Vintage Photographs Captured Daily Life at a Local Pub in Leiston, Suffolk in 1966
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken by American-born Libby Hall in the 1960s when she worked at Summerhill School as […]
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40 Candid Photographs of Rock Stars Hanging Out at Max’s Kansas City in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this site“The back room” at Max’s was the coolest, hippest place to be in the city circa 1972, and […]
“Carfeteria” Serves Motorists at Wheel, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteEating was made easy for motorists who patronize the wheellike Los Angeles Motor-mat in 1949. Spokes of the […]
Vintage Photos Capture Ron Reynolds Combo Playing at the Deuragon, London in 1957
This post was originally published on this sitePub culture is an integral part of British life, especially student life. Pubs are a place to go […]
The Disappearing Face of New York: 27 Wonderful Photos of Old Storefronts in New York
This post was originally published on this siteJames and Karla Murray, specialists in urban photography, spent more than ten years photographing the distinctive facades of […]
Wonderful Kodachrome Photos of Reynolds Buick of West Covina, California in 1971
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1915, Reynolds Buick is a business with a very long history, and it has occupied the […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of Automats in New York From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteOnce the largest restaurant chain in the United States, Automats were a sort of intermediate between a cafeteria […]
B. Ware and I. Steele, Pawnbrokers, Ironton, 1886
This post was originally published on this siteThe traveling Western photographer Charles Goodman took this photograph of the cheekily-named pawnbrokers “B. Ware and I. Steele,” […]
Storefronts on Colorado Avenue, Telluride, ca. 1890
This post was originally published on this siteThis vintage photo shows two of the storefronts in the Roma building on the 100 block of Colorado […]
35 Vintage Postcards of American Cafeterias in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteThe American cafeteria started in 1885, when a New York self-service restaurant opened, or in 1893, when a […]
Saw Pit Store, Colorado, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo was taken by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in September 1940, and titled […]
Photos of the Grainger Market, Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1980s-90s
This post was originally published on this siteNewcastle’s historic indoor market, Grainger Market, opened to the public on 24 October 1835 following a huge celebratory […]
Window Displays of New York Fashion Stores in the Late 1970s and ’80s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1980s were a decade of bold style, colors, and silhouettes—and heaping amounts of permed hair. With trends […]
Amazing Photographs of Can-Can Dancers at the Moulin Rouge, Paris in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteWhile it may be surprising, there is not much to be found about the exact origin of the […]
28 Amazing Photos of American Stores in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn Victorian era, it was very difficult to keep perishable food fresh. People in the Victorian period would […]
Black and White Photos of Bar Scenes at Club Deluxe, San Francisco in the Early 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteClub Deluxe is a live music venue located on the famous corner of Haight and Ashbury in San […]
Fascinating Photographs of Old Shopfronts Taken in the East End of London in 1988
This post was originally published on this site“In 1988 these ex-shops didn’t have long left. Long after the interiors had turned to dust, what you […]
February 1, 1960: Four Black College Students Start the Greensboro Sit-ins
This post was originally published on this siteAt 4:30 in the afternoon on February 1, 1960, four black college students — Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, […]
A Look Inside Stores in Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1953-54
This post was originally published on this siteSouthbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Although Southbridge has a city form of government, […]
20 Vintage Photos of Ugly Restaurants in the U.S From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s was a truly unique moment in time. Fresh out of World War II, the world – […]
30 Beautiful Vintage Postcards That Show Interior of America Cocktail Lounges From the Mid-Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the days before email and indoor smoking bans, urban and suburban restaurant “cocktail lounges” were common sights […]
40 Sombre Black-and-White Photos of Streets of Manchester in 1963
This post was originally published on this siteManchester went through enormous and difficult changes in the sixties. After WWII cities such as Manchester lost power […]
Vintage Photographs of Pretty Carhop Girls From Between the 1940s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteA carhop is a waiter or waitress who brings fast food to people in their cars at drive-in […]
30 Vintage Postcards Show Chicago’s Restaurants in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen American servicemen returned home from World War II, they brought with them stories and souvenirs from the […]
40 Vintage Photos Bring Back Supermarket Memories Through Decades
This post was originally published on this siteSupermarkets proliferated across Canada and the United States with the growth of automobile ownership and suburban development after […]