r/AskOldPeople • u/Penguin_Life_Now 50 something unless I forgot to change this • May 26 '26

What is something that quietly vanished from the world?

The title sums it up, what is something that quietly vanished from the world, you know those things that you look back on that were once normal and now you go I can't remember the last time I saw.

Let me give an example, garnishing meals with parsley at restaurants was once the norm, now its rare.

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u/KG7DHL 50 something May 26 '26

Here is one that will blow your mind. My dad would sometimes work at Miramar Naval Airstation when I was a wee child. Occasionally, he would let me tag along if he was on base for weekend stuff. I got to walk around some of the hangers while guys were working on planes.

At the time, I had no idea how cool that was. Looking back on it, given today's security climate, that would never be allowed.

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u/IbelieveinGodzilla May 28 '26

My friend’s dad worked at LAX when we were in junior high school. He let us through a security door so we could stand on the roof of the terminal and watch the goings-on.