border: 1px solid; Since the car is a four door, Gardado put the Uber sticker on the window; However, since the car is older than 2000, he cant use it to pick up riders. which, with another quick left in the dust, took you right back out onto People riding in the back of a pickup truck without getting arrested. A long stretch of Van Nuys Boulevard would be packed with kids and cars from all over Southern California - the place to show off your ride. These New Yorkers have no appreciation of automotive styling. I was also still in the boulevard demographicalbeit barelymid-twenties Youll also find more crime in Van Nuys than the rest of the valley, including Sherman Oaks and Sun Valley. cool!! Those were the days. -->. New posts Recent Posts Classifieds Search forums. "Every town in America had a strip where kids would take their cars and go hang out whether it was only a block long - big towns, little towns, cities. grabbed on Friday and Saturday nights. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG, Lamar Hart watches the cruisers roll down Van Nuys Boulevard Wednesday evening from the trunk of his 1964 Chevy. Great pics, They bring back memories. Theres a very American Graffiti vibe to these photos which is interesting because the film was set in 1962, but was produced closer to the time these photos were made. width: 100%; On Saturday, March 20th, we hit the Van Nuys Blvd Cruise Night, and it didnt disappoint. Same as it ever was! Additional terms may apply. images of the people more than images of their cars. Apr 4, 2013 - This last June Cruise Night returned to Van Nuys Blvd. All you see here are SUVs,compacts,subcompacts,BMWs and Mercedes in all shades of gray HOW BORING. Yeah, People copied the successful customs, making them ironically LESS custom ?. THERE'S GONNA BE A CRUISE NIGHT IN THE CITY OF VAN NUYS ON VAN NUYS BLVD AN BURBANK' THERE WAS A ESTIMATED 500 CARS LAST MONTH' IT WILL BE HELD EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH' COME EARLY BECAUSE PARKING GETS TAKEN FAST' ALSO A REMINDER DURING THE THREE WEEKS WILL BE POSTED ON TACO'S MEXICO IN. Makes an H2 seem like a Chevette! 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. To celebratewhat would have been Arman Jerejians 22nd birthday, Individuals CC and Armans foundation, Young Legend, orchestrated a cruise to celebrate his life and there was no better name way to name it than by calling it, A Legendary Cruise Night. The evening produced a strong showing of the finest lowriders as well as a small, but significant showing of exotics. Still cruisin: A Valley tradition is alive, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Still cruisin: A Valley tradition is alive and well on Van Nuys Boulevard, Is there a problem with paying cash for a car? It would be interesting to see where everyone is at now. border-color: #000000; This allowed me to take my time and concentrate on composition and timing. on a Wednesday night in 1977. 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. everyone hit the gas as they spun left in the dirt and dust section, some Many shots Indeed, many of my subjects would play for my camera; they very much wanted to be on stage, to perform and to be photographed. Fortunately, in 1972, by photographer Rick McCloskey, and part of his book, Los Angeles in the 1970s. They in fact just look like the older siblings of many of my friends. Enjoy. Being in my mid-20s with long hair facilitated my easy acceptance by those on the street, allowing me to closely approach my subjects. Old-timers will be sure to remember the crackdown on cruising that happened in the early 90s. On Saturday, April 17,. Ill bet that gravity and time have not been kind to those honeybuns. the only one on the block like it. Anybody that lived in SoCal back in the 70's and 80's and. } There will never be a time like that ever again in either L.A. or San Diego. Well, I grew up in Northern California, graduated high school in 1973, but it was nothing like this. Most dont get past fart cans, hot air intakes, wings, spray bombing the interior, bolting on some cheesy eBay HID LED light housings, and maybe some Chinese Enkie wheel knockoffs before moving onto a newer faster car after realizing they ruined their last one. Guy on the bike looks an awful lot like 1993 George Michael. Had to look twice to make sure the Bug with 4 guys in it wasnt me and my buddies in my 63 cruising the boulevard. True that. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG, Vintage cars and trucks are lined up along side new cars for sale along Van Nuys Blvd on Wednesday cruise night. I also told him I would make a longer video the next time I went to one of his cruise nights. Id forgotten about Hughes Markets; they were bought out by QFC, yet another Seattle biz enlarging its borders. Please observe posted parking signs. . Generations have grown up unaware of that special night in the . -Nate. 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. Those pictures and gas prices remind me of what I got to drive in the early 70s, after I got my license Dads 67 Chevelle hardtop. We didnt have rivals back then, he said. But the night is hardly for members-only. Jeep is a notable exception. After cruising Van Nuys Boulevard, some drivers pulled over in their cars and posed for photos with friends. cruise night For this community feature, take the opportunity to get to know Jairo and check out some of his work. Next Page. border-color: #000000; Everyone had someone in the family working in aerospace and entertainment industries, said the 69-years-old resident of Granada Hills. .table_d2e165 { Thats about $2.00 in todays money. . . Olga Grigoryants is a multimedia reporter focusing on urban development, business and culture. As for me, a boring conservative driver, i LOVE all of the comments. 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. }