Gay nineties club at the last frontier

Back here I contributed some observations on the midcentury fad for the s.

The Gay 90s in the Swingin' 60s and 70s

Anyone else remember that? It also made an impact on restaurant culture. Maybe not because the craze seems mostly to have gone down the memory hole. But even before H. Historical periodization always feels arbitrary no matter which years are chosen as bookends. I think there are a few ways to define the period, from strict to broad:.

The strict definition limits it to the decade of the s, so or depending on how pedantic you want to be. The advantage of this approach is its literalness — only things from between those dates are relevant. Makes things easier but that literalness is also its weakness. I think a better approach defines the period by using significant events.

Just over a decade later, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, CA. Disney, born inmoved to Marceline, Missouri inabout miles northwest of St. Visitors enter Disneyland via Main Street U. Here the gas lamp is giving way to the electric lamp; and the newcomer, the sputtering horseless carriage, has challenged Old Dobbin to the streetcar right-of-way.

The corner drugstore and the barbershop quartet were within living memory. Nichols writes:. A detail from the L. Times July 15, advertising supplement announcing the park. The fad had its most significant run from about to Some examples from the wider pop culture before moving on to restaurants.

The musical premiered on Broadway in with Carroll Channing originating the role. The second act opens in a restaurant. Pretty sure this version of the card game survived into the 80s. I have memories of that artwork. New Orleans Square and the Haunted Mansion It sufficiently recalls the Gay 90s that I think it can be included.

The scenes with young Vito take place in