Memphis in the 70's

[@Lovejazz01]

@ 7:50 looks like Southland Mall, my mother loved to take us there ! A mall was something new back in ‘71, nice!

[@turawolfe2841]

I enjoyed the video. Thank you!!

[@alanjunkin3824]

I love this. Exactly as I remember

[@mindaltering]

@J. Damn I have a record I bought from a thrift store from trezvant high school band from the late 60s . My grandfather was a janitor there and they would play a song called kelly is a swinger for him, it's on this album. I need to actually get it on here.

[@markfaulkner5626]

Thank you, thank you for sharing this time capsule. It’s so evocative of the Memphis I remember as a kid, and I remember 1971 well. We get a brief shot of Marlo Thomas (Donahue) at 3:09 at The Danny Thomas Memphis Classic. The beautiful blonde at 7:10 is actress Lara Parker, Angelique from Dark Shadows. Her parents lived in Memphis on Galloway. Can anyone identify the restaurant around 7:40? Justine’s was the finest dining in Memphis at the time, though the decor looks as if it could be The Four Flames. This was just a lovely video that really captured all that Memphis had to offer at that time.

[@BGregory220]

10:30 the Hernando De Soto bridge that I-40 across the Mississippi River is being constructed

[@SeriouslyTechStuff]

Thanks for sharing Ken

[@Stucifer]

Difficult to watch bathed in red. Was it made that way or has the film deteriorated?

[@jackgurner2536]

Red is the most common direction that film takes when it deteriorates. It can be corrected in a film editing program...maybe. But, it would be worth a try.

[@BGregory220]

The tower being constructed at 10:13 is the National Bank of Commerce (NBC/I Bank) office tower

[@Debrak62]

I love these memories. Could be better withhout the red filter, though.

[@anthonyparker7624]

Good film , but the red was too much, agreed.

[@mindaltering]

@@Debrak62 yeah shame it's on the original film, it's not a filter.

[@DAB901]

Here to see if I see my mom or pops in any of this old stock footage. 😂😂😂

[@lauramedlin4938]

Memphis the Memphis I grew up in.

[@JosephCunningham-q1c]

The Memphis I grew up in the 70s

[@morganfisherart]

Lovely but why is it all red??

[@tnskyhawk]

Must be a 70s thing. 🤷‍♀️

[@TommyTomTompkins]

Didn't you know everything was in red in the 70's

[@BGregory220]

This was back in 1971

[@matthewgubenko5579]

Play green Onions and start the video at 8:51, pretty good montage

[@pearlinejones1]

Stax music was the best music to come out of Memphis in the 70s

[@jukodebu]

What causes the decline of a once beautiful city

[@mindaltering]

Politicians lining their pockets and not properly funding education promotes the decline of every large American city.

[@calvinballew5411]

If I tell the truth I will be vilified and probably booted from the site. Sad

[@58fins]

@@mindaltering Democrat run cities are known for this issue! Look around the U.S., and you will see what I mean. I grew up in West Memphis, Arkansas during the '70's and my family went to Memphis all the time, so I had a strong connection to that city as well. My dad even worked at Memphis International Airport for a time. I went back for a visit in 1999 with my wife, and it had changed so much, and not for the better. Especially the area near Graceland, it had become run down looking. Now, I haven't been back since, so I can't speak to how it looks now. I hope they can preserve Graceland at least, to honor Elvis.

[@ramencurry6672]

A lot of it is American car culture. America is about the suburbs. You can’t fully expect American cities to be like the vibrant European and Asian cities.

[@dcplyr]

Let’s be honest, the dark element has ruined it!

[@chatttraveler2392]

David Mayo!!

[@toomanybears_]

Lara Parker was fine AF and I'm pretty sure that was Justine's where they were eating.