15 Forgotten Things You Could Find in a 1960s Five and Dime

Jingle. The little bell above the door of the five and dime. In this nostalgic trip down memory lane we walk aisle by aisle through a 1960s five and dime: the mechanical horse, the popcorn counter, penny candy, the lunch counter, the comic book rack, the record counter and the photo booth. If you grew up in the 60s, the five and dime on Main Street was a world of its own. We remember fifteen forgotten things you could find there, and the small moments that made every visit feel special. The last one is a memory many baby boomers still keep close. What was the first thing you ever bought with your own money at the five and dime? Tell us in the comments, and take another walk down memory lane with us. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:37 #1 The Mechanical Horse 1:06 #2 The Popcorn & Nut Counter 1:30 #3 The Penny Candy Counter 2:07 #4 The Lunch Counter 2:38 #5 The Pet Department 3:17 #6 The Toy Aisle 3:46 #7 The Comic Book Rack 4:15 #8 The Record Counter 4:42 #9 The Photo Booth 5:15 #10 Sewing & Notions 5:44 #11 The Paint-by-Number Kit 6:11 #12 School Supplies 6:39 #13 Christmas at the Dime Store 7:18 #14 The Ringing Cash Register 7:51 #15 Your First Gift #1960s #memorylane #fiveanddime Archival footage courtesy of the Prelinger Archives and the Internet Archive (archive.org), public domain. Stock footage: Pexels (pexels.com), free to use. Photos (Flickr / Wikimedia Commons / rawpixel via Openverse): "1950's Woolworth's 5 & 10" by Jim, the Photographer, CC BY 2.0 "Benny's Grocery, 1962" by Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0 "Carmel main street 1960" by Towne Post Network, CC BY 2.0 "Fashion Square, Santa Ana, circa 1960" by Orange County Archives, CC BY 2.0 "Willner's Department Store, 1967" by Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0 "five and dime store" by georger_gilbert, CC BY 2.0 "Coin Operated Horse Ride" by Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0 "Mechanical Horse Ride" by Eric__I_E, CC BY 2.0 "Vintage Popcorn Machine Burger Beast Museum Miami" by Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0 "penny candy" by LoriCaliforny, CC BY 2.0 "Magazine Woolworth Lunch Counter" by Infrogmation, CC BY 2.0 "Goldfish Bowl" by katerha, CC BY 2.0 "MARX Hootin' Hallow Haunted House" by klimari1 (JUST SHOOT IT! Photography), CC BY 2.0 "Rocket Bank" by Calsidyrose, CC BY 2.0 "Unknown child in a toy car, Belgium (ca. 1959-1960)" by jinterwas, CC BY 2.0 "Vintage Miniature Portable Record Player, Solid State, Battery-Powered" by France1978, CC BY 2.0 "Vintage VF (Vanity Fair) Portable AC/DC Radio/Phonograph, Plays 33-1/3" by France1978, CC BY 2.0 "African American couple in a photo booth" by simpleinsomnia, CC BY 2.0 "Photobooth strip of a woman and friend" by simpleinsomnia, CC BY 2.0 "Smiling young woman in the photo booth" by simpleinsomnia, CC BY 2.0 "Vintage sewing notions" by GlitterandFrills, CC BY 2.0 "Aluminum Christmas Tree" by fireflythegreat, CC BY 2.0 "Vintage Christmas Ornaments" by YourCastlesDecor, CC BY 2.0 "Bourjois Evening in Paris 1950" by Nesster, CC BY 2.0 "Perfume bottles IV" by Stepheye, CC BY 2.0 Additional public domain / CC0 images from Flickr and rawpixel. Music: "Carefree", "Sidewalk Shade", "Easy Lemon" and "Porch Swing Days - slower" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Sound effects: Freesound (CC0). Some illustrations in this video were created with AI.