Book the best deals of hotels to stay close to San Fernando Valley Mini Maker Faire with the lowest price guaranteed by Trip.com! Van Nuys doesnt have a sparkling reputation for safety. Every once in a while we'd hit Van Nuys in the middle of the week. Additional terms may apply. These New Yorkers have no appreciation of automotive styling. saved. Activity on the boulevards across the USA spiked markedly My folks were just thrilled. I was also still in the boulevard demographicalbeit barelymid-twenties For women, cocktail dresses, pantsuits or elegant skirts and blouses are appropriate. Great pics, They bring back memories. Parking: Street parking available. had cruised south past Bobs Big Boy Drive-In Restaurant (built in 1953 From a purely technical standpoint, all of these images } Powerglide, combined with a V8 and burned valve made for horrible gas mileage. After the heavy cruising crackdowns in the 1980s and '90s, locals began reviving the cruise night around 2009. SOLUTIONS. .table_d2e226 { We all had our time, I hope we made the most of it. And the people! They in fact just look like the older siblings of many of my friends. border: 1px solid; Thats about $2.00 in todays money. Reminds me of my grandfathers house he built new for $15,000 That sounds cheap until you realize what that meant in 1925! Where were you in 72? border-color: #000000; Gas here was 48c in 1973 it went up dramatically from there it hit $1 a few weeks after I bought a 6 cylinder car now its around $2.50 per litre 1/4 of a gallon and thats for el cheapo 91 octane 95 or 98 are more, This isnt just a good ol days rant either, quality car customization is, and always has been, few and far between. For a moment I thought the gas prices of the Mobil station were in a different currency 32 cents a gallon! alley and Magnolia Boulevard about two-hundred feet to the north. } And there are definitely trade offs in skills or lack there of between generations. Have to admit I like the times better in the mid-60s than the 70s. Golden time.my Dad was in California in early seventies,going to UCLA.He had the time of his life.if only the seventyNine revolution had never happend,we could have stay friends forever.Hopefully someday we will be close friends again. I highly recommend it. +1 on that observation, FSO. They wrote a few tickets, found some folks with open beers, reminded everyone that they were in control, and shooed everyone out at least for an hour or two. but next to our home was an alley which was paved only to a line coinciding During the monthly Van Nuys Cruise Night Van Nuys Blvd. Panorama City The Heart of the Valley | Panorama city, Valley california, San fernando valley. At only 32 cents a gallon, that car was eating me alive. And loved Van Nuys. Somehow, the industry continues to grow. width: 100%; Those short white shorts and the girls wearing them should have been standard equipment with that Mustang. Its a nice slice of youth and automotive culture of the times. on a Wednesday night in 1977. good times. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG, Peter Becerra of Palmdale in his 1974 Caprice convertable. A kinder, gentler Van Nuys Cruise Night is now back with police and merchant approval. graininess in the pictures, I was happy to have accomplished a surprising You do not have to participate in formal night on a cruise, but your dining options in the evening will be more limited. .table_d2e165 { (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG, Chris Mills 1956 custom Chevy Implala is one of the hottest cars on the Wednesday cruise night in Van Nuys. Young people have always been social and wanted to go out. YouTube. !police shutdown van nuys lowrider cruise!!! Go to next video. In the summer of 1972, photographer Rick McCloskey chronicled SoCal's Van Nuys Boulevard cruising scene Cruising, in which young people drove up and down certain streets or strips to show off. Without knowing it at the time, Rick shot these historic and fascinating images of California car culture as a personal project. On the night I went, it took place between Vanowen Street & Sherman Way. These pics could have been taken as late as 1978 or 1979. There will never be a time like that ever again in either L.A. or San Diego. border: 1px solid; -->, , Click here to see the "Ghosts of Van Nuys Blvd " from the Wild Bunch Car Club, . on the boulevard at night was there to see and be seen, and this made 14 Valley Girl Insults From The 1980s We Should Like, Totally. Everyone had someone in the family working in aerospace and entertainment industries, said the 69-years-old resident of Granada Hills. For those not into bikes, picture #6. Exact blocks on Van Nuys Blvd may vary each Cruise Night. The photos 2021 | LOWRIDER SYNDICATE | PRIVACY POLICY | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.