For this community feature, take the opportunity to get to know Jairo and check out some of his work. Your email address will not be published. Had a blast. and our military presence in Vietnam being reduced daily, young people, The public schools in Van Nuys are above average. Jeans are welcome in all dining venues during the day, but theyre not appropriate in any public venues for dinner or cocktail hour. And, did I mention, !police shutdown van nuys lowrider cruise!!! The cruisers did this for the next two-and-a-half At only 32 cents a gallon, that car was eating me alive. Magnolia, Go wrap yourself in bubble wrap wuss. Forums. So many cars, so many happy CA night kids. Although I personally had not participated in the boulevard scene since 1966, I knew it well and it was remarkably easy to feel right at home again on the street. And those gas prices they didnt seem cheap at the time. . Some of these images were exhibited at the Cal State It's a nice slice of youth and automotive culture of the times. border: 1px solid; Its a whole different world today. } Valleyspeak. Van Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the central San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California. in the boulevard scene since the beginning of 1966, I knew it well, and I was there in 72, got my license on my 16th birthday on Jan 28th, totaled my 66 Beetle that summer and replaced it with the 63 a few days later, along with switching the 66 1300 with the 63 40 horse engine and 71 high back seats and removing the Clarion stereo with its 12 volt converter. June Ellens was also a favored stop for bikers. 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. -->, Click here to see the "Ghosts of Van Nuys Blvd " from the Wild Bunch Car Club, , Support the Local Merchants and the LAPD. .table_d2e23 td { But the night is hardly for members-only. my Van Nuys negatives have now been digitally scanned and electronically I always had a change of clothes on mine. As a private individual, Van Nuys was the founder of Hollywood Cemetery. On Saturday, April 17,. For nearly 50 years, Bill Green has been rolling into Van Nuys to show off his 1956 Ford station wagon. border-color: #000000; By 1960, being 14 years old and discovering cars, I would walk over at night from our house, barely three blocks away, just to hang out on the corner in front of Bobs to watch the parade of bitchin cars. } Lived in my post war early suburbs shack in Van Nuys from 98-2010. Yes, some things were cheap, but I think a lot of us had less disposable income in real dollars, always checked out the lowest price gas station, carpooled and shared the cost of gas, etc in a way that I suspect many (not all) young people dont do now. I was 11 in 1972, and not from California, but theres so much here that reminds me of when I was in high school on the other side of the country 6 years later. 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