I was born and grew up in Luton. I remember my dad, having to visit marsh farm the day after the riots. He worked for the council for 25 years as a health inspector. We have all since moved away but I’m still proud to call it my hometown
I have to add another comment - This video is magnificent and it got better for me towards the end - I grew up in Leighton Buzzard and everything on this video meant so much to me. I'm going to watch it again - thanks
A trip down memory lane. I remember so many of the local shops & landmarks. The only places that haven't changed are Hexton & Woburn. The shot of St. Mary's Church in Woburn is incorrectly captioned as Woburn Abbey.
Omg I just wanted to see old video of Luton and this one came up and I recognised the Asian aunty. I showed her to mum and mum said yes I remember when it happened as we were residing at oak road which got away from the attacks. Omg memories how Luton was then mixed with all races. Beautiful
This is brilliant - thanks whoever put this up- A trip down memory lane for me. If only we had a time machine How did we let the country turn into the mess we see today ?
Everywhere looks so clean, no rubbish, and Wardown Park Lake clean and clear as well, Frontgardens with plants , now a lot of them have been turned into concrete
A brief glimpse of Dunstable around the time I lived there. Great times! Be good if it wasn't so squashed and slowed down to normal speed if that's possible. But thanks all the same 👍
I am a Luton refugee who managed to turn his life around (by leaving) Luton made me appreciate that the Earth getting hit by a planet-killer asteroid might have some upsides.
The best thing that could happen to Luton is 500 million tonnes of wet cement poured over it and start again. I know it used to be a good place same can be said for many towns in the UK. The stench came from the East.....
This was when the decline began. The 80's. Conservative misrule and the decline of certain industry. A rise in anti social behaviour. The 50's through to the 70's saw the best of times for all ages.
I was born and grew up in Luton. I remember my dad, having to visit marsh farm the day after the riots. He worked for the council for 25 years as a health inspector. We have all since moved away but I’m still proud to call it my hometown
I have to add another comment - This video is magnificent and it got better for me towards the end - I grew up in Leighton Buzzard and everything on this video meant so much to me. I'm going to watch it again - thanks
Living in Luton in the 70s and 80s were the decades to live .
Born in 1965. Lived in Gilliam Street. Just opposite the railway station and round the block from Hightown. ❤️❤️❤️
Just needs a 2024 Luton video now
A trip down memory lane. I remember so many of the local shops & landmarks. The only places that haven't changed are Hexton & Woburn. The shot of St. Mary's Church in Woburn is incorrectly captioned as Woburn Abbey.
Usually it's the villages that remain the same. I drove through Hexton recently and it's exactly as it was in this video.
To my surprise there’s footage of the street I grew up on amazing brings back memories amazing wouldve loved to see more
Omg I just wanted to see old video of Luton and this one came up and I recognised the Asian aunty. I showed her to mum and mum said yes I remember when it happened as we were residing at oak road which got away from the attacks. Omg memories how Luton was then mixed with all races. Beautiful
Luton is mixed with even more races now. Particularly Kashmiri Muslim people.
Amazing footage of Luton town
This is brilliant - thanks whoever put this up- A trip down memory lane for me.
If only we had a time machine
How did we let the country turn into the mess we see today ?
Everywhere looks so clean, no rubbish, and Wardown Park Lake clean and clear as well, Frontgardens with plants , now a lot of them have been turned into concrete
Thank you . Very much
Great to see but at the end of the video that church is not Woburn abbey
I wonder if there is any more footage from Douglas Road, I’d love to see that
Thanks for sharing 👍
A brief glimpse of Dunstable around the time I lived there. Great times! Be good if it wasn't so squashed and slowed down to normal speed if that's possible. But thanks all the same 👍
I am so glad i left the place.
I miss the 70's & 80's... in good old Luton Town... Especially the night life... 🤔🤣😅😆👀
The 70's especially. The decline began in the 80's.
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Coming from Watford this seems like hell to me! I went to Luton watching Watford. Mixed memories I have to say! 😀
Wow so lovely to see this
I remember it well. I was sitting in traffic at Stuart Street as a bunch of chanting Milwall fans went by.
Fans? I would have gassed them all.
OH LUTON WE LOVE YOU ....
Miss my times in Gilliam Street as a child. :(
Albert Rd ..Russell Rise ..Newark Rd ...Arundel Rd...now on Kestrel Way Lewsey farm
I am a Luton refugee who managed to turn his life around (by leaving)
Luton made me appreciate that the Earth getting hit by a planet-killer asteroid might have some upsides.
The best thing that could happen to Luton is 500 million tonnes of wet cement poured over it and start again. I know it used to be a good place same can be said for many towns in the UK. The stench came from the East.....
@@peternagy-im4be I would crowdfund the cement solution.
What do you mean about "the East"?
@@TheWtfnonamez East Asia. Eastern Europe.
@ 13-37...petrol station, petrol priced by the gallon...£1-67...about 36p per litre.
When the colours changed, so did Luton. For the worse!
No bins on roads to save parking space
The sky may be blue in many of the scenes here but the culture in Luton is brown.
Nagy? That’s not a very Anglo-Saxon name.
@@NJ-pu4dtis hungayrian name
Yeah and the fuckers who caused the riot was white
This was when the decline began. The 80's. Conservative misrule and the decline of certain industry. A rise in anti social behaviour. The 50's through to the 70's saw the best of times for all ages.
Everyone drove like nutters
effing concrete 6.30
When Vaxhall pull out of Luton it was the death of the town.