Ch-ch-ch-Changes, Differences Between Berkeley in the 1960s and 2020

You don't see parades like this in Berkeley anymore.

I grew up in Berkeley, and virtually all of my school years were between 1960 and 1969. I live in Berkeley again as I have for many years now. Below are some of the differences between the Berkeley of then and the Berkeley of today. I suspect this is one of those things that starting within hours of posting I'll continually be thinking of things I missed. So I may be revising this or posting a part two. Please note that I make no reference to political issues such as the demonstrations that were common place for much of that decade. These all pertain to daily life sort of stuff.

What You Don’t See Anymore
Groups of children wandering the streets without adult supervision.
Boys organizing their own baseball games.
Children riding their bikes without an accompanying adult.
Unleashed dogs walking the streets sans owner.
People smoking in theaters, at restaurants, on buses, at sports venues.
Rows of pay phones.
People paying for purchases with a check.
TV antennas.
Double features in movie theaters.
Women wearing dress gloves.
Parades.

What You Didn’t See
People wearing ear buds or headphones.
People chattering away on phones while walking.
Homeless encampments.
People wearing bicycle helmets.
Openly gay people.
People staring at phones while they walked down the street.
ATMs.
More than a few fast food chains.
Commercials preceding movies.
Multiplex theaters.
People doing yoga in public.
People picking up their dog’s feces.
High fives.

What You Rarely See Anymore
Mom and Pop stores.
Locally owned drug stores.
People dressing nicely to go to the theater or a nice restaurant.
People littering.
People reading newspapers on the bus.
Boys with crewcuts.
Lettermen jackets.
Boy Scouts and cub scouts.

What You Rarely Saw
Adults riding bicycles.
Adult men wearing short pants or sandals.
Women wearing pants.
Restaurants that delivered food.