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Nostalgic Flashback Of The 1950s :
by Barbara Wangelid
Since I grew up in the 1950's it is fun for me to reflect on
some of the nifty things during that era.
Drive In Theatres Known then as the "passion pit", Drive In
Theatres bring back many happy memories! My birthday being in
July was the prime season for Drive In movies. I would invite
all my friends over to celebrate my birthday complete with my
mother's homemade barbeque sandwiches which was my favorite. She
would make it from sliced rump roast and then lay the meat in an
electric skillet smothered in barbeque sauce. Just before dark
we would all pile into a car and head for the drive In. I still
remember the intermission jingle "Let's all go to the lobby"
with the hot dog, soda drink and popcorn dancing across the
screen. The Drive In was the favorite place to go on a date and
the after the show we would go to the Steak n Shake for a
hamburger and fries. At that time you stayed in your car and
your food was brought to you. A tray holder was placed on the
drivers side window to hold the food. It was just brought to my
attention from my teenage grandchildren that "going steady" is
no longer used. I asked them what do you call it now? They
replied just "going out". Makes no sense to me, but that is how
times change. Back in the 50's and 60's when you were "going
steady", the girl would be given her boyfriends ring to wear.
Because they were always too big to fit, we would wrap the back
with white bandage tape and then cover that with fuzzy angora
yarn in different colors.. way too cool! The only place you
could buy the angora in my town was a department store downtown
and I can still remember that they did not have cash registers
at the counters, but instead the clerk would send your money
through a vacuum tube that led upstairs to the cashiers office.
It was much like the drive in banking tube that is used today.
Rock n Roll The summer of 1955 with Bill Haley's song "Rock
Around the Clock" changed the music we listened to forever. I
was hooked. Then came Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Fats
Domino, and the rest is history. Every Saturday I would walk
downtown to Lindstrom's Record store and listen to the latest
hits and always come home with at least one new 45. In my
bedroom next to my bed was my radio that I would listen to
every night just to hear the newest songs. Radio at that time
was AM only and at night with less interference in the airwaves
I could pick up a station from Little Rock which was about 600
miles from where I lived. The commercial that I will never
forget was for White Rose Petroleum Jelly. I was so excited the
night I heard the song "Sea Cruise" that I ran down to
Lindstrom's to buy it only to find out that it wasn't available
yet. My parents did not like Rock n Roll and would say it sounds
like noise. They did however "put up" with it and allowed me to
play my record player as loud as it would go which was not very
loud when compared to today's stereos. Now we have a stereo in
the living room, a portable stereo in the garage complete with
subwoofer, subwoofers on our computers and a subwoofer in the
car. My love for music has stayed with me and the music and the
equipment to play it with just keeps getting better.
Clothes Cuffed bobbie socks worn with suede "buckskin" shoes or
saddle shoes that came in all color combinations and styles from
light weight to the original heavier oxford in black and white.
The sleeves were always cuffed and rolled on the girls short
sleeve shirts, and finished off with a scarf around the neck.
Wool skirts with the length at the middle of the calf with a
slit in the back. The favorite hair styles were pony tails, and
shoulder length hair that was rolled at the ends with bangs and
usually a side part. Barrettes were often used as decoration
and to hold the hair away from the face. The boys typical
clothes were blue jeans with cuffed legs, a t-shirt with rolled
sleeves, or a shirt with the back of the collar turned up. They
wore various short hair styles ranging from the butch to
slightly longer Elvis style that was combed back and held in
place with VO5 Hair Dressing into a duck tail or DA as it was
called. Going to church on Easter Sunday was a sight to behold!
All the women and young girls (me included) wore a hat adorned
with artificial flowers along with white gloves.
Toys and Hobbies I wasn't much into dolls as a child because I
preferred to be outside exploring or making something with my
hands. The one doll that I did enjoy for a short time was the
Ginny Doll that is tucked away in a closet complete with all
the clothes, accessories and furniture along with a Toni Doll
still in the original box almost untouched. The Toni Doll was a
Christmas gift and I was evidently at the age that it just
didn't interest me much. Easy Bake Oven has been around for 50
plus years as I was given one for Christmas when I was 8 years
old and made and ate all the cakes the first night. Needless to
say, I got very sick later that night! One of my weekly downtown
stops was the local Hobby Shop that sold Paint by Number
products. I would sit at a desk in the sunroom and paint for
hours. I painted a black tole waste basket and Kleenex box
holder that was given to my Mother as a gift. They also sold
magic tricks that fascinated me and I would give magic shows at
home on the piano bench covered with a black antique crazy
quilt. Two other toys I have fond memories of was the Hula Hoop
and the Slinky.
Burma Shave The old motels are now a thing of the past having
been replaced with travel hotels. More rooms in a smaller
space, but not as convenient as the motels where you would park
right in front of your room. When our family would take car
trips we would see the Burma Shave signs along the road and
read them out load as we passed them. DON'T TRY PASSING, ON A
SLOPE, UNLESS YOU HAVE, A PERISCOPE, BURMA-SHAVE.
If computers had come along 45 years sooner, I think my life
would have been very different. Oh well, better late than
never.
Barbara Wangelid along with her husband Tobbe
are the owners of http://www.JackandFriends.com where you can
purchase vintage and retro reproduction signs, enamelware,
antique labels, 1950's retro, and classic pedal cars.
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