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The ultimate over-the-top Strawberry Shortcake room makeover An explosion of pink and cute from 1982

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake: Fans of the ’80s cartoon character could have pink & cute branded everything

Remember these Etch-A-Sketch and other vintage toys from Ohio Arts

Vintage Etch-A-Sketch and other old-school toys from Ohio Arts

Crunchy Double-Coated Chicken Supreme, made with Rice Krispies (1976)

Crunchy Double-Coated Chicken Supreme recipe, made with Rice Krispies (1976)

Look back at Caboodles, Sassaby and other retro beauty organizers from the '80s and '90s

Look back at Caboodles, Sassaby & other retro beauty organizers from the ’80s & ’90s

Florence Thompson -Migrant Mother

See Dorothea Lange’s iconic Migrant Mother photos from the Great Depression

50 drinks and toasts to make you the perfect host - from 1968

50+ vintage ’60s drink recipes & how people would toast in the Madmen era

15 fabulous examples of fun and fashionable flooring from the fifties

100+ fabulous ’50s floors of linoleum & vinyl

Indoor Smores recipe Chocolate dessert bars

Indoor S’mores recipe: No-bake chocolate dessert bars made with Golden Grahams cereal

1950s bathroom decor and fixtures (2)

Popular mid-century bathroom color schemes of the 1950s

Post-war housing - 35 small starter home plans of the 1940s and 1950s

Post-war housing: See 35 small starter homes from the ’40s & ’50s

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Retro food, drink & old-fashioned recipes

8 retro meatloaf recipes that range from delicious to, uh, adventurous

Hershey’s rich cocoa fudge recipe from the ’70s & ’80s

Hershey’s rich cocoa fudge recipe from the ’70s & ’80s

Rice Krispies treats - bar dessert vintage recipe

The original Rice Krispies Treats recipe & their delicious history

Check out these amazing vintage homes

Ultimate mid-century modern house The Scholz Mark 58 Home of the Year

Tour the ultimate mid-century modern house: The Scholz Mark 58 Home of the Year

Floor plans from the 1920s

62 beautiful vintage home designs & floor plans from the 1920s

Helen Reddy See inside her beautiful California house in the 70s

Helen Reddy’s house: Look inside her beautiful California home back in the ’70s

Gene Kelly's home in 1950

Look inside Gene Kelly’s house from 1950 for some simple vintage celebrity style

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Mobile homes: The hot housing trend of the ’50s and ’60s

Vintage selfie history

32 vintage selfies you probably have never seen

Florence Thompson -Migrant Mother

See Dorothea Lange’s iconic Migrant Mother photos from the Great Depression

50 drinks and toasts to make you the perfect host - from 1968

50+ vintage ’60s drink recipes & how people would toast in the Madmen era

15 fabulous examples of fun and fashionable flooring from the fifties

100+ fabulous ’50s floors of linoleum & vinyl

Indoor Smores recipe Chocolate dessert bars

Indoor S’mores recipe: No-bake chocolate dessert bars made with Golden Grahams cereal

1950s bathroom decor and fixtures (2)

Popular mid-century bathroom color schemes of the 1950s

Post-war housing - 35 small starter home plans of the 1940s and 1950s

Post-war housing: See 35 small starter homes from the ’40s & ’50s

Vintage Dixie Cups

Vintage Dixie cups: See retro designs & dispensers, plus get the history of the little disposable cups

Vintage Fostoria glass Old patterns, colors ans styles of the classic American glassware

Vintage Fostoria glass: 100+ old patterns, colors & styles of the classic American glassware

How picture jigsaw puzzles first got popular, and are still favorites today

How picture jigsaw puzzles first got popular, and are still fun favorites today

Vintage 1960s international long distance phone calls

See how expensive international long-distance phone calls were back in the ’60s

The story of How Bill Haley & His Comets

How Bill Haley & His Comets rocked around the clock when rock ‘n’ roll was brand new

Rainbow cake recipe - Jello

Retro rainbow cake recipe with 5 layers of fluffy whipped Jello

Robert Downey Jr in Less Than Zero - 1987

Young Robert Downey, Jr: 6 of his early movies from the ’80s

Grocery shopping in the 50s - 1958

Inside vintage 1950s grocery stores & old-fashioned supermarkets

The amazing Annie Oakley Meet the legendary American sharpshooter famous in the old West

The amazing Annie Oakley: Meet the legendary American sharpshooter from the old West

Vintage postcard of Portland Oregon

Vintage Portland, Oregon: See scenes from old Portland back in the ’30s & ’40s

See the top vintage nail polish brands and colors from the 20th century

See top vintage nail polish colors & retro brands

Samuel Colt mansion - Armsmear

See Samuel Colt’s famously over-the-top Victorian mansion, Armsmear

The famous 15-minute meatloaf recipe (1955)

The famous 1950s 15-minute meatloaf recipe

Retro Stars and Stripes Cake or Flag Cake

Flag cakes with strawberries & blueberries: The classic no-bake recipe from the ’90s

Vintage Shrinky Dinks

Vintage Shrinky Dinks: How these shrink art plastic toy sets were invented & how they work

Vintage pudding cups chocolate and vanilla snacks from the 1970s 1980s 1990s

Vintage pudding cups were smooth, spoonable snacks we loved, starting back in the ’70s

Woolworth Bldg. and City Hall Park at night NYC (1911)

See views of old New York at night, from the early 20th century

Vintage bumper stickers

Vintage bumper stickers: How cars helped people get the message across

Emergency TV series from the seventies

‘Emergency!’ TV show paramedics John Gage & Roy DeSoto zapped millions of hearts in the ’70s

Vintage shoe stores - See what shoe shopping used to be like at Click Americana

Vintage shoe stores: See what shoe shopping really used to be like

Vintage train cases - Beauty case luggage

Vintage beauty cases & train cases: See luggage with fold-out trays from the olden days

Vintage 1980s Nike shoes, from regular sneakers to Air Jordans

Vintage 1980s Nike shoes, from regular retro sneakers to classic Air Jordans

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The ultimate over-the-top Strawberry Shortcake room makeover An explosion of pink and cute from 1982

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake: Fans of the ’80s cartoon character could have pink & cute branded everything

Remember these Etch-A-Sketch and other vintage toys from Ohio Arts

Vintage Etch-A-Sketch and other old-school toys from Ohio Arts

Crunchy Double-Coated Chicken Supreme, made with Rice Krispies (1976)

Crunchy Double-Coated Chicken Supreme recipe, made with Rice Krispies (1976)

The ultimate over-the-top Strawberry Shortcake room makeover An explosion of pink and cute from 1982

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake: Fans of the ’80s cartoon character could have pink & cute branded everything

Remember these Etch-A-Sketch and other vintage toys from Ohio Arts

Vintage Etch-A-Sketch and other old-school toys from Ohio Arts

Crunchy Double-Coated Chicken Supreme, made with Rice Krispies (1976)

Crunchy Double-Coated Chicken Supreme recipe, made with Rice Krispies (1976)

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Vintage Homes Adult Coloring Book #2: Classic Victorian Houses

Vintage Homes Adult Coloring Book 2 Classic Victorian Houses

Something Old: Vintage Wedding Dress Fashion Look Book

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Classic Cars Adult Coloring Book #2: Vintage 1920s Automobiles (1920-1929)

Classic Cars Adult Coloring Book 2 Vintage Automobiles (1920-1929)

Classic Cars Adult Coloring Book #1: Early American Automobiles (1895-1919)

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Classic Cars Adult Coloring Book #3: Vintage 1930s Automobiles (1930-1939)

Classic Cars Adult Coloring Book 3 Vintage Automobiles (1930-1939)

Vintage Women Coloring Book #5: Victorian Fashion Plates from the Late 1800s

Vintage Women Coloring Book 5 Victorian Fashion Plates from the Late 1800s

Vintage Women Coloring Book #9: Fashion Art of the ’70s

Vintage Women Coloring Book 9 Fashion Art of the '70s

Vintage Women Coloring Book #7: Fashion Layouts from the Early 1920s

Vintage Women Coloring Book 7 Fashion Layouts from the Early 1920s