ex went there class of 74.....she worked at magic mountain as a troll.....NOW IMA TROLL
I didn't live in California but where I lived we had a street called riverside drive and we cruise that, and hung out in the k mart parking lot and the sunoco station back then man life was great
Reminds me of cruisin' in Sacramento, CA in the mid to late 80's. Every Friday and Saturday night during the summer. Such awesome times. Had a '71 Dodge Dart Swinger back in the day. Such awesome times with my friends. Killer memories. Their will never be times like that again. There were some wicked street machines out and about. After the cruise we would hit the midnight movies and watch Heavy Metal or The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Get home like at three in the morning. Damn I'd give anything to go back to those days and nights!
This looked so amazing, the Van Nuys drive thru and all that, I watched this in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and I can't help but feel like I missed out, I avoid Van Nuys like the plague now, it's overcrowded, gross, and homeless people everywhere. Hopefully before I die they recreate these experiences in VR like they did in black mirror.
Some girl jumped into my white Ford van about 1973 or so, she gave me a ring that was broken. It had an ivory cameo on it. She jumped out at some point. Can't remember all the details.
Anyways... She said it was her grandmother's. If anyone knows that girl, tell her I still have the two pieces.
This sounds like a better plot line than the real Van Nuys Boulevard movie
I was 19 years old in 79, Grew up in NOR CAL, Those were some very good times and I miss them. Maybe I just miss my youth, seems like life these days are filled with pain.
This brought a couple of tears to my eyes. So many nights out there.
Thanks 🎉
Damn, my home turf from 1968 to 1972.Crusin the blvd in my red/white 55 chevy.Turning around at June ellens at one end and McDonalds at the other.Wow Wednesday night was club night, my club "Chevys of Southern Cal" .Friday and saturday night were race nights. Damn great memories. Now Im 70, retired and remembering the good old days.
I’m old. Class of ‘72. Cruising was great fun back then.
I had a 1972 Supreme with a 455 Rocket,,all original!!!
Wow. A true blast from the past. I'd wash my car 3 times a week to take it to Van Nuys Blvd every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night. To hell with dating! Was in one car club and the mascot for another car club.
Brings back good times. thanks...Monroe '66
Didn't cruise Van Nuys very much but did Glendale and down in the airport area. Hung out at Boy's Big Boy, A&W, etc. Good times.
Getting a little buzz and listening to the groove and cruising...nothing like the good old days back in the 70s
The best time of my life. My 57 Chevy and I thank you for this stroll down memory lane.
This video brings back memories of cruising the streets on Friday and Saturday nights in my modded '75 Duster, and hanging out with my hot rod buddies back in the late 1970's.
10 years every Wd., faithfully from 1970-1980. Awesomeness!
Awesome as usual Will! "Drivers seat" by Sniff 'n' The Tears.
Way too cool man the 70s were awesome I still Cruise today and I love every minute of it plum crazy everyday
Man, fast cars , beautiful girls all over the place. Southern Cal in the summer cruising VNB. Doesn't get better than that ! Good times late 70's .
Cruised mid to late sixties. Guys rolling up," want to go to a party?" Yeah we shouted through our rolled down windows, Follow us! We would follow a few blocks and then ditch them. It was part of the scene. Always rolled into Bob's Big Boy for a vanilla coke and a burger. A well spent Friday evening.
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I lived in West LA, but had some friends who lived in Sherman Oaks and got to cruise the boulevard with them a few time, that was '73-'74. Good times!
Great video's. So many memories of the old days. We were so lucky to have experienced them. Hope to see more. Have a great day 😎. Everybody
The cruise scene in my hometown of Odessa Texas in the 70s and 80s looked so much like this. We had a blast in our cars, doing things that are not PC today. When I get together with old friends, we talk about it like it was this past weekend, not 40 years ago. We didn't know it then, but it really was the best time of our lives.
Blessed to have been there and done it 🙏🏻
thanks so much for this.....class of '79 69 chevelle SS 427 rat all black, those were great days...God bless everyone.
I use to cruise Van Nuys Boulevard in the 60s. Love those times!
Love the cars and music from them wish we could go back
The year I graduated! Loved this song
Def. getting 'Dazed and Confused' flashbacks from this video
Brings back great memories of a cool time!
Born in 67, good memories of the 70's. Grew up in Long Beach. Always hung out at the nu pike in The early 70's as a kid. Too bad they closed it down.
Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard on a Wednesday night with my sister Berta and my cousin's Johnny and Lisa was so fun and my cousin 68 Chevy Chevelle
Born and raised in Van Nuys 1977 too bad I was too young to see the all this
I was cruising Lake City in Seattle and Colby in Everett! Great time to be 17!
I'm one of those old guys that still goes out for the occasional six speed rubber sacrifice with the top off.
👍👍Gotta sacrifice some rubber, once in a while, but not to often, or you'll go broke. Cars I went broke on;
70 Camaro SS 4-spd. Maryland car
69 Camaro SS,auto 350/350 Lt1 Corvette motor.
Firebird formula 350 (74) looked like trans am, no guts
Had a " Rockford" for a minute
My friends 70 TA, 455, Built,still
my favorite muscle car...
Was raised on Sylmar st., one block off Van Nuys Blvd. Spent most of my youth on the best cruise in the world. I feel sorry for the loss and that the kids don't have that great fun available.
I remember Van Nuys Blvd like it was yesterday - Wednesday & Friday nights were the unofficial times to hit the streets. Muscle Cars, Sports Cars, Vans, Hot Rods, and people walking on the side walks. Always packed
Nice until the cops shut it down. If you passed by the same spot within a certain amount of time they would consider it cruising and give you a freaking ticket. Today there are events, but planned. That's ok too, but nothing like just coming out and doing what we did back in the day. We were out there just about every night, sometimes the last few to go home.
Finally someone produced the theme video for my life! Thank you!
I love it I miss it it went so fast Good Times
Those were the days of Fun, Hot cars, sweet girls & great music cruising down Van Nuys Blvd in my 57 Chey
The closest we have to a time machine! Thank you for sharing this. NB: Please credit the wonderful RICK MACK for his superb B&W photographs used here.
I remember going to VN Blvd in the late 70's, and I remember the Corvette from corvette summer hanging out.....he was there almost every weekend from 1978 to 1982
When the Valley had a GM plant on Van Nuys Boulevard, Annheuser-Busch had the gardens on Roscoe, there was a drive-in theater near Roscoe and Sepulveda.
A man with money would realize that Theatres are forever worrisome. Drive In's however, are the way forward/back. Scottsdale 6 was great in the 80's.
Probably the plant where my ‘85 Trans Am was built. It said Van Nuys on the door label.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this video. I graduated in 1979 and it brings back so many memories of cruisin'