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Warpy

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3. The cars changed appearance

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 04:20 PM

Dec 2016

but every town and city my parents lived in during the 1950s (and there were a lot) looked just like that. Only the color of the garlands and the bells were different.

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Downtown Des Moines - Christmas 1931 [View all] progressoid Dec 2016 OP

I can remember when my hometown had Christmas decorations like that. To a kid, it looked Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #1

Made me look to see if I could find some pics of Iowa City at Christmas time in the 50s rurallib Dec 2016 #2

How about 1940... progressoid Dec 2016 #6

Thanks. Not quite what I am looking for rurallib Dec 2016 #7

The cars changed appearance Warpy Dec 2016 #3

That's pretty prosperous for 1931. Have you checked out Shorpy? mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #4

Cool! progressoid Dec 2016 #5

I remember Christmas shopping with my Mom & Dad MichMary Dec 2016 #8