The great dream of my life was always to see a sunrise or a sunset in California, I hope God gives me life to fulfill that dream, greetings from Uruguay
Just walk on in to the USA buddy and tell them where you want to go, everyone in the world is welcome and they will pay for your housing, food, transportation, everything
In the 70s we'd go to Busch Gardens on Saturdays and after a day in the park we'd go across the street to Tommy's and tear up some chili cheeseburgers and chili cheese fries. Those were the days!
I just truly enjoy hearing you reminisce. I enjoy hearing you talk about your dad. So many of my memories are at those same places. I can feel the love and appreciation you had for your childhood probably because it's so similar to the love I had for mine. Thanks for doing what you do.
I remember going to that specific Hollywood Video on late 90’s when I was a kid with mom . We used to rent horror movies and picked some Chinese food 🍱 on our way home . Wow Great memories .
In the 70's and early 80's that Popeye's was a Pioneer Chicken. There was a builder's supply store there, I think it may have been a Neiman Reed's Lumber City? The closest Builder's Emporium to where you are at there was the Builder's on Sherman Way and White Oak.
I loved the story right off the bat and it had me cracking up! We’re about the same age so it all made complete sense to me, which only added to the humor of the story. Sometimes the simplest of things are the funniest.
I grew up in the Valley until I was 10. I remember going to the Carriage Inn at Burbank and Sepulveda with my grandparents when I slept over. It was rare and special to get to go out to breakfast, but I was always bummed because my grandparents made me walk there with them for the exercise. Crazy that I remember that after 40 plus years. Thanks for these videos - it's a special walk down memory lane each time you make one and tell your stories.
I lived at Victory and Tampa from 1956-1964 and saw Tampa Park (now Loehman's Plaza) grow from a vacant lot. Originally there was a Shopping Bag market, ET Grant, Woolworth, Owl Drug Store, and a Red-Carpet Gourmet liquor store where you said the Winchell Doughnuts was after it closed. There was a Chevron gas station where the Carl's Jr is now on the corner. I saw the LA RIver paved right behind that shopping center while I lived there. Tampa and Vanowen had a Piggly Wiggly market. Builders was NE corner of Shaerman Way and WHite Oak.
My all-time favorite doughnut was the old-fashioned chocolate doughnut from Winchell's before it merged with Blimpie Subs. After the merger, the quality went down a notch. Now, my favorite is the old-fashioned chocolate from Spudnuts.
I remember being in that Somethings Fishy around 1994 and hearing a crash and coming outside to find an older gentleman and his wife's car leaning against the front of the building after an accident on Ventura. Also worked at the Ambers Chicken. That broasted chicken was good!
I always wanted to live across the street from a donut shop or a coffee shop. I would enjoy rolling out of bed on the weekends and take a little walk to grab a coffee and a donut.
Damn it, I wish that McDonald's would have stayed. I hate the new style McDonald's locations. 80's style is the best, especially the 80's style playground.
On the corner plaza of Parthenia St. and Corbin Ave. There was a Lucky's, a Pioneer Chicken, A Flooky's and Gemco a little up the street(now a Target). All four locations on the same plaza. Who remembers?
Etiwanda and Vanowen the hardware store was called Ole's and Hughes Market was next door. The Popeyes was a Pioneer Chicken and where the Taco place is now was Barros Pizza (later Four Boys Pizza). I worked at Barros 1980-1983
QT hotdogs?! I used to go there all the time in High School with friends 90 91!!! Loved that place!! So many good memories from all the places you show. Not cool that the bridge was vandalized-😦There used to be a Winchells on Roscoe and Woodman? (just off can’t remember the little side street) in Panorama City.
Great job. As someone who lives in the L.A area, you give outsiders a good look at the real Los Angeles. You ever do videos about the many malls here? Oh and you can also do restaurant reviews.
The Mc Donalds you went to on Sherman Way and our other Go To Mc Donalds on Balboa and Parthenia were originally standalone stores with the big golden arches and walk up windows only. Mid 60s and 70s.
You forgot Winchell's on Balboa and Ventura. I managed it for 5 years in the late 80s. It also appears in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The part when she gets picked up and taken to the dugout. John Wooden use to come in 3 days a week after his wife passed.
Randy's Donuts at Manchester and the 405. Yummmmm! Did they have Wetzel's Pretzels out there in the Valley in the 90's? I think they were in San Diego at the time.
I have gone to the Wat Thai Buddhist Temple on the corner of Roscoe and Coldwater on weekends many times to eat Thai food. On weekends they have an outside food court with several booths that sell Thai food. When you go there you go to a booth and buy tokens, and then you use the tokens to purchase food. In April they have the Thai New Year Festival (Songkran).
I went to the school (St. Catherine's) right there by Miss Donuts, and my brother and I would go there after school when we had some spare change. This was in the early 80's so if my memory serves me correctly it was either a Winchell's or a Yum Yum, not 100% sure which one.
We used to go to Liquor stores to play video games they always had 2-3 games the first ones I remember was defender, Asteroid's, and Pac-man. Later I remember playing Dragons Slayer. They also had lot of candy for about $5 could play 8-10 games and go home with pocket full of candy. I remember Now and later were 5 cents this was the early 1980s I was 11 years old in 1980 about the time I started leaving the neighborhood on a bike.
I used to go to that Something’s Fishy in Woodland Hills, occasionally you would see Heather Locklear and that guy who married the girl that every guy had a huge crush on. (Tommy Lee)
"See our new look soon"... It's a shame they've done this to your McDonald's location. The new buildings are hideous and just aren't the same. It's a shame none of the old style buildings are being preserved. Still sad they remodeled my childhood McDonald's as well and haven't been there since then (since I don't live in Southern California at the moment). I was shocked when I saw the change on Google maps. Thanks for sharing your memories! These videos help me get through my homesickness missing California! :)
When I visited LA and stayed in the valley I was shocked how many Popeyes chicken there were. Also the drive thru line at Chik Fil A was insane. They needed a traffic enforcer just to control the influx of cars
Yes there used to be a Winchell's donuts next to QT hotdogs. I remember you from QT's, we ate there all the time. You left out Bea's Bakery and Mort's Deli.
I call this one, "the donut edition ". Funny that my dad would stop at one particular donut shop back when I was young in the 70s. I guess sweet treats bring back the best memories.. Keep the vids coming Curt.
I REMEMBER NEW YORK SELTZER!!!!!! use to get it at christies. NOW 7-11 some have turned into richdale food shops. do a location shoot on the mcdonalds used in MAC & ME. its only used for commercials. sooo many donut shops in the valley!!
My cousins who lived in Van Nuys weren’t into eating doughnuts. They would take us to get bagels. They would also take us to Winchell’s. Maybe it’s one that you’ve driven by. My cousins did live near Sherman Way and Kester. They moved by the 210 and Hubbard. Their son and daughter bailed to Boise, Idaho, and they followed.
Funny, you're just a young kid, I grow up in the valley in the 60's in military late 1970's, all those places are still new to me, McDonald's never had a drive through then.
In the same strip mall where Fab Hot Dogs is at there was a music store that was there for years and had recently closed. It was Kay’s music store. I used to go i there back in the 80s and purchased many electric guitars
I use to live in Encino on the corner of Lindley and Burbank at Encino Garden Apartments in 1989-1991 and they have torn down those old ones and built new ones and I was wondering if you have any photos of the old one I would love to see those. Thanks.
Thames NZ McDonald's had a cabinet that ranged from the first happy meal toys right up to recent days, which would have been 1996. Simpler times for sure 😏
Really excited for that Builder’s Emporium vid! Yes I said that out loud lol but Builder’s Emporium was rad I was sad when they got swallowed up by the new competition many errand tag along to the BE
dose anyone remember flooky's in woodland hills it was a hot dog place use it go there in the 70's they had a red cream soda and great hot dogs back in the 70's the guy that ran it would trade you food of joints
In th early 90's the popeyes in Reseda was a Pioneer chicken and next to it was a mom and pop video rental business( can't recall the name). The DD's was previously a big lots and before that it was a Petsmart. I believe prior to being a Petsmart it was some sort of Home depot/ builder's emporium style business. Also I worked at the Hollywood video during high school and recall a shooting inside where an off duty officer shot a guy trying to rob the place, wild times. Awesome video man!
It was DEFINATELY Builders Emporium. I worked at that store until Builders went out of business and that store shut down in '94. They didn't change it much from Big Lots to DDs but they rebuilt the store from Builders, there was an outside nursery area on the Darby street side. So technically he and his wife are BOTH correct, which means his wife is correct, which is the only thing that really matters. 😁
I'm digging your videos, Kurt. I also used to eat at that QT's Hotdogs regularly, and I'm sure that you served me there. I think you're right about the Winchell's. Also, if you watch the original Fun With Dick and Jane (1977), you will quickly see that C&C Liquor, with the original neon lights. In the film they attempt to rob several stores that were located in Encino close to C&C.
I think my favorite store in the Valley was the Black Watch Hobby Center ,which was in Reseda I think My Dad took me there when I first started Started High School in Sep of 1996 ,I remember it so exactly ,the parking lot the guy working the counter the weather etc I spent years in SFV but that little visit really stuck with me ...I am not sure why
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The great dream of my life was always to see a sunrise or a sunset in California, I hope God gives me life to fulfill that dream, greetings from Uruguay
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I see both everyday from the Bay Area. Hope you get to see it too.
Just walk on in to the USA buddy and tell them where you want to go, everyone in the world is welcome and they will pay for your housing, food, transportation, everything
In the 70s we'd go to Busch Gardens on Saturdays and after a day in the park we'd go across the street to Tommy's and tear up some chili cheeseburgers and chili cheese fries.
Those were the days!
I just truly enjoy hearing you reminisce. I enjoy hearing you talk about your dad. So many of my memories are at those same places. I can feel the love and appreciation you had for your childhood probably because it's so similar to the love I had for mine. Thanks for doing what you do.
It's is soooo!!!! Right I feel the same
I'm 63 now, but that's my old stomping ground. Me and my schwinn covered the San Fernando valley and simi.
Hi from Uruguay
Thanks for your videos
Keep up the awesome work Kurt ,from Melbourne Australia 🇭🇲👍
Thanks!
Your videos are the best!!!
Great video!! I was ROTFL when you called 411 and asked for “Something Smelly” 🤣😂🤣😂
Hubby and I enjoy all your videos!
I love donut culture of Los Angeles, specifically the Valley. Its really interesting. Nice job Kurt Crucial :)
You have such amazing memories. To live in The Valley during this time would have been a dream come true for me.
Think you have a great voice for talking narrating what’re you call it and all your knowledge also makes it Awsome
“Should’ve brought a water” lol 😂
Awesome thanks for sharing 😎
Another great video Kurt!
Nice video of the Valley 👍
So awesome Kurt!
Good to hear your memories Kurt. Sometimes when I drive by places I used to go to I reminisce about old times too!
I really enjoy the videos
Man I miss my 80s life so much.
I remember going to that specific Hollywood Video on late 90’s when I was a kid with mom . We used to rent horror movies and picked some Chinese food 🍱 on our way home . Wow Great memories .
In the 70's and early 80's that Popeye's was a Pioneer Chicken. There was a builder's supply store there, I think it may have been a Neiman Reed's Lumber City? The closest Builder's Emporium to where you are at there was the Builder's on Sherman Way and White Oak.
I loved the story right off the bat and it had me cracking up! We’re about the same age so it all made complete sense to me, which only added to the humor of the story. Sometimes the simplest of things are the funniest.
I grew up in the Valley until I was 10. I remember going to the Carriage Inn at Burbank and Sepulveda with my grandparents when I slept over. It was rare and special to get to go out to breakfast, but I was always bummed because my grandparents made me walk there with them for the exercise. Crazy that I remember that after 40 plus years. Thanks for these videos - it's a special walk down memory lane each time you make one and tell your stories.
I lived at Victory and Tampa from 1956-1964 and saw Tampa Park (now Loehman's Plaza) grow from a vacant lot. Originally there was a Shopping Bag market, ET Grant, Woolworth, Owl Drug Store, and a Red-Carpet Gourmet liquor store where you said the Winchell Doughnuts was after it closed. There was a Chevron gas station where the Carl's Jr is now on the corner. I saw the LA RIver paved right behind that shopping center while I lived there. Tampa and Vanowen had a Piggly Wiggly market. Builders was NE corner of Shaerman Way and WHite Oak.
Love your stories.
Great video as always 👍
Love going down memory lane. CD Trader is still in the same location
Thief! That is such a cool story about the A-frame.
My all-time favorite doughnut was the old-fashioned chocolate doughnut from Winchell's before it merged with Blimpie Subs. After the merger, the quality went down a notch. Now, my favorite is the old-fashioned chocolate from Spudnuts.
I remember being in that Somethings Fishy around 1994 and hearing a crash and coming outside to find an older gentleman and his wife's car leaning against the front of the building after an accident on Ventura. Also worked at the Ambers Chicken. That broasted chicken was good!
Great vid!!
Art's californis do-nuts at reseda and burbank behind the hancock/signal gas station was one of my favorites..
40K subs coming up!
I always wanted to live across the street from a donut shop or a coffee shop. I would enjoy rolling out of bed on the weekends and take a little walk to grab a coffee and a donut.
Aw man, Earl's Donuts in Chatworth and The Donut Hut in Burbank are tops!!!
I Iived on Burbank across the street from the tasty donuts a few years ago, they had some of the best ones!
You and your wife are both right. BE was there in the 80's. In the 60's it was Ponderosa restaurant. They show it in Targets 1968.
Damn it, I wish that McDonald's would have stayed. I hate the new style McDonald's locations. 80's style is the best, especially the 80's style playground.
Sending much love and respect from one valley kid to another!
On the corner plaza of Parthenia St. and Corbin Ave. There was a Lucky's, a Pioneer Chicken, A Flooky's and Gemco a little up the street(now a Target). All four locations on the same plaza. Who remembers?
love your content!! the 80s/90s mcdonalds looked so much cooler than what they are now. so did a lot of places.
Etiwanda and Vanowen the hardware store was called Ole's and Hughes Market was next door. The Popeyes was a Pioneer Chicken and where the Taco place is now was Barros Pizza (later Four Boys Pizza). I worked at Barros 1980-1983
Yup, apple fritters and jelly donuts are killer. Saludos desde SD
This was a great episode Loved all the locations and your stories,thanks great channel!
QT hotdogs?! I used to go there all the time in High School with friends 90 91!!! Loved that place!! So many good memories from all the places you show. Not cool that the bridge was vandalized-😦There used to be a Winchells on Roscoe and Woodman? (just off can’t remember the little side street) in Panorama City.
Great job. As someone who lives in the L.A area, you give outsiders a good look at the real Los Angeles. You ever do videos about the many malls here? Oh and you can also do restaurant reviews.
The Mc Donalds you went to on Sherman Way and our other Go To Mc Donalds on Balboa and Parthenia were originally standalone stores with the big golden arches and walk up windows only. Mid 60s and 70s.
You forgot Winchell's on Balboa and Ventura. I managed it for 5 years in the late 80s. It also appears in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The part when she gets picked up and taken to the dugout.
John Wooden use to come in 3 days a week after his wife passed.
Randy's Donuts at Manchester and the 405. Yummmmm! Did they have Wetzel's Pretzels out there in the Valley in the 90's? I think they were in San Diego at the time.
I have gone to the Wat Thai Buddhist Temple on the corner of Roscoe and Coldwater on weekends many times to eat Thai food. On weekends they have an outside food court with several booths that sell Thai food. When you go there you go to a booth and buy tokens, and then you use the tokens to purchase food.
In April they have the Thai New Year Festival (Songkran).
I went to the school (St. Catherine's) right there by Miss Donuts, and my brother and I would go there after school when we had some spare change. This was in the early 80's so if my memory serves me correctly it was either a Winchell's or a Yum Yum, not 100% sure which one.
My donut shop as a kid in the 80s and 90s was on Sherman way and varna in north Hollywood I lived on Fulton a few blocks away
We used to go to Liquor stores to play video games they always had 2-3 games the first ones I remember was defender, Asteroid's, and Pac-man. Later I remember playing Dragons Slayer. They also had lot of candy for about $5 could play 8-10 games and go home with pocket full of candy. I remember Now and later were 5 cents this was the early 1980s I was 11 years old in 1980 about the time I started leaving the neighborhood on a bike.
Apple fritters are my go to
I lived right down the street on Laurel cyn Roscoe
I used to go to that Something’s Fishy in Woodland Hills, occasionally you would see Heather Locklear and that guy who married the girl that every guy had a huge crush on. (Tommy Lee)
Something Smelly…..a perfect name for a cheese shop. 🧀
Haha. Yeah I guess that works
its all about the new york seltzer......valley is a cool spot
"See our new look soon"... It's a shame they've done this to your McDonald's location. The new buildings are hideous and just aren't the same. It's a shame none of the old style buildings are being preserved. Still sad they remodeled my childhood McDonald's as well and haven't been there since then (since I don't live in Southern California at the moment). I was shocked when I saw the change on Google maps. Thanks for sharing your memories! These videos help me get through my homesickness missing California! :)
When I visited LA and stayed in the valley I was shocked how many Popeyes chicken there were. Also the drive thru line at Chik Fil A was insane. They needed a traffic enforcer just to control the influx of cars
Yes there used to be a Winchell's donuts next to QT hotdogs. I remember you from QT's, we ate there all the time. You left out Bea's Bakery and Mort's Deli.
I call this one, "the donut edition ".
Funny that my dad would stop at one particular donut shop back when I was young in the 70s. I guess sweet treats bring back the best memories..
Keep the vids coming Curt.
Now we got nashville hot chicken spots everywhere here in the 818 VALLE
Great video buddy 👍🏻
Hey, how about doing one on the Pan Pacific Auditorium and Xanadu ?
Fab Hotdogs is the best hotdog in Los Angeles. It’s probably what I miss most about living in the Valley.
Any full story videos of Sylmar and San Fernando California, Kurt? I'll send $$$ when I get paid. Thank you, have a blessed day!
Miss Donuts was a Winchell's in the 70's
What I wouldn’t give to live in so-cal.
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I remember that McDonalds had the slickest drive through. So many of us road our bikes through there and went down.
For some reason, I now have the doggy style song Donut shop rock” in my head .🤔another great video 👍🏼
Could you do something on Adam-12 and all the restaurants they patronized?
I REMEMBER NEW YORK SELTZER!!!!!! use to get it at christies. NOW 7-11 some have turned into richdale food shops. do a location shoot on the mcdonalds used in MAC & ME. its only used for commercials. sooo many donut shops in the valley!!
I’m not with the vandalism either that’s messed up they ruined these paintings that have been there for yrs
My cousins who lived in Van Nuys weren’t into eating doughnuts. They would take us to get bagels. They would also take us to Winchell’s. Maybe it’s one that you’ve driven by. My cousins did live near Sherman Way and Kester. They moved by the 210 and Hubbard. Their son and daughter bailed to Boise, Idaho, and they followed.
Funny, you're just a young kid, I grow up in the valley in the 60's in military late 1970's, all those places are still new to me, McDonald's never had a drive through then.
I took guitar lessons at Kaye's Music Scene.
In the same strip mall where Fab Hot Dogs is at there was a music store that was there for years and had recently closed. It was Kay’s music store. I used to go i there back in the 80s and purchased many electric guitars
I use to live in Encino on the corner of Lindley and Burbank at Encino Garden Apartments in 1989-1991 and they have torn down those old ones and built new ones and I was wondering if you have any photos of the old one I would love to see those. Thanks.
Thames NZ McDonald's had a cabinet that ranged from the first happy meal toys right up to recent days, which would have been 1996.
Simpler times for sure 😏
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Really excited for that Builder’s Emporium vid! Yes I said that out loud lol but Builder’s Emporium was rad I was sad when they got swallowed up by the new competition many errand tag along to the BE
Which was yr toys r us as a kid.....mine was the one on Sherman way in van nuys
tiger walk was west t video when builders emporium was there before hollywood videos
Have you been to Boulevard Burgers (On Ventura Blvd)?
They have bomb food. The burgers are so damn good! You have to try the Chili cheese fries!
Miss Donuts also used to be a Winchells in the early 80's ..went there with my girlfriend often while in high school ... Reseda
dose anyone remember flooky's in woodland hills it was a hot dog place use it go there in the 70's they had a red cream soda and great hot dogs back in the 70's the guy that ran it would trade you food of joints
I remember the one on Ventura @ Kester in Sherman Oaks. They had a Kiss pinball machine I lost a lot of quarters too.
I'm sad to see that McDonald's go. Just a couple of weeks ago I drove by and saw it gone in a pile of rubble.
In th early 90's the popeyes in Reseda was a Pioneer chicken and next to it was a mom and pop video rental business( can't recall the name). The DD's was previously a big lots and before that it was a Petsmart. I believe prior to being a Petsmart it was some sort of Home depot/ builder's emporium style business. Also I worked at the Hollywood video during high school and recall a shooting inside where an off duty officer shot a guy trying to rob the place, wild times. Awesome video man!
It was DEFINATELY Builders Emporium. I worked at that store until Builders went out of business and that store shut down in '94. They didn't change it much from Big Lots to DDs but they rebuilt the store from Builders, there was an outside nursery area on the Darby street side.
So technically he and his wife are BOTH correct, which means his wife is correct, which is the only thing that really matters. 😁
Charlie Doom is for the kids.🤘🏻🎱🤘🏻
LOL, 411, I remember that, we are old.. jk, it's called wisdom. hehehe
Kurt ''Homer'' Crucial ''MMMMM Valley donut''
I saw a documentary about some of those old school donut shops a few months ago it was pretty good it was on Netflix.
Please visit Whitsett Avenue and Oxnard! 5920 was our old apartment.
I'm digging your videos, Kurt. I also used to eat at that QT's Hotdogs regularly, and I'm sure that you served me there. I think you're right about the Winchell's.
Also, if you watch the original Fun With Dick and Jane (1977), you will quickly see that C&C Liquor, with the original neon lights. In the film they attempt to rob several stores that were located in Encino close to C&C.
I think my favorite store in the Valley was the Black Watch Hobby Center ,which was in Reseda I think
My Dad took me there when I first started Started High School in Sep of 1996 ,I remember it so exactly ,the parking lot the guy working the counter the weather etc
I spent years in SFV but that little visit really stuck with me ...I am not sure why
I had no idea you lived in Monterey Park. I grew up going to the Blockbuster on Atlantic in the 90s/2000s
dude this is the same mc donalds where fight scene was shoot No retreat no surrender 1985 with Van damme
I used to get a jolt cola from c&c liquor
6:52 You've just been enriched.