With that all-true aphorism in mind, take a look at what Prestonians looked like back in the 1950s. They were just like you and I, lived in the same city as us, and generally lived similar lives to ours, but their existence was far different from the one which we experience some 75 years on...
These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
Still fancy a bot more nostalgia or a few other trips down memory lane? Be sure not to miss some of our other recent retro picture collections...
53. 13th Preston St. Thomas Cub Scouts 1953 Entry for the National Soap Box Derby held at New Brighton in 1953. Image courtesy of Rev. Canon Ron Greenall
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54. Courtaulds Red Scar Plant, Preston. Courtauldsâ 1954 Works Christmas Party. Alan Middleton Courtauldsâ Collection © 2021 Images and caption comments courtesy of David Eaves
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55. WTMX -- Ron Tate and the late Dickie Preston in action at a Ripon Club Scramble at Hutton Conyers (Circa 1950/ 60) -- image for Classic & Evo Column -- issue dated January 22, 2015 Picture by: Barry Robinson
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56. Crowning the Floral Queen at Preston and Fulwood Horticultural Society Show, Public Hall, September 1 1954. Councillor Joseph Frederick Gray & Mrs. Evelyn Gray. Mayor & Mayoress of Preston 1954-55 and Guild Mayor & Mayoress 1972-73 from Councillor J.F. Gray's Commemorative Photograph Album, Preston
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