Houston to Dallas Driving POVs, 70s Texas Highways, HD

[@justinwilliams5717]

Vintage video! I was born 1988 so seeing this had me glued to what Houston use to look like 15 to 20 years before my birth and watching the transformation it’s under now. I’m glad I’m here!

[@axlh.1827]

This is pure gold. Houston before the oil boom

[@gabbygabs3730]

Look at that. It’s 5pm and NO TRAFFIC. My heart is aching.

[@kevingray8616]

I still remember my first time in Houston in the mid 70s. We drove all the way around Loop 610.

[@Johnn_Vasquez]

Traffic looks like this right now during quarantine.

[@anochron1]

I recognize some of the exits and places. It's amazing how much has changed since then.

[@MrRibby88]

Wow.....amazing. This was back in the 1970s when One Shell Plaza was the tallest building in Houston. Thanks for posting this!

[@billybassman21]

I was born in 76 and this is how I remember I-45 looking when I was a little kid. I want to see video from back then or the 80s of I-45 from 610 to Greenspoint.

[@downsouthjunking8180]

I like the one shot of a truck going by with passengers in the bed. My teenage boys were in disbelief when I told them we used to ride in truck beds back in the day.

[@benignobrionesiii]

So crazy to see Houston before I was born ('80). Love it.

[@lbennhtx6072]

The Houston that I remember from the mid 70’s. Thx for posting!!!

[@jacoboescobedo804]

The bridge looks way better with “be someone” tagged on it

[@Pinda50000]

nah its too plain and authoritarian concrete back then more color on and along the roads now

[@whena2102]

@@Pinda50000 what the rust or graffiti

[@Shoebox817]

The bridge that says be someone

[@THEPLANETEARTH]

How many colors of paint are on that bridge nothing is being changed every other week

[@ianchesney9639]

like how there is NO traffic gosh you old folks got the good ol days! im seriously jealous except the draft and the cold war that was shifty.

[@smasherofsnowflakes4511]

"old folks" ? You kids are such idiots that you insult previous generations even when you're trying to complement them. Clueless. I hope everyone at your funerals says "RIP." Not even rest in peace, just a thoughtless acronym is all you get.

[@whaaaa869]

@@smasherofsnowflakes4511 lol @ your ironic username

[@eddie14745]

Oh there was traffic but only at rush hour

[@johnheinrich1718]

Video must have been filmed at 8:30 on a sunday morning, the traffic was still bad, because a lot of streets were only 2 lanes, one coming and one going. Highway 6 at westheimer was a 2 lane road and so was westheimer down to gessner, too many cars for just one lane of traffic. 1973’ I lived at westheimer and fondren and worked at mandell street and Richmond ave, took one hour to get to work.

[@RazorFoxDV]

Fascinating video! Based on the giant Gulf sign, this is probably 1973 or earlier. That's about when the sign was removed.

[@HotWheelsBurban]

That red and white square body truck was brand new then.... GM came out with those in late '72 as 1973 models.

[@skipcampbell4226]

It was so much less populated then! Big city with a small city feel.

[@trevorjameson3213]

Oh yeah, I can remember that well, looks like around 1975 or so. I remember those days when the traffic wasn't bad at all. And driving to Dallas from Houston on I-45, you would one or two cars here and there, that's it. I also remember driving from Shreveport to Dallas on brand new I-20 in 1968. We drove most of that trip without seeing another car on the road. Stopped in East Texas somewhere, I pulled onto an overpass, and took a polaroid picture, zero cars on the freeway. I was taking that picture because the freeway was brand new, not because of no traffic. We didn't think about traffic between cities back then because there wasn't any. But it was much worse in the '50's because you had to drive all those little two lane roads with no shoulders, and they went through every little hick town, where on the weekends, there would be a mile long line of traffic stuck at the red light in town, on their way home from a weekend trip to visit family or where ever. I used to cuss every time we did that trip before I-20 was built.

[@JelandoJohnson]

The city looked very modern even back then.

[@isaaccollazo2874]

we haven’t changed as much the cities still haven’t change much since 40years

[@bingbong9844]

I love how much from this to now hasn’t changed, but so much has as well.

[@bfg9000d1]

Just to politely correct some folks. The Houston Oil Boom hit its peak around the very very late 1970's. It sustain that peak in to the early 1980's and the bottom fell out in the latter part of 1986 early1987. Around 1987 strip outlets that were under construction stalled out and remain unfinished for years. Buildings and Malls that had gotten all approvals to build were put on hold at the last second. Basically time stop in Houston. It wasn't until well into the 90's that Houston was able to dig out from it.

[@rogueldr642smiythe9]

And on this date I-45 construction began, 2022 STILL GOING!!!!

[@HotWheelsBurban]

In Houston we say "Gulf Freeway, proudly under construction since 1946". Pretty much true, as soon as one part is finished it's time to start reconstruction on another part. Amazing to see the lack of traffic, and the 60s and 70s cars and trucks when they were still fairly new. Love to have the red and white square body truck in this condition now! And noticed how both Chevys and the Ford pickup are all long beds..... Back then trucks were for work!

[@plebianpicasso7027]

1:24 riding in the back of a pick-up going down the freeway. Things you just don't see anymore.

[@anonymousmobster2444]

Our culture has been karenized and turned into a nanny state.

[@metalmopars]

Everything was great before 1990, everything after 1990 is shit garbage.

[@BryanX64]

@@metalmopars ok boomer

[@tubularcheese9120]

@@anonymousmobster2444 Yea, people don't needlessly and stupidly risk their lives by riding unrestrained in a vehicle going 100 kph on a freeway anymore, damn Karens!

[@matsugo24]

Back when the texas freeways weren’t over crowded. These are the road trips I remember as a child.

[@MFXdump]

Great Scott! It’s Doc Emmett Brown. Still time traveling.

[@Adam96616]

Wow, it's like everything is so recognizable, even though I was born in the 90s. Meanwhile, Cypress is probably a bunch of woods in this video. My have times have changed. The skyline almost reminds me of San Antonio's skyline today.

[@joemartin1253]

justmejess24 That's how backwards minded San Antonio is.

[@h-townsfinest4216]

justmejess24 Yes, San Antonio's infrastructure is about 30 years behind Houston.

[@h-townsfinest4216]

This is amazing footage of Houston, before our signature skyline developed, pre the oil boom. I also wonder what Galveston looked like during this time.

[@mattyust6127]

One of the most amazing things I've seen!! Thank you for posting!!

[@muiscnight]

I love my KZbin recommendations

[@christianbrother4724]

I remember as a kid when the highways in Texas were pleasant to ride and drive on.

[@musiqmanful]

I just saw some of this footage on the Tina Turner Documentary lol. And they used it to show Dallas Texas.

[@BryanX64]

Very cool. This is a treasure

[@AtticTapes14]

Overpasses look so cool

[@Jacob-ks8lh]

In the 2000’s freeways signs are light green and in the 1900’s freeway signs are different and California they have dark freeway signs and light green signs

[@lmfd7373]

Before toll roads invaded our hwys but did nothing for traffic amazing how empty the roads are

[@GSM92]

It look like it was about to start storming

[@MrAlexx420]

that lil white house at 0:06 is still around.

[@dont8629]

i was watching looking for dallas and that was all houston over and over...great shots but dallas wasnt in the shot

[@isaaccollazo2874]

0:58 is that the be someone bridge?

[@RolandDuke]

That’s just shots of Houston

[@troyw1843]

Pretty frickin cool man!!!!

[@rickG913]

I can see where I work that’s so cool!

[@AlkakT]

Dallas does not show up in one shot just 45 and Houston

[@JeanEDeaux]

Looked closer in size to New Orleans than modern Houston.

[@Wifistaxx]

damn. the candy man (dean corll) days

[@jesusmanzanares8844]

I was thinking the same . Wicked times

[@Chevy4x4dawg]

1:55 that C-60 is getting it!!!!! Hot freight!!!! Prolly a 472 gasser. Now everyone needs a diesel pickup just to go to grocery store and t-ball practice......😏

[@sakariaskarlsson634]

Its a dark texas evening, you are driving home in your 7 liter v8 car, because its 60s/early 70s and gas costs like water. v8 silently grunting under the hood, almost idling the throttle and still keeping.. lets say 70 mph. nothing but crickets are heard from the vast desert landscape you pass through on the way to the horizon, you get home, step out into the cold night air, should you get inside, or maybe go for another drive? Now i dont mind electric cars.. but.. well.. you know.

[@musiqmanful]

What kind of camera was this shot with???

[@adamsocki]

Gives me Slacker vibes.

[@joemartin1253]

Back when Houston was just solid concrete and no vegetation.

[@calvariumdei]

Before the country was flooded with incompatible groups

[@carlosvaleriano-cm3hm]

I keep asking myself "why does the grass look so plain?" No trash and pollution everywhere. That's why 😐

[@ternedo6074]

just add more lanes guys traffic will go down

[@Mahaabharath]

and this is how it is now with all the traffic kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6KyhnyKYpirr68

[@johnnyye9762]

0 views. decent

[@PugDaddy-ze2gt]

This is the Houston that I know, I love and prefer. It's too crowded now and I am nothing but, forever lost. 🥲 Bring me me home dear God to a place that I know🙏🏻 I am so tired...