Apparently, some facilities never left the ’70s. You walk in and it’s brown tile, wood paneling, a wall clock with a loud tick, and a fluorescent hum that hasn’t taken a day off since 1978.
21 Public Facilities That Haven’t Been Updated Since the ’70s
These lobbies, hallways, courts, and waiting rooms still wear the era’s look with some unfortunate selection of colours, textures, and signage that remembers a different budget.
1. That phone in this hospital is begging for an update
2. These colors take you straight back to the 70s
3. An entire ’70s vibe in this school cafeteria/theater
4. Definitely in need of an upgrade… and some letters
5. The malls in Finland are frozen in time
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6. The pole, the ceiling, vintage vibes for sure
7. Check out the paneling at the Cleveland Municipal Court
8. Denver’s train station also doubles as a senior community center
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9. I feel like I’m sending a letter to another century
10. Wonder how old those chairs are at this community center
11. The library in Calgary lives rent-free in the 70s
12. The filing cabinets at this courthouse, the different chairs… OMG
13. The New York Subway is actually from the 70s
14. Even the electrical work hasn’t been updated
15. Everything in this public pool in Brighton screams 1970s
16. Even the nurse seems to come from the past
17. Everyone can think that the students of this school haven’t met computers yet
18. I don’t know where to begin with the DMV
19. Even the metro is vintage in Istanbul
20. This should not be legal anymore
21. Old vibes at the police station
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These facilities were built to last, slow to change, and oddly comforting. If you’re in the mood for more built-world nostalgia, keep scrolling through these Abandoned Facilities That Time (and Safety Codes) Forgot, or these 15 Abandoned Megaprojects: Expensive Failures the World Forgot About. You can also check these 16 Places So Terrifying They Inspired Horror Movies.
