crazy how clear the road looks with out a million oversized suvs
@Ru2stee
Жыл бұрын
Back when car manufacturers were still building actual cars and wagons. Nowadays, its just trucks and crossovers.
@robertriley1569
Жыл бұрын
@@Ru2stee True & soon it will be electric garbage everything
@leahflower9924
Жыл бұрын
I still remember my mom's crappy Plymouth car and we had to hold the door shut with rope
@Carl_McMelvin
Жыл бұрын
That makes no sense.
@bideobamers
11 ай бұрын
@@Carl_McMelvinof course it does, lol. Back in the day, dorks weren't buying SUVs and trucks as penis-extensions. Trucks were reserved for work. Now everyone thinks they need an oversized vehicle for their family and it's congested the roads.
@edb8689
11 ай бұрын
I love seeing all those 70’s and 80’s cars on the roads. It’s like I’m 10 years old for a moment..simpler times..the first summer of the 90’s ❤ 🌻
@thethomasj1795
11 ай бұрын
I just remember the noxious fumes if I was in a car or truck without AC.
@TheInsultInvestor
11 ай бұрын
poor@@thethomasj1795
@ashleydavis3342
Жыл бұрын
The algorithm brings us together once again
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
And for that I am grateful. Thanks for posting.
@gr8sword97
Жыл бұрын
Came for the footage, stayed for the music and conmentary. Spectacular stuff…a window into an America I was too young to see
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed both the video and music. More of that old 80's & 90's music from that band to be found on my channel. Appreciate your comments.
@joericci4094
Жыл бұрын
It is amazing how something so mundane back in 1990 could be so enjoyable in 2023
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. Glad that you enjoyed it.
@madtwc4425
Жыл бұрын
Memories of riding out to the family's holidays that's what I'm seeing here, good memories thank you
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting your comments. I can imagine going out to an aunt's house or grandma's somewhere out in Suffolk County. Family picnic at Robert Moses or another park. Or simply in the backyard. I totally felt the vibe then, and now - although I was from the windswept desert, and my grandmother lived on the windswept plains of North Texas.
@Fizz826
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for uploading this video. I drove these roads countless of times since ‘94 (when I was 19) until 2021 when I moved away from NY. I’d be excited to see this video in recent days but seeing in this era just brings back so many memories. The cars me and my dad had at the time, figuring out how to get to certain places without gps, the stuff me and my gf at the time was talking about…etc. also the video faded at the end right before my exit (Main street, Flushing). This is wonderful.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
And thank you for watching. I am glad that you enjoyed it.
@OnlyTheTruthSorry
11 ай бұрын
I swear this whole road looks the same way now in 2023 😂 btw i miss the 90s.... I wish i could relive that whole era.
@ernstachildiyev2155
11 ай бұрын
Lol yea it really does! NYC infrastructure doesn’t change much.
@AlexYork78
10 ай бұрын
Except for the Kosciuzsko bridge, now it's brand new
@elgeneralxx
Жыл бұрын
I drive a 1989 acura legend snd its amazing how 1990 was. I also have a 1990 buick lesabre
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
I remember the LeSabre well. My folks had one back in the 70's! Gone but not forgotten. Thanks for posting.
@Lucas-ck1po
Жыл бұрын
This video showing you driving around 2 years before i was born; somehow makes me feel strangely nostalgic. But from a guy who like to drive to another, i totally get this feeling, i also endured certain jobs because i loved the commute and im also in an inflection point in my life, driving there, knowing i won't be doing this job anymore. Anyways, I also happen to have this thing for a peaceful moment inside of my car, driving smoothly, enjoying the moment of existing and being in motion, gliding over the asphalt, i can't explain. Its a "driver thing". This vid talks to me in many ways lol
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. Reading your comments it is clear that you absolutely "get it". Sometimes that commute is the only time you have to commune with yourself. Gather your thoughts. And see where it is that you need to go. Safe travels on your journey.
@nathandalke9318
11 ай бұрын
I cant believe that this was in 1990 and was 9 years old watching this in 2023 and 43 now times were different especially no Facebook KZitem and social media
@jeepthing98
Жыл бұрын
Favorite part of these types of time capsule videos are the cars people drove. Even a Taurus SHO at 1:50
@pjplaysgaming367
Жыл бұрын
soccermom
@maxamills1929
Жыл бұрын
New York has always been a special place to me. It’s managed to not lose too much of its grit over the years, notwithstanding the scarcity of the New York accent nowadays. I enjoyed the watch, and the commentary to boot.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thaks for watching and for leaving your comments. I appreciate it and glad that you enjoyed it.
@foxtrotwhiskey874
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating to say the least! i have lived in brooklyn as a jobless fresh graduate looking for first real job after college for about 3 months, summer of 2006. Clearly remember hot humid days of summer taking a subway to manhattan going for dead end job interviews, getting lost on the way, confused between uptown / downtown lines, on my way back debating should i eat a meal or save money by eating 99c pizza. If you are not set NYC is a brutal place. 17 years later, i am doing very well, and everytime we go for a dinner or a broadway show to the city, it all come back to me, that once i struggled hard in this city and now i drive in comfort, not worried about making ends meet.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. I took them at their word. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. And those memories stay fresh with you for a lifetime. Best wishes as you continue down the highway.
@kevinhuynh2070
Жыл бұрын
This brings back a lot of nostalgia.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
It sure did for me. When I watched it for the first time in 30 years. I am glad that it has struck a chord with so many. I never would have guessed. Thanks for posting.
@thesmallenginekid
11 ай бұрын
There is something so interesting about looking back on the past, the way things used to be. I was not born until 2004 but it still seems so nostalgic or like what a time to be alive. Additionally, I never considered myself a city person, but I do live only an hour and a half from NYC, and the last couple times I went I started to realize why people enjoy it. Not that I would want to live in a small apartment for any period of my life, but visiting the city and just seeing everything going on is cool.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
New York City is cool. A great place to live for a certain period of time in your life. Always a great place to visit. New Yorkers are good people and the city has a vibe that you cannot feel anywhere else. It will always be a part of me.
@Mike-wt7jq
Жыл бұрын
Seeing those twin Desky NYC standard poles on the highway median brought back some nostalgia as being young in the backseat of car seeing my grandparents in Queens in the 80's and 90's.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting your comment. I am glad that this video brings back some powerful memories for you. I know that it very much does for me.
@Qboro66
Жыл бұрын
And some of the other larger variants of the Desky or SLECo's as I call them...
@nickrod9526
Жыл бұрын
@mike, same here! Those poles were on every expressway/parkway in the city when I was a kid in the 80s/90s. They even had some really long ones...lol
@lemmiwinks09
Жыл бұрын
Man 33 years have passed and the road signs are exactly the same! It’s just the cars that are different haha!
@8wjzl
11 ай бұрын
Crazy how such a random, seemingly mundane video of a person driving through traffic one random day in my city would mean so much to me, a teen with nostalgia for a past I can just barely remember. Thank you for documenting this.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
And thank you for posting. I am glad that it has resonated with you and that you have found something in it for yourself. I know that I was taken by surprise when it resonated with me. Kind regards.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
I am glad that you got so much out of it and took the time to post your thoughts and comments. Thank you.
@TheFEEK-i4j
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, my home for 54 years. So much has changed,
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and posting.
@baldsportsfan9368
11 ай бұрын
Another cool vid. I wasn't born yet but it was cool to see the highways of my city in 1990, enjoyed your stories as well.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and posting your comments. Glad that you enjoyed it.
@krazylegs74
11 ай бұрын
I've been on this stretch of the BQE and LIE my whole life. The old Kosciuszko bridge is in there, as well as the Elmhurst gas tanks, which I lived no more than a few blocks away.
@tminusnyc2915
11 ай бұрын
Facts. You:re 1974 and I:m 73.
@Kdot98
11 ай бұрын
crazy i was born in 98 live right in front of the LIE for all my life. right by that big lefrak city bulding on the left at 12:47 thats my area. cool footage
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.
@svtman93
Жыл бұрын
I drive this road every week and its so cool seeing it back then. 3 years before I was born actually haha
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for posting.
@nunyabusiness896
Жыл бұрын
The early 90's were just a vibe, probably the best 5 year span in human history. Probably the last honest era before everything became incredibly fake.
@JimmyJames10-k7v
11 ай бұрын
Rose tinted glasses
@nunyabusiness896
11 ай бұрын
@@JimmyJames10-k7v Not even a little bit. Every time I go back and watch candid footage from the era, I'm confirmed I am correct.
@mujjuman
11 ай бұрын
Born and raised in Queens and my Dad and I would drive this route every day and I still do for my commute. Thanks for the video because it brings back good memories from the 90s
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
You are welcome. I am glad that you enjoyed the video and posted your comments.
@hassyg4083
Жыл бұрын
funny seeing old big American boat sized cars then a Toyota Camry lol
@QueensNativeNYC
Жыл бұрын
Incredible video.. It was more than worth 14 minutes of my time to watch it.. It brought back some memories, some things have changed, but much of the infrastucture hasn't really changed at all.. It was great to see the old gas tanks in Greenpoint and Elmhurst that are no longer around..
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting your comments. It is interesting to see what folks reflect on from this video. Sometimes it is the cars of the day, the volume of traffic, the buildings or simply memories that the whole thing provokes, but now people have mentioned these Elmhurst Tanks at least a couple of times. That is fascinating. They really were quite prominent. Part of the "landscape" as it were. Sadly, like the Towers once were. Hard to imagine these things ever changing or never being there, they seemed such a part of our daily life. The tanks should've been an album cover like the power plant in London from Animals, by Pink Floyd. Preserved forever as some sort of urban art installation. Thank you for mentioning this, and so glad that you enjoyed the video.
@DoubleSmackJacksSmackAttack
Жыл бұрын
7:50 Seeing that transporter full of brand new Isuzu Troopers was a real treat
@Final_Fantasy_7
Жыл бұрын
90s New York City was the best...rent was cheap,McDonald's was delicious,but video games didn't took off and I was only 10 years old just came to america at JFK Panam Airlines.
@soarthumbs1
11 ай бұрын
This is a pretty cool ride along, I missed the good olds living in NYC. Thanks for making this video.
@NaoPb
Жыл бұрын
When I watch this, all I hear is the opening music of the Sopranos tv show.
@somewhat_toasty
Жыл бұрын
thank you this lost 20 year old from the other side of the world appreciates part of the life story shared in this video
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
I am so glad that you did enjoy it. I wish you all the best wherever you may be. Thanks for posting.
@V8Power5300
Жыл бұрын
I wish i was around back then and could have bought so many nice 70's and 80's cars for dirt cheap
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed, and cheaper to repair also! Thanks for posting.
@AmberSantana-is3dq
Жыл бұрын
@@pmicki8116garbage you’re smoking saw dust clearly these newer vehicles are way more troubling you clearly are not mechanically inclined
@Jonny_World
Жыл бұрын
This was shot the same year i was born and it's crazy that i still see some of these cars on the road
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
That is crazy. Thanks for watching and posting your comments.
@MrMarumari
Жыл бұрын
So many awesome cars. Sweet Camry wagon, Benz W116 and a whole carrier of Isuzu Troopers. Swoon
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
The things that I still haven't even noticed in this video that others are still picking up on is incredible. The broken speedometer, and now the truck load of Isuzu Troopers! It is ironic because a couple of years later when the Mazda pick-up finally died, my next vehicle was an Isuzu Trooper. Coincidence? I think not! Thanks for posting.
@shera1815
11 ай бұрын
What a nice look and throwback. Thanks for the video. It's completely different now. If you did it today, it would be bumper to bumper traffic from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Kosciuszko Bridge. No matter what time of day, there is always insane traffic now because those neighborhoods are repopulated. It's worse than LA. Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Long Island City look like Dubai now with all of the fancy new high rises and condos all along the BQE. New Kosciuszko Bridge is fancier looking now too and all lit up at night. There is even talk and plans to move the BQE underground and tear down the Brooklyn Heights part. Amazing how it changed so much in over thirty years.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for filling me in on the details. Hard to imagine, as I have yet to see it. But I did hear and see some pics of LIC. Thanks for watching and posting your comments.
@rustbeltrobclassic2512
Жыл бұрын
It's funny, being older i remember a time in NYC and no matter what changes that time i remember lives on as "my nyc" in almost a romanticized place that only existed for a moment.. thank you for sharing this.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting and for your reflections. Very poignant. Captures my feelings as well. The river of memories keeps slipping past. But the river runs deep and I find myself drifting back to that time when that NYC was mine also, but for a brief moment.
@FaustoContreras-x6y
11 ай бұрын
80 and 90 the best of NY
@davidt6542
Жыл бұрын
From Whitestone, NY, and drove the BQE to Williamsburg Bridge five days a week in the 1970s.
@CubeAtlantic
Жыл бұрын
i wasn't even born in 1990 or remember the 90's remotely but this kind of boosted-up good nostalgia of NYC :D
@gopet400
Жыл бұрын
Wow I’d give anything for traffic to be as light as it is in the video now
@jaminova_1969
Жыл бұрын
No cell phones!
@virginiansupremacy
Жыл бұрын
public transportation
@50troops
11 ай бұрын
weird not seeing any bmw's cuttin up
@thewritinglefty4889
Жыл бұрын
i'm a videographer also on his journey, and i also ride motorcycles. This speaks to me on a personal level.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
All good wishes on your journey, and please be careful on that motorcycle! Thanks for posting and sharing your thoughts.
@drewski1535
Жыл бұрын
I miss 90s NY those are my memories of Staten Island especially when Christmas came around
@salmonaco007
11 ай бұрын
30 something years later bqe now is just about sea of brake lights
@kevinhuynh2070
Жыл бұрын
I miss old America.
@adrianniemiec8669
Жыл бұрын
Great historical video , another 23 years and the young generation will be asking people like you so much ! That is if they will be interested in the history of their own city at all ./
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Yes, we will see just how interested they might be. I love history and read quite a lot. A natural curiosity is required. Thanks for watching and posting.
@Wolfspaine7N6
Жыл бұрын
Even though I wasn't born, and my dad was 12, it doesn't feel like that long ago. Maybe because alot of the stuff I grew up with was 90s and 2000s.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
It really wasn't that long ago and what everyone soon realizes, as they continue to grow older, is just how recent all of it is. And how quickly it all passes by. Thanks for posting.
@3406e
Жыл бұрын
I was born in early 2000s but idk there's something just special about 70s 80s 90s or maybe I'm just weird idk. I'm fascinated about the older days and sometimes wish to time travel and see what a regular day felt and look like in the 80s or the 90s. brilliant footage though I'm from Ja Queens
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. I am surely biased, but I thought the 70's and 80's, and for the most part 90's, were pretty terrific. I never heard my elder relatives talk much about a yearning for the 20's, 30's or 40's (The Depression and WW2). A few really liked the 50's, and some the 60's. For me though the 70's and 80's were a good compromise between the simpler times of those earlier decades, with a lot of the technical conveniences that we take for granted now (ubiquitous AC, affordable air travel and multiple TV viewing options) in the latter decades.
@simonabilkova4029
Жыл бұрын
Do not worry I am exactly the same. I was born in 1992 and despite I dont remember much about 90s only the feeling of it which was amazing. When I was little I was always thinking I was born at best times ever but maybe every child feels like that who knows. But still I love videos like this one.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and thanks for posting your thoughts and comments.@@simonabilkova4029
@3406e
Жыл бұрын
@@simonabilkova4029 good to hear
@andreww1212
Жыл бұрын
This is a trip. I'm from NYC and was just at that BQE overhang a few months ago and along this road.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Hope you are finding it interesting. Thank you for posting.
@detroitdieselseries5071
Жыл бұрын
From Canada, it seems 1990 still had the 80s culture left from 1988-89
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely it did.
@wilsixone
11 ай бұрын
Wow, a blast from the past! Love it. Its all familiar scenery and it makes you realize both how much things have changed and how much they're the same. Awsome man, thanks very much! PS I lived in Bayville (Oyster Bay) during this timeframe - 1990 - 2000.... Toward the end of the decade I/we spent ALL our spare time in Manhattan. I worked behind JFK in Inwood, LI at the time...
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and posted your comments. Thanks for watching.
@StuyJamaicaYonkers
11 ай бұрын
Right up the Van Wyck from me back in the day
@steveo1574
Жыл бұрын
dang in 30 years none of these cars are around anymore.
@Alaprine
Жыл бұрын
In 2023, many of the newest cars seen in this video are still out there, gracing the roads daily with their newfangled Late Eighties curves, a trend which has been dialed up to the nth degree in today's automobiles. Strangely, it's been a whopping thirty-three years-that is, more than a quarter of a century, and quickly gearing up to be half-a-century-but go back to 1980 and you'd be hard-pressed to see a car even fifteen years old. The question still remains; _why?_ To make matters even more mysterious, it defies all logic, it would seem, that thirty-three years have really, actually, legitimately transpired. Case in point-brace yourself for this extremely disturbing revelation. In 1980, thirty years ago was 1950. Yep, you heard that right. The plot thickens...
@markhealey9409
Жыл бұрын
@@AlaprineI agree! There are more 20-25 year old cars on the road now than there were in 1980,or 1990...but I believe the average old car that's a daily driver is about 20 years old,these days.
@StuyJamaicaYonkers
11 ай бұрын
Tàkes me back to bein a kid ridin with my dad back then, familiar af, miss NY, moved when I was a teenager south with my pops
@DG-lc2le
11 ай бұрын
jersey south or georgia south
@StuyJamaicaYonkers
11 ай бұрын
Virginia/Carolina
@Jonathan_Freeloader
Жыл бұрын
Damm july 10 '90 i was 11 n most likely playin' double dragon or final fight at Tony's pizza on 61st n 4th ave
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. Yeah, I was just around the corner at 58th between 4th & 5th. Probably having to reach over your head to get my slice! ;-) You're probably taller than me now. I'll take a regular slice and a Sicilian, corner.
@dominiceugenio3694
Жыл бұрын
Now this is the nyc i grew up and adored . Not this oveepiced overcrowded crappy place it is now.i was 17 that summer so much fun good tines people were better and the biggest thing i see that you never see today LESS TRAFFIC at a certain time of day .today no matter whst time you are on road it is always full too many cars out here. Man i wish i could dive back into those days miss them so much
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Dominic for your comment. I definitely feel you. I always remember it as the most important time of my life. Because it informs so much of what I understand about life today. Keep driving, never forget.
@silvertbird1
Жыл бұрын
What an interesting glimpse into the past. enjoyed hearing a bit about your journey. Brings back memories, I was in the military and driving around Washington DC at that time. A reminder how much cars have changed. Watching you drive and thinking many of those drivers are dead or too old to still be behind the wheel, and almost all of those cars and trucks were junked long ago.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
The relentless march of time. Makes more progress than we realize, until we pause to take a look back. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and posting your thoughts and comments.
@BengalsxXx16
Жыл бұрын
i miss the old NYC skyline oh so very much. This new one is just adding to many buildings especially skyscrapers that are unappealing🥱
@sterlinsilver
Жыл бұрын
Love all the older cars :)
@sullybiker6520
11 ай бұрын
The crazy thing is, if you're a certain age, this was not so long ago, and a billion years ago, all at the same time.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
My sentiments exactly.
@streetroyalty1
Жыл бұрын
Damn! That’s a brand new SHO Taurus at 1:46
@6lemans10
Жыл бұрын
I got a close look at one 6 years ago. The car was VERY CLEAN. The engine was built by Yamaha!😍
@tomsuh1362
Жыл бұрын
Surprise NYPD highway patrol ddin't give you a ticket. This was pre dash cam era.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Definitely pre-dashcam. You rarely saw the Highway Patrol on the BQE or LIE. And I only ever got one ticket the whole time I was in the NYC area. Suffolk County police caught me doing what is perfectly legal in 40+ other states. Right on red. Thanks for posting.
@Scambush
Жыл бұрын
Remarkable considering at the time this video was made his speedometer wasn't even working 😂😂😂
@dbclass4075
Жыл бұрын
@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436I can see why: New York has lots of pedestrians. Their green light will be pointless when their path is repeatedly blocked by right turners.
@WARVIATION
Жыл бұрын
NYC was so clean back then
@JDintheDMV
Жыл бұрын
No…Just no.
@WARVIATION
Жыл бұрын
wdym no?@@JDintheDMV
@JDintheDMV
Жыл бұрын
@@WARVIATION It wasn’t so clean back then. There is less nyc grit today. Streets are better paved, some stations are renovated, newer buildings, no crumbling buildings from the fire riots etc.
@WARVIATION
Жыл бұрын
it's trash now lol @@JDintheDMV
@JDintheDMV
Жыл бұрын
@@WARVIATION It’s safer now. The vibe was better in the 90’s though.
@Kactapuss
Жыл бұрын
amazing that it still looks exactly likt this today.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
That's hilarious. Good to know if I ever make back up that way that I won't get lost - since it looks the same! Thanks for posting! Happy New Year!
@Qboro66
Жыл бұрын
It doesn't quite look the same... They've since replaced the Kosciusko Bridge with a new one... And nearly all of the streetlighting equipment has been changed over to LED...
@fiftythreeeleven
Жыл бұрын
Great footage, but what really grabbed me was your commentary. I appreciated the words as a companion to the moments captured here-these would only be mere images if not for the memories attached to them. What presents as a fascinating window into a bygone era is actually much deeper; your entire life was about to change, and woven into this video is all of the small moments of doubt, fear, and stress that begin to build as things change course. I believe this is why so many of us become attracted to creating our own personal archives through video-at some point, despite every unknown, we can finally zoom out and appreciate a time and a place. Looking forward to your USSR travels, hopefully with commentary ;)
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to post your comments, I appreciate them. I am glad taht you enjoyed the video and I'll do my best to get cracking on the USSR footage. This is a busy time of year, but I really do need to get started - thanks for the nudge.
@GabiN64
11 ай бұрын
Driving all without GPS
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
I still don't use it. Give me a map any day.
@GTACIP
Жыл бұрын
Came for the footage, stayed for the story - felt like a short film rather than just tape recordings. Really well put together. I have a feeling this is triggering the algorithm, so get that USSR trip uploaded ASAP lol
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind comments. And now that a couple of folks have mentioned the USSR videos, my hand is forced and I will try to get off my ass and start getting that footage up there. Not sure how I will present it though. Probably, simply, in its original state. Maybe I'll dress it up with commentary, but... Time consuming...
@incyphe
Жыл бұрын
very nice quality footage. Colors are amazing! I wish someone would AI upsample this to 4K!
@FeiBenZhu
Жыл бұрын
Your like a taxi driver taking me to my destination while casually driving in traffic & telling me his life story at the same time.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your post. So far, the best analogy of what this video amounts to. Yes, a cab ride with your crazy Texan, waiting for his big break.
@robertanderson350
11 ай бұрын
This video made my day. Dare I say I miss the Kosciusko bridge?
@Aplaurino
11 ай бұрын
look how peaceful everyone was driving. using turn signals and driving the speed limit
@magamaga1827
Ай бұрын
very true. it was a big deal to speed back in those days. also most cars really didn't push past 60mph. now it's fucking nascar
@bigblockrc
Жыл бұрын
Great video, it feels nostalgic even though I've never been to the U.S. and frankly, haven't even been born for another 8 years. Also really enjoyed the commentary, especially since I'm 25, unemployed and trying to start my freelance career so it really resonated with me. Thanks for sharing & greetings from Frankfurt, Germany!
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I am glad that you enjoyed it and that it resonated with you. Best wishes and good luck on your journey.
@bigblockrc
Жыл бұрын
@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436 Thank you very much! Take care
@Cantakor
Жыл бұрын
Wow it took about 20 years to upload this video...... ;)
@Voodoo_One
Жыл бұрын
There was a lot of traffic coming back, so he wasn't home till now 😂
@LifeIsATest4TheHereafter
Жыл бұрын
@@Voodoo_One33 years stuck on the road. Poor him
@dannygaleotafiore1967
11 ай бұрын
Maspeth Avenue Holders- 6:39 Remember those tanks from my childhood everytime going over the Kosciusko Bridge.
@Breezyplaywithsticks
Жыл бұрын
I remember this day like it was yesterday. My siblings and I were hanging out, swimming, and although we weren’t technically conceived yet we enjoyed our time.
@avi614614
Жыл бұрын
Gotta love all the cigarette billboards brings me back
@googleusergp
Жыл бұрын
Most of it is still the same and I drive it for work pretty much every day. The Kosciuszko Bridge no longer has the grated deck and was rebuilt a few years ago. They imploded the old one. LOL.
@incognitotees
Жыл бұрын
the old Marshall's building. Love looking at this video and visually comparing what you drove through and what are they now.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
I am glad that you are enjoying it. Thank you for posting.
@incognitotees
Жыл бұрын
@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436 i should be thanking you for posting this piece of history.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Kind of you to say so, but I did it for selfish reasons. I did not want to forget, and I needed a way to preserve the memory.@@incognitotees
@incognitotees
Жыл бұрын
thank you for being selfish lol @@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
@sekopiski
10 ай бұрын
2:23 Peugeot 405!
@mrrandombayridge
Жыл бұрын
58st between 4th&5th what a beautiful block and still is today. Irish haven still there lol
@user-dp9en7ir1y
Жыл бұрын
The highways were in much better condition than they are now. WOW
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Really!? That can't be good.
@kdiesel4255
Жыл бұрын
this was the day before i was born!!
@ernstachildiyev2155
11 ай бұрын
Amazing. You drove right by the building I grew up in, 1 year before I was born. Also, you can catch a quick glimpse of the WTC at 0:35.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and posting your comments.
@dkjose25
11 ай бұрын
🎶 "We didn't start the fire...; it was always burning, since the world's been turning.."
@chop3625
11 ай бұрын
Much easier back then though no one knew it. Today’s too many people which means too many autos, it’s awful.
@gli7utubeo
Жыл бұрын
Great video and compelling backstory. Thank you.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and for posting your comments. I am happy that you took the time to follow and comment on the back story also. I'm never sure if folks catch it, or if they are so caught up in reliving the journey and the memories that it evokes that it slips past them. Glad that you enjoyed it and took the time to mention it.
@gli7utubeo
Жыл бұрын
Sure thing. Thanks again for the video.@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
@royale7620
Жыл бұрын
Love those quality and big cars! better than the junk today. Also nice to see a fellow Romanian 5:11
@jamiepreviti7689
11 ай бұрын
Coming out of the prominade looks different back then without all those skyscrapers in LIC
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
11 ай бұрын
There was only one tower in LIC back in the day. Now I hear it is a mini-midtown. Thanks for posting and watching.
@CPDFilms
Жыл бұрын
This was so cool to see. I drive on the bqe daily and I’m 26 years old so this was before I was even born 😂. It looks pretty similar except there is no Pulaski bridge which was weird to see lol
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and posting your comments. Glad you enjoyed it.
@michaelxanny4790
11 ай бұрын
My man was livin in my town. El Paso kid came a long way
@marcosromo
2 ай бұрын
This is a hidden gem. Is it possible to feel nostalgic about a period of time you’ve never lived? In fact, I’m not even american, I’m from Argentina! and this video about your trip through New York during the early 90s really resonated with me. I visited the city 2 years ago and I loved it. It really was a cultural shock. I would love to live in NYC for some period of time, just to see what it feels like… I’m looking forward to it. By the way, how old were you that day and where are you living now?
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and for posting your comments. I appreciate them. I am glad that it resonated with you. I was 27, going on 28 that summer. My second year living in NYC. I learned a lot.
@marcosromo
2 ай бұрын
@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436 why did you stop living in NYC? I guess after some years some people need a break and they move to somewhere quieter
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
2 ай бұрын
@@marcosromo 6 years and 3 months was enough. I was originally from Texas and life is pretty good in Texas. I knew that if I didn't leave NYC when I did, then I might not ever leave. In NYC, I could not see a way to owning a house, having a family with children. Not having to fight everyday just to do ordinary things. This doesn't matter so much when you are a man of 26 or 27, but when you are 38, or 44, or even 56, you do not want to look back with regret and wonder who will care for you in the future. Only family will. NYC was a great time in my life, but as I would explain to friends about NYC, going to the corner grocery store should not potentially be the most exciting and/or most difficult thing you will do in a day. In NYC it often was.
@jessihawkins9116
Жыл бұрын
cars were much nicer back then. almost all of them here still have all their paint
@Subreon
Жыл бұрын
I wonder about the journey they've been on. Are they still kicking around out there, rotting in someone's overgrown backyard, or part of my soda can now? I wish I could see all those journeys.
@jessihawkins9116
Жыл бұрын
@@Subreon soda cans are aluminum
@Subreon
Жыл бұрын
@@jessihawkins9116 there is aluminum in cars too
@dn2399
Жыл бұрын
How he got such clear quality on a cam from the 90s. 🤔
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Clear quality! Well, thank you, but the quality is not as good as I would have liked. This was shot with an old SVHS Camcorder. Panasonic. But I will say that I ingested this footage in as high a quality as possible and then I put it through DaVinci Resolve editing software, up-resolutioned the footage to HD from SD, and most importantly - de-interlaced the footage. So that it appears progressive and smoother. Minimal contrast and color correction added at the end. Crazy really, but it seems to have helped even sorry old SVHS footage. Thanks so much for posting and Happy New Year!
@prebenjaeger
Жыл бұрын
@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436 I think people are so used to shit digitalisations that they've no idea what the analog video formats actually looked like.
@CephalopodsRock
Жыл бұрын
@@prebenjaegeryeah. A lot of people have no idea how much resolution old film has
@weesnaww
Жыл бұрын
Kid, go search Lawrence of Arabia or 2001: A Space Odyssey. They have recent 4k digital scans of their old film prints. Emaculate images have been captured on film for many decades. Film actually captures a higher resolution than 4k digital does. It just tends to have some level of film grain as well.
@colbyking5362
Жыл бұрын
@@weesnaww35mm and VHS are VERY different.
@convertiblejay4857
Жыл бұрын
What was the first song? Grateful dead? Shazam wasn’t able to pick it up
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Not the Dead. The Colours, later to become Johnny Law, out of Austin, Texas. Song is circa 1986, written by Brady Hughes and Erik Larson of El Paso, Texas.
@bagintheback
Жыл бұрын
do you have a copy of this without the music playing?
@xemex1807
Жыл бұрын
bro its the radio
@jaminova_1969
Жыл бұрын
The mute button is your friend!
@bagintheback
Жыл бұрын
It sounds like music was added over the original audio. I just wanted to hear the original tape
@steverone7623
Жыл бұрын
That speedometer not moving is hilarious
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
I have to admit that it is pretty hilarious. I didn't even realize it until everyone started picking up on it. Quite a lot didn't work on that truck by that point. It would be buried (figuratively) out on Long Island a couple of years later. It did not make it back to Texas. Thanks for posting.
@SnickterP
Жыл бұрын
This guy, lived in all 4 counties of Long Island. Good goin.
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
I can't say that it was a goal of mine at the time, but I am glad that it worked out that way. I feel like I had the full experience. Thanks for posting.
@SnickterP
Жыл бұрын
@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436 I’ve never lived in Brooklyn (too city for me) and currently live in Queens. I work Huntington and once upon a time lived in Glen Cove. Pretty funny.
@ArisFilms
Жыл бұрын
The cars and speed have changed but everything else is the same
@elbarto4394
Жыл бұрын
The light blue car in front of you in the beginning of the video looks exactly like the car i drove back then. Wondering if it was me 😂
@hughescreativeservicesllc3436
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I know it was you! I'd recognize that car anywhere! Why didn't you wave? ;-) Thanks for posting.
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