Old Us

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…

The only thing as impressive as the Empire State Building are the men who built it and during that time rules for construction workers were a lot laxer than they…

After recovering from the crises of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, the spirit of human ingenuity and American entrepreneurship found a way to persevere in the 1940s.As the…

Fashion boots were revived in the early 1960s, although at first they featured fashionable high heels such as the stiletto and kitten heels. The earliest go-go boots were mid-calf, white…

Hotpants, or booty shorts describe extremely short shorts, which may be worn by women and, to a lesser extent, by men.Whilst the term "hotpants" is used generically to describe extremely…

What did kitchen often have in the 1950s? Just check out these cool snaps to see. Kitchens in the 1950s Kitchens in the 1950s Kitchens in the 1950s Kitchens in…

What is your favorite toy? What games do you like to play? Do you think that children in the past had the same toys and played the same games as…

The 1960s was one of decades that had much changing of fashion, especially for women. And the two most obvious things were big hairs and miniskirts.Here, below is an interesting…

These vintage photographs were shot by George Conrad for the New York Transit Authority from between the 1940s and 1960s. New York City Train From Between the 1940s and 1960s…

1980s fashion had heavy emphasis on expensive clothes and fashion accessories. Apparel tended to be very bright and vivid in appearance.Women expressed an image of wealth and success through shiny…