Types of Home Steam Baths on Amazing Vintage Infographic
I need a 'bain de vapor total' right now.
This Amazing Beetle Camper Was Mass Produced in the 70s
I'd love to sleep, I mean sit, in one of these.
Venice Beach Rollerskaters 1979
No smartphones, no notifications, no worries. Just rollerskating on Venice Beach...
Thanks to newly installed bike paths, the rise of disco music and the invention of the polyurethane wheel, rollerskating on the street became viable by the 1970s. The summer of '76 was when outdoor roller skate rentals were introduced for the first time. By the end of the '70s,...
The Mikiphone: Pocket Phonograph from 1926
You thought portable music came with the Sony Walkman and was popularized by iPods? No way.
Incredible as it may sound today, hipsters were able to jam to their favorite tunes on-the-go as soon as the 1920s, thanks to the Mikiphone, a pocket-sized phonograph.
The pocket phonograph was designed by Miklós Vadász, a Hungarian designer who it was named after. He...
Silicon Valley in 1982
In the beginning there was... Well, there were a lot of things already.
Silicon Valley in 1982
Would love to see the 1999 and 2018 versions of this. But Silicon Valley was quite big even back then. (Click image to enlarge).
UPDATE: Lars JJ heard my wish and posted the 2018 version of the map in the Vintage Computer Club we are both part of: