Small Town America, Framingham, a memoir. Travel with me as a 'little detective' trying to make sense of a life few now know. There was a time when some people were afraid to drive a car! When no one wanted a dryer, clothes smelled so good drying out on the line. We had a rag man, milk and bread were delivered, along with coal and ice. The war changed all our lives, before, during and after! Learn so much more, through my eyes way long ago!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
FRANKIE LAINE - TWO LOVES HAVE I
Two Loves Have I....by Frankie Laine....played on the car radio in 1947, and ensuing years, on WKOX Framingham, and the Boston radio stations. http://youtu.be/2pJ2WnEewOw What a wonderful time! We were just becoming teens and oh my gosh, we had cars! How lucky could we get? Off to Nantasket, Revere and Wareham beaches in summer on our own....! Kids today don't realize that we were trapped in our towns for the most part , unless we took the bus or train....travel was not easy til cars became popular. Thanks to Knudson and the beginning of General Motors, he provided competition to Ford and with that cars got color, bigger engines and great prices in the late 20's, and the price then was in range of $400.00 but still they were not available to the mass market. who could not afford them even at that price...until the 30's then the war stopped car production til 1945 ....when all Hell broke loose! Yes, we went crazy with tv's , washing machines, refrigerators, cars, and more....we had savings from war bonds, and for years we had gone without to provide for the troops first!
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