Riddle

• I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when

I’m old. What am I?

American Slang: FETCH

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sir_24duiF4

• Cool or awsome. Used in Mean Girls byGrechen Weener.

• Omg Kadi you love him. That is so fetch.

• Grechen stop trying to make "fetch" happen! It's not going to happen!

Past and Present

• Then and now

• What are the differences between things 50 years ago and now?

What were families like 50 years ago in Long Beach, CA?

• The average family had 3 children.

• Many women were housewives and did not attend college.

• Gay marriage was prohibited.

• Divorce was uncommon and considered a scandal.

What are families like now in Long Beach, CA?

• Most families have two working parents who werecollege educated.

• The family size about 2 children per household.• Same-sex marriage is legal (as a civil union).• Divorce is common (about 50% of marriages end in

divorce).

Where did people live 50 years ago in Long Beach, CA?

• There were many young families in the 1950´s becausemany soldiers from WWII returned home and startedfamilies.

• Suberbia and track-housing created to support thegrowing number of families.

• Two or three bedroom houses with a backyard and a car in the front was considered normal.

Where do people live now in Long Beach, CA?

• Many people still live in track-housing.

• Very common to have a two story house-more rooms but the same amount of land.

• Movement to live in big cities because of more opportunities.

Where did people in Long Beach, CA work 50 years ago?

• Largest industry was aerospace technology.• Douglas Aircraft Company´s Long Beach plant

produced the largest number of planes --9440, including 4285 C-47 Skytrains and 3000 B-17 Flying Fortresses -- of any Douglas plantin the country in the 1950s.

• My grandfather worked for Douglas as a tooland die maker.

Where do people in Long Beach, CA work now?

• Deindustrialization of the aerospace industry. • Douglas plant closed down.• Now the Port of Long Beach is the largest industry.• The port supports more than 30,000 jobs in the city; about 1 in 8 jobs.• The port's combined import and export value is nearly $100 billion per

year.• My uncle works for the Port of Long Beach as a civil engineer.

How did people dress 50 years ago in Long Beach, CA?

• Women only wore dresses. To the beach they woreone-piece swimsuits .

• Men wore suits and sweaters.

• Men wore one-piece swimsuits.

How do people dress in Long Beach, CA now?

• Women wear jeans, sweaters, and t-shirts. To the beach women wear two-piece swimsuits.

• Men dress in casual pants, sweaters, and t-shirts. To the beach men wear board shorts.

How did people travel in Long Beach, CA 50 years ago?

• Cars- one car per household.

• The country built the 41,000-mile Interstate network of highways during the 1950s.

• Route 66 was a popular road to travel on during holidays.

How do people travel now in Long Beach, CA?

• Cars (2 per household) for local travel.

• Freeways have a lot of traffic and there needs to be a better public transit system built.

• Airplanes are used for domestic travel.