In 1967 I remember the view of the Sydney skyline from the back of our terrace in Glebe, opposite the Valhalla Cinema, where the most prominent building was Australia Square. There were no taller buildings around it.
Great video. My father worked at Grace Bros and I bought my first car - a Torana at John A. Gilbert’s. Both locations are shown as I remember them in the video.
Amen to that, life was so much simpler back then, it’s kind of ironic that with all these gadgets ie. smartphone etc, were more miserable than ever, and COVID19 has totally ruined everything. Sydney and Australia was the best country in the world back then, not now, people want to escape from Sydney.
in 1967 Sydney used to have Cahill theme restaurants, nobody seems to know about; a Hawaiian one at Circular Quay and an Austrian one at Wynyard station. Who can help me with info?
Those streets aren’t so beautiful if they are perpetually filled with cars. There are millions more people using the same roads now. Other modes of transport are necessary...unless you enjoy spending four hours a day in traffic.
Sydney had one of the largest tram networks in the world carrying 1.1 million passengers per day until the morons decided to rip the tracks out in favour of cars. How did that work out?
In 1967 I remember the view of the Sydney skyline from the back of our terrace in Glebe, opposite the Valhalla Cinema, where the most prominent building was Australia Square. There were no taller buildings around it.
My childhood. And all those lovely cars!
Ride-On my boy mine too.
Great video. My father worked at Grace Bros and I bought my first car - a Torana at John A. Gilbert’s. Both locations are shown as I remember them in the video.
I was 18. Often drove over the Bridge in the rusty FJ from Dee Why to visit my girlfriend in Maroubra.
It’s nice to know Sydney hasn’t lost all of its charm through the passage of time.
Hmmm well yes not all of it but most of it sadly.
Just most of it im afraid
The Sydney I remember from when I was a teen.
Back when you got home, no one annoyed you with spam calls, cars had personality & us kids could play in the street.
Amen to that, life was so much simpler back then, it’s kind of ironic that with all these gadgets ie. smartphone etc, were more miserable than ever, and COVID19 has totally ruined everything.
Sydney and Australia was the best country in the world back then, not now, people want to escape from Sydney.
@@SR-xk8cd I escaped to Brisbane and its like Sydney back then...
@Blue Heeler it's always been isolated and a complete sh!thole...
@Blue Heeler na been there plenty of times its terrible place...
@Blue Heeler other people agree with me, Perth sux full of poms and yarpies...
I still can't belive it took them another 6 years to complete the Opera House when it looked like it was 90% done in this movie.
In my teens rode all round Sydney harbour and across wonderful
breathtaking harbour bridge
then back to Bondi Miller st
Long long ago
Nice footage - Sydney was a construction zone back then and still is today
The yr i was born luv the look of those days and we had a simpler life... ;)
I like to use videos like this as inspiration for me to also lead a simpler life now (Where I can).
And the fair go.
Great bit of film for sure.
Thanks for posting this...loved it
The yr i migrated to Sydney at 5yrs old
Warringah freeway still under construction
It seemed so unchanging, like it would go on forever. I miss that world.
remember the gasometers at North Sydney!
Awesome
1:47 What on earth. That car looks like it's got a whole shop of rugs and mattresses on it.
When the Persian Carpet Warehouse has a closing down sale on, you gotta be quick to pounce. Sometimes those sales only last 25 years.
1967- the Cronulla sharks first year in Sydney rugby league!🏉
And Souths won the premiership in 1967 ,68,70,71!! but the Sharkies tried hard till 2016! (porch lights turned off0
in 1967 Sydney used to have Cahill theme restaurants, nobody seems to know about; a Hawaiian one at Circular Quay and an Austrian one at Wynyard station. Who can help me with info?
Digital enhancement would do.wonders to the images.
Nice video pity they didn't have 4K around then.
Your the second person today mentioning 4k in relation to my videos. Interesting.
They did: 35mm film, the original 4k. This was only 8mm unfortunately.
Just more proof of how Australia has changed for the worse,both culture and building wise😢
See how beautifully wide central Sydney streets were. Now idiotic bike and bus lanes rule. And the farcical George St tram.
Those streets aren’t so beautiful if they are perpetually filled with cars. There are millions more people using the same roads now. Other modes of transport are necessary...unless you enjoy spending four hours a day in traffic.
Sydney had one of the largest tram networks in the world carrying 1.1 million passengers per day until the morons decided to rip the tracks out in favour of cars. How did that work out?