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| Mall photos from the 80s | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 2 2013, 01:46 AM (327 Views) | |
| jon-nyc | Nov 2 2013, 01:46 AM Post #1 |
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Cheers
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Wow. This was my teenage experience. I even worked in the mall from 84-86. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2480247/Michael-Galinskys-Malls-Across-America-book-sheds-light-shoppers-defined-1980s.html |
| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Nov 2 2013, 03:14 AM Post #2 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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80's = 50's |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Horace | Nov 2 2013, 04:43 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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What a horribly ugly time. |
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| Jolly | Nov 2 2013, 04:55 AM Post #4 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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I dunno. Big hair looks good on some folks... |
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| Copper | Nov 2 2013, 05:24 AM Post #5 |
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Shortstop
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There doesn't seem to be enough cigarettes in those pictures. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| twelvetone | Nov 2 2013, 06:33 AM Post #6 |
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Advanced Member
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One thing that stands out is that you didn't see many obese people. They all looked relatively healthy. |
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| Aqua Letifer | Nov 2 2013, 07:40 AM Post #7 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Your teenage years, jon? How young are you or perhaps more accurately, how old am I? That was my childhood. I spent HOURS playing Golden Axe, that very game. At Quik-Stop. Likely wore that guy's freaking shirt, too. |
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| John D'Oh | Nov 2 2013, 07:53 AM Post #8 |
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MAMIL
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With all the money they spent on hair-care products they didn't have enough left over for food. Looking that cheap costs a lot of money. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| jodi | Nov 2 2013, 09:06 AM Post #9 |
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Fulla-Carp
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I loved the clothes then. The shoulder pads, and the leggings and the leg warmers. Some of that seems to be coming back. |
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| Kincaid | Nov 2 2013, 10:51 AM Post #10 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Surprising who generic the malls were, and probably still are. Several photos looked like they were taken in the malls around here that I would visit. TapeWorld? Really, that was a real place? Fashion trend I most miss was the oversized sweater that would fall off a girl's shoulder. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| jodi | Nov 2 2013, 10:52 AM Post #11 |
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Fulla-Carp
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What the heck was Tapeworld? Music or Sticky? |
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| jon-nyc | Nov 2 2013, 10:57 AM Post #12 |
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Cheers
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Here's another set, just a couple repeats: http://www.break.com/pictures/80-s-mall-madness-2506873 More smoking there. |
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| Copper | Nov 2 2013, 11:33 AM Post #13 |
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Shortstop
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Smoking helps keep the weight off. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| AlbertaCrude | Nov 2 2013, 12:53 PM Post #14 |
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Bull-Carp
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I don't recall people then wearing their trousers halfway down their legs, being tattooed from head to toe beyond the wildest imagination of any self respecting Maori or with multiple piercings in and around their mouth and facial area. To me all that is far more ugly permanent and personally degrading than any big hair mullet from the '80's. |
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| John D'Oh | Nov 2 2013, 01:34 PM Post #15 |
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MAMIL
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Worms. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Axtremus | Nov 2 2013, 02:10 PM Post #16 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Just curious ... when do you think is (or was) a beautiful time? General question for every one, not just Horace. Feel free to chime in and tell us about any historical period that you like aesthetically.
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| Steve Miller | Nov 2 2013, 02:50 PM Post #17 |
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Bull-Carp
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I miss those high top athletic shoes. So comfy... |
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Wag more Bark less | |
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| AlbertaCrude | Nov 2 2013, 03:17 PM Post #18 |
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Bull-Carp
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Interesting question. Probably mid to late Victorian and Edwardian era up to the end of WWI. |
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| brenda | Nov 2 2013, 03:36 PM Post #19 |
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Yep, the 80s are hip again at the high schools. |
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| Copper | Nov 2 2013, 03:36 PM Post #20 |
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Shortstop
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It might have looked nice, but I don't know about the smell. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| AlbertaCrude | Nov 2 2013, 04:02 PM Post #21 |
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Bull-Carp
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That's why people back then smoked profusely. |
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| Luke's Dad | Nov 2 2013, 06:07 PM Post #22 |
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Emperor Pengin
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I was smoking in malls as recently as 1998. I can't believe they found a picture of me outside of Tapeworld. I think I still have those shorts. |
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| John D'Oh | Nov 2 2013, 06:29 PM Post #23 |
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MAMIL
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Old people look pretty much the same, you'll notice. If I ever go out and buy a pair of those freaking white trousers, someone needs to put me out of their misery. |
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