# Souvenirs of yesteryear (1950s-1960s) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/souvenirs-of-yesteryear-1950s-1960s/1022550 "2025-08-28T13:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 45
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/souvenirs-of-yesteryear-1950s-1960s/1022550/45 "2025-08-29T16:45:16Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Pennants are something that’s virtually disappeared. I don’t know why they were ever a thing in the first place. I’ve always wanted one like would be in a TV sitcom kid’s room, the ones that just say “STATE” in a totally safe, generic “we’ll never tell what state the Cleavers live in” way. > [@Ludovic](#): > > I never experienced the full Howard Johnson experience. They used to have the concession rights to the Illinois Tollway Oases. The ones that straddle the highway, and you could sit and look out the window at the traffic running under you. I loved going there, when I could get to Chicago. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Sea Lion Caves on the Oregon Coast had someone who went around the parking lot attaching a souvenir thin cardboard sign with the name of the place to your bumper with pieces of wire. The Tommy Bartlett Sea Sky and Stage show in Wisconsin Dells had people that stuck a damn bumper sticker to every car in the parking lot, whether you wanted one or not. You saw them everywhere. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/souvenirs-of-yesteryear-1950s-1960s/1022550)._