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  • Category: 50’s Summer

  • The games we played

    Posted by Bob on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

    Back in the 1950’s in the summertime, one of the things we did was trade baseball cards, if I remember it right, we would do one like flipping where you would hold the card in …

    1950's, 50's Life, 50's Summer, Retro Games
  • Bear Mountain 59′

    Posted by Bob on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021

    Back in the year 1959, The city I lived in, offered free day passe’s to any kid who wanted to go to Bear Mountain for the day.sponsored by the P.A.L. And I remember a bunch …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Summer
  • In my day!

    Posted by Bob on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

    I know kids today would disagree with this post, when I think back to say how great it was being a kid in the 1950’s. Although I’m sure the kids back then would be into …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Summer
  • What was I Thinking?

    Posted by Bob on September 1, 2020December 11, 2020

    Back in 1957 my two sisters were working in Woolworths department store on the avenue, and one day my friend who lived upstairs from me had a english racer bike they were selling for $7.00 …

    1950's, 50's Life, 50's Summer
  • 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
  • Waiting For Dad!

    Posted by Bob on February 14, 2020February 24, 2021

    In the mid 1950s my Father was working about 3 blockes away from my house and in the summer months of one year I would go and sit on the stoop of what was then …

    1950's, 50's Summer
  • Saving up for our first car!

    Posted by Bob on January 17, 2020February 25, 2021

    In the summer of 1957 my friend buddy and I had a plan and that was to go down to the Acme supermarket just two blocks down from our house Buddy lived upstairs from me, …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Summer
  • The Fruitman!

    Posted by Bob on August 19, 2019February 25, 2021

    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 …

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's Summer
  • Happy 4Th Of July!

    Posted by Bob on July 4, 2019November 7, 2019

    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 …

    50's Events, 50's Summer
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