Saturday Night Fever' turns 30; Atlantans celebrate

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Saturday Night Fever' turns 30; Atlantans celebrate

The iconic movie "Saturday Night Fever" was released on Dec. 16, 1977. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, metro Atlantans sent us photos of their '70s fever.

My Family Life in the '70s.

My Family Life in the '70s. (Editor's note: cutie pie)

Flashback: My Family Life in the '70s.

Rod Adams (left) and Rich Smith visit Underground Atlanta during a Georgia road trip in the Spring of 1976. Adams was a senior at Ohio State University and Smith attended the University of Cincinnati. (Editor's note: We are impressed by that Underground sign.)

For prom in 1977, sporting my Farrah Fawcett hairdo!

Looking sleek and slim in New Orleans just before heading out to the disco for a night of partying in 1977.

Serving us proud.

1976 in Tallahassee Florida

All hail the king of disco. At least that's what John Travolta started Dec. 16, 1977, when the iconic movie "Saturday Night Fever" was released. To help mark the 30th anniversary of that momentous occasion (yes, we're loving on disco and polyester), here are some photos metro Atlantans sent to us from way back when ...

Flashback: My Family Life in the '70s

Flashback: My Family Life in the '70s

Margaret, Tom, Danny and Eric Boling at a family reunion, summer 1974, near Donalsonville.

Graduation Day 1972, Me and my cousin Mike Jenkins showing off the hats my aunt bought us in Mexico.

Me and my brother late '70s. Ugh ... the cornflower blue tights! (Editor's note: We almost missed those.)

Greg Martin (left) was not afraid of Travolta-esqe gear at brother Michael's wedding in 1976! Check out the tuxes and hair...

My parents at their prom at Atlanta's Frederick Douglass High School Prom of 1975 ... Astros to the end.

Cindy Wilson of the B-52's and Danny Beard of Wax 'n Facts and DB Records load up at the Piedmont Park Amplitheatre after a B-52's concert in the park, summer 1978.

Even the names of the characters she played became the stuff of movie legend: Coffy, Friday Foster, Sheba Shayne.

OK, so she didn't send this to us, but we couldn't resist. This poster of actress Farah Fawcett set off an explosion of fans in the '70s. Could it be that signature hairdo, the smile or ... well, she's gorgeous.

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My Family Life in the '70s.

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