{"id":17274,"date":"2025-05-04T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dennygibson.com\/blog\/?p=17274"},"modified":"2025-05-03T20:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T00:36:32","slug":"1950s-flashback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dennygibson.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/1950s-flashback\/","title":{"rendered":"1950s Flashback"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Cincinnati Museum Center<\/a> has presented a 1940s Day or Weekend annually since 2011. I attended the third in 2013<\/a>. Saturday was their first-ever 1950s Day<\/a>. Asked on their Facebook page if this would also be an annual event, the museum said no. It is intended to be a one-time thing to mate up with the ongoing Julia Child and Barbie exhibits. “But,” they added, “it could come back!” I don’t really remember the 1940s, but I do remember the 1950s, and the rain on Saturday looked just like rain did when Ike was in the White House and Waite Hoyt was on the radio.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Individual information tables lined the rotunda. Pictured are King Records Legacy, Casablanca Vintage Clothing, and the American Sign Museum with a genuine 1950 NEON SIGN.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I stepped into the Newsreel Theater intending to watch a few minutes of the Moving Images presentation and ended up staying more than an hour watching clips of “Melody Showcase”, “Midwestern Hayride”, and commercials. I don’t remember “Melody Showcase”, but “Midwestern Hayride” was a staple at our house, and it’s even possible that I saw some of what I saw today when it was broadcast live.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>1950s Day included quite a bit of live music. I caught the P&G Big Band, the Queen City Sisters, and Naomi Carman and the Bluecreek Boys. I do intend to check out the Barbie and Julia Child exhibits sometime, but the museum was far too crowded for that on Saturday. I’ll slip them in on a weekday when school’s in session and employed people are doing employee things.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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