Holiday Nostalgia Train: Take a Ride on a Vintage 1930s New York Subway Car
The MTA is bringing back Holiday Nostalgia Rides on vintage train cars, with the 1930s R1/9 train cars, which will depart from Second Avenue F train station. Here’s what the New York Transit Museum says: “The Holiday Nostalgia Train consists of eight…
Glamour Girls of the Air: Fascinating Pictures of an Airline Stewardess Essay in 1958
The rather odd education that the girls are getting is preparing them for one of the most coveted careers open to young American women in the 1950s. They all want to be airline stewardesses. The job they want does not…
The huge mobile phones of the old days, 1970-1990
Jeanne Bauer walks with a DynaTAC on 6th Avenue in New York, accompanied by John Mitchell, the Motorola engineer behind the phone. 1973. The history of proto mobile phones goes back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued in Kentucky for…
Carroll O’Connor: Acting Icon with Unforgettable Roles
Carroll O’Connor, born on August 2, 1924, was a highly versatile and accomplished actor known for his iconic roles and significant impact on television. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Archie Bunker in the groundbreaking sitcom “All in…
The Pioneers of Preppy: Seven Prestigious American Women’s Colleges Gave Us a Way of Dressing That’s Still Going Strong Today
In the 1930s, women attending the Seven Sisters colleges began rebelling against the dress code restrictions, eventually developing a new, empowering style of clothing: preppy. The Seven Sisters-a prestigious group of American colleges: Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith,…
The Statue of Liberty: The story in pictures of the Mother of Exiles, 1875-2000
An 1875 image of Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the creator of the Statue of Liberty, posing with a visitor while the statue was under construction inside a Paris studio. The Statue of Liberty, officially Liberty Enlightening the World, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi…
Flying first class in the 1960s seen through amazing photographs
First class of Swissair in 1960s. Life was once simpler. There was only one class for passengers on airline flights. Initially, it was a very ‘adventurous’ class – open cockpits and high rates of fatalities. It then evolved to become…
When Airplane Food Was First Class: A Mouthwatering Look at What In-Flight Meals Used to Be Like in the Golden Age of Flying
Have you ever had any complaints about the meals served up to you during a long-haul flight? They are admittedly not the same as they were before. You can now travel back in time to the golden age of flying…
25 Vintage School Group Photos from the 1950s
For how many years on dwelling the earth, living the life adulthood, stressful responsibilities often make us think going back to childhood, especially the years where we meet our first best-friend, our first crush and other stuff that detaches us…
Contrasting Eras: New York City in the 1920s Compared to the Present Day
The city has undergone some major changes since the Roaring ’20s. Then: Battery Park (1922) Now Then: Lower Manhattan Now Then: 34th Street & Fifth Avenue (1922) Now Then: Times Square (1922) Now Then: Times Square (1922)…