32, but yes, when I saw what was there I couldn't wait to share. With whom? I did not know. Thanks for watching and posting.

And thank you for posting. I am glad that it has resonated with you and that you have found something in it for yourself. I know that I was taken by surprise when it resonated with me. Kind regards.

I am glad that you got so much out of it and took the time to post your thoughts and comments. Thank you.

Back when car manufacturers were still building actual cars and wagons. Nowadays, its just trucks and crossovers.

@@Ru2stee True & soon it will be electric garbage everything

I still remember my mom's crappy Plymouth car and we had to hold the door shut with rope

That makes no sense.

​@@Carl_McMelvinof course it does, lol. Back in the day, dorks weren't buying SUVs and trucks as penis-extensions. Trucks were reserved for work. Now everyone thinks they need an oversized vehicle for their family and it's congested the roads.

I just remember the noxious fumes if I was in a car or truck without AC.

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And for that I am grateful. Thanks for posting.

I do consider myself lucky to have been there during the years that I was. And glad that I was driving also. I remember driving all the way down the upper west side on Broadway, passing right through Times Square, on my way down to the Village. If you hit the lights right you could literally sail right through the heart of NYC. Did that many times. Today, it is no longer possible to do that. I guess everything changes eventually. Thanks for posting.

Glad you enjoyed both the video and music. More of that old 80's & 90's music from that band to be found on my channel. Appreciate your comments.

It certainly wasn't as bad as they try to make it out to be. There was a lot that was better, despite lacking some of the technology today that we are so addicted to. Thanks for posting.

i dont! maybe i miss the gas prices but thats about it

Watch out bro. Someone might call you racist for saying that🤣

@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436back when food didnt had small portions of cocaine or meth

@@staplegun3703That sounds like a personal issue dawg

Thanks for posting. Glad that you enjoyed it.

Thanks for posting.I have to admit at this point, that it is very gratifying that folks are getting out of this as much as it made me feel when I decided to post it and add the music and commentary. I did not expect it to gain this much traction, but I am glad that it has. We are connected. Best of luck as we all move forward.

Thank you so much for posting your comments. I can imagine going out to an aunt's house or grandma's somewhere out in Suffolk County. Family picnic at Robert Moses or another park. Or simply in the backyard. I totally felt the vibe then, and now - although I was from the windswept desert, and my grandmother lived on the windswept plains of North Texas.

Well, it's a new span. Two new spans, actually.

Yup me too lol... especially when they first finished it, it was breezy going thru there

Lol yea it really does! NYC infrastructure doesn’t change much.

Except for the Kosciuzsko bridge, now it's brand new

Never! Paper map briefing before the reconnoiter! Then best of luck!

Thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time to post your comments. It really was all one burst of inspiration - such that it is. I was laying out the video and that was going to be it. But then I thought, probably should add music. Realized I had some old demos of my brother's band from that time period, what better. And no copyright problems! Then the emotions and memories started flooding back powerfully with both the video and music that I had to put down some of it in words - to at least preserve for myself what I was feeling at the time - years from now. It all came together in just a couple of hours, and I just posted it. I knew if I went back and started tinkering with it that I would run the risk of never finishing it, endlessly perfecting and procrastinating it - to death. There are things that I would like to change, typos to correct, other comments to add - but I won't. The flaws lend it character. And I am so glad that you, and others, have enjoyed some part of this journey also.

Not mine! But still trying not to be jealous!

I remember the LeSabre well. My folks had one back in the 70's! Gone but not forgotten. Thanks for posting.

I am so glad that you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for posting and leaving your comments.

No you don't...You wouldn't be able to breathe from the smog...

@@bruisersdilemma354 good

They’re ugly and make smog and are bad on gas. It’s fun to watch historic videos like this from the 1900s but we have to remember that in 2023 we can breath by the freeway and not smell gas and diesel. It’s clean healthy air by the highway just like by a nature preserve. Back in the 1900s there was a lot of polluted air by the roads

@@bruisersdilemma354 this is the 90s not the 60s

And thank you for watching. I am glad that you enjoyed it.

And thank you for watching and leaving your comments. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for watching and sharing your observations.

The old kosciuszko bridge!

@@Fizz826 you mean the Kamikaze bridge!

Thank you for posting. Reading your comments it is clear that you absolutely "get it". Sometimes that commute is the only time you have to commune with yourself. Gather your thoughts. And see where it is that you need to go. Safe travels on your journey.

My pleasure. Thanks for watching and posting your comments.

It sure did for me. When I watched it for the first time in 30 years. I am glad that it has struck a chord with so many. I never would have guessed. Thanks for posting.

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I am glad that you watched it and appreciated it. I sure didn't think much of it at the time, but now I do. Thanks for posting your comments.

Say something funny, Mike!

@@jasonbastidadds7817 "Numbah one"

You and me both. Early 2000s wasn’t that bad tho, even post 9/11

you didnt notice the new bridge? lol

What a cool comment and reflection to post for all of us. Brings a bit more life to the video. Thanks.

U can timestamp what u say

The Taurus was in the 90s and even 00s before everything else was. Revolutionary.

Thanks for posting. Interesting the things that people are commenting on in this video. I am going to have to look at it again carefully.

@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436 I'm kind of a fan of those cars, my parents had two in the 90's and they were a blast. The SHO model in particular was very quick for a 4-door. When it was introduced; if you wanted a faster sedan you'd have to spend double for a BMW M5.

​@@SPTunnelMotorToday Ford only produces electric SUVs, and perhaps it is even going out of business

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and posting.

Thanks for posting. I took them at their word. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. And those memories stay fresh with you for a lifetime. Best wishes as you continue down the highway.

Thaks for watching and for leaving your comments. I appreciate it and glad that you enjoyed it.

Thanks for watching and leaving your comments. Glad you enjoyed it. Will try to get those others up soon.

You are welcome. I am glad that you enjoyed the video and posted your comments.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.

New York City is cool. A great place to live for a certain period of time in your life. Always a great place to visit. New Yorkers are good people and the city has a vibe that you cannot feel anywhere else. It will always be a part of me.

So glad that you enjoyed all the elements. Thank you for watching and posting your comments.

Thanks for watching and posting your comments. Glad that you enjoyed it.

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I was born in 89 I’m from 46st and 48th ave lol

@@Quepasaaqui718 I’m from the cosmopolitan buildings on 47th avenue. Lol. My older sister was born in 93 you probably went to school w her at some point. She went to 125.

Most big cities don’t change, however parts of midwest have the biggest change.

Lmao dude you were born a year after 9/11. There is NOTHING the same about NYC post 2001. This is coming from a Staten Islander who was born in 87. You have no idea how different the city was just a year before you existed. Another incredibly dumb comment from yet another college educated genius. God Bless America lmao

@@nicofromqueens5249I graduated from 125 in 2003 my name is Gabbi I’m from the cosmos too 4815 46 street lol I was born in 89

Thank you for posting your comment. I am glad that this video brings back some powerful memories for you. I know that it very much does for me.

And some of the other larger variants of the Desky or SLECo's as I call them...

@mike, same here! Those poles were on every expressway/parkway in the city when I was a kid in the 80s/90s. They even had some really long ones...lol

Facts. You:re 1974 and I:m 73.

Thanks so much for posting your comments. It is interesting to see what folks reflect on from this video. Sometimes it is the cars of the day, the volume of traffic, the buildings or simply memories that the whole thing provokes, but now people have mentioned these Elmhurst Tanks at least a couple of times. That is fascinating. They really were quite prominent. Part of the "landscape" as it were. Sadly, like the Towers once were. Hard to imagine these things ever changing or never being there, they seemed such a part of our daily life. The tanks should've been an album cover like the power plant in London from Animals, by Pink Floyd. Preserved forever as some sort of urban art installation. Thank you for mentioning this, and so glad that you enjoyed the video.

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for posting.

Thanks for watching the whole thing and thanks for posting your comments. I appreciate them.

Yes, indeed, and cheaper to repair also! Thanks for posting.

@@pmicki8116garbage you’re smoking saw dust clearly these newer vehicles are way more troubling you clearly are not mechanically inclined

No cell phones!

public transportation

The relentless march of time. Makes more progress than we realize, until we pause to take a look back. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and posting your thoughts and comments.

Glad you liked it. And thank you for posting your thoughts and comments.

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for posting!

Absolutely it did.

I am so glad that you did enjoy it. I wish you all the best wherever you may be. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for watching and posting your comments. I am glad that you enjoyed the video. And the music. The Colours/Johnny Law/$20 Vibe. I do my best to keep their music out there and alive.

That is crazy. Thanks for watching and posting your comments.

And thank you for watching and posting your comments.

Good place, good times. Quite a bit I miss about it.

Rose tinted glasses

@@User-ge7ni Not even a little bit. Every time I go back and watch candid footage from the era, I'm confirmed I am correct.

Thanks for posting and Happy New Year! Seemed like yesterday. Good to know that if I had to drive it today that I wouldn't get lost!

And thank you for watching and posting your comments.

Thanks for filling me in on the details. Hard to imagine, as I have yet to see it. But I did hear and see some pics of LIC. Thanks for watching and posting your comments.

My sentiments exactly.

It really wasn't that long ago and what everyone soon realizes, as they continue to grow older, is just how recent all of it is. And how quickly it all passes by. Thanks for posting.

Thank you for posting. It is interesting what people notice in this video, but cars are always a great time stamp that define an era. I was in a Mazda pick-up truck. Don't see those anymore. And later had an Isuzu Trooper. Definitely don't see those anymore. That old caddy though is a classic, just like the movie "Good Fellas". I appreciate your comments fellow Bay Ridger.

"Marathon Man" style gasoline tanker up ahead. Yikes!

In 2023, many of the newest cars seen in this video are still out there, gracing the roads daily with their newfangled Late Eighties curves, a trend which has been dialed up to the nth degree in today's automobiles. Strangely, it's been a whopping thirty-three years-that is, more than a quarter of a century, and quickly gearing up to be half-a-century-but go back to 1980 and you'd be hard-pressed to see a car even fifteen years old. The question still remains; _why?_ To make matters even more mysterious, it defies all logic, it would seem, that thirty-three years have really, actually, legitimately transpired. Case in point-brace yourself for this extremely disturbing revelation. In 1980, thirty years ago was 1950. Yep, you heard that right. The plot thickens...

​@@AlaprineI agree! There are more 20-25 year old cars on the road now than there were in 1980,or 1990...but I believe the average old car that's a daily driver is about 20 years old,these days.

Glad you enjoyed it and posted your comments. Thanks for watching.

Right up the Van Wyck from me back in the day

Thank you for posting and for your reflections. Very poignant. Captures my feelings as well. The river of memories keeps slipping past. But the river runs deep and I find myself drifting back to that time when that NYC was mine also, but for a brief moment.

Apart from the new bridge linking Queens and Brooklyn, yes. Have to say the road quality from 30 years ago is exceptional compared to today.

Seems like yesterday, but I am now told that the year 2000 was more than twenty years ago. Shocking! Thanks for posting!

Thanks you for posting and leaving your comments. Good luck on your journey. I wish you well.

The things that I still haven't even noticed in this video that others are still picking up on is incredible. The broken speedometer, and now the truck load of Isuzu Troopers! It is ironic because a couple of years later when the Mazda pick-up finally died, my next vehicle was an Isuzu Trooper. Coincidence? I think not! Thanks for posting.

Thanks for watching. I am glad that you enjoyed it. Several people now have mentioned that SHO Taurus. Didn't realize how popular they were!

Thank you for your post. I am so pleased that you enjoyed it. It really was simply for my brain and nostalgia, so it is a real kick that others get something from it also.

Thank you so much for watching and for posting your comments. I am happy that you took the time to follow and comment on the back story also. I'm never sure if folks catch it, or if they are so caught up in reliving the journey and the memories that it evokes that it slips past them. Glad that you enjoyed it and took the time to mention it.

Sure thing. Thanks again for the video.@@hughescreativeservicesllc3436

All good wishes on your journey, and please be careful on that motorcycle! Thanks for posting and sharing your thoughts.

Truer words....

Excellent observation.

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Thank you so much for posting. It really was one of those weird things when living up there that no one wanted to admit that they did not live in Manhattan. Whether they lived in Jersey, Connecticut, Staten Island, or Brooklyn or Queens. I found that so bemusing. I generally worked most of my freelance life in Manhattan, but never wanted to be able to brag about actually living there. Nothing wrong with Manhattan, but I wanted a life also and Long Island offered that. It didn't offer lunatics arguing or dumpsters banging at 3am, but it did have Robert Moses State Park!