1973 Los Angeles Street Scenes | Vintage 1970s Footage 

may be the peak of humanity

@@michaelpaul5801 for anyone who isn't a minority that is

@@Forcoy The the minorities came.....and drag it down to their level.

@@craigjohnson8240? What’s with the racism

I can relate with your father i lived in LA from 1966 to 1984 i'm now 65 years old .

I'm 63 years. I know how your dad feels. I have a 73 Corvette and a 74 Tran-am. Both take me back to the 70's when I take them out.

@@youtuber5291 I can relate to I'm 63 and live in LA from 1958 to now .

Woooah! That is ancient times!

@@AnsweringMusic Awkward answer...😬

not anymore democrats have destroyed that place

Of course, it was anything's better than to. Day, but don't forget remember the smog. You choked. You couldn't even breathe in the city.

Cars no You should see what my 2022 Ford ranger can do

People over process their hair these days. Just let it naturally do it's thing and it will thank you.

Their faces and bodies also looked (and were) natural and healthy. Everything nowadays is overdone, IMO.

@@EYE_GOTCHA yeah weed is so healthy

Everything seems so real back then , now everyone today is plastic and fake …

Yes, not purple or green.

What in the world are you talking about? nostalgia will mess your mind. If we’re your age now in the 70s and looking back at footage of the 1930s you’d be saying I love the natural look of the 30s lol.

@tubluyola they don't sound very offended

I was 8 years old too at that time and it was fun times for us kids!

It's a "Kindred Spirit" Knowing and experiencing this part of life you just know, you just know.

You were in the los angles crips in yr former life

@@m.ahio3659 lmao

@M. Ahio365. 😅😅😅😅

People like mark zuckerberg have ruined my generation’s lives…

@@bdmora8208 All of this derives from greed. If you want to stop 99% of what's causing terrible outcomes for the future, you can only stop people from feeding their greed and pride.

Bruce Lee wuz still alive

@vicki ladu I lived in Granada Hills back in 77...loved it there then.

I bet it's crappy where you live now.

Because we were always outside playing until dark on our bikes and roller skates & skateboards . We didn’t have computers & cell phones

​@@passadonutyep. I was never indoors as a kid if I was I was with friends or baking

Me too

I miss the 70s.....remember growing up in the San Francisco bay area...anyone has a time machine please...

me three!

Me too

What are you saying

The Barbecue was really good..

I loved LOVES!!

Did it have a 351 or 400 ci.

Nobody in this footage would still be alive. Creepy to think about really.

@@noelgibson5956 There are plenty of people who were young enough in the video to still be alive now. It makes me wonder just how old *you* are for you to think in that way. 😬

@@noelgibson5956 Seriously? You have never seen a person over 50 or 60 or even 70+ in your life?

I was also 16 in 1973.. The vibe of the 1960s were still very much alive in 1973.

Ancient.

No shit!

That's me at 4:20 crossing the street, i had a cellphone.

@@metalmopars That was you?! Deadass? How does it feel to had been caught in the film?

Cell Phones existed that year, but they probably would have been at least half the price of a new car, if you even knew they existed. I'm not even sure if they were available for public sale at that point.

@@101Volts They did not exist in 1973. At all.

Good question! And good eye! That definitely is him!

makes one wonder what the purpose of this footage was. Papparazi randomly filming, hoping to spot a celeb during editing?

Idk if that's Nez...

Eh...only if they were complete morons. There were primitive computers back then so you could just say there’s a thing on a computer called RU-vid where the people, not Hollywood execs etc, choose and put up footage of all sorts.

Not really...you're exaggerating the technology today as if it is so far advanced as to suspend human belief. The Sony Walkman was a far more technological advancement than having to wrangle with access codes and keeping up with all of the insidious contraptions that are necessary for these things, just to be able to talk on the phone or listen to music. The greatest attraction with any machine is for it to be compact and mobile...nobody really needs a computer, camera, radio, television, day planner, spreadsheet, alarm clock, bank teller, book, newspaper, movie theater, et al, in a contraption the size of an average adult's hand.. I came up even before the 70s watching a CARTOON depict what the future could be like, and I'm still waiting for air-travel automobiles... SIDE NOTE: It took me about 6 tries to post this message because of glitches in the technology that causes me to have to repeatedly post and edit just to get this message to you to read....I been writing for 10 minutes to post a message that should have taken 2. So much for advanced technology, huh.

hmhm no. Having a device in your pocket that can play HD video, and has millions of videos on every conceivable topic, and updates constantly, as well as being interactive with anyone in the world, and is free - is absolutely incredible and these people would be rightfully mindblown@@garyaugustus690

But in alabama was not a common thing to see back then

Today's culture has nothing at all to do with liberalism..

Hehe!

Nope lol

Yes and no. The first cell phone call was April 3, 1973 so they *did* exist, but if they were available for public sale, they would have been super expensive. Cell Phones were expensive even to the early 90s.

@@101Voltssomeone said this video was from April 18 1973, that means the first cell call was just days prior! Crazy!!

Yesss

You are an immigrant, you're not Native American Indian.

Yea. Lots of white people ...Oh wait I'm not supposed to notice