Footscray in 1971

[@sbalogh53]

1:46 Was that Joffa Boy wearing the cap?

[@pantera6343]

We lived in droop st Footscray in 1971 , I do not remember Ferris wheel and rides in the mall ?

[@stephenscholes4758]

It would still be this vibrant if Highpoint didn't exist. Go down to a $2 shop now in say, Nicholson St., and they are 50-50 to even have a floor.

[@gabriellefagan1014]

Its the expansion of highpoint to where its now the 4th largest shopping centre behind Chadstone which killed Footscray. Overall, Footscray now has something for everyone, from the gentryfication types down to the pathetic and everything in-between.

[@dfbowen]

Has this been verified as 1971? It appears to show a tram to Williamstown Road, a local route which closed in 1962. www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/footscray.htm The tram shown (number 460) was also withdrawn from service in 1962.

[@johnd8892]

Seems to be mixing films from different eras. In the tram segment I do not see any cars newer than about 1961. They are likely dating it from the Mall opening only.

[@safstar0184]

This looks older than 71 as of the car models

[@craigmartin5939]

There's a handful of cop cars parked in the footage and they're a mixture of ,1969, 1970 and 1971 XT, XY and XW Ford Falcons and there's a 1970 HG Holden Kingswood parked there too so 1971 would be pretty accurate.

[@craigmartin5939]

​@@safstar0184 I've just seen this now and all the cop cars parked on the side of the road are models ranging from 1969 to 197. Ford's and Holdens. So 1971 would be correct.