High School Teenagers Riding Around in a Hot Rod, Des Moines, Iowa, 1947_2Q
Americans have long associated their social status with their cars. Perhaps that attitude began with the hot rod, a modified version of the roadster. The hot rod was the creation of young men with more time than money that hoped…
Life Before iPods: 26 Vintage Photographs Show the Heyday of Boombox in New York City From the 1980s_2Q
Those of us who lived in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s can testify to the very serious quality of life issues – graffiti covered subways, vandalism, garbage, crime, noise, drugs. The streets were minefields of dog poop…
26 Vintage Portraits That Defined Hairstyles of ’80s Young Women_2Q
Hairstyles in the 1980s included the mullet, tall mohawk hairstyles, jheri curls, flattops, and hi-top fades, which became popular styles. Amongst women, large hair-dos, puffed-up styles, permanent waves, and softer cuts typified the decade. Big hair that was “often permed…
35 Candid Photos Show Street Styles of California Girls in the 1970s_2Q
The 1970s were a time of unique style and fashion. ’70s fashion was the era of disco, bell bottoms, and leisure suits. While some may view the fashion of this decade as over the top, there is no denying that…
Amazing Photos of the 1948 Fiat 500B Topolino Cabriolet_2Q
Fiat’s Topolino enjoyed an impressive run, with over 500,000 units manufactured between 1937 and 1955. Upon its debut, it stood as one of the world’s smallest cars, a two-passenger coupe equipped with a 569cc four-cylinder engine and a four-speed gearbox….
Photos of Teenage Beatles Fans in Their Bedrooms From the 1960s_2Q
Beatles fans with decorated bedrooms in the 1960s often adorned their walls with posters, magazine clippings, and photographs of the band. They might have had Beatles-themed bedding, curtains, and rugs. Some fans collected memorabilia like buttons, records, and dolls to…
35 Vintage Photos That Show Lifestyle of Young People in the 1970s_2Q
In the 1970s, young people were influenced by countercultural movements of the 1960s but also embraced new trends. Many were drawn to music genres like rock, punk, and disco. Fashion included bell-bottom jeans, platform shoes, and colorful, eclectic styles. There…
48 Cool Pics Show How People Went Shopping From the 1960s and 1970s_2Q
With the arrival of more money in people’s pockets to spend on both essentials and luxuries (first in the United States from the late 1940s and then in other industrialised countries from the mid-1950s) shops and shopping were transformed. In…
45 Interesting Vintage Photographs That Show Bobby Soxers of the 1940s_2Q
Bobby soxer is a 1940s sociological coinage describing the often very zealous fans of traditional pop music, in particular its creators like singer Frank Sinatra. Bobby soxers were usually teenage girls and young adult women from about 12 to 25….
Hotpants of the 60s and 70s_2Q
At the end of the 1960s, the fashion industry had tried unsuccessfully to promote the mid-calf-length or midi skirt as a fashionable replacement for the miniskirt. In contrast to the lukewarm response to the midi, shoppers enthusiastically embraced the idea…