The various modes of public transportation have evolved over the years. It’s always especially fun to take things back to the olden days with some vintage images that can accurately capture just how much things have changed in the world of public transportation. The commuters’ outfits have changed, especially.
1. Waiting for the subway train in Stockholm, Sweden in 1959.
Everyone just minding their business while waiting around.
2. New York Subway 1980’s.
This is just plain old effortlessly cool.
3. New York City Subway and the vendor booths they had near the tracks 1980’s.
Back when people were really out there reading their magazines.
4. A solid group of human beings right here.
Some days are tougher than others when taking public transportation.
5. Police Officers on the NYC Subway in the 1970’s.
The staches complete the whole look.
6. New York City subway system at rush hour in the 1950s.
One of those forsaken busy rides.
7. Just your standard 1950’s NYC subway ride.
You can really get a taste for the style back then.
8. In 1923 a woman boards a crowded Los Angeles Motor Bus bound for Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
Now that’s a throwback bus.
9. In the Los Angeles Greyhound bus terminal in 1969, there were ashtrays and coin-operated televisions.
How convenient.
10. In 1895, a photographer took a picture inside of the ferry in New York.
The ferries are a great way to get around.
11. Staten Island Tottenville Ferry Terminal with service to Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
Looks like a cold day to hop on the ferry, indeed.
12. Staten Island Ferry in 1978.
Those views are something else.
13. People in the subway in Stockholm, Sweden in 1979.
Better bundle up.
14. Subway exit out in New York.
That elderly lady has her style on point.
15. Midtown Subway Station, NYC. Busker Kids perform next to the turnstiles in 1975.
Those kids look like they could be having a genuinely great time.
16. A blind woman plays the accordion on the NYC subway for spare change in the 1970’s.
She’s got some stories to tell, for sure.
17. Couple on a subway in New York City in 1946.
Love spotting some authentic romance out in the wild.
18. A Times Square, New York City subway stop in 1983.
Don’t miss the train.
19. A young couple caught snoozing on the subway back in 1946.
They look so at peace.
20. Waiting in the subway in Stockholm, Sweden in 1965.
Don’t want to miss that next train.
