There was nothing quite like the 1950s. Having just emerged from World War II, the world – and North America in particular – were enjoying prosperity and a strong economy built and strengthened by the conflict. Many people could enjoy the finer things in life. The times were also a time of competition – and, therefore, a period of thought and reinvention.
It was a time of automation, efficiencies, and simplicity rooted in nostalgia, old-fashioned values, and a different tonic for prosperity. In the retail and hospitality industries specifically, the 1950s were a time of excellent consumer culture. Restaurants and eateries began to develop their own unique cultures and ways of doing things based on the pulse of society year to year.
