A look at several intersections around Austin in 1970 including 8th and Red River, 38th and Lamar, 19th and Guadalupe, 12th and Lamar, Highway 183 and 81 and people walking around in the rain in downtown Austin.
My father told me that trucks were not very comfortable back in the day, so you only had one if you really needed one. A bone-stock F-150 today is quite comfortable to ride in as an everyday vehicle or on long rides, which isn't really true of the pre-90s trucks I've ridden in over the years. I suspect the cultural element of city-dwellers liking pickups could only flourish after trucks stopped sucking to drive.
I lived around the Drag in 70. Hippies were everywhere. The Dillo opened up that year after we lost the Vulcan to cops shutting it down. Hung out at the old Oat Willie's location . So much going on each day back then. Austin was a blast back then. Crash pads were all over West Campus and around Hyde Park. All the Hippies helped each other so you did not go without.
This video tugs hard at the hearts of us old school Austinites thanks for the upload.......the old Austin....... we shall never see her like again #I❤ATX. #512ForLife
Hi Kelly, You are so right. It almost felt like I was sitting in the back seat of my parents car and driving around. I absolutely enjoyed every second. I was born in Austin too.
I wish I could see more footage of interstate highways and bridges from Texas at that time. I loved the style. I have found as much as I can find but I wish there was more.
flashback memories of my first experience in austism in 1977 when I was 15 years old, riding my bike everywhere, buying my first guitar from a pawn shop down on 6th street......
would like to see the old east ave (rainy st area) before 35 was put in. i do remember 35 before the decks were built. my friend used to sneak out his parents car and we would drove up and down mopac before it opened. and the only traffic lights on ben white were at manchaca, 35, and todd lane.
Stevie was still a 16 year old kid when this footage was recorded -- he didn't move to Austin until 1972. But you are right in that Austin didn't really start changing until the mid to late eighties. Jimmy is the one responsible for getting Stevie into the Austin Music Scene -- then Stevie took off like a rocket, for way too short a time.
@@gregm6894 Yep, I saw Stevie numerous times before Double Trouble formed in 1978ish Blackbird Paul R and Cobras Triple Threat Review Nightcrawlers Oh the memories ☮️
@@johnthonig8832 Yep, I can still hear Paul Ray singing, "If you leave me, I'll go crazy" -- I was a big fan in those days. I played drums back then in a couple different bands -- The Paradise Blues Band , and the Skip McKinney Band with Julie Burrell.
@@gregm6894 Wow, Far out. Stevie, as you know, rarely sang in those bands. What a shame. But his guitar did the singing. I just remembered the band Liberation, as well. I saw him in Dallas as well before he and Jimmy moved to Austin. Soap Creek, Armadillo days. ☮️😊
I’m just guessing from this video that these cars our city cars from people who live within the city I just imagine people who live outside of Austin city limits who have ranches and farms are the ones that had the trucks back then. Also people on highways toating stuff.
Pretty much looks the same to me here in 2022! I’ve been doing Ubereats here so I get to see everything on a daily basis. Yet, I feel I’ve definitely missed out on the peak times here from the past. Wah!
