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Whatever happened to...? Daily life was full of things that we don't see much anymore. Here are just a few of them.... | ----- | ----- | |||||||||||||||||
 the milkmanA familiar sight in the 1960s was the milkman, driving around in his Divco truck, delivering fresh dairy products right to your front door. Some local dairies still have home delivery, but their numbers are dwindling. Milk Route Convention: Everything Dairy! Real Milkmen Drove Divco's 
======================================== ======================================== |  curlersWomen thought nothing of going to the supermarket with curlers in their hair. Imagine doing that now! ======================================== ======================================== | ||||||||||||||||||
 trading stampsMost supermarkets and gas stations gave out S&H Green Stamps, which could be redeemed for merchandise at the S&H Redemption Center. You stuck the stamps in your savers book, and when you had enough, you took them down to the redemption center and picked out that nifty item you saw in the S&H catalog. When I was growing up, the nearest redemption center was in the back of the Wieboldt's department store. S&H Green Stamps  ----  A&P Supermarkets gave out Plaid Stamps, while other stores gave out Top Value and King Korn stamps. ======================================== ======================================== |
======================================== ========================================  side ventsWhatever happened to those little triangle-shaped vent windows on the driver and passenger sides of cars? -- The 1966 Buick Riviera was the first car designed without side "vent" windows. The Pontiac Firebird and Chevy Camaro lost their side vent windows in 1968. Most cars, however, kept their side vents until the 1970s when automakers, in their efforts to make cars more economical, removed them because they weren't aerodynamic. ======================================== ========================================  icicle tinselRemember when our Christmas trees were loaded with gobs of silver icicle tinsel and those really big colored lights?
 60s Suburban Holiday Traditions Aluminum Christmas Trees Check out my Consumer Products page to see some typical Christmas gifts and prices!  Big colored lights... it's a wonder our houses didn't burn down!  Some Christmas candles glowing in the window...  Shiny-Brite Christmas tree ornaments while we're at it...whatever happened to... *cloth diapers and diaper services? *phone numbers with two letters in the prefix? *shoe-shine kits? *returning the empty soda bottles at the grocery store and getting money back? 
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