Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4Th of July this year in celebrating America’s Birthday! View the post from 2018 for tmy 4Th Of July memories from the 1950s on the link below.. https://thepastisback.blog/2018/07/03/1950s-4th-of-july/ Photo …
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Happy 4Th Of July!
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Mary’s Luncheonette!
Back in the summer days of the 50’s I used to go from time to time to the store around the block named Mary’s luncheonette also know as the “Nest” by the older kids mostly …
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A Good and Plenty Day!
Back in 1957 I wrote about being a paperboy in the 1950s and although i wasn’t on the job long, I do remember the day while playing with my friends in the Monerstary Grounds when …
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Memorial Day 2019
This is a post I made from last year, I wanted to repost it again for you. I remember going to the Memorial day parade back as a kid growing up in the 1950s.We looked …
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Captain Kangaroo!
Captain Kangaroo began on Oct, 3rd 1955 and ran till, December 8th 1984, at the time it was the longest running children’s television show. Bob Keeshan played the title character the show was based on the …
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What’s a little rain?
Today It’s raining hard on the east coast and at times especially in the summers of the 1950’s when it was a rainy day, I would go out on the front porch and just watch …
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Easter Memorys
With Easter almost here it brings back good memories of when my Grandparents would come for a visit on the saturday before and give each kid a box of those marshmellow eggs that come in …
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The Fast Runner!
In the mid-50’s we would go over to the Monastery across the street from our homes, where we played stick ball, baseball, and 2 hand touch football. When we weren’t doing any ball playing sometimes …
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Batter Up!
Back in the mid-1950s the P.A.L. in my town would hold try outs for the little league teams and depending on your age, a kid could go to the stadium about 4 blocks away the …
