Huntington Beach, California<WBR>. Looking north along the coast toward Long beach. Looking south on Main Street to the Ocean Fishing Pier near U.S. Highway 101
look at how most cars left the windows open, and i bet the door were unlocked too, must have been nice to grow up in those days?
One block from Huntington Beach State Beach OK you young whippersnappers, feast on this. Even in 1978 home prices were still reasonably low. Bought my first house in Smyrna, GA (suburb of ATL) for $ 27,850. 3 br 1 ba approx. 1000sf. Payments $ 190/mo.
I HATE YOU!!!!! man how time have changed!!!! everything is so over priced now! now they want a left and right arm, stool sample, and blood work to even qualify for a loan! after the banks made this mess! bunch of jerks!
Oil fields and storage tanks. Signal oil lease (location of present-da<WBR>y Seacliff) Oil derricks along U.S. 101 looking toward pier in distance. Huntington Beach, California (presently called Lake Park) (near Main and Gothard Streets)
Bought a small town home close by in 1967 for 11K Could have bought a big one for 13K but felt it was too high. Still own it btw
Balboa, California<WBR>. Balboa is the sport fishing and sailing center of the west coast. (This was written in the 50's) Balboa, California<WBR>. Newport Harbor. Looking North on Main Street, from Balboa Avenue to the Balboa Pavilion Colorful Fun Zone near Hospitalit<WBR>y Center and Balboa Pavilion
Balboa Bay. Thousands of people play on the sands of Balboa Bay. This year-round resort was at one time a Yankee smugglers hide out and later a rum-runner<WBR>s headquarte<WBR>rs. Today this sail-dotte<WBR>d lagoon-lik<WBR>e bay is the most popular small boat harbor on the Pacific Coast. The bay was formed by the Santa Ana River, but the stream carried so much silt into the bay by 1915 that it had to be diverted into a new channel directly to the sea. Balboa Bay is located in Orange County and was formed by the Santa Ana River. So much silt had been carried into the bay that a new channel as cut to divert the water, in 1915. A great number of local people, including this cameraman, remember walking across the bay at low tide. The bay has since been dredged to a depth of 10 feet at low water.
im going to kill myself now! thanks guys, im struggling just to find work! i was born to late! but i do love my life! and life is beautiful! but being first generation here is not easy. but im american 100% i love this land! wouldnt want to live anywhere else! work is starting to pick up again but damn its slow!
Hey, don't feel bad. I sold a '67 Corvette, 427/435 coupe in 1971 for $2200. The car was showroom mint except for a set of American mags. Marina blue. My Dad sold his '67 Shelby GT500, also mint...for $2400 in 1975 OK, now we both feel bad ...
Yes I do remember the Hill Climbs. Tried a couple myself. At the base of the runs was a very large crevice that many bikers seem to fall into. How do I know this, I was one of many who lost control and ended up in the crevice. Also up on top and in the hills behind the Hill climb area were many trails that guys would have a Hare and Hound type race. If I remember correctly Hwy 39 was also know as Brea Canyon rd. and I think today it's called Diamond Bar Rd.. That area was formally the Diamond Bar Ranch that had thousands of acres for cattle ranching. On a previous thread "Big Bear" race I attended several of those races. My parents had property in Lucerne Valley the race was held I believe east of Lucerne. To watch approx. 800+ bikes take off at once was a sight to see. Sometime in the early 60's the Calif Highway Patrol would no longer allow the back road from Lucerne to Big Bear to be shut down for the racers to cross. After that I think the race became history. Fun times to be sure And oh by the way keep this thread going. I hope somebody has photos of Compton my old home town. Just the same keep it going. It keeps old farts like me going and puts a very wide smile on our mugs Thank You
Think this is as far south as I will stray. Newport Beach Newport Harbor Lido Isle, California - in Newport Harbor - as seen from Newport Heights across Balboa Bay Club
Lido Trailer Park, Newport Beach. One of the best known trailer parks is Lido Trailer Park. Here are to be found some of the finest trailers to be found anywhere in the world. A person can step out of his trailer and on to the deck of his boat that is tied up next to the trailer. Flowers bloom along the well kept streets. The demand for space is so great that one must arrange several years in advance for a spot.
The Pavilion......some of the best wood rail nickel pinball games ever in there...dozens of them. They were probably all taken to the dump...
Los Angeles trolley at the intersecti<WBR>on of 2nd and Broadway nine months before the trolley cars were discontinu<WBR>ed on March 31st, 1963
Thanks for sharing Russ. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that Compton has changed quite a bit. Will keep looking.
1955, Pasadena Oh, I remember having to dodge these things, even on the sidewalks. Geezers would damn near drive 'em into the department stores. They were all over the place. I'm glad that fad died out. Nuts.
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