OLD LOS ANGELES

OLD BLACK / WHITE PICTURES FROM LOS ANGELES

[@ceciliem1811]

My goodness, what classic pictures! Good and bad prints! Louie said it best, "What a wonderful world and beautiful Los Angeles beginnings! Thanks for posting! 👍💕👍

[@lefthandtv8936]

I grew up in Vista in the 70s too. It's so sad that it couldn't have remained the way it was then.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

I’m 51 and grew up in LA and still live here. It’s a lot different now than back in the 70s. I remember that Bunker Hill house. The last of the old homes up there that survived until it was removed.

[@lincbond442]

@James Gretsch That house was known as "The Castle". It was relocated to Heritage Square off the Pasadena Freeway in Highland Park in 1969. The Heritage Square Foundation was accepting donations to have it restored but unfortunately, it was torched by vandals in 1969. Only a few assorted items from the house exist today. No former Bunker Hill homes exist today.

[@emmel4fun]

@@lincbond442 That is so sad! I was a docent at Heritage Square in the early 90's. It would have been wonderful to have that beautiful old home there.

[@lisabaker9036]

Love seeing this. The song is very appropriate. Makes me sad. I grew up in Vista( San Diego County). Back in the 70's it was so nice. I would ride my horse all over. Now there would be no way. The trails, bird farms, orange and avocado groves, small ponds, quaint old houses, Coyote field all gone.

[@anner.5347]

I agree. And I do believe that orange groves in bloom are the scent of heaven.

[@blank7883]

I recognize this comment is old but in Maryland the same things you say, old quaint houses, cows on the sides of the roads filled with farms on each side is vanishing in my town. Pretty weird now seeing all the land that was once empty turn into housings and businesses

[@lisabaker9036]

@@blank7883 Yes, it's heart breaking. Just remember we have heaven to look forward to. God knows what we like. It will be great.🙏

[@ceciliem1811]

Yes, what wonderful way back classic picture! Louie, said it the best, "What a wonderful world and beautiful Los Angeles!" 👍💕👍

[@andrewbrendan1579]

A pleasure to see all these old photos. My favorite is the Queen Anne style house with the modern bank in the background. I love those old, elaborate California houses.

[@kerrymccarthy4226]

Having grown up in LA these photos were so interesting!!

[@samsung5181]

Omg, Awesome. The Bunker Hill pics are priceless.!!!

[@angelafields3740]

love the buildings and huge home from back then!

[@victoriamayo5774]

Loved it thank you loved it 👍🏻🤩❤️☮️

[@blueforest2927]

Thank you for labeling the sites w large enough print and not flying by too fast nice vid ! !

[@rezabolouri2662]

Proud to say I’m from la and through many years how It changed and developed, what a wonderful City to live in

[@rick0e295]

Just discovered this gem. Was first in LA in 1977. Of course very different from photos shown here. Some of these buildings are magnificent 👌. On my last visit, things were changed since 77. Progress has pluses and minuses. By now LA is likely unrecognizable to me since last visit. Would like to turn back the clock a bit ! 😎

[@sauluribe7082]

I think that old abanded subway 5th & Hill should somehow be put back in service.

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

🎶BEAUTIFUL SONG🎶

[@onlythewise1]

times have changed ,be great to go back in time for a day in that time time 1900

[@donalfredisaac]

Aureliano muchísimas gracias por estas increíbles fotos, viví en Burbank 2 años y todavía extraño todo alrededor de L:A. Un mini comentario, una de las últimas fotos , la del Wilshire Blvd. termina como 1900, creo debió ser 1900´s pues los carros son como de los años 1930´s Un saludo desde Yucatán MEX.

[@carolm4994]

I love this! Thank you so much 😊

[@kevin5866]

I happened to meet a man by the last name of Medrano, a very nice, wise old man, he’s a Vietnam vet and the guy lives in his ranch the he inherited from his late granduncle. He’s a Californio. Basically, his family has been living in Cali way before it became a US state. He showed me pictures that were literally taken from the 1800s, when his forefathers lived in Los Angeles, which were only mix Spanish and Mexican people and others. In the pictures, there were 5 generations from his family, and what was cool is that he told me that Californians like him are more American than the son of the Pilgrim, while the people before him are even more American.

[@terencesommer6307]

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[@docscout]

There’s been smog in the Los Angeles basin for over 8000 years. That was when it turned arid from swampy. Solar energy causes debris to lift into the air and the mountains East prevent offshore breezes for blowing it out. But yes, the automobile only made it worse

[@kerirobicheaux1804]

I loved it! Great job!

[@s.f9111]

I live in California & my brother too we love it

[@aybekkg9541]

Its wonderful world👍

[@almeggs3247]

Thanks. Great job. Please add more pics and leave ea one longer on screen to appreciate? Please?

[@bopechanga1129]

My hometown beautiful

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

I lived in LA in the early 80s was a totally different world.

[@lindawoody8501]

Seeing the picture of Chavez Ravine's tragedy was sad. My Great Grand Aunt was among the last group of residents to be put out. There is a photo in news archives of her shaking her cane as if to say "No, we won't go" but in the end she and her housemate who was the owner, did go. They both were in their mid-80s and my Auntie was quite unhappy the rest of her life.

[@mariocisneros911]

Yeah the gringos try to keep this story hidden . The government and the rich steal/ take illegally all the time. They did the same thing to old Chinatown

[@johngreen3543]

The city promised to use the property to construct new homes for these people. In the end it was screw the Latino. They put Dodger Stadium there.

[@AnnetteBond]

My family has lived in Los Angeles since ~1840’s, and there’s ALWAYS been smog, even then, even when only the Indians lived here.😂 There’s a natural inversion layer that causes it. Pollution peaked in the 1950’s, but it’s been getting better ever since.

[@lincbond442]

Very true. I've lived in the LA basin all my life and I'll never forget the stage 3 smog alerts we had in the 1980's. It has gotten much better since then. Actually, the air quality is the ONLY thing that has improved in LA in the last 50 years.

[@Dreamsindriveways818]

This is amazing 🥇

[@sherimann6144]

Wow!

[@s.f9111]

& I tell myself what a wonderful world

[@rosaspanjol673]

The buildings were beautiful!.. I don’t like the modern ones.

[@rick0e295]

It has been said that Mae West made more money from investing in vacant land when she first arrived in LA that in her storied career. Wonder if her home, The Ravenswood is still there 🤔.

[@fmminformation]

It’s still there 👌

[@harryfishback8173]

Love the photos buy the music was not in keeping with the era as pictured...

[@5wheels521]

❤

[@BUSY323]

Wow

[@angelafields3740]

would love to see before and after of the same places/area of pics ur showing

[@mistervacation23]

Couple of Three Stooges movies were made there

[@ricardokim4870]

WONDERFUL JOB

[@None-zc5vg]

The house at 0.58 was preserved only to be torched in 1969.

[@markrichards6863]

"They paced paradise, put up a parking lot.' Who knew LA used to be nice?

[@rexyumul2415]

WOW♤

[@fenandocastanonmanrriquez591]

Xenial Los ANGELES.

[@anner.5347]

It was a wonderful world until too many stupid people took over.

[@gregwddriver]

Imagine Los Angelis with too much water!

[@bobbiwolfgang]

WOW.

[@peterharms3851]

The shot of Wilshire is later than 1900 based on the cars, I would think around 1920s, maybe?

[@ronaldzent6321]

That shot of Wilshire Blvd is not from 1900, maybe early '20's

[@darkmadder9897]

So fast! But the casting-call beach photo at the end gives a little peek into how this all happened! ty

[@domingo-7]

👍

[@molink3123]

Garfield and Slauson was just land. Damn

[@OSTARAEB4]

So sad they razed Bunker Hill after WW2.

[@user-vo5jl6nh2l]

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[@m.garcia8760]

God i love my city!!

[@FindingNorcal]

3th?

[@debieduarte1644]

do you think her hair looks a little stupid the lady from the old times.

[@casamezcua8331]

Hill and 3th? 😂

[@edigurakuqi2147]

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[@ivorysmith239]

The Bible says that we are all guilty of breaking the Ten Commandments of God (Romans 3:23). As a result, we all deserve to go to Hell because none is righteous, no not one. (Romans 3:10). But the good news is that you do not have to go to Hell (John 3:16). Jesus Christ loves you so much that He died on the Cross for your sins and if you Repent of your sins and Accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior then you will be saved (John 3:16). Jesus is calling on all to repent and you know longer have to live in despair but in love, joy, and peace through Jesus Christ. Amen.

[@BOUNCER13x11]

wait till you see what it's become