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Fort Wayne Memories: The 50s

Fort Wayne Memories: The 50s

This documentary shares memories of what it was like to grow up, live in and work in and around Fort Wayne during the 1950s. This show offers you a look at what Fort Wayne’s citizens did during the time of Ike, Elvis, duck-and-cover-drills, poodle skirts and sock hops and the rapid growth of a new medium for communication — television.

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Fort Wayne Memories: The 50s is a local public television program presented by PBS Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne Memories: The 50s

Fort Wayne Memories: The 50s

Special | 1h 7m 29s | Fort Wayne residents tell what life was like in their city in the 1950s. (1h 7m 29s)

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