Vintage Los Angeles
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On-Air contributor for SPECTRUM NEWS1/ Columnist for @lamag / Creator of “Vintage Los Angeles” / Emmy Nominated “So Cal Scene”. LA Native
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Whoever shot this 17 minute video showing a drive through Pacific Palisades one month ago had no idea how historic it would become. If you’re not from Los Angeles, this might give you a better idea of what we’ve lost. Please keep in mind this is just ONE street. This doesn’t include the entire Pacific Coast Highway, most of Altadena, and an additional 18 miles of Pacific Palisades. 💔💔💔
Vintage Los Angeles1,884,091 views • 1 year ago
In the 1970s detective series “Cannon”, William Conrad’s character, private investigator Frank Cannon, lived at the Sunset Tower on Sunset Strip. The building’s distinctive Art Deco exterior was frequently used for establishing shots of Cannon’s apartment throughout the series. At the time, Sunset Tower was primarily an apartment building—not yet the luxury hotel it is today. This made Frank Cannon one of the coolest fictional residents in the building’s long history!
Vintage Los Angeles73,763 views • 2 months ago
RIP Robert Banas who danced with every fiber of his being.
Vintage Los Angeles698,515 views • 2 years ago
This is what the Oscars looked like in 1979 when Johnny Carson was hosting. This was also the first time an Oscar producer ever won an Emmy for producing the Academy Awards. Jack Haley Jr. certainly deserved it. This was also the year of Meryl Streep’s first nomination.
Vintage Los Angeles971,492 views • 3 years ago
Astonishing colorized footage of Sunset Blvd in 1952. Starting out at La Brea, we see Tiny Naylors on the N.W. corner. We pass a Ralph’s, a Safeway, & several spirit stores & gas stations. On the Oriental Theatre marquee we see SINGING IN THE RAIN has just hit theaters. We end at Stanley Blvd & Sunset. You can see the Samuel French Bookshop on the corner. It was there 70 years until it closed in 2019.
Vintage Los Angeles705,492 views • 3 years ago
In honor of William Friedkin… In 1973, THE EXORCIST had the longest running engagement at the Mann National Theater in Westwood. This historic footage shows audience members reacting to the film. The subject matter truly rattled people to their core. What an astonishing accomplishment for a director.
Vintage Los Angeles597,431 views • 3 years ago
Hollywood in the 1980s. Notice ads & signage for Greyhound, Pic & Save, KIIS FM & Angelyne. This was a great time in L.A. No computers. No cell phones. CDs were just on the horizon, so all you had was your car radio and a tape deck. And we all got along just fine with what we had
Vintage Los Angeles452,985 views • 2 years ago
It’s always been hard for me not to cry when hearing this song, probably because it’s the most honest breakup song ever written 💔 Farewell Gordon Lightfoot. Truly a phenomenal singer, songwriter. His songs are stories that weave there way into your soul.
Vintage Los Angeles489,469 views • 3 years ago
It’s been decades since this historic property was on the market. This is the home where Bugsy Siegel was gunned down on Linden Dr. He was leasing it for girlfriend Virginia Hill at the time. Thank you realtor Myra Nourmand for allowing me inside to document it for Vintage LA
Vintage Los Angeles426,667 views • 3 years ago
What a line up for CBS’s 50th anniversary. Recorded on April 1st, 1978 at CBS Television City. Also look at the ending credits: Music by Leonard Bernstein & Jerry Herman. And graphics by Elaine & Saul Bass. What a magnificent role call of talent.
Vintage Los Angeles399,785 views • 3 years ago
Always listen to the captain. Happy 95th William Shatner.
Vintage Los Angeles85,438 views • 7 months ago
Seventy years ago, Ray Vega opened a Mexican restaurant in Sherman Oaks that has since become a Hollywood legend. Ray’s daughter, Christy, is realizing a vision for the beloved eatery that her father would be so proud of. Here’s my report from Casa Vega Restaurant
Vintage Los Angeles67,351 views • 6 months ago
