1970s EAST LOS ANGELES JULY 4th or CINCO DE MAYO PARADE w/ LOW RIDER CAR CLUB 16954

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm This color home movie shows a July 4th or Cinco de Mayo parade in East Los Angeles or San Bernardino, a few lowrider type cars, and the start of a ribbon cutting ceremony at a parking lot which is going to be used for a lowrider car show and contest. This is circa the 1970s. Floats, including a Pioneer Chicken float, go by as part of a July 4th or Cinco de Mayo parade (:00). In the background is a sign for the "West Side Hav All" store and "Raymond's Transmissions". Hispanic or Chicano women march, dressed as what appears to be Mayans or Aztecs (:12). Lowrider automobiles drive by with streamers on them (:25). A truck with a sign 'save gas, eat beans' goes by (:45). "El Jardin de La Abuelita" float rides by with mariachi type band. Mariachi cowboys ride horses (:51). People line up in front of a red ribbon as part of a ceremony to open a parking lot for a lowrider car show and contest (:55). A politician -- a man in a suit -- speaks to people in the group lined up (1:21). The man continues to talk to the group (2:05). People clap as the ceremony continues (2:37). Certificates are handed out to some of the group (2:56). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com