This was right around the time I moved to SoCal from the Midwest., so this all looks very normal/familiar including how people are dressed, the cars on the street, and even the colors of the old RTD buses. To the person below who thinks everyone in this clip is either dead or in an old folks home now, not quite. I was 21 then and I'm still doing fine, thanks.
Orion10851 I’m pretty sure some of them are joking lol but I do agree. I’m a millennial and I find it pretty funny to think that these kids think even my generation is pretty old with our upbringing compared to theirs.
I was there at this time too. Now in Oklahoma raising our 2 teenagers while my husband is a paramedic starting med school. We just bought a nice home… we are in our prime, doing just fine
This is the Hollywood I remember as a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s and later into the 90s...But this is so cool to see these types of videos...🤩♥️...thank you for sharing this video!!!!🖐
Do you remember THE SECURITY PACIFIC BANK. At HOLLYWOOD and HIGHLAND? And how about... PIC & SAVE, located just south of HOLLYWOOD; on VINE STREET. Or... CARPETERIA, located near the corner of... SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD on VINE STREET. ✌️😃
From '77 to '84 I lived 1 block from Hollywood and Vine and every frame in that clip was of my daily routine.I also knew the "Dancing Lady" you've seen and she is the nicest person you would ever meet she will smile and talk to anyone. She dances to pay the Lord for making her well again and wont stop dancing.
I was 10 in 1980. By 1984 I was obsessed with Motley Crue and desperately wanted to go to Hollywood but never made it there until 2007. I hate myself for not living my dream.
It was CRAZY man! I walked Hollywood Blvd. every day and us hard core L.A. punks (from Philly) would laugh at the heavy metal hair bands who were obsessed with their hair and hitting high notes, They even went to the " Metal Institute of Technology" up on Holly wood at Highland and as I am writing this I just realized that the 420 bus into the Valley picks you up at Highland. Cool huh?
I used to live one block south of Hollywood Blvd during this time. I recognize the lady from 2:48-3:15. I was hoping to see "Captain Jet", he was a regular on the boulevard, like that lady, that was an older gentleman dressed in an Air Force uniform, with a bunch of different colored plastic toy jets hooked onto his hat.
People were much hotter in the 70s ..back then people would say "you look fine...." We didnt use the word "hot" when referring to someone's good looks.
My fav parts: 0:38 - guy who almost gets whacked in the face, keeps walking with no issue about it. 3:00 - crazy lady, much cleaner and well put together than today's crazy lady. 3:35 - grade school kid walking down the street with no supervision. Totally normal back then; no big deal, no police/CPS called. Also, I heart how the people filming this didn't give a damn about getting permission/authorizations from people being filmed. Evidently well before our era of blurring faces from fear of litigation. Oh, how this unassuming footage demonstrates what pussies we've become! Hah! :)
It's ironic that it's considered almost forbidden to let your kids roam free now, even though the crime statistics prove it's much safer now than it was back then. Fear over facts.
I read 1980 had the highest murder rate in LA history. Anyone know why? What was going on at this time? This was a few years before the crack era emerged.
@@nema1218 I tell you exactly why, it's called Liberalism, the liberalism of the 1960's was followed by massive violence just like we will have again, so prepare
Mostly No Traffic. on ..streets and sidewalks. ..go now in 2018 and you wished you could of just not enter hollywood blvd. TRAFFIC!!! EVERY WHERE. .. including suntset blvd. ..●¿● sideways full..
No. That actually happened in 1984. 1971-1984 was the Pluto in Libra/Neptune in Sagittarius era, and everybody born in that era is from that generation, which lines up with the "Xennials" (look at all the people you know and you'll see the differences in generational character and even appearance and voice... the young adults in this era were all 1942-1957 Pluto in Leo/Neptune in Libra Baby Boomers, and people ages 41-66 all had Pluto in Cancer, 1928-1939 with Neptune in Virgo (Silent Generation) and 1914-1929 with Neptune in Leo (Greatest Generation), and the people older than that all had Pluto in Gemini). This is why Motown (famous during the 1956-1970 Pluto in Virgo/Neptune in Scorpio era, which is Gen X, as this generation were the teenagers and college kids when MTV launched) transitioned to Funk and Disco in this era to New Jack Swing in the Pluto in Scorpio/Neptune in Capricorn era (1984-1995, when the Millennials were born), and the same with classic folk and psychedelic rock to album oriented rock (which includes prog rock, yacht rock, and arena rock) to hair metal and grunge to alternative rock (1998-2008 Pluto in Sagittarius/Neptune in Aquarius era, which aligns well with Gen Z). The cars changed with the generations too, as the 60s had cars with long hoods, to cars with more classy designs in the 70s and early 80s, to boxy designs in the late 80s and early 90s, all the way to today's bubble cars (Pluto in Capricorn/Neptune in Pisces era 2011-2024, which aligns well with Gen Alpha... the music is all exactly alike now as well, which is Capricorn, the sign associated with the status quo). A lot of info, but all of it is true if you do your research and notice the patterns of when the trends start and end. The 70s and early 80s are very much the same era, as the later videos of 80s LA from 85 onward all have the energy of the next era, while this still feels VERY much like the 70s (similar to how the 90s that many remember was mainly the transitional 1995-1998 Pluto in Sagittarius/Neptune in Capricorn era, which 1993 was the beginning of the transition to, with Clinton's inauguration, and the 2008-2012 recession era was its own transitional era with Pluto in Capricorn/Neptune in Aquarius. Reagan's inauguration in 1981 was the beginning of the transition to the next era).
i live in the south bay area of L.A. county and i don't go up to hollywierd much these days but whenever i do i always notice how few prostitutes you see walking the streets in comparison to back then. back then they were all over hollywierd and quite open about their presence as they are in these clips. other thing is look how thin everybody was! there were fat people back then too but nothing like you see nowadays.
When i was a kid used to walk up and down hollywood blvd stopping by the pussycat theatre and just starring at the posters lol! (Seka) used to be a peepshow to the right i believe 1 blocks was still there in early 2000 last remnants of old hollywood!
In 1980 proper- the 80's did not know what they wanted to be when they grew up. You still saw guys that looked like Gabe Kaplan from "Welcome Back Kotter". LOL. Things shifted MAJORLY when M-TV hit the airwaves in Summer 1981 . Gay Men-wise ; in NYC ; every gay guy had that crew cut hair , moustache and they did something to their eyebrows and lashes. It looked "odd" to have a crew cut in 1980 . Also in NYC- every gay guy wore a vintage Varsity Jacket . Not sure if that took off in LA.
AIDS didnt start changing things until around 1984/1985. In 1980/1981/1982 Hollywood was populated by alot more street hookers then it was in 1985/1986/1987.
I... had my first 2-Rm.- Apt'mt. on SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD. A half a block west of WESTERN AVENUE. *And... I bought my first used T.V. at a PAWN SHOP, a few doors down. AHhhh... and that first hit on a joint in the morning. 😌
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This was right around the time I moved to SoCal from the Midwest., so this all looks very normal/familiar including how people are dressed, the cars on the street, and even the colors of the old RTD buses. To the person below who thinks everyone in this clip is either dead or in an old folks home now, not quite. I was 21 then and I'm still doing fine, thanks.
Orion10851 I know right, you're not even 60.
Forgive the social media generation. Anything older than 10 years ago is "ancient" to these children.
Orion10851 I’m pretty sure some of them are joking lol but I do agree. I’m a millennial and I find it pretty funny to think that these kids think even my generation is pretty old with our upbringing compared to theirs.
@@danbam3411 Right lol
I was there at this time too. Now in Oklahoma raising our 2 teenagers while my husband is a paramedic starting med school. We just bought a nice home… we are in our prime, doing just fine
No cellphones 👍
I wish cellphones with access to internet and 📷 never happened in my lifetime.
Drop a dime to make a phone call from anywhere. No $1,000 cell phones with $50/mo service plans.
@@Iceis_Phoenix this tecnology ruined the world ,they are controling people and actions, devils powerful card game, last generation
This is the Hollywood I remember as a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s and later into the 90s...But this is so cool to see these types of videos...🤩♥️...thank you for sharing this video!!!!🖐
This was the real Hollywood Boulevard
Do you remember THE SECURITY PACIFIC BANK. At HOLLYWOOD and HIGHLAND? And how about... PIC & SAVE, located just south of HOLLYWOOD; on VINE STREET. Or... CARPETERIA, located near the corner of... SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD on VINE STREET. ✌️😃
From '77 to '84 I lived 1 block from Hollywood and Vine and every frame in that clip was of my daily routine.I also knew the "Dancing Lady" you've seen and she is the nicest person you would ever meet she will smile and talk to anyone. She dances to pay the Lord for making her well again and wont stop dancing.
I was 10 in 1980. By 1984 I was obsessed with Motley Crue and desperately wanted to go to Hollywood but never made it there until 2007. I hate myself for not living my dream.
Same here. I went out for 2 weeks in ‘89 but by that time they were touring arenas.
It was CRAZY man! I walked Hollywood Blvd. every day and us hard core L.A. punks (from Philly) would laugh at the heavy metal hair bands who were obsessed with their hair and hitting high notes, They even went to the " Metal Institute of Technology" up on Holly wood at Highland and as I am writing this I just realized that the 420 bus into the Valley picks you up at Highland. Cool huh?
By 1990, Hollywood was no longer the same. What a shame.
My first visit to Hollywood was 1990, I enjoyed it more than!
Totally agree with you! I lived 1 block S. of Hollywood Blvd. from Jan. 1980 - Jan. 1988.
I know; Rigjt!!!
Last gasps of the disco era, before New Wave swept aside bell bottoms for leg warmers and shoulder pads.
I used to live one block south of Hollywood Blvd during this time. I recognize the lady from 2:48-3:15. I was hoping to see "Captain Jet", he was a regular on the boulevard, like that lady, that was an older gentleman dressed in an Air Force uniform, with a bunch of different colored plastic toy jets hooked onto his hat.
Yeah that was General Hershey, bar Seriously!
General Hersheybar was an Anti- war activist there's a video of him at the elysian park love- in's in the 1960s on CZcams lol..
03:05 is Dorothy the Button Lady. I posted about her but it was yanked. We miss you Dorothy RIP.
I love a good sleeze joint.
The good ol days..people were happier, the energy was way more positive, time was longer, and Art/Fashion at its greatest.
Correct. 😊
RIP Hollywood Boulevard
People were much hotter in the 70s ..back then people would say "you look fine...." We didnt use the word "hot" when referring to someone's good looks.
My fav parts: 0:38 - guy who almost gets whacked in the face, keeps walking with no issue about it. 3:00 - crazy lady, much cleaner and well put together than today's crazy lady. 3:35 - grade school kid walking down the street with no supervision. Totally normal back then; no big deal, no police/CPS called. Also, I heart how the people filming this didn't give a damn about getting permission/authorizations from people being filmed. Evidently well before our era of blurring faces from fear of litigation. Oh, how this unassuming footage demonstrates what pussies we've become! Hah! :)
It's ironic that it's considered almost forbidden to let your kids roam free now, even though the crime statistics prove it's much safer now than it was back then. Fear over facts.
Well Said My Friend. 😏👍
@ minute: 1:51 the corner of Hollywood & Vine. I worked at the Brown Derby right where she's standing. Oh the memories...
There needs to be more writing on the screen, there's a couple of spots where you can actually see something
At time 2:24, Great Scott, it's Marty McFly and Doc Brown ! Whoa, this is heavy!
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Cool videos….😎🌴🌴📺
Somebody please put me in a time machine just so I can go back to the days of the real Hollywood Boulevard
This is as close as you'll get to a time machine.This & our memory.
Tiempos hermosos cuando en un apartamento de una recamara vivíamos asta dies personas yo pagaba $ cuarenta al mes
Lol in the thumbnail picture it looks like Marty McFly, complete with vest, denim jacket and puffed hair.
I read 1980 had the highest murder rate in LA history. Anyone know why? What was going on at this time? This was a few years before the crack era emerged.
DiverseLA Lead poisoning from the air and cheap guns is s helluva drug. :-)
DiverseLA Yes, Los Angeles is a far safer city now than back then.
@@nema1218 I tell you exactly why, it's called Liberalism, the liberalism of the 1960's was followed by massive violence just like we will have again, so prepare
Serial killers!!! Something common of the 80s decade
@@richielovesmichelleramirez5310 Richard was the worst at this time. I see you fancy him. 😝
“You go to LA on a dare, and you go it alone”
It is easy to romanticize this place in time but it was an ugly place to survive in.
I used to live there you're absolutely right it was super dangerous at night getting off a bus going to work
Mostly No Traffic. on ..streets and sidewalks. ..go now in 2018 and you wished you could of just not enter hollywood blvd.
TRAFFIC!!! EVERY WHERE. .. including suntset blvd. ..●¿● sideways full..
Nice. Great choice of music. Too many vids ruined by lame canned music.
Goes with all the hookers on the streets back then before AIDS kicked in.
Yes. I recognize 1980.
1980 - the beginning of millennial generation. It's amazing to see this footage.
No. That actually happened in 1984. 1971-1984 was the Pluto in Libra/Neptune in Sagittarius era, and everybody born in that era is from that generation, which lines up with the "Xennials" (look at all the people you know and you'll see the differences in generational character and even appearance and voice... the young adults in this era were all 1942-1957 Pluto in Leo/Neptune in Libra Baby Boomers, and people ages 41-66 all had Pluto in Cancer, 1928-1939 with Neptune in Virgo (Silent Generation) and 1914-1929 with Neptune in Leo (Greatest Generation), and the people older than that all had Pluto in Gemini). This is why Motown (famous during the 1956-1970 Pluto in Virgo/Neptune in Scorpio era, which is Gen X, as this generation were the teenagers and college kids when MTV launched) transitioned to Funk and Disco in this era to New Jack Swing in the Pluto in Scorpio/Neptune in Capricorn era (1984-1995, when the Millennials were born), and the same with classic folk and psychedelic rock to album oriented rock (which includes prog rock, yacht rock, and arena rock) to hair metal and grunge to alternative rock (1998-2008 Pluto in Sagittarius/Neptune in Aquarius era, which aligns well with Gen Z). The cars changed with the generations too, as the 60s had cars with long hoods, to cars with more classy designs in the 70s and early 80s, to boxy designs in the late 80s and early 90s, all the way to today's bubble cars (Pluto in Capricorn/Neptune in Pisces era 2011-2024, which aligns well with Gen Alpha... the music is all exactly alike now as well, which is Capricorn, the sign associated with the status quo).
A lot of info, but all of it is true if you do your research and notice the patterns of when the trends start and end. The 70s and early 80s are very much the same era, as the later videos of 80s LA from 85 onward all have the energy of the next era, while this still feels VERY much like the 70s (similar to how the 90s that many remember was mainly the transitional 1995-1998 Pluto in Sagittarius/Neptune in Capricorn era, which 1993 was the beginning of the transition to, with Clinton's inauguration, and the 2008-2012 recession era was its own transitional era with Pluto in Capricorn/Neptune in Aquarius. Reagan's inauguration in 1981 was the beginning of the transition to the next era).
🙋🏽♂️ Let "ME" Thank You. 🤝
*For That Look Over Life's Shoulder.
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Serial Killer capitol of the world in 1980.
Richard Ramires that creep he killed many
@@Iceis_Phoenix also known as the night stalker. Wasn't he a satanist?
@@rosemoon8116 yes! Handsome but cray
i live in the south bay area of L.A. county and i don't go up to hollywierd much these days but whenever i do i always notice how few prostitutes you see walking the streets in comparison to back then. back then they were all over hollywierd and quite open about their presence as they are in these clips.
other thing is look how thin everybody was! there were fat people back then too but nothing like you see nowadays.
The internet and social media has made streetwalkers obsolete. Everything can be done discreetly online now
When i was a kid used to walk up and down hollywood blvd stopping by the pussycat theatre and just starring at the posters lol! (Seka) used to be a peepshow to the right i believe 1 blocks was still there in early 2000 last remnants of old hollywood!
Hooray for Hollywood!
In 1980 proper- the 80's did not know what they wanted to be when they grew up. You still saw guys that looked like Gabe Kaplan from "Welcome Back Kotter". LOL. Things shifted MAJORLY when M-TV hit the airwaves in Summer 1981 . Gay Men-wise ; in NYC ; every gay guy had that crew cut hair , moustache and they did something to their eyebrows and lashes. It looked "odd" to have a crew cut in 1980 . Also in NYC- every gay guy wore a vintage Varsity Jacket . Not sure if that took off in LA.
At 0:35 .. even back then [they] were a hot mess. 🤓
A lot worse then
Right when AIDS was getting in gear.
AIDS didnt start changing things until around 1984/1985. In 1980/1981/1982 Hollywood was populated by alot more street hookers then it was in 1985/1986/1987.
Noone these days gives a fuck if you've got a camera. Back then it made a huge deal.
Why are all of the signs written in English?
You mean not in Korean or Español or Armenian etc...😅
I remember when there was NO little Armenia or Thai- town or Koreatown or historic Philippine- town I miss the old L.A. 😭😢
@@berzerker1100 koreatown been there since the 70s
Lived on Wilton Place and Beverly .
I... had my first 2-Rm.- Apt'mt. on SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD. A half a block west of WESTERN AVENUE.
*And... I bought my first used T.V. at a PAWN SHOP, a few doors down. AHhhh... and that first hit on a joint in the morning. 😌
Far out man °•°••°
What's the deal with that 'fast ticker,' was this done by a professional...
Long live the Odyssey.
@1:28 I spy Taylor Swift on the right or a high class call girl hmm....
Andrew Debasque that's a hooker
@@si1328 that looks like Taylor 😆
Does anybody remember the pregnant man that used to walk on hollywood boulevard??
No. Kindly tell me more. 🤔
@@AnthonyPHicks-kk4ez it used to be a man dressed up in white long dress with a a sing saying the first man pregnant
Thank you for that. But I'm unable to say that I can remember him. Thanks just the same.
That porn music is annoying.
Чисто и бомжей не видно ёпта.
Pre-gentrification Hollywood Blvd!
This was the Era of Ugly Cars.
Matter of opinion,they didn't all look the same at least.
No