You don’t know me ! I’m 55 grew up in walnut! I spent a lot time in Covina and West Covina! I remember everything in your videos it’s great that you recorded our generation as it really was ! Good job Gilbert!
Gilbert Arciniega thanks for the videos homeboy my daughter was born on 5-13-2005, my wife and I got together on 3-14-88 I was 14 she was 13 will be coming on 31 years on 3-14-89 the time has gone so fast we have 3 kids together and it’s cool to see your wife is Filipina and you are Mexican cause that’s our mixture also.
I live near the corner of Amar and Azusa. During this time we just moved in , that Chevron station was torn down and later became a Block buster video. The Lucky Super Market ,it's now Tokyo Central and there is a Gym next to it. Pretty much the same,however good footage. It is nice to go back,and remember how things were.
What's amazing is that he recorded just everyday life and locations I was one years old when this was filmed awesome . I grew up in the area and things still look the same only difference is the cars and store.
Awesome video! Brings back memories. I used to live on Woodgate Drive next to the backside of Gingrich Park before the wall went up. We moved to Houston back in 1985 and this brings back memories of the area. Thanks Gilbert!
2:33 There used to be a Vons supermarket along with a Thrifty drugstore at a shopping center at Azusa Ave and Amar Road. Today, Vons is now an Island Pacific Supermarket while Thrifty is now a Rite Aid. Also, the shopping center with Home Depot, Target, and PetSmart at Azusa Ave didn't exist at that time.
BOY, is it ever! Things are very different now! I still hang out there sometimes. Basically cause my wife loves to go to Jollybee and Seafood city! (That used to be Lucky) Everytime I think of this area. I remember this area exactly like in the video!
I think its a Marukai there (Japanese market). This is the plaza with the 24 hour fitness. The seafood city plaza doesn't have two story buildings. 2:44 is seafood city
Hey much love for the videos bro! I was born in LA and raised in San Bernardino so when I came across your videos I was digging the old school La stuff and was super surprised when I seen you now live in Berdoo! You shot some really quintessential Family Life stuff in the 80s and it brought back a lot of good memories for me and my wifey!
Watching this vid makes me wanna go back home.. sadly I still have a year left here in kentucky and another 3 years in germany...I really miss home tho..
The exact location was apparent within the first second of video. The west side of Azusa Ave, just north of the 10 freeway underpass, facing north. Then southbound under the freeway. The (no longer) Lucky's shopping center is farther south on Azusa on the east side of the street. Then continuing south over Azusa Ave, past Nelson Ave toward Amar Rd. I'm not 100%, but from there it looks like east bound on Amar Rd toward Nogales. Southbound Nogales would take you toward Rowland Heights. The general geography of the area hasn't changed too much. But that entire area south of the 10 freeway is full of hills and would be a pretty tough commute on a bicycle. Awesome clip, thanks for posting.
5.13.88 - my 15th birthday....and I used to skate that Lucky's parking lot all of the time. ..I see you passed Autumn Drive...my 1st love lived on that street. Great memories.
Guitar Center on Azusa, Spikes Teriyaki, Taste of Texas Tex Mex BBQ, Danny's Kosher pickle, Fret House on Citrus, IN N Out at Azusa and 210 Freeway (drive thru only and walk up. One of the original In N Outs. Car Custom, Barret's VW, and Berts motorcycle mall, Clearman's SteaK house, Super Shops speed shop Azusa and Arrow highway. Oh the memories.
3:04 Crazy to see the east corner or Azusa and Amar used to be a Chevron gas station, I remember it being a Blockbuster video store when I was a kid and now a waba grill / t-mobile, I can also see the old Marie calendar’s at the far end. great videos Gilbert!
Wow Thank You For the Memories Gilbert... Did you live by Shadow Oak in West Covina??? There were some town houses you showed in the last part of the video and I believed they were the same ones that I lived in back in 1990... I lived on Colorado St...
Again best video memories.use to take Azusa rd to go visit our aunt LaVera..r.i.p...or go to toys r us or Azusa mountains. Down the freeway was West Covina fashion plaza and Clifftons. The best..much blessings again.
Gilbert I think I owned a condo right down the street from your family but it was n the 2000s on Amar and Nogales there was a the fillipino fast food place down on azusa the honey bee or something lol small world Brother!!
not too far from were I use to live. .. and lemon creek park was over the hill passed Morris school. I lived down near Morris elementary school. facing west
Do you remember when Sears was in Azusa on the corner of arrow hwy and Azusa Ave? Long before it became the AMC and before Sears moved to the mall. I was looking if there was any footage
I don't know how you managed to ride a bike and hold that massive 80's video camera! Especially over Azusa and up Amar!! As far as "hell hills" go it could've been worse... you could have lived up Woodgate 😁
Wow Gilbert! You were the modern-day Ricky Fitts from the American Beauty movie, lol, you recorded everything! You didn't happen to record any floating plastic bags did you?, JK. Thanks for sharing these videos.
Cool piece of history. Was that last hell hill you had to climb on Tuesday Drive heading up to Shakespeare? I used to live on Cravath and that looked very familiar. Thanks for sharing!
Bill S. Oh yeah. Tuesday st was the last hill I had to climb to home. I hated those days when my bike was my only transportation. I think the worst hill was going up on Amar. That was tough. Because it was a long hill
It’s crazy not one person was on the phone in traffic! In their head they’re like I’m gonna go home and post a memory in real life with my friends and family. Back then post meant like a light post 💡
Oscar Domínguez I had a $1000 ($2500 2015 dollars) RCA CPR-250 full size VHS camcorder! I was actually carrying that big ol thing on my shoulder while riding my bike!!! NO cell phone, NO GoPro's LOL. Oh yes, I used a program from Windows Vista with a firewire hook up. And plugged my analog VHS player to a digital camcorder that has the feature to turn analog video to digital. I then was able to transfer. BUT today, you need to buy software and a dongle (converts analog to digital), then you can capture it. The software and dongle will cost between $50 - $100
Nowadays people call the cops on people filming in public saying its unusual and suspicious. Seems to me it was more unusual in '88. Sweet Eddie Lawson replica around the 5:50 mark.
Was ahead of your time, this footage was cutting edge, I think it's cool you saved it! Thanks for sharing it!
I bet people made fun of this guy for recording "nonsense" and now its priceless
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
You don’t know me ! I’m 55 grew up in walnut! I spent a lot time in Covina and West Covina!
I remember everything in your videos it’s great that you recorded our generation as it really was !
Good job Gilbert!
I sometimes stop by West Covina to shop at this Filipino store called Seafood City
I was 18 years old then. I'm 52 now (Aug 2022)
Gilbert Arciniega that lucky market is no longer there, it's a JAPANESE market there now called Marukai.
Gilbert Arciniega thanks for the videos homeboy my daughter was born on 5-13-2005, my wife and I got together on 3-14-88 I was 14 she was 13 will be coming on 31 years on 3-14-89 the time has gone so fast we have 3 kids together and it’s cool to see your wife is Filipina and you are Mexican cause that’s our mixture also.
I didn't even exist😹😹😹😹 the year after I came to this world.
@@sonnydacuse7622 Called Tokyo Express now
Love the speedometer on your bike. Making sure you stay 55 mph...
Lol
I live near the corner of Amar and Azusa. During this time we just moved in , that Chevron station was torn down and later became a Block buster video. The Lucky Super Market ,it's now Tokyo Central and there is a Gym next to it. Pretty much the same,however good footage. It is nice to go back,and remember how things were.
haha! If you liked this video. You'll like the next one I'm uploading.. The freestyle days!
So crazy, I grew up down the street from this intersection late 90's /early 2000's. Like a time capsule!
What I would give to go back to these days !
What's amazing is that he recorded just everyday life and locations I was one years old when this was filmed awesome . I grew up in the area and things still look the same only difference is the cars and store.
Awesome video! Brings back memories. I used to live on Woodgate Drive next to the backside of Gingrich Park before the wall went up. We moved to Houston back in 1985 and this brings back memories of the area. Thanks Gilbert!
Gilbert. Thanks for archiving what life was like in Southern California in its golden days.
Amar and Azusa! That’s my old neighborhood from back in the day! Thanks for posting
2:33 There used to be a Vons supermarket along with a Thrifty drugstore at a shopping center at Azusa Ave and Amar Road. Today, Vons is now an Island Pacific Supermarket while Thrifty is now a Rite Aid. Also, the shopping center with Home Depot, Target, and PetSmart at Azusa Ave didn't exist at that time.
And the BKK Landfill was operating
There was a pizza place near that corner called "Pizza Skidoo." I always remembered it due to the odd name.
BOY, is it ever! Things are very different now! I still hang out there sometimes. Basically cause my wife loves to go to Jollybee and Seafood city! (That used to be Lucky) Everytime I think of this area. I remember this area exactly like in the video!
Gilbert Arciniega do you live in west covina? I was there during spring break.
I think its a Marukai there (Japanese market). This is the plaza with the 24 hour fitness. The seafood city plaza doesn't have two story buildings. 2:44 is seafood city
Dude because of u we can look at this time capsule thanks man
Update: Marukai is now named Tokyo Central
Hey much love for the videos bro! I was born in LA and raised in San Bernardino so when I came across your videos I was digging the old school La stuff and was super surprised when I seen you now live in Berdoo! You shot some really quintessential Family Life stuff in the 80s and it brought back a lot of good memories for me and my wifey!
My home town. Went to that McDonald's often. Thanks for the flashback. Perhaps we traveled on the same road one day 🤣
The cars look better than nowadays!
Oh my gosh I used to be over here all the time at that shopping center on francisquito we paid our electric bill there
Watching this vid makes me wanna go back home.. sadly I still have a year left here in kentucky and another 3 years in germany...I really miss home tho..
Jake Reyes Why Germany?
Jake Reyes you back yet?
How did it go on your journey Jake Reyes
@Brandon Foster and u are too.. or were ...
The exact location was apparent within the first second of video. The west side of Azusa Ave, just north of the 10 freeway underpass, facing north. Then southbound under the freeway. The (no longer) Lucky's shopping center is farther south on Azusa on the east side of the street. Then continuing south over Azusa Ave, past Nelson Ave toward Amar Rd. I'm not 100%, but from there it looks like east bound on Amar Rd toward Nogales. Southbound Nogales would take you toward Rowland Heights.
The general geography of the area hasn't changed too much. But that entire area south of the 10 freeway is full of hills and would be a pretty tough commute on a bicycle. Awesome clip, thanks for posting.
I was 18 years old and I was bearly getting out of High School back in 88 and I moved to W.Covina in 1994 put more videos up
Thanks for sharing this video! I grew up in West Covina, graduated from W.C.H.S., and this video brings back so many memories.
looks the same, nothing changed🥰🥰🥰
Wow it's like I can recognize these places but they look a little different today.
5.13.88 - my 15th birthday....and I used to skate that Lucky's parking lot all of the time. ..I see you passed Autumn Drive...my 1st love lived on that street. Great memories.
Where in the video is Autumn Drive?
@@kandikay7167 He cut the video right before hitting it but he had to pass it to get to the other side where Amar is etc.
Guitar Center on Azusa, Spikes Teriyaki, Taste of Texas Tex Mex BBQ, Danny's Kosher pickle, Fret House on Citrus, IN N Out at Azusa and 210 Freeway (drive thru only and walk up. One of the original In N Outs. Car Custom, Barret's VW, and Berts motorcycle mall, Clearman's SteaK house, Super Shops speed shop Azusa and Arrow highway. Oh the memories.
3:04 Crazy to see the east corner or Azusa and Amar used to be a Chevron gas station, I remember it being a Blockbuster video store when I was a kid and now a waba grill / t-mobile, I can also see the old Marie calendar’s at the far end. great videos Gilbert!
It already looked awesome, still looks awesome now , Thanks for sharing !!
Broooooooooo I forgot about the chevron on Amar. It was a blockbuster for so long. Thanks for the reminder!
I love your videos, I'm from Walnut, near the MT. SAC college, but I know most of the SGV area.
Wow Thank You For the Memories Gilbert... Did you live by Shadow Oak in West Covina??? There were some town houses you showed in the last part of the video and I believed they were the same ones that I lived in back in 1990... I lived on Colorado St...
Again best video memories.use to take Azusa rd to go visit our aunt LaVera..r.i.p...or go to toys r us or Azusa mountains. Down the freeway was West Covina fashion plaza and Clifftons. The best..much blessings again.
Like Gilbert, I too am passionate about taking you BACK to the '80s. Help me create a cult classic!
-The Trusty Butter Knife
I kept looking for my mom’s station wagon lol I was 8 and living around here
long time ago,nice
I lived in those condos you lived in. But I was in the Shadow Oak Villas III.
I grew up there! My parents still live nearby where this was shot.
class of 85.. and at the time my girlfriend had our first daughter Feb 20 , 1988 she was 4mos.on the date of your video. ..
Oh wow!!! Your daughter is just 2 days order than me!!!haha
Damn it in 1988 I was barely born 😂 great video Gil
I lived right on this street. I was 21 yrs young
You were recording right next to the BKK Landfill off Azusa and Amar when it operated at that time.
You’re the man Gil. Riding up the hell hill while filming with a camcorder.
I lived right off that exit on Garvey Ave
Gilbert I think I owned a condo right down the street from your family but it was n the 2000s on Amar and Nogales there was a the fillipino fast food place down on azusa the honey bee or something lol small world Brother!!
Gus olive My Bitch ass Aunt tona used to have a condo there North of Amar west of nogales!
I wasn't even 8 months old yet! And I worked at the Bally's in that plaza!
the cars look so different and simpel, love it. (i have never seen them born in 2006)
Wow, the video starts about where I live now and ends where I used to live on Missouri street.
not too far from were I use to live. .. and lemon creek park was over the hill passed Morris school. I lived down near Morris elementary school. facing west
This is gold 😍💗💗💗💗💗💗
Ahhh, when life was simple
Do you remember when Sears was in Azusa on the corner of arrow hwy and Azusa Ave? Long before it became the AMC and before Sears moved to the mall. I was looking if there was any footage
Great memories, sigh.
I remember lucky's and alpha-beta
Climbing hills is no joke.
Oh SNAP!!! I used to live right behind that McDonald !!! DAMN 😀
I was in Norwalk at the time. Bought gasoline for 88 cents a gallon!
Great video!
I don't know how you managed to ride a bike and hold that massive 80's video camera! Especially over Azusa and up Amar!! As far as "hell hills" go it could've been worse... you could have lived up Woodgate 😁
Wow Gilbert! You were the modern-day Ricky Fitts from the American Beauty movie, lol, you recorded everything! You didn't happen to record any floating plastic bags did you?, JK. Thanks for sharing these videos.
This is fascinating
Thank you
Cool piece of history. Was that last hell hill you had to climb on Tuesday Drive heading up to Shakespeare? I used to live on Cravath and that looked very familiar. Thanks for sharing!
Bill S. Oh yeah. Tuesday st was the last hill I had to climb to home. I hated those days when my bike was my only transportation. I think the worst hill was going up on Amar. That was tough. Because it was a long hill
damn that plaza where taco bell stands now looks kinda the same, besides the fact its mostly asian now.
This vid is gold!
I lived behind pepboys for a while at the woodside village ,where does time go?
Hey Gil! Was that first Hell Hill Amar, heading East?
It’s crazy not one person was on the phone in traffic! In their head they’re like I’m gonna go home and post a memory in real life with my friends and family. Back then post meant like a light post 💡
Published on May 13, 1988
I wonder if the seafood city over there was open already 🤔
Nice.
For some reason it didn't feel so hot back then... It's 100 degrees as I type this.
Sick!:D
I had my second job by Freeway .
how old were you back then ?,i was like 5 in 1988 lo.
I was 10 years old. Bornday April 13, 1978. Yes sir!
@@MrLovert 👍
Hi! can u tell me which camcorder is? and how did u transfer the video to digital? thanks! cool video!
Oscar Domínguez I had a $1000 ($2500 2015 dollars) RCA CPR-250 full size VHS camcorder! I was actually carrying that big ol thing on my shoulder while riding my bike!!! NO cell phone, NO GoPro's LOL. Oh yes, I used a program from Windows Vista with a firewire hook up. And plugged my analog VHS player to a digital camcorder that has the feature to turn analog video to digital. I then was able to transfer. BUT today, you need to buy software and a dongle (converts analog to digital), then you can capture it. The software and dongle will cost between $50 - $100
Thank you! It looks very nice! :)
Nowadays people call the cops on people filming in public saying its unusual and suspicious. Seems to me it was more unusual in '88. Sweet Eddie Lawson replica around the 5:50 mark.
it's AZUSA not azuza ... ps.thanx for posting .. i lived in w covina 83 - 88 .. w san berdo ,
Great home vid Gil. Did you ever think of getting into the movie business? Making movies professionally?
RideMyTruck I think he teamed up with Ron Jeremy and made a few!!!
Ohya cuz its that easy @ride my
You must have lived at Shadow Oak Villas 1 or 2 townhouses!!!! Right???
I lived at 2206 Montana st. West Covina back in that time!
@@fueledbymusic3 I grew up on Colorado Street!
Damn yo, you lived in that area yet went all the way to Northview?
Yup. You got it. My school was 7 miles away. I continued this school after I moved because i only had one year left.
The McDonalds is still there
I was still in my dad's sack. I was born in 1989
It still looks the same
Hell Hill lol
Azusa And Amar
Marck Gomez Lamp Post Pizza Baby across from TJ Max!
This just too creepy. too close to home
Since when did you came to USA
Since when? I was born here in CA USA
Oh so that is why you have these videos from the 1980s-1990s your the best
Haha that's the block right by workman
Yo am I the only one born in Covina
Some of these drivers are probably dead and gone now?🪦