Businesses in the 40 & 50s
| 40-50s CARS | BUSTER BROWN | THE MILKMAN | 40s COMMERCIALS |
| FIELDS | HOBBY SHOPS | 50s COMMERCIALS | LEVI STRAUSS |
| CADILLAC | PEPSI | HALLMARK | COKE |
| BURMA SHAVE | 50s TOP SELLERS | GAS STATIONS |
Things No Longer Found at Gas Stations
These were once common staples at gas stations when we were growing up; but I can't remember, for example, the last time I saw an attendant who pumped gas or a rack of free maps. You'll enjoy looking back on these recollections.
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Do You Remember these top sellers from the 50s
Let's see how many of these top sellers your senior brain remembers. I'm betting most, if not all! (Recolection Road, the producer of the videos used on our GROWING UP IN THE 40s & 50s, has sponsors now. So, each video is introduced with a commercial. Please sit through them; the video and memories are worth it.)
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Who can forget those entertaining jingles along the side of the road? We have a whole section devoted to them elsewhere on our site. Burma Shave!
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Coca Cola
We can't forget the ever popular soft drink: Coca Cola. Take a look at its history in the following video.
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The company began with two brothers named Hall walking the streets with a box of cards selling them door to door. As they say, the rest is history.
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A look at the rocky beginnings of Pepsi and the daring chalenge and its results issued to Coke in the 70s.
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Cadillac, The Standard of the World
A look back at the history behind the Cadillac brand of automobiles. Luxury and innovation has always been what makes Cadillacs special.
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Levi Strauss and Company produced the original riveted jeans and made history.
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A compilation of various 1950s commercials. Life was such a simpler time back then! Relax and enjoy these vintage commercials.
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A look back at local hobby shops that carried models, train sets, and r/c equipment -- among other things. Kids in the 1950s were avid builders and the hobby shop was where they would spend their Saturdays.
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Marshall Field's Department Store
A look at Marshall Field & Co. through the years.
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TV Commercials from the 40s
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A look back at the time when milk was delivered door to door by a milkman. Prior to refrigerators, milk was delivered daily to homes across America.
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A look back at the Brown Shoe Company and the classic Buster Brown and Mary Jane shoes.
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