My mother was 15 in 1939 and lived in Los Angeles where she was born. Her parents took her to New York (where they'd been born in the 1890's) for the Worlds Fair by train. They bought a car somewhere in the east and drove back to L.A. One of my sisters has the scrapbook mom made from their trip. It was a mind expanding trip and she brought that forward into her life. She was a free thinker and risk taker.
My mother was 15 in 1939 and lived in Los Angeles where she was born. Her parents took her to New York (where they'd been born in the 1890's) for the Worlds Fair by train. They bought a car somewhere in the east and drove back to L.A. One of my sisters has the scrapbook mom made from their trip. It was a mind expanding trip and she brought that forward into her life. She was a free thinker and risk taker.<<<
That's really interesting about your mother making those journeys at that stage of her life & the context of the world being on the brink. Not only was transportation an entirely different proposition than it is now, but so were the Worlds Fairs re: bringing together cultures and innovations in a rapidly evolving world.
Recently read The Lincoln Highway (Towles) ... which took place a little bit afterward, but delves into traveling across the country at the time (and was a good book).
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Just weird enough for a
Just weird enough for a Saturday, Thanks
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I never realized how similar
I never realized how similar Grahame's vocals are to Barraco's until I watched this clip. It took me a minute or so to figure out it was Grahame.
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Well done.
Well done.
My mother was 15 in 1939 and lived in Los Angeles where she was born. Her parents took her to New York (where they'd been born in the 1890's) for the Worlds Fair by train. They bought a car somewhere in the east and drove back to L.A. One of my sisters has the scrapbook mom made from their trip. It was a mind expanding trip and she brought that forward into her life. She was a free thinker and risk taker.
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Fun stuff and I hope to see
Fun stuff and I hope to see people busting out those dance moves this summer.
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Great story, Judit. The cops
Great story, Judit. The cops look nervously anxious over those likely quite risque dancers/dance moves for the time.
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That dancer ignoring the cop
That dancer ignoring the cop is just perfect!
Go, strong woman, GO!
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My mother was 15 in 1939 and
My mother was 15 in 1939 and lived in Los Angeles where she was born. Her parents took her to New York (where they'd been born in the 1890's) for the Worlds Fair by train. They bought a car somewhere in the east and drove back to L.A. One of my sisters has the scrapbook mom made from their trip. It was a mind expanding trip and she brought that forward into her life. She was a free thinker and risk taker.<<<
That's really interesting about your mother making those journeys at that stage of her life & the context of the world being on the brink. Not only was transportation an entirely different proposition than it is now, but so were the Worlds Fairs re: bringing together cultures and innovations in a rapidly evolving world.
Recently read The Lincoln Highway (Towles) ... which took place a little bit afterward, but delves into traveling across the country at the time (and was a good book).
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57109107-the-lincoln-highway