SWEET, FLUFFY NOSTALGIA
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Karl K.:
"The lobby of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on opening day in 1958. This is from a
story in the 30 June L.A. Times about the closing of the Civic Auditorium on that date."
A.K.: From Britain's Daily Mirror
On This Day: 27th June 1959
Leader of the Labour Party Hugh Gaitskell congratulates sixteen year old Gilliaan Riley,
Midland Area Queen of Coal, at the Midland Area Miners Gala in Walsall.
We always like to present 'reality nostalgia':
From Jean L.
"This is a picture of my grandmother before her senior prom. This was taken in Savannah, Georgia in 1958. Prom is considered one of the most memorable times in a person's life and my grandmother remembers
it like it was yesterday. My great grandmother actually made this dress. She made it out of taffeta and used a petticoat underneath the taffeta. The top was made out of silk and she used bellowing to make it look puffy around the sleeves. She also made the top fit like a corset so that it made her look very thin, because that was very flattering. My grandmother said she could hardly breathe in it. It is a classic 50's prom dress that has the classic characteristics with a V or square neckline, a gathered bodice, oversized bow or fringe details, princess seams of full skirt, and a swing skirt with lots of ruffles. My grandmother was a "Belle of the Ball" which is today's equivalent of being a member of the Prom Court. My grandmother told me that she can remember dancing at her prom with my granddaddy to "Hound dog," by Elvis, "Shake,
Rattle, and Roll" by Joe Turner, and "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins. She said that she had an amazing time, but she would not, however, tell me what she did after prom. I think she looked beautiful."
