Interesting Vintage Photos of Los Angeles Railway Streetcars
We are looking east on Oregon Avenue in 1906, which was the original name of Santa Monica Boulevard in this part of Los Angeles, California. The line going off the left of the frame could be the Westgate Line…
Female Short Pants in the 1950s – The Day When the Shorts Were “Short Shorts”
The 1950s decade was the first decade that embraced women wearing shorts for more than just beach wear. 1950s shorts came in several lengths and styles to fit a variety of leisure activities women enjoyed. The shortest of the…
Preparing for Christmas – 38 Lovely Vintage Photos Show People Decorating Their Christmas Trees
It’s time to prepare for Christmas. There are a lot of things to do, and decorating for Christmas trees is indispensable. Look at these vintage photos to see how people decorated their Christmas trees in the past. People Decorating…
“Decoding 1990s Glam: Candid Captures of Young Women Embracing Fashion Trends”
Fashion in the 1990s marked a notable departure from the extravagant and flashy trends that dominated the 1980s, instead embracing a return to minimalist aesthetics. During the early 1990s, certain late 1980s fashion elements continued to be popular among…
Poodle Skirts The Favorite Fashion Trend of Young Women Since the 1950s
Video Player is loading. A poodle skirt is a wide swing felt skirt of a solid color displaying a design appliquéd or transferred to the fabric. The design was often a coiffed poodle. Later substitutes for the poodle patch…
Big Hair & Tiny Swimwear 27 Snapshots Capture Spring Breaks in Daytona Beach, Florida From the Early 1980s
Snapshots of the 1980s are always fun to see. Big hair, tiny swimwear, and the public displays of indecency were committed freely and without the worry that they might end up on Twitter. Documentary photographer W. Keith McManus captured…
Short Shorts in the 1950s
The 1950s decade was the first that embraced women wearing shorts for more than just beach wear or for pinup girls. Women’s 1950s shorts came in several lengths and styles to fit a variety of leisure activities women enjoyed….
“Throwback Parenting: Vintage Photos Revealing Outdated Parenting Practices Unacceptable Today”
Parenting has always been a rollercoaster ride, right? Sometimes, parents stumble upon the weirdest advice or goof up along the way. But when you take a stroll down memory lane, you uncover some seriously wild ways people used to…
Leisure Suit The Outfit That Defined the 1970s Men’s Fashion
A leisure suit is a casual suit consisting of a shirt-like jacket and matching trousers, often associated with American-influenced fashion and fads of the 1970s. When it comes to the disco-heavy 1970s, one fashion trend jumps to mind —…
Beehive Hairdo The Women’s Popular Hairstyle Throughout the 1960s
The beehive is a hairstyle in which long hair is piled up in a conical shape on the top of the head and slightly backwards pointing, giving some resemblance to the shape of a traditional beehive. It is also…