25 Photos of What Life Looked Like in the Year 1978

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 15 hours ago in wow

With the World Cup in Argentina, and peacetime in the United States, the stage was set for 1978 to be an awesome year of fun. And if you were lucky enough to own a color TV, even better.

We've already given you plenty of photos showing what life was like in 1978, but for your viewing pleasure, here are 25 more.

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1. Range Riders Bar & Lounge
Miles City, Montana, 1978.
2. California's Great America
Trying to win a stuffed animal, 1978.
3. Chihuahua, Mexico
A street in 1978.
4. Pumping Gas
Somewhere in Virginia, summer of 1978.
5. Sportland Skateboarding
Wildwood, New Jersey, 1978.
6. Córdoba City
Argentina during the Football World Cup of 1978.
7. Casino Pier
Seaside Heights, New Jersey, 1978.
8. Cross-Country Train
Canada, 1978.
9. Montreal
Driving into the city 1978.
10. Community Center Disco
Catholic west Belfast, 1978.
11. Washington Square Park
NYC, May 1978. Photo by Robert Cunningham.
12. The Shinjuku District
Tokyo, Japan, on a typical day. 1978.
13. Lower East Side
Photo by Peter Keegan, 1978.
14. Boardwalk
Long Branch, New Jersey, 1978.
15. Tower Records
Tacoma, Washington, 1978.
16. Oscar’s Noshery .
On W. 72nd Street, NYC. 1978. Photo by Stephen Harmon
17. Boardwalk
Seaside Heights, New Jersey, 1978.
18. Pancho's Restaurant
Manhattan Beach, California, 1978.
19. Library Staff Member
Typing letters at the Marshall Public Library. Marshall, Texas, 1978.
20. Broad Street
New York, 1978. Photo by Thomas Struth.
21. “My Parents and My Older Sister”
“And me in the belly.” June, 1978.
22. Avenue C, Lower East Side
New York, 1978. Photo by Philip Pocock.
23. Senior Prom
High School couple in 1978.
24. Chilling on the Fire Escape
Harlem, NYC, 1978.
25. Posing
With the new color TV, 1978.

1. Range Riders Bar & Lounge
Miles City, Montana, 1978.
2. California's Great America
Trying to win a stuffed animal, 1978.
3. Chihuahua, Mexico
A street in 1978.
4. Pumping Gas
Somewhere in Virginia, summer of 1978.
5. Sportland Skateboarding
Wildwood, New Jersey, 1978.
6. Córdoba City
Argentina during the Football World Cup of 1978.
7. Casino Pier
Seaside Heights, New Jersey, 1978.
8. Cross-Country Train
Canada, 1978.
9. Montreal
Driving into the city 1978.
10. Community Center Disco
Catholic west Belfast, 1978.
11. Washington Square Park
NYC, May 1978. Photo by Robert Cunningham.
12. The Shinjuku District
Tokyo, Japan, on a typical day. 1978.
13. Lower East Side
Photo by Peter Keegan, 1978.
14. Boardwalk
Long Branch, New Jersey, 1978.
15. Tower Records
Tacoma, Washington, 1978.
16. Oscar’s Noshery .
On W. 72nd Street, NYC. 1978. Photo by Stephen Harmon
17. Boardwalk
Seaside Heights, New Jersey, 1978.
18. Pancho's Restaurant
Manhattan Beach, California, 1978.
19. Library Staff Member
Typing letters at the Marshall Public Library. Marshall, Texas, 1978.
20. Broad Street
New York, 1978. Photo by Thomas Struth.
21. “My Parents and My Older Sister”
“And me in the belly.” June, 1978.
22. Avenue C, Lower East Side
New York, 1978. Photo by Philip Pocock.
23. Senior Prom
High School couple in 1978.
24. Chilling on the Fire Escape
Harlem, NYC, 1978.
25. Posing
With the new color TV, 1978.