Before Tinder and Texting, There Were Acquaintance Cards
Once in a while I like to venture off the mid-20th century pop culture path and explore the nooks and crannies of truly vintage times. Sin...
Showing posts with label 1920s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1920s. Show all posts
The Real Story Of The Dodge Brothers
Of all American car companies, I believe Dodge has the best advertising campaign going strong right now. Last year, in honor of the compa...
100 Years of Halloween Costumes in 3 Minutes
Mode.com has been giving us some great videos this year showing the evolution of style during the past century. Their latest, 100 Years o...
Book Review: The Aviator's Wife
Have you ever envied the spouse of your favorite celebrity crush and wish you could trade places with her (or him)? Well, don't. At le...
Proof That Old Timey Halloween Was Way More Terrifying Than Modern Day Halloween
They breed. I did a blog post on this topic some years ago, but thanks to the proliferation of these photos on Pinterest and Flickr, it...
Vintage Ads That Make You Go Blech!
We all know that sex sells, but what about content that can only be described as stomach churning? I apologize in advance for the eye and br...
Old Timey Dentistry
I must confess that dentists and dentistry don't make me squeamish...maybe it's at least partly due to the fact that I have goo...
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Mae West
Admittedly, Mae West isn't someone I've thought about often--seeing as how Go Retro has a tendency to focus on people, places and...
Are You Being Served? Mr. Selfridge to Premiere on PBS
Photo via The Jane Austin Film Club Should I be ashamed that I had never heard of one of England's most prominent department stores,...
The Coolest Commercial Ever
A couple dances through 100 years of fashion in this awesomely executed ad for East London clothing. Somehow they even manage to make the 80...
Whatever Happened to Visiting the Barbershop?
Photo via Waterbury Time Machine
Being a female, I don't have any personal experience with barbershops; however, I wonder how many...
Charlie Chaplin Cell Phone Mystery
Take a look at this photo. Doesn't it look like this lady is holding a cell phone up to her ear? You would think so, except she's at...
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