This quarter's theme is October.Welcome to the second issue of my Generation X Zine, GenXine. The theme is October and it's a poetry anthology. Enjoy! If you have trouble viewing the publication as a flip book, you can view it as a PDF. [dflip...
Rainbows, Secrets, and Kaleidoscope: The Readers That Shaped Generation X
In the early 1970s a new set of classroom books arrived in American elementary schools. The covers were bold and modern and the titles moved with excitement: Rainbows, Secrets, Kaleidoscope, Images, Galaxies. They replaced the repetitive “See Spot run” readers that...
Wayback Wednesday: Bright-Eyed Amy at Griffith Park, 1969
There’s something so timeless about the way children meet the world, wide-eyed, curious, and unafraid. These photos from 1969 capture “Bright-Eyed Amy” at the Griffith Park Zoo in Los Angeles, chatting with a goose and later riding a pony with the confidence of a tiny...
Tuesday Taylor Turns 50
Tuesday Taylor, the doll with a glamourous wardrobe, ski lodge and penthouse apartment was created in 1975 for Generation X. Designed and marketed by IDEAL, she was produced to rival Barbie. Unfortunately, Tuesday faded from the scene in 1978, the year Mattel...
Traces of the Last Analog Generation: Gen X and the Card Catalog
A young Gen-Xer flips through the card catalog at Fisher School Library, circa 1980. The exact city/town/state are unknown. This photo is ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Rare Evidence I’ve been searching online marketplaces, thrift stores, and flea markets for photographs of...
The Fairfax Frogs and the Golden Age of Neighborhood Swim Clubs
A special post for the first day of summer! Before youth sports turned into a year-round industry, before spreadsheets tracked every swim split, there were neighborhood pools like Fairfax. Hidden behind the trees on Roberts Road, the Fairfax Swimming Pool was a...
Dear Nostalgia: Please Stop Texting Me
To Nostalgia With Love. But Please Stop Texting Me When my best friend Louisa (1970-2024) was still the editor of Oklahoma Today, I showed up to her office in Oklahoma City's First National Center with a 1979 Barbie Dream House. I'd discovered it at a local thrift...
President Nixon, First Lady and the Majorettes, 1972
Atlanta Parade, 1972 A young Rachel Lane, 5, dressed in a solid royal blue sequin baton twirling costume and carrying two batons, was captured by White House photographers during a parade in Atlanta in October 1972. Nixon and the First Lady were on the campaign trail...
Regular Cars for Mortals (Daily Gen X Photo)
Regular Car Reviews: Regular Cars for Mortals "Cars are machines. But they're also art form in what they inspire in auto enthusiasts. In a literary sense, cars are romanticism. The emotions they create overpower reason and fical responsibility. And that's true of just...
1970s Red Tights and Yarn Ribbons
My friend in red tights and tennis shoes, circa 1971 This is a picture of my friend and her little brother. It was taken in the early 1970s when she was living in base housing. I first met her in the late 1970s at a church camp in East Texas. In the fall of 1985, I...
The Rainbow Wedding of the 1970s (Daily Photo)
The rainbow wedding of the 1970s primarily played out in bridesmaids' dresses. It's one of the best wedding trends of all times in my opinion. When I was a little girl I was definitely gonna have a rainbow wedding. I still love all those pastel colors together. I even...
Pictures of the AMC Gremlin (Car)
American Motors Corporation introduced the AMC Gremlin in 1970. One of my friend's in high school had one that was a faded purple with white stripes. It looked like a high top tennis shoe. What fun it would be to have one of these rides! 1972 Trailer-Train, Milwaukee...