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On the date

Tuesday, December 25, 1984

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight

Snowflakes are melting against the leather strap of my Leica as a sea of oversized sweatshirts and neon leg warmers surges past the cinema marquee. I catch a flash of spandex beneath a heavy wool coat, a sharp silhouette against the flickering neon signage shouting that *Beverly Hills Cop* is sold out again. The air smells of roasted chestnuts and damp asphalt, illuminated by the cold glow of a nearby shop window displaying a lonesome, plastic Transformer. It’s an awesome sight, even with the grim headlines about those Soviet leaders frozen in the morning newsprint.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Like a Virgin

Madonna

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

15,137 days ago

(41 years, 172 days)