The 1980s was the last decade when most college students still relied on typewriters, but recently there has been a revived interest in vintage machines.
Grand Avenue Rapper (Chris 28)
In 1966 a summer tradition of outdoor concerts began at Wollman Rink in Central Park. Over the years it featured bands such as Bob Marley and the Wailers, the Ramones and Devo for very cheap.
Call Me I’m Always Here (Jason 7)
The late eighties saw a burst of ads for 1-900 numbers that promised to relieve your feelings of loneliness. But the phone sex business can be traced at least back to the 1970s.
You Can Reach Me Anytime (James 27)
In 1971, Hyde Park had seven second hand bookstores, including Chicago’s oldest bookstore. Today, Powell’s on 57th is the only one still in business.
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Zen Buddhism became popular in post WWII San Francisco, especially among beat poets like Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and Tram Combs. The influence of Zen extended into cookbooks, when Edward Espe Brown began baking at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.
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