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A Saturday at the Mall in the Early ’90s

A few dollars, the food court and a pickup time. Remember when an entire Saturday could disappear at the mall?
Illustration of a paper photo envelope, printed snapshots and film negatives on a table.

Getting Your Photos Back Was an Event

Sears Magnolia kit home in Benson, North Carolina, with tall white columns.

You Could Order a House From Sears. Here’s What Actually Arrived.

15 Forgotten Candies From the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Mental Scoop title graphic over an AI-created candy-shop scene.

15 Forgotten Candies From the 1960s, 70s and 80s

A family Thanksgiving in 1940, told through real photographs: white Mental Scoop headline over Jack Delano’s archival photograph of pies and a family reflected in a mirror.

A Family Thanksgiving in 1940, Told Through Real Photographs

Boot scraper at 13 Chestnut Street in Boston, photographed circa 1865–1914

12 Strange Features Found in Old Houses and What They Were Used For

A wall thermostat near a lit table lamp, with a seating area farther into the room

10 Reasons Your House Feels Cold Even With the Heating On

Pothos vines reaching toward a window on a gray winter day

9 Reasons Your Houseplants Struggle During Winter

Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians pass snowbanks beneath the Flatiron Building in New York, circa 1905

20 Incredible Photos of American Winters Before 1950

Folded microfiber cloth on a veined marble kitchen countertop

11 Things You Should Never Clean With Vinegar

Illustrative recreation of a 1950s newspaper boy delivering a paper beside his bicycle

10 Everyday Jobs Children Had in the 1950s That Seem Unusual Today

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