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Originally Posted by Retired_in_Texas
One cannot discount the simple fact that in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s the nature of everyday living dictated a much more physically active lifestyle. Most mowed lawns with a simple reel type push mower, no dish washers, no TV sets to sit in front of hours on end, and folks were not compelled to mindlessly circle the block dozens of times looking for a parking spot right in front of a given businesses door, they actually parked and walked a few blocks if necessary. Eating in some sort of restaurant was not something most people did more than once a week if even that often, and at that time even restaurant food was nutritious and healthy.
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Or sitting for hours in front of the computer screen logged on to SkyscraperPage Forum..........Sorry, couldn't resist!
As kids, my mother, brother, and I, would walk three blocks to pick up the bus in Atwater Village (known simply as Atwater in those years) and go to downtown LA for a day of shopping. Walking, of course, to all the stores within a pretty significant radius. May Co. was the traditional first stop. We were usually treated to lunch at Clifton's, or another cafeteria, which name I can't remember. So yes, I agree. Much more exercise was the norm in those years.
Living in Atwater, we never drove those two or three blocks to "the boulevard" for necessities. Also, as kids, we would walk to the theaters on Brand Blvd. in Glendale, never thinking of spending our popcorn money on riding the bus; a two or three mile walk, if I recall correctly. 15 cents was the cost to watch a double feature at The Temple Theater.
Andys
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