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...
17. London and Northwestern Railways around Preston File 105 Driver Jack Cray (left) and no, not young Adolph, but Walter (Rocky) Thompson take 5 for the photographer at Christian Road yard in the late 1950âs. Rocky is mimicking Jack by wearing a false moustache. They were the best of mates and a good footplate team. (Courtesy, Walter Thompson)
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18. Trinity School, Preston, 1952. Mr Bill Hesketh At Trinity School prior to the Preston Guild Torchlight Procession. Image kindly provided by Mrs. J. Williams, Fulwood, Preston. Courtesy of Paul Swarbrick & Gillian Lawson, Preston Historical Society.
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19. The Band, Avenham Park, Preston B&W Postcard c.1905 This elegant bandstand was constructed in 1903 at a cost of 435 pounds. It was removed from the park in in 1953
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20. The Fountain Inn, Water Lane, Preston. April 3rd 1954 The Fountain P.H was located at the junction of Watery Lane, Fylde Road and Tulketh Brow.
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