Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Somewhere That's Green pt 2

Little Shop of Horrors

A while back, Secret Agent Man and I were having a discussion about how we'd like to win a huge ginormous lottery so we could build our own little town and set it up by our rules. Limited number of homes, small town feeling. I want a town square where there's a bandstand and people feel safe walking to and from stores. Where there's no graffiti, no trash in the streets, no boarded up buildings. A drive-in movie theater. A soda shop.
Like Back to the Future or Ghost Whisper:




I find that I am somewhat obsessed with an idealized 50's aesthetic. Not the "Mad Men" kind of thing you see on TV, but a happier version of that time.

When cars were cool:




And concept cars were even cooler:

Jazz was hot:



Men were manlier:

Women were woman-lier:

I love the 50's modern house:


I love the idea of being a stay at home mom that has a martini waiting for dad when he gets home, and dad mowing the lawn with said martini in hand. TV dinners. Dinner parties.


Fashions were lovely:



And everyone seemed so happy with simple things:


Okay, I did say this was an idealized vision, didn't I? I may have trouble with trading my laptop for the 50's home computer:



Flying was still fun:

Sci Fi was awesome:


And even the naughty bits seem sweet today:


And most important, we knew who we were: Americans, families, striving for a better tomorrow.
We knew who our enemies were:



And it wasn't us:


That's the life I want.

Anyone want to join me? I'm having a party in the fallout shelter promptly at five. Bring some martini olives and you're in!



8 comments:

  1. Not going to lie, I totally LOVE the 50s. But without the racism and the oppression of women.

    I want me a picket fence SO BAD.

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  2. I totally agree - NO racism, NO oppression. Not in my town, anyway! :)

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  3. So, you want to live in Pleasantville? Love all that retro stuff. That look is totally my era, too. And for music, we can listen to Donald Fagen's Nightfly.

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  4. there was quite a bit o 'cool' stuff...and people dreamed of a future...now i wonder how mnay see past tomorrow...

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  5. I love how men dressed back then and how everything was designed. It was sexy.

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  6. I'm with you--oh, to go back in time when things were a little more simple. The fashions now-a-days doesn't do a woman justice, that is for sure--ah, to go back in time.

    I would miss my laptop Joanne, however. lol

    ((hugs))

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  7. Tera, I loved this post and the pictures. Life was simpler then. I sometimes wonder if I would have liked it better that way.

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  8. But why do I get the impression that so much of it was fake?

    I wouldn't know myself, but I've gotten that feeling.

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