SF conventions, and snapshots of SF conventions, go back a long time. Here's
Midwestcon 2, put on by the Cincinnati Fantasy group in June 1951; shots include
a haunting image of Henry Burwell, publisher of Atlanta zine
Science Fiction Digest, and an already-old
E.E. "Doc" Smith. From Retronaut,
an unnamed 1980 con in LA. From the Mills photo archive,
con costumes from the late 60s through the 80s. Forrest Ackerman, editor of
Famous Monsters of Filmland,
in "futuristic costume" at the first WorldCon in 1939. This last from the endless compendium that is the
MidAmerican Fan Photo Archive.
posted by escabeche
on Aug 1, 2012 -
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Plenty of people collect
Disneyana, the toys, books, animation cels, and theme-park souvenirs. Then there are those fans who collect information and details on the Disney parks themselves,
collecting official park maps or
drawing up their own ride blueprints,
assembling the design history behind the attractions, and even
collecting vintage tickets and
ticket books.
Yesterland (previously:
1,
2,
3) is an ever-growing collection of Disneyland history, and has
an updated collection of links to similar fan sites and Imagineering blogs, which is a whole collection of rabbit holes of nostalgia and behind-the-scense information. So grab a
riding crop and
pretend like it's the 60s all over again!
posted by filthy light thief
on Mar 15, 2012 -
9 comments
Hop in the
Video Time Machine and scroll to any year: from
1860 (the first recorded sound) to the
present day to experience video and audio from that time period: most of it iconic, some forgotten, and others entirely random. Results can be filtered for music, sports, movies, current events and more.
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posted by Bora Horza Gobuchul
on Jul 5, 2011 -
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The idea behind Whatever Happened To Alternative Nation? is to look back at an era that’s both incredibly important and yet mysteriously absent from my life as a music fan. Part 1: 1990: “Once upon a time, I could love you”.
Part 2: 1991: “What’s so civil about war anyway?”
Part 3: 1992: Pearl Jam, the perils of fame, and the trouble with avoiding it
posted by Joe Beese
on Nov 3, 2010 -
60 comments
"
I remember having rootbeer floats on the porch swing on hot summer nights... I remember playing with my cousins and the neighbors in the side yard. I remember running to the train tracks just a few blocks away and counting the train cars (sometimes over 100!) as they streamed by. I remember 'Uncle' Bill showing me his missing finger that he lost while working the trains... This is someone else’s house now but my memories still live there." From
Disappearing Places: An archive and collective map of places that no longer exist, at least not as they once did.
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posted by katillathehun
on Dec 10, 2008 -
23 comments
Newly Digital is an electronic anthology of sorts. Due to the technological advancement of these things we call "computers", it's a subject ripe for nostalgia. As seen here by bloggers writing about their first . . .
posted by jeremias
on Jun 2, 2003 -
1 comment
"America As It Was: A Tour Of The USA In Vintage Postcards" is a vast, amazing collection, quaintly presented by my new heroine: an Atlanta real estate agent and church volunteer called
Pat Sabin who dreams of one day visiting Chicago and whose(some would say surprising) love for
all things webby is an example to us all. Please don't be put off by the homey graphics and folksy language - it really is a rich, rich resource! [
My favourite postcard turns out to be from James Lilek's New York collection. Go figure. All I can say is God bless the meetings of unlikely minds!)]
posted by MiguelCardoso
on Jun 25, 2002 -
5 comments
The Wayback Machine. Explore
Metafilter and
Blogger from October 1999. Search
Google in 1998 or read
Salon in 1997. Visit
Word,
Yahoo,
c|net,
Feed,
Crashsite,
Cool Site of the Day,
Village Voice, and
NYTimes from 1996. Congratulate
Mathowie on his new job in 1997, see
Kottke's redesign from October 1999,
Glassdog's 3-D logos from 1997, and
Zeldman's pages optimized for Netscape 3.0. (Unsurprisingly,
Jakob's site hasn't changed much since 1996.) Surf the past and share your greatest
nostalgic finds.
posted by waxpancake
on Oct 15, 2001 -
34 comments
