People who lived through the 70s- why was everything ugly?
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BFcaster
Tele-Holic
Born in 1968, we had orange shag carpet installed in our house in about '72, and grey wood paneling (with orange carpet) in our basement, and dark, dark wood paneling in our dimmly lit den (which despite the low 7' ceiling had an octagonal table and 4 chairs on rollers with arms over which hung a large round light from the obligatory brass chain). The carpet in the den was white however, so with myself and my sister plus a beagle it was always clean....
Outside, our white house became 'old gold' (a color my wife can't stand). Old gold is similar to Purdue's gold. As there was leftover paint, my wood-framed sandbox and our swing set also became this color.
Yup, the 70s were a time of great colors!!!
Outside, our white house became 'old gold' (a color my wife can't stand). Old gold is similar to Purdue's gold. As there was leftover paint, my wood-framed sandbox and our swing set also became this color.
Yup, the 70s were a time of great colors!!!
Esquire Jones
Tele-Holic
Been watching a lot of Columbo, Rockford Files, and Kojak lately. Really enjoying the flashbacks to those old styles and colors.
Many of the police stations (on tv) were beat to a pulp. Dirty and worn out.
People ate lunch out of crumpled brown paper bags.
Hand crank car windows.
Dented fenders.
I miss gritty old America.
Many of the police stations (on tv) were beat to a pulp. Dirty and worn out.
People ate lunch out of crumpled brown paper bags.
Hand crank car windows.
Dented fenders.
I miss gritty old America.
BFcaster
Tele-Holic
post script- don't say nuthin' bad about the last of the gas-guzzlers.....muscle cars of the 70s are still awesome!!
stnmtthw
Friend of Leo's
Yeah, they are. The pickups, too.
My grandfather had a 76 Ford pickup that he used on his farm that I would love to have my hands on today.
Lou Tencodpees
Poster Extraordinaire
Fashion is fleeting, but ugly is timeless.
Dave Hicks
Poster Extraordinaire
Well... not everything was ugly. 
D.H.
D.H.
Well, it had, but not many of us could afford it.
Slip Kid
Tele-Afflicted
I was a kid in the ‘70’s and remember even then thinking that olive green appliances were atrocious looking. There are also a few photos of me dressed in plaid. Plaid!! I have asked my mother many times how she could’ve done this to me!
loco gringo
Tele-Afflicted
We also had these hideous things.
985plowboy
Poster Extraordinaire
I’d wear those pants.
Guaranteed
Happy Enchilada
Poster Extraordinaire
Very true. Keep something around long enough, it'll come back into style. Or be worth a fortune because it's "vintage." Doubtless some fashion designer in the not-too-distant future will resurrect wide lapels and bell bottoms, and all the posers will be clamoring to change their wardrobes out.
Similarly, I often wonder why we can't have cars in the nifty colors they came in in the '50s? Even the new Bronco isn't offered in the cheery turquoise and red the original generation sported - instead, you can have any color you want as long as it's gray, white, silver, or black.
Seems like it's all about conformity these days - whether it's cars that all look alike and are all the same tepid non-colors, or music that's designed to be non-offensive and comes off as insipid and vacuous. By comparison, the '70s were a glorious masterpiece of free expression.
Or rich, Corinthian leather!
The 70s were my stompin’ grounds.
Everything, and particularly the fair gender was astoundingly lovely, as I recall.
60's were fun no boundries creative , 70's got all institutionalized, 80's invented disco ( why I dont know), 90's were dissentuous, question every thing, 2000's started off with fear of technology Y2K etal,etc
each decade got us to the fine point of exsistance we are at today , take a close look around and be afraid for the future.
we have learned more and gained nothing.
I guess to answer the Ops question , because all the cool stuff today had not been invented or was in the process of being invented yet, got to start with a blank slate.
each decade got us to the fine point of exsistance we are at today , take a close look around and be afraid for the future.
we have learned more and gained nothing.
I guess to answer the Ops question , because all the cool stuff today had not been invented or was in the process of being invented yet, got to start with a blank slate.
The 70s were awesome. I could see and hear just fine. I played outside no matter the temperature. I rode around rural Indiana on a motorcycle with no license or registration. I fell in love just as hard as I ever would again. Oh there was ugly all right, but it had nothing to do with clothing or appliances.
toomuchfun
Tele-Afflicted
Sort of sounds like your vision is butt ugly, not the '70's. They let you out of the hospital too soon.
Tmcqtele65
Tele-Meister
By "ugly" I'm assuming you mean "awesome"!
Short on cash
Tele-Holic
I don't remember face tatoos or hardware bolted to anyones face in
the 70's.
the 70's.
Happy Enchilada
Poster Extraordinaire
Somewhere there's a drum circle with an empty seat ...
notmyusualuserid
Poster Extraordinaire
The 70s invented disco. I know, I had to live through it.
