Don't disagree, I do believe people were just more respectful back then, better dressed etc. Although, Bourke street mall, definitely looked better back in the 80s with the greenery and redbrick paved road, it felt more like a plaza and more social. Today it feels morelike a road closed to cars, another revitalisation of the precinct is in order IMO, but time will tell and the funds could possibly be redirected to a better cause.

what's good now

​​@@DavidOlverif you can't think of anything, then it might be a good idea to talk to somebody. I hope everything's okay.

@@bungle0261 what are you on about. The world is turning to shit now, and that's what I mean. "Adrenochrome " look up this shit.

Miss the motorbikes on Elizabeth St.

Glad you enjoyed it

can you give some reasons why you don't like it now? It almost looks exactly the same in terms of the buildings, just the cars are different, different haircuts. Obviously there's been a cultural shift since then and more immigration from asia

@@WarningTimes , it's hard to say when you've been there for over 4 decades here and you've seen too much etc. I'm not sure how long you've been around here, so I can't say on your part because you may or may not be younger than me. Unless you where there all those decades ago for me to explain would be pointless unless you were there when the city was better?! Yes change comes and is constant and the immigration has always been around but the city is dead, lifeless and a concrete jungle. Our current and former premiers/city council have eroded the history of this too. Perhaps the best way for me to explain to you is if you watch melbourne throughout the 1980/90's on KZfaq to get a better idea here. Maybe it's just me but if the boat as now floats for you?! Enjoy it.

@@TheAxelay Well I came into this world in 1995, so never experienced the 80s :D I don't really go to the CBD anyway I just go to Frankston, Mornington (because I live near to these places), or places on the Frankston line that aren't too far away. There has been a change to working from home due to the pandemic, so a lot of people aren't bothering to commute to the CBD and back, and more people are moving further away. It has its pros and cons, the problem with Melbourne always has been that the CBD is quite far from the outer suburbs (1 hour or more train journey), and there is nothing going on in the suburbs, but now that is changing, Frankston is improving (more bars and cafes opening) and Mornington for example is becoming much more popular. I'm sure this is happening to other suburbs that are further away from the CBD. I think this is good, because in Europe, e.g. Prague, the city is way less spread out like Melbourne which means that everyone can access the centre of the city more easily to hang out, go to cafes, etc. Melbourne being more spread out means that it really needs to have more 'CBDs', in other words there should be CBD-like areas in the outer suburbs so those people don't need to travel 3 hours+ return each day just to go to the CBD. But yeah I agree with you that the CBD has lost its charm, I remember being in the CBD a year and a half ago, and it was grim and I wondered why I even bothered to spend all that time on the train to get there.

@@WarningTimes , I won't ruin it for you as I have no right to do that as I came into this world via 1978 here so there's a difference here. I won't bother to ramble on because it doesn't help anyone but you can learn alot on how melbourne used to be via YT (suggest melbourne tourism 1/2 to get idea here?!) but only if you're interested here?! Because what you value now is what you'll miss later on down the line or as you you've already noticed the charm going as it is here. No matter the gen, we all lose under this council and state government here. I'll say enjoy what can now because it won't last forever and I hope you go away with some kinda good memories here. I may hate the current CDB but I now venture outer melbourne now but I fear the gentrification will destroy that too?! It's already started via places like Geelong here.

@@TheAxelay To be fair, most of Melbourne's best architecture was lost between the 1950s-70s when there was very little heritage protection, and replaced with a lot of the uglier 'modernist' and 'brutalist' architecture. Since the 1970s, there was an effort to preserve what was left of Melbourne's best Victorian and Art Deco architecture and most of it remains intact since then. I think there have also been a lot of improvements such as making the city centre more pedestrian and bike friendly to discourage cars, because without those initiatives, imagine how much worse the traffic would be. There has been some great losses - in the 90s I loved going to a lot of the unique, independent stores scattered around the city but they've mostly been wiped out by bland chains. Also some of the newer development in the north end of the CBD and Southbank is just horrible and lacks character. And the loss of the 'suburban' (inner city) VFL grounds marked the end of a very unique part of AFL culture. Overall though, the public transport is much better, the walkability is better, there are less cars, more public spaces, the pre-war architecture has stopped being demolished like it was in the decades leading up to the '80s, there are so many more options for food, drink, entertainment, etc. Time always marches forward and we can't stop it. We can only do our best to adapt with it as best as possible which for the most part, Melbourne has managed to do very well. Right now due to the Metro Tunnel works it feels chaotic and 'unfinished' with a lot of construction but the pay off will be worth it when it's all complete in the next 2 years. I'm sure during the 1960s-70s it felt much the same with the construction of the City Loop, coupled with all the 'Whelan The Wrecker' signs as our Marvellous Melbourne heritage was ruthlessly demolished for the brutalist/modernist towers of that era.

Safe? What about the Charmaine Chan abduction that was never solved. Someone attempted to mug me outside my home in the 1980s.

All looks much the same to me

Not sure what part of the city you went to but much progress and restoration has been done to most of it. Melbourne is a beautiful city. Always was and still is.

@@skyeblue4 . It was up Bourke street mainly

More culture lol. That's what's destroying Australia 🇦🇺

@@ACDZ123 uhhhh No. Culture is whats keeping your Centrelink benefit going.

@BTgla oh yeah 🤣 you mean my taxes and WA economy keeping all you dole bludgers and refugees in Melbourne alive..Victoria is broke ...but yer my centrelink 🤦

Yep left wing as always. Wrong wing is what it really is.

@BTgla nah Western Australia is what's paying your centrelink mate ..Victoria is broke lol 😆

Pathetic weak left wingers wrecking it these days. Before, it was Jeff Kennett.

I don't want to say that just yet. We can still save her!

What do you mean by Australian? We are all Australian citizens. Do you mean Australians of Anglo-celtic descent?

The past 25 years has been a massive class war and the saddest part was watching the working and middle class vote for their demise as Rupert Murdoch whipped them on

Absolutely!!!!

Meanwhile, someone clearly wasn't paying much attention in school.

@@mebeme007 lol

EXACTLY!!!!!!

Not really. You can see more of the sky in some of those shots due to there being less skyscrapers in the background. Also the demographic make up of the pedestrians has changed much since then.

You're talking bulldust OP.

Never mind the fuddy duddy's. They're one thing that will ALWAYS exist, no matter what decade we're in, constantly bleating about how much better it was in "the good old days". 🤣 Poor old dears. Ironically, the ones bleating today tend to very easily forget that their parents and grandparents used to say the EXACT SAME THINGs about these so-called good old days they're talking about now. Only it was how crap the 70's, 80's and 90's were, compared to the 1940's, 50's, 60's and even earlier than that. Yep, just proving that some things will never really change. Especially grumpy old folks. 😜😂

Thank you! 😊

Racist.

😂 I thought it was pretty groovy. Kinda Bob Marley like. 😜

Same with the cars😅.

How do you know that "all the people were Australian"?

Their faces!

@@jamesfrench7299 there were plenty of Italians there.

Italy-alians.

People knew how to interpret traffic signals, pedestrian signals, how to look both ways when crossing, how to drive properly and navigate the city streets, turns etc unlike today's morons

"old footage", "back then".....it's not the 1920's!

@@user-uh6lm5wv6n Oh yeah, back in the past when drink driving was considered fine and no seat belts kept everyone much more safer. Back when no-one ever jay walked, either. And back when the road toll was still substantially high, considering the population was much less than it is today. Geez, some people spin a lot of bull, while wearing their rose coloured glasses.

Huh?! The Rialto towers are still there. 🤣 And there's not even any plans to scrap it, let alone it being scrapped already.

@@mebeme007 the name Rialto was above the doors of the old building in Collins Street. I watched the name plate being chiselled from above the doors of the grand 19th century building.

@@willsshepherd2976 Oh, so it sounds like they may be simply changing/updating the signage. That would've been interesting to see. I would've tried to get a pic of as much as was left of the sign before it was removed, then thought about going back in later weeks to get a pic of the new one. 😜 I like seeing side by side pics of then and now objects and places, etc.

If you and your family all got a job and didn't rely on government support ie.. centrelink.. we would not of come to this! So make a change and do the right thing

Hahaha, yep! ....

Please explain.

Whatever it is, it's awful. Doesn't suit the video at all. Maybe suitable for a video of cats doing stupid things. Had to mute it to watch the video - which is great footage, by the way.

I think someone's been watching too many of those cat videos and its addled their brain.

I do not even recognise Melbourne anymore and it is heartbreaking! I was 19 in 1988 and I too was enjoying night clubs and going to the City Square ( Arghhhh I am devastated that it was taken away from us 😢) and the stores were quality not absolute rubbish! Melbourne looked so beautiful and now it looks dirty and a mess. I can't stand that politically correct is such a big thing now. What happened to having a sense of humour? Oh how I wish for a time machine! Bourke Street Mall was so beautiful 😢

@@butterflies4tess Hi. You and I both ! Life was easier then and fun ! Great live bands and safe places to go ! Sick and tired about not being able to say how you feel in case someone doesn’t like the truth ! Lovely to hear from you ! I out east please keep in. Contact ! Michael

You are spot on!!!!! ... I love that you mentioned The Tunnel!!!! ... And yes, Politically correct nightmares who have spoilt this city among the others that have come here. Remember when you could actually shop in MELBOURNE instead of feeling like you are in CHINA! ... We had beautiful architecture, character and life! ....

@@butterflies4tess Sigh, City Square xxxx

@@butterflies4tess Theresa , lovely to hear from you and both of us feeling the same about Melbourne a once beautiful city !