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$6 rooms at Motel 6 $6 rooms at Motel 6

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25¢ was a decent weekly allowance 25¢ was a decent weekly allowance

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A supermarket in 1964 A supermarket in 1964

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Air conditioning was new and rare Air conditioning was new and rare

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Asbestos duct insulation Asbestos duct insulation

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Burning leaves in your yard was okay Burning leaves in your yard was okay

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Campfire Girls Campfire Girls

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Car hops Car hops

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Christmas season began after Thanksgiving Christmas season began after Thanksgiving

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Cigarette vending machines Cigarette vending machines

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Cuban vacations Cuban vacations

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Dating in the 1950s Dating in the 1950s Diners with tableside jukebox controls Diners with tableside jukebox controls

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Drive-in restaurants Drive-in restaurants

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Elevator operators Elevator operators

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Fallout shelters Fallout shelters

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For city kids, the street was your playground For city kids, the street was your playground

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Getting a nice healthy suntan Getting a nice healthy suntan

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Going for a Sunday drive Going for a Sunday drive

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Going steady and getting pinned Going steady and getting pinned

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Halloween was for kids Halloween was for kids

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Home delivery of baked goods Home delivery of baked goods

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Home milk delivery Home milk delivery

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Lax supervision Lax supervision

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Lead-based paint Lead-based paint

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Long-distance (toll) telephone calls were expensive Long-distance (toll) telephone calls were expensive

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Lost words of our childhood

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Luncheonettes Luncheonettes

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Made in Japan "Made in Japan"

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Magic Fingers vibrating motel beds "Magic Fingers" vibrating motel beds

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Mechanical pull-lever voting booths Mechanical pull-lever voting booths

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Most moms were home after school Most moms were home after school

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Niagara Falls honeymoons Niagara Falls honeymoons

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Nobody had a pure-bred dog Nobody had a pure-bred dog

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Phone From Car pay phones "Phone From Car" pay phones

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Physicians made house-calls Physicians made house-calls

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Playboy Bunnies Playboy Bunnies

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Prom night, 1957 Prom night, 1957 Quiet restaurant dining Quiet restaurant dining

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The sleepy little town of Las Vegas The sleepy little town of Las Vegas

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Soda fountains & soda jerks Soda fountains & soda jerks

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Spam was just a canned meat product Spam was just a canned meat product

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Spanking was okay Spanking was okay

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Ticker tape parades Ticker tape parades

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touring America in 1957 touring America in 1957 You could smoke anywhere, even on a plane You could smoke anywhere, even on a plane

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