15 Things Your Parents Did in the 60s & 70s That Nobody Does Anymore

Glass milk bottles on the front step. A man in a cap who filled your tank and washed your windshield. Little stamps you licked into paper books and traded for a brand-new toaster. If you grew up in America in the 1960s and 1970s, you watched your parents do these things every single week. Today, almost nobody does. In this episode of The Forgotten American Years, Arthur looks back at 15 everyday traditions that quietly disappeared, from the milkman and full-service gas stations to Tupperware parties, Avon calling, TV dinners, Sunday drives, home slide shows, and long summer evenings on the front porch. Which of these did your family do? And what did we miss? Share your memories in the comments below. We read every one. Subscribe to The Forgotten American Years for more stories about American life, forgotten traditions, and the way things used to be. TIMELINE: 00:00 Things Nobody Does Anymore 00:22 The Milkman 01:00 Full-Service Gas Stations 01:35 Saving Trading Stamps 02:08 Dressing Up to Fly 02:52 Writing Letters 03:24 Tupperware Parties 03:55 Avon Calling 04:31 TV Dinners 05:03 Laundry on the Clothesline 05:27 The Sunday Drive 06:09 The Home Slide Show 06:44 Layaway 07:09 The Encyclopedia Set 07:36 Bowling League Night 08:10 Evenings on the Front Porch 08:44 Final Thoughts Stories. Memories. A simpler time. #1960s #1970s #Nostalgia #BabyBoomers #AmericanHistory