33 Nostalgic Photos From 1985
“Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana” … it’s 1985! Every room smelled like Aqua Net and all the cool kids wore sunglasses, trying their best to look like the starring character in a John Hughes flick. Ask today’s teens to emulate the ’80s, and they’ll wear too much eyeshadow, leg warmers, and everything neon and patterned. But these pictures depict a more accurate look into what ’85 truly looked like.
1. Musician Dee Snider Speaking Out Against Censorship
2. Breakdancing Crew: The Suburban Street Rockers
3. John Travolta Dancing With Princess Diana at The White House
4. An American Dad and Canadian Mom as Niagara Falls for Halloween
5. Bike Trip From Minnesota to the West Coast
6. The Rambo Big Wheel
7. Trying To Look Like Characters in a John Hughes Film
8. Actor Jeff Goldblum
9. World’s Coolest Baby
10. The Checkered BMX Bike
11. Make a Wish
12. The Early Years of Metallica
13. Trick or Treating Champ
14. Swimming off the USS Enterprise
15. Commodore Christmas
16. Mötley Crüe Meets Garfield
17. The Raddest High School Band Portrait
18. Gremlins Bag on the First Day of School
19. Dorm Room Decor
20. At Sea, Lobster Fishing
21. Brothers Who Camp Together
22. A Brooklyn Couple
23. On the Set of ‘Good Morning Vietnam’
24. Four Times the Trouble
25. Sipping Coffee in the Kitchen
26. The Hat and Shades
27. Stephen King Signing a Poster for a Fan
28. Kids Riding in the Truck Bed
29. Their First Microwave, How Sweet
30. A Young Tupac Hanging Out With Friends
31. Biking Through the Playground
32. Looking Like a Proper Mobster
33. Ebony Magazine’s Prediction of What Michael Jackson Would Look Like in 2000
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