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25 Photos of What Beach and Surfer Life Looked Like in the 1970s

Back when going to the beach just meant going to the beach.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Published 5 months ago in Wow

If you want to go to the beach today, you'll probably have to sit in outrageous traffic, pay an absorbent parking fee, and still find yourself stuck behind an bunch of obnoxious teenagers. 


But things weren't always this way. In the 1970s you could literally grab a surf board, some roller skates, or even just yourself, and head on down to get some quality sun-time. At least, that's what my memory says. 


Here are 25 photos of what it looked like to live the beach and surfer life in the 1970s. 

  • 1

    La Jolla Beach

    San Diego, California, United States 1970's.

    La Jolla Beach

  • 2

    A Cali Beach

    In the 1970s.

    A Cali Beach

  • 3

    My parents on the beach

    In the 1970s.

    My parents on the beach

  • 4

    Copacabana Beach

    Sunny in the 1970s.

    Copacabana Beach

  • 5

    Girl With Rollerskates

    At Venice Beach (L.A.) in the 1970s.

    Girl With Rollerskates

  • 6

    Venice Beach

    Late 1970's.

    Venice Beach

  • 7

    Hermosa Beach

    California, 1970s.

    Hermosa Beach

  • 8

    A Day at the Beach in Iran

    Before the Islamic Revolution, 1970s.

    A Day at the Beach in Iran

  • 9

    New Smyrna Beach

    Talking to the cops, 1970’s.

    New Smyrna Beach

  • 10

    A Woman Skateboarding

    While in roller skates, 1970s.

    A Woman Skateboarding

  • 11

    On the Beach

    Manhattan, 1977.

    On the Beach

  • 12

    Hermosa Beach

    Roller skaters, late 1970s.

    Hermosa Beach

  • 13

    BBQ Picnic

    At the beach, 1970s.

    BBQ Picnic

  • 14

    Girls on Venice Beach

    Messing with cops in the 1970s.

    Girls on Venice Beach

  • 15

    Rollerskating Girl

    At Hermosa Beach in the 1970s.

    Rollerskating Girl

  • 16

    “My Dad”

    “At the beach in the early 70s.”

    “My Dad”

  • 17

    Beach Day

    With the van in the 70s.

    Beach Day

  • 18

    “My Dad and Friends at the Beach”

    “He says 1971.”

    “My Dad and Friends at the Beach”

  • 19

    70s Beach Scene

    In New Hampshire.

    70s Beach Scene

  • 20

    More Roller Skating

    It was the thing to do.

    More Roller Skating

  • 21

    Miami Beach

    “My dad and his friends in the 70s getting preached at by ‘Holy Joe.’”

    Miami Beach

  • 22

    The Strand

    Hermosa Beach, California, 1970s.

    The Strand

  • 23

    Ocean Beach

    San Diego, 1970s.

    Ocean Beach

  • 24

    Rockaway Beach

    Boardwalk 116th Street. Summer of 1977.

    Rockaway Beach

  • 25

    “My Grandad in the 70s"

    "On the beach, with a beer, his tobacco pipe, and portable radio."

    “My Grandad in the 70s"

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