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In 1974 a great many American families bought things in exactly the opposite order from the way we do now. You paid first, in instalments, and the store…
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In 1975 the Memorial Day parade followed the same route it had followed for decades, and families stood on the same corners every year.
The veterans marched grouped…
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In 1975 a miniature golf course was poured concrete under coarse green outdoor carpet, with obstacles built on site out of plywood, sheet metal and paint by whoever…
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In 1976 you voted inside a steel machine by pulling a lever that closed a curtain behind you, moving small levers beside the names, and pulling the main…
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In 1972 the variety store on the main street had oiled wooden floors that creaked so you could hear where everybody was, and the goods were in open…
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In 1976 a garage sale was advertised with a hand-lettered sign stapled to a telephone pole on Friday evening, and laid out on Saturday on card tables in…