( Left to right - Tier One...Liz, Angela, Joey, Kate
Tier Two...Michael, Don
Tier Three...Janet and I hope she is not doing what I think she is doing)
This was taken on the beach in Port Washington, 1948.
My grandmother had a house about 2 blocks away. Everyone in the family would go to the beach on the weekends. Sometimes there was a caravan of cars filled with my aunts, uncles, cousins and friends... They would spend the entire day...cook on fire pits that were in a picnic area, with tables and benches, showers, restrooms and food concessions... It was a beautiful Private beach only 10 minutes from Sands Point, which was one of the most expensive areas on Long Island at the time. As a matter of fact, the singer, Perry Como had a home in Sands Point, and on the Sundays we went to church, he sang in the choir.I remember seeing him and his family many times. If you look over my mothers shoulder, the building you see was a sea plane hanger.They would fly people over the water and the Beach for a price. One Sunday my father and aunt Kate, after much daring, took a flight...Joey and I wanted to go, but were not allowed..We waved to them as they flew over and they were low enough that we could see them wave back...We were fortunate having all our family near us and spending quality time with them...although at the time no one realized that, it was just the way we lived....
6 comments:
Dad looks just like James in this photo and what's up with Grandma's bathing suit?
Kelly
I think the bathing was pretty revealing for its time.
Here is some bathing suit history for everyones reading pleasure.
"From their first public appearance in the mid-nineteenth century, bathing suits, both one- and two-piece, were constructed of wool, cotton, and less frequently, terrycloth. By the late 1930s, bathing suit manufacturers began taking advantage of new developments in fabric technology when Lastex and nylon, a quick-drying elasticized fabric, were developed. These new synthetic fibers allowed for an incredibly revealing silhouette. Postwar swimsuits had a conical bosom created from wire and padding. Boned and cupped, the two-piece bathing suit greatly resembled the foundation garments of the day"
Kel
Did you notice your Grandma and Lizzie are holding their rubberized bathing caps in their hand? I cannot imagine those hairdo's staying intact after wearing one of those.
What a picture that would make if there were wearing them ;-)
Love Ron
awwwwwww Papa was was sooo cute... he looks just like James! What is on great grandma's head?
<3 Kasey
Kasey that was her hair...it was called an upsweep...and Kel, her bathing suit was fine, it was the contents that were affected by the cold water...and thank you Ron for the history lesson, your aunt must be proud...lol...look at the comments for our great grandmother, Janet posted it there instead of here...
Aunt Janet,
I thought your hair looked really cute in this photo.
Ron, thanks for the bathing suit lesson. LOL
As for "what's in Grandma's bathing suit" ... it's all Prudente ...haha
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