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Green Stamps to Hot Pants, growing up in the 50s and 60s, Genny Zak Kieley

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Green Stamps to Hot Pants

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Genny Zak Kieley

growing up in the 50s and 60s

Introduction -- School and neighborhood (My school memories -- Child of the 50s -- Jump rope rhymes -- My love for paper dolls -- The Lennon Sisters -- My bride doll -- Sharing a bike -- My best friend and first crush -- Penny candy in a brown paper sack -- Old fashioned candy -- Cowboy shows, monster movies and playing ball in the street -- F&M school savings program) -- The rise of TV : entertainment for the whole family (Family sitcoms -- TV Westerns -- Fury -- The Riflemen -- American Bandstand -- Dobie Gillis -- My Little Margie -- The Real McCoys -- Lassie) -- What we wore (Teenage fashions in the 1950s -- Junior high -- American Bandstand sets the standards -- Fashions in the 1960s -- Sewing and home ec. -- Fashion sewing in the 1960s -- Amluxen's and learning to sew -- My sewing machine -- Newspaper patterns -- Prom was a special night -- Charm bracelets -- Crinolines -- Hot Pants -- Go-Go boots -- Mohair sweaters -- The shirtwaisted woman -- Padded bras -- Nylons -- Girdles) -- Hair (Hair dye -- How to create a French roll -- Beehive -- The Breck girl -- The first home permanents) -- What our parents wore : hats, aprons, and housedresses (Aprons -- Full aprons -- Hostess aprons -- Kitsch and novelty aprons -- Gingham aprons -- Crocheted apron -- Housedresses -- Hats -- Hankies) -- Drive-ins : the place to be on a Saturday night (Twin City drive-in theatres -- Twin City drive-in movie locations -- Pretending to be the singing popcorn box -- A tank of my own -- Porky's Drive-In -- The first frosty mug -- Bridgeman's) -- Put on your gloves, let's go downtown (Going downtown with my sister -- History of downtown stores -- Young Quinlan -- The Fountain Tea Room -- Donaldson's Glass Block -- Daytons -- Eighth floor auditorium -- Santa Bear -- Holly Bell -- Teen Board -- Penney's -- Powers -- Ending of downtown shopping era -- Chandler Shoes -- Amluxen's -- The Nankin Restaurant -- Working at the Nankin -- The Forum Cafeteria) -- Dime store dreams (Kresge's -- Woolworth's -- Photo machines -- Closing of the dime stores : the end of an era) -- Music (My love for music -- Patrol picnic -- School dances -- The Day John F. Kennedy was Shot -- The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show -- Viet Nam 1969 -- Hit Parade 1950s : from pop to rock -- Dances -- Local bands of the Sixties -- Transistor radios -- Popular radio stations) -- Freebies and fads (Saving for my hope chest -- S & H Green Stamps -- Gold Bond Stamps -- Free glassware and towels -- Betty Crocker coupons -- Depression glass -- How Cracker Jack began -- Northern Girls -- Day of the Week panties -- Princess phone -- Evening in Paris perfume -- Pop-It beads -- Pajama parties -- Lane cedar chests -- A gift from the Orient -- Slam books -- Catalogs -- Cereal box prizes) -- Attics, pantries and traditions (Melmac dishes -- The pantry -- The attic -- The basement -- Traditions -- A chore for every day -- Christmas when I was growing up -- A Fifties Christmas -- Remember aluminum Christmas trees? -- Memories of Christmases past) -- Classic cars and drag racing (Hot rod fever -- Muscle cars of the 1960s -- Cruisin' and racin' in the Fifties -- Car clubs -- Car parts and gear) -- A photographic stroll down Memory Lane

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