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๐Ÿค” 1923-1973 Do You Remember...

๐Ÿ‘Tell us about YOUR "good old days"......

 

BORN: Age 50 - 1973, Age 60 - 1963, Age 70 - 1953, Age 80 - 1943, Age 90 - 1933, Age 100 - 1923.

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Reminds me of the formica tabletops at Jackieโ€™s cafe when I was in high school

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WOW,  You just about covered all of my interests, and activities.  Growing up;  on your list.  It covers a typical middle class life experience, growing up in America.  During a certain time period.  

AND THERE IS NO WAY;  I AM OLDER THAN DIRT!!

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Iโ€™m ilder than dirt!๐Ÿ˜ณ

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I did not have one of these games as a kid but they were very popular in the 1950's. 

How about you?

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Remember the slide Hockey Games, I had the steel vibrating electric football that didn't work all that well. 

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Oh yes. My brother and I used to play that hockey game all the time.

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I liked those Hockey games, I had a friend that had one, & there actually was some skill to it.   

 

I found a Roger Staubach's ABC's Monday Night Football in my parents attic a few years back, it was a table top game that had a lamp underneath that would illuminate the play yardage on the field.    

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I had an old pair of these roller skates in our garage until we downsized to move into our retirement center. 

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  Put these things on one time. Got pushed down the hall in middle of house. Turned both ankles, never again.

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I fondly remember these and after skating the tinglely feeling of your feet  and of course that darn skate key that seemed to evade one when you wanted to skate...

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Had those, coukdn't use them easily with Keds on. 

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Had these two along with suitcase to carry them and the organ music playing at the rink..I enjoyed watching those who could dance on them...Happy Days....

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They are in a metal suit case (mid 50's), I never could roller skate well, but was good on Ice Skates. 

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Used those at the roller rink! 

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A first gramaphone (record player) or Victrola.

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My first outboard motor which was mounted on a flatbottom plywood fishing boat that dad and I use on weekend mornings for fishing. 

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(1 comment) Lol Dave @DaveMcK , you look so CUTE in that outfit!!!

 

Are these ORIGINAL pictures? ๐Ÿค”

 

Nicole ๐Ÿ™ƒ

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Yes that is my dad and I after a morning fishing outing on the lake we had at the family cottage on.

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(1 comment) I was born in the 50's and remember trips to Woolworth with my Mamamae (grandma).

 

We did food and merchandise.

 

Their "shakes" were DELICIOUS!!!

 

She purchased her crochet threads from them. A very talented lady who taught me to crochet. She did a dress and to this day I still "marvel" at this.

 

Nicole ๐Ÿ™ƒ

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I loved Woolworth! As a Senior in HS, took bus to work transferring in DT; awaiting transfer bus always had shake there. When I became pregnant, their fish sandwiches and hot sausages were necessities!

 

I so miss Woolworth but there it is...


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I remember Woolworth, but Kresge's (S. S. Kresge) was more common in my area, same dimestore setup as Woolworth, & had a lunch counter too.  Woolworth still thrives in the UK I believe.

 

Our Dollar stores are now gone in this past wave of inflate, I always liked Dollar Tree, as I knew what my bill would be by the # of items (Less tax of course). 

 

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