Any kid growing up in the 1950’s knows about the great horror films at the time! It seems there was always a new one out playing and we used to go the Saturday matinée and view 2 …
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Oh The Horror!
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M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
The Mickey Mouse Club TV series premiered on October 3, 1955, my friend and I watched it every week! Our favorite Mouseketeer was Annette Funicello . It was a great show to watch for a lot …
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Mom Bruno’s Candy Store
Boy there was nothing like going around the corner to Mom Bruno’s Candy Store in the 50’s! She had a wooden display stand where she placed all the great candy of the time. She had a …
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A Boy and His Bike!
Oh the fun we had going out and riding our bikes in the summer! Up and down and all around our area. We would also repair our bikes like: fixing or repairing a flat tire picking up …
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The Everly Brothers
Don and Phil Everly were a big part of the 50’s rock and roll music! I remember songs like: All I have to do is dream, Wake up little Susie and more. What great voices …
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Grab the shovels!
Back in the 1958 we had a good snowstorm and we would go around asking people if they needed their sidewalk shoveled, and make a little money that went far for a kid in those days! …
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Wonderful Woolworths!
Back in the 50s our favorite store was Woolworth’s 5 and 10 cent stores! There was 3 in our city one just a few blocks from our homes.. We would go and buy those great …
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The Fruits of Summer!
Oh what sweet memories of picking fruit as kids! There was a place a few blocks from where we lived that used to be farm land. And in the summer we would grab a paper bag …
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57 Chevy
This is my favorite car from the 1950’s! What a car a real classic! My cousin had a boyfriend who had one and sometimes he would take us for a ride and get some ice cream …
The Past Is Back 