If you grew up in the 1950s….you remember this - Life in America
Aug 9, 2023 12:02:26 #
Aug 9, 2023 12:02:57 #
flyguy wrote:
Brought back lots of memories --- grew up in the forty's and early fifties. Thanks for posting. 
Aug 9, 2023 12:03:15 #
Aug 9, 2023 12:03:58 #
Aug 9, 2023 12:18:25 #
Beowulf
Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI
I also grew up in the '40s and '50s, so I remember all of these. I would make a couple of observations, though: the video mentions saddle shoes as being ubiquitous; not mentioned, however, was the wide popularity of male oxfords called SnapJacks by Thom McAn. These needed no shoestrings, as they were slipped on and the external tongue was snapped into place to lock the shoe. Most popular in '56-'58 in the Northeast.
One minor correction: Chubby Checker's The Twist did not appear until April, 1960.
One minor correction: Chubby Checker's The Twist did not appear until April, 1960.
Aug 9, 2023 13:00:35 #
ELNikkor wrote:
Never had to make a "play date"...
Yeah, there were always lots of kids in the neighborhood, and they seemed to be in all age groups.
Aug 9, 2023 13:30:26 #
Aug 9, 2023 13:32:39 #
bcheary wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZb5xVi6GFw
I was born in 51, when I was 8 I got my first camera with Green Stamps. I think it was a Brownie from the Green Stamp store. Yea, I remember all these things we did as kids, it was a kinder and better time for damn sure.
But we as a society are devolving into the cesspool of stupidity.
bruce
Aug 9, 2023 13:54:20 #
riderxlx wrote:
I was born in 51, when I was 8 I got my first camera with Green Stamps. I think it was a Brownie from the Green Stamp store. Yea, I remember all these things we did as kids, it was a kinder and better time for damn sure.
But we as a society are devolving into the cesspool of stupidity.
bruce
But we as a society are devolving into the cesspool of stupidity.
bruce
Aug 9, 2023 16:07:15 #
Aug 9, 2023 17:35:41 #
Aug 10, 2023 02:21:25 #
bcheary wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZb5xVi6GFw
Wow, thanks walk down memory lane! It's sad that kids can't enjoy some of the simple things in life.
Aug 10, 2023 03:54:54 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
jerryc41 wrote:
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
Exactly, much depended on who you were and where you were at.
Aug 10, 2023 07:14:02 #
riderxlx wrote:
I was born in 51, when I was 8 I got my first camera with Green Stamps. I think it was a Brownie from the Green Stamp store. Yea, I remember all these things we did as kids, it was a kinder and better time for damn sure.
But we as a society are devolving into the cesspool of stupidity.
bruce
But we as a society are devolving into the cesspool of stupidity.
bruce
I still have the tripod I got with S&H Green Stamps in about 1957.
Stupidity and cruelty.
Aug 10, 2023 11:51:22 #
BAchme wrote:
Wow, thanks walk down memory lane! It's sad that kids can't enjoy some of the simple things in life.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.