Classic holiday resort posters promising a world of sun, sea and sophistication for British holidaymakers who avoided the temptations of the continent.
Tag: 1950s
Le Macabre: London’s Gothic Horror Coffee House For Ghoulish Hipsters
Remembering Soho’s pre-Goth hangout for morbidly-inclined Beatniks.
Why Shouldn’t People Work From Home?
Let’s celebrate the idea of the office commute coming to an end.
Sabrina – Britain’s Biggest Sex Symbol
Britain’s top glamour girl of the 1950s remembered.
Harmful Publications: The British Horror Comic Scare
The story of Britain’s first horror moral panic and the odd role that the Communist Party played in it.
Little Richard: Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Flamboyant Hero
The raw and unrestrained rock ‘n’ roll legend has died.
Remembrance Of Summers Past
Vintage film footage of summer holidays and carefree social events of yesteryear.
The Tell-Tale Heart – A Classic Animated Tale Of Teror
The extraordinary and creepy 1953 cartoon version of the Poe classic.
Beware Of The Blob – Looking Back At The Gleeful 1950s Science Fiction Classic
The 1950s trash classic is more self-aware than you might imagine – and much more entertaining, too.
Bettie Page’s Gorilla Thriller
The pin-up queen teams up with an ape for a bodyguard in a gloriously kitsch 1950s girlie magazine spread.