Was The World Cooler 50 Years Ago? These Vintage Photos Will Make You Want To Go Back In Time!

Stylish Businessman – 1982

Entrepreneurship was the ’80s must, and the archetype of the “cool CEO” may have been invented in the Yuppie Decade. The man in the picture sure looks stylish with his tuxedo, suitcase, and skateboard. The fact that he’s riding barefoot only makes him look even hipper.

Even though skateboarding culture peaked in the ’60s and ’90s, the practice was invented in the ’50s in California. As for the object itself, it was reportedly created by a man called Bill Richards, the first person who thought of attaching rollerblading wheels to a wooden board. According to Rookie Road, the very first skateboard went on sale in 1959.

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