Some of those freeway signs are still in use today. Very cool to see all those old cars on the freeways as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7FtlrQr7nk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7FtlrQr7nk)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wpmYam56Q&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wpmYam56Q&feature=related)
It looks pretty much like it is today. Signage was the same back then I guess.
And a sign with the exit tab obeying federal guidelines in California? And in the 1970s!?
Wow.
a lot of those signs are still alive.
the exit tabs are from a short-lived experiment in 1971. I have no idea why they stopped. Some of those still survive.
on the LA film, at 1:04 there is an "11 San Pedro/Pasadena" sign that is very cool to see. That's been 110 since 1980.
remember, spacebar pauses and resumes on Youtube.
I wish he didn't do the speed-racer thing with his videos. I just dislocated my keyboard tray attempting to hit the spacebar at the exact right moment to freeze onto a particular shield!
One great thing about those videos and that time, almost every vehicle was a car (with a handful of vans). I'd love to drive in that time without large pick-ups and suv's blocking my view...
Nice. The footage has held up well.
Be well,
Bryant
This is great stuff. It all looks so open compared to nowadays in LA. :-D
That's for sure!