13 Things from the 1950s, Kids Today Will Never Understand!

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

Other things you could have mentioned: In the 1950s, the vast majority of American homes and cars were not air-conditioned. Neither were the public schools, the buses, or the trains. For us sweltering city kids, the main reason for going to the movies on a hot summer night was to take advantage of the air conditioning in the theater.

[@216trixie]

Not having air conditioning was definitely one of the best part of that time.

[@livinglife8333]

In the 70’s they still didn’t have air conditioning, we had fans everywhere. We had school clothes and play clothes. Not enough vocational schools now, I remember that they were as popular if not more than colleges.

[@ensabahnur7657]

@@livinglife8333 EXACTLY!

[@216trixie]

@@kanthanitnok1117 Your parents were lucky. Rich. We didn’t have front doors until 1983. Still don’t have heat.

[@cynthiamurphy3669]

@@livinglife8333 So true about the vocational schools but thinking they might be making a comeback. Several high schools in my town are talking about making courses like those I took more available. I was born in 1954 and attended a good vocational high school here in Dayton, Ohio in the early 70s that unfortunately closed down some years later. So much of high school time is wasted when kids could be learning practical skills and working part time with businesses in town like we did.

[@s95033]

Born in 51. I remember all of this. Simpler and more innocent days. Love these memories.

[@sdigf3167]

Yeah, the cold war and constant threat of nuclear annihilation was SOOOOO innocent.

[@yolieswitzer9466]

Me too. So you remember teachers warnings about behaving well in class so as not to have a mark on your "permanent record"😄

[@marknewton6984]

So great in the 50's!

[@bobblowhard8823]

Not so innocent if you were a black person in the south back then.

[@richardpage2555]

Why? Explain. Why "Not so innocent if you were a black person@@bobblowhard8823

[@louettesommers8594]

I was born in 1950, I wouldn’t trade my childhood with anyone I know. Thanks for another episode. ♥️ I love your channel.

[@oldtimer2192]

Hey, I’m a 67’ kid and I’ve gotta say the 80s’ wasn’t too bad either sir! 😊😊

[@louettesommers8594]

@@oldtimer2192 oh my gosh! Yes you are indeed a kid. One of my sons was born in 1969 and he would probably agree with you. The 80’s were a wonderful time in my life too.

[@marknewton6984]

Me too !

[@louettesommers8594]

@@marknewton6984 I love watching this channel. It brings back so many wonderful memories.

[@marknewton6984]

Have Gun-Will Travel, Sea Hunt!

[@Mbartel500]

The Pledge of Allegiance in school, playing red rover after school, the polio vaccine on a sugar cube, home milk delivery, I grew up in the 50s, and for me, it was the very best of times. I was so lucky to be a kid in the Nifty Fifties.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

The pledge of allegiance is still said in schools. 😊

[@northernlitez1]

I forgot all about the vaccine on the sugar cube

[@Mbartel500]

@@jenniferhansen3622 yes, in some states it still is, but in my state, there is no law making it mandatory, and in the interest of “cultural diversity” “religious inclusiveness”, “racial equality”, and people's “FEELINGS”, it has been removed in the school district where I've lived for most of my life.

[@northernlitez1]

@@Mbartel500 How sad and scary

[@marilyntaylor9577]

Being a crossing guard

[@betsybattles2696]

we never went downtown or to church without hats and gloves. We knew all our neighbors and everyone helped everyone else when needed. Us kids could roam the neighborhood without any worries at all as every mother would be watching out for us.

[@samanthab1923]

We knew our Mailman & garbage men too.

[@glennso47]

@@samanthab1923and our milkman

[@glennso47]

You forgot Pinky Lee who also had a kids tv show. And the Mickey Mouse Club.

[@richardyoung4616]

There is a photo on this channel that shows 3 women in a grocery store in curlers.

[@samanthab1923]

@@richardyoung4616 😆😆

[@margeanblake4356]

The 50's and early 60's were definitely the best time to grow up in. My 2 older sisters and I grew up outdoors from sun up to sun down. Had the best childhood!

[@vincentkr]

but many people didnt have great time back then, they had their stupid jobs and bills and life wasnt much different. maybe the pictures show that perfect life and you only want to remember the perfect stuff. just open a 1950's newspaper and enjoy haha. violence agains women was a very common thing.

[@larryinNH]

I always felt like I was meant to grow up back then. I loved the 80’s, but these videos and pictures from the 50’s really pull me in.

[@angeldesigns1385]

I’m an 80’s kid, and I am VERY thankful for my childhood. I was raised by a grandmother who purchased her house in 1953 and never changed, I wore a lot of hand me down play clothes that belong to my uncles when they were little, i played with all their old 50’s hand me down toys, many of the neighbors still had their old cars from the 50s and 60s, and when we were inside, we watched reruns of bewitched, Dobie Gillis, George Burns and Gracie Alley, etc. etc. in some ways, I guess I can say that I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of it.

[@elwyrick]

I was born in 1950. All in all you were much better being raised in the 80s. For one thing, medical advances saved you from potential serious illnesses that were easily treatable by the 80s. And if you weren't white and at least middle class, your life was way way much much worse in the fifties than in the 80s.

[@Pluviophile218]

I was born in 54. I wouldn't trade my childhood for anything. Not everything was easy, but certainly more pleasant.

[@manga12]

@@angeldesigns1385 yea the 80's we still had many left overs and practices since the end of ww2, like rotary phones, tv, playing outside, family church and dinner time, not always trapped behind electronics, home made foods 2 perant families, and doing stuff for fun not having kids lives micromanaged, also taught to dress up for occasions, and computers were there but more of a novalty not the end all to be all, and you had family shows that were sometimes mature but not something that kids could not see or use as a teachable moment, still there is much that isn't perfect in any era but at least you didn't have to spend a fortune to have fun, and you had 2 perant famlies, dispite what some might say a families that have a mom and dad do better makes the kids more well rounded the male voice helps kids temper anger even if its subcontious fear deep down, but also what a girl should look for in a boyfriend or husband, or how a boy should grow up and how to be a man though there are few great examples anymore and no one is perfect but it does make a differance, what I would not do to go back even 6 years before all the stuff happened that did right before the pandemic and loosing the rest of my moms sisters family that was like a second mom and sisters to me. I also miss all the food at christmas, going to services as a family, and the dinners we used to have, now everyone is too buissy of my cousins that remain and life is less fun feels more like I am just spinning my wheels in life week in and week out

[@matrox]

You all definetly missed when most of America was sane.

[@firescorpio4545]

My mom showed me a photo album of her and her family growing up in the fifties. Over 300 photos. So much class and people seem to look happier.

[@SquirtlePower809]

Same! My mom shares the most amazing stories and photos with me. I was born 1985, and my childhood was pretty great (cause technology hadn't taken over yet) but I wish society was more like the 1950s today

[@stevechance150]

Yes, in the 1950s employees had a company pension, and the CEO would never consider sending jobs to Mexico or India. Sending away jobs would hurt the local community.

[@SquirtlePower809]

@@stevechance150 absolutely 💯 correct!! I was just lamenting about this to my parents the other day. I often feel very sad about the current economy and workforce. I would LOVE to have a job that I could go to each day and really feel like a "partner" of the business (I hope that makes sense). Where I could take pride in my work and really give my all to the company, and in turn the company would truly value me and take care of me. Loyalty! And that is how we built incredible American companies. But today? First, as you mentioned, so many jobs have been cut or outsourced, and the remaining ones are just in a constant state of turnover (because again, no Loyalty on either part). Next, the pay today is just tragic, unless you are a CEO, a doctor, etc. People my age were basically forced to go to college and wrack up huge debt, only to find jobs that hardly pay. And I'm not asking to be rich! I just want to be able to live comfortably having my needs met. Then add onto all of that how EXPENSIVE everything is today and how many more things we are "required" to purchase and pay for (Think back to when we didn't have to buy 2k phones with a $120 monthly phone bill, and laptops, and tablets, and internet bill, and Netflix bill, etc) It's all just been so messed up. And don't get me started on the ways that America has been screwed up socially/politically cause that makes me sad as well. When I think about all of these young kids getting carved up and given cross sex hormones in the name of "inclusivity" my blood boils. I just wish we could bring back the 50s!

[@carolinegray7510]

Ah! Photo albums! Pics of family members in the 20's and 30's. I'm the only one who has 'snapshots' of my grandchildren. Any other fotos were taken with digital cameras, saved in the 'cloud'. All lost now due to getting a new 'puter or phone or technical loss. Film isn't developed anymore. (Or rarely). How are we going to show what was? We can't. Family get to-gethers or even family game night has disappeared. It was wonderful going to my grandmother's house, or the aunts. The family album usually was brought out and the stories would fly! Summer nights on the front porch listening to my Dad and my uncle talking about they things they got up to as kids. 😊 Hearts don't seem to be as connected to each other anymore. How in the world can we make these children realize what a happiness they are missing ?

[@vincentkr]

mostly it was fake happiness as everything had to live their fake life. that change in the late 60's thankfully.

[@Poddydodger]

Kids would take off outside after breakfast and roam freely but knew they had to be home before it got dark.

[@cleokey]

I was born right after the war, and I have great memories of making up various forms of street baseball, depending on how many kids showed up. Very few from my neighborhood could afford college, you learn a trade, or join the army. In my case, I spent the first 20 years working at my dad's gas station. I developed a strong mechanical aptitude that allowed me to become lineman for the power company and support a family without two people working. As a kid, we got our first black & white TV in the late 50s ... it was magical ... it stopped broadcasting every evening about midnight with the playing of the national anthem, and I think we had about 4 - 5 channels? I still have about 75 glass marbles from my childhood. It was a popular game ... draw a circle in the dirt somewhere and start shooting for KEEPS 😅

[@sonhuynh8222]

U were very lucky to grow up when you did 🎉

[@orbyjett2864]

I remember tv signing off with national anthem. Nicer times

[@marknewton6984]

And comics books...

[@adorabledeplorable5105]

I remember the same simplistic things as you do .😊

[@joans2002]

Thanks for sharing. I too was a fifties child. There were less taxes then and the rates were lower, which helped families by many being able to live mainly on one income.

[@fob1xxl]

I remember all of this so well. I was born in 1945, so I was right in the middle of the 50s. Family was the focus. Disrespect from kids came with the next generation. We were always playing outside, next door, down the street, in the empty lot ! My parents bought their first TV in 1949. I still remember the movies we saw the night before we got our new 16" Motorola TV, it was"She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" and "The Red Shoes". As a child, "Howdy Doody" was an everyday must-see. I also remember, "Ding Dong School", "The Lone Ranger", "Captain Video", "Roy Rodgers" and "Hopalong Cassidy". We would go on a Sunday drive every weekend. It was always like a mini vacation to me. When I was 10, my folks bought a new Mercury and stopping off at a drive in for a hamburger on the weekend was a real treat. My dad always wore a tie when we went out. My mom would never think of going out without a little lipstick and Rouge. She always wore a dress and had her hair done. Nothing like today. I was so fortunate to have such great parents. We were always a family. Thanks mom and dad ! 💙

[@auapplemac2441]

You were fortunate in many ways.

[@RandalF-259]

Sunday drives were very important.

[@flybouy11]

I was born in 1945 and remember all of this. I was born on a farm and was driving tractors and trucks on our own land. You could drive a vehicle at any age on your owned land. Passing my driver license at age 16 was easily done.

[@jamescbliss2225]

I was born in 1946

[@kidavis3386]

If you remember Hoppy, you grew up in LA. You forgot Space Patrol.

[@krisklopf1901]

I love this and wish we could go back to this time. When women and little girls dressed up we wore petticoats under our dresses.

[@kathybost1879]

I think we called them crinolines, and of course there were garter belts pre pantyhose. out all day on our bikes, free as a bird. a real education, no indoctrination and dumbed down curriculem. soon we will all be gone, and no one will remember life before all the tech and insanity.

[@evelynsaungikar3553]

You can dress however you like.

[@sdigf3167]

You wear them if you like them so much.

[@StarchildMagic]

We tend to remember the good parts of the past without remembering the not-so-good parts, like how sexism was codified in our laws and culture.

[@sdigf3167]

@@StarchildMagic Exactly. An it is a bit insulting to the groups who were abused to hear how wonderful it was. I'd like to see this guy wear a corset and have to do everything in those clothes.

[@mikeywid4954]

Thank you Recollection Road for all your timeless content and the work you put into it. Back in those days my grandmother wouldn't go grocery shopping unless she was dressed up. Now we have The People of Walmart!

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

Sad that Walmart has pulled in The People. When we left for Hawaii in 1984 there was no Walmart. A friend of mine visited family on the mainland and she came back just raving about this great new store called Walmart. When we first returned home in 1989, WM wasn’t like it is now. But as our culture has taken such a nose dive you can’t expect much less.

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

Walmart is now called Ghettomart

[@auapplemac2441]

Too many people don't want to be bothered with good manners. Seems too many of us prefer to be angry about almost anything. @@user-vm5ud4xw6n

[@auapplemac2441]

Not really, most are in the burbs. BTW, I'm very middle class and I shop there now after turning my nose up because I thought they weren't classy enough for me. Live and learn.@@rogerstlaurent8704

[@auapplemac2441]

LAZY! @@3810-dj4qz

[@terrysuemakesvideosforyou9940]

I was little in the end of the 1950's. I still think that most of these things carried over into the early 60's. We didn't have a tv when I was real little, and I do remember sitting in my little rocking chair listing to The Friendly Giant on the radio. There were other kids programs too. Then it was in the den with all my favorite tv programs! We played outside alot and went to Church too. You showed the Mouse Trap game. I had that new in the end of the 60's I think. We had lots of fun with board games. It was a fun time. We never said that we were bored. If we did, Mom or dad would think of some chores we should do!

[@RobertGSwan]

I was born in 1948 - the 1950's and early 1960's were great times to grow up. Great times. Wonderful memories.

[@marilyntaylor9577]

My time!

[@angeldesigns1385]

I would have loved to have been a kid in the 50’s and teen in the early 60’s

[@61rampy65]

@lynnefromthelake Just because you had a crummy childhood doesn't mean everyone did. It was a great time.

[@angeldesigns1385]

@lynnefromthelake oh go back to your safe space lib’turd and learn to spell “awesome” since you’re such an expert on accountability lol!

[@orbyjett2864]

@lynnefromthelake sorry for your hardships

[@SCORPIUS.98]

I'm born in 1998, however I love watching these videos. Makes me long for simpler times.

[@orbyjett2864]

An experiment was done where they showed NY high schoolers tapes, such as those shown here, of what dating was like in the 50's. It was expected the kids would mock what they saw but actually envied the way of life. They particularly liked the lack of high tension pressures of sex, drugs and violence

[@sdigf3167]

Don't let these people fool you. You will have the same memories of your childhood when compared to later times too. And remember, the time these people are saying was so good had rampant segregation, the Cold war, and constant threat of nuclear annihilation, and even Air Raid drills in Schools. The only real difference is that the population was much less dense, and they did not have social media. It's not that bad things didn't happen. It's just that they could be in their fake bubbles and not hear about it.

[@cindywong8168]

Same !

[@sebdupree1]

Cool so you are a generation z like i am

[@mypronouniswtf5559]

Wasnt simpler times,you worked harder and everything was expensive..

[@joycemayhew8025]

I'm so blessed and thankful for having the pleasure of growing up in the 50's and 60's❤❤❤❤❤

[@itiswell333]

It's interesting that table top games have made such a big comeback in Australia, a rebellion against all the electronics that have become so pervasive. There is definitely a renewed appreciation for cheaper and simpler pass times.

[@eddavis1832]

Good point. Made popular by episodes of “Bluey.”

[@patrickcannell2258]

Good to hear.

[@deveraalmestica5838]

My mom grow up that era the stories she tell of the era . I always told my mom and dad that era was the best people respect each other and kids where kids . Rest in peace mom.

[@farside51]

I’m a 50’s kid and very grateful for it. The best time of my life. Today’s kids are lost.

[@marknewton6984]

You got it right!

[@colinmccarthy7921]

I totally agree with you.❤️.

[@sladewilson377]

@@marknewton6984yup 50s kids were segregated

[@stevenpike7857]

I assume you're White and a male? My grandfather told me how he was beat because he was desperate and drank from a Whites Only fountain and how he had to get off the sidewalk if white people were walking down the street. I guess different people had different experiences concerning the 50's. If you were unlucky enough to be in an abusive relationship, the wife could call the cops after being beaten, but the cops wouldn't do anything about it, and told the woman to not p'ss off her husband. Women were often sexually harassed and sexually abused, it was the "norm."

[@Youngguns42303]

I was born 1960 and If I or you had the inventions that these kids have known all their life...we wouldn't be any different. You can disagree with that all you want to but you are only fooling yourself. You can watch videos like this from the 40, 50, 60s, 70s, 80s and each of those are define by what was available to them. Even today you see it in older people. They no longer go out to eat breakfast or other things like that to MEET the friends. They are sitting at a key board for most of their day.

[@thomasmartin3343]

I am 88yo and this brought back a lot of fond memories.

[@bvondohlen]

My Grandfather till the day he passed (2019) had certain clothes for certain things. I still remember him having indoor and outside clothes. He always wanted to look nice.

[@KAT-dg6el]

My dad had to wear a suit and tie to work but when he came home he wore his old suit pants. I don’t think I ever saw him in a pair of jeans until 1996 and he didn’t like them.

[@vincentkr]

how nice,

[@winnerscreed6767]

dad would only wear jeans and sneakers when doing yard work or camping, sweat pants and shirts were only worn we he was sick. He didn't go past 8th grade as he had to work on the farm, but he did sales, chef, management, local politics, life insurance, real estate and many other jobs in his lifetime., He could also answer almost every question in almost every category on Jeopardy.

[@sarahalbers5555]

My Grandpa always looked and smelled wonderful. He was a real gentleman.❤

[@csc333]

it was a generation that prioritized appearances no matter what

[@karenkennedy6331]

I just remember good family times, sitting out on our patio at night and looking at the stars and naming them. Free! Simple Fun!

[@davidjaap2130]

During summer nights, sometimes we would go to the drive - in movie theater. I miss that. We would dress in our pajamas so my parents could just pick us up & put us straight in bed. Sometimes we would walk ourselves if we managed to stay awake. We always made our own popcorn & brought our own snacks & drinks, usually a pitcher of Kool Aid. Yea, those were the days. People today dont know what theyre missing. 🙏❤☺

[@orbyjett2864]

Exactly as it happened, in pj's for little ones, citronella rings being burned to ward off mosquitoes, show up early to take advantage of free rides before the movie and a loaf of sandwiches. Great times

[@northernlitez1]

I remeber my parents taking me to a drive-in double feature of Blazing Saddle's and Young Frakenstein lol.

[@marknewton6984]

Bravo drive-in! Fun times...

[@gwesco]

Same here. Our first drive-in theater opened in 1955 and we would go to it or the one in the next town about once a month. I was a drive-in fanatic and was heartbroken when our last one closed on October 9, 2009. My wife and I had been to it nearly 500 times over the past ten years.

[@Araconox]

Same thing happened to us. In the early fifties. we would pile into the back seat of our parents 1954 Pontiac, in our pajamas and go to the Cinema Park drive in in Calgary, Alberta about once a month. Of course we were dressed in our pajamas. There was a concession stand in a small building right under the big screen and it was a real treat to go there to buy popcorn and a pop. Ten cents each! They had speakers on poles at the top of small inclines so the cars could drive up and be at an upward angle to watch the movies. The speakers would be hooked onto the rolled down window and our parents would adjust the volume. It was fantastic. A real night on the town , as most homes didn't even have a tv , and if they did there was only one black and white television station. It was all that was in our city from 1954 - 1965, when we suddenly had 2 stations. Still black and white. Often, at the end of a double feature, when we were fast asleep and our dad was exhausted anyway after a long day at work, he would drive off, forgetting the speaker was still attached to the window. This happened more than once. Will never forget those years.

[@johnpelkington8437]

Absolutely the best of times growing up....lots of memories

[@ancientgamer3645]

Riding my bike, roller skating, and playing baseball. The girls playing hopscotch and the boys playing marbles. Going downtown to watch the Saturday matinee. All the kids going to the soda shop (which in many towns was also the pharmacy and candy store). As a teen, going to the drive-in movie on the weekend nights. Grandma making pies and cakes.

[@johnbethea4505]

Born in 1946. Thanks for bringing back things and ways from my childhood..

[@angeldesigns1385]

I’m an 80’s kid. Good to know the 50’s kid are still around! Wish I could have been there.

[@johnbethea4505]

@angeldesigns1385 I have child born in 1973, 1980, 1984 and 1988. You would have know a different world back then and would have enjoyed it..the best of luck.

[@marknewton6984]

Me too. I feel lucky...

[@angeldesigns1385]

@@johnbethea4505yes sir!

[@AbdulMajid-fl1rc]

Silent gen, i can see you dum dum 😂

[@nancyblizzard7295]

I’m a baby boomer born in 1946. I am so grateful that I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s . When I was in first grade I saw my first tv show. A classmate had one of the tv’s with a tiny screen and after school we would go to her house and watch Kate Smith. I still remember the Dutch Cleanser commercials! We did all the things you mentioned and it was a wonderful time to be a kid! Dinner time with the family is something I still cherish today, and yes, I went to church twice on Sundays and on Wednesday evenings. Life was so much simpler then and I miss those days still.

[@wendymccourt9979]

I remember Kate Smith program after school. She opened her show with,"When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" then Superman came on TV with George Reeves as Superman. Nice memory

[@AbdulMajid-fl1rc]

So you want illegal all porn and abuse woman for being different?

[@frankkolton1780]

I would give all my remaining years to go back and live just 5 years in the 1950s again.

[@marilyntaylor9577]

Most of the kids in my neighborhood had fathers that were WWII vets

[@angeldesigns1385]

And I appreciate their service!🇺🇸

[@Donna-zc9ii]

I was born in 1952 and my dad was a WWII vet.

[@woodwaker1]

And many of us Vietnam Vets

[@marilyntaylor9577]

@woodwaker1 The boys of all those WWII vets. The Vietnam Vets came from our neighborhoods, you were our ages. From kick the can to night patrols.

[@woodwaker1]

@@marilyntaylor9577 I know war is terrible, but I feel today's boys are missing out on the training and feeling for this Great Country.

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

Thank you for this sweet look back, these videos are such a wonderful break from the crappy world we live in today

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

I'll take today's wold over World War II, Korea, the cold war, and Vietnam

[@shellyweiers121]

You are absolutely right Brigitte couldn't agree more 👏

[@gregggoss2210]

​@@shellyweiers121, agreed 👍.

[@aandc2005]

Yup couldn't have said it better! These times now f'ing suck!

[@orbyjett2864]

@@aandc2005 we can still instill such values in our families

[@legenefirestone1639]

This brought back so many wonderful memories of growing up in my family. Wished it was still like that nowadays. Definitely they were my “good old days”.

[@melissabibby7310]

My Mom 1954 Born and she would tell me all the things at this time seemed like a great time to be a kid.👍❤️

[@marknewton6984]

It was. Davy Crockett!

[@SquirtlePower809]

Same! And I will say that I am SO LUCKY my mom has raised us with this same 1950s worldview-- and everything in our home is from the late 40s and 50s and I can't tell you how warm, beautiful, and special it is. I walk into other people's homes and see all this new, plastic, cold, shiny, and let's face it poorly made furniture and such. But everything in our home is so sturdy and so unique looking. I'm not bragging btw, I am just explaining how amazing things were in the 1950s and I am appreciative my Mom has kept some of that world for me and my siblings.

[@sarahalbers5555]

I was born in 1955. It was a great time to be a kid!

[@petercharron3268]

Loved the part about unsupervised sports. We flooded our backyard to play hockey. Now our little town has a huge dome for the high school team with every dad thinking his son is going to the NHL

[@carmencahilig2885]

Going down memory lane! Remembering the 50's to present, what a big difference. And living through all these different decades, am truly blessed! Granny 80!

[@RandalF-259]

I think looking for soda bottles (or pop if you prefer) and "jobs" like mowing a lawn or raking leaves for an elderly couple should be included.

[@dbrianhoyt]

There was a pottery factory about a mile from home. I would go door to door collecting old newspapers. The pottery paid a cent a pound. You could buy a lot of treats for a buck or two (1950’s).

[@stevedeleon8775]

My grandfather made his own TV back in the 1950's from a Kit he bought from Popular Science Magazine I wasn't born until 1959 so I got to see his project as a kid growing up in the 1960's that TV is still around today..it still works but my mother has it stashed away as a cherished family memory of her dad

[@RandallvanOosten-ln5wf]

People did take pride when they went to church, the theater, or to town. My mom made sure we dressed in our Sunday best when she took us shopping downtown. And, yes, virtually everyone went to church or Synagogue on Saturday/Sunday. Up until the late 50s, most businesses were actually closed on Sundays--even in California. I should add that, because of the Baby Boom, there were usually hordes of kids on your neighborhood block. Whenever you went outside you could expect lots of your friends to be there to play with. This is one of the biggest differences between then and now.

[@vincentkr]

didnt you dislike that fake life, many did thats why the 60s happened thankfully.

[@glennso47]

I have seen videos of ball games in the past and you can see people in the audience wearing their Sunday clothes.

[@glennso47]

Those computers you couldn’t even play video games on. I understand that the little cellphone you have now is much more powerful than those huge computers from the past.

[@IMWeira]

Not to mention that we also dressed in our Sunday Best when going to the Airport. Whether we were picking up at the planes' exit or waiting with flyers at the boarding gate, let alone flying ourselves, we dressed like visiting Royalty! 😂😂

[@ronalddevine9587]

I grew up in the 50s. What a wonderful time. You missed how totally safe Trick or Treating was. Kids today have no idea how safe most of us were. The milk man, donuts delivered, soda delivered, etc.

[@sdigf3167]

Yeah, my dad was a cop. You weren't safe. You just didn't have social media to tell you you weren't.

[@jademusic1211]

I grew up in the 70's. I always felt safe, but then there's a lot that goes on "behind the scenes" that, as a child, you may not be privy to or aware of. I imagine it's like that in every generation.

[@marknewton6984]

50's felt safe. Wonderful era...

[@bobblowhard8823]

Wonderful! But what if you were black, and living in the south in the 1950's? Then life was hell.

[@ronalddevine9587]

@@bobblowhard8823 That's precisely why I said MOST OF US. I can only speak for what I experienced in suburban Connecticut.

[@theronwolf3296]

I started school in 1955. My mother walked me to school a couple of times, then I was on my own. It was my job to get to school on time. My dog ran free, and would frequently be waiting at the school for me to get out in the afternoon. I remember going to the store for her, and a few years back, after her passing, we found a 'baby book' diary. Apparently I was 4 years old when I did my first solo trip to the store. Times have changed.

[@norbertsiewert-f5s]

Same here. I was sent to the store with my little wagon when I was about 4. No one would dare send their preschool child alone anywhere today!

[@peterbaruxis2511]

Something that nobody will ever understand again is that one average person could work at a job and support a family.

[@Youngguns42303]

While that is true, somewhat (many mothers started working back then), your life mainly consisted of going to school, or work, coming home from either of those. For the kids playing till dinner time. For the parent watching TV or reading. No NEW gadgets when ever you wanted them. Or toys for the children until Christmas or a birthday. One TV, one car 4 to 6 years old and sometimes a beater for mom. If you were lucky a vacation to the closest attraction once a year. Today living standards are a lot higher than the above and couldn't have been supported on one income back in the 50s. Both parents have new cars, TVs in almost every room, go out to eat 3 to 5 days a week. Not only TVs in almost every room but newer and bigger every few years. A cell phone not only for the parent but children also. Game systems instead of a $3 toy. Vacations to theme parks. The best or newest clothes for mom and kids. I could keep going and going on "things" that were not in the budget in the 50s

[@LcdDrmr]

@@Youngguns42303 (Sorry I couldn't quickly get the stats from beyond 2013) From 1973 to 2013, hourly compensation of a typical (production/nonsupervisory) worker rose just 9 percent while productivity increased 74 percent. Middle-wage workers' hourly wage was in 2013 up 6% since 1979, low-wage workers' wages were down 5%, while those with very high wages saw a 41% increase. From 1980 to 2013 the top 1% wage grew 138% since 1979 (hitting 150% in 2005), while wages for the bottom 90% grew 15%, and that growth didn't even begin until 1995 and reached 15% in 2000 with no change since. Meanwhile health care coverage and other employer benefits have been steadily reduced since 1980, especially in jobs requiring a college degree, by more than 31%, two-thirds of that coming since 2000. In 1965 CEO's averaged 20 times the average worker's pay. By 2013 it was 300 times that (hitting 383 times that in 1998). Federal minimum wage in 2013 was $7.25. Had it kept pace with inflation, it would have been $18.42 at that time. People, as in 90% of us, are not better off now than in the past, and the average worker in this country does not have what you think: "Both parents have new cars, TVs in almost every room, go out to eat 3 to 5 days a week. Vacations to theme parks. The best or newest clothes for mom and kids." It's true there are more things to buy, and people do spend outrageous amounts on cell phones, game systems and other "necessities", but a lot of what you think is typical is not. Imagine what everyone's pay would be like if their wages had matched their productivity; a cashier making $30k would be making around $50k, and that's without any commensurate rise in prices. This means that a cashier in the 50's or 60's essentially was making that much in purchasing power. In other words, people have lost the purchasing power they once had, and which had kept pace with inflation up until about 1972. In 1965 you could buy a brand new Mustang for $2600, which is

[@RobertMay-tr1yx]

Well everything you said is true about the 1950s, in the more we have today, you missed the complete picture you cannot see the tree for the woods! We live in a much more violent world, you don't know your next door neighbor, schools are completely unsafe look at the mass school shootings, families are no longer closely bound, you have to watch your children day in and day out, no longer can kids walk alone for Halloween, children are in daycare from the time they're able to walk because both parents work, the bond between you and your mother in the 1950s is totally different from today, family values in total have gone to the woods, in short what I'm trying to say sometimes having less is much more better than having more, it's the little things in life that matter and sadly that is forgotten today!!!!!

[@RobertMay-tr1yx]

I'd like to interject one more thing you speak of all the communications and technology we have, yeah you can live next door to someone for 5 years and not even know their first name, let alone their last name, I'll take less technology, and more money, I'd rather live in a safer America!

[@tonycollazorappo]

50s 60s, were the best times to be a kid and people in general were all nice. Music and moves were the best as well, if I could go back in time I would without hesitation.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

People weren't nice to black people who wanted to sit in a lunch counter

[@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470]

​@@vicepresidentmikepence889Yeah, most of them were. Stfu.

[@sonampalmo3578]

So much innocence and imagination. I loved the cartoons, Roy Rogers, Howdy Doody, family board games, going for ice cream cones (raspberry sherbet was a favorite) on Saturday, and family road trips to see grandparents up north for holidays. Don't even get me started on Christmas:)

[@willhorting5317]

​@@vicepresidentmikepence889 what you say is true. But why can you never make comments that are not based around racism, victimhood, and negativity? No matter what the topic or time period being talked about in the video, you always have nothing except decisive comments to make. Your own everyday life must be quite unhappy.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

@@willhorting5317 I never comment on the "I miss my childhood" comments. I comment on the "life was perfect, in the seventies, and I feel sorry for kids today" comments..When I was a kid, in the eighties, I remember many older people saying how " life was so much better, in the fifties, and todays generation is worthless

[@PAUL-pz3rz]

I consider myself extremely lucky to have grown up during this time. I would not trade places with the current generation for anything.

[@marknewton6984]

Neither would I.

[@vincentkr]

why would it make you happier then anyone else who was born afterwards. its weird, thinking your own youth is superior to someone elses.

[@marknewton6984]

You like today?😮

[@PAUL-pz3rz]

No Mark I don't. The country has continued on a downhill path. Our American values, our moral values, our standards everything has been lowered. Children played outside and women could walk down the street without fear. American Made meant the best in the world. It was not perfect by any means but it was so much better than today. The good news is, we can fix it. But will we?@@marknewton6984

[@cecoya]

Being a child of the 60's myself I do remember "Disney" also "Mutual of Omaha" with all the animals (not an insurance company), used to watch Jacques Cousteau and his adventures under the sea/ocean. The buses for schooling never had seat belts either. We had merry-go-rounds, teeter totters, big huge metal slides to play on. Thanks for sharing and you have a wonderful day

[@FTChomp9980]

My Grandparents grew up in this era,But watching Back To The Future it was cool seening the 50s in the 80s! Mind I am a 24 year old Gen Zer I was born in 1999. But I'm fascinated by the 50s it would be cool to have a party in a 1950s Themed Diner.

[@skibee50]

Thank you for sparking my memories

[@homeworshipwithmartyandamy7754]

Thank you for bringing back many good memories!

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

I was born in October 1949 in the UK; we didn't have a phone installed, nor did we have a fridge. Just a cold room, (a larder) for keeping milk cold, and my mother shopped every day at the corner shop. No central heating anywhere in the home, just a coal fire in the lounge and one in the dining room. I saw my first TV at age 10 in a small 12" screen. We walked to school every day; my dad didn't own a car in those days and yet we were happy. Communication with one another was much better than it is today.

[@ShesooBreezy]

Face to face interaction is still the best. ☺️☺️ Before my grandma passed away, in the 2000s she’d always wear a big hat, make up, and a suit to church. She’d always look good.

[@Nancy-px7hn]

Drive-In movies were popular, especially for teenagers. The soda fountain was popular for young people. I remember the drive-in restaurants with car hops servicing us at our car's window. Picnics at the neighborhood park on the weekends. For entertainment on the weekends there was the roller skating rink, the bowling alley, Little League for boys, the park with tennis courts, baseball fields, basketball courts, horseshoes, slides, merry-go-rounds, etc. Bikes were our transportation around our neighborhoods. We had so much fun and we weren't micro-managed like today's kids. We learned how to entertain ourselves and learned responsibility for our appropriate age.

[@dantzmusic]

*Close your eyes, follow my heart, call on the memories, take us away back to the feelings* *we shared, when they played in the 'Still of the Night,' so real, so right. 'Lost in the Fifties* *Tonight.'* 🎼🎹

[@kidavis3386]

And “Over the Mountain” and “You’re a Thousand Miles Away”…

[@OldDood]

We had to be home when the street lights came on. Also my Mother had a 'Whistle' that we could hear for a couple of blocks to tell us to come home.

[@weirdshibainu]

Born in 58, but I grew up with a lot of the 50's lifestyle. At age 8, my mom and I flew cross country to visit relatives. She had me wear slacks with a white collared shirt, a tie and a blazer. Everyone dressed up to travel, especially to fly. I got a set of "wings" from the stewardess and the pilot walked through the cabin during the flight and greeted people. I flew a couple months back, half dressed like slobs. There was a party of 4 women ( in their 30s' ) that kept talking loud as the walked down the aisle, dropping the F bomb. As the attendant walked the aisle to check seat belts, one of the women didn't have her buckled. The attendant asked her to buckle her belt and the woman started giving her a hard time about it. This went on for a few minutes until the captain came back and told her to buckle or she'd get escorted off the plane. She buckled up with every other word the F bomb. Unreal how people behave now.

[@imadickens3337]

Look at old baseball games! Men wore jackets and ties! I had forgotten about getting the wings when I flew!

[@lee-lee2418]

A way better way of life for sure for the most part! Born in the late 1960's I can attest to this even in the times I grew up in 😊. I will always be thankful for the godly values I was raised with, and in play, using our imagination (not getting everything we wanted). 😉

[@sdigf3167]

Ah, so you were indoctrinated young, and haven't gotten over it yet. Good to know.

[@sferg9582]

I remember taking the family road trips when we were kids and remember seeing the welcoming "Holiday Inn" signs after a day of traveling. It was always a welcome sight and especially if there was a pool!

[@PabloEslovaco]

And how was it with paid vacation? Asi you needed couple of days... Nowdays it's s problem to take 5days off in a row

[@stephendacey8761]

I loved going to Howard Johnson's. Best fish & chips money can buy. Always loved going there and it was always busy.

[@mewregaurdhissyfit7733]

Manners, etiquette, respect, consideration, empathy, compassion, social graces, and understanding of others disappeared thru the 1990's and were pretty much completely extinct from society by 2010. Today it's about extreme narcissism, greed, hate mongering, material goods, and money....and to hell with being nice and courteous to anybody. The past decades had their own problems, but at least there was the social graces and basic manners that kept society content with being civil to one another.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

That's funny. I grew up in the eighties, and I remember all the "grumpy old people" saying Manners, etiquette, respect ,consideration, empathy, compassion, social graces, and understanding of others disappeared through the 1950's

[@mewregaurdhissyfit7733]

Yeah, it was killed a little bit in each generation. But today, those things are long dead. People would rather run you over than stop at a red light for you. People would rather kill you than divorce you. People would rather throw stuff at you and call you names, rather than speak civilly to you and debate an issue.@@vicepresidentmikepence889

[@orbyjett2864]

Well said

[@KAT-dg6el]

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 depends on where you lived. North Dakota versus California you’re going to have a completely different environment.

[@SonicGamerGirl2006]

I grew up in the 2000s and the early 2010s. It's very sad that society has gotten severely downgraded in recent years. It makes me wish that I was born in a different era. I was born in 2002. 😞😞

[@AngelasJoys]

Loved the trip down memory lane and my 50s childhood. Thank you.

[@carlavision6143]

I wasn't born in the 50's but, just had to see what the 50's were like. Really enjoyed your video!

[@davidjaap2130]

Born in '52 & i could go on & on about growing up back then. I was raised Catholic so every Sunday morning it was church, come home, change clothes, & go out & play. 1st communion & confirmatiom as well as birthdays were a big deal. Surprised there was no mention of "Lassie". We used to play baseball in the streets as well as 250 or 500. Nights meant Kick the Can or Flashlight Tag. Root Beer stands were a big deal & special treat. Picnics were a big treat. If you were a lucky boy you could join Cub Scouts& Boy Scouts. Girls - Brownies & Girl Scouts. I wouldnt give those times up either. 🙏❤☺

[@suekaiser4163]

I was born on 52 as well and raised catholic I remember all you stated. Good times😊😊😊

[@bettywagner4208]

We didn't have a lot of money back then so we were selective about spending it. My favorite childhood store was the local "5 +10" Woolworth who stocked my favorite toys -- paper cutout dolls (movie stars, of course), jacks, pickup sticks, small plastic 3-D puzzles (still have a few), puppets, coloring bks, and outside a penny gumball machine which included small plastic "charms" (tossed the gumballs in favor of charms.

[@angelaarnold3740]

If we could only go back in Time. I have so many LOVELY Memories of Myself and My Mom. Friday Night was Treat Night A Soft Drink And a Bar of Chocolate for Me and We Would Listen To The Radio. My Mom Taught Me To Dance She Was A WONDERFUL Ballroom Dancer. Thanks For The Memories ❤❤❤

[@georgevangordon9728]

I still remember the day we got our first TV sitting or laying on the floor on Saturday morning to watch cartoons. I loved it.. it was a great time to live. Anything was possible

[@frankwafer6919]

Thank you REC Road for the blast from our old past!!!😮💖💯🤍💫👍✌!

[@daler.steffy1047]

What you have shown here in this video is accurate for One SEGMENT of American Society, the middle-class white family. I was born in 1948, and, therefore, I was a child (a young man) growing up in the 1950s, in Columbus, Ohio. We lived in a brand new subdivision of houses that were between 1100 and 1400 sq. ft. (plus basements), and there were no fences between the houses. It was easy to get to know your neighbors because every family had kids, lots and lots of kids; and the parents got to be friends with each other. We often ran through multiple yards when playing Cowboys and Indians and Army, using an array of toy pistols and rifles that were accessible through the Sears Catalog. And during that time, too, the Yoyo and Hula Hoop were popular. It was also the time of the rotary dial phone and rabbit ears on top of the television set to bring in a TV signal from some distant transmitting tower. My mother stayed home, and my dad went to work as a mechanical engineer at North American Aviation. The individual and combined efforts of both my parents successfully supported a growing family of 5, then eventually 7 of us. We went to church on Sundays dressed in our finest; and it is true, that anytime we went out as a family, whether to eat, visit other families or (even) go to the movies, we had to dress nicely...or "properly." We got to know all of our neighbors, and you were expected to address the adults as Mr. and/or Mrs., never using their first names. The Sears Catalog came out, I think, in the late fall, and that gave us plenty of time to rummage through the pages to look for toys that we wanted for Christmas. In those days, toys were mostly made of metal and not the insipid plastic that everything is made of now. Back to a neighborhood focus, if I got in trouble because of something I did in our neighborhood, whether I "accomplished it alone" or with a group of other kids, other parents "had a right" to scold me as much as my own parents did; and what this means, of course, is that parenting us adventurous children extended beyond our own homes, and that was a good thing from my experience. What became a central focus for playing as kids growing up in the 1950s was using our IMAGINATIONS. An old broomstick with a piece of rope tied around the top portion of it would be a horse to ride, or putting clothespins on a narrow metal support on your bicycle would now be controls that you could push as "levers" to make your bike do certain things--within the scope of your imagination. And a clothespin and playing card attached to a spoke on each wheel was always a fun thing to do because they made loud clapping noises. And, then, in the winter, making snow forts and having snowball fights, or piling up large amounts of snow into a big dome and then hollowing it out to make an igloo, provided hours of winter entertainment. Our family did play board games and card games, and a popular card game of that time was called "Hearts"; and the popular board games in our family were Monopoly, Life and Checkers. Was growing up in the 1950s idyllic? No, not for everybody, especially given the presence of racism in our nation, where drinking fountains and restrooms and cafes were often (still) segregated in many states--and where women were not being acknowledged on an equal stance with men! But, somehow, I got to be blessed with the opportunity to experience the riches that the 1950s had to offer, and I would define those riches, in part, as unlimited freedom to express yourself, an appreciation for using one's imagination, and appreciating the importance of respecting your fellow friends and the adults that were such a vital part of your life. Would I want to go back and relive the 1950s? Yes and no. As examples: With today's medical advances, improvements in dental care, progress with issues around racism and women's rights, aka, the#MeToo Movement, no, I would not want to return; moving forward in acknowledging the importance of equal rights for EVERY human being is paramount to living in a healthy society. So I keep wonderful memories of the past with me, while I move forward each day to appreciate all that humankind continues to offer and bless me with... and with what I am able to give back. ~drs (01/09/24)

[@LisaMorales-z6u]

I was born right after the war, and I have great memories of making up various forms of street baseball, depending on how many kids showed up. Very few from my neighborhood could afford college, you learn a trade, or join the army. In my case, I spent the first 20 years working at my dad's gas station. I developed a strong mechanical aptitude that allowed me to become lineman for the power company and support a family without two people working.

[@Dadsezso]

I am a kid from the 50's. I remember getting a complete Lone Ranger outfit including the boots and hat, along with gun belt and pearl (plastic) handled cap gun for Christmas one year. Hi ho Silver, AWAY!

[@fasx56]

Thank you for reflecting back to the culture of the 1950s. The traditions, clothing and life styles and entertainment define that decade. Those us who were growing up at that time went through a lot of what your research in photos presented in this video. What is so valuable about this research is that we can look at this video now with an adult mind and years of memory, we can appreciate and relate much easier. When you are young a person you can have all kinds of cultural events, customs and traditions going on and not realize what it means or how important it might be. When one is older and sees a presentation like yours it is really meaningful in light of cultural history and how our country evolved, thank you.

[@Circuit7Active]

Doctors made house calls in the 1950s

[@pepi12xbr]

Yep. $5.00 including a penicillin shot and prescription drugs that the doctor took out of his black bag. And yes he drove a Buick.

[@patrickcannell2258]

Ambulance service was very basic then. Just as well they did.

[@jonkleckner6187]

Ending the video with a family getting in an Edsel is a great memory! The sixties were entirely different. The fifties were so unique and never to be experienced again!

[@stevechance150]

"The fifties were so unique and never to be experienced again"! You left out how, during the 1950's, black kids had their own high school, which wasn't nearly as nice or well equipped as the white's high school. You left out how colored children were not allowed in the public swimming pool. True Fact: During the early 1960's, our Parks And Recreation Director said he would close down the city pool before he would allow blacks to use the pool.

[@norbertsiewert-f5s]

@stevechance150 : Unfortunately, many US communities were ruined by the invasive migration of the black population to Northern cities. Milwaukee is a case in point. I would not live there today!

[@redtra236]

@@stevechance150 Separate but equal

[@rutabagasteu]

We were the first to have a television in our neighborhood. Before I went to first grade we still had pick up the phone and the operator asked who we wanted to talk to. About 6 months later, still not in first grade, the operator said number please. I had to wear jeans, shirt, shoes and socks to go anywhere in town. Played outdoors a great deal. Only 3 TV stations. One only came in a viewable way at night. I remember scientists being interviewed and stating the wrist communicators Dick Tracy comic strip in the newspaper would never happen. Now we have cellphones. I remember when there were no restaurant chains along the highway until the Interstates started being put in.

[@samanthab1923]

You’re very lucky. My mom didn’t have a TV or phone till she was in HS. Late 50’s

[@orbyjett2864]

Don't forget the party line where several people shared the same line and you sometimes had to wait your turn to make a call

[@rutabagasteu]

@@orbyjett2864 or one who listened in on all calls.

[@matrox]

@@orbyjett2864 Yeh...my Grandmother lived in the country and had a party line all the way into the 70s.

[@laurag7295]

My dad insisted we get the 50-foot TV tower. We got many more channels than our neighbours, and, thanks to a bequest, we had the first colour TV in town too!

[@rustyknott-W.D]

'52 here. Schools had strict dress codes. One car, one TV and one phone (on a party line) per household. As a kid in the 50's, I remember accepting rides from strangers as I walked to my grandparents' house a mile away. Walking or riding a bike to my little league games was de rigeur, my parents would never have driven me to the game or practice. If my mom needed the car, she'd drive my dad to work and pick him up after he got off. Remember being left unattended in the car while mom went shopping?

[@c2002onnor]

I grew up in the 70’s and it was still like this where I lived and grew up it was great

[@thegreatguru1985]

You forgot to freeze time so we could enjoy what use to be pleasant times. We had it a little tuffer back then but life was fun. Not like it is today; where you have thugs raoming the streets and gangs shooting up neighborhoods. I use miss going to the dime story with my grandmother. Me and her would go to the A&P to get some goods for the house. I use to ask her if I could have a slice of colby long horn cheese out of the butcher shop. Christmas time was a major event back then. So was Thanksgiving. But we never put a Christmas 🎄tree up till after Thanksgiving . The stores wouldn't put out Christmas gifts or any other merchandise until the day after Thanksgiving. Then the town would spring to life with joy and happiness everywhere you looked. O how I miss the days of old. The kid's today can't even determine what sex they are. How sad 😔. I'm glad to see these videos. It brings back a time in my mind of happiness and joy. Thanks guys; keep up the great work. Peace 🙏

[@julenepegher6999]

If only we could go back. It was stricter back then. I went to a Catholic school those nuns were tough. But you are right it was fun and we had a blast. I would not trade those days for anything,

[@vintagedior1733]

this comment made me happy .

[@acatal2464]

I was just a baby in the late 1950's, I barely remember things in late 50's. My parents used to go to drive in theater a lot. I learned later on the the decade of 1950' was a great time period when America was still a great nation!

[@kathypichey4306]

We had fun and Morals

[@sladewilson377]

Racial Segregation is morals?

[@mrj10101]

All these values should be practiced today

[@peterkogler9502]

I was born in 1948. Yup, that's the way it was. I feel very fortunate. The 1950' were truly a golden age to be a kid.

[@andreeelliott2943]

Wonderful world of color in 1960s on Sunday nights.

[@pixel9548]

And the Flintstones before that!

[@glennso47]

Also The Steve Allen Show on Sunday night. Hy Ho Steverino !

[@masoodgha6765]

you dont know how much I love your videos,,,, thank you very much....❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@hollish196]

We used to play card games, like War--that is just a stupid one!!--and Old Maid, and Go Fish. My grandmother taught me how to play Canasta.

[@lizdrouin1104]

Oh how I miss all aspects of those good old days.

[@darant2249]

Bet kids today couldn’t figure out old phones😃 🎶 thank you for the memories🎶

[@rs-ye7kw]

1. Saturday afternoon matinees at the local movie theater always drew overflow crowds of kids. 2. During the summer, the "swimming holes" in area streams and creeks always had lots of older kids and, on the weekends, families with younger kids since pools were very scarce and affordable only for the rich. 3. Dances at the local high school gym were common.

[@Mikael.formermilitary]

We did similar things in the '70s and '80s. No phones, computers, or tablets. It was a great time to be a kid. I remember my mom and dad telling me about the 50s. It seemed like a magical time compared to the slimy crap going on today.

[@starrystarrynight6281]

I remember walking 4 blocks with my mother to the bakery where we got the huge treat of a half dozen delicious, glazed donuts in a pink box!

[@donnabanks7656]

Nice! I enjoyed watching this.

[@maryanneevans9563]

I was born in 53 and I remember going to the drive-movies.

[@ronm6585]

Thank you.

[@josephgaviota]

1:00 It's true, we absolutely had "school clothes," "play clothes," and "Sunday school clothes."

[@timward3116]

A lot of the things in this video continued well into the 1960's. I would add that, for many in the middle class, one person could often support a whole family - sometimes with overtime (see written description of mothers above), two or three kids often shared a bedroom, and honesty was considered a virtue and was stressed in school and at home, plaid and stripes were in, new pants and coats were bought two sizes too large ("you'll grow into them," we were told), and kids could draw guns in school notebooks and not be considered a threat to society (because they weren't).

[@KAT-dg6el]

Yep boys had cap guns and BB guns. Some went hunting with their dads and kept their shotguns on a gun rack in the back window of the pickups. My brother, nor any boys back then, turned into criminals.

[@timward3116]

@@KAT-dg6el Amazing. Isn't it interesting that all of the "experts" on TV seem to ignore the obvious?

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

I was a child of the 60s. Wonderful World of Disney was a Sunday night show when I was a kid. I still remember Walt talking about the grand theme park he was going to build in Florida. If I was raising a kid today I wouldn't let him or her within a mile of anything Disney. As for dressing appropriately, there are maybe two or three of us who wear a coat and tie to Mass let alone anywhere else. Standards have gone out the window. One thing kids from the 50s and 60s had going for them was being allowed to be a kid. These are perilous times for children. I say a special prayer for em every Sunday. I imagine I should up that quota to every day. Note to self, get going on that.

[@sdigf3167]

I guess you forgot the constant Air Raid drills and Nuclear bomb training in schools, the Cold War, and threat of being nuked out of existence. Are you having other issues with memory too?

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

@@sdigf3167 My memory is fine comrade. So are my manners when dealing with people I've never met. Just sayin.

[@sdigf3167]

@@itinerantpatriot1196 There is nothing polite or factual about your comment. Just sayin'.

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

The more modern Disney stuff is bad, but some of the classic stuff is just fine. Like the movie That darn cat (Haley mills)or the movie the ugly Dachshund w/Dean Jones

[@laurag7295]

Sadly, I am the only one who wears a dress to church now...and it is hidden under my choir cassock and surplice. Naturally, I can not wear a hat either! I did wear a wonderful hat to a local restaurant for lunch with my son, and almost every person had something positive to say! 😊

[@josephgaviota]

2:00 Yes, we were taught to say "may I be excused from the table." To her dying day we were never allowed to answer my mom with "yeah," or "uh huh," we _had_ to say "yes."

[@tallthinwavy3]

I remember schools had the hot water heaters , called radiators to warm classes. The one in 6th grade was loud.

[@Carol-wj4gw]

My husband and I were kids in the early 50’s and he has said, “we grew up in the last of the good times.” And I agree…

[@Badger1949]

Born in 1949 and the 50's was the best part of my life. Teenagers in the 50's are now in their 80's or dead!!

[@marknewton6984]

I was lucky to grow up in the 50's!

[@deweygill1973]

All so familiar. Grew up in a suburban ranch house. We only locked the doors if we went out of town. We only wore jeans when doing yard work. Otherwise, button down shirts and corduroys. Mom and Dad both wore hats, even at the grocery store. That changed around 1963- “well, the President doesn’t wear one”, so blame JFK. We played outside 350 days a year. On vacations, it was always the Holiday Inn. One of the first chain motels, consistency was their strong point, you always knew what to expect from town to town. That photo at 3:40 of the girls in a college dorm I believe was from Life Magazine. They did a photo shoot at UW-Madison. My Mom was pictured on one of the pages. Those were her dorm mates. I still have the magazine. And yes, she worked her way through college by keeping two part time jobs. Absolutely no financial help from anyone. One of those gals set my Mom up on a blind date with a guy that ended up being my Dad

[@samanthab1923]

Very cool. My mom also attended college in the 50’s. She’s a Speech Pathologist. Only mom on our block who worked in the 70’s

[@cynthiamurphy3669]

I love seeing the neat and clean shorter hairdos on those ladies at 3:40 and wish they'd come back in style. I'm pretty sure most women did their own hair trimming and curling back then; so much easier to do. The salons today would have to close down, probably. Lol.

[@shariebeale9741]

Born in 1950, with two older brothers .. all very near in age. Saturday movies (starting with someone playing the piano on stage), a movie, a cartoon, news, intermission … all for a quarter. Bookmobiles, hamburger drive-Ins with Car-Hops,

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

We played a game called kick ball, similar to football. Hopscotch was popular and jump rope. There weren't any obeese kids, maybe a slightly chubby kid. We climbed trees and raced each other. We made mud pies and snow men. Wow, you got me reminiscing. Thanks for the video.

[@thomasallen3818]

Howdy Doody was a Saturday morning ritual for me as a kid. I remember my little sister crying when Buffalo Bob announced the end of the show.

[@danschlifer3478]

Looking at those pictures and hearing the descriptions of what was going on in the 50s sure brought back a lot of memories!!!!!