Growing up in the ’80s was all about being wild and free. Teenagers blasted cassette tapes, mastered new tricks on their bikes, and tried to beat the high score at every arcade. Join us for a walk down memory lane as we revisit these vintage photos of teenage life in a decade that many say was the coolest of them all.
1. Did You Even Do the ’80s Right if You Weren’t Rocking Bold Prints and Big Hair?
2. Two Friends Tinker With a Personal Computer Setup
3. Hairspray Galore: ‘High School Yearbook Photos, 1980s’
4. ‘A Portrait of Teen Life in Northwest Britain During the ’80s’
5. Hey Look, the Members of Metallica Were Once Teens, Too
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6. No Afternoon Was Complete Without Spending Hours at the Arcade …
7. … and Enjoying Some Ice Cream at the Mall
8. This Homemade Ramp in the Suburbs Was Not Playing Around
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9. ‘Japanese ‘Bad Boys’ in the ’80s Did Their Hair Like ‘Greasers’ of the American ’50s’
10. A Teen Catches Some Serious Air on His Bike While Friends Look on
11. Posters Galore
12. High School Was All About Feathered Hair and Rock ‘n’ Roll
13. Teenage Bedroom or Heavy Metal Shrine? You Decide.
14. Weird Al Yankovic Was a Teen Once, Too
15. Attempting a Skateboard Trick on a Homemade Ramp
16. Hanging Out With the Besties After School
17. This Breakdancing Crew Was Ready to Throw Down
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