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I started driving in the mid 80s so my time to see and experience many of these places was really from then to the early to early 90s. Also, I was road bike racing (no, no, bicycle), so the street all over many part of LA, especially the northern sections was our training ground and got to see many of them on two wheels. I too remember many of those paces as a kid riding in my father's car. I went to Jr Hi in the Valley and loved it for its simple, safe environment. Major parts of it is a hell hole now, but slowly changing for the better it seems. Most guys that were around since the hustle and bustle of the 20s in LA must have been sad to see the Valley built up like that after the war by the 50. Changes, it bound to happen. I see lots of old photos and music. They bring back the smell and sound of the late 70s, and the 80s for me. Took the bus to the Palladium to see Motley Crue and Korkas was the best. You know what I miss about old LA? The single family homes with front and back yard. It seems that people don't built those anymore. Every thing that goes up is 3 or 6 stories high with a parking garage down below. Street parking has been blown up for many years now. I hate those things.
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