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Passenger trains were also a lot nicer... Frustratedlady May 2015 #1
Trains are still great in the UK/Ireland/Germany Divernan May 2015 #18
Interesting post. Frustratedlady May 2015 #20
we are Devo olddots May 2015 #2
It was great, wasn't it? Vinca May 2015 #3
It makes me sad to think that soon there will be no one left who even remembers SoCalDem May 2015 #5
I remember as a teenager I longed to be a stewardess. Vinca May 2015 #7
I also wanted to be a stewardess. cbayer May 2015 #11
Not having seat belts.. PeoViejo May 2015 #4
there were belts..but people used to take them off and mingle SoCalDem May 2015 #12
People got dressed up to spend a day on a plane... immoderate May 2015 #6
Back then people just dressed up to do most things SoCalDem May 2015 #14
goils were goils, and men were men Warren DeMontague May 2015 #25
Ha! wendylaroux May 2015 #32
Yeah, then the meatheads ruined it all. Arugula Latte May 2015 #43
I still do that madokie May 2015 #35
yes. it was socially unacceptable to be in casual clothes around strangers Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #37
There were days when men wore suits, ties and hats to a ball game. A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #44
Back then... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #26
That depends on your perspective. Drahthaardogs May 2015 #50
We lived on E. 78th Street... meaculpa2011 May 2015 #55
I grew up in Far Rockaway, which though part of NYC... immoderate May 2015 #56
OMG! When I lived on E. 78th Street I worked in... meaculpa2011 May 2015 #58
As I recall, Beach 19th Street was also called Central Avenue. immoderate May 2015 #59
Well, to be fair, that was first class Warpy May 2015 #8
Lots of the perks were in coach SoCalDem May 2015 #21
Maybe on international flights Warpy May 2015 #28
Chicago to Seattle, June 1971 United SoCalDem May 2015 #34
On the very first flight I took, there was a pack of 5 cigarettes on my seat tray when I sat down. cbayer May 2015 #9
I don't miss the cig smoke, but I really really miss the leg room! And the courtesy, and food.... Hekate May 2015 #53
Agree. It was fun. cbayer May 2015 #54
I don't miss wearing makeup, a girdle, stockings & high heels! Divernan May 2015 #10
there were often white gloves involved as well. KittyWampus May 2015 #42
I think I still have some gloves somewhere.. I even had a nice pair of lace ones SoCalDem May 2015 #45
And hats! Dept. stores all had ladies' hats departments. Divernan May 2015 #48
In the last photo at the link it is not an MD-80, pangaia May 2015 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2015 #17
no. pangaia May 2015 #19
The additional leg room Jamaal510 May 2015 #15
I'm not an aviation expert Warren DeMontague May 2015 #16
Well of course today's health and safety fusspots wouldn't allow that today. Nye Bevan May 2015 #46
My mother was a 'stewardess' on American Airlines. pangaia May 2015 #22
many will still blame low ticket prices--but that disregards the fact that MisterP May 2015 #23
i can't afford to fly anymore fizzgig May 2015 #27
Smaller airports got really screwed by deregulation Recursion May 2015 #39
It also cost a shit-ton more, Codeine May 2015 #24
Today's lower fares are mostly illusory, by the time you add back stuff that used to be..... Hekate May 2015 #57
that carpet is out of control. n/t Calista241 May 2015 #29
I go even farther back Major Nikon May 2015 #30
I remember paying MORE in dollars to go round trip to the Carribbean in the early seventies MADem May 2015 #31
As long as you realize nichomachus May 2015 #33
Ultra Swank is a great site! kentauros May 2015 #36
I spent about 2 hours there.. every link leads to more wonderfulness SoCalDem May 2015 #38
what brand is that odd looking laptop sitting on the desk in the center-right of the photo? Takket May 2015 #40
Looks like a bloated version kentauros May 2015 #41
I recall flying United in 1979 on a 747 where a BUFFET was set up Gloria May 2015 #47
Air China stewardesses Major Nikon May 2015 #49
Yes, but the planes were full of cigarette smoke CanonRay May 2015 #51
All of the photos are PR photos. SheilaT May 2015 #52
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