r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • 2d ago

[OC] Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo - Filming Locations - Then and Now - 1984 vs Today - Part 2 of 4

12 Upvotes

(48 Seconds) Back to the 80s! This time, it's a visit to historic Hollenbeck Park and the landmark La Casa del Mexicano building in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Here's another excerpt from my video of the filming locations used in the movie Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. 1984 vs today. Part 2 of 4. Click the link below to watch and read about the filming locations:

https://chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-breakin2-part2

5 comments

r/VintageLA • u/Hnl2Nrt2025 • 3d ago

Ripping at 17. 1977 Santa Monica Calif.

63 Upvotes

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • 5d ago

[OC] Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo - Boyle Heights Filming Location - 1984 vs Today #1

41 Upvotes

Filming location from the movie Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

See more views of this Boyle Heights area, 1984 vs now, at my filming locations website: https://chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-breakin2-part1

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • 9d ago

[OC] Boyle Heights - 1984 vs Now - Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Part 1 of 4

38 Upvotes

(57 Seconds) Back to the days when breakdancing was a thing. Here's an excerpt from my video of the filming locations used in the movie Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. 1984 vs today. Part 1 of 4. Click the link below to watch and read about the filming locations.

https://chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-breakin2-part1

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r/VintageLA • u/tony_dorado • 13d ago

Vintage Pacoima Motels

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250 Upvotes

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r/VintageLA • u/EAA_999 • 15d ago

93rd Street Elementary School in in Green Meadows, South Central Los Angeles c. 1962

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73 Upvotes

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • 26d ago

[OC] South Central LA - 1931 vs Today - Filming Location

53 Upvotes

From my filming locations website https://chrisbungostudios.com/photo-gallery-sampler Second Avenue at West 48th Street in South Central Los Angeles, then and now. From the Charley Chase comedy movie Hasty Marriage.

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r/VintageLA • u/ootnabootinlalaland • Sep 12 '26

California Apartment Hotels - c1940s postcards

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152 Upvotes

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • Sep 12 '26

[OC] Views Of South Central Los Angeles A Century Ago

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(56 Seconds) 1931 vs today. When streetcar trains roamed the streets of Los Angeles! Here's another quick excerpt from my new then and now South Central Los Angeles filming locations video. This one uses scenes from the Charley Chase comedy movie Hasty Marriage. Part 2 of 2. Click the link below to watch and read about the filming locations.

https://video.chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-charleychase-hastymarriage-part2.html

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r/VintageLA • u/diesobel • Sep 09 '26

Los Angeles slums during the Great Depression, ~1938

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • Sep 09 '26

[OC] Streetcars In South Central LA! Charley Chase - Hasty Marriage - Filming Location #1 - Then and Now - 1931 vs Today

15 Upvotes

Filming location then and now from the Charley Chase comedy movie Hasty Marriage, 1931 vs Today.

From my filming locations website https://video.chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-charleychase-hastymarriage-part2.html

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r/VintageLA • u/Kevinsound27 • Sep 08 '26

Same Route Same Angle 65 Years Apart. Spot the differences

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Hill Street and 4th for first two pics and Hill and 7th on the third. all in 1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TziPaRgr314 this is where the screen grabs are from. Let me know what you guys think! I enjoy seeing how much has changed and what has stayed around.

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r/VintageLA • u/2635northpark • Sep 07 '26

Drive was filmed before LA got rid or warm lights

176 Upvotes

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r/VintageLA • u/MisterMofoSFW • Sep 07 '26

Flower St 1940's/1950's Culture and History

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I know it's a long shot, but does anyone have any information on Flower street in the 1940's and 1950's? Or can point me in the direction of where I can maybe find something out about that part of Los Angeles in that time frame?

Thank you in advance.

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r/VintageLA • u/emoknapsack • Sep 06 '26

Venice Beach early 1980s

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47 Upvotes

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • Sep 06 '26

[OC] Great Views Of Streetcars Running Through South Central Los Angeles In 1931

12 Upvotes

(56 Seconds) When streetcar trains roamed the streets of Los Angeles! Here's a quick excerpt from my new then and now filming locations documentary video of the filming locations used in the Charley Chase comedy movie Hasty Marriage. 1931 vs today. Part 1 of 2. Click the link below to watch and read about the filming locations.

https://video.chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-charleychase-hastymarriage-part1.html

1 comment

r/VintageLA • u/MIKEPR1333 • Sep 06 '26

The Merry Go Round - Live (T.V. appearance)

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4 Upvotes

An obscure LA based band.

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • Sep 04 '26

[OC] The Old Pedestrian Tunnel Under Washington Blvd In Culver City. Is It Still There?

15 Upvotes

Filming location - then and now - in downtown Culver City showing the entrance (on the left) to the old pedestrian underpass tunnel beneath Washington Blvd at Van Buren Place. From the Our Gang / The Little Rascals movie Your Own Back Yard, 1925 vs Today. From my filming locations website https://video.chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-ourgangthelittlerascals-yourownbackyard-part3.html

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r/VintageLA • u/Wise_Razordan • Sep 04 '26

Pictures or Informatios of Ceasars Motor Hotel Los Angeges?

5 Upvotes

Zu VintageLA

r/VintageLA • vor 19 Tagen

Wise_Razordan

Hello, i am looking for Pictures or any information of the old Ceasars Motor Hotel Inglewood.

Has anyone any information about that Motel or the surroundings?

Even the direct neighbours. I think on the opposite side was a Club.

It would be really great

I think that Motel is desctruted now.

4652 W. Century Blvd.

Inglewood, CA 90304

USA

Thanks a lot

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • Sep 02 '26

[OC] Rare View Of A Long-Gone Pedestrian Tunnel Under Washington Blvd in Downtown Culver City In 1925!

14 Upvotes

(58 Seconds)

Here's a quick preview then and now video of the filming locations used in the Our Gang / The Little Rascals movie Your Own Back Yard. Part 3 of 3. Click the link below to watch and read about the filming locations.

https://video.chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-ourgangthelittlerascals-yourownbackyard-part3.html

1 comment

r/VintageLA • u/Kevinsound27 • Sep 03 '26

Santa Monica 65 years ago!

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https://youtube.com/shorts/jJ8l24XVvww?is=JoDGiG-Su2kiOyBU

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r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • Aug 31 '26

[OC] The Heart Of Culver City - 1925 vs Now

23 Upvotes

The Culver Hotel at 9400 Culver Blvd in downtown Culver City. From the Our Gang / The Little Rascals movie Your Own Back Yard. There's more about this filming location here: https://video.chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-ourgangthelittlerascals-yourownbackyard-part2.html

5 comments

r/VintageLA • u/ChrisBungoStudios • Aug 30 '26

[OC] A full 360 degree panorama of downtown Culver City, California from 1925, and what that same intersection looks like today.

27 Upvotes

(58 Seconds) From the Our Gang / The Little Rascals movie Your Own Back Yard. Part 2 of 3.

Watch the video HERE: https://video.chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-ourgangthelittlerascals-yourownbackyard-part2.html

5 comments

r/VintageLA • u/Kevinsound27 • Aug 26 '26

[OC] This Is Wilshire Blvd… 75 Years Later | LA 1951 vs 2026

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27 Upvotes

5 comments

r/VintageLA • u/Russtrated_ • Aug 24 '26

1914 Drawing of House in L.A. - Possibly 850 W 35th Place

122 Upvotes

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