Once associated with the plague, the polka dot jhas become a wardrobe power-player for everyone from Minnie Mouse to Kate ...

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When and where it was invented: In the 1950s along “Polish Broadway,” or West Division Street. Style: A slowed-down, bouncier version of the Eastern-style polka.

Here's everything you need to know about the polka dot pattern through history, from when it first originated to how it impacted important pop culture moments.

The area’s rich polka history has marked it as one of the leaders in polka music in the United States. According to Greco, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area has a strong competitor in Chicago.

It was Carl Finch who invented the concept of polka filtered through a rock band format when he grew bored with the corporate pop and so-called "progressive" rock of the '70s.

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Polka dot wasn't always the beloved print it is today. Back in Medieval Europe, creating an even pattern of dots was complicated, which made polka dots look more like diseases (think leprocy and ...