Fascinating Photos Show What a Bar Party Looked Like in the 1980s _ Throwback American Life

   

Cramming into clubs packed with big hair, booze and pounding music was a rite of passage in the 1980s. No sensible drinking cautions, no smoking bans, and generally less moderation of everything.

 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 

Bar Party in the 1980s

 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 

Bar Party in the 1980s

 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 

Bar Party in the 1980s

 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 
 
Bar Party in the 1980s
 

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s

Bar Party in the 1980s