Our U.S Navy ship made a port stop in Perth for 4 days in late 1986. A bunch of us wandered around. We visited a club called Mangoes one night. Met some friendly people and had a great time there.
Shopping is boring in 2024. A lot of the interesting specialist shops are long gone. Shopping centres and pedestrian malls are full of boring clothing and fashion stores.
During my apprenticeship I had to do my college in Perth (from Darwin!). 3 months a year for 3 years, 1984 to 86. Mount Lawley TAFE. I was 18. Boy, did I do some growing up and have fun. Made friends, girlfriends and just had a ball. Nightclubs like Pinochios in the city, The Generator in Morley, Bondy's Observation City in Scarborough, great memories,. And now my home. Best city in the World.
This was before my time as a 90s baby, but I love to see the history of places I know. Some buildings not there anymore, the city is much bigger now. The overall feeling to the video is amazing. It feels like it must have been a great time in the 80s. And no one with technology in their hands - a time gone by. Perth looks so bustling and active in the 80s. Would have loved a chance to experience it - so thank you for sharing this video!
@@freeman10000 is far from everywhere cost of plane tickets and we are limited from industries that seems to be more prevalent in the United States and Europe Japan technology show business
Awww…. The Rotto tramps, the Old Quakka arms hotel (the pub), the general store and the yellow bikes. Had a look for our boat but couldn’t see it 🤣 thank you for uploading 🥰
I grew up in Fremantle in the 80s and loved every minute of it. WAFL football at South Fremantle oval on Saturday was the best times . We’d grab a handful of pass outs at the gate then go out of the ground and sell the tickets for $3 or $4 each to people coming in the game . We’d also get the footballs when they were kicked out of the ground at the northern end and sell them for $10 each . So after making approximately $60 each it was straight to Papa Luigi on Sth Terrace and play pin ball all afternoon. Then eat pizza with the football players after the game Ahh the good old days in Freo as a 10 year old kid. Stay tuned for next chapter as a 17 year old boy
1986...I was working at The Floreat, lots of nights out in Pinnochios or the Sail and Anchor, so many great bands to see, coming home to watch great new music on Rage. Driving around in a non air conditioned car with vinyl seats...ouch...Bondy's blimp flying overhead. And then...the grim reaper ads changed the carefree mood
Things are pretty good compared to Sydney/Melbourne tbh. Easy to get around, even peak hour traffic isn't too horrible really. The train system is great too, that wouldn't have existed like it does today back in 86
Used to run a muck, in this city...back then,, it was still a sleepy little, city,country vibe...i lived in a suburb called QUEENS PARK..AS A KID. THERE WERE DAIRY PADOCKS, ...1965,,72..
great piece of history and how things have changed, have lived and worked in Fremantle for near on 15 years and it's decline was evident from the early 2000's which is sad as I can remember as a kid it was a great place to visit. The number of rough sleepers throughout the city as well as evident drug users really has not helped
There isn’t really a lot of reasons to go to the city today unless you work there. It used to be good to go in to buy things you couldn’t get near you or to eat and go to a movie.The large suburban shopping complexes with cinemas have everything most people need now though.
I like the fact that Cottesloe did not even cut the mustard on this video. Back then nobody gave two hoots about it, and the few of us that lived here left to go elsewhere for holidays making the place deserted most of the year. Even the quietest day in Cottesloe is now far more popular than busiest day back then. How I used to love this city with a million, now 3 million and bursting at the seems with sociopathic politicians, developers and all sorts of narcissists destroying every square centimeter of what was such a beautiful and remote place to live. Now the same rat race as all other capital cities.
Hi Pete, Wonderful video. I'm from Perth and I actually repair the old sirens for emergency vehicle restorations. I was wondering if you had any clips that showed any local police vehicles from the 80's/90's? Cheers
The people who flattened Boans to replace it with the shopping fortress that's there now were criminals. They didn't even justify it by building something bigger. Just cut the station off from the city with service portals and offered a bridge in place to funnel transit and city goers into their ugly building.
By 1986 the downward direction of the desirability of Western Australia, and Perth/Fremantle in particular, as a place to avoid 'the madding crowd' was well under way. As a consequence, my family and I went South to more pleasant environments. Presently, Perth is one of those places which I am happy to have no need to visit.
Perth was a back water then due to its crippling isolation and high cost of getting there. The Hay Street Mall seemed lively with people of all ages. Not now it's very much deserted with small shops closing down one after another. The producer had difficulties filling in the 21 minutes and resorted to shots of feeding birds. The quality of this upload is not good. Seen better from the 1950s.
What you don't realize is that there were no home camcorders and VHS sets in the 50's ,which means all stuff was on FILM, and that This is most likely filmed on a camcorder, and if it was FILM, it has been formatted for and has then been recorded off TV onto VHS. How ungrateful you are..
I took a visiting friend to Perth a few weeks ago and it was really nice with plenty of people milling around and all the cafes, pubs and restaurants were quite busy. It was really pleasant.
This shows great insight into how little people knew about Rottnest's history before and after the colonisation of WA. Personally believe it shouldn't be a tourist or holiday destination due to the number of Indigenous people who were murdered and imprisoned there. Probably a good idea to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land as well.
My, if it hadn't been for the Mitchell Freeway, to which it would ultimately connect to Geraldton, besides the TransPerth train to Alkimos & Geraldton, Perth would be something ordinary.
I arrived in Perth in 1986. Unfortunately you are 100% correct. Downhill terribly. It’s such a shame. Yes there must be change but it’s been for the worse.
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Our U.S Navy ship made a port stop in Perth for 4 days in late 1986. A bunch of us wandered around. We visited a club called Mangoes one night. Met some friendly people and had a great time there.
Any tattoos? My Dad has many Zippo lighters from US sailors from the 80s and 90s that got tattooed in Fremantle.
Actually the Port stop would have been Fremantle, but the girls did love it
Yeah the US ships came in a lot during the 70's and 80's, sailors in their thousands and the taxi drivers made fortunes.
i was 7 and we went to see it as a school excursion
Captain Muchies was the place to go to get all the intelligence on US military ship movements.
If you wander down Hay Street Mall today you'll notice that there are less shops open now than there were in 1986!
But heaps more crackheads
Shopping is boring in 2024. A lot of the interesting specialist shops are long gone. Shopping centres and pedestrian malls are full of boring clothing and fashion stores.
@@freeman10000 Exactly, due to corporatisation it's all the same franchises in every shopping area. So boring.
Thankyou so much for a trip down memory lane
I soooo miss the old Perth
This takes me back to my early adulthood 😊
During my apprenticeship I had to do my college in Perth (from Darwin!). 3 months a year for 3 years, 1984 to 86. Mount Lawley TAFE. I was 18. Boy, did I do some growing up and have fun. Made friends, girlfriends and just had a ball. Nightclubs like Pinochios in the city, The Generator in Morley, Bondy's Observation City in Scarborough, great memories,. And now my home. Best city in the World.
Old,Melbourne, hotel,, Rose,Tattoo,,Angles, good bands traveled through this pub,, ROCK ON
@@johnscanlon4536 and stagger across the road to Fast Eddie's
Was
This was before my time as a 90s baby, but I love to see the history of places I know. Some buildings not there anymore, the city is much bigger now. The overall feeling to the video is amazing. It feels like it must have been a great time in the 80s. And no one with technology in their hands - a time gone by. Perth looks so bustling and active in the 80s.
Would have loved a chance to experience it - so thank you for sharing this video!
I was born in 1986! So I don’t remember any of this though I was technically alive at this time. I still weirdly miss the 80s though.
Perth city still had plenty to offer over 30 years ago. Love this city
was probably even more boring than it is today lol
@@nikolabakich9709 No it wasn't. There were suburban pubs that were chockers all week with bands playing. It's more boring today than back then.
@@nikolabakich9709 Tell us! Why do you think Perth is boring? At least it has night-life unlike Sydney.
@@freeman10000 is far from everywhere cost of plane tickets and we are limited from industries that seems to be more prevalent in the United States and Europe Japan technology show business
Awww…. The Rotto tramps, the Old Quakka arms hotel (the pub), the general store and the yellow bikes. Had a look for our boat but couldn’t see it 🤣 thank you for uploading 🥰
A pleasure, great memories
Great bit of nostalgia there, thanks.
Amazing video. Loved it. I was 6 years old in 86. Thanks for uploading
I grew up in Fremantle in the 80s and loved every minute of it.
WAFL football at South Fremantle oval on Saturday was the best times . We’d grab a handful of pass outs at the gate then go out of the ground and sell the tickets for $3 or $4 each to people coming in the game . We’d also get the footballs when they were kicked out of the ground at the northern end and sell them for $10 each . So after making approximately $60 each it was straight to Papa Luigi on Sth Terrace and play pin ball all afternoon.
Then eat pizza with the football players after the game
Ahh the good old days in Freo as a 10 year old kid.
Stay tuned for next chapter as a 17 year old boy
Wow. I had heard Perth was a bit backward, but place looks like its stuck in the 80s!
this is old footage
You mean 1880's don't ya?
I miss the old Perth so much
1986...I was working at The Floreat, lots of nights out in Pinnochios or the Sail and Anchor, so many great bands to see, coming home to watch great new music on Rage. Driving around in a non air conditioned car with vinyl seats...ouch...Bondy's blimp flying overhead. And then...the grim reaper ads changed the carefree mood
I dearly miss old Perth… what a buzz it had back then
mee too
Drive from one end of the, suburbs. E,g,,Quinns Rock to Rockingham and miss every traffic light on the way,,,
Now everyone watches it on their phones instead of getting out there.
I think Perth is pretty awesome in 2024.
@@freeman10000 whats there to do mate?
Much better times....way better
Perth was nice and safe back then. Perth today is dangerous dirty run down crime ridden and is full of drug addicts and homeless people.
Whew, glad the pace of narration dropped after the intro...
Couldn’t agree more, was he on speed?
I love the the very last line saying that Perth and Fremantle don't have the rat race problems of other cities. Oh how things have changed.
Things are pretty good compared to Sydney/Melbourne tbh. Easy to get around, even peak hour traffic isn't too horrible really. The train system is great too, that wouldn't have existed like it does today back in 86
lol this video reminded me that those water tricycles used to be a thing, haven't seen one in ages.
Used to run a muck, in this city...back then,, it was still a sleepy little, city,country vibe...i lived in a suburb called QUEENS PARK..AS A KID. THERE WERE DAIRY PADOCKS, ...1965,,72..
Yer it's busy around there now. Especially Cannington. Crazy traffic on Albany Hwy
great piece of history and how things have changed, have lived and worked in Fremantle for near on 15 years and it's decline was evident from the early 2000's which is sad as I can remember as a kid it was a great place to visit. The number of rough sleepers throughout the city as well as evident drug users really has not helped
Moved to Cairns from Perth , but it’s so true that the place was the spot to live in the 1980’s .. fantastic.
also this organ music is a trip.
Jeez.....that was a trip down memory lane!
Thank you for the post great memories
Wow Bob Hope! And Cinemas and nightclubs for all ages! Perth the end of the Earth
Things looked better in 1986.
People actually lived in houses.
Awesome music
There isn’t really a lot of reasons to go to the city today unless you work there. It used to be good to go in to buy things you couldn’t get near you or to eat and go to a movie.The large suburban shopping complexes with cinemas have everything most people need now though.
As a "Perthian", that is true. I haven't been to the CBD in months.
Not much different shop wise but tonnes of bars and cafe culture and gorgeous river views, stuff you don't get in a stagnant suburban mall.
I like the fact that Cottesloe did not even cut the mustard on this video. Back then nobody gave two hoots about it, and the few of us that lived here left to go elsewhere for holidays making the place deserted most of the year. Even the quietest day in Cottesloe is now far more popular than busiest day back then. How I used to love this city with a million, now 3 million and bursting at the seems with sociopathic politicians, developers and all sorts of narcissists destroying every square centimeter of what was such a beautiful and remote place to live. Now the same rat race as all other capital cities.
Im on a few antique bottle sites,the swan river gives up some serious 🧐 treasures ❤
the transitions on this video are phenomenal
Great work thanks
Love this movie Pete. Looking good Champ :)
Thanks Ken, have a great Easter with lovely Ruth, Pete
Greatest city ever. Freo ❤❤❤❤❤
I went to live in P-Town in 1989 when it was nothing but an isolated, overgrown country town that thought it was a city.
They're still waiting for the hula-hoop to arrive, haha.
Try turning up in 1968!
Anyone remember the swimming pool at Yanchep Nat Pk? And look at Loch McNess....like the Aral Sea.
Sure do remember that swimming pool , good times
RIP Peter Hale
I had one of those genuine sandgropers 😢
1986 Perth Population 1000,001, Good to see Stuffed Koala technology has improved immensely
"Along the coast is Yanchep Sun 'City' (obviously invisible), featuring a long clean white sandy beach"....in fact,that's ALL it features! haha
I was 16, running a muck with me mates, Perth girls are were hot AF... Maylands.
love the Rottnest footage
Hi Pete,
Wonderful video.
I'm from Perth and I actually repair the old sirens for emergency vehicle restorations. I was wondering if you had any clips that showed any local police vehicles from the 80's/90's?
Cheers
sorry mate, no i don’t
@@robertpeter6073 Cheers
sorry no that video is all i’ve got
What’s with the weird map silhouette at the start
Hi Robert - any chance i could use some of this footage in a short film?
The people who flattened Boans to replace it with the shopping fortress that's there now were criminals. They didn't even justify it by building something bigger. Just cut the station off from the city with service portals and offered a bridge in place to funnel transit and city goers into their ugly building.
I'm sure that soundtrack has featured on pornographic films of that age😀
By 1986 the downward direction of the desirability of Western Australia, and Perth/Fremantle in particular, as a place to avoid 'the madding crowd' was well under way.
As a consequence, my family and I went South to more pleasant environments.
Presently, Perth is one of those places which I am happy to have no need to visit.
DopeAsOz
Perth was a back water then due to its crippling isolation and high cost of getting there. The Hay Street Mall seemed lively with people of all ages. Not now it's very much deserted with small shops closing down one after another. The producer had difficulties filling in the 21 minutes and resorted to shots of feeding birds. The quality of this upload is not good. Seen better from the 1950s.
What you don't realize is that there were no home camcorders and VHS sets in the 50's ,which means all stuff was on FILM, and that This is most likely filmed on a camcorder, and if it was FILM, it has been formatted for and has then been recorded off TV onto VHS.
How ungrateful you are..
@@sachabinky2915 And what's your point. This travel log was made in 1986. Not in the 1950's.
I took a visiting friend to Perth a few weeks ago and it was really nice with plenty of people milling around and all the cafes, pubs and restaurants were quite busy. It was really pleasant.
Before mass third world migration.
Much better place back then.
And no fat people....
Perth has gone down the drain the last 5 years. Feels more like South Sudan.
Dullsville.
This shows great insight into how little people knew about Rottnest's history before and after the colonisation of WA. Personally believe it shouldn't be a tourist or holiday destination due to the number of Indigenous people who were murdered and imprisoned there. Probably a good idea to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land as well.
We founded it, we built it and we defended it.
Australia is ours.
Possibly make Balga a museum in honour of the contributions the indigenous has made to society since colonisation.
What do you mean. @@joshmetz9192
My, if it hadn't been for the Mitchell Freeway, to which it would ultimately connect to Geraldton, besides the TransPerth train to Alkimos & Geraldton, Perth would be something ordinary.
Today I learned that the Mitchell Freeway goes all the way to Geraldton. 🤣
@@archipelago23it doesn’t
@@EmperorEmpoleonGames 🙄yeah I know
@@archipelago23 okie dokie
2023 today, barely any improvement
Beautiful mate beautiful
Best city rail transit in the world sucker 🤣
@@DeanandLisa1803 you probably never been outside australia right? LOL bet you havent
But they moved the Falcoons up to Buttfark.Joondalup. That was good.
Gone downhill big time
I arrived in Perth in 1986. Unfortunately you are 100% correct. Downhill terribly. It’s such a shame. Yes there must be change but it’s been for the worse.
It's a lot worse today, we all know why
Sponsored by SpecSavers......bad quality.
Beautiful place before the indian invasion.