MIMOSA VALLEY RV PARK
1951 to 1960
RVs expanded in size and length with luxury interior décor and modern conveniences such as plumbing and bathrooms, as well as kitchens. The 50s were the decade of blossoming for the RV, and by the end, mobile homes and travel trailers were a definite part of the camper lifestyle. Terraces, and upstairs and downstairs models with separate private bedrooms were not uncommon in RVs at that point.
The Executive Flagship, built in 1952, was 65 feet long and weighed 18 tons. It had 10 wheels and was equipped with two bathrooms, wall-to-wall carpeting, and a 21-inch TV. It had a portable pool and diving board and retailed at $75,000.
An ingenious two-story RV design was created in 1955 and had two upstairs bedrooms, a main bedroom downstairs, and other conveniences found in modern RVs. It could sleep 8 people.
In 1958, the first pop-up truck camper was made, and five years later mass production began on these campers.
1959 saw Shasta enter the RV industry, and it soon became the most popular travel trailer of the era.
