Lincoln High School

 

 

The great drive-in culture of our era was a unique and fascinating experience, and a very special treat on a Saturday night. I remember my Mom making this huge paper bag full of popcorn to put on the backseat between my legs. I loved watching her salt it, and the grease stains from the butter along with the huge brown stains on the bottom of the sack. I always went in my pajamas. That was the best part of all. Then, when the sun sank down below the rim of the trees and the majestic rectangle of the movie screen, the action commenced.

There was also nothing like the snack bar. Between movies, the snack bar was Grand Central Station. And was it any wonder? They had all sorts of candy, popcorn, ice cream and soft drinks. If you needed it, they had it. If you wanted to check out the girls, go to the snack bar. If you just wanted to get away from your parents- well, snack bar city.

 

 

                             

    

 

School Days

 

 

 

Kindergarten 

 

            

 

First Grade

 

            

 

 Second Grade

 

 

3rd & 4th Grades

 

  

 

 

5th Grade

 

 

6th Grade

 How about the safe monkey bars at the playground?

 

                  

 

 What about those school holidays?

 

 

 Any of these ads look familiar?

 

   Wasn't that the best .10 you ever spent?

 

 

How about those Root Beer floats?

   

 

 

Then of course......... 

Who can forget those colorforms?

           

 

 

Remember how fast you had to dial to be that "First Caller"?

 

  Who didn't love                Sunday Mornings with Davey & Goliath   
Captain Kangaroo?

                                       

What's SPF anyhow?

Didn't this stuff that turn your skin orange?

 

 

 

Hungry?  Choose a Drive-In!

 

King's - 40th and Normal, NE Kings, and "N" Street east of 13th

 Ken Eddy's - 28th and "O"

McDonald's - 52nd and "O"

The Mug Drive-in - 33rd and "O"

    

Tastee Inn & Out - 48th and Holdrege

 

Original Runza Drive-In on West Park Blvd

 

Kings Topper Stand - Nebraska State Fair

Yum Yum Hut, 29th & "O"

Zesto - 11 and South St. - Still is Best Soft Serve in Town

 

Things have changed!

 

Cancer, Yes....But at least No throat irritation 

 

...the world was young and so were we. 

 

  

Western TV shows outnumbered crime drama!

Wagon Train

 Bonanza

Have Gun Will Travel

Rawhide

The Rifleman

 

77 Sunset Strip

 

Ozzie and Harriet

Our version of The Simpson's! 

 

Ed Sullivan Show Then -  America's Got Talent Now!

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Creepy stuff

 

Frank Sinatra Show

Oh Frankie! 

 

Lassie

"Run Lassie, Go Find Pa"

 

Women's Roles Have Changed

 

 

Remember collecting and redeeming these?

  

               What's a PC?                        Forget the plastic ones today

              

 

 

 How about that Little League excitement?

 

Remember gas station attendant washing windshields, pumping gas and fixing your car

 

 

Forget the iPods at the beach...

 

 

Remember when aluminum foil was an electronic term?

 

 

How about those sophisticated fads...

 

 High School Musical 1961

            

 

 

                              

 

 

 Remember the movies and the stars?

 

Beautiful Natalie Wood....

THE GUNS OF NAVARONE

 

 

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

 

THE MISFITS WITH MARILYN MONROE, CLARK CABLE, MONTGOMERY CLIFT

 

 

Audrey Hepburn and her long neck! 

John Wayne, Dean Martin AND Ricky Nelson?  Swoon!

 

 The Start of Foreign Imports

 

We just missed the English Invasion, but they were on their way! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In one word, "Marilyn"

 

 

 

Great fun to look back & remember when. Watch this page for additions. Or make suggestions!

 

Thanks to Doug Platt, Bethel High School, Pennsylvania, for his design work on this page.

Images have been added to depict our era!