border-color: #000000; Prices and availability subject to change. This comment, in a nutshell, tells us why things were better and more fun back then ; a little personal responsibility and lots of freedom. My TV is a black rectangle, my fridge is a black rectangle, My PC is a black rectangle. We just came here because we loved cars and cruising. 14 Valley Girl Insults From The 1980s We Should Like, Totally. All of these pictures would make excellent album covers. These pictures brought back some fun memories. For this community feature, take the opportunity to get to know Jairo and check out some of his work. People on the other side of the hill always made fun of it and in the mid 70s I was hearing about how awful and gang infested it was. border: 1px solid; And of course the pretty girls with long 70s hair that will always look great. The cruise lines are not the first to make the transition the cruise lines are now making. Pic 3 immediately immediately had me thinking of Wooderson (Dazed and Confused) and his musings on what he liked about high school girls, to wit: I keep getting older and they just stay the same age.. Most products today are soulless. In 1981 I went to California for a work convention and, since it was our first trip there, decided to take an extra week to take in the sights and visit my uncle in Bakersfield. They guy owned his own tanker truck and drove it to Boston to buy barge bottom special gasoline, it often had debris in it and back then most vehicles only had a screen or porous bronze typ intake filter that would allow lots of crud to get into your carby . Suggested attire for men includes trousers and collared shirts (ties and jackets are optional but not required). Remembering the past. Love these vintage shots. Id forgotten about Hughes Markets; they were bought out by QFC, yet another Seattle biz enlarging its borders. Magnolia Boulevard where you could jump into the left turn lane, turn Its a nice slice of youth and automotive culture of the times. older! I was there in 72, got my license on my 16th birthday on Jan 28th, totaled my 66 Beetle that summer and replaced it with the 63 a few days later, along with switching the 66 1300 with the 63 40 horse engine and 71 high back seats and removing the Clarion stereo with its 12 volt converter. And, did I mention, We didnt know just how good we had it. Overview Plans and pricing Premium Access Assignments. Enjoy. (first posted 1/28/2017) CC reader Michael M. sent me a link to a gallery of photos shot on Van Nuys Blvd. The latest edition of Van Nuys Cruise Night, a San Fernando Valley tradition reborn on the thirdWednesdayof every month, drew several dozen vintage cars and many spectators last week. were made on 35mm Kodak Tri-X black and white film, ASA 400, which I pushed Their 80s and 90s Hondas are just as interesting to them as those 60 Chevys were to us. Without knowing it at the time, Rick shot these historic and fascinating images of California car culture as a personal project. low-light conditions. Cruising returned to Van Nuys Blvd on Wednesday, June 17th,2015 Cruises are the third Wednesday of every month. border: 1px solid; . Dont underestimate what the kids are doing today. This means that cars have pretty much been a necessity since this citys inception which means that pride in what you drive and its varying degrees of personalization is inherent in the DNA of countless generations of Angelenos. Where were you in 72? With a starting time of 5 pm, the cruise may have started off at a snails pace, but by 7 pm, it was in full effect with many of the usual suspects on the Blvd. Thats what I hear when I see these photos. Whittier Boulevard and on countless other streets and avenues in cities FARM STRONG - Robert Gallery and his 1960 Ford F250 Crew Cab, 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Go Mango Goodness. I read a letter to the editor in a mechanics magazine. Not only riding, open beverage container was legal (if your were 21+) since the driver could not reach it. Rick McCloskey spent the summer of 1972 chronicling the vibrant and bustling cruising scene on Van Nuys Boulevard, a part of the booming suburban San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles. mostly behind us. I come here to show off my car. He purchased the car from his cousin a few years ago and put a lot of work in to it, repainted it and posted an Uber sign on it, just to get people talking.. Zipping a left turn into and through the paved section of One of the most exclusive communities in the country, Bel-Air has become synonymous with extravagance. .table_d2e150 { Watch the video to understand better; weve got more pics to come shortly. of photography in the Art Department of California State University at border: 1px solid; images of the people more than images of their cars. Forums. But thanks to a cooperation between local government officials, the police department, and the various attending car clubs, the event has been revitalized in recent years. } June Ellens was also a favored stop for bikers. Sometimes Colorado Blvd on Thursdays too. March 04, 2021. ,
