Motion Pictures American Graffiti filming locations + 40

Cool look back

http://youtu.be/iCpoVz4QSnM

 

I remember working in Petaluma Ca just after my tour of duty of Viet Nam ending in 1969. I worked for a Goodyear store right up the street from where the filming was done on Petaluma Blvd. Those were the days. Cheap gas, hot cars.

 

Crazy. My moms hometown has sections that have not changed since I was a kid. It's cool and scary at the same time, when you come across places that time really did stop.

 

Thanks for posting,very very kool
foot

 

That was cool, I was 13 or 14 when it came out and I wondered if it was a true story because of the way it ended.

 

Thats a fantastic comparison ,,,loved it ,,,,actually sent a shiver ,,,

 

we went back to see family ( wifey's side ) and where the ending drag scene was filmed out in farm land is now mostly houses leading up to it , go figure , progress? I guess .

 

Freaking cool man!!


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I guess I'm lucky. I see those filming locations every day. Drove down 'Paradise Road' this afternoon coming back from Pick-n-Pull and thought to myself right here is where the big race took place. Kinda sent a chill down my spine even 40 years later!

 

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

40 years. That makes me feel old...
And to think that when the film was shot, 1962 had only been 11 years ago. A 55 chevy was only 18 years old.

 

Thanks for the link! That was great. Certainly one of the defining moments in my youth was seeing this movie. I will always lust to run on "Paradise Rd." Makes me want to go faster each time I see it. Check out the history on "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" filming sites in Spain. Just as good. Thank God for history, the present sucks!

 

Thanks' for the link Brings back memories. I was to young to get into the theatre to see the movie, but my older brother stashed me up with boots and leather jacket and got me inn ! Memories of a lifetime!

K

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Taildragger&fenderless

 

Thanks for posting.

That's fascinating that a lot of the buildings are still recognizable. The small towns in our area have had most of their buildings either boarded up, converted to tattoo shops, or Tae Kwon Do studios or they've been torn down to make way for Dollar General stores.

The first shot of Paradise Road kind of looks like it's changed to "Paradise Estates". I'm really surprised that the field where the roll over scene was filmed still looks like it's farm land.

 

Cool! Thanks for posting!

 

I love those now and then comparison even more when things haven't changed too much. Thanks for posting.

 

Thanks, It was great!!!

 

Many true stories like that then AND now... coming of age in America...

 

Really enjoyed it! Thanks.

 

Thanks
I remember watching the filming any some of it
wasn't always sober
I was working on David Crosby's Ferrari when the coupe showed up at Orland's auto body
I came from my shop (Leo & Son) to get it running

 

That was beyond excellent, thanks for sharing it. I love small towns like that, wish I lived in one.

Don

 

Very cool. Thanks for posting

 

I like that.

I wonder how many old curmudgeons roll their hot rods/street rods down Frates Road each year, just because...and I'm not saying that I wouldn't given the opportunity.

 

That was great.....thanks

 

That was awesome, man. Thanks!

 

That was good, thanks for posting it.

 

Wow! That was great. Thanks for posting.

 

One of my favorite movies of all time. Thanks For Posting,

Mark

 

There's one foreign car in the movie footage, the current comparison doesn't have any American cars in it, kinda sad.

 

Thanks for posting! That was cool!

 

thanks so much for posting all this. this movie is the main reason i have my 26coupe! thanks again i really enjoyed it................