Los Angeles 1970 - 1978

Los Angeles North Hollywood, Hollywood, Downtown L.A., LAX
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Music By Donald Byrd & the Black Byrds - Places and Spaces

[@rooseveltdavis9559]

Man, oh man I love this . I'm from the legendary 1970s. I was only a baby,but I remember the breathtaking atmosphere of this wonderful decade. Riding in my father's Cadillac hearing 8-track tapes and having fun. I miss those days like crazy. Man,I wanna go back.

[@tammybrown4901]

I agree I so wish I could to.

[@suzanne1430]

@@tammybrown4901 listen to the song by Eddie Money....I want to go back. 💔💔🎀

[@joejordan1259]

People romanticize this time in history but do any of you remember the smog going outdoors and choking to death yes to seventies was a better time to live than now no comparison but the seventies had a lot of problems in Los Angeles also.

[@bobbyc1701]

@@joejordan1259 Yep I agree and the LAPD were beating up black and brown people too and the mainstream media didnt care about that happening either.

[@mgmmgm1599]

@@suzanne1430 Yes, I think so.

[@cooper482011]

I was a little boy in the 1970s and a teenager in the 1980s. L.A. native and proud of it.

[@seanlewis1148]

Michael ADOS No other place like it. I'm from Compton....Rosecrans and Central Ave.

[@paolo-n2000]

Me too! Great place to grow up! Definitely less people living in LA back then...

[@bihmthethird]

#hubcity4life

[@seanlewis1148]

drright10 Get the fuck off the stage!!!! YO act is straight boo boo dookie!!!!

[@beachboi6196]

@@seanlewis1148 Brody got ya all I'm from deygo I feel same way

[@alexandermarquis6197]

The city looked so much more cleaner back then. I love it thanx. My mom moved us here in Aug of 77. Me and my sister were 8 and 9 back then. Tears are falling , I don't know why.

[@deebee9751]

I so miss this era. It was the most relaxed and happy environment back then when I was a teen. Now its a hostile environment with kids stuck on there phones and missing out on there teen years. I'm glad there wasn't cell phones or I would of never seen the whole California. Thanks for uploading this awesome video. Watching it just puts me back in time once again. :)

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

Half the population plus California used to be mostly white back then. Lots of people now from Mexico, Middle East, and Asia combined with a population that doubled.

[@nothing_controversial]

77 was the first time I went to LA. I was 12. Had to check out The Bonaventure building from my favorite Sci fi show at the time Fantastic Journey 😎

[@srvntlilly]

I feel the same. For me, it's nostalgia for what was, and deep sadness for what it's become.😢

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

@@tracetracy743 Go away groomer.

[@christian1127]

I'm so happy to have grown up in this time. I sure miss it.

[@lynettewatson6338]

Me too

[@joshuahjfarquharm.3269]

There was still hope then....even when it was hot it was somehow cooler.

[@karonsanchez3551]

I loved the 70s. Had my kids, they were little. Had fun at the Zoo, Dodger stadium, Central Market, aah the Beaches! Such good times. Not anymore.

[@lamadyarah8787]

Now you have NBA Youngboy and Tikashi 69. Life looks like it sure was boring without these two guys.

[@m_d_l_a3208]

Lucky👍

[@Anthem-nd8sh]

As a teenager in the 70's I just love watching these clips. Takes me back. One thing I always notice in all of them, no matter from what part of teh world, is the cool cars we had back then! Mustangs, Camaros, Dusters, Chevelles, Barracudas, etc.. To find one now in good shape will cost one an arm and a leg..yet they were everywhere back then.

[@PumaPete]

And they were cheap! 69 camaros for $1500 bucks! Now a trashed one is $15,000

[@robertw.7698]

Much simpler times

[@drpoundsign]

@@PumaPete ...not Too Green.

[@dannyhood4007]

‘Chips’ ‘electric women dyna girl’ lmao!

[@shahidpasha4074]

u can find them in cuba now, they preserve and still on the roads.

[@albear972]

One of my most favorite old LA videos. The music is so fitting. I must have watched it over 100 times already. Thanks for putting it up.

[@harrisr.7979]

Couldn't agree more!

[@albear972]

That Bank of America data center building at 0:16 is gone already. 1978-2017

[@eladsinger9215]

And no matter how often I see it, the lump in the throat always comes back for some reason

[@truelies3690]

@@eladsinger9215 Don't beat yourself up. Nostalgia of an era long gone does that to you. Just remembering where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, the family home you grew up with, your loved ones that were alive then and gone now or a while back does that and more to you. It's called memories of your life that have passed and will never be back. That's what we all have in common.

[@amari1625]

Me too❤🎉

[@NatJac-gg3mv]

Good music. Just listening to it give you hope.

[@joerodriguez8272]

Born and raised in Boyle Heights and Bell Gardens. I love LA.

[@karinec.2131]

Pico Union/Westlake Ktown in da building!!!

[@dburch7894]

Montebello

[@805NAVE]

Woodland Hills here. Loved driving to my grandparents house in Beverly Hills back in the day. Topanga canyon to pch, then up Olympic

[@yoli5779]

I lived in BG for a bit! (: Good times.

[@aldofhister6859]

Are you on a Mexican or Latino ?

[@pharoah1200]

Watch it and weep because this is a L.A. that will never ever be seen again. Sad😢

[@bongbongtravels6108]

You're broke! You couldn't afford it. So you move to Rural Arkansas. What's the problem?

[@igotthesauce1870]

Joe Jordan destroyed culture? Ha! Nice one. Why don’t you tell that to all the natives that lived in la before the Americans came they’ll tell you all about destroyed culture.

[@igotthesauce1870]

Joe Jordan educate yourself

[@TrukNLife316]

Bong Bong a tiny little house of 2 rooms 1 bath is worth half a million in LA lol my pops house in Pomona 30 mins away from downtown LA is 3 room 1.5 baths and with almost half a million lol crazy. When he bought it it was a little over or less under 100k in late 80’s

[@planetablog5504]

Once upon a time when English was spoken in California..... not anymore.... so sad

[@paulcatania1315]

I remember driving to our gigs in 1975 (4 nights a week) in a black '71 Barracuda ragtop listening to the radio with "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship and "Love Will Keep Us Together" by The Captain & Tennille in constant rotation.

[@cflo1386]

Surprised you didn't mention the Carpenters.

[@Ezoangelofdeath]

sure you didnt listen to Bread as well?

[@tammybrown4901]

Aww yes

[@polarbear353]

Jefferson Starship, my all time favorite group.

[@smilingontime]

Seeing this through the eyes of my beloved mama... This is the los angeles she saw while pregnant with me... Thank you kindly for this vid... I love los angeles. ...born and raised and still floating around the city...

[@5150Rockstar]

I love that all the phone numbers don't have area codes. Cause it was all 213...

[@karinec.2131]

I'm still 213!!!!

[@gnarbyq4667]

213, then 310, then 562 for me.. thank you for the upload. It was beautiful

[@NoirL.A.]

oh yes i too remember when all L.A. county had but one area code.

[@towcars5550]

Im 323 homie

[@elzymoreno6598]

I put 213 in my license plates 👌🏼🙂

[@RedroomStudios]

as someone who grew up in the 60's - 70's I watch this kind of video and just long to be back in that time... in many ways life was more innocent and full of wonder then. maybe because I was a kid with a fresh mind. we all get cynical as we get older.

[@LisaLisaLisa1]

So true

[@nativetexanful]

I grew up in those days too, and it sure was a better time.

[@sixsixxsixxxx]

nativetexanful bull

[@nativetexanful]

Robert, I should know, I was there.

[@sixsixxsixxxx]

nativetexanful so was I - grew up in 70's...you know the time your parents thought sucked compared to lets say the 1940s - 50's...which was the era your grandparents thought sucked compared to the good ol days of the 20's - 30's...which your great grandparents thought sucked compared to the good ol days of the turn of the century...

[@Danny-bd1ch]

Just watch the Rockford Files, to get a good look at LA in the 70's.

[@waverider227]

Or any episode of CHiPS

[@jeanettehammond8460]

Or watch Dragnet if you want to see old LA...besides loving the show I love the scenes of LA back then!

[@abelmontalvo4052]

Just watch Night Stalker,to get a good look at Chicago in the 70's

[@Spanky1]

@Seraph909. Lol...so true.... I also always think about sway bars when watching car chases in 70's movies and TV shows.

[@dmotta2811]

Or Adam 12

[@RandyDrayton]

Wow, Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds as the background? Great choice to go with the incredible visuals. LA still feels the same. At least for these particular areas. Really nice biking down the beaches from Santa Monica, through the Venice Beach Canals, further south and time it so you're arriving back at Santa Monica for sunset. Priceless. So much to do. Just don't walk around downtown by the Broad museum on a Sunday. LA is like a ghost-town then lol

[@ronaldbowman6059]

I love the days of old Los Angeles. How nostalgic when we look back at what seemingly was everyday life. How I would like to go back to the simpler times of that day.

[@savvastzionis9112]

I searched for old LA .. and discovered Donald Byrd. Fantastic!

[@mconcaz]

I was a kid in the 1970's because i was born in 1971 and i recall that you could still see a lot of cars from the 1950's and from 1960's. I also recall that my dad had a 1967 chevy impala in 1977. Growing up at that time was fantastic.

[@tomslick1650]

mauro contreras i was born in 76, yet i still remember seeing plenty of old detroit iron.

[@Milkmans_Son]

mauro contreras Funny how time skews and distorts as it goes by. Your dad's Impala was only 10 years old in '77, so driving it then was like driving a 2005 model today. Not that out of the ordinary, and even less so when you consider the new-car options he had available during that time span... not exactly the auto industry's finest hour. We're getting old, bud.

[@marcdevibray8242]

Chevrolet Impala, what a beautiful car!

[@laumarlopez8417]

I was born in 1973 and I remember we didn't need setbelts. My brothers and me would sit still in those type of cars.

[@topchingon]

Born in 72 and remember riding on the back a friends pick up which would be illegal today. They still do it down here in San Antonio and nobody gets a ticket🤣 . Funny, but San Antonio reminds me alot about my childhood growing up in LA ( korean town)

[@demaster619]

Damn Places and Spaces by the Donald Byrds!!

[@Jgeneraledger23]

Oh, wow was that who was singing this? he was with The Black Byrds and sings another one of my favorite L.A. tunes.

[@paulcooper3463]

I want to crawl through the screen and be there great vid.

[@mr.nobody6829]

It's really relaxing watching old footage like this.

[@OmarVale]

What A Gem! The music is perfect for the footage. Places and Spaces by Donald Byrd

[@chiefpygmy]

i was a teen in the valley in the early 70's. awesome vid makes me sigh.

[@Lillielotus444]

I know I wasn’t there but this gives me dreamy, nostalgic feelings. And imaging my dad’s reality when he was my age during his most beloved decade of the 70sss...

[@Lillielotus444]

In Los Angeles of course. Our home!

[@chorlauheung4920]

Love and miss seeing all those vintage cars! Can recall seeing the RTD buses throughout L.A.

[@srvntlilly]

My ex drove for RTD back then. My kids and I would ride all over the city and suburbs with him.

[@tonygourley4896]

I grew up in L.A. ( 1966-1984 ) it was the coolest place to grow up in. This old film is great stuff. I can still remember KTTV channel 11, Cal Worthington Dodge & Ford, Randy's donuts, 93.KHJ am, KLOS fm, Boys market, Carnation ice cream, Pup 'n Taco, Douglas char-burgers, Dodger stadium, KROQ fm, Bob's big boy, San Gabriel mountains Angeles National Forrest, Der Weinerschnitzel, L.A.Forum, Winchell's donut house, Farmer John meats, Formost milk, Pizza Man he delivers, KMET fm, Eyewitness News channel 7 w/ Stu Nayham, In and Out burger, Zody's, Long Beach Arena, Pete Ellis Dodge long beach fwy firestone exit South Gate, Earl Shibe will paint your car any car for 39.99, El Taco, Shakey's pizza, McCoy's market, Thrifty drug & discount store, Orange Julius, it's endless. Great stuff, great city ! Bob.G

[@tammybrown4901]

Sounds awesome

[@nicoleyee524]

Wait, no smart phones anywhere. Those were the days! When people actually existed without being controlled by a 3" x 5" screen.

[@weirdguy4948]

Nicole Yee you sound like an old fool

[@MrKoti99]

Technology is advancing old man get used to it.

[@jillybean3688]

Amen to that!

[@weirdguy4948]

TheBigPayBack how so? How about we all go back to the medieval ages? Sigh, those good old days

[@jillybean3688]

@@weirdguy4948 yep, whatever you say.

[@paulcooper5748]

I want to crawl through the screen and be there.

[@rizinggodfist3049]

cleverly stated, friend 👍

[@joereyna3992]

The Greyhound station was where my aunt used to pick me up to go to her place in Santa Monica. I was a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton in 1971 - 1973.

[@bannedheretic2971]

I bet you have a lot of great stories

[@josephstalin760]

I stay in oceanside

[@joejordan1259]

I went through that bus station in 1974 to go to US Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego It's not there anymore.

[@davidzagrodny9486]

Air quality was actually worse. Most everything else was better.

[@hubertmatos5920]

Perhaps??? But downtown L.A was 100 times better...

[@malcorub]

LA is safer today than the 80s and 90s ...a lot less gang violence. Not sure about when compared to the 70s.

[@soul2soul429]

@@hubertmatos5920 I 💗 L.A. I💗 Downtown L.A Im curious to know what where your favorite spots and what years did you enjoy in Downtown L.A.

[@surielparra4102]

savage 069 ..what’s wrong with Latin people ?

[@rayespinoza9509]

@@surielparra4102 you tell em!

[@charlesn787]

I walked from Wilshire to Sunset on Vermont as a kid with friends and have no problems. I missed the 70's.

[@509Heavydrop]

Virgil Junior High

[@charlesn787]

@@509Heavydrop Berendo Junior High

[@509Heavydrop]

@@charlesn787 I went there also, Berendo JHS, I used to live on 9th Street between Vermont & Westmoreland 60s & 70s moved from there in 1972 so many changes ! Now 9th St. Is James woods blvd,

[@charlesn787]

@@509Heavydrop I miss Berendo the most. Some of the best years of my life. The 70's and 80's are the best, uncrowded streets, streets are actually safe to walk.

[@charlesn787]

@@509Heavydrop I lived on Berendo st and 9th

[@candorguy]

Detroit iron rolling hard. Those were the days.

[@supabadforever9532]

I'm so enjoying this. thanks

[@uswfes42]

Wow. This brings back memories. I was born and raised in watts in the 70's. I brought back so many childhood memories. I reside in Oklahoma City now. Thanks for sharing.

[@soul2soul429]

...nice to know, what do you remember of L.A.? what made you leave CA? do you miss L.A.? "Is Oklahoma better, is it what you expected? "Are people nice and friendly?

[@2Pkb25]

WATTS IN THE 70'S !!!! SANFORD AND SON ERA LOL AND OF COURSE THE ERA OF THE CRIPS

[@509Heavydrop]

They moved to Tornado Alley ! from earthquakes to Dustbowl 😝

[@nativetexanful]

Leaving LA was a very wise choice. You wouldn't want to live there now.

[@uswfes42]

@@nativetexanful yes it was..👍🏾

[@valerieproctor7366]

My family moved here from New Orleans in summer 1974 to join my big sis who moved here in 72 we moved to West LA it was beautiful, weather, places and spaces, we loved it. I was 11 my baby sister was 7 my two other sisters 13 and 18 we had amazing times here and we never looked backed.

[@sweetoneloves6811]

My family moved to Los Angeles from Michigan 1971 omg I remember all these areas very clearly Craiglaca1. THANK YOU. During this Quarantine you eased my mind, the brown derby my family would always eat there. I have to tell my friends in Los Angeles to look at this video. and the music is great. .

[@bobwatson1162]

The video had me hooked when I heard Donald Byrd's places an spaces I've been.. it's around this time late 60s early 70s when a lot of people were moving to California...

[@valerieproctor7366]

Like my family we moved here in LA in 1974, and never looked back.

[@toddbob55]

Drivers were patient and happy - Things sure are different in 2020 and NOT for the better.

[@carlosmejia5824]

People were less stress, less selfish and more happy

[@kathyzeider4168]

Born in San Diego in 58 and parents moved to LA when I was 5! Was a teenager in the early ‘70’s showed this video to my brother and the memories just flowed! Still miss it all this time even tho haven’t been back since 2005 when my father passed!!

[@comicsfix8460]

DO YOU REMEMBER THE CAMEO, ROXIE AND ARCADE THEATRES?

[@harrisr.7979]

What a shame the audio track was muted. "Places and Spaces" fit this 70's era video perfectly. Great video though, really enjoy this a lot. Simpler time, after the turbulent 60's.

[@darnellwebb7609]

That's site on 6th and Broadway brings back memories I used to walk by it every day going to Clifton's on 7th and Broadway memories

[@yesto784]

Darnell Webb Clinton’s is very different now. The same but different.

[@yesto784]

Darnell Webb Clinton’s is very different now.

[@AC-lv1eq]

I was a short-order cook their back in 78 one of my very first jobs

[@MrBelmont79]

My mom would take us once a week and I was nuts for the banana cake. I miss it so.

[@berzerker1100]

@Valerie Hall are you talking about good old George Putnam the Repoter ? 😀🇺🇸

[@SharkRecordFilms]

couldn't find a single car that wasn't beautiful

[@carlm8821]

Shark Record Films Yup, agreed...even the well worn, well used beaters!

[@garyfuiten5126]

And they were taking turns merging on to the Freeway......what's that all about? 😨

[@ctoombs7825]

Pure American steel made cars.

[@ms.sonshine8878]

The Datsun B210. 😖

[@poodog5131]

Gary Fuiten not stupid like u

[@igfromthe323]

Damn I'm an MTA driver and I do line 217 passing through hollywood and vine its crowded as hell now!

[@509Heavydrop]

Transfer over to Division 21

[@berzerker1100]

Goldline Rail is okay ! Division 21 MTA all the way ! Div.7 is too far Mucho Traffico 😖

[@razareg4866]

The 1970s: the last great decade

[@80sDecadeCanYouPleaseComeBack]

1980s too

[@TruckerLerone]

1990s

[@MrsTrustygirl79]

I was born in 79 so I can't really speak for the 70's but the 80's was a pretty awesome time.

[@soniasg8639]

@@80sDecadeCanYouPleaseComeBack Good actors back then too, Charles Bronson...

[@lastdays3148]

Razareg, True! Thriving Business, Malls, lower cost of living, Factory jobs still hanging on for awhile in the USA, Music, Movies, Sitcom Shows, Variety Shows, Family togetherness for the majority of us, Food was healthier and people exercised daily, Farms, Unique Wardrobe Fashion Attire, Fashion Shows, Unique Hairstyles, Musical Bands and Solo Musicians with their Hits after Hits. Television 📺 were worth watching daily. Yes, we had some negative moments during the 1970s. Liked any other Decade. However the 1970s were truly the last greatest Decade✨

[@dirtymikeandtheboyz2570]

Did someone just travel back in time and recorded this for us.. so awesome... I was born in 83 but brings me flashbacks to what I remember LA looking like before... My Dad's old rides, going to the Sears tower on Soto and Olympic... Being in DTLA... Awesome... Thanks!

[@valerieproctor7366]

We often visit Hollywood and my sister had a cool apartment out there, in weekends she used to take me and my other sisters to the Chinese theater and see the movie stars foot prints and movies. It was amazing momories

[@anthonycameron2067]

Thanks for the Donald Byrd soundtrack

[@bella_bella85]

Literally would give anything to jump into this video... I was born in 85 and as long as I can remember I always felt like I belonged in this time period... It’s like my soul is longing for this time of simplicity and love. I’m 34 and I literally watch all the old programs on tv and as a child wore bell bottoms because at the young age of 11-12 I knew I just didn’t fit or belong in this time period... Thanks for sharing

[@tammybrown4901]

I understand that for me the 60s I was a teen in the 70 early 80s. But the 60s always have called me

[@sockjean2967]

It still looks like this today other than like three or four buildings added

[@anitabonghit9415]

i was here as a kid it was a great great era to go through

[@dr.nigsopmcchortlefag9544]

Love the black byrds. I saw them live back in the 70s in NY.

[@katiemanning3761]

Ahhhh, some Donald Byrd as background music. Places and Spaces, nice cut! Thanks for the time travel event.😊

[@Zen-Tao]

I was glad to run across this. My parents lived on El Centro in the 70's. Then they moved to Willoughby, where we stayed for 40 years.

[@crystaldepp1984]

Love these vintage videos 🌴❤️

[@oliverdelgado6952]

😍

[@crystaldepp1984]

@@oliverdelgado6952 🙂

[@55Ariz]

thanks for posting! Wow- yeah that was my decade in every way! Was the last days in L.A. before it got too overcrowded. You could still get around pretty easily. The Valley was still pretty nice. I had a really nice 1964 Dodge Dart. Great little car. Still smoked cigs. then Vantage Menthol. 60 cents a pack! Was taking home 85.50 a week. Was pretty good money!

[@michaelb.3438]

Donald Byrd & the Black Byrds - Places and Spaces got the cd in my car bring a lot of memories

[@janettemcclelland2959]

I used to wait for the 207 Western bus in front of the El Taco. It was the start of the line...I lived at the end of the route on Imperial Hwy. Scary spot to wait for a bus,especially after the bars closed at 2 a.m.

[@beth2398]

It used to be considered the worst part of Hollywood. I remember it from the early eighties. It is so much better now with a shopping center. Area definitely up graded since then.

[@abrahamaguilar4960]

Were in western exactly

[@abrahamaguilar4960]

Catherine G what stores are in the shopping center now?

[@janettemcclelland2959]

@@abrahamaguilar4960 Hollywood and Western.

[@beerbellyjoker7532]

I bet You would be cool to drink with...

[@thrrsn350]

Interesting to see (starting @ 3:48) the large amount of mid-late 1950's cars on the road. Even if this is the 1970 section of the film, 10-15 year old cars, at that time, were like driving 20+ year old cars today, in part due to lack of metal technology (more frequent maintenance, engines lasting 100,000 miles then is equal to 200+ today) and the perception of them being older (auto generations changed yearly then vs. every few years today). Certainly not bashing old cars in any way, just observing the changes of the times. Fascinating film and thanks for posting!

[@GUITARTIME2024]

recession, higher interest rates on car loans, etc.

[@fedupinl.a.7810]

Back when American companies wanted to build a product that would last vs. now make it as cheaply as possible so they have to buy a new one next year. More profit. I lived in l.a. from 79-2012. I had to get out that state & its politicians have ruined it. 3rd world now.

[@russh7914]

This was a time when they made real cars, the kind that would last.

[@stonergamerdavis7720]

Bro my uncle buick from back day got hit by new car funny thing is t My uncle car didn't have dent in it but new car did

[@sailorforlifebestti3366]

that’s some bulshit if I[ve ever heard one ;)

[@jasonscott9645]

They also polluted the shit out of the air

[@gregorypeterman6216]

Every car you see here has gone to the crusher, this was back when you couldn't get a Honda that last forever.

[@ElevenKings]

The kind of cars that did 5 mpg

[@truthsword8562]

I might be on this video,back then loved going to the movies

[@michaelkamensky6230]

Mid-50s SoCal native here. The long tracking shot on a bus going west from Hwd & Western that starts at 2:30 is absolutely fantastic. This music choice was *perfect* too.

[@gaysour]

the fact that since I’ve lived in LA all my life and I’ve literally passed Temple and Beaudry gives me like weird nostalgia vibes looking at what it used to look like and what it looks like now

[@username121709]

I'm probably older than most of you. I was already a middle aged man in the '70s and as much as it seems like the past was a great place to live, the quality of life is much better today.

[@terencesommer6307]

Blab Blah you are joking yes?

[@abruegger007]

Not for long it's not going to be.

[@nativetexanful]

I was born in the 60s, so I was a kid back in the 70s. I remember it well and life was definitely better back then. People were more polite and respectful of each other. People dressed better, too. The cost of living was far lower and there were more good-paying jobs. That's why there were hardly any homeless people in those days. Like I said, I was born in the 60s, but I wish I could have been born 20 or 30 years earlier so I could have enjoyed life in those better times.

[@unc1589]

Donald Byrd places and spaces really works for this video

[@quicksilver3x3]

Great one! I was 13 to 21 in those years and lived in Montebello. What a decade to grow up in. Nice music to set the mood too, thanks.

[@tonyktown]

I'm happy to have grown up and lived my young adult years during the crazy days of the 70's and 80's in Los Angeles, and at 63 years old, I'm still happy to be living here. As much as I love looking back through these wonderful images, I don't live my present life based on the past. L.A. ain't perfect...but...it's perfect for me. :-D

[@tammybrown4901]

Amen like any were ekse

[@harrisr.7979]

Audio tracks is back!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

[@islandbee]

You chose a great song for this video. Places and Spaces by Donald Byrd and the Black Byrds

[@DavidSmith-is4ph]

Born in 68, this was the L.A. of my youth. I almost get choked up watching this.

[@TheCm900]

The last part of the video starting from 3:49 shows the driver going south on El Centro Avenue from Santa Monica blvd. As he continues going south down El Centro Av the camera turns right onto Willoughby Av and goes west. The second to last intersection that is shown at 5:54 right before the video ends is Willoughby and Vine St. Today there is a 7-11 on the NE corner, a CVS pharmacy on the SW corner and a car wash on the NW corner of that intersection and Vine Street Elementary School is just up north of that final intersection right next to where the car wash is today. Not much has changed in that particular section of Hollywood but It is interesting to see what that neighborhood looked like more than 40 years ago.

[@Chutney1luv]

Reminds me of my childhood in the back seat of my dad's car enjoying the view; while visiting my Grandparents! What a fabulous trip down "Memory Lane" Some places are gone and a few places are still there! The cars were gorgeous! Also love the music chosen for this video! 💕 I love L.A.❤..City Of Angels..❤

[@devintaylor8702]

IT WAS A MUCH BETTER TIME BACK THEN🙂👍

[@truelies3690]

I lived it, saw it all. 1963 to 1977. Exactly as I remember it. A precious time capsule of a once was city. Not perfect by any means, but like a fantasy looking at it now. Different people different place different times different country different world. Never to return. Yes it was a magical time to be alive in Los Angeles California once upon a time. Glad I lived it.

[@mrtwint1]

Graduated h.s in 1972...living for the weekend ...going to various clubs to dance and meet ladies in LA was a blast..

[@condor7810]

The song backing this video: "Places and Space I've Been" and the album it appeared on were recroded in Los Angeles in 1975 at The Sound Factory. By the late great Donald Byrd.

[@radcam69]

I lost it at Men Hong Low.

[@VRWil]

Now it's called Bendover....

[@musicom67]

Yup.

[@Princess07ish]

Hilarious!!!

[@christinash2235]

You know they did that shit on purpose.

[@olgathehornyvampirevegan2413]

I saw that 😂

[@karenperlman5059]

My beloved birthplace, and official center of the known universe. ;) Thanks so much for sharing!

[@seanlewis1148]

Sticker Stamps by Suite 33 My birth place as well. Born 1972 San Pedro Peninsula Hospital. Raised all over L.A., the particular city I identify with: Compton

[@samsevan]

That Donald Byrd Places and Spaces fitted just perfect with this video..I'm South Central LA Born and Raised..✌

[@elpatroncalifas4320]

Lots of Impala's, loved growing up in that era.

[@hippiedoll7318]

I am so greatful to the people who recorded these videos back in the day. So that we could enjoy a look back into the past. I just wish there was a button to push or a link to click on that would transport me there! I dig seeing all those old cars! Nothing like the look-alike, cookie-cutter, eggs on wheels, cars of today, and the ugly, square-shaped, no character having houses that are being built now-a-days!

[@glencarlton7753]

7

[@aslamrefai6214]

Modernity took over, sadly😭.

[@robertyglesias9673]

I used to go to Dodgers and Lakers games on the bus and the tickets were very reasonable

[@workingboy91607]

This takes me back to my teenage years. Oh, those were the days! This footage makes me happy and wistful at the same time.

[@Vincent-fb1yj]

At 2:17, check out the guy scoping out the lady in front of him from head to toe and then smile...lol

[@SeisanStnc]

Yup, if that was today he would have just been staring at his phone. Smh

[@dmotta2811]

I rewatched it

[@cameron93387]

There was actually a Chinese restaurant called Men hung Low!! in those days and nobody thought anything of it! I LOVE LA❤️❤️🥇🇺🇸☮️

[@CDTbossy]

What I really miss about classic good america from 1950 to late 70s is all the awesome nicelooking cars! If cars looked like that and had the nice v8 sound and feel today it would be paradise for me to drive cars like that every day... And if gas was free and limitless! crap, im dreaming again! Glad I have my good old 76 Cutlass I can take for a spin now and again, takes me back to a simpler time... even tough I was born in 92 haha. Thanks for putting these out they are great to see how things were, before the corporate instiution that america is today. What a time it must have been :)

[@Princess07ish]

Speaking of cars, I miss full service gas stations!!!

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Move to Oregon and you'll get your fill.

[@williamwilkins2279]

Sabel Tann: The closest thing I own to that is a 2014 Impala. I like to call it a "modern day classic".

[@sublimelyhappy70]

Coolness. Thanks for posting this Craig.

[@jimdayton8837]

Excellent video! I like the music too. Thanks for posting!

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

I will stand upon my head till my ears are turning red , Go See Cal :) QC

[@nikkihines3652]

Quaalude Charlie also Worthington Ford commercials 🤓

[@Dr.Pepper001]

The 2 things I remember most about LA when I traveled there often in 1976 were... 1. The traffic jams, and 2. How the locals seemed to be obsessed with suing people at the drop of a hat.

[@srvntlilly]

The traffic jams, ah yes, the traffic jams, on those wonderful, hot, stuffy, smoggy July afternoons. How could one forget?

[@broburch]

Awwwww places and spaces I’ve been !!!! I’m a 90’s baby and I play this song almost everyday because it put me a great mood.

[@matrox]

The 70s ain't got nuth'n on the 60s. Who here remembers the 60s no matter what state?✊😩

[@ninjaturtlemarkchulo7290]

I love the way the freeway looked. It looked like a low-rider car show...

[@carlosperez72]

Ninja Turtle Mark CHULO exactly

[@williswhatchutalkinbout4367]

Why lowrider only? Lol

[@mikeyh1111]

I could weep!

[@Eidelmania]

L.A just keeps getting worse and worse. Too many people now!

[@BeinformedBefree]

@ Schwarzer LMAO!!! A hit dog will holler. The law is the law.

[@charlied2585]

Lavtrabia Lawson You sound delusional and ignorant lmao where is all this coming from

[@jorgeybarra3894]

Lavtrabia Lawson please just go back to Europe to were ever your Grand parents came from.Gracias

[@BeinformedBefree]

Why would you think that My Grand parents were from Europe.???

[@ronwilliams717]

Yes look at Hollywood there was never that many people there like it is today. I miss the peace and quiet!

[@purfikstorm]

One thing you can't get from the video is the smells. Every house, building, car , whatever, reeked of cigarette or cigar smoke. Cars and trucks were spewing unburnt gasoline and diesel. That's something I don't miss.

[@m2d2yes]

Very cool footage...thank you.

[@hotflash7486]

I remember going to see three movies for one price at The State movie theater on Broadway. Then we would go to Clifton's restaurant. So miss those carefree days.

[@pccomputing1]

Clifton's brings back So many memories.Loved the little waterfall in there and walking down the aisles getting to pick our own food lol

[@bannedheretic2971]

Clifton's was wonderful. There used to be a lot of cafeterias in downtown Los Angeles.

[@Miller_Lite]

It's amazing how the atmosphere, the culture look back on those days.

[@colombianflag717]

Thanks for sharing the video

[@JohnnyE71]

So much has happened to the city and everyone since. As a 90s baby, this is just awesome to see.

[@binbinky78]

I remember riding those 70s buses!

[@nikkihines3652]

binbinky78 exactly! Those buses were called RTD aka Rapid Transit Distance.

[@509Heavydrop]

@@nikkihines3652So. Calif. Rapid transit District ( scrtd ) or RTD rude terrible drivers lol..

[@DeltaSniperZRR]

1:31 OMG I don't no where to look, so many amazing cars. Jaguar E-Type at 1:45, right side, second car.

[@jimdayton8837]

I love to pause the video and try to identify each car :)

[@snoopu2601]

Mojo Risin back then we didn't think anything about it until we get to look back at it

[@carlm8821]

SNOOP U 2 Ain’t that the truth!

[@v16bt]

There is another E-Type @ 3:56

[@jeffreyverspaget4353]

This is so beautiful to see it did me good I love this videos from that time I love California and the beautiful music in this video thanks gr Jeffrey 🍀🌞☕😘🌴

[@FrancoDrago]

Those Cars were so cool looking,i love to watch this kind of vintage videos thanks for uploading