Comments on: The 1950s: American Pop Culture History

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:18:53 +0000

This is a wonderful website full of clear information. I GREATLY appreciate this website and everything about it. There’s no crazy pop up adds and everything is clearly marked. I love this website, and I WILL be using it much more often!! <3

By: Ann Hunt

Ann Hunt — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:02:15 +0000

I was only a small child during the 1950’s. I’m a published author and would love to use some information from RetroWaste with your permission in my new book about the 1950’s in America. I will of course give every website and author credit in my end notes. I’ve done a great deal of research about this decade. Thank you so much.

By: Glenda Rider

Glenda Rider — Fri, 13 May 2016 20:52:57 +0000

I’ve been researching the 50’s since I am coordinating our high school’s 62nd reunion (a bit late for the 60th). I was so delighted to find your site and it brought back so many memories. Do the math – our class is now or approaching 80 this year. When I tell the little ones that there was no TV when I was a child, they look amazed. My parents bought our first TV in 1948 when I was 12 and, if you’re old enough, you’ll remember all TV programming stopped at the end of the evening. I went through the fashion of circle skirts over crinolines so huge you just about fit through a doorway — the bigger the better, and ballerina slippers were very “in.” The teen years in the 50’s were great. There was a popular disc jockey, Martin Block, who I listened to on the radio (pre-TV) who hated the growing popularity of the new “rock and roll” sound (which, if I recall, didn’t really grow into its full popularity until the late 50’s) and he swore it was a fad and wouldn’t last. Was he ever wrong. My friends and I were very big on the doo op groups and I still love the sound. Glad I found you guys.

By: Christine Stornable

Christine Stornable — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 22:26:17 +0000

Leave it to Beaver Dennis the menace As the World Turns and that underwater adventure show with Loyd Bridges and his 2 sons Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges do those names sound familiar? The Adventures of Jamie McPheters Huntley Brinkley evening news telephones were black and heavy. There were party lines where 2 different customers would share the same number. Whenever you picked up the phone you had to check if the other person was using the line. We had a refrigerator with the motor on top and a wringer washer. The dryer was a pully clothes line outside. Every Saturday night when I was very little about 5 or 6 I would put my mom’s and grandma’s here up in pin curls with bobby pins while the watched Lawrence Welk. Colgate Toothpaste was green. There was Hop Along Cassidy the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans show with Trigger. The Lone Ranger and Tonto. Queen for a Day

By: Christine Stornable

Christine Stornable — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 21:58:12 +0000

Cartoons and these are very obscure but they were out there. Felix the Cat Dick Tracy Little Lulu and Baby Huey Clyde Crashcup David Seville and the 3 chipmunks Alvin Simon and Theodore. A blind 12 year old black kid named Little Stevie Wonder sang Felice Navidad at Christmas. We drank from garden hoses never wore seat belts everything but the towels were starched and ironed. No panty hose blow dryers curling irons but lots of hair spray and Dippity Doo. What little girl doesn’t remember Betsy Mc Call cut out dolls in the middle of Mc Calls magazine every month.

By: Christine Stornable

Christine Stornable — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 21:43:12 +0000

When I was about 4 I remember sitting on the floor of my great grandparents house my grandparents and my parents too. The show was Liberace. Another of their favorites was The Lawrence Welk show. I was too young and too outnumbered to change the channel. Besides those were the days when kids were seen and not heard. Teen music from Neil Sadaka Richie Valens the Everly Brothers. My sister’s favorite song Wake up Little Susie. Paul Anka Fats Domino Chubby Checker and who didn’t know how to do the twist the jitter bug and the stroll. Don’t forget Barbie.

By: Richie Dixon

Richie Dixon — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:16:30 +0000

Dear creators and managers of Retrowaste.com,
As somebody who wishes to live in the 1950’s, I am always researching and looking for movies, cars, and of course, music of that time period. I am a huge fan of doo-wop, as well as Elvis, and jazz music. I greatly appreciate your website and your content, as Kitty has mentioned above. I am fascinated about the information you have from so many time periods. Please, keep up your work! Do not think your website is never visited or not useful! It is extremely entertaining!
Keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
Richie Dixon.

By: Kitty

Kitty — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:26:30 +0000

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