Listen Up, Squares: Teenagers In 1958 Were Hep Cats

From the archives, here’s a piece by British Pathé about teenagers in the 1950s and the places all the hep cats hang out. After a look inside the dance halls, we’re visit with Lady Lewisham, who, years later, would become Princess Diana’s stepmother. Her thoughts on teens? She “loves their gay clothes” and thinks the “splendid” youngsters “get kind of a raw deal.”