Here's what it looked like last time the Games were staged in London.
Image via Complex Original
The last time London hosted the Olympic Games was in 1948. At that time, the notion of pageantry and the spirit of competition had a different tone. These vintage photographs of the Opening Ceremony from that year are testament to the legacy of the games, and also the different ways the event was expressed in the past. [Retronaut]
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