I remember when.....

[Trixie]

I remember:
TVs having three channels
Fireworks when they were dangerous and legal and everyone had them
When someone pumped your gas for you
Women smoking and drinking when they were pregnant
Having to come in when the street lights came on
Pong and a few years ago I worked with one of the guys who invented it (I also remember following him around like a crazed groupie but I’m getting off track....)

 

[martinsantos]

Liberdade blocks stopped in XIXth Century. There are some very interesting places and legends around, specially about ghosts and so on (near Liberdade Avenue was the very first cemetary in SP, from XVIth Century). But near the Court and these streets I told about is where you can find the 30s to 50s buildings.

Fico feliz que tenha gostado daqui, e que em breve apareça novamente!

Sim, Liberdade! I did enjoy it, Martin, although I liked who was showing me it even better (amiga brasileira)...I don't recall the names of those streets, but I did see the XIX century buildings with balconies and such.

 

[Lincsong]

I remember when a 25 inch console was considered the biggest screen you could get for a television.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

They make bigger sets than that? Gee whiz, and I thought I had the biggest TV money could buy in my living room!

 

[Lincsong]

I like those ducks on the VCR. Portuguese houses have Roosters.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Thank you, I'm wild for ducks. I have duck pictures all over my house, and the classic 50's set of flying ducks hanging on the wall opposite the TV, they match the ones on the TV so well!

I am seeking this TV lamp as well

I like those ducks on the VCR. Portuguese houses have Roosters.

 

[Lincsong]

I remember when not even a guy with long hair in the 70's would wear a tuxedo and Converse sneakers in a wedding party. And 70's tuxedo's were horrendous looking.

 

[scottyrocks]

I remember when there were barber shops and beauty parlors and never did the clientele meet or cross lines.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Was thinking back to my childhood today, and thought of our kitchen wallpaper, that stuff with all the kitchen utensils printed on it. Remember that?

 

[Widebrim]

I like those ducks on the VCR. Portuguese houses have Roosters.

So that's what JamesPowers has on top of his...

 

[Lincsong]

yep

 

[Lincsong]

I remember when home improvement stores carried wood paneling.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Ahh, our house growing up, aside from the kitchen utensil wallpaper, our living room had green shag and wood paneling! I have it in every room of my house, but I have painted over it. It was too worse for wear to save.

I remember when home improvement stores carried wood paneling.

 

[Lincsong]

Painting over wood paneling? Why don't you just live in a trailer and throw beer cans off the stoop. bahhahahahahahahha

 

[AtomicEraTom]

When you rent, your options are very limited.

Painting over wood paneling? Why don't you just live in a trailer and throw beer cans off the stoop. bahhahahahahahahha

 

[scottyrocks]

Painting over wood paneling? Why don't you just live in a trailer and throw beer cans off the stoop. bahhahahahahahahha

Actually, if done right, with a some redecorating, and removal of the shag carpet, it looks pretty good.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I've posted pics of the place since I repainted it. I had no choice but to paint as most of it had already been painted, in flat paint, blood red. Just awful. I've painted a lot of homes and think I did a pretty good job lol

Actually, if done right, with a some redecorating, and removal of the shag carpet, it looks pretty good.

 

[Dan'l]

Was thinking back to my childhood today, and thought of our kitchen wallpaper, that stuff with all the kitchen utensils printed on it. Remember that?

I do remember that, our was in colors of brown, orange, and beige if memory serves me right. Mom had the orange tupperware canisters on the counter, just like the green ones I've seen in one of your pictures Tom.
Hey, how'd you know what the wallpaper was like in mom's kitchen? lol

 

[I Adore Film Noir]

Painting over wood paneling? Why don't you just live in a trailer and throw beer cans off the stoop. bahhahahahahahahha

If it looks anything like this, I think it's fabulous:

Why don't you just think before you type? bahhahahahahahahha

 

[rue]

^ lol
I painted paneling too