Kitsch: How to Date in the 1950s

How would you get into dating if you were a teenager in the suburbs of America in the 1950s? Ever wonder how social life was like for your mother, father, grandmother or grandfather? The video is taken from the Coronet collection, which features lots of swell vintage movies about growing up in the 1940s and 1950s. What are your thoughts on dating today versus 60 years ago? (Via)

How to Be Popular in the 1950s

Following up on my earlier post on how to get a date if you lived in 1950s America, here is a new film which show and tell how you can have a few close friends but be popular among a large group of people too. The entertainment value and kitsch-meter is going through the roof [...]

Classic Film Noir Posters

Film noir was used to describe a particular type of Hollywood crime movies that was made popular in the 1940s and 1950s. It usually centered around murders, damsels in distress and private investigators and set in a heavy black and white contrast – creating the famous visual style with long shadows and very little light. [...]

How to Become a Stewardess in the 1950s

It was most likely much tougher than it seemed – with charm and grace training, evacuation exercises, disgruntled passengers and endless hair and makeup sessions. Guess all the excitement and grandeur is a thing of the past. Does anyone even consider becoming a flight attendant today? Photos taken from the wonderful Life archive at Google.

http://www.erinconway.com/ Erin Conway

I think dating in 1940's was so conservative. If a man want to date to a girl, man looks shiny from head to toe. Dating in the old days where not having sex eventually after the first date. But now even just you knew the person for a while, if having sex will be done immediately.
http://www.ultraswank.net Chris

Guesss people knew how to act a little more civilized back in the 1940s and 1950s. Getting to first base with the girl were more than exciting for most guys.
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