The mid-century era was a golden age of consumer culture, bombarding the public with new toys, gadgets, and household novelties. While everyone remembers icons like the Frisbee and a certain blonde doll, thousands of collectibles from that decade were just as popular—until they vanished....
Mention "America's first suburb" and most people instantly picture Levittown, New York, a seemingly endless landscape of uniform, affordable homes. This iconic post-World War II community fundamentally changed how millions of Americans lived, but it was not the first. The true story of the...