Do You Remember When
Mr. Hardcastle Remembers the Good Old Days(Source: ©everett225/Depositphotos.com)
Do you remember when the Good Old Days weren't all that, ahem, old? If you're anything like me, you're probably wondering how the years could have passed by so fast. It's almost like a blur!
"I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine," says Mr. Hardcastle in Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer. Ah, yes... I am sure that Hardcastle speaks for many of us. It's always fun to reminisce.
Do You Remember When...
You Spun 45 RPM Records with Huge Center Holes(Source: ©123rf.com/bruce-riccitelli)
- Your milk came in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers with a layer of cream on top of the milk.
- Your powdered laundry detergent came with free towels, dishes, or glasses hid inside the box.
- Calories were never counted in desserts, and cream and butter were healthy ingredients.
- Tinkertoys®, hectograph copies, ringer washing machines, peashooters, Sunday drives with the family, and soft drink cartons.
- You got Orange Crush® in a brown-glass bottle out of a big cooler filled with water and floating blocks of ice.
- A family picnic meant spreading a blanket at the side of a country road and enjoying homemade sandwiches, icicle pickles, and thick slices of fresh-baked apple pie.
- You got big ice cream cones for 10 cents with real cream and three flavors to choose from: vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate.
- And who could ever forget the classic toy commercials? Sit back, watch the YouTube video below, and enjoy some timeless memories:
I especially remember watching the Slinky commercial. I could hardly wait to get one and watch it walk down the stairs! Afterwards, I think my parents were sorry they gave it to me. Such a racket!
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It Was So Hip to Hang Out in the Record Store(PD Source: Calling All Girls Magazine - October 1945)
Do you remember when times seemed simpler and more fun? Whether it's 70s, 60s, or 50s nostalgia, or earlier still, you'll find LOTS of fun reading here.
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For instance, I recall growing up in the 1950s, and the girls all wanting poodle skirts and saddle shoes, and the boys wore Ivy League pants with those thin black and grey stripes and white buck shoes. Those white bucks were sure a challenge to keep clean!
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The Simplex Typewriter
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Orange Drinking Spouts
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When the Circus Came to Town
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