Clik here to view.
1970s Fashion: The Bell-Bottom Boom
Photo: myvintagevogue.com Photo: myvintagevogue.com Photo: myvintagevogue.com Photo: myvintagevogue.com Photo: myvintagevogue.com Photo: myvintagevogue.com The wider the bell, the bigger the fashion...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Celebrating Retro Menus
By Eugen Beer • New York, NY Eat in a restaurant these days, and you probably don’t give the menu a second glance. But it wasn’t always like that. Menus used to be miniature works of art. The golden...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lucky Brass Button: From Custer to Vietnam
Since boyhood, Mike Thompson has wondered about the origins of his lucky button. My family is full of arrowhead collectors who are always scanning the ground for interesting finds, so I became a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vintage Ads: “We Do The Work, You Bake The Pie!”
As temperatures drop, nothing beats the warmth and aroma of a fresh, home‑baked pie. Featuring the tried‑and‑true apple, pumpkin, and Dutch chocolate pies, as well as the unconventional “corn pie with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Hair-Care Ads Looked 100 Years Ago
Every month, Reminisce Magazine takes a look at the eclectic vintage advertisements for everyday products. Below, these promotions portray the humble beginnings of some of our favorite hair-care...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Great-Grandmother’s Cherished Watch Was More Than a Timepiece
Deanne Longcore’s great-grandmother with her husband Peter Worst, who first gave her the watch. My great-grandmother Jessie May Worst was very special to me. I was born in her home in Kalamazoo,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Retro Recipe: Ilah Mae Horton’s No-Bake Cookies
Lincoln, Illinois: My mother, Ilah Mae Horton, would often bake cookies, and my favorites were no-bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies, the recipe for which she had gotten from a friend in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Genuine Old-Timey Soda Shop Still Delights in New York City
The luncheonette has been featured in many films, including The Nanny Diaries, Fading Gigolo, and Three Days of Color. I often recall my grandmother talking about the local luncheonettes in New York....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mock Apple Pie: A Retro Recipe That Endures
Marjory Bollier found this retro recipe of hers for Mock Apple Pie that is sure to taste just as delicious today as the real deal. My husband and I married in December 1948. No one had much money back...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vintage postcards sent warm New Year’s wishes
It’s been nearly a century since these cheerful New Year’s postcards were sent to loved ones, but their sentiments are still echoed today. New Year's postcard, 1919 New Year's postcard, 1915 New Year's...
View Article
