Cruising in Austin while blasting KLBJ-FM on the radio in the 80s was basically my entire adolescence.
@clutchcitycoale
4 жыл бұрын
Gregory Hunt I live on KLBJ-FM man - wish I lived in these much earlier times - unlike now
@renadobons812
3 жыл бұрын
Man our state was so great.... the last 30 years everything changed.
@SignalCorps1
Жыл бұрын
Same. When I was 16 in 1984, I bought a 1966 mustang coupe, put in Clarion radio/cassette deck and couple speakers and cruised all over with KLBJ blaring. I felt like I was on top of the world. Great days. I wis the younger generations could have experienced Austin back then. All the best
@christianbrother4724
4 жыл бұрын
I took Austin for granted back then. How nice it used to be.
@kayden_mellow7745
4 жыл бұрын
How is it Different now? Wasn’t around back then to know
@thatsheez9557
Жыл бұрын
@@kayden_mellow7745 Much dirtier now and much more corporate now. The true Austin has been gone for 2 decades. Now it’s just a generic gentrified cityscape.
@rogermoreno1152
Жыл бұрын
Yep. We all did.
@perrysaunders777
5 жыл бұрын
I was born in Austin in 1985 and I'm still here. The only thing I recognized was Capital Plaza.
@_PrimetimePranks
3 жыл бұрын
Montgomery Ward, Toys R Us and a theater is what I remember of Capital Plaza.
@SG-wy3tb
2 жыл бұрын
@@_PrimetimePranks I remember that theater, what I don't remember is the name of it, do you remember it? I don't know if you can remember this, but right across the street for a little while they had an arcade place there, sort of like behind where ToysRUs used to be
@sirpsychosexy
2 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe they still have the same sign
@thecoldcallerguy
Жыл бұрын
I was born in Austin in 1988 and still here too. I recognize the capital plaza too. There used to be the Toys R Us there and Montgomery Wards, Amaya’s Taco Village and Weiners clothing store.
@_PrimetimePranks
3 жыл бұрын
God I miss Highland and Northcross Mall.
@okthisisepic1055
Жыл бұрын
Man I want to go back in time and go see all those fieros on the dealer lot.
@sweatnautomotive
4 жыл бұрын
Austin back when it was fun
@Holadude96
4 жыл бұрын
The last 'scene' before the video ends is South Lamar just south/west of Oltorf. My god, what a blast from the past! There was a Safeway grocery store at the southwest corner of that intersection, Martinez Taxidermy at the southeast intersection, The Horseshoe Lounge was at more or less the northeast corner, and a Phillips 66 station (visible in the video) at the more or less northwest corner. I grew up in Oak Hill and took that route almost daily. That strip is utterly unrecognizable now (as is most of Austin compared to the 70's and 80's). My folks still live out in what used to be Oak Hill (remember when that was separate and distinct from Austin??) and I cringe every time I go back to Austin at what it's become....basically a little Dallas. We were so lucky to have grown up then and there. It was a very, very special place.
@dunique26
2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was only I and my bestie that cringed every time we have to go to this city. I say it's not my city all the time. Even tho I had so many of my first anything's there... O how I miss it.. Plus it's a open homeless camp now, as well just ridiculous..
@clutchcitycoale
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 944s, 928, and 911 SC Targa
@texantraveladventures150
4 жыл бұрын
The music and the cars! Love it!
@terricurtis5104
2 жыл бұрын
I miss my old Austin. For a short time in the mid 80's we lived in Pflugerville. I didn't want to change baby sitters so I drove from Pflugerville to William Cannon and South First to drop off daughter and then drove out to 183 near where the Austin Animal Center is now. Now... that route would take hours! And... that .87 cent gas!
@dunique26
2 жыл бұрын
Pflugerville was the last and finally spot before I said goodbye Austin forever. Well forever for now, I guess I'm not psychic. I go now and it doesn't feel the same at all, and I barely left at the end of '15. Totally a different place..
@rutter1ify
4 жыл бұрын
Cool footage, wish I was alive in that era 💯
@whaaaa869
3 жыл бұрын
dude, it was amazing! it was exactly like being in this era, except in that era, where you would be pining for an era that preceded that era!
@robertloerwald3
2 жыл бұрын
Nah, don’t waste a wish on being old. Enjoy your youth now
@beafychicken1169
3 жыл бұрын
I saw the capital plaza sign and almost lost my shit! I'm 28 now and holy shit! Didn't realize the sign was that old
@kettle2345
4 жыл бұрын
Dude!! Martin post more Austin 80’s vids that shit brings me back I used to live by the old Robert Muller Airport back those days 🤘🏼
@lazysmurf7168
3 жыл бұрын
I remember parents and I going to capital plaza and planes flying above i35 to land at the airport
@UTClassof
2 жыл бұрын
wasnt that on Airport Boulevard? I was at UT from 1987-91 and i remember the airport being close to the UT campus. I hopped on i 35 and went just a few miles.
@dunique26
2 жыл бұрын
East side...
@wjhmh
3 жыл бұрын
Doesn't look like much has changed, I miss Austin in the 80's.
@Anitguegaming
8 ай бұрын
The song "Beats so lonely" playing on the radio was from an Austin resident. Charlie Sexton. I went to jr high with him. How ironic.
@ronsalargo7650
4 ай бұрын
His brother Will had a band too
@patrickadams6762
2 жыл бұрын
Nice. I lived around that time. Nice then. A cesspool now
@nate678
11 ай бұрын
3:39 "Is that a Grand national?" "Oh my😲😲😲" My brother and I did that too 😂
@RainbowlemurAJ
4 жыл бұрын
Austin looked so much better back in the day. It's a shame what it has become
@chrisp755
5 жыл бұрын
i remember when there was zero traffic
@1977seabiscuit
3 жыл бұрын
@Faigornx You are in Amsterdam and I am in Austin, Tx. When I looked outside during the height of the pandemic last year I felt a peace, almost like I was a kid again. No traffic, no noise, just the sound of the wind blowing through the trees. Though we are far from each other, I am certain it is something that we will both remember forever.
@southernlightning775
3 жыл бұрын
📻 Killer Video Man 😎🤟 Lovin The 70's and 80s Cars👍🏼
@CAPTIVEPULSEMAKER
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting up this video. Good times, a great place.
@Tat2Dragons
6 жыл бұрын
Cool footage, thanks for sharing. 👍
@HellhammerSS
3 жыл бұрын
Montgomery ward cap plaza!
@meindopen007
Жыл бұрын
0:51 Jim's restaurant!! YEAH BABY! Can't tell which one, though... the one on Hwy 183 near Burnet Rd?... Moved away in '96. Miss Jim's 😢
@Idontwanttopickahandletoday
Жыл бұрын
It's the one that was on Ben White near Dyer Electronics (back then).
@abdonmorales7361
2 жыл бұрын
Who remembers the rolling skating park at pleasant valley road
@imojado7294
5 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, downtown Austin looked desolate than what it is today... And there was practically no traffic there, the fuck?
@SirWatkinsProductions
3 жыл бұрын
1:45. Lots of Pontiac Fieros!
@lukusamongus4079
2 жыл бұрын
We rented a video camera a few times around that same time. Our videos were almost exactly as pointless. KLBJ on the radio and a lot of "Ooooh, look at that car!"
@broadcastblast544
3 жыл бұрын
Capital Plaza @ 3:34 !! Nice to see the Montgomery Ward building and off to the side was the Toys R Us. Just behind was the move theater.
@Idontwanttopickahandletoday
3 жыл бұрын
Not sure it was really quick.
@paulwangdong773
3 жыл бұрын
You can tell that Charlie Sexton was huge back then.
@Edgar.Valdez.Villareal
3 жыл бұрын
Мм.. сколько старья стоит... Сейчас бы всё сюда!Какие красавцы!!
@dunique26
2 жыл бұрын
How austin looked while i was growing up. I miss that place, thanks for the memories...
@Idontwanttopickahandletoday
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@jamesrobert782
Жыл бұрын
Driving that Pontiac around in the 80s would be like driving around today in a new camaro, muscle car for there time.
@_PrimetimePranks
Жыл бұрын
3:34 Montgomery Wards
@kimrok1
2 жыл бұрын
Wished there was more!
@UTClassof
2 жыл бұрын
i went to UT from 1987-1991. i went to the second SXSW. Sixth street was really fun back then. we would run out of money at the bars and walk back from 6th street to our dorms. LOL
@NelsonClick
2 жыл бұрын
The "Villa Capri". Haven't seen that sign in a long time 😢
@RadialSkid
2 жыл бұрын
The new Firebirds and Fieros on the dealer lot were 1986s, so I suppose this was late 1985?
@attunedofficial
2 жыл бұрын
This guy is like Hey look FIREBIRD! I remember Knight Rider too hehe
@metaphysic666
3 жыл бұрын
good old days
@ricknessmonster
2 жыл бұрын
I JUST SAW MONTGOMERY WAAARD!!!!!!!!
@rodneysammons5544
11 ай бұрын
@ 1:05 Is that the Side pocket or Coner pocket ?
@MsTaurine
2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the glory days when gas was 87 cents a gallon and people drove nicely.
@tylercox1875
4 жыл бұрын
I’d like to see a video like this of jackson Mississippi in the 1980s
@JuanPablo-md3zr
Жыл бұрын
What a vibe
@JourneyWithDavaoJack
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks
@Deucenvette
4 жыл бұрын
Y&T on the Radio.
@mlongoria124
2 жыл бұрын
So many Fierros!
@CentralTexasRailJetProductions
17 күн бұрын
Some great music and some cool cars! The firebirds and Charlie Sexton on the radio definifely got this 26 year olds attention! Sweet home video bossman! Greetings from Dallas. 🤠
@Shyzah
5 жыл бұрын
that fiero though
@jlh4jc
11 ай бұрын
The Villa Capri!!!
@rodneysammons5544
11 ай бұрын
Is that by The Crazy Lady and Star Seeds ?
@kettle2345
4 жыл бұрын
Oh those gas prices back then.... putting $5 actually meant something lol ⛽️
@mnmz2
3 жыл бұрын
Adjusted for inflation, $0.87 in 1980 is equal to $2.91 in 2020.
@aureliolimas7919
Жыл бұрын
And the best decade was to como 90s
@RustInPeace2490
3 жыл бұрын
What year was this?
@Idontwanttopickahandletoday
3 жыл бұрын
Mid 80's not sure exact year.
@lesliehorwinkle
3 жыл бұрын
@@Idontwanttopickahandletoday pretty sure '85 as I saw no '86 cars.
@Doobie1975
Жыл бұрын
@@lesliehorwinkle i saw a 1986 Mazda pickup so I'm assuming late 1985 to 1986
@ir10031981
4 жыл бұрын
when Reagan was president, and 55 was the law of the land. ;)
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