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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
Posted in Growing Up in the 50s, Uncategorized
Tagged 50's, Betty Cronin, Clarence Birdseye, frozen food, Gerry Thomas, Sky Plates, Swanson, TV dinner, William Maxson
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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
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
Posted in Book reviews, Growing Up in the 50s
Tagged 50's, books, coming of age, fiction, Growing Up in the 50's
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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
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
Posted in Growing Up in the 50s, Travel
Tagged 50's, beach, boardwalk, Jersey shore, travel, vacation, Wildwood
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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
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
Growing Up in the 50’s: The Corner Store
An institution of 1950’s culture was the corner store. It was a predecessor to the modern day convenience store and somewhat similar to the urban bodega. The corner store invariably had … Continue reading
Growing Up in the 50’s: Christmas Time in Paterson
One of the things that I most looked forward to as a child when Christmas time approached was a night of shopping with my Aunt Ann. My aunt was a wonderful woman who did more nice things for me than I … Continue reading
Growing Up in the 50’s: School
A lot of planning goes into preparing for my 10-year-old’s school year. It may start in February when we have the chance to tour other schools in the district and decide whether to stay put or switch schools. We will … Continue reading
