A Blast From The Past: 60 Pictures From A Shopping Mall In The Summer Of 1990

Ned Hardy ^ | May 13, 2013

[2ndDivisionVet]

You won't believe how much has changed since then. Notice anything peculiar (other than the fashions) in some of these photos? (Many photos at link)

[BobL]

Interesting - when you see two guys together back then you don’t immediately think that they’re going to JC Penney’s for their ‘Father’s Day’ special...

[Viennacon]

Effeminate men wanted really tight pants.

[cripplecreek]

I just heard Youth Gone Wild the other day.

[azishot]

Almost forgot. Everyone (the guys) wore their pulled up around their waists.

[kaehurowing]

Not everyone was gay.

[Carolina_Thor]

They would call the S.W.A.T. unit out if you lit a cigarette in a mall today

[Viennacon]

Bloomberg would be arresting that kid today.

[LdSentinal]

One of the kids was wearing a Mets shirt, so, yes, probably the Northeast USA.

I'm guessing it's the Green Acres Mall at Valley Stream, NY.

Sure does look like it.

[LouAvul]

The 90s? You should have been around in the 60s. Before malls.

[Dallas59]

How did people live back then???/s

[hinckley buzzard]

Look like the same skeevy bunch of skanks I saw this weekend.

[morphing libertarian]

Hey, I earned my tight pants, at the dining room table.

[MacMattico]

Ahh... Back when my sister and I were at least two inches taller due to the hairstyle! My dad would tell us we were going to die from all the hairspray we inhaled!

[Bullish]

I remember when you could smoke in public libraries and court hallways and even in doctors waiting rooms. Also, the back of the seats in movie theaters had ash trays on them for the smokers. You could be watching Bambi with 50 children in the audience and smoke all the way through the flick if you wanted. Nobody thought much of it in those days.

[freekitty]

Thank God, they tamed those hairstyles.

[hinckley buzzard]

Look like the same skeevy bunch of skanks I saw this weekend.

[Viennacon]

Haha.
People can’t seem to strike a balance. They either try to strangle themselves in tight jeans that look ridiculous, or they go full JAY-Z and have them around their ankles.

[ThomasThomas]

Bad photo quality. Most cell phones now would take clearer pictures. Many pictures have people wearing coats and heavy clothing for mid summer. It must have been a mini ice age before global warming kicked in.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

I hereby declare that it is time for the return of the mullet.

[muir_redwoods]

Very few Asians or Hispanics. No earbuds. Smokers indoors. Fewer fat people. No Starbucks. No computer stores. Fewer food kiosks.