San Francisco in the 1970s was a global hub of culture. It was known worldwide for hippies and radicals. The city was heavily affected by drugs, prostitution and crime. Outcasts and the socially marginalized were attracted by a greater tolerance and acceptability of multi-cultures in the city. It grew as one of world’s biggest centresContinue reading “45 Amazing Photographs Showing the San Francisco’s During the Summer of 1971”
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17 Fantastic Photos of 1930s New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from the state of New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. LocatedContinue reading “17 Fantastic Photos of 1930s New York City”
34 Amazing Photos Showing Las Vegas at Night in the 1970s
Las Vegas (Spanish for “The Meadows”), often known simply as Vegas, is the 26th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert.Continue reading “34 Amazing Photos Showing Las Vegas at Night in the 1970s”
33 Amazing Photographs Capturing Daily Life of the Hells Angels Biker Gang in California in the 1960s
America loves its outlaws, but few of us actually dare to live the lifestyle. In 1965, the Hells Angels were little known outside the American West. LIFE photographer Bill Ray spent several weeks in Southern California, photographing and traveling with the San Bernardino chapter of a gang that would soon become notorious for its hedonistic,Continue reading “33 Amazing Photographs Capturing Daily Life of the Hells Angels Biker Gang in California in the 1960s”
20 Fabulous Color Photos Showing Life in Turkey from between the 1960s and 1970s
Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country located mainly on Anatolia in Western Asia, with a portion on the Balkans in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest; the Black Sea to the north; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq toContinue reading “20 Fabulous Color Photos Showing Life in Turkey from between the 1960s and 1970s”
22 Amazing Vintage Photographs Showing Life in Paris During the 1920s
After the austerity and bloodshed of World War I, France longed for joy and light-heartedness. Pre-war values were rejected as people embraced new lifestyles and new technologies, and discovered a lust for extravagance and partying that had the era named Les Années Folles (the Roaring Twenties, or the ‘mad years’). Cars appeared on the roads;Continue reading “22 Amazing Vintage Photographs Showing Life in Paris During the 1920s”
Nuremberg in the 1910s – 66 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Street Scenes in the Bavarian City 100 Years Ago
Nuremberg is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. On the Pegnitz River (from its confluence with the Rednitz in Fürth onwards: Regnitz, a tributary of the River Main) and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it lies in theContinue reading “Nuremberg in the 1910s – 66 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Street Scenes in the Bavarian City 100 Years Ago”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 7
20 Vintage Photos Showing Florida During the 1940s
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; itContinue reading “20 Vintage Photos Showing Florida During the 1940s”
