Los Angeles 1954

A video I put together showing historical footage of Los Angeles California taken around 1954

Music: The Blue Dots - Don't Do That Baby (1954)

[thehouseofcm]

Everything looked so beautiful in the 50's, the cars, the clothing, buildings 😲

[jamesthomas]

My dad once told me that people of 30s, 40s, 50s had to behave properly otherwise they would get their ass kicked and not necessarily by a police officer. The same in schools lots of times students would straighten out the troublemakers believe it or not.

[threebythestreet]

What surprises me is how many early and mid 1930s cars are still on the road. That would be the equivalent of seeing a bunch of early 90s cars on the road today which is a pretty rare sight.

[davidlawrence]

Thank you. I needed that more than any tonic I can get. I cried for the loss of my home town and ran into a wall of reflection where the happiness of my past is gorgeous when compared to today's dystopian outlook. WOOF!

[Iconoclasher]

👍 Finally! A nostalgic tour of the 50s with the RIGHT music playing! 🎶

[michaelcummingsherrera]

I was six years old in 1954 and have memories of Los Angeles looking like this, especially the streetcars. I also remember passing by the big studios like MGM..

[abcpan]

Showing pride by looking good and decent in public was thrown out with the bathwater. Not everything old is bad and not everything new is good.

[victorsuarez]

Nine years after WWII and one year after the Korean War. Los Angeles was at its prime.

[mikeylikey]

Was born on this year..grew up near a place of what is now known as Knotts Berry Farm; Dad was a bus driver and Mom a home-maker..what I would give for a time machine just about now - thanks for the video//

[BFaluup]

These videos are priceless to me...my grandparents and great grandparents lived in Baldwin park and La puente and worked in the city of Los Angeles...this is they way they seen it.

[rivco]

I was born at Queen of Angels hospital in 1954.
Great images of my once-beautiful hometown of Los Angeles...

[MartinKasindorf]

Looks like a drive around Havana, 2021. In 1954 I moved with my mom and my twin brother from New York to Los Angeles. This clip brings back those days of earliest rock 'n roll.

[cloutelfin]

This is giving me nostalgia of memories I never had

[cowboy]

1950s in america was truly the golden age .the 60s would change america forever

[molecatcher]

The USA had it all, and then threw it all away.

[bobl]

Great video Don, 1954 the year I came to California
Bob Lupo

[dgcmusi]

My 84 year old mom just told me the other day ...this is when America was great..

[JubeProductions]

I was born in the 70's but love the 50's. The cars were just so cool. It's like they didn't even care about how much steel they used or how heavy it was, just that it looked super cool.

[mikemccormick]

Was a great time in America back then, in general, a distant fine memory. Nothing good lasts forever.

[stacyrich]

I would’ve loved to of lived in Pasadena California in the 50s. Pure utopia.