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  • Category: 50’s Events

  • Let it Snow!

    Posted by Bob on February 7, 2021March 2, 2021

    View my memory of three years ago about how the city dumped mounds of snow across the street from my home, and it was a kids dream to make a fort, have snowball fight teams …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Winter, Winter
  • Two Guys!

    Posted by Bob on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

    Back in 1959 I remember my mother telling me, Bobby they’re opening a new store soon called “Two Guys from Harrison” about 9 blocks away from our home. It’ll have 2 floors selling clothing, housewares, …

    1950's, 1960's events, 50's Events, 50's Life
  • New Page Added!

    Posted by Bob on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020

    I added a new page named “The 50’s Quiz Shows” there are twentry shows I listed and there’s some backround on the quiz shows scandals of the 1950s. The 50’s were the time of many …

    1950's, 1950's TV, 50's Events, 50's TV, Quiz Shows
  • Vintage TV Shows!

    Posted by Bob on October 3, 2020December 11, 2020

    I was thinking way back to when we watched TV in the early 1950s, and one of the best shows was the “Honeymooners” I think what make it more believable was the fact that a …

    1950's TV, 50's Events, 50's Life
  • Lazy Sundays of the 1950’s

    Posted by Bob on September 12, 2020February 24, 2021

    How different Sunday’s were in the 1950s, The only stores open were a couple of bakerys that made fresh rolls, buns, and great coffee cake and they closed at 1:00pm! And the Mom & Pop …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Life
  • There was a time!

    Posted by Bob on September 2, 2020September 3, 2020

    I wanted to share this with you, looking back at the days of my youth. I do remember getting service like this at the gas station and the vacuum cleaner salesman with the new vacuums …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Life
  • Playing Records

    Once upon A Time

    Posted by Bob on July 11, 2020September 12, 2020

    Back in 1957 my friend Buddy and I liked two Girls who were in like the 6th grade, so we finely got up the nerve to ask them if it would be ok to come …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Life
  • Sights of the City!

    Posted by Bob on June 1, 2020February 24, 2021

    In the early 1950s there were many places where you could travel to, one such avenue I remember there was about 11 blocks from my home, was a store named “Mickey Finns” a department store …

    1950's, 1950's films, 50's Events, 50's Life
  • Non-Stop Summer day ’58

    Posted by Bob on May 1, 2020October 15, 2020

    This story starts out on a hot summer day in 1958 it began as a simple day with a few kids coming out early to hang out and meet up to come up with whatever …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Life, 50's Summer
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