1950s Pop Culture By yours truly, Mrs. Paras 2006.

1950s Pop CultureBy yours truly, Mrs. Paras 2006

AutoMania!• Suburbia made having a car a

necessity.

• Interstate roads made travel across the country easier and more accessible.

More cars mean…•Drive In Movies•Drive Thru Restaurants•Drive Up Restaurants•Sunday Drives and Cruisin’•Car Vacations

Television!!!•I Love Lucy•Leave it to Beaver•See It Now•Mickey Mouse Club

•And more TV leads to the TV Guide and TV Dinners!

Who are these

people??

Advancements at the Movies!

Introducing Smell-o-Vision! And Surround Sound!!!!

And Teen – Hollywood Idols!!

Rhythm and Blues leads to Rock and Roll!

And we can’t forget….

THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL…

And what about fashion?• Hairstyles…

• Nice ducktails, guys!

More fashion• Conformity was a big part of the 50s…

What can you say about the 1950s?

What more would you like to know?