For people unfamiliar with the Thrifty's chain, they were beloved by kids all over LA because they all had an icecream counter where you could buy a single scoop cone for like 15 cents (in the early '80s).

Kurt, your opening monologue on the constant traffic jam that you now encounter on the freeways in the SFV at all hours on every day is ... RIGHT ON THE MONEY ! (like you said - it used to be a lot better).

And the memories of 80s is the best time ever I'm 48 now where did it go

I was born in Encino 1964. I grew up in Canoga Park. I went to Limerick Elementary, Columbus Jr High, and then Chatsworth High. I was a bouncer at Fantasia in Northridge in the late 80s and early 90s. My sister was a bartender at The Red Onion, now called BJ's on Canoga Ave. I do remember that story about Adam. I also remember that sad picture of Adam on the cover of the Daily News. It was a huge photo. I totally understand your pops feelings about that picture. I felt the same way. My thoughts and prayers to Adam's family. On a lighter note. Does anyone remember the Teen Center on Victory Blvd. They had a teen dance club that we hung out at for years. They also had BMX races there. I remember meeting Slash from Guns and Rose's there. He was just a kid named Saul back then.

Your dad seems to of been a great dad. You are blessed. I grew up in the Valley. Love your channel.

I moved to LA in 1994 and lived in Studio City most of my years there. Your traffic story made me laugh because I remember driving back from Westwood one night at 2am and being stuck in a traffic jam on the 405/Sepulveda Pass. I was thinking "where the hell are all these people going at this time of night??!!" I'm glad I no longer live there because 24/7 traffic would make me go crazy. But I love watching your videos of the Valley and seeing all the places I remember. That was a very sad story about Adam. it happened before I moved there so I never knew about it. Thank you for remembering him.

I’m from NH, watching your videos makes we want to visit California.

Glad you spoke about Adam, he was on my soccer team. Nicest guy you could meet. It was so unreal seeing him live on TV in the wash. RIP.

Thanks! I have started a special playlist just for your videos. I spent over 30 years in the SFV, till we moved to Northern California a year ago. I’m glad you’re including even a few negative things that happened there, because people should be aware of it. I used to work at five star veterinary in Sylmar, I shopped at that dollar tree, and didn’t notice the thrifty entrance. I am learning so much! You should check with the guys at the valley Museum that are preserving old signs and things of the valley. I think they’re by the Van Nuys airport now. Maybe they would help preserve the thrifty entrances. I am loving these walks down memory lane and, it’s nostalgia that I can look at again and again. Love it. 🙏🏻🥰🙌🏻

I remember this and I live in Texas

Love these videos and all the hard work you put into them.

Great episode, as always. We really were gifted with architecture and design that had so many cool, resonant elements. So much of it has been lost gradually over the past 30 or so years, but it's increased at an incredible rate over the last 3 years. I hate to say it, but I expect it will nearly all be gone in the next 10 (or less). What it's being replaced with is not even worth acknowledging. You never know when you're living through a golden era, as it turns out we were not all that long ago. It's absolutely heartbreaking to watch all signs of it being extinguished, but taking a broad view I suppose it would be more sad to have never experienced it. Please keep up the documentation. The era we're living through now is very bittersweet but also important.

Really enjoying these

What struck me about this episode is we are now at #23???? Wow. I remember Valley Pres because my GF at the time worked there. This would have been around 1980-81. She was an RN and worked in the Trauma Ward per diem. I wonder if the old Thrifty store that used to be at Vanowen and Van Nuys Blvd. (or is it Victory?) has the logo on the ground at the entrance as well. At least you have documented this on video. I agree with you about filming as much as you can. I wished I would have taken more pics in the Valley when I lived there. I am now 68 and in two years I may start my own KZfaq channel. I am thinking of calling it "Seventy from the Seventies". What do you think?

Your channel is awesome!

Sad story but agree all thing SFV should be discussed if you remember it, or don't, you decide. We like what you post! Congrats on the hat pickup, that had to be exciting. I remember only going into K-Mart a handful of times much later in life. My parents must have not gone there very often.

Omg that Be Kind video or Bee Kind Video store is AWESOME. They have some amazing movie posters and NEAR DARK on video. That movie is impossible and/or VERY expensive IF found....Great episode!!!! 🤙🦇🕷 J.s

I was discussing your channel yesterday at the pub with a couple of my buddies yesterday. We were all born in the 70s and grew up in the 80s.One of them are bringing his Donkey Kong next time. Greetings from Sweden ✌😂

80’s life 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

Amazing footage! Very sad story of the boy for sure but I really appreciate you sharing everything that meant something to you growing up there, keep it up! 👻💪🏼💙🙏🏼

So true on the traffic sometimes it frustrates me im 53 so i remember all that and your right on the weekends it sucks!

I miss Thrifty's ice cream 🍦

We used to call the wash the La River. I worked at the Thrifty on the corner of Laurel Canyon and Ventura. I saw Richard Dryfus and Dan Akroid there. It was fun talking with them.

Another great video! Thanks Kurt! You pronounced my name perfectly

I love these videos!

Amazing. I love this content.

Love the vids! Your childhood was exactly like mine growing up in the 80s 90s in San Jose, ca. Hanging out in the creeks and canals. Skateboarding, hanging at the mall, even wearing the T&C Surf shirts. Pretty rad dude 😎 🤘😁👍

Spent some time living in LA. I’d could only imagine how cool it would be to grow up in the valley in the 80s

You tube channel Love 80 Life video Love my favorite one fan Big 💖💖💖⭐️🎶

I was glad to see an update on the video store.

The realtor probably paid less giving out ice cream than he would renting a billboard. Plus tax write-offs; he was probably getting free gas for personal use. 19:01 An indoor no smoking sign... you don't see those anymore. My local mall had all the ashtrays converted into plant holders in the late 90s. And by "converted" I mean they put plants in them. For years people clearly saw plants in ashtrays but the next generation just saw plant holders. I asked a few kids if they knew and they had no idea and were fascinated. They didn't even know you could smoke inside. That mall was torn down over 10 years ago now. I got to shoplift from it as a kid and also work security there just after high school. Fun times. I also met my wife there. I love your channel and wish you all the best! Thanks for another great upload.

Hey Kurt, I lived on Riverside Dr and Van Nuys back in the day right off the 101 off ramp. I remember the rain that February; Crazy

Very cool to see! So many changes!

Moved last year lived sfv 40+ years sad it's not same.,..thanks for the recap.lived on strathern st in sun valley

WOW, brings back memories of back in the day...We used to hang out in the wash in our hood, right off Parthenia & Wilbur. Young kids up to no good, surprised we made it out unscathed with all the shenanigans we were up too! Lots of the landmarks we used to walk to are gone too.

These Memories Of The San Fernando Valley videos are the best. Thank you for these. One place that sticks out to me most in the valley was Iceoplex in North HIlls. Spent so much time there. I believe it's a FedEx headquarters now.

Killer hat, Kurt! Nice find 👌

I totally remember when Adam Bischoff fell into the river, i can't believe that was 31 years ago, he was 15 that means he would have been 46 today

Great channel, great memories

Great video as always brother. Keep up the good work.

Just came across your channel as I was searching for the storm that happened in the San Fernando Valley in the 1980's. Don't remember what year but what I do remember is that it looked like the end of the world. Power outages, high winds and heavy rain. I grew up in Granada Hills all my life until I moved out to Sylmar. Yes you're correct about those storms it was scarry. Thank you much glad I came across your channel ❤

What a blast from the past. There was a thrifty Drug store next to my School. I believe it was on Victory Boulevard...went in there on my way home to get a triple scoop for less than a buck...walked home with ice cream dripping down my arm...great memories.

Another great video! I've been shopping at that Goodwill/thrift store my whole life and never noticed the Thrifty signage. So interesting!

Burbank had a few Thrifty stores. The one you are at on Magnolia moved to where Porto’s is down the street. The other Thrifty was at 1505 W Olive Ave where Centinela Feed and Pet Supplies is. Oct 15th 1996 Thrifty Drug stores went belly up

Sweet!

That's awesome, you were in Burbank, my home town, graduated class of 89"...K-mart next to Burbank High

Thanks so much for doing these! I’m 51, and all these 80’s videos are great. I’m from the Midwest, and never made it to California and always imagined how cool it must’ve been to grow up out there. I have serious 80’s nostalgia , so all your videos are an awesome fix for me! Thanks again and keep ‘em coming.

There was a Thriftys in laurel plaza in North Hollywood between Hughes market and The Builders Emporium on laurel canyon directly across the street from the Bank of America where the North Hollywood shootout happened, my old stomping grounds from the mid 70s to the mid 80s!!!👍👏👏👏✌🍦

Hi! Love your videos. I grew up in the Valley. Both my kids were born at Valley Presbysterian Hospital in the 1990’s when the round parts east wing of the hospital only existed before they added the west wing of the hospital. I had multiple surgical there too. It’s the best I think. My family and I arrived to America in 1980 from Ukraine originally when I was just turning 7! I love growing up here. So much has changed but I’m happy that you share your videos as amazing memories for me. Thanks 😎👍♥️

My Mom bought my first baseball bat in Thriftys. My first skateboard (with a removable scooter handle) was from Stop n Go. Many years later I worked at that Stop N Go right before they sold all their locations to Circle K. When I got the skateboard I remember the restaurant in the same parking lot was Wiernerschnitzel. Now it's a Mexican food joint, but the exterior is still the same after all these years.

Jerry Mathers, of "Leave it to Beaver" also lived in a house that backed up to the L.A. River in what was then Canoga Park. Now it's Winnetka--but he lived on Archwood St. just west of Winnetka Ave. when the TV series began. I lived near Sherman Way and Louise until I was 7, when we moved to Parthenia near Mason Ave. I moved away in 1978 and am now in St. Louis.

Kurt, thanks man, love these videos!! I grew up in the area in the 70’s. I lived on Kittridge St, a few houses east of White Oak… spent most of my time playing sports at Reseda Park, riding my bike to the “5 and Dime” store and Winchell’s on Vanowen, and best of all, riding the BMX track at the Van Nuys Teen Center. And speaking of that… does anyone here know what happened to that BMX track? Those were the early years of BMX, loved hanging out there, a history of that track would be a great episode!

Your father was absolutely right about that. Terrible story. To steer things back to more fun things: did watching Terminator 2 remind you of the wash/ river close to your backyard? I know it’s a different location but you must have felt the same? 😎 I always thought the LA river was a sewer, but if I understand correctly it’s to deal with the heavy precipitation? And Kurt….that Thrashin’ cap…. Damn, so rad! 🤟🏼

Very concise if not depressing intro. I can remember as far back as far back 2012-3 I would see the #405 bog down on Saturdays about 2:00 and stay that way til about the evening 😬🤔😦

I love the music during the store tour

As always awesome content thanks for your time to do this video big fan of your channel 🙂

405 North 101 North/South interchange freeway is probably the worst in the SFV , great video as ALWAYS

I was born there.

Adam's story was national news. I remember it now. Haven't thought about it in years. Very tragic. I couldn't imagine what he went through. So brave to have lasted 10 miles.

San Fernando Valley is that we're Ritchie Valens is from

In the "Be Kind" videp store ... How interesting I recognize the carpet in there with the different colored stars on the black background, as the same print that used to be at Rocket Bowling alley, on DeSoto & Norhoff .... Across from the now gone Lamplighter restuarant

Mike Glickman was the realtor who had the ice cream truck - and to answer your question, it probably didn't pay off as Glickman and his company filed for Bankruptcy in the early 90's. Extravagant spending was cited as one of the reasons for his bankruptcy, which he blamed on the real estate market downturn at the time.

Thanks for informing me about the valley and all the hard work you put in. We truly appreciate all you do for your subs💪🏽

Nice honorable mentions for Thrifty, K-Mart, and Zody's. Do you remember Fedco, Gemco, Handyman, Phil & Jim's, or Pic N Save? There are several Gemco and Phil & Jim's commercials on KZfaq. I wish the Gemco stores had stuck around instead of getting sold to Target.

I know you don't want people to feel bummed out but there is almost always something in these heartbreaking stories, especially how you honored Adam's memory, that people can relate to and makes some feel a little less alone and more connected to others through their shared heartbreak.

I remember Zodys in the 1980’s on Victory Blvd pass Lankershim Blvd I believe in North Hollywood. My parents took me there. It was just like Kmart store or like a Target store.

Excellent vid. Valley Pres. has really been upgraded since my kid was born there and if memory serves , yes that Chuck E. Cheese was there when that K-Mart was open

yeah, there are a lot of things that our parents would say and we didn't fully understand why they were saying it and we just accepted it. Now as an adult, it makes complete sense

WOW!! 7:17 that water is so high!! I live in the valley and am familiar on how many stories up the overpasses are. Thats insane. I dont remember that event.

And that Thrashin hat 😎

That K-Mart was a Zody's, then a Sporting goods store, then the K-Mart. It's a Spirit Halloween store during Halloween now. Down the street on SF Road is a street named Cornel and a little strip mall. Where the strip mall is now, used to be the Cornell Theatre. That's where a Teenage Tim Burton used to go watch cheap sci fi movies as a kid. Tim attended Burbank High School behind the K-mart. Up the street from Cornell is McCambridge park. The Gym there was featured in Back to the future. The Gym entrance is on Glenoaks blvd. Across the street from McCambridge off of Glenoaks is University street. Halfway up on the right is the Wonder Years house, and Winnie Coopers across the street. You can clearly see the Burbank mountains in the show opening.

best store ever i gotaa visit that

🤩🤩😎😎😎 Love the hat! cool locations.. ice cream, yum!

I was in Simi during the same time. The wash, as we called it also, was a place to go. We had a fort in some trees also, tadpoles, we would catch them. Around 9-10 I was home alone after school and someone knocked on the door, I asked who it was, and some man said "open the door and find out" ... ok...I went into panic mode and hid and was frantically calling my mom at work crying. I hid for awhile eventually coming out to check. About a week later, we get a letter in the mail from a realtor...Saying he was sorry and apologized, he didn't think about the situation until later. lol.

Great Videos!!!! I remember that story of the boy Adam I used to work for Alta Dena Milk home delivery basically I was a milk man. I used to deliver milk to the block he lived on in west hills he lived on a cul de sac that baked up to the wash. I was about his age at the time. Very sad story

i worked @ Valley Pres Hospital 85-88 - lived a block away @ Sepulveda & Vanowen ✌️😸

You can also see the exterior of that K-Mart in the Superstore pilot!

I grew up in the foothills in the far north eastern corner of the SFV. When it would rain we would grab our boogie boards, hike up the hill to the top of the wash, and ride several miles down to a wash out basin where we could get out of the water. We did know better than to do this during large storms.

I still remember going inside a K-Mart on 9/11 and eating a pizza at the little pizza place they had inside. Sad to see another brand from my childhood gone.

I lived near the Thrifty's on Lankershim in N. Hollywood in the late 60's. Single, double and triple scoop ice cream. Five, ten and fifteen cents. There was a movie theater near by but I can't remember the name.

I always pass that Dollar Tree on my way to get coffee and never knew it was something like that beforehand! So neat!

The realtor in the ice cream truck sounds like it could have been Mike Glickman

Roscoe/ Topanga used to have A Thrifty next to Builders Imporium where Lowes in now

Love all ur videos brings back so .many memories. Born n still live on the 818. Sfv

Kmart is still going and pretty big in Australia. There's still one in pretty much every major shopping centre

Short cutting east on 210 from 5 south then taking the 2 south and merging back on to 5 south used to be a time saver heading to downtown. Now it’s just as bad as the 5 south straight shot in the morning.

awesaome video and that story of that kid wow .. still wondering how the hell can 1 fall in that by pure accident , i aint from US (and o yes i have many wars my self with USA ) but also like it at same time, spec LA and NY ,and also those small towns no1 cares about, another YTber makes lots of those vids ,those places that get u that "Haddonfield" vibes or "Springwood" lol or perhaps the Children Of The Corn vibes ..but ya LA and NY are just something else, and all that LA-Ca vibe and stuff that goes with it, the culture movies music ..its just something special, and now im a sub hah

When I was a little kid in the late 60s the Zodiac Killer was being talked about on the news and I was afraid of going to Zody's because I thought the Zodiac killer was there!! I know... kids logic and imagination!!

I love watching your videos! I grew up in Sylmar in the 80's & 90's. Fun fact; my mom owned a beauty salon on the corner of Balboa and Yarnell, right across the street from where Michael Jacksons' Chimp "Bubbles" was boarded and I got to hold/ meet him.. The chimp, not MJ. lol

I'm sorry about the traffic for you! I live in the valley and I don't actually experience much traffic(not during rush hour) unless I'm in the downtown area. The weekends can be hit or miss. Thanks for your valley videos I love them!!

I live in Van Nuys on Vanowen and victory and yes that real estate ice cream trucks still comes around 😁 also gave birth to my little ones in Valley Pres

1962 we called it the ,"wash".

we have rush hour too!! yay! we're just like LA!! (scotland LOL). :(

Great video Kurt. I use to live in the Burbank area for many years. Few notes, the Kmart there also filmed the wonders years episode where the family looking at TVs for Xmas. Also, I cannot remember the name but that chucky cheese came after early 2000. It was a pizza place where kids went but not chucky cheese til later. Hope that helps. Keep up the good work bro

Funny thing about Kmart. In Australia a lot of Target stores are becoming Kmart whereas in the USA Kmarts are becoming Targets

Left the valley with my husband in 84. One day we were at at light on Reseda Blvd. I looked at my husband and said how much time will we waist if our lives in traffic if we stay.. I recall how magical Cal was in the 50s 60s 70s.

the san fernando mall in san fernando has the original JC PENNEY sign still just a few blocks from where you showed the Dollar store/ thrifty....also there was a Ritmo latino music store on the corner of san fer and maclay

The flood channel made me think of something Where is the flood channel that you see in Boogie Nights during Amber’s Documentary about Dirk ?

It’s wild, I grew up in a very small town in central Michigan, and on a lake where many of the houses didn’t have full time residents, but were weekend places stayed at maybe once a month. So I never had interesting places right nearby that I have cool memories of like this. But even having no memories of these in this video, it’s still fascinating to me, because I wish that had dud have these places growing up. Interesting too, both K-Mart and Comerica Bank (that I briefly saw in a shot) are both things that started in Michigan. I’ve lived in Central Florida the past 25 years, and we used to have K-Marts here, but have never had Comerica banks. At least not that I know of. Yet they’re all the way out in California. Wild.

I have been to that thrift store before it was Goodwill. I drove across the valley to go there. I never noticed the Thriftys door mat in front. Wow. The Kmart on Sherman way and Coldwater went down. It died a slow death. It was vacant for a while. They fenced it off and now they look like they will build on it. The Kmart off of Townsgate in westlake/1k oaks has been vacant for many years. I thought for sure they would have done something with it.