Valentine's Day Dance, Chicago 1948
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Ah, Valentine's Day.
Remember when men dressed up in a suit, sipped icy-cold Cokes and danced with their dates?
Neither do we.
So, here is how young men and women celebrated on Feb. 14, 1948.
The scene is a Valentine's Dance, sponsored by the University Of Illinois-Chicago at Navy Pier.
That year, a temporary branch of the University of Illinois was established at Navy Pier to accommodate the increasing number of GI Bill students returning from war.
A Happy Couple
The Performance
Lining Up At The Coke Bar
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