Old US

Interesting Pictures of a Country Store on Dirt Road in North Carolina, 1939; And Surprise That It Is Still Standing More Than 70 Years Later!

The story began when Wayne Jacobs discovered this colorized picture on Shorpy in early April of 2014. The original photo was taken in July of 1939 by Dorothea Lange, the famous photographer who shot those powerful pictures of the Dust Bowl during the Depression….

25 Cool Pics of American Restaurants With Beautiful Window Views in the 1950s and 1960s

A set of cool pics that shows restaurants of the United States with beautiful window views in the 1950s and 1960s. Arizona. Dining Room, Biltmore, Tucson California. Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco   California. Host International Restaurant, Los Angeles International Jet…

Rocket Express Ride: Vintage Photos of Department Store Monorail for Kids in the U.S From the 1940s and 1950s

These monorails sized for kids, called the Rocket Express, that travel around and above the entire toy department (Toyland) from 1946 to 1984, along with the camera, piano and organ departments. Kids rode these monorails slowly around the toy department…

Amazing Vintage Photographs of Automats in New York From the 1940s and 1950s

Once the largest restaurant chain in the United States, Automats were a sort of intermediate between a cafeteria and a vending machine. The walls of the Automat were lined with individual, glass-fronted compartments containing a plate of food. A 1902…

The 1960s: The Typical Age of Youth – A Look Back At The Daily Life of ’60s Teenage Girls

The 1960s marked the boom of youth fashion. Young people also had a quite liberal lifestyle in this era. Skirts and dresses were popular for girls, the most popular music genre was Rock and Roll, and one popular song was Yellow…

You Go Girls! 38 Cool Pics of Women in Go-Go Boots From the Mid-1960s and 1970s

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 and flat-heeled. The term “go-go” is derived from the French…

Rare photos of the dangerous New York City’s subway system, 1970-1980

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, New York City’s subway system was one of the most dangerous places a person could be. Lucky for those of us who never had the chance to see it, Swiss photographer Willy Spiller…

That’s What Life in the U.S. Looked Like in the 1960s

Take a quick look at these snapshots to see how wonderful life in the US was in the 1960s Life in the 1960s was truly magnificent   The 1960s brought an era of fantastic living   The 1960s offered a…

No ID, No Problem: 29 Vintage Photos That Show What It Was Really Like to Fly During the Golden Age of Air Travel

Known as the ‘Golden Age of Travel,’ commercial flights really took off between the 1950s and the 1960s. And once you check out about the glamorous styles and luxurious perks that came with flying back then, it’s understandable why the…

These Old Photos Show What Gas Stations Looked Like in the US From the 1920s and 1940s

  Gas stations have long been a familiar sight on American roadways, serving as crucial pit stops for motorists on their journeys. However, the gas stations we encounter today bear little resemblance to their early counterparts from the 1920s and…