Gordon’s Jet Flight, 1961Little Golden Activity Book, by Naomi J. Glassonillustrations by Mel
Gordon’s Jet Flight, 1961Little Golden Activity Book, by Naomi J. Glassonillustrations by Mel CrawfordMike Lynch of Mike Lynch Cartoons hit the nail on the head when he posted that “Today, we look at travelling the skies of 1961 – when flying in a plane was something that you got dressed up to do." I have wonderful childhood memories of airline travel. This book is a real gem in that it reminds us of a time before the world of airline travel in general kind of just gave up on itself. The Stewardesses smiled at you and treated you as if you were somebody special, even when you were just plain ol’ aunt Marge from a teensy little town in the middle of nowhere. You DID dress up to travel, in some of your very best clothes…the ones you wore on church Sunday. I recall the food being decent too, but I was a kid so my palate wasn’t highly developed yet! What happened to the ultra cool, Ultra smooth days of the Jet Age? It saddens me to hear just how bad airline travel has become, how poorly the Stewardesses/Stewards are treated and paid. The same goes for the Pilots. Does anyone else have any memories of vintage airline travel they want to share? -- source link
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