Let's take a look at some scenes from around 1940-1950. It was the era of black and white photography.
First, from Japan; this was before automatic ticket gates were introduced.
There were even people sleeping in the aisles.
A nostalgic bento box vendor
The city was in chaos, a world where anything was possible. Women and socks were strong, and wounded soldiers were polishing shoes.
Ginza in 1953
average kitchen
For some reason, many of the beautiful women of the Showa era had thick legs.