Los Angeles in the 50s
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Uploaded by mrpitv on Dec 19, 2011
Motoring through LA in the early 1950s one's shocked to see freeways that are wide open, streetcars, even Model A Fords still on the streets, a bustling downtown and the first malls, a Ford and Chevrolet Factory and it all looks so clean.
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L.A. Noire
2 months ago 17
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@IRsuperman That shot of Rexall Drugs is was at the corner of La Cienega and Beverly blvd...Kiddieland was across the street. It's now a CVS. At the time it was the most GLAMOUROUS drug store in the city!! Kind of blew my mind seeing it here!!
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I wish I lived in those days. Los Angeles is gonna look like Tijuana in about 25 years watch.
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@FernandoMendoza775 close enough
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L.A. Noire was in the 40's. d:
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Winnipeg still has one standing example of the Safeway store at 1:02, but it hasn't been occupied by Safeway in more than 40 years. It's at the corner of Corydon and Stafford and it houses a Rexall/Pharma Plus drugstore.
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streetview of the 50s!
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Wow, looks nice!... No computers!?
FUCK!
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Broadway back then....(drooling)
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Looks clean?
Notice the garbage on the streets?
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Still too big for me, even then. Thanks for posting. What a fun video!
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I was a grocerman for 45 years, and the checker brought back memories using the old National reg. and the items.Loved it!! Any onew recall Clarks Market?Thanks for posting..Bill
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