About

Welcome to Trips Down Memory Lane — a friendly corner of the internet devoted to the way things used to be.

A scrapbook page of seven photographs, one per decade: a soda jerk in the 1940s, a family around the television in the 1950s, the Beatles arriving in the 1960s, children playing in a street in the 1970s, an Atari console in the 1980s, a video rental aisle in the 1990s, and a mobile phone in the 2000s
A few pages from the album — the ’40s right through the 2000s.

Around here, the malteds are thick, the cartoons come on Saturday morning, the radio plays under the pillow after lights-out, and the streetlights tell you when it’s time to head home. We write about the everyday things that made growing up in the 1940s, ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s so special: the food, the fads, the music, the TV shows, the toys, and the small daily rituals that turned out to be the big memories.

What you’ll find here

Fun, warm-hearted stories designed to jog your memory and put a smile on your face — never a quiz you can fail, never anything gloomy. Just the good stuff, remembered together.

Meet the writers

Our little newsroom runs on coffee, 45s, and long memories:

  • Peggy Sinclair — the keeper of the recipe box: food, home, and everyday life
  • Walt Harmon — our man at the double feature: TV, movies, and drive-ins
  • Russ Calloway — keeper of the nighttime dial: music, radio, and street games
  • Dottie Mae Brooks — our authority on Sunday best: fashion, fads, and crazes
Two older men playing dominoes at a table on a porch
Ples Jones, 94, and Cephus Cromwell, 75, over a game of dominoes on the porch. June 1972.

Join the conversation

The best part of this site isn’t our writing — it’s your memories. Every article ends with a question, and the comments are where the real magic happens. Pull up a stool, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and tell us how you remember it. We read every comment.

Thanks for stopping by. We’re so glad you’re here.