The 1970s ushered in a new pastime for America’s youth: driving around, hanging out, and looking shaggy.
With the Baby Boomers coming of age and the expansion of suburbia, the seventies were a Golden Age for teens with free time and a driver’s license. Go back and relive the days of lazing around in the sun, listening to classic rock, and cruising around in a gas-guzzling, American-made car.
Honestly, a successful sitcom could be made based on the vibe of these photos.
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Girls and cars, 1970s
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What is this mystery game? Piggyback with plastic bags on head while being hit with dead fish, 1979
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Trying my new camera with some friends, as teenager in Montreal suburbs in 1976
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Hanging out in front of Cafe Wha? in New York City's Greenwich Village. 1960's [Photo by Klaus Lehnartz]
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Hanging out in a parking lot, NJ 1973
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Biker girls in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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More girls and cars, 1970s
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Teens hang out at a home in New Ulm, Minnesota on a summer day, 1975
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Southern Indiana, afternoon conversations on the porch
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The Brooklyn Stoop, 1977 A 70s Kodachrome 25 Slide. Photo credit to Anthony Catalano
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Hanging out
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Lady and a fast car, 1970s
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An ice cream stand in the 1970s
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There were no mobile phones in the 1970′s, so students in this girls' dormitory often lined up to make calls to friends and family
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My dad (in the middle with a beer) and some friends hanging out in the local sports center
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Teen Party, 1978. The guys hit the couch while the girls play cards on the floor. Typical '70s living room decor
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Hanging out in Texas
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Hanging out, down the street..
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Hanging out in the 1970s
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Venice Beach California during the late 1970s roller skate craze
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