Looking Back — June 17, 2012

Each week Albany Herald researcher Mary Braswell looks for interesting events, places and people from the past. You can contact her at (229) 888-9371 or [email protected].

Several local folks have shared an experience or two about growing up in the 1950s in Albany, especially during the summer breaks. For those readers, and others of that time, here are some tidbits from the first half of the decade just for you.

1950

U.S. Census Bureau numbers for 1950 placed Albany as the sixth largest city in Georgia, up from ninth place in 1940. Population in the city was 31,002.

The Albany Board of Education approved a budget of $608,679. Discussion was also held regarding the need for a second high school.

The Igloo Girl, an ice cream drive-in, opened at the Triangle Corner just east of the Broad Avenue bridge. Single dip cones were 10 cents.

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