Submitted by DotTraditional3096 t3_1259dc2 in OldSchoolCool
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Existance_Unknown t1_je366qo wrote
Dammit Darlene
Rangerleafs t1_je37afs wrote
Had to stop and see if anyone had already said it,,, damn I was late.. lol
GrumpyCatStevens t1_je3916h wrote
Funny you guys say this. I dated a girl for a while who looked like Sara Gilbert - but that was in the '90s, so it wasn't OP's mom.
si1965 t1_je39zro wrote
Northern Canada?
Mink03 t1_je3ai4i wrote
Reminds me of the last scene from freaks and geeks
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g00dhank t1_je3c5zx wrote
Maebe from Arrested Development?
No-Morning-2543 t1_je3cn0k wrote
Such a great photo!
Biddy_Impeccadillo t1_je3d8sx wrote
Just a suitcase and a dream …
MetricJester t1_je3da7r wrote
It looks similar to an Esso in Perry Sound. Not quite Northern Ontario there, but close.
sonofabitchXmustXpay t1_je3dsi0 wrote
Was she leaving her small town to follow her big city dreams?
frenchfret t1_je3e4zl wrote
DARLENE
intheazsun t1_je3fcy4 wrote
cutie
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cartoonassasin t1_je3gzig wrote
Must be hot female ancestor day again.
GeneralPatten t1_je3hkk8 wrote
My thoughts EXACTLY
turdferguson3891 t1_je3hsp1 wrote
Looks like the beginning of an after school special
dzhastin t1_je3iga3 wrote
This looks like someone’s last known photograph
snowyoda5150 t1_je3ispz wrote
Great photo thanks for sharing! You can see the Hope and dreams in her eyes.
jamesdkirk t1_je3kftz wrote
This was from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"
adampsyreal t1_je3me6e wrote
Your mom was Darlene Connor!?
Key_Text_169 t1_je3mu6t wrote
Delta Dawn…….
Key_Text_169 t1_je3mzey wrote
Last seen entering an Uber…….
SleepNowInTheFire666 t1_je3n1fm wrote
Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, she took the midnight train to anywhere
diito t1_je3ok7t wrote
It looks more mid to late 80s to me. That plymouth reliant, or whatever k-car it is could be 81-89. The jacket looks later 80s.
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nellie_1017 t1_je3q7mq wrote
Wow! She certainly doesn't look like she's in her '80s!
DuaneHicks t1_je3qcts wrote
She won't stop believing
neon_overload t1_je3swmj wrote
Early 80s? She doesn't look a day over 23
UnBeNtAxE t1_je3tc9x wrote
To be honest, that looks similar to all 80’s ESSO stations in small town Canada. I was going to guess Newfoundland/Labrador.
SerFraust t1_je3to49 wrote
Canadian mum. Esso gas station and Dominion supermarket bag.
DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je3u9a6 wrote
Would’ve been more like mid-late 80s actually
DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je3uch1 wrote
Yeah I think you’re right closer to mid-late 80s. She was born in 64’
DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je3ugks wrote
She grew up in Newfoundland so you’d probably be right
pn1159 t1_je3w085 wrote
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door
Scared_Bug6462 t1_je3w6fv wrote
Goo!!!
Maligned-Instrument t1_je3y177 wrote
Looks more like late 80s / early 90s
JohnGoodmansMistress t1_je3y5wl wrote
bruh beat me to it
JohnGoodmansMistress t1_je3y871 wrote
get out 😭
ParkingVanilla3202 t1_je40fqa wrote
When she ran away to live with David?
Unlucky_Aardvark_933 t1_je40p7q wrote
Love your mom! We only get one!
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JamboShanter t1_je41e4p wrote
Off to have a caustic on-off relationship with Leonard Hoffsteder?
Blackthorne75 t1_je4242h wrote
Kurthog t1_je42kn1 wrote
Great song, and the city boy is also a Canuck from "South Detroit" (i.e., Canada).
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TheMspice t1_je43oe0 wrote
We think the same, but that’s not really old school. Neither am I I’m just here because there’s some cool posts
SunshineAlways t1_je43xfx wrote
Yeah I think I had my big jean jacket mid eighties maybe? Early eighties they were shorter and tighter.
Ecstatic-Ambit t1_je46cwe wrote
Such a great photo!
miba t1_je46hb3 wrote
you mean david healy?
Rev0000 t1_je47fis wrote
First thing I thought. I miss the show
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edudspoolmak t1_je47u6f wrote
Canada ftw!
brutalproduct t1_je4857x wrote
I think I fuct yer mom a couple times in college.
Jk, but yah, your mom's style, in college.
ktxed t1_je48c7c wrote
Looks like she was a roadie.
fuqdisshite t1_je496x4 wrote
as a Michigander, i love you for this.
go find "South Detroit" on a map.
it is generally believed it was written so that it rhymed.
JCivX t1_je4984b wrote
It's literally just an old photo.
PlacentaOnOnionGravy t1_je49yv4 wrote
Was a joke
PlacentaOnOnionGravy t1_je49zvy wrote
JustARegularDeviant t1_je4ac0t wrote
Why does this picture make me terrified for your mother... it looks like apicture you'd see in the beginning of an unsolved mysteries episode
ShitPostToast t1_je4acid wrote
Glad I'm not the only one who see the resemblance lol
adam_demamps_wingman t1_je4auqp wrote
So what exactly is the lifespan of a Quonset hut?
r/quonsethuts
OldPaleontologist175 t1_je4b9br wrote
Is this in placentia newfoundland by any chance? Right by the lift bridge?
texasgeeek t1_je4bi05 wrote
That jacket and shoes scream late 80s early 90s.
Boz0r t1_je4bxhj wrote
Came for this
drdavidjacobs t1_je4c251 wrote
I said it in my head when I saw her but you beat me to it
Parkotron1 t1_je4d2z8 wrote
The show came back, and is called 'The Conners' now that Roseanne managed to get herself fired after doubling down on some racist statements a couple of years ago.
Most of the original cast is back, and it's... ok.
witchyanne t1_je4dx4e wrote
She took the midnight train goin anyyyywhere…
theonetruegrinch t1_je4ff2r wrote
> it is generally believed it was written so that it rhymed.
with what???
Detroit doesn't rhyme with anything else in that song LOL
EyesOfaCaplin t1_je4g22s wrote
I grew up in the same area. I recognized it right away.
Nomadzord t1_je4g86l wrote
It actually feels like the same show BUT it can be pretty heavy handed with political stuff. Even though I agree with it, it can be a lot at times.
bsend t1_je4gsqy wrote
That was my thought. I thought this was a true crime subreddit for a second. Glad it's not
DrLobsterPhD t1_je4he7g wrote
Ah another reminder that as a species' we put men on the moon before we put wheels on suitcases.
Thrallobr t1_je4hlv3 wrote
Placentia newfoundland, thats in front of the lift bridge. No I'm not the op, I just knew my hometown very well. I'd love for the op to confirm that though
Thrallobr t1_je4hqeq wrote
It has to be, right next to the Chinese restaurant.
[deleted] t1_je4i1pj wrote
Runaway train never goin back, wrong way on a one way track.
cia_nagger229 t1_je4i4kx wrote
another great day on r/lookatcasualpicsofmyrelative
Dirtydubya t1_je4j7yx wrote
She looks like she's running away from home with that suitcase
Toxic-Park t1_je4j8ce wrote
Robert Stack: Tonight on Unsolved Mysteries. Have you seen this woman? In 1982 she went on a small overnight trip with her best friend. This was the last known photograph of her and she hasn’t been seen by family and friends since.
🎵doo-doo-du-doo-doodu-DAH
double-you-dot t1_je4jh6m wrote
So does the plastic bag.
Battlegarde t1_je4jv72 wrote
Ah, The good ol' days
DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je4lxkz wrote
Must be, someone else commented asking if it was this location. I’m not sure myself, but my mom grew up in NL so it would make sense
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DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je4m0cu wrote
Must be, someone else commented asking if it was this location. I’m not sure myself
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kouderd t1_je4nfyo wrote
Did you know plastic bags weren't used in the US until 1979. You'll probably very rarely see any photos from the 70's with a plastic grocery bag
Flaky-Parsnip9737 t1_je4nj36 wrote
The background gives me Canada (West coast) vibes.
Turakamu t1_je4npco wrote
I don't think her comment was racist in intention, just she handled it poorly. She has been making a little comeback though
Muvseevum t1_je4omz9 wrote
Apparently doing Fox News-style comedy. So, the predictable topics.
mrpmanuk01 t1_je4pm4g wrote
After school specials- the memories. My parents outsourced all the ‘parent talks’ to those shows- ‘my mommas going to have a baby’ - that was my birds and bees talk. I was bored during that ‘Ialk’ and nothing they could do could make it interesting.
partisanal_cheese t1_je4pqnf wrote
It does sound better than “Windsor”.
McbEatsAirplane t1_je4r390 wrote
She looks a ton like my little sister.
DaWalt1976 t1_je4rjg3 wrote
Just a small town girl?
MonsieurReynard t1_je4suu2 wrote
It's technically a "half rhyme" with "boy."
Could have said "Illinois."
Ellen_Musk_Ox t1_je4tgy7 wrote
Livin in a LONELY WHIRLED!
FiveUpsideDown t1_je4u6r0 wrote
Was she a refugee?
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SocialSanityy t1_je4uf8x wrote
Looks like Carmen from Spy Kidz
lourudy t1_je4v8m0 wrote
Barstow?
Mr-IT-Guy t1_je4vy52 wrote
Well it isn't like the original wasn't a little heavy handed. One of the reasons I loved it.
shelsilverstien t1_je4w0m4 wrote
What's goin on?
digitalkc t1_je4w1bj wrote
Just a small town girl with her whole life packed in a suitcase by her feet
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shelsilverstien t1_je4wdji wrote
Because crime as entertainment rots your brain
shelsilverstien t1_je4wfbb wrote
This is literally just a comment
shelsilverstien t1_je4wkoe wrote
People used to pack way lighter
Ananvil t1_je4wyr8 wrote
She had to go teach a big city stockbroker the true meaning of Christmas
Fuckoffassholes t1_je4x6k8 wrote
I reckon OP's mom looked very similar in the 90s to the way she did in the 80s.
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GrumpyCatStevens t1_je4yh7h wrote
You're probably right, but in this picture she looks fairly close to the same age the girl I dated in the '90s was at that time (she was 19 when we began dating). Also my former girlfriend had straight hair.
Missthenorthwoods t1_je4yww5 wrote
Hitch hiking was safer then, eh?
BrooksideNL t1_je4z3z2 wrote
Waiting for Slaneys taxi to take her to Sin Jawns.
ozymanhattan t1_je519es wrote
She looks like she right out of a mid nineties indy road trip flick.
Darwincroc t1_je51rav wrote
Not OP, but 100% that's right. Boathouse in the back. Liftbridge would be just to the left. She's standing in front of what would be the Chinese restaurant in the late 80s. Jerseyside in the distant background. Super1 Stop just on the other side of the bridge.
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JacktheBoss_ t1_je52l5l wrote
OP: Dad?!?
nylonslips t1_je52oku wrote
Back when they still make high quality luggage bags.
Darwincroc t1_je52s8w wrote
Lol. Which would become a thing 25 years after this photo was taken,..
GrumpyCatStevens t1_je52sdd wrote
That depends. OP, what’s your mom’s name?
cheesefondue t1_je5352t wrote
Racism doesn’t have to be intentional. If you’re high on ambien and say something racist, then you must have been thinking those things sober too
killstorm114573 t1_je538z6 wrote
Getting Sarah Connor Terminator vibes
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thegoodnamesaretook t1_je55dca wrote
It looks like Darlene from Roseanne
dustin-dawind t1_je56ag8 wrote
I thought he said he just liked the sound of it better than the other options
stq66 t1_je57wkq wrote
I‘m reading K-car and thinking about the small Japanese ones. I double checked and saw a gas guzzling dinosaur.
(I’m same generation as OP‘s mum, so I may say that ;)
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fuqdisshite t1_je5b88k wrote
EDITED
i just linked the quote.
South Detroit = City Lights Boy
it isn't a perfect rhyme, but, it is a phoneticly appealing.
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Turakamu t1_je5j378 wrote
Sorta, she was alright on Kill Tony. I think she is trying to figure out her gears again.
Pandering_Panda7879 t1_je5k2r5 wrote
Darlene obviously
GrumpyCatStevens t1_je5k7q3 wrote
I've never been with anyone by that name, so I guess I'm in the clear.
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necrospyke t1_je5kfvh wrote
my turn......hey Isn't that the girl from poison Ivy opposite drew barrymore?
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NarcanMeFam t1_je5nb9j wrote
I came here to say this.
reasonb4belief t1_je5oz7n wrote
She doesn’t look a day over 70
Arthunter420 t1_je5ra6i wrote
Leaving her shifty lil town to move to Los Angeles
uubuer t1_je5spgg wrote
Yoo there is a married couple duo on YT that are some serious goofs, name is.....MEGANandJack....but yo mom looks JUST LIKE HER! Dark curly haired, white sundress and blue Jean jacket wearing and all bruh wtfh
Throw-it-all-away85 t1_je5wnhf wrote
Will need all her old clothes plz
You_meddling_kids t1_je5zd74 wrote
When I saw this picture I thought "someone is going to know exactly where this is".
Sure enough.
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77schild t1_je64dbs wrote
Her and Dan were the best parts of Rossanne.
HawkeyeTen t1_je67ouu wrote
Any idea where she was headed?
HawkeyeTen t1_je67xj9 wrote
This just shouts "80s North America".
Villager723 t1_je683wc wrote
Best comment today.
draemen t1_je6a4a7 wrote
A fellow Newfie. Who knit ya? 😊
SlaterVJ t1_je6f2rx wrote
Hollywood to be cast as Darlene.
Unfair-Geologist-556 t1_je6gavu wrote
Looks like maybe the USMC base Camp Pendleton?
Alexexy t1_je6icjz wrote
Man she looks like that one youtube vlogger that talks about flowers and gardens.
IcebergSlimFast t1_je6j81h wrote
Whirled peas?
Rocknrollrebel680 t1_je6kj5c wrote
Gorgeous
tacticalswine87 t1_je6llba wrote
Holy shit...I think I lived in the same town as a kid! Born later in the decade though.
tacticalswine87 t1_je6lv0e wrote
Damn...I came here to say the same thing and find out there's a few of us here.
HHSquad t1_je6mq0z wrote
Adorable.....I was probably 5 or 6 years older than her
Funny_Drummer_9794 t1_je6ytey wrote
Alaska?
SnakeBeardTheGreat t1_je765ww wrote
So they looked exactly the same only different. I'm cornrused.
grst75 t1_je7g4i3 wrote
Simone in Texas?
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Roadway89 t1_je7q0jx wrote
small face and color restoration
DotTraditional3096 OP t1_je7rk9g wrote
Interesting, is this like an AI generated face of hers or something? How did it become so detailed out of this blurry picture
Roadway89 t1_je7s3v4 wrote
A combination of AI and photoshop
Mega-Steve t1_je7tr5f wrote
One of my friends in high school (also early 90's) looked just like Sara Gilbert with light brown hair. We gave him no end of shit about it
FatesMessEngineer t1_je7xaop wrote
Backdoor beauty?
[deleted] t1_je7xarn wrote
I had the same shoes.
g_mac_93 t1_je853pe wrote
Go get ‘em, Sheryl!!!
frankdrachman t1_jebqtxv wrote
Cool lady.
LevelSpecial1590 t1_je353uu wrote
Before being cast on Roseanne?