Baby-boom: Generation

Growing up in the 1950s and early '60s meant a life lived largely outdoors.

: Enrollment nearly doubled, leading to "teaching in shifts" and classes held in barber shops or portable units to handle the overcrowding. baby-boom generation

: Families migrated from cities to new suburban developments, sparking a building boom for housing and shopping malls. A Childhood of Freedom Growing up in the 1950s and early '60s