A look at several intersections around Austin in 1970 including 8th and Red River, 38th and Lamar, 19th and Guadalupe, 12th and Lamar, Highway 183 and 81 and people walking around in the rain in downtown Austin.
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@i-35vagabond565 жыл бұрын
Looks like there wasn't near as many trucks in Austin in 1970 as there is today.
@lelandunruh78962 жыл бұрын
My father told me that trucks were not very comfortable back in the day, so you only had one if you really needed one. A bone-stock F-150 today is quite comfortable to ride in as an everyday vehicle or on long rides, which isn't really true of the pre-90s trucks I've ridden in over the years. I suspect the cultural element of city-dwellers liking pickups could only flourish after trucks stopped sucking to drive.
@voltaire20014 жыл бұрын
I did not want this video to end
@westtexas76 жыл бұрын
I lived around the Drag in 70. Hippies were everywhere. The Dillo opened up that year after we lost the Vulcan to cops shutting it down. Hung out at the old Oat Willie's location . So much going on each day back then. Austin was a blast back then. Crash pads were all over West Campus and around Hyde Park. All the Hippies helped each other so you did not go without.
@mrzredbadger78485 жыл бұрын
James that is a fact...all the kids looked out for one another... south Austin gal
@malvolio013 жыл бұрын
My parents lived in Austin in the early to mid-70s and loved it. I just moved here and have to say, whatever made it special is gone.
@ricknessmonster3 жыл бұрын
THAT'S AWESOME! I didn't get to the Drag until 93(13yrs) and had a blast!!
@johnthonig8832 Жыл бұрын
At what location was Oat Willies?
@westtexas7 Жыл бұрын
@@johnthonig8832 On Lavaca and 16th I think.
@kelleymcbride46333 жыл бұрын
This video tugs hard at the hearts of us old school Austinites thanks for the upload.......the old Austin....... we shall never see her like again #I❤ATX. #512ForLife
@lindagarcia88262 жыл бұрын
Hi Kelly, You are so right. It almost felt like I was sitting in the back seat of my parents car and driving around. I absolutely enjoyed every second. I was born in Austin too.
@ethanledesma75063 ай бұрын
I'm born 1962 grew up in Austin
@sbeallvln5 жыл бұрын
I wish I could see more footage of interstate highways and bridges from Texas at that time. I loved the style. I have found as much as I can find but I wish there was more.
@swingset19692 жыл бұрын
Remember who ran the city then verses the last few decades when you want to howl about how it's all gone downhill.
@a.r.20122 жыл бұрын
To me 1970 was like yesterday now this film looks ancient
@herbsteiner10132 жыл бұрын
The first guy holding the umbrella at 1:32 looks like Cactus Pryor to me.
@johnthonig88322 жыл бұрын
It is him ☮️😊
@cindynimeskern79942 жыл бұрын
Didn't have to go far out of Austin to get out in the country back in the 60 S.
@longlost84243 ай бұрын
flashback memories of my first experience in austism in 1977 when I was 15 years old, riding my bike everywhere, buying my first guitar from a pawn shop down on 6th street......
@motowulf885 жыл бұрын
Too bad it isn't still like that.
@yamahasuperbike22024 жыл бұрын
Yeah unfortunately those days are gone now. You can thank the Californians and new yorkers for that.
@zabadazidit4 жыл бұрын
@@yamahasuperbike2202 +1000
@mariusfacktor35972 жыл бұрын
@@yamahasuperbike2202 What exactly are you attributing to Californians and New Yorkers?
@AH-ve9iz2 жыл бұрын
@@mariusfacktor3597 their liberal voting practices which tend to ruin cities, states and even countries.
@mariusfacktor35972 жыл бұрын
@@AH-ve9iz What liberal things did Californians and New Yorkers vote for that changed things?
@garywalters3007 Жыл бұрын
would like to see the old east ave (rainy st area) before 35 was put in. i do remember 35 before the decks were built. my friend used to sneak out his parents car and we would drove up and down mopac before it opened. and the only traffic lights on ben white were at manchaca, 35, and todd lane.
@jordangordan89806 жыл бұрын
I looked this up because I wanted to see what it looked like when Stevie Ray was hanging around. I was curious to see it from his eyes
@Carlos-ks4ru6 жыл бұрын
Jordan Seaben srv ❤️❤️
@gregm68942 жыл бұрын
Stevie was still a 16 year old kid when this footage was recorded -- he didn't move to Austin until 1972. But you are right in that Austin didn't really start changing until the mid to late eighties. Jimmy is the one responsible for getting Stevie into the Austin Music Scene -- then Stevie took off like a rocket, for way too short a time.
@johnthonig88322 жыл бұрын
@@gregm6894 Yep, I saw Stevie numerous times before Double Trouble formed in 1978ish Blackbird Paul R and Cobras Triple Threat Review Nightcrawlers Oh the memories ☮️
@gregm68942 жыл бұрын
@@johnthonig8832 Yep, I can still hear Paul Ray singing, "If you leave me, I'll go crazy" -- I was a big fan in those days. I played drums back then in a couple different bands -- The Paradise Blues Band , and the Skip McKinney Band with Julie Burrell.
@johnthonig88322 жыл бұрын
@@gregm6894 Wow, Far out. Stevie, as you know, rarely sang in those bands. What a shame. But his guitar did the singing. I just remembered the band Liberation, as well. I saw him in Dallas as well before he and Jimmy moved to Austin. Soap Creek, Armadillo days. ☮️😊
@markboyd92756 жыл бұрын
Looked about the same til the 90s
@nickdaveNDM2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't know, I was born in 98 at Seton on 38th Street
@prokhor_zakharov3 ай бұрын
Is it possible to be nostalgic for a time before you were born?
@larryseyer2 жыл бұрын
That looked like Cactus Pryor.
@telebob2 жыл бұрын
It was.
@johnthonig8832 Жыл бұрын
@@telebob Yes indeed
@daviddeborde25424 ай бұрын
This was when Braker Ln ended at N Lamar
@alejoh3179 Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@bmindful63 жыл бұрын
I’m just guessing from this video that these cars our city cars from people who live within the city I just imagine people who live outside of Austin city limits who have ranches and farms are the ones that had the trucks back then. Also people on highways toating stuff.
@StevieStormmm2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much looks the same to me here in 2022! I’ve been doing Ubereats here so I get to see everything on a daily basis. Yet, I feel I’ve definitely missed out on the peak times here from the past. Wah!
@UTClassof Жыл бұрын
That's right by UT at :47 that's where Guadalupe (The Drag) connects to MLK boulevard. Was it called MLK or something else in 1970?
@TheLonghornDad Жыл бұрын
That's 19th Street.
@hemprope43264 жыл бұрын
Now give footage of Austin in 1790
@porscheflat4 ай бұрын
The little store attached to pizza hut has been closed for decades 🤷 why no one use it 🤔
@thatman48535 ай бұрын
Wow i wasnt even born yet.but i know every street shown.😢if you know you know🤘