A fascinating chart that appeared in Life Magazine in 1949 detailing the best of both high- and low-brow culture in America of the era amazingly has several mentions of Grand Rapids – perhaps low-key saying the West Michigan city was the epitome of American culture.
The chart shows what is ‘High Brow’ down to ‘Low Brow’ culture with higher and lower middle class worked in through several categories like clothing, furniture, food and music. Check out the cart below…