Bowling Green Since 1950, Kentucky (Images of America Series)

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The last 50 years of the millennium brought changes no oracle could have foreseen. In 1950, most families did not own a television set, many did not own a car, and most women did not drive. Segregation was practiced throughout the country, while Americans lived in the shadows of the cold war and nuclear proliferation. Bowling Green in 1950 was a microcosm of America at large. Ladies wore hats and gloves; men wore hats and ties. Businesses prospered and failed, schools were built and students were graduated, ...
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Overview


The last 50 years of the millennium brought changes no oracle could have foreseen. In 1950, most families did not own a television set, many did not own a car, and most women did not drive. Segregation was practiced throughout the country, while Americans lived in the shadows of the cold war and nuclear proliferation. Bowling Green in 1950 was a microcosm of America at large. Ladies wore hats and gloves; men wore hats and ties. Businesses prospered and failed, schools were built and students were graduated, political issues were debated, and churches were erected. Bowling Green was Our Town, U.S.A.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780738566771
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
  • Publication date: 3/22/2010
  • Series: Images of America Series
  • Pages: 128
  • Sales rank: 919,358
  • Product dimensions: 6.30 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author


Photographer Tommy Hughes captured Bowling Green with the unique perspective of a citizen who dedicated over 50 years to creating images of the town and its people. Authors Amy Hughes Wood and Portia Beck Pennington have compiled a collection that showcases Hughes's photographic skills and chronicles the developments of a small town coming of age in a postwar world, from the 1950s era of soda shops and railroad travel to the dawn of the computer age.
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The 1950s: A Nice Place to Live 9

2 The 1960s: Blowing in the Wind 23

3 The 1970s: All in the Family 63

4 The 1980s: The Wonder Years 93

5 The 1990s: Back to the Future 115

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 10, 2010

    Bowling Green Since 1950 BELONGS IN IMAGES OF AMERICA SERIES

    This collection of well-identified photos is not just splendid collection of period snapshots but a fitting memorial to the outstanding camera man who took them. They are well-organized and the captions are appropriate.

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    Posted January 24, 2010

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