Super 50s

Welcome to the Golden Era! If your heart skips a beat for warm family dinners, Elvis on the radio and Lucy on the screen or you like to remember iconic historic moments and test your 50s knowledge, you’re in the right place.

Super50s welcomes you back, to when respect cost nothing and family time was sacred.

  • Let's take a stroll down memory lane to the 1950s, a time when food prices were quite different from what we see today. The changes in costs over the decades offer an intriguing glimpse into how our world has shifted.…

  • Economic Boom and Consumerism The year 1952 was a time of economic growth in America. The government was spending big on infrastructure, schools, and even space programs. This led to a surge in jobs and rising income levels for many.…

  • Pinball's Cultural Emergence Poodle skirts, jukeboxes, and checkered floors set the scene for pinball's rise in the 1950s. These machines became a symbol of teenage freedom, lighting up arcades with their clinks and clacks. It wasn't just a game –…

  • The Nylon Rationing Challenge Let’s take a trip back to the 1940s when nylon stockings vanished during World War II. As resources were redirected for military use, stockings went from a daily staple to a black-market treasure. American women got…

  • Impact of Orson Welles' Radio Prank October 30, 1938—an ordinary night turned upside down by an extraordinary radio broadcast. Orson Welles, stepping up to the microphone, spun a tale of Martians launching their invasion from the sleepy town of Grover's…

  • Origins of Radium Use in Watches Let's hop back to the late 19th century, folks. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium in 1898, and it didn't take long for the world to go gaga over it. Scientists were thrilled, but…

  • Frisbie Pie Company Origins William Russell Frisbie started a bakery in Bridgeport, Connecticut in the 1870s. The business grew, and under his son Joseph's leadership, Frisbie pies became a local hit, selling up to 50,000 a day. The pie tins,…

  • The 'Soap' Connection Soap operas got their name from their relationship with soap manufacturers. In the 1930s, companies like Procter & Gamble sponsored radio dramas to reach homemakers. These serialized stories offered a break from daily chores, as refreshing as…

  • Origin and Popularity You wouldn't believe it, but those poodle skirts were all the rage back in the 1950s. It all started with Juli Lynne Charlot, who whipped up the first one for a Christmas party in 1947. Using a…