Category Archives: Consumers
GM and WWII-Victory is Our Business
What was good for General Motors was good for the army Once upon a time when it came to cars General Motors was king of the road and the American Dream was paved with Chevys. And when it came
GM and WWII-Victory is Our Business
What was good for General Motors was good for the army Once upon a time when it came to cars General Motors was king of the road and the American Dream was paved with Chevys. And when it came
How Detroit Won WWII
Think what Detroit meant in 1945 and what it represents today. Once the very symbol of American prosperity and the American Dream, Detroit has run out of gas. For decades the Motor City was the greatest manufacturing city in the
How Detroit Won WWII
Think what Detroit meant in 1945 and what it represents today. Once the very symbol of American prosperity and the American Dream, Detroit has run out of gas. For decades the Motor City was the greatest manufacturing city in the
Beach Club Paradise Protected
Summer beach traffic during the Cold War had its own special flare. The huge-wrap around picture window in the rear of my Grandmothers Cadillac offered unexcelled visibility to see and be seen, allowing uninterrupted lavish vistas of Long Beach Road,
Beach Club Paradise Protected
Summer beach traffic during the Cold War had its own special flare. The huge-wrap around picture window in the rear of my Grandmothers Cadillac offered unexcelled visibility to see and be seen, allowing uninterrupted lavish vistas of Long Beach Road,
The Cabana Set Boys of Summer
Beach Club Paradise Pt. II My grandmothers mid-century beach club was an oddly female universe at least during the week when women far outnumbered the men . Up and down the rows of attached cabanas, the daily routines were
The Cabana Set Boys of Summer
Beach Club Paradise Pt. II My grandmothers mid-century beach club was an oddly female universe at least during the week when women far outnumbered the men . Up and down the rows of attached cabanas, the daily routines were
Beach Club Paradise on Parade
Preening In the summer of 1960 the glitter and glamor of my Grandmothers beach club often rivaled the showboating and schmoozing of the presidential campaign that summer. A glittering spectacle, out dazzling the sun and each other with their gleaming
Beach Club Paradise on Parade
Preening In the summer of 1960 the glitter and glamor of my Grandmothers beach club often rivaled the showboating and schmoozing of the presidential campaign that summer. A glittering spectacle, out dazzling the sun and each other with their gleaming
Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Cadillac?
With the conviction of a car salesmen selling a wouldn’t you rather have a Cadillac, Mid-Century Americans were convinced that America was the standard by which the world’s other countries were to be judged. Indeed when you compared we were
Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Cadillac?
With the conviction of a car salesmen selling a wouldn’t you rather have a Cadillac, Mid-Century Americans were convinced that America was the standard by which the world’s other countries were to be judged. Indeed when you compared we were
Summer Vacation
How I spent my Summer vacation I will be on summer vacation this week. Please be on the lookout for posts of summers past Sally
Summer Vacation
How I spent my Summer vacation I will be on summer vacation this week. Please be on the lookout for posts of summers past Sally
Kodak Moments in the Age of Anthony Weiner
“The Snapshots you’ll want Tomorrow you must take Today,” declares the Kodak ad from 1935 “What a rush of memories a snapshot like this brings. You live again the precious hours-all the associations come back…” With a mayoral hopeful flashing
Kodak Moments in the Age of Anthony Weiner
“The Snapshots you’ll want Tomorrow you must take Today,” declares the Kodak ad from 1935 “What a rush of memories a snapshot like this brings. You live again the precious hours-all the associations come back…” With a mayoral hopeful flashing
Do You Dream in Kodacolor?
The beleaguered middle class seems to be fading away like a once cherished Kodak snapshot. The red white and blue American Dream once sparkled in Kodacolor. Kodak and the American Dream were made for one another. The wholesome images of
Do You Dream in Kodacolor?
The beleaguered middle class seems to be fading away like a once cherished Kodak snapshot. The red white and blue American Dream once sparkled in Kodacolor. Kodak and the American Dream were made for one another. The wholesome images of
Bringing Baby Home
Here’s Your Hat…Whats Your Hurry? While the Duchess of Cambridge, like most new Moms today, will get a very un royal speedy exit from the hospital after giving birth to her new little prince, my own mid-century Mom was treated
Bringing Baby Home
Here’s Your Hat…Whats Your Hurry? While the Duchess of Cambridge, like most new Moms today, will get a very un royal speedy exit from the hospital after giving birth to her new little prince, my own mid-century Mom was treated
Envisioning The American Dream 