Swinging London was far more than just a slogan. It was a truly electric pulse that raced through Carnaby Street and then echoed right off the Thames. This collection of 20 vintage snapshots freezes that pop-art charge right when mini-skirts, Mods, and Beatles mania rewired the city’s DNA. So go ahead and hop on your metaphorical Vespa and dive on in. That’s because the Sixties never quite looked this vivid until now.
1. Those hats are perfectly proper for a goon squad
2. I just wonder what they’re talking about on that lovely day, circa 1960s
3. Now that’s a striking fit if I’ve ever seen one
4. It could prove to be an impossible task with deciding which coat to wear, circa 1960s
5. Striking a pose on the streets of London in the sixties
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6. Another shot of Carnaby Street, London, in the sixties
7. A proper London hippie from the sixties
8. Oh he’s got the time
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9. Catching a ride back in London in the sixties
10. London’s Piccadilly Circus in the sixties
11. The Swinging Sixties in London’s Carnaby Street
12. Just another day out in London, England
13. A fun shot of Carnaby Street, London, back in the sixties
14. The lighting out in London in this shot is eerie to say the very least
15. Cards were a real popular pastime in London in the sixties
16. That kid is more ready to cross the road than anyone else in the London of the sixties
17. Enjoying the nice private garden in the London of the 1960s
18. Out on the London Bridge in the 1960s
19. Great Marlborough Street, London, 1969
20. A nice wedding out in London in 1966
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Before you stash away your Swinging London snapshots, cruise through our kaleidoscopic gallery of 19 Colorized Photos of the Mid-1960s for even richer hues of the decade. Still hungry for Mod mayhem? Check out 35 Vintage Photos of the Early to the Mid-1960s.
