I was a freshman at La Serna in 1968. The Buffalo Springfield concert at Whittier HS was my first rock concert. My most vivid memory of the show involved the pillar I was sitting next to. Couldn't see the whole band at one time ! ! Great seeing all the old venues and shots of Whittier where I grew up. Thanks!!
When you said KGRB a 62 year old man started to cry because I have been trying to remember that name and reason there were radio antennas next to my high school.
So many memories here! Thx for the video. The Sunset Room was my parents stomping grounds, and years later My Dads 3rd wife retired from the Sunset Room in 1997, at the age of 70. My cousins boyfriend was the DJ at KWOW. Bill Williams was his radio name, his actual name was Bill Jaeger. He now owns Cameron Broadcasting I believe. Thx again!
Marty thank you gor this great info snd had the pleasure of meeting you at Puente Hills Mall a couple of years ago. A friendly and courteous person you are, be well.
14:33 Dirk Dirksen was a music promoter and emcee of the San Francisco punk rock clubs Mabuhay Gardens and On Broadway in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Dirksen was nicknamed the "Pope of Punk." Dirksen was born in Braunschweig, Germany and immigrated to the US in 1948. Interestingly, his wiki page doesn't mention SoCal at all.
I spent my first 18 years growing up in El Monte. My favorite memories are delivering papers by bike before school, working produce at Santa Fe Farms market, sneaking out to the El Monte Legion Stadium to catch acts & bands and cruising Whittier Bvd on Friday. It was a wonderful time to grow up in the old So Cal before all the freeways and concrete riverbeds. When I left, I moved to Long Beach to go to school and found the Golden Bear & Aviator's Club but that's a whole 'nother story...
the aces, the silver dollar and the sunset room was owned by mike garo ..i believe it was a divorce that forced him to give up the aces and silver dollar, but he hung on to the sunset room until his death ..meeting mike as a young teen , i found him to be a kind and generous man .
Thank you Marty for all of this wealth of information. Im connected to this area since the late 60s. You just confirm what my dad used to tell me about some of what you present. Totally unaware famous actors and musicians came to West Covina. Never realized a member of The Byrds was around here in the area..that band was most influential in designing the California folk rock scene....loved the history about the western music venues too. I feel as if I was in a documentary but living in those times. I hope you continue presenting these historical videos. Maybe look into the experimental rocket car they tested in the City of Industry in the early 60s. That car was at the hotel in a permanent display in Industry Hills..you should seek that out and do a documentary about it. Still wondering where it was tested at..looks like where the Puente Hills mall is now.
A teacher once told me there was traces of rocket fuel that emerged where the old dump site on Azusa/near Amar, where they build the Sports Plex BLD. Not sure if that can be connected?
@@Jr-ro3jy very interesting..I would think it definitely was where they tested that vehicle. That area where that pic was taken in the early or mid 60s looked so nice and full of wild vegetation.
I remember a lot of this. If I'm not mistaken The Buffalo Springfield also played at Workman HS around the same time. You forgot a theater in La Puente. The 'Golden Horseshoe' located on Old Glendora at Sierra Vista Ct. It was a popular place for the East L.A.Bands to come and perform; the likes of the Midniters, Cannibal and the Headhunters, as well as local talent. Otherwise, I enjoy your series. Keep up the good work.
Do you have any info on English's Music Store? I took guitar lessons there from Lacy English who always dressed in western attire. He was quite a character.
me and my friends would go there to buy sheet music, guitar strings and drum sticks ...he was pretty busy with Puente and los altos high school band students ..
Very nice, my wife is a teacher at Fairgrove Academy, She passes by the old sign on Echelon on her way to or from work. When she started there we were wondering what long ago station that sign was for, she had found it was an old radio station but that was all. You put the piece of that puzzle in for us. Thank you for that. I subscribe and really enjoy your Forgotten tales. I grew up in Norwalk, we moved there in 59 when I was a year old and that was where I grew up and graduated High School. Great memories. Do you have any intentions on going outside of the San Gabriel Valley? There was a mid air collision over Norwalk in 59. Thanks again. Enjoy these.
hi, i was born in El Monte, in 1960 we moved to Hacienda Hts. nw side of Hwy 39 and what would become Colima rd. there was a big field south of us, and a old camp ground or club at hwy 39 before it went up the canyon. us kids would up up there. do you know what that place was? i would say, it was right about here before the 1960 33°58'33.12"N 117°58'13.52"W we called it the boy scout camp.
Thank you Marty for all of this wealth of information. Im connected to this area since the late 60s. You just confirm what my dad used to tell me about some of what you present. Totally unaware famous actors and musicians came to West Covina. Never realized a member of The Byrds was around here in the area..that band was most influential in designing the California folk rock scene....loved the history about the western music venues too. I feel as if I was in a documentary but living in those times. I hope you continue presenting these historical videos. Maybe look into the experimental rocket car they tested in the City of Industry in the early 60s. That car was at the hotel in a permanent display in Industry Hills..you should seek that out and do a documentary about it. Still wondering where it was tested at..looks like where the Puente Hills mall is now.
Another great informative video 👍
I was a freshman at La Serna in 1968. The Buffalo Springfield concert at Whittier HS was my first rock concert. My most vivid memory of the show involved the pillar I was sitting next to. Couldn't see the whole band at one time ! ! Great seeing all the old venues and shots of Whittier where I grew up. Thanks!!
My mother in law was also at that show, and she also attended La Serna.
I remember you, I was a freshman in 1967. I remember you gave a class talk on the '67 war in the mideast.
This was incredible
Whittier high ..💙😎🎤🎸
Thanks 4 all the great info
Good stuff!
When you said KGRB a 62 year old man started to cry because I have been trying to remember that name and reason there were radio antennas next to my high school.
I also went to Wokman
i went to puente...workman was built/finished during my freshman year and a lot of my friends transferred there that lived closer to the new school.
So many memories here! Thx for the video.
The Sunset Room was my parents stomping grounds, and years later My Dads 3rd wife retired from the Sunset Room in 1997, at the age of 70.
My cousins boyfriend was the DJ at KWOW. Bill Williams was his radio name, his actual name was Bill Jaeger. He now owns Cameron Broadcasting I believe.
Thx again!
Marty thank you gor this great info snd had the pleasure of meeting you at Puente Hills Mall a couple of years ago. A friendly and courteous person you are, be well.
14:33 Dirk Dirksen was a music promoter and emcee of the San Francisco punk rock clubs Mabuhay Gardens and On Broadway in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Dirksen was nicknamed the "Pope of Punk." Dirksen was born in Braunschweig, Germany and immigrated to the US in 1948. Interestingly, his wiki page doesn't mention SoCal at all.
I spent my first 18 years growing up in El Monte. My favorite memories are delivering papers by bike before school, working produce at Santa Fe Farms market, sneaking out to the El Monte Legion Stadium to catch acts & bands and cruising Whittier Bvd on Friday. It was a wonderful time to grow up in the old So Cal before all the freeways and concrete riverbeds. When I left, I moved to Long Beach to go to school and found the Golden Bear & Aviator's Club but that's a whole 'nother story...
They knocked down the house and the sign and built industrial buildings, I wonder where the sign is now??
thanks for the Buffalo Springfield recordings. Beautiful.
the aces, the silver dollar and the sunset room was owned by mike garo ..i believe it was a divorce that forced him to give up the aces and silver dollar, but he hung on to the sunset room until his death ..meeting mike as a young teen , i found him to be a kind and generous man .
Thank you Marty for all of this wealth of information. Im connected to this area since the late 60s. You just confirm what my dad used to tell me about some of what you present. Totally unaware famous actors and musicians came to West Covina. Never realized a member of The Byrds was around here in the area..that band was most influential in designing the California folk rock scene....loved the history about the western music venues too. I feel as if I was in a documentary but living in those times. I hope you continue presenting these historical videos. Maybe look into the experimental rocket car they tested in the City of Industry in the early 60s. That car was at the hotel in a permanent display in Industry Hills..you should seek that out and do a documentary about it. Still wondering where it was tested at..looks like where the Puente Hills mall is now.
A teacher once told me there was traces of rocket fuel that emerged where the old dump site on Azusa/near Amar, where they build the Sports Plex BLD. Not sure if that can be connected?
@@Jr-ro3jy very interesting..I would think it definitely was where they tested that vehicle. That area where that pic was taken in the early or mid 60s looked so nice and full of wild vegetation.
I remember a lot of this. If I'm not mistaken The Buffalo Springfield also played at Workman HS around the same time. You forgot a theater in La Puente. The 'Golden Horseshoe' located on Old Glendora at Sierra Vista Ct. It was a popular place for the East L.A.Bands to come and perform; the likes of the Midniters, Cannibal and the Headhunters, as well as local talent. Otherwise, I enjoy your series. Keep up the good work.
I'm pretty sure it was The Diamond Horseshoe and back in the 60's the main performer was Jerry Singer. In the 80's it became OM Rock recording studio.
That house by the KGBR tower is sketchy!!
dont know about sketchy, but going by their late at night in the 60's was kind of spooky (before workman high was built)
Keep up the good work my friend
Do you have any info on English's Music Store? I took guitar lessons there from Lacy English who always dressed in western attire. He was quite a character.
me and my friends would go there to buy sheet music, guitar strings and drum sticks ...he was pretty busy with Puente and los altos high school band students ..
Very nice, my wife is a teacher at Fairgrove Academy, She passes by the old sign on Echelon on her way to or from work. When she started there we were wondering what long ago station that sign was for, she had found it was an old radio station but that was all. You put the piece of that puzzle in for us. Thank you for that. I subscribe and really enjoy your Forgotten tales. I grew up in Norwalk, we moved there in 59 when I was a year old and that was where I grew up and graduated High School. Great memories. Do you have any intentions on going outside of the San Gabriel Valley? There was a mid air collision over Norwalk in 59. Thanks again. Enjoy these.
hi, i was born in El Monte, in 1960 we moved to Hacienda Hts. nw side of Hwy 39 and what would become Colima rd. there was a big field south of us, and a old camp ground or club at hwy 39 before it went up the canyon. us kids would up up there. do you know what that place was? i would say, it was right about here before the 1960 33°58'33.12"N 117°58'13.52"W we called it the boy scout camp.
I really enjoy these videos but the background music is so loud on this one that I can't hear the voiceover. What a shame.
Thank you Marty for all of this wealth of information. Im connected to this area since the late 60s. You just confirm what my dad used to tell me about some of what you present. Totally unaware famous actors and musicians came to West Covina. Never realized a member of The Byrds was around here in the area..that band was most influential in designing the California folk rock scene....loved the history about the western music venues too. I feel as if I was in a documentary but living in those times. I hope you continue presenting these historical videos. Maybe look into the experimental rocket car they tested in the City of Industry in the early 60s. That car was at the hotel in a permanent display in Industry Hills..you should seek that out and do a documentary about it. Still wondering where it was tested at..looks like where the Puente Hills mall is now.