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1. Remembering the 1950's What did the fifties mean to you? The advent of fast foods, cars with fins and Rock and Roll? I have chosen material that will look deeper into the history of the world during the 1950's. America in the 20th Century - The Postwar World Art Print...
2. 1959 - Music, Movies and Cars ----1959 movie "Some Like it Hot" Starring Marilyn Monroe - now on DVD ----1959 Collector Cars - Remember the Pink Cadillac? ---1959 Frankie Avalon's songs "Venus" and "Why" both went to #1 ----1959 first publica...
3. 1950 - Music, Movies and Cars ...... remember the American Cars of Fifties? A poster just for your walk down memory lane. .....1950 "Goodnight, Irene" by Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers was #1 for 13 weeks ....in 1950 Pillsbury and General Mills introduce prepared cake mixes. .....
4. Sexy, Retro Clothes for Curvy Grrls If you're reading this the odds are good you know the frustration of looking for clothes to fit a woman over a size 10.  And Heaven Forbid you possess a figure that is one size on top and another on the bottom.  Also please don't get me sta...
5. Quiz: 1959 Trivia Quiz. Test your 1959 knowledge, your trivia (not trivial) pursuit, your multiple choice skills.  See if you cut the mustard, are up to snuff, ace in the hole, all that good stuff.  All about movies, music, books and cars. Take my 1959 quiz is wh...
6. Do You Remember Oscar's Drive-In? Oscar's Drive-In isn't just about the food, it's about the nostalgia. If you were a teen in San Diego in the 50's or 60's you might remember Oscar's Drive-In. In 1941 Foodmaker Co. opened a drive-in restaurant called Topsy's in San Diego. The drive-...
7. Ten Favorite Fifties Movies With television's growing popularity, there was a decline in movie revenues. Hollywood was thus prompted to seek ways to draw audiences back to the theaters. The spectacle approach to film-making was developed with new film techniques such as Cin...
8. 1958 - Music, Movies and Cars Remember the 1958 Cadillac DeVille? --- This was one 'hot' car! Listen to Purple People Eater here - You will love it! ---1958 "The Purple People Eater" was written and performed by Sheb Wooley and reached #1 in the Billboard pop charts in...
9. Rock Around the Clock~Vintage Eyeglasses are Totally RETRO-RAMA!! When Hollywood actors started sporting frames from the past, a HOT revival began. Back in style are frames that used to be considered only worn by the biggest NERD in the class. Not anymore! Now the NERDIER the BETTER! Most popular styles are worn by...
10. 1957 - Music, Movies and Cars ---1957 Tab Hunter's "Young Love" was # 1 for six weeks in 1957. Remember? ---1957 The Frisbee was invented. The pie tins of the Frisbee Pie Company of Connecticut were the inspiration for the creation of the Frisbee. A Wham-O employee supp...
11. A Baby Boomer Childhood A lot has changed since I grew up in rural Iowa in the 50's and 60's when we had no internet and not much TV. Naturally, we found lots of other ways to entertain ourselves. It sure seemed like a simpler, more innocent time. I'll be sharing some of my...
12. Senior Geek Squids Headquarters   Senior Geek Squids-Boomer Lensmasters We are the creative, inquisitive, inventive computer jockeys born before the middle of the last century, the senior somewhat geeky Squids who use technology in a practical or fun way. Join this group of l...
13. 1953 - Music, Movies and Cars ---1953 The song "The Doggie in the Window" by Patti Page ran 8 weeks as #1 on the Hit Parade How many of these song do you still like to listen to? Til I Waltz Again with You - Teresa Brewer? or maybe Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) - Mary Ford,...
14. 1951 - Music, Movies and Cars ---1951 Tony Bennett was one of the 'heart throbs' of 1951 with 2 songs that made #1 on the Hit Parade -  "Because of You" and "Cold, Cold Heart" ---1951 Page's version of Detour became the most-popular and would become Page's seventh million-s...
15. The Retro Lounge: Shopping For Nostalgic Designs On Modern Clothes & Gifts Shopping for retro designs on modern clothes? Tile coaster sets to go with your vintage lifestyle? Funky fun retro style appliances, initial tees, poodles?  We've got 'em! 
16. Recipe for a vintage 50's room 1 vintage Sofa & Chair, 1 pair vintage End Tables, 1 vintage Coffee Table, 1 retro Area Rug, 1 vintage TV Lamp, 1 set vintage Drapes, 1 or more Poodle Figurines, 1/2 dozen vintage Games, 1 or more vintage Cat Figurines, 1 or more vintage Souvenir...
17. get your kicks on route 66 I've been greatly inspired from my travels upon the old highway...while much of it no longer exists, if you are patient, you can find more than you might otherwise have thought still remained...not long ago, trying to locate sections of the old road...
18. 1954 - Music, Movies and Cars ---1954 "Sh-Boom" by The Crew-Cuts ran 7 weeks as #1 on the Hit Parade ---1954 8 weeks as #1 on the Hit Parade was "Oh My Papa" by Eddie Fisher ---1954 TV dinners are introduced. C.A. Swanson & Sons introduced the first TV dinner: roas...
19. Fifties Diner in Vancouver, BC My first impression review of Sunshine Diner in Vancouver, BC? "Wow! I love this diner!" A special fifties milkshake outing was planned by our Recreation Director where I live at a Seniors Retirement home. My friend, Donalda, and I were loo...
20. 1955 - Music, Movies and Cars ---1955 The summer of 1955 Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets hit the charts and teenagers rocked the summer away. I was one of them! Remember -- Fats Domino singing - I Hear You Knocking? ---1955 Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif...