Everything is said to have been more of an event in the old days. Air travel was an event. Seeing a movie was an event. Even going out was more of an event. Not too long ago, I came across some old pictures of my grandma that prove it.
When asked about these pictures, my grandma first gave a vague answer, something to the effect of, "Oh, that was my club...". Turns out that what she was calling her club was her group of friends that would go for nights out in Manhattan together, to the kind of supper clubs you see in movies like White Christmas, where Bing Crosby walks into a room filled with tables of people dressed to the nines, sitting around having cocktails and watching a floor show.
These were all taken from around the late 1930's to 1940, when my grandma (second from the left in the picture below) and her friends were barely even twenty years old!
When asked about these pictures, my grandma first gave a vague answer, something to the effect of, "Oh, that was my club...". Turns out that what she was calling her club was her group of friends that would go for nights out in Manhattan together, to the kind of supper clubs you see in movies like White Christmas, where Bing Crosby walks into a room filled with tables of people dressed to the nines, sitting around having cocktails and watching a floor show.
These were all taken from around the late 1930's to 1940, when my grandma (second from the left in the picture below) and her friends were barely even twenty years old!
To make these outings even more of an occasion, all of the pictures were in little commemorative folders, designed to be souvenirs from the different clubs.
Can you imagine going out back in those days? It was such a different time, yet there's something so timeless about a group of laughing friends posing for a picture during a fun night out.
Those pictures are so great! Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! I like the idea of things being more of an event, and I can only imagine what it was like to go out on the town in those days!
ReplyDeleteI am terribly envious of this lifestyle. I love dressing it up and treating an outing like its a celebration and I welcome anyone into my life who feels the same!
ReplyDeleteIt's so awesome that your grandmother kept these mementos!
ReplyDeletewow - they are beautiful pictures. it looks like your grandma was a happy and very social person. hooray! it sure was different, and yet the same happy smiles.
ReplyDeleteThese are so wonderful! I love that the clubs made visiting them an experience and wanted the patrons to always remember their times there. So cool - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSuch great pictures. Yes, I love the idea of friends going out together and making it an occasion. Friendships add so much happiness to life. I have a book group that gets together on a regular basis and I just love it!
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky to have these! Such treasures. I love looking at my grandmother's yearbook - she graduated high school in 1950. The word "swell" was thrown around quite a bit.
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