And big cities, too. I cruised Broadway in downtown Portland with several of my girlfriends every Saturday night during high school. Now? You couldn't PAY me enough to venture into downtown Portland, but back then, it was fun and safe.
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And big cities, too. I cruised Broadway in downtown Portland with several of my girlfriends every Saturday night during high school. Now? You couldn't PAY me enough to venture into downtown Portland, but back then, it was fun and safe.
I'm not really that old but back in the 50s there were still a lot of those on the road.
I even owned one
Yeah, and remember when they were 5 cents a pack?
Me too, remember "Chum Gum" had 2 sticks for a penny?
For me, it was Bazooka bubble gum with the tiny Bazooka Joe comics wrapped around it.
My mom had a big round cookie tin absolutely chock-FULL of buttons! I loved going through that tin and looking at all of them...
Eh, I thought their square hamburger patties were weird, and then there was the whole "Wendy's Worm Burgers" era, and I stopped eating there then. Never went back. The damage was done.
A souvenir of a Baby Boomer childhood. I fondly remember this Little Golden Book.…
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"Frosty the Snowman" charmingly illustrates the story of the title figure, as recounted in the song made famous by Gene Autry in 1950. Art by Corinne Malvern. Simon & Schuster, 1951.
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"Frosty the Snowman" charmingly illustrates the story of the title figure, as recounted in the song made famous by Gene Autry in 1950. Art by Corinne Malvern. Simon & Schuster, 1951.
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