Back in the summers of the 50’s there was a time when the fruit man would come around with his push cart then at times with his pickup truck with lots of delicious fruit on …
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The Fruitman!
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Elvis!
Today marks a sad day in history it’s been 42 years since Elvis Presley passed away. I have great memories of Elvis when he was on the charts in the 1950s, and he was the …
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Mrs. Albright
In the year of 1958 my friend and I were walking to Woolworth’s five and dime store that was about 4 blocks away and as we were walking pass a apartment building, a woman in …
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Mr. Rock N Roll
The father of the phrase.” Rock N Roll” Alan Freed is well known for his place in Rock and Roll history as he referring so on main stream radio back in the early 1950s. And …
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Happy 4Th Of July!
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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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 …
