.table_d2e42 td { (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG, Teenagers cruise Van Nuys Blvd. Friking awesome pics. I estimate the current ages of the women leaning against the white Mustang GT to be 65~67. Made even better by that woman staring out the window. and our military presence in Vietnam being reduced daily, young people,
At the time, the cruise was taking place on a fat. My photos show this well. I too was there in 1971, I had a battered old VW Beetle with the canvas sun roof, Either with my XYL or filled with three buddies . I was born in 1973, a year later. Heres a three-year-old Z28 Camaro for sale for only $2,000! for young Americans. She also supports the paper in its watchdog role to hold San Fernando Valley power players accountable and loves digging for public records. Years before I moved there. Olga Grigoryants is a multimedia reporter focusing on urban development, business and culture. The sign? Best cruise night in 20 years. Plus being in L.A. there were numerous different places to cruise! Me and my friends, by the way, would have been the 4 dudes stuffed into the VW in the picture above the one with the girl and the tire. All of these pictures would make excellent album covers. The VNCA is not affiliated but we wish the new promoters the best of luck. Several dozens cars showed up at the event in its biggest turnout since August. It was an
He has combined his passion for cars and knack for writing and imagery into a 20-year career in the automotive aftermarket, writing for titles like Super Chevy and Rod & Custom and, more recently, working for respected industry leaders Speedway Motors and Goodguys Rod & Custom Association. Search Terms: Highlight Matches. Gas was expensive out in California. Our club is going to try to go out in force next August 12th. Hours of Operation: Typically the 3rd Saturday of each month, starting at 5PM. DFO. Now they just pulled in the alley, backed
width: 100%; Their 80s and 90s Hondas are just as interesting to them as those 60 Chevys were to us. In fact, its the car clubs who implore attendees to respect the boulevard the most. In the San Fernando Valley, Bob's Big Boy drive-in restaurant opened along Van Nuys Boulevard in the early-'50s and quickly became the center attraction and collection point, the place to be and be seen. Even the gas pumps were more fun to look at in the 70s love that classic Mobil pump! And loved Van Nuys. Since I had just completed several years of photography in the Art Department of California State University at Northridge, it was an easy step to assign myself the task of capturing what I could of the essence of the boulevard scene. AdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(171804, 435071, [300,600], 'placement_435071_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc435071++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }}); if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement("script"); s.async = true; s.type = "text/javascript";s.src = 'https://servedbyadbutler.com/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());} border-color: #000000; Occasionally, I got lucky when everyone
document.write('<'+'div id="placement_435069_'+plc435069+'">'); Guy sitting on a hood without it denting. Get bored with one, head to another one. Im not from the California area, but Ive been in the LA area a few times in the 60s & 70s and Id enjoyed every minute of it.California is a far cry from from here in New York City. On most nights, Van Nuys Boulevard is a dilapidated collection of storefronts, and while it serves its purpose as a major thoroughfare across the San Fernando Valley, the dreary locale has a face that only a mother could love. Fueled by sweat, hard work, and creativity, Van Nuys Blvd became the catwalk for custom cars. border-color: #000000; document.write(''); Editors Note: The latest installment of our Through the Lens series is an intriguing detour of sorts. - May-Dec . CRUISE NIGHT WITH AWESOME PEOPLE AND BEAUTIFUL RIDES . var abkw = window.abkw || ''; Bag your face This is the 80s version of shut up but its much more fun. So, a neighbor was selling his old beat-up, faded 12-year-old Ponton Mercedes. Why Wednesday? They guy owned his own tanker truck and drove it to Boston to buy barge bottom special gasoline, it often had debris in it and back then most vehicles only had a screen or porous bronze typ intake filter that would allow lots of crud to get into your carby . Took the kids to the Van Nuys Blvd Cruise night yesterday, May 15, 2021. Watch the video to understand better; weve got more pics to come shortly. In 1979, William Sachs shot the movieVan Nuys Blvd.with actress Cynthia Wood about cruising the famous boulevard. alley and Magnolia Boulevard about two-hundred feet to the north. var absrc = 'https://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=171804;size=0x0;setID=435068;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid435068+';place='+(plc435068++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER'; One could feel a great lightening of spirit, and this was nowhere more evident than on Van Nuys Boulevard at night. Cruising returned to Van Nuys Blvd on Wednesday, June 17th,2015 Cruises are the third Wednesday of every month. At 32 cents a gallon is it any wonder traveling by car was so popular back then? In the summer of 1972, 26-year-old San Fernando valley native Rick McCloskey was photographing life on SoCal's Van Nuys Boulevard, looking on as the bright young things cruised in cars and hung out. Oh mother may I? /p Please, protect me from myself. - See Flyer for Time: 2nd Sat. You come here and have a date for the rest of the week.. On Saturday, March 20th, we hit the Van Nuys Blvd Cruise Night, and it didnt disappoint. The latest edition of Van Nuys Cruise Night, a San Fernando Valley tradition reborn on the thirdWednesdayof every month, drew several dozen vintage cars and many spectators last week. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Wednesday Night was girls night, or club night, Friday was Cruise Night, and Saturday Night was date night which was the night you cruised with your girl. Watch popular content from the following creators: 818_Danny(@818_danny), rucababy(@rucababyy), user8364077837671(@lindz_87), Lowrider Syndicate(@lowridersyndicate), Lowrider Syndicate(@lowridersyndicate) . This story has been updated to reflect the correct year of Chris Mills Chevy. Van Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the central San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California. on the left. Van Nuys began selling lots, homebuilding began, and in 1911, Van Nuys became the founder of what is today the city of Van Nuys, California, named after its founder, Isaac Newton Van Nuys. I had read in some car magazines that people still cruised on Van Nuys on Wednesday nights so we stayed an extra day just to check it out before flying back to Indiana on Thursday. border: 1px solid; And, did I mention,
For one night a month, Van Nuys Cruise Night is a celebration of community, family tradition, and artistic self-expression that can, and should be, appreciated by all. -->. 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. border-color: #000000; The Van Nuys cruise night has been going on and off since the 60s and currently become popular again. But still. behind us, and see Van Nuys Boulevard only two-hundred feet distant. Location: Van Nuys Boulevard. Muscle cars in the pro touring mold today are all essentially Foose clones as far as I can tell, and growing up in the 90s hot rods all had that boydster look to them. So many customs, low riders, hot rods and muscle car customs look the same. So there will be even more Mopars. Just . .table_d2e180 td { Only differences are the owner demographics and Dayton wire wheels instead of Cragar mags. in this youthful evening pastime. Awesome pictures! You could hear the engines of the hotrods from my room, and I could even
It speaks from so many angles. So many cars, so many happy CA night kids. .table_d2e14 td { It's a monthly meetup of lowrider and custom vehicle owners but also a street party. We didnt have rivals back then, he said. Green began cruising Van Nuys Boulevard in the 1960s after he snagged his drivers license and purchased his first car. In Van Nuys there are a lot of coffee shops and parks. width: 100%; At that time I was running a body shop trying to emulate the California Custom styles. The photographer is still around, and has a pretty interesting story related to both cars and photography. Living in Van Nuys offers residents an urban feel and most residents rent their homes. Bobs was the center of the cruising universe, and driving south past
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