Sunset Blvd 1950s vs 2020s_Hollywood, Wonderful California 'Historic' drive Nostalgic_Vintage_Retro

I have always missed the world before I existed

After moving to Los Angeles in February 1963, I took a job at an oil company in downtown Los Angeles. The city looked pretty much the same in 1963 as it does in this video. It was a very exciting place for a girl from San Bernardino County, which is east of L.A. Couldn't afford a car, so I rode all over L.A. on the excellent bus system. I often visited stores along Sunset Boulevard. One summer I rode a bus for about an hour and a half from downtown to Santa Monica every weekend to go to the beach. It was a wonderful time to be alive.

feel more peace watching the 50s.

Take me back to the 1950s for the better people.

As a person that lives in LA, this was a joy to watch. Such a different time.

The image quality of the 1952 footage is excellent.

I went to CA (1961) as a 13 yr old from Montana--it was my first big trip and when we got to LA it was like being in heaven. MT was cold but LA was like a perfect summer--life was so different and comfortable. We visited friends and they had four Honda 50s--I had never seen one but the kids were allowed to drive em whenever they wanted--so we went to the beach every day for hours. When we were hungry we got hot dogs at the beach. In those days you could build a bonfire in the sand and make food--everyone was generous to teens at the beach--there was music everywhere, folk music and surf guitar, it was so damned cool! Everyone wore cutoffs, the girls wore bikini tops, we had sandals made from car tire treads. There was only one rule--get back to the house when the street lights came on. I had my first love then--it was the perfect existence in my memory.

50s California must have been glorious.

1950s were a beautiful time

It looked much better in the 1950s, of course, better cars, better signage, less visual clutter, more dignified pedestrians. We haven't improved.

It's mind boggling how it's still the same planet but completely different worlds.

Looks so much cleaner in the 1950s, better then I reckon, less fear, crime and more fun back then

Had alot more big Beautiful tree's back in the 50's too bad they aren't still around.

Even the palm trees looked better in the old days. Thicker, Fuller, better in the old days. Now even palm trees look like they’ve been smoking crack…..aah the old days

The drivers were crazy back then too!

It shows how much things changed over time. Even the Rockford Files TV Show intro is now considered "Vintage" even though it happened a quarter of the century later. There were not tents in that intro, but there was trash strewn near the parked Police Car. The steady quality of life decline has made many to desire to reverse time to the 1950s.

Wow I drive thru there almost everyday how so much has changed! I like looking at the palm trees from the 50s to see them so tall now so fascinating! I really love the old light lamp/posts wish they never changed them!

Beauty & civility gone. What a shame.

Wow ..old look 1000 times more classy. New look like some getho

my grandpa built 2 of the buildings in this video. so proud.