2006-10-18 07:13:03 · 11 answers · asked by jackie n 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
radio
dancing
church functions
2006-10-18 07:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Music was really comming into its own with many fanstastic musicians comeing out of the fields, and small towns of the south.
New Oleans style jazz was popular, foot ball, sports figures like babe ruth had made base very popular. Many people in rural areas were seeing talking movies for the first time, and this was a huge success.
Amusement parks were becoming popular,and fairs /circuses were traveling the country exciting huge crowds.
Gold offered women the chance to go into sports in a mans world.
The Olympics were attracting large crowds and interests world wide.
2006-10-18 14:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nightclubs were very popular in cities. People went out dancing at clubs or to ballrooms. Dancing was hugely popular. I read a diary by a guy who lived in NYC in the thirties and forties and he would go to see broadway plays and go to the opera, go to museums and baseball games, to the beach--same type of stuff we do today. Listening to music and plays on the radio was very popular in the thirties.
They would have parties at each other's homes, dinner parties. They would have bridge clubs and play cards at each other's homes. When television first became available, they would invite people over to watch it because it was such a novelty (although the diary guy thought it was boring after an hour and thought it hurt conversation).
People read a lot more than now-- books and magazines, back when magazines had a lot of short fiction and serial novels in them. Movies were extremely popular. Ladies had sewing circles and quilting bees. People traveled over longer periods of time-- the diary guy took three whole months to tour Europe (but he quit his job to do it, then had to find a new job).
2006-10-18 14:21:22 · answer #3 · answered by grrluknow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Movies were number 1 in popularity during the time frame you mentioned, followed by dancing to live bands, and then juke joints in the South.
2006-10-18 14:26:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dancing: jazz and big band.
Movie theatres-especially during the Depression years.
Baseball-especially the Yankees with Joe DiMaggio.
2006-10-18 14:19:11 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Scandalous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was the period of World War II.. so probably picking out matching accessories for your bomb shelter.. making sure lil jimmy doesnt go outside without his flak jacket.. and hoping that your husband/wife is alive and coming home soon..
2006-10-18 14:16:31 · answer #6 · answered by djjoecruz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Amos and Andy
2006-10-18 14:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by All I have to do is dream... 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
using the outhouse
2006-10-18 14:14:36 · answer #8 · answered by Kristin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.4alfalfa.com/AlfalfaNation/msnlist.htm
2006-10-18 14:16:38 · answer #9 · answered by St♥rmy Skye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
radio, film, theater
2006-10-18 14:14:37 · answer #10 · answered by The Indigo Cobra 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋