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15 elements for a 1950s-themed diner

If I were to make a 1950s-themed diner, I'd want these elements.

  1. Only 10 tables numbered 1950-1959
  2. Fact sheet at each table that contains what happened that year (both in the US and abroad)
  3. Rotating weird Jell-O dishes
  4. Jell-O recipe competitions
  5. 1950s music playing (be sure to be representative of all genres)
  6. Milkshakes
  7. Drive-in 1950s movie showings in the parking lot
  8. 1950s fashion for the servers 
  9. 1950s themed drag brunches (Some Like it Hot came out in 1959!)
  10. Honestly, limited to 0 Elvis stuff (it's too cliché and he met Priscilla when she was like 14 and it grosses me out--plus he kinda stole a lot of his music and dancing)
  11. 1950s themed trivia brunches
  12. 1950s themed coloring pages for kids (with history facts!)
  13. If it exists, non-problematic 1950s slang used in the names of menu items
  14. 1950s dance classes
  15. Book talks for books either set in the 1950s or about the history, culture, etc. of the 1950s

(Prompt by Kimisha Cassidy)

Photo by Lorenzo Nafissi on Unsplash



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