Kodachrome photos of American Road Trip (1960s)

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04-02-2019, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by windhund116

Flashbak link to photos of 1950s road trips.

https://flashbak.com/the-1950s-ameri...chrome-412003/

Those are cool pics especially the one with the geek standing in front of the Pontiac with what looks like his underwear and black sox.

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04-03-2019, 07:50 AM

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We used to cruise this drive-in every Friday night back in the early 60's. This is in Winston-Salem, NC, near where I grew up. Believe it or not, you could get cans of beer delivered to your car by the car-hops, no ID check required!

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04-03-2019, 02:34 PM

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Car-hops serving beer - honestly never heard of that before. We didn't have a drive in . . . lucky to have a Dairy Queen. Here's my hometown in 1960.

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04-03-2019, 07:14 PM

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I'm a bit awe-struck as to how slim American's were in the <50's, 60's, and 70's. What has happened to us? Have our eating habits changed or is it a result of growth hormones in our food or...?

IMHO: It is a combination of several factors: Fast food restaurants (high fat meals), riding mowers versus push rotary mowers. Blue collar (manual labor) versus white collar desk jobs. Etc.