Remembering the '50's in pictures.

[John Schmidt]

Some really bring back old memories. A great collection of 1950 photos. If you remember the 1950's, you'll love these photographs! Even if you don't remember the 1950's they're photos just to look at. Note: If you "mouse-over" each picture a short description will pop up. There's more than one page to view.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blast_of_the_past/

[The emperor has no clothes]

I was born in '57. But I sure recognized a lot of that. Nice Post 

[Master Blaster]

Yup good old days, I lived it and it was a wonderful time.  By the way I always thought that fins looked better than spoilers on cars. 

[old2soon]

I remember when Micky Ds had burgers-with or without cheese-fries shakes or soft drinks. NO breakfast NO salads NO ice cream cones-well you get the idea. I actually KNOW what all the cars shown are. Born in 1945 so-YEAH-grew up then.  Could actually tell what a car was without seeing the badges and could generally tell what engine it had by listening to it start and run. Times WERE a lot more innocent then. RIDE SAFE.

[Windrider]

Nice post John!  I really enjoyed seeing the Mopar pics -- always liked them and you don't see many anymore.  Neatest car my dad ever owned was a '56 Chrysler.  Can you say Hemi?  Born in '43 I remember this era well including 15 cent hamburgers.  Among my first record purchases were Buddy Holly and Eddy Cochran.  Man, this was like being in high school again!  Ride Safe all.

[signart]

I loved seeing all the Caddies, and Mopars too.
I recognized this '57 Plymouth on page 3



It was buried when new in a Tulsa OK time capsule and resurrected as planned in 2007. You should google "Buried Car in Time Capsule", very interesting.

[art]

Great old pictures. I was born in 43 and had some of those cars, 50 chev,53 olds ( three of them) , 57 Plymouth , traded a 48 Buick in for a new 64 1/2  Mustang. Remember hanging out at the pizza joint with the girls and guys. Wonderful times the 50s and 60s.

[therapist]

Ahhh...memories. It was a magical time to grow up.

My favorite picture includes two of my first crushes...Annette and the 56/57
T-bird with the porthole window. A guy who ran the gas station I passed,
every day walking to school, had a white one and I never was able to pass
it without stopping and staring.

One other good thing, back then, was that when you saw a pretty woman,
you didn't have to wonder if botox, silicone or plastic surgery was involved.
She was all real and natural.

I consider myself blessed. It may have been the best time to live.
Little did we know how things would change.

[msb]

Bonny Sox 50's diner in my town, a favorite meeting place and hangout for motorcyclists and car guys. Good food and atmosphere. I was born in '56  but from a small town in the Kootenay region of BC where things were about 10 years behind so I guess I'm "kind of" from that Era.  Certainly was a simpler time to grow up....a lot of great memories (which are relived many times at this diner by those meetings there for a burger and coke on Summer evenings   

http://www.google.ca/search?q=50s+diner+maple+ridge&lr=lang_en&client=ms-android-bell-ca&hl=en&tbs=lr:lang_1en&prmd=minv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_7emP0MfJAhVGnYMKHdBWAY0Q_AUICCgC#imgrc=3FfuodTlDC7rPM%3A

[msb]

Bonny Sox 50's diner in my town, a favorite meeting place and hangout for motorcyclists and car guys. Good food and atmosphere. I was born in '56  but from a small town in the Kootenay region of BC where things were about 10 years behind so I guess I'm "kind of" from that Era.  Certainly was a simpler time to grow up....a lot of great memories (which are relived many times at this diner by those meetings there for a burger and coke on Summer evenings   

http://www.google.ca/search?q=50s+diner+maple+ridge&lr=lang_en&client=ms-android-bell-ca&hl=en&tbs=lr:lang_1en&prmd=minv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_7emP0MfJAhVGnYMKHdBWAY0Q_AUICCgC#imgrc=3FfuodTlDC7rPM%3A

Ha...."Bonny" Sox...that would be Bobby Sox of course

[Jess from VA]

Ahhh, the 50s.  A more innocent time.



I hate when that happens.  

[Willow]

I was born in 1951 so some of those pictures really strike a note with me.  A few pictures showed the McDonald's with a big 15 cent burger sign.  I remember going with my father to get a bag of burgers for the family.  My memory told me they were ten cents each but that could've been another place in Oklahoma City.  I do remember when the number sold was posted rather precisely before it grew into several hundreds of millions.   

[John Schmidt]

Jess, kinda makes a person askeered to go to bed.     I can easily remember taking a gal out on a date with a $5 bill. Bought some gas, took her to a movie, stop for a bite afterward, then took her home. Had money left over to meet my buddies at a local burger joint where another bud worked the night shift. Used to love the drive-in theater. Never forget a HS buddy, Bill, told his mom we were headed there and his dad said "oh, you're going to the passion pit!"  Bill pipes up and told him "no dad, it's called the finger bowl now."  His mother came in the room and slapped both of us and Bill's dad. We laughed about it much later but we also never used that term again.