Theater “usherette,” radio repairman, blouse presser at a shirt factory, switchboard operator, pipe fitter at Mare Island, hospital attendant, prune sorter and even soda jerk.

After reading Ms. Johnson's letter on Sept. 11, I felt obligated to respond. Ms. Johnson doesn’t believe going back to the 1950s is a good idea. Really? I grew up in the ’50s and think it was a ...

The fire that recently destroyed the Wagon Wheel Motel on Route 7/20 brought back my childhood memories of this and other nearby motels that were built in the early baby boom years. Motels were ...

The Bad Waitress terrorizes customers. She chain smokes cigarettes as she jots down food orders. She penciled Groucho Marx eyebrows above her drooping eyelids and a beauty mark onto her face where a ...

Explore 1950s fashion history and how the silhouette represents gender roles post-World War 2. From shorter skirts to hourglass figures, discover the era's emphasis on femininity. Questions swirl ...