today we did blog discussion
Sports in the 1930s:
baseball was very popular after the depression
you could listen on the radio
tickets were cheaper so that you could go to the game
babe ruth and joe demagio (?) were very popular players back then
boxing was also very big
you could listen to it on the radio
joe lewis was very popular
track and field was a major thing
was known as the golden age of sports
many people needed to be entertained because of the great depression
people would bet on boxing
golf was also big
people would bet on matches to get a little extra money
tennis was big also
sports really took off during this time
movies in the 1930s:
1930-1940 golden age of hollywood
movies were getting "talkies" or short films with a little talking
1932 walt disney had the first color movie
before this movies just had captions and were black and white
monster movies came about
a lot of movies that are classics now came about in the 30s
wizard of oz came out in the late 1930s
gone with the wind, modern times, city lights, snow white and the seven dworfs
dracula was a big scary movie in the 30s
music in the 1930s:
the music was happy and swingy during the 30s despise what was actually going on
ppl had to find inspiration during hard times
lewy armstong was a popular artist
betty boop
people turned to radios to listen to music
the jitterbug was popular
happy days, get happy, and other songs were very popular
bands were big 15- 20 ppl
keyboards and saxaphones were popular instruments
swing music came around
a lot of the music was made for dancing
country music came about in the 30s
fashion of the 1930s:
men wore suits and fedora hats and stuff
zippers came about
gloves were very important for women to wear
women wore racier clothes
synthetic fibers were used for clothes
reused a lot of their clothing; take it apart and make new clothes
women were big into wearing fur in their clothes
women sewed more
little girls would wear dresses with ribbons in their hair
women wore fake eyelashes that took 2 hours to put on at a salon
women wore dresses around the house even while doing chores
perms were really big really tight curls
hats were very popular
drape-cut suits for men
Comments