Cars and cruising in the 1960s

“…Sunbury was our nemesis. But every weekend, people who had cars, we’d call it “we gotta go cruising.” So when you go to Sunbury and you go up Market Street and you go up and around and around the park, and that was the thing. Sunbury kids, Selinsgrove kids, all these people in their cars, just riding around, looking around…”

Linda Youngman was born in Selinsgrove and lived here for most of her childhood. In this interview, she talks about her friends and sports while growing up, her busy social scene, and big community events.

The interview audio is divided into two halves below, followed by an interview transcript. If you’d prefer to download the transcript to another tab, use the PDF option at the bottom.

Youngman Interview Part 1

by Elly Casher | [00:00 - 15:01]

Youngman Interview Part 2

by Elly Casher | [15:02 - 33:56]

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