How did people shop for clothes in 1960s America? Were smaller stores more common?

In the 1960s there were more full-time housewives who sewed or knitted clothes for their families and shopped only for shoes, coats and other items that were too hard to make at home. Sears, JC…

Top stories for Long   How did people shop for clothes in 1960s America? Were smaller stores more common? Angela Stockton, B.A. English & Journalism, University of Kentucky (1970) • Updated January 30, 2024 In the 1960s there were more full-time housewives who sewed or knitted clothes for their families and shopped only for shoes, coats and other items that were too hard to ma... Read more » 271 53   I'm a SENIOR. This country is going broke. How is it with you liberals that you cannot see this? Jim Mowreader, Printing Expert (1994-present) • Answered January 26 Let me throw a little scenario at you. You and your spouse are sitting at the kitchen table one fine evening going through the bills. You notice that there hasn't been enoug... Read more » 103 6   In the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie, how can we reconcile that the woman who took Toto at the beginning of the movie didn't come back to get him at the end? Brian Overland, Author of "C++ Without Fear," actor, writer • Answered January 26 At the beginning, Miss Gulch (who "owns half the county" and later is seen as the Wicked Witch) takes Toto and puts the dog in her basket at the back of her bicycle. Toto e... Read more » 154 12   It is known that as a species, humans have done far and away the most damage to the environment, but what other animals could be considered second or third? Franklin Veaux, lives in Portland, OR • Answered March 31, 2020 Nope. It is not known that human beings have done the most damage to the environment. The most environmentally destructive organism in earth's history is so far ahead of us ... Read more » 8.2K 243   Why couldn't the authority catch Jack the Ripper? What if he was active today? Tomaž Vargazon, Practicing atheist • Answered January 9 There's a relatively easy way to figure this one out. Number of serial killers in USA by when they started their killings Jack the Ripper was a serial killer, he could be the... Read more » 1.4K 93   How do the Amish keep food cold without electricity? Chris Williams, lives in Pittsburgh, PA • Answered January 24 We had Amish move into a home next door about ten years ago, and so they are only about 1/2 mile away. They had been saving up their money for a preconstructed ice house, w... Read more » 1.6K 128   Do Android charger cords generally lose their effectiveness over time? Dave Haynie, Electrical engineer and part-time mad scientist • Updated June 26, 2024 To put it bluntly, USB cables do wear out, regardless of the device's operating system. And that's because they're supposed to. The basic USB Type A jack you have on a PC is... Read more » 1.9K 77   Is Ukraine's President Zelenskyi a real badass? Claire Jordan, worked at National Health Service • Answered January 24 Yes. He's also *incredibly* funny. The BBC recently did a multi-part documentary about him, including his days as a comedian, and he's what they call a "droll" - somebody w... Read more » 770 43   Why does Martha's Vineyard have such a high crime rate? Jay Bazzinotti, What's mine is mine: what's yours is negotiable. • Answered January 24 There's a dirty little secret about all of Cape Cod; in the winter time, there is nothing to do but drugs, booze, crime and wife-swapping. This includes Martha's Vineyard. ... Read more » 466 20   What could be the reason for the difference in flavor between Chinese takeout and homemade Chinese dishes? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered January 26 What's the reason? Wok burners. When you order food from a Chinese restaurant, chances are the food was cooked in situation similar to this: Commercial wok burners pump out 20... Read more » 1.6K 42   Did programmers of 8-bit computer games need to type them on the actual hardware? Alan Mellor, Coded ZX Spectrum games in the 80s, PC games in 90s, Nokia games in noughties • Updated March 23, 2022 Yes very much so. At least for us 'bedroom programmers'. In fact, the earliest 8 bit games were coded on machines with 1K to 4k of memory. You couldn't fit an editor, assemb... Read more » 1.2K 91   Why are wokies allowed to call us vile names? Marc Lawrence, I've written a few books and read a few more. • Answered January 15 People who resort to name calling and insults in lieu of rational discussion are doing so because they know that their position is untenable and founded on nothing but feel... Read more » 271 80 Read more in your feed

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