When you were a kid, what time period did you consider the 'olden days'? (80s, economic)

[Sally_Sparrow]

I was born in 1971. Mostly I considered the 1950's to be the "olden days" and I loved for my mother to tell me everything about growing up then. I used to bug her to tell me about the things she did for fun, her school, and the CLOTHES. It always boils down to the clothes for me.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

I would say the "olden" days would be pre ww2.

After reading some posts I want to add to mine.

I was born in 1973. I base my thoughts are on the shows I watch. When I look at shows like Mad Men, it is set in the 1960's, I can see where they were modern and things that they do don't seem that different then me. When I look at shows like the Walton's it does look like how I would picture the "olden" days. That is why I say anything pre WW2 is what I would consider the "olden" days.

[linicx]

The '30s and '40s when the snood and the Charleston was popular!

[Arkansas Mac]

I considered the "olden years" my father's growing up years.( he was born 1890 )

[linicx]

You were born in '20? My grandmother was born in 1889.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by linicx

You were born in '20? My grandmother was born in 1889.

Your grandma was born in 1889? I bet she told you some interesting stories of the 1800's, early 1900's.

[silibran]

When I was a kid, I read historical fiction. I guess I considered every previous time, "olden days."

I thought the 1940s were impossibly old fashioned, even though I was born in 1946. It has always amazed me that certain artifacts of my young adulthood remain at least somewhat current to this day.

[ciceropolo]

I always enjoyed historical books so 'olden days' are a level of degree. But to the OP's question as a youth, it would likely be as some others have mentioned - things of my parents youth late 1920's to WW2, and my only grandparent who I can remember - she was b 1894 d 1983 - would recall of the 'old country' in current day Poland.

Fortunately, my parents recalled lots of growing up in depression years in urban inner city neighborhoods and passed on many of their memories (and Wisdom!) before they passed, as I was always an inquisitive sort. Glad I tape recorded lots of them and am thankful for a undergrad history prof who made all his students write a family history paper which had to include interviews with oldest living relatives (at the time were great aunt & uncle).

Thx for the post Trimac, it brought to mind this classic song


Ella Fitzgerald: Anything Goes (Porter, 1934) - Lyrics Now In Video - YouTube

[Steve Bagu]

A persons Golden Age would be when they were a child and NOT when their parents or Grandparents were born since they have never experienced the time period.

My time started being born in 1931 and the mid 1930's was a living period during those depression years......remember my Grandfather pulling a cart collecting paper and cardboard to sell....times were tough then.

[Ketabcha]

Originally Posted by Charles

I was born in 1961 and I guess references my dad (b.1921) to his childhood and younger years would constitute what I envisioned as the olden days. He still uses terms such as icebox.

I still call it the icebox.