Driving through Atlanta Georgia 1989
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ต.ค. 2017
- Was on my way from Florida and did this road video coming through Atlanta, Georgia. Notice all the old automobiles in Atlanta. This video will give you a history of the interstate through Atlanta from around 1989. I was traveling on Interstate 75 to Knoxville. (I was reviewing my video this morning 7/4/2019 and I did not see any intestate construction in 1989. That makes this video even more unusual. Sure would like to get some comments from safety and construction people about what they see and don't see in this video) ALSO... I have received comments about the audio track. I am using a sound effect from TH-cam because my wife and I were recording this inside the vehicle and I am sure our dialog would not need to be heard. LOL
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Turn signals! Lane-spacing! Safe following distances! This can't be Atlanta. :-)
Kind of shocking if you drive in Atlanta which I haven't after this video. :)
What I notice, that you breezed through Downtown, like 3 other cars on the road, the skyline is sooooo different. I actually enjoyed taking this ride with you thanks!
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I'm amazed at how light and easy flowing the traffic was!
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@@NothingButHistory you're welcome. Thank you for showing the video! 🤗
@@sebringlady01 You may find this hard to believe but I was debating on driving in Atlanta because of heavy traffic. Times have changed. Amazing
@@NothingButHistory I definitely agree!! I always debate if I wanna deal with the traffic or not when I want to shop in that area.
The Atlanta Metro in 1989 had about 2.8 million people. Today, it nearly has 6 million people. The population has over doubled.
The good old days! What a difference from today. 😌 Wish it was like this now!
Hard to believe how much things change. Where will it be in ten more years?
Look at no traffic and no folks from other states being here! My peaceful Atlanta I do miss thee. I was 7 years old in 89. All our trees has been cut down for apartments and buildings, as they drove through the city to Howell mill I’m like I can’t believe how chill this used to be. Atlanta is a mess now!!!! Imagine 25 years from now OMG 😳
Thanks for your memory of Atlanta when you were 7. We are living in a diffrent world. :)
No traffic.Damn!!I remember those days
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NONE.
@Magnibus LOL
Dave H same here
My dad is actually in this video at 12:07 in the Trans Am on the left. I’m quite surprised that one of my parents turned up in an old VHS recording!
That is amazing. When I record road videos I always wonder if someone will see themselves or someone they know. Amazing and thank you for your comment. :)
Sure thing, and thank you for the footage! I remember that trans am well, although he sold it when I was about two.
How'd you figure that one out?
At the time, this section of 75/85 (the Downtown Connector) had just gone through a massive expansion and reconstruction project. Took about 5 years or so to finish. It didn’t take too many more years after this for traffic to fill all those lanes back up.
Thank you for this information, Kevin :)
I was 3 when this was filmed...growing up in Atlanta, I never realized how much the city changed...
Yes it is amazing :)
Delta 757 at 1:51. Hard to believe they're still flying those 30 years later...
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Those drivers are so chill compared to the drivers in Atlanta these days
:) Yes :)
I was only 8 lol. But this is the Atlanta that I'm most fond of my childhood ATL
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Reading all the comments about traffic, Atlanta has tremendously grown. Metro Atlanta Population was under 3 millon in the late 80s, early 90s. Today the population is almost to 7 million. And the metro Atlanta cities and state havent done anything in regards for transit with the population growth. Anyway nice video.
Makes me wonder what technology will do to the big metro areas. Many have discovered working from home remotely works just as well. Thanks for your comment :)
I was only six at this time and i remember when traffic use to flow like this smh old school ATL this the city i remember
The thing that surprises me today when I look back to the day when my wife and I were traveling up I-75 through Atlanta. We almost decided to bypass Atlanta because we knew the traffic would be heavy. Can you believe how surprised we would have been if we had a crystal ball and could see the 2019 Atlanta traffic. It is amazing how times change. Thanks for your comment because I love to hear stories from people who have experienced 20th and 21st century traffic in Atlanta :)
Thanks for the video, I've grown up in and around metro Atlanta my entire life. Now at 52 I remember those days so well. All through the 80's into the early 90's Atlanta and the Buckhead area was considered the best area in the south for the social scene.
You are welcome. I enjoy comments from people who can remember the way it was. Can you believe comparing it to now we thought this was heavy traffic :-)
Thanks for this memory. I was at Georgia Tech from '85-'96. I could drive from the airport to my apartment by muscle memory! In '85 the downtown connector was absolutely terrible because of construction. In some spots it was a single lane or two split singles under the bridges. As a freshman on the airport shuttle I remember having to time it right so not to miss the flight. What we see in this video is the result of that construction and the early traffic flow that was based on maybe four or six lanes total just a couple of years prior. Now, when visiting, it is always a nightmare. Like other commenters, traffic looks so orderly. The funniest thing is that I always thought people drove crazy around the downtown exits (which were a little challenging at peak times). Amazing what happens when cars are just a bit less capable, wider lanes, and no cell phones are in the picture. After visiting Atlanta recently, though, I can't say I miss it. Heck, I can't miss it, because I can't recognize where anything was anymore. It's all gone!
Thanks for you excellent addition to my TH-cam video. :)
You made my day! 🤝 I was born in 1989 and was raised in techwood homes, which was across from The Varsity, and right directly across the bridge was a Wendy's (11:10-11:17) we used to go to. which was quickly torn down as well as techwood homes to make way for the 1996 olympics.. Thank you🤗
I too love to see old photographs, film, and video to bring back memories of how it was. Thanks for your comment and the post to the Wendys spot in my video :)
do you have crickets in your car?????
cool footage by the way. love these old slices of life
That is funny. I was wondering if someone would notice I was using a sound effect loop from TH-cam. The audio of the VCR tape would be incriminating if added to that day on the road in Atlanta LOL
It's crazy how different, yet how similar Atlanta looks. It's my home city, for sure, but so different. No traffic, no massive construction, no giant Bank of America Plaza.
History is amazing
This is interesting. I’m actually surprised at how little Atlanta has changed. Watching that drive into downtown felt similar to driving downtown on a light day in 2020. Things got VERY different approaching 17th St and into Marietta though.
Atlanta is an incredible city especially during this time frame. The traffic has always been legendary. Thanks for the comment. :)
I’m amazed at how light the traffic was and hardly any semi trucks!
NO Trucks - Amazing LOL
Amazing!!!! so the Regions Bank Tower,The Westin Hotel,Georgia Pacific,and Marriot Marquis were there back then. O.o
Thanks for your comment and thanks if you decide to share my video with your friends. It is amazing how things looked back in those days. I can remember talking to my wife about bypassing Atlanta because of the traffic. In my memory I believe this was the last time I was in Atlanta. If I was worried about being on I-75 back then I don't think I would attempt to drive in Atlanta now LOL
Nowadays myself going to visit my wife's mom in Florida we usually journey through downtown Atlanta at night. And even then around 10pm EST it's still pretty busy😯😯
Atlanta Airport has grown. I remember when there were no HOV/HOT lanes. No 17th Street Bridge at the time. Bank of America Plaza wasn't even built yet. Former Atlanta Fulton County Stadium is long gone... may it and The Omni RIP. Westin Peachtree Plaza and Georgia State Capitol are still there, along with the Equitable Building, and One Atlantic Plaza (also known as the IBM Tower). The following year, IOC awarded Atlanta the 1996 Olympics. Atlanta and Georgia have changed and grown so much.
Thanks for the excellent information. At the time of this video my wife and I were returning from vacation in Orlando. My wife was operating the VCR camera, and I told her to keep it pointed down the road. When I can find the time I plan to get this video digitally enhanced. When I do I will post it. :)
Even for back then, this had to be on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Rush hour traffic has never been this light.
@@Mark-sj3xb You could be correct. I cannot remember what day of the week this video was recorded. This was long before TH-cam and at the time I had no idea I would be posting my VCR video for the world to see. Thanks for asking :)
Ahhhh. Traffic was so manageable
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I didnt know atlanta at one time had no traffic 😳
Me too lol
Very cool video. I liked seeing the old Grumman & Flxible Metro buses along with a GMC New Look. Them buses were nice and loud back then!
It's amazing how times change :)
Wow. Not too many cars on the road back then
Hard to believe :)
funny thing is you drive in ATL today you can still see alot of those 80s cars on the road vs boston mass lol
This video was the last time I drove in Atlanta. Not enough money to get me to drive it today LOL
@@NothingButHistory haha just reminds me of the 80s in boston when I was just a 5 years old
Wow! 18 minutes from Forest Parkway to Mount Paran Road. The lanes were wider before the HOV lanes and the Olympics came. Not as much white knuckle driving. No Turner Field, no Olympic Village housing at North Avenue.
I love hearing from you-all that experienced it back than and now LOL
No Atlantic station either
Everyone driving the speed limit
Amazing how we thought it was contested back them.
Was the Ford Plant not constructed yet? I didnt notice the sign for it in Hapeville or see ot on the left side of the hwy.
This video from so long ago is becoming one of my most watched videos. Thank you for your comment.
I-75 north going into town no traffic wow
It is amazing but what is even more amazing (We thought that was heavy traffic back in the day)
Lol that was highway heaven back in them days lol
NothingButHistory they was dead wrong lol
Times machines really do exist
LOL yes they do. Can you imagine what we could see if we had HD digital back in the day. :) Thanks for the comment.
Hola soy de Mexico me gusto mucho su video e visitado Atlanta 4 veces la primera ves en el 2004 en el 2006 recorri todos esos lugares, saludos de Matamoros Tamaulipas Mexico.
Gracias por el comentario. Atlanta es una ciudad magnecifiente. No he estado en Atlanta en mucho tiempo.
There was plenty of traffic then, particularly around Sandy Springs then up 85 to Duluth. I visited maybe eight years ago and was sad that the area between Suwanee and Alpharetta was all built over. That was my way to work and it was a pretty drive. Is the Sears house still there?
I am not familiar with Atlanta. Some one may read your comment and answer your question. Thanks for watching and your comment :)
Wow Atlanta was such a sleepy southern town back then. I need to find a town like that now to move to. Any suggestions?
Just about anywhere in Oklahoma :)
@@NothingButHistory Thanks. I'll take that into consideration
It may have seemed sleepy back then but it was actually in the midst of an incredible growth about to bust wide open even more after being awarded the 1996 Olympics. It was ranked in the top fastest growing areas in the country,
Ahh the good ole Taurus plant....before the Porsche track was up
Yes :)
1:56 reminds me of San andreas
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The exit numbers didn't match the mile markers, they were in sequence!
Thank you for that information. Can you tell us more of why that was. I did not notice it. Not being from Atlanta I would never have known that until I read you comment.
yeah today the exit numbers match the mile markers(increasing from 1-355 south to north on I-75) so in here from example i think spring street was exit 101 but now its exit 249. back in the day i guess each exit number corresponded to number the exit was coming from south to north(so the first exit crossing from florida to georgia would be exit 1 and so on and so forth) not sure though
Omg that’s what was back then
Amazing how times change. I doubt I would drive in Atlanta in 2019 LOL Thanks for the comment.....
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9:35 I want to see what's downtown look like so bad
I was out of town when the flood came or I would have some video. When I came through town today everything was normal again. Thanks for your comment.
We had some flooding in Tennessee, and I mistakenly thought you were asking about that. My mistake and thank you for watching my Atlanta traffic video. I will try and get this digitized and re post someday.
I noticed different that the traffic is flowing nicely no Hov lanes or anything. The way traffic is now in ATL I wouldn't be surprised if they get tolls in the future. I also don't see police cars and firetrucks back then like it is now.
Another thing I did not see was construction work :)
They just in the recent years got rid of the toll on 400.There's plenty of funding and no more need for anymore tolls. Plus there's nowhere else to build any large roadway,
The roads look so much better
Yes they do
Wow no 18 wheelers!!! Today they’re everywhere!!
Amazing how times have changed. :)
HOME!!!!
Sweet Home Atlanta
The audio doesnt match the video. Crickets and doors being shut in the background, not to mention the same sounds are being looped over and over. The audio was recorded on the side of another road. Weird.
You are absolutely correct. This was back in the old heavy VCR days. I could have picked a more appropriate TH-cam audio loop :-) anyway thanks for watching the visuals.
What month in 89?
I don't remember and I ask my wife who was using the VCR camera and she could not remember either. I was searching some of my old VCR tapes and found this. Sure wish High Definition digital had been available during those days. I also have a video entitled "FLORIDA 1989 FROM UNEDITED OLD VCR TAPE" You may see something in that video that will give you a clue. This VCR was recorded the same week as the "Driving through Atlanta". Thanks for asking. :)
Are the crickets in the car? Lol
LOL - What I did because my wife and I were having a conversation while the VCR camera was rolling. I went to TH-cam for some free sound effects. Thanks for asking and others had the same question :)
Times have changed big time since then traffic is a mess.
It's amazing how you-all deal with that much traffic. Has COVID-19 stopped people from driving in Atlanta?
This when Atlanta was straight hood
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How is living back in 89 then today
Like being on a Galaxy a Fur-Piece from Earth. LOL - I thought the Atlanta traffic was bad in 89 and I cannot imagine driving it now. I wish someone would take the same direction on the Interstate as I did in 89 and video it with a good GoPro. This video was recorded on a big VCR camera and the quality back then was not good.
@@NothingButHistory atlanta was a scary place back then I could imagine
You could have played music
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I miss this Atlanta, because now it's just 🙄🙄🙄
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