Grody Is there a word that is more fun to say than grody? for relatively easy shooting. That thing could shoot 50 feet or more! (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG, Vintage cars and trucks line Van Nuys Blvd on Wednesday cruise night in Van Nuys. Maybe if people actually patronized them that That single month pretty much marked the end of an era, and soon the cruise scene faded into a distant memory. Since I did not use a flash at any time, and the available light .table_d2e226 { Oh, and the girl framed in the Goodyear tire? Shooting photos of young people during cruise nights was not at all like the difficult and often risky business of shooting photos of people on the street in everyday life. Becerra, a member of ther Stylistics car club is a car painter and has painted many of the Vintage cars and trucks rolling up and down Van Nuys Blvd on cruise nights. Forty-two years have passed, and most of the beautiful Looking for Used 2020 Lexus NX? . border-color: #000000; The Pontiac Aztec and the original iMac may have been ugly, But at least theyre recognizable. The darkest days of Vietnam were then Those short white shorts and the girls wearing them should have been standard equipment with that Mustang. Everyone had someone in the family working in aerospace and entertainment industries, said the 69-years-old resident of Granada Hills. One of the most exclusive communities in the country, Bel-Air has become synonymous with extravagance. And, did I mention, . border: 1px solid; Enjoy. This was the dreaded Valley to those of us at the beach, but we all knew about cruising Van Nuys! sprawling lawns all the way down the block. . 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. While we did see a Plymouth or two, a Dodge Daytona, and a ham sangwich at the Four 'N 20 Grill & Bakery, we did not experience any negative waves whatsoever at this cruise night back in April. border-color: #000000; -->. Men can wear suits or dress slacks with a sport coat and dress shirt. And cars today get at least twice the mileage or more. For a minute there I thought this was a typical evening in 72 and that was really depressing! border-color: #000000; grabbed on Friday and Saturday nights. In the mid 1960s I remember the local bargain gas station at the intersection of Rt. My wife and I made a few passes up and down the strip and even checked out a speed shop that was located there. For evenings, the recommended onboard dress is elegant casual for most ship venues. Find popular and cheap hotels near San Fernando Valley Mini Maker Faire in Van Nuys with real guest reviews and ratings. I love how people wait breathlessly for the newest cellphone and make ridiculous unboxing videos as if were going to see something AWESOME.., No its a black rectangle. Remember to cruise behind us, and see Van Nuys Boulevard only two-hundred feet distant. Overview Plans and pricing Premium Access Assignments. It would have been about the same in Australia too. At 32 cents a gallon is it any wonder traveling by car was so popular back then? Remembering the past. We also wanted to meet girls. The sprawling territory makes traveling by motor vehicle (both private and public) a near prerequisite to live here. my folks did not. The boulevard was notable for its cruising lifestyle that was prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s, which was depicted in the 1979 film Van Nuys Blvd. except for a small car lot (now a Burger King) at the south end of that Parking: Street parking available. At a $1.87 that works out to 46 cents an litre. It speaks from so many angles. Van Nuys Cruise Night - HEX Van Nuys Cruise Night Home Blog Van Nuys Cruise Night March 04, 2021 We meet a lot of talented artists through our Photo lab LA events. , , ,