Life in the 80s

Mitch O’Connell is a Chicago-based photographer. As a 17-year-old, he traveled to NYC to document the now long-lost treasures that Times Square once held in the 80s.

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A young teen growing up in the suburbs during the 1970s writes about her feathered hair, rebellion, boredom and chemin-de-fer and Ditto jeans.

There's nothing like a good blast from the past. There was a time when technology had not taken over yet and we'd spend most of our days outside, playing until the street lights came on. Then we'd come back home, listen to cassettes, and watch our favorite movies on videotapes. There's nostalgia in reminiscing about how things used to be, and that's exactly what we're here to do - rekindle those memories.

UNBOXING MEMORIES: All Things 80'sLooking back at my "Generation Gap" series, it got me thinking... What if I packed all my childhood memories in a box and then open them 30+ years later? So, I decided to setup some still lifes of this virtual time caps…