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Heartlander · 80-89, M
That movie was shot in the mid 50s in the Salina, Hutchinson area. interstate 70 through that part of Kansas was not filled in for another 10 to 15 years. What Picnic depicted was real for much of Kansas, Nebraska, Dakotas, Oklahoma, Texas.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Heartlander even in Missouri where I lived it seemed small towns were that way. People lived a much simpler and slower life. It was hard for those who were teachers, and that was one career option that was a stable one in small towns for young women back in that era, who wanted to get married and felt like life and marriage was passing them by. Picnic portrayed that too.