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On the date

Wednesday, September 19, 1984

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Tactile

The damp heat of September clings to the spandex leggings and oversized sweatshirts of the crowds rushing past my Leica. A kid on the subway steps is obsessively clicking his Transformers toy from a truck into a robot, the sharp, jagged plastic edges catching the late afternoon light as he ignores his mother. The scene feels almost too vivid, bordering on cheesy with all those neon headbands flashing against the grit of the city. I adjust my focus on a girl in thick, knit leg warmers, capturing the way the rough wool textures contrast against the sleek, metallic sheen of the passing cars.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Missing You

John Waite

The must-have

Transformers

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

awesomebodaciouscheesychill

Valley Girl

as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally

Hip Hop

baddefdopeflyfreshword

Yuppie

greed is goodpower lunchnetworking

Catchphrases of 1984

  • Where's the beef?
  • I'll be back
  • Who you gonna call?

Tech Check

Apple Macintosh, CD-ROM & Flash Memory.

Style of 1984

Silhouette: Athletic and layered

Material: Spandex and sweat

  • Leg warmers
  • Headbands
  • Oversized sweatshirts

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

15,235 days ago

(41 years, 270 days)