By adamg on Sat., 5/8/2021 - 10:38 am
A Swan Boat around 1900. <a href="https://www.universalhub.com/files/images/2021/oldswan.jpg" class="colorbox">See it larger</a>.
WBUR talks to folks in the Public Garden about their return.
Photo of a Swan Boat taken between 1900 and 1906. In the Library of Congress collection.
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Great outfit....
By Ward8Mahatma
Sat, 05/08/2021 - 1:46pm
....on the guy pedaling. They should update that look (lose the long pants and long sleeved shirt) and have their navigators wear it.
I like the hats on the
By Don't Panic
Sun, 05/09/2021 - 1:48am
I like the hats on the passengers. Why did we give up hats?
JFK
By Rob
Sun, 05/09/2021 - 8:43pm
JFK
That explains men...
By Ward8Mahatma
Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:28am
...but not women, who continued to wear hats through the most of the 60’s. I think Vatican II had something to do with that, since women could now attend church “uncoveredâ€. More important was the trend of young people in general abandoning the dress code of their parents.
Okay, the truth can at last
By Rob
Mon, 05/10/2021 - 9:17am
Okay, the truth can at last be told. The rest of the country hated Danbury CT and was determined to destroy their number one industry.
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Seriously, I don't know. I doubt it was Vatican II - that only affected a quarter of the population. Was there some sex symbol or young/healthy/vibrant/popular female celebrity who broke the trend? Did Mary Tyler Moore (or her characters) wear hats?
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