Things you don't see anymore-

[Trevor]

Small town movie theaters. There used to be quite a few back in the day, but they died out during the rise of the multiplex in the 1990s.

We still have the Strand in Paw Paw- about 6 miles from Lawton-



$6.00 a ticket. $4.00 on Mon., Tues., and Wed.

😊😊👍🐢

[claws]

I still see a lot of metalheads around. Being one helps there I guess. I don't often see punks around though.

I used to see metalheads in our town. They were usually easy to spot. Haven't seen any in a long time. Maybe they changed their looks and style? No idea.

Our town's yearly renaissance fair is popular with goth folk. I never see goth people all year around, but they do show up for the fair.

[Alex]

Goths disolve into dust if they get too much sunlight. Or if they smile. 

[Trevor]

Goths disolve into dust if they get too much sunlight. Or if they smile. 

😳😂🤣

[The Burgomaster]

Small town movie theaters. There used to be quite a few back in the day, but they died out during the rise of the multiplex in the 1990s.

We still have the Strand in Paw Paw- about 6 miles from Lawton-



$6.00 a ticket. $4.00 on Mon., Tues., and Wed.

There is (or was) one a few towns away from where I live. I think it closed for awhile (maybe during COVID) but it might have reopened. I'll need to find out.

[RCMerchant]

^ The first movie I seen there was WILLARD in 1971.
I also seen there...
, JAWS, KING KONG (1976), STAR WARS,  PSYCHIC KILLER, HOMEBODIES, RACE WITH THE DEVIL, the BEAST WITHIN, the POSIDEON ADVENTURE,  DEATHRACE 2000, DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN-jeez, all sortsa stuff.

[Trevor]

I've been told that my home town cinema is now a store 😔

[pacman000]

Cheap, legitimate, copies of Pokémon games & cards.

[RCMerchant]

Women's Roller Derby. Man, I loved watching that sh!t. 

[claws]

Also video rental places are almost entirely gone here ☹️

It was a pain in the butt to return videos, and not to forget to rewind  I do have fond memories of renting tapes because there was no other option back in the day.

A video rental store in 2024 would probably do zero business. I'd bet most of this generation doesn't even know what a video rental store is, or probably laugh at the concept.

[RCMerchant]

^ I have over 100 VHS tapes on a shelf. Some as far back as 1989.

[Trevor]

Typewriters being used.

[zombie no.one]

Remember Le Car? It was a regular looking car that said Le Car on the side

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3-wheeled cars.

used to see them around a bit when I was a kid. not seen one probably in 25 years plus? are they even a thing any more? they always looked very odd.

also, 'motorbike and side-car'

again, not an everyday sighting when I was a kid, but they were definitely about. apparently obsolete now - wouldn't be surprised if there was some kind of club or appreciation society keeping them alive though. going out on big organised drive-arounds together

[chainsaw midget]

Actual vans.  Not work vans.  Not mini-vans, just regular old vans. That people drive their entire families around in. 

[RCMerchant]

Table-top radios.
Satellite TV dishes in people's yards. There's one on my property. No clue how long it's been there.
Cards (baseball etc.) with gum in them. Not that the gum was any good-