MetaFilter posts tagged with nostalgia and photos

Disappearing Places

katillathehun — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:45:17 -0800

"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. More disappearing and changed places.

Vintage Flight Attendant Photos

brain_drain — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:07:58 -0800

Remember when air travel was viewed as glamorous and exciting? Of course you don't. So check out this collection of vintage flight attendant photos: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me

madamjujujive — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:06:59 -0800

It's only a paper moon - a charming vintage photo collection. (via recogedor)

The SF quake

mathowie — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:14:03 -0800

The Bancroft Library unveils a new 1906 San Francisco Earthquake site featuring a really cool clickable map that features photos from each section of town. Haight Street didn't look too bad, but just down the road, City Hall was leveled. The exhibit offers a guide to the event that look place nearly 100 years ago.

Avocado Memories

debralee — Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:15:41 -0800

Avocado Memories. It's more than a photo collection and group of essays about his parents' failures with interior decoration; it's a nostalgic website brought about by Wes Clark's impulse to let his children know what it was like growing up during a more innocent age.

Roadside Peek

plep — Sun, 11 May 2003 13:57:10 -0800

Roadside Peek. Roadside Americana - neon, drive-ins, signs, etc.