A vacation home with Japanese style: Summer teahouse (1960)
A touch of Old Japan, added to the occidental comforts and convenience you've come to expect -- that's this charming summer teahouse vacation home design from 1960.
18 stylish ’80s swimsuits: Shapely, slimming, sexy summer swimwear (1986)
Brunette Alison and blonde Larisa show off the newest, sexiest '80s swimsuits for every figure type... yours included. 1986 was time to shine in a swimsuit that makes you look terrific!
Smart summery ’50s swimsuits for women (1955)
For pool-side glamour, '50s swimsuits of elasticized nylon lace are bidding for favor with others of bonbon metallic shimmering satin.
Testing the aloha spirit: Hawaii’s tourist boom brings growing pains (1960)
Hawaii is experiencing its greatest tourist boom in history. But there are fears that the Islands' friendly Aloha spirit will be sacrificed in the rush to keep pace with the influx.
Texas: The summerland of wintertime (1919)
Texas - The Summerland of Wintertime
Thirty or forty years ago, Texas was the dream-objective of every American boy. For him, a seemingly endless p... Click to read more...
The newest beach clothes & bathing suits (1955)
These flouncy playsuits and bathing suits pose a considerable amount of skin, but are demurely decorated with pinafore necklines, little girl skirts, ruffles and bustles and bows.
Coney Island beach scenes (1890s-1920s)
Scene on the beach (1890s)
Bathing at Coney Island, New York (1900)
Coney Island in the early 1900s
On the beach at C... Click to read more...
Roller coasters of the early 20th century
Love old amusement parks? For a closer look at any of these 9 vintage roller coasters from the early 1900s -- in New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Massac... Click to read more...
Swimsuits to be pretty at seashore and pool (1948)
This year's crop of bathing suits demands the utmost decorum on the part of the wearer. If you must coat yourself with grease from forehead to toes, please don't stretch out like a starfish.
How Cary Grant lives: The movie star at home (1940)
Cary Grant cannot stand being shut in. So he recently bought a two-storied, twelve-roomed stucco house on the exclusive beach at Santa Monica.
Hollywood stars shine for Coppertone suntan lotion (1962)
Fastest tan under the sun --
-- with maximum sunburn protection!
Nothing flatters you like a beautiful tan. And... Hollywood stars know there's no... Click to read more...
No-sew wrap-and-go fashion for women (1982)
No-sew wrap-and-go fashion
From a beach cover-up to a party dress, the perennial "pareo" does it all, with just two yards of fabric or a giant scarf ... Click to read more...
Los Angeles Motorcycle Club Venice meetup (1909)
Motorcyclists invited to spend day at beach - Club members will ride down and enjoy outing next Sunday.
Hawaii time: Vacation in Waikiki in ’73
And you thought Waikiki was just a beautiful beach
It's all you thought it would be, plus much more than you imagined. Waikiki is an exciting interna... Click to read more...
Fun at the beach (1910s – 1920s)
Fully-dressed at the beach (c1920)
Suit vests at the seaside, of course! Somewhere in New York or along the coast northward.
Same day as the a... Click to read more...
San Francisco’s Cliff House (1896-1907)
One of several incarnations of the San Francisco landmark, this French Chateau version of the Cliff House -- considered by many to be the finest of th... Click to read more...
Florida: Year ’round land of good living (1958)
Look at industrial Florida
Here you can build for less, live with more!
Industrial Florida
Where people live better, work happier!
Ideal liv... Click to read more...
The Jersey Shore of yore (1915)
The Jersey Shore was popular long before reality TV characters like Snooki, JWoww and The Situation helped make the place well-known across the US. Bu... Click to read more...
Vacation on the beach in Oregon (1941)
Vacation on the uncrowded beaches of Oregon...
Four hundred miles of free uncrowded beaches and magnificent shoreline! Paralelling its entire len... Click to read more...
10 ways not to need a vacation (1912)
By following these 10 simple rules, you will make your days so much less stressful, you won't even need a vacation! Or so psychologist Edward Thor... Click to read more...
