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I cant help but thinking from these brochures that people had more picnics in the 50s/60s than we do now. Perhaps it was a trend for awhile. Or maybe related to
by ian0 7y ago
I cant help but thinking from these brochures that people had more picnics in the 50s/60s than we do now. Perhaps it was a trend for awhile. Or maybe related to the fact people couldn't easily live together before marriage :P
- duxup 7y agoMaybe it is like how you might think there are a lot of Americans who are frequently hauling things and going off road in their pick up trucks ... but they probably aren't ;) Not unreal, but perhaps the volume of depiction and such was more aspirational than reality.
- Waterluvian 7y agoI think you're on to something. The picnic scene is a lot like the picket fence suburb scene. Iconic atomic family American dream.
- taborj 7y agoI just realized that I own a pickup, have a white picket fence around my suburban home, and enjoy picnics. To be fair, though, my pickup is a 1946 Dodge.
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoThe poor use the shit out of their used 20yo trucks hauling scap metal and saving $15 delivery fees on bulky things. It makes me wonder if the poor of 1955 had more picnics.
- trop 7y agoIn 1991 I drove down the Natchez Trace Parkway and as the morning passed, saw car after car pull over onto the grass to the side of the road for a picnic. As a northeasterner, this was not something I had ever seen before. I'm curious if this tradition continues.
- d-sc 7y agoI don’t watch much tv, but when I do I see a lot of car advertisements that feature a car on some winding country road. Which, while nice, most of us spend the time in our car in traffic/commuting. So I’d view it more of a change of our desires or ideals.
- whenchamenia 7y agoI have the opposite problem. Modern cars are buily for cities, and the ubiquitus mcphearson strut design is terrible on back roads. I could care less how I look driving past reflective buildings.
- moftz 7y agoAir travel was more expensive back then so having long car trips and the picnics that go along with them weren't uncommon. Additionally, cheap fast food joints weren't as prevalent so it made more sense for families to just pack food for the trip than rely on a cheap eat being along the way.
- apo 7y agoThis reminds me of the most surprising scene in Mad Men. The family has just driven the family car into a beautiful spot for a picnic. Wife remarks to husband how beautiful the spot is. Husband says "it's perfect." Shortly after that they get ready to leave. The blanket is strewn with beer cans and other trash. With a flick of the wrist, husband ejects the trash into the surrounding landscape and wads up the blanket. Trash problem solved, apparently.
- beigeoak 7y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roREnVhd_og https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roREnVhd_og
- linksnapzz 7y agoAh, offhand casual slander of mid-century American values on a show written & created by rich hollywood gen-x's... Despite the careful attention paid to selecting period office furniture, this show is in fact, fiction.
- Spooky23 7y agoPicnics were pretty common afaik. Fast food wasn’t as saturated and highway rest areas and state parks had charcoal grill stations.