If you think kids today are softer than kids from the 1970s, maybe it's because they are. For every kid wasting their time on an iPad, laptop, or smart phone today, there's a '70s kid who spent their time jumping bikes and breaking bones in street hockey.
Here are 23 photos of real '70s kids who survived on hose water and mom's sweet home cooking.
1
"My Roller Hockey 'Team' in the '70s"
"(AKA the kids from both sides of the alley.)"
2
High Sliding
Just don't fall off!
3
Giving the Finger
Let the camera know how you feel.
4
Kids Joining a Neighborhood 4th of July Bike Parade
Ready to ride in the 1970s.
5
In the Woods
Chillin with friends, Illinois, 1970s.
6
Sweden
Cool kids in the mid-1970s.
7
Air Time
Hitting the jump.
8
Brothers on the Move
Spyder bikes in the 1970s.
9
Clackers
Worth the broken wrist?
10
Neat Wheels
Extend that front!
11
Wagon Rides
Just let the kids pull each other around.
12
Chopper Kid
No hose water yet, but it's in her future.
13
Now That's a Bike
No helmet in sight.
14
Stickball
Daddy hacks only.
15
Wheelies
If you can't do this, you can't hang.
16
Street Soccer
The neighborhood team.
17
Serious Air
Now that's some real height.
18
Hot Slides
Don't let your skin touch!
19
With an Audience
A stunt man in the making.
20
Boxing
Having at it in the front lawn.
21
Will He Clear?
Stunts with willing participants.
22
Bike Stunts
Who needs protection?
23
Cooles Kid in Town
Lollipop and training wheels.
