PEOPLE staffer Rachel McRady goes back in time to the ‘last decade before the future’ thanks to a Colorado museum exhibit
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- PEOPLE staffer Rachel McRady recently visited History Colorado’s The ’90s: The Last Decade Before the Futureexhibit
- McRady took a trip down memory lane as she went inside a Blockbuster replica, jammed to ’90s hits and saw some iconic pieces of history up close
- The exhibit runs through Oct. 26 in downtown Denver
Feed your Tamagotchi and check your pager because it’s time to head back to the ‘90s, all thanks to History Colorado’s totally dope exhibit in Denver.
The ’90s: The Last Decade Before the Futurehas been on exhibit at the museum since November 2024, and there’s still a chance to visit and reminisce about things like Netscape Navigator and Nintendo 64. The exhibit runs through Oct. 26 in downtown Denver and features the highlights from the decade in history, technology, fashion, movies, music, sports and more.
As an adult child born in the 1900’s (1990 to be exact), I couldn’t resist the trip back in time to arguably the greatest decade — so great that Gen Z’s obsession with making my childhood “retro” has turned me, a 35-year-old, into Betty White on Golden Girls.
Walking into a makeshift suburban computer room setup, complete with a teal blue see-through iMac and a box to install Windows ‘98, I couldn’t help but wonder: “Why did we stop making clear and colorful technology? Who doesn’t want to see the inner workings of a landline phone? How come laptops are just boring silver and black and not neon green? Where did all the floppy discs go?”
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