Category Archives: Growing Up in the 50s

Growing Up in the 50’s: Nedick’s

A hot dog and orange drink. Continue reading

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Growing Up in the 50’s: The Automat

Dining with my mom in NYC Continue reading

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Last Call at Libby’s

74-year-old Paterson hot dog joint closes Continue reading

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From Clarence Birdseye to the Swanson Boys: The Folks Who Brought Us the TV Dinner

The inventors, salesmen and scientists who created the tv dinner. Continue reading

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The Amusement Parks of My Childhood

Where these amusement parks once stood, we now have luxury condos, luxury townhouses and luxury hi-rises. Continue reading

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A Growing Up in the 50’s Book Review: The Shame of What We Are

A review of Sam Gridley’s The Shame of What We Are, a novel in pieces. Continue reading

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What Was So Cool About the 50’s?

For a child it was an age of freedom. I’m sure there were predators and pedophiles and kidnappers then too, but we didn’t know anything about them. We felt safe and acted like we were safe. That meant that as … Continue reading

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Growing Up in the 50’s: A Week at the Shore

We had one week of vacation when I was growing up. It happened in July and it was at the Jersey Shore. Seven days on the beach, seven nights on the boardwalk. Then we came home and waited for next … Continue reading

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Growing Up in the 50’s: Ode to the Y

I was probably about six the first time I was sent to a summer day camp. I was enrolled in a place called Camp Belle in Totowa. It was at an open piece of land where there was a pretty … Continue reading

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Growing Up in the 50’s: The American Legion

My father was a sucker for joining organizations. He was a Shriner. He was Mason. He was a Jester. While most of these organizations touted some socially redeeming qualities he was proud of noting that the Jesters had no purpose … Continue reading

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