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Life at the beach and Cliff House in early 20th century San Francisco

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  • July 16, 2011 at 9:09 pm #2881 Reply
    donroc
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    http://www.cliffhouseproject.com/environs/oceanbeach/ocean_beach.htm

    July 29, 2011 at 3:20 pm #25108 Reply
    Phidippides
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    Some of those early photos make me wonder how much a person can enjoy the beach while wrapped up in a constrictive suit or dress.

    July 29, 2011 at 6:21 pm #25109 Reply
    skiguy
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    Probably dressed like that because they didn't have PX90 back then.

    July 30, 2011 at 12:54 pm #25110 Reply
    Phidippides
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    Probably dressed like that because they didn't have PX90 back then.

    Or P90X for that matter.  ;D

    July 30, 2011 at 1:11 pm #25111 Reply
    skiguy
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    whatever.

    August 1, 2011 at 7:59 am #25112 Reply
    Aetheling
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    The reason is obvious : the modern bikini was introduced by French engineer Louis Réard and fashion designer Jacques Heim in Paris in 1946 only.    ;)Just a lil bit later on the opposite side of the ocean tho: “The bathing beauty queen…blond Bebe Shopp, 18, of Hopkins, Minn…got an enthusiastic welcome in Paris, but she said she hasn't changed her mind about French swim suits. … 'I don't approve of Bikini suits for American girls,' Bebe told her French interviewers. 'The French girls can wear them if they want to, but I still don't approve of them on American girls.” Los Angeles Times 1949.

    August 1, 2011 at 7:38 pm #25113 Reply
    donroc
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    In San Francisco it is the weather. Was it Twain who said the coldest winter he ever spent was in San Francico during the summer? He was not kidding. I grew up in the city.

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