Boomers and Gen X share the nostalgic posters they hung on their walls back in the day

Emily Shiffer
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:36:43 +0000
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Back in the day, plastering posters on bedroom walls was the ultimate method of self-expression. From bands to actors to movies and more, Boomers and Gen Xers had some pretty rad taste.

And the younger generations are inspired—posters are making a comeback. According to the Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2025, Gen Z has created a resurgence in posters and print sales, leading to a 22% increase in sales from 2024 to 2025. The reason? A desire to detox from digital technology and attain physical art.

Boomers and Gen Xers got nostalgic on Reddit as they discussed the posters that graced their bedroom walls growing up. From pop stars to famous artists, these are the nostalgic posters they hung from their walls:

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"Pages torn from Tiger Beat." - RutgerSchnauzer

"Jackson 5 and the Osmonds filled my Tiger Beat pages." - tipsana

"Ditto: Monkees, then Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy and.... Johnny Cash!" - Radiojan

"Leif Garret was my 9 year old idol ?." - doodlebug2727

"Yep. Mine were the Corey Haim and Jonathan Brandis. Lol." - sparksgirl1223

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"I (64f) had the fuzzy blacklight posters, and blacklights, too! Plus lava lamps, incense, and ozium for covering up the smell!" - Lovemybee

"Monet's Waterlilies..." - Spirit50Lake

"RongGearob?6d agoThe ones that I can remember: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon pyramids and band photo posters. The Who in concert and the Face Dances album poster. Jimi Hendrix." - RongGearRob

"I guess I’m really an old person. I had The Beatles everywhere." - TheFairyGardenLady

"DURAN DURAN! My walls were plastered with them." - ylly22

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"Farrah! But that was in my 20s, does that count as youth?" - Own-Animator-7526

"A poster of Middle Earth." - Eaglemoon7

"I was a geek too. However, the maps on my bedroom walls were National Geographic maps." - KhunDavid

"Map of Mars, Map of Native American tribes of North America, Map of the Moon. Map of the Solar System, Map of the World." - Xorpion

"WC Fields, Marx Brothers & Three Stooges." - VengefulWidower

"Bobby Sherman, Davy Jones, The David Cassidy and Partridge Family, Herman Hermits." - alanamil

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"Horses. My first horse poster was a huge one of the Budweiser Clydesdales. It has so much tape and tack holes on all of the corners. (I still have it in a poster tube in my basement). As a teen, I added musicians and actors to the mix, but always horses." - PahzTakesPhotos

"Rocky Horror Picture Show and I Want to Believe poster." - 207Menace

"Oh man I’m old. Clark Gable and James Dean." - sterlingsplendor

"Han Solo from Star Wars, Han Solo from Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo from Return of the Jedi. Oh and Indiana Jones from Raiders and Indy from Temple of Doom." - ConclusionUnusual320

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"I had two large ones. One was a peace sign. One was Snoopy dancing. Both, of course fluorescent under black lights." - Tasty_Impress3016

"A poster of Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet." - jeffeners

"Peter Frampton -Frampton Comes Alive." - typhoidmarry

"I hate admitting this, but David Lee Roth." - BelaFarinRod

"Ferrari 308GTB and a Lamborghini Countach, they are still there. Yes, I know I'm old. ?" - DCS_1963