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23 New Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1979

The 1970s was a transformative decade, and needed a fun year to close it out.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Published 5 months ago in Wow

The 1970s was a transformative decade featuring Watergate, the end of the Vietnam War, and countless cultural cornerstones. It needed a fun and carefree year to close things out, and that's exactly what it got in 1979. In the United States at least. 


We've already given you plenty of photos showing what life was like in 1979, but here are 25 new ones. 

  • 1

    Christmas Time

    Cats, dogs, and fun. 1979.

    Christmas Time

  • 2

    Colorful Room

    Crazy wallpaper in 1979.

    Colorful Room

  • 3

    The Blizzard of 1979

    Piled-up snow at the intersection of Surf and Broadway. Newtown. Chicago, IL.

    The Blizzard of 1979

  • 4

    High School Drama Class

    With a visiting mother, (in sunglasses), 1979.

    High School Drama Class

  • 5

    A Family of Four

    Waiting for their breakfast to be served at the Rennebohm Drug Store No. 4 restaurant in the Hilldale Shopping Center, 702 N. Midvale Blvd in Madison, Wisconsin, 1979.

    A Family of Four

  • 6

    Halloween 1979

    “Alien costume my Dad made for my brother.”

    Halloween 1979

  • 7

    NYC's Lower East Side, 1979

    Kids playing with a fire escape and old mattresses.

    NYC's Lower East Side, 1979

  • 8

    A Grandmother

    And some crazy lamps.

    A Grandmother

  • 9

    Mystery Game

    Piggyback with plastic bags on the head, while being hit with dead fish, 1979.

    Mystery Game

  • 10

    West 47th Street

    Hells Kitchen, New York, 1979. Photo by Marcia Bricker Halperin.

    West 47th Street

  • 11

    Greg’s Family

    Just as embarrassing as today, 1979.

    Greg’s Family

  • 12

    Cabs

    New York City, 1979.

    Cabs

  • 13

    Kids at the University of Mississippi

    Married student housing, (not the tents), 1979.

    Kids at the University of Mississippi

  • 14

    “My Mom Circa 1979”

    “Calling my grandmother to tell her she was in labor with me.”

    “My Mom Circa 1979”

  • 15

    Morning After Full Moon Party

    Anjuna Beach, Goa, India, 1979.

    Morning After Full Moon Party

  • 16

    Christmas Morning

    And Lego trucks, 1979.

    Christmas Morning

  • 17

    Family Photo

    The swingset slide, 1979.

    Family Photo

  • 18

    The Blizzard of 1979

    “I was afraid that my roof would collapse.” Greg Lopatka of Downers Grove, Illinois.

    The Blizzard of 1979

  • 19

    Workers

    Moving a section of the World Trade Center South Tower antenna into place, 1979. Photo by Peter B. Kaplan.

    Workers

  • 20

    Reflections

    New York. Photograph by Bill Bernstein, 1979.

    Reflections

  • 21

    Mott Haven

    New York City, 1979. Photographed By David Gonzalez.

    Mott Haven

  • 22

    Trucker With a Cowboy Hat

    Bakersfield, CA, 1979. Photo by Elisa Leonelli

    Trucker With a Cowboy Hat

  • 23

    A&P Supermarket

    A floor manager circa 1979.

    A&P Supermarket

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