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