Same. When I was 16 in 1984, I bought a 1966 mustang coupe, put in Clarion radio/cassette deck and couple speakers and cruised all over with KLBJ blaring. I felt like I was on top of the world. Great days. I wis the younger generations could have experienced Austin back then. All the best
@@_PrimetimePranks I remember that theater, what I don't remember is the name of it, do you remember it? I don't know if you can remember this, but right across the street for a little while they had an arcade place there, sort of like behind where ToysRUs used to be
I was born in Austin in 1988 and still here too. I recognize the capital plaza too. There used to be the Toys R Us there and Montgomery Wards, Amaya’s Taco Village and Weiners clothing store.
Pretty awesome that you did this. Not too many people had the foresight to record anything back then since it was kinda a pain in the ass to carry around a big ass video camcorder lol One of my aunts did the same thing in the late 80s and early 90s, and captured so much footage of family events and such, I’m so grateful she did that now, in hindsight
@@kayden_mellow7745 Much dirtier now and much more corporate now. The true Austin has been gone for 2 decades. Now it’s just a generic gentrified cityscape.
The last 'scene' before the video ends is South Lamar just south/west of Oltorf. My god, what a blast from the past! There was a Safeway grocery store at the southwest corner of that intersection, Martinez Taxidermy at the southeast intersection, The Horseshoe Lounge was at more or less the northeast corner, and a Phillips 66 station (visible in the video) at the more or less northwest corner. I grew up in Oak Hill and took that route almost daily. That strip is utterly unrecognizable now (as is most of Austin compared to the 70's and 80's). My folks still live out in what used to be Oak Hill (remember when that was separate and distinct from Austin??) and I cringe every time I go back to Austin at what it's become....basically a little Dallas. We were so lucky to have grown up then and there. It was a very, very special place.
I thought it was only I and my bestie that cringed every time we have to go to this city. I say it's not my city all the time. Even tho I had so many of my first anything's there... O how I miss it.. Plus it's a open homeless camp now, as well just ridiculous..
Some great music and some cool cars! The firebirds and Charlie Sexton on the radio definifely got this 26 year olds attention! Sweet home video bossman! Greetings from Dallas. 🤠
I miss my old Austin. For a short time in the mid 80's we lived in Pflugerville. I didn't want to change baby sitters so I drove from Pflugerville to William Cannon and South First to drop off daughter and then drove out to 183 near where the Austin Animal Center is now. Now... that route would take hours! And... that .87 cent gas!
Pflugerville was the last and finally spot before I said goodbye Austin forever. Well forever for now, I guess I'm not psychic. I go now and it doesn't feel the same at all, and I barely left at the end of '15. Totally a different place..
wasnt that on Airport Boulevard? I was at UT from 1987-91 and i remember the airport being close to the UT campus. I hopped on i 35 and went just a few miles.
@Faigornx You are in Amsterdam and I am in Austin, Tx. When I looked outside during the height of the pandemic last year I felt a peace, almost like I was a kid again. No traffic, no noise, just the sound of the wind blowing through the trees. Though we are far from each other, I am certain it is something that we will both remember forever.
We rented a video camera a few times around that same time. Our videos were almost exactly as pointless. KLBJ on the radio and a lot of "Ooooh, look at that car!"
i went to UT from 1987-1991. i went to the second SXSW. Sixth street was really fun back then. we would run out of money at the bars and walk back from 6th street to our dorms. LOL
