Theater “usherette,” radio repairman, blouse presser at a shirt factory, switchboard operator, pipe fitter at Mare Island, hospital attendant, prune sorter and even soda jerk.

The Wagon Wheel Motel, which was destroyed by fire earlier this month, was among five that were built on the stretch of Route ...

After reading Ms. Johnson's letter on Sept. 11, I felt obligated to respond. Ms. Johnson doesn’t believe going back to the 1950s is a good idea. Really? I grew up in the ’50s and think it was a ...

The Bad Waitress terrorizes customers. She chain smokes cigarettes as she jots down food orders. She penciled Groucho Marx eyebrows above her drooping eyelids and a beauty mark onto her face where a ...

CHC’s executive director Cai Yinzhou (far left) and Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Alvin Tan (third from left) at the formal reopening ceremony of Chinatown Heritage Centre on May ...

Explore 1950s fashion history and how the silhouette represents gender roles post-World War 2. From shorter skirts to hourglass figures, discover the era's emphasis on femininity. Questions swirl ...