Posts Tagged: Cold War
Cold War Defrosted
The increasingly frosty relations between President Obama and Russian President Vladamir Putin sends a big chill down my spine, as childhood memories of the Cold War are quickly defrosted. The cold war world of black and white, us vs them
Cold War Defrosted
The increasingly frosty relations between President Obama and Russian President Vladamir Putin sends a big chill down my spine, as childhood memories of the Cold War are quickly defrosted. The cold war world of black and white, us vs them
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,
Beach Club Paradise on Patrol
Life Guards During the 1950’s and 60’s my grandmother was in possession of prime beach club real estate on a narrow spit of land on suburban Long Island. A much coveted corner cabana at the El Patio, we were treated
Beach Club Paradise on Patrol
Life Guards During the 1950’s and 60’s my grandmother was in possession of prime beach club real estate on a narrow spit of land on suburban Long Island. A much coveted corner cabana at the El Patio, we were treated
July 4th Celebration Cold War Style
Truthfully, I would always remember my first July 4th. It was 1956. The cold war was frozen solid. Never were American dreams more potent or more seductive than in Cold War America when the USA stood united and confident in
July 4th Celebration Cold War Style
Truthfully, I would always remember my first July 4th. It was 1956. The cold war was frozen solid. Never were American dreams more potent or more seductive than in Cold War America when the USA stood united and confident in
An Atomic Fairy Tale
1950 was Cinderella’s year. My mother Betty knew it was an omen. After 6 long years of waiting, Disney’s much anticipated movie, Cinderella was finally opening and now Betty Joseph’s days of waiting were over too- she was getting married.
An Atomic Fairy Tale
1950 was Cinderella’s year. My mother Betty knew it was an omen. After 6 long years of waiting, Disney’s much anticipated movie, Cinderella was finally opening and now Betty Joseph’s days of waiting were over too- she was getting married.
The Real Housewives of the Cold War
Like most women growing up in the 1950s and 1960s I was fed a generous serving of sugar-coated media stereotypes of happy homemakers who were as frozen and neatly packaged as the processed foods they served their cold war families.
The Real Housewives of the Cold War
Like most women growing up in the 1950s and 1960s I was fed a generous serving of sugar-coated media stereotypes of happy homemakers who were as frozen and neatly packaged as the processed foods they served their cold war families.
Memories of the Mid-Century Flu Outbreak
As the U.S. finds itself in the worst flu epidemic in years, I take a look back to the winter of 1957 when the Asiatic Flu terrorized the nation, and hit close to home. 1957 was a gloomy winter; as
Memories of the Mid-Century Flu Outbreak
As the U.S. finds itself in the worst flu epidemic in years, I take a look back to the winter of 1957 when the Asiatic Flu terrorized the nation, and hit close to home. 1957 was a gloomy winter; as
The Cold Wars: Nothing to Sneeze At
As obsessed as my mid-century father was with the Cold War, my mother was equally concerned about the war on colds. To each end they were constantly on alert for unseen, unknown, camouflaged enemies ready to insinuate themselves into our
The Cold Wars: Nothing to Sneeze At
As obsessed as my mid-century father was with the Cold War, my mother was equally concerned about the war on colds. To each end they were constantly on alert for unseen, unknown, camouflaged enemies ready to insinuate themselves into our
High Hopes For the New Year
It was a freezing finish to the fifties and TV weatherman Tex Antoine advised everyone to just stay put in their igloos. The last week in December 1959 the East Coast was hit with an icy, blustery snowstorm and it
High Hopes For the New Year
It was a freezing finish to the fifties and TV weatherman Tex Antoine advised everyone to just stay put in their igloos. The last week in December 1959 the East Coast was hit with an icy, blustery snowstorm and it
The Cuban Missile Crisis PT III
Tossin’ and Turnin’ By Thursday, the Cuban Missile Crisis continued and as the tension elevated, so did my fever. I had taken all the orange flavored St Joseph aspirins that I could yet my fever had still not broken. The
The Cuban Missile Crisis PT III
Tossin’ and Turnin’ By Thursday, the Cuban Missile Crisis continued and as the tension elevated, so did my fever. I had taken all the orange flavored St Joseph aspirins that I could yet my fever had still not broken. The
Envisioning The American Dream 