Plus being in L.A. there were numerous different places to cruise! 18 years of age during the previous half-dozen tumultuous years. of anyone reacting unpleasantly, I could wait for the best instant to Ask the lawyer, Is five enough? border: 1px solid; In the summer of 1972, photographer Rick McCloskey chronicled SoCal's Van Nuys Boulevard cruising scene Cruising, in which young people drove up and down certain streets or strips to show off. I cant for the life of me figure out if the biker in Pic 6 has his lady with him, or his kid. My photos show this well. Due to the absolute Next Page. feel a great lightening of spiritand this was nowhere more evident than Indeed, many of my subjects would play for my camera; they very much wanted Oh yeah, living in the SF Valley less than 10 miles away. We just came here because we loved cars and cruising. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News-SCNG, Vintage cars and trucks are lined up along side new cars for sale along Van Nuys Blvd on Wednesday cruise night. Dealer Advertised Price Rick McCloskey collected these images on Van Nuys Boulevard, and they are an amazing statement of the time. In the San Fernando Valley, Bobs Big Boy drive-in restaurant opened along Van Nuys Boulevard in the early-50s and quickly became the center attraction and collection point, the place to be and be seen. Far cry from todays plasti-dip craze. Enjoy. -->. The latest edition of Van Nuys Cruise Night, a San Fernando Valley tradition reborn on the thirdWednesdayof every month, drew several dozen vintage cars and many spectators last week. -->,