The Tony Costa photo session captured a youthful, fresh-faced Courteney Cox, often styled in bright, quintessentially ’80s fashion—big hair, denim, bold colors, and soft lighting typical of TV Guide portraits from that era. These images helped solidify her image as “America’s girl-next-door” before she achieved massive fame with Friends in the 1990s.

Fashion was bohemian chic—flowing dresses and linen shirts. While tourism grew, bringing more diverse visitors, the region held onto its core charm: a place to slow down and savor life’s simple pleasures.

These wonderful photos were taken by Peter Marshall from a holiday in Spring in Aix-en-Provence, including visits to -de-Provence, Marseille, Arles etc. in Spring 1974.

The car-washing scene, while not a central moment in the final film, has become a fan-favorite due to the rare candid glimpse it offers of Audrey in a casual, almost mischievous mood. Wearing practical clothes—often seen in rolled-up jeans or slacks and a tucked-in shirt—she’s shown with a sponge in hand, grinning or concentrating as she scrubs a car, usually a classic model from the era. These photos were likely staged for publicity or captured informally between takes.

The line was operated by the Boston Elevated Railway, which later became part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). It ran through Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood and connected Dudley Station—now known as Nubian Station—with downtown Boston and other areas.

The elevated railway was built to reduce street-level congestion and offered fast, grade-separated service through densely populated parts of the city. Dudley Station itself was a major transit hub and featured an architecturally distinctive elevated structure.

The elevated line remained in operation for much of the 20th century, but it was eventually closed in 1987 when the Orange Line was rerouted along the Southwest Corridor. The elevated tracks were dismantled, but Dudley Station continued to serve as a major bus terminal and was renamed Nubian Station in 2020.

These vintage photos from City of Boston Archives show what the Dudley Elevated Railway looked like from the early 1900s.

McGuire made a strong impression with her screen debut in Claudia (1943), reprising the role she played on Broadway. The film showcased her subtle, nuanced performance style, which contrasted with the more glamorous stars of the era. She starred as a mute servant in the psychological thriller The Spiral Staircase (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak. The role allowed her to demonstrate remarkable expressiveness without dialogue, further establishing her as a serious dramatic actress.

One of her most prominent roles of the decade, McGuire starred opposite Gregory Peck in the groundbreaking drama about antisemitism Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), directed by Elia Kazan. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and McGuire received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

Dorothy McGuire was not known for Hollywood glamour in the traditional sense. Instead, she became a favorite for roles that required intelligence, empathy, and depth. Her fashion and appearance often mirrored the grounded, middle-class characters she portrayed—modest dresses, natural hair, and a quiet elegance that resonated with audiences of the time. Here’s a selection of 30 fascinating photos of a young Dorothy in the 1940s:

Lyon had success as an actor in the 1930 film Hell’s Angels. For the next decade, he was constantly in demand, but his popularity began to wane by the early 1940s. By the mid 1940s he was working for 20th Century-Fox. On July 17, 1946, he met a young aspiring actress named Norma Jeane Dougherty. After his first meeting with her, he stated that she was “Jean Harlow all over again!” He organized a color screen test for the actress, renamed her, and finally signed her as Marilyn Monroe to her first studio contract.

Lyon died in 1979 at the age of 78. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1724 Vine Street. Take a look at these vintage photos to see portraits of a young and handsome Ben Lyon in the 1920s and 1930s.