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Betty 1 post Oct 22, 2008 7:02 PM	Hey guys....I do remember Hamiel's drug store! My Aunt worked there during high school. She went to Meadowdale,& Co-Op, lived on Indian Lane and would cut across a creek to go to work. It was in a little place next to a paint store right beside the Red Barn. Remember Gimbarone's Market? Next to John's with the penny candy and also next (or near) Frisch's. Does anyone in Meadowdale or in the Newcomb park area (off Wolf Rd.) remember the "Little Green Store"...penny candy store over the creek in the woods, next to the Red Barn. Owned by a family named "Dahls"or "Dolls"? I sure had fun at my Grandparent's. Saw my first color tv while trick or treating on Indian Lane. Johnny Quest! It was spectacular...and much better than the candy they were passing out! HAPPY HALLOWEEN, GUYS...let's share some memories of Halloween past. How about three hundred "Casper the Friendly Ghost" costumes all on one street? Name some more..since it's the season..I know you all have "Hopalong Cassidy" or "Roy Rogers" costumes to talk about! Have at it. ~Betty ;) Last Edited by on Oct 22, 2008 7:12 PM
Becky73 10 posts Oct 22, 2008 8:16 PM	Speaking of candy... does anyone besides me remember a very small candy store on Nottingham Drive sitting beside a trailer park? ( By the way, the trailer park is still there with a different name.) It was about half way between Riverside Dr. and North Main Street. The building was small, no larger than a single wide trailer. They sold penny candy and candy bars. They disappeared at some point in the mid 60's. I was sometimes allowed to take a nickel up there to spend on candy.
KentuckyGeek 2 posts Oct 23, 2008 8:26 AM	How about Speak's market on Dixie? i used to go there when I was around 9 and get my mom's cigarrettes. Hey, I had a note!
Katjandu 1 post Oct 28, 2008 1:24 PM	I'm new but can't wait to read all the old posts about Dayton. My best friend and I love to do Dayton trivia. Now I can stump him! I remember the store MAXAM and thought it was spelled that way because it occured to me it was a Palindrome. I was young but words have always been facinating to me. Do you remember Lakeside Amusement Park? I went there with the family;and rode some rides.
bigbob 39 posts Oct 30, 2008 7:31 AM	I keep hearing about Cassanos Pizza. I remember back in the 60's living in a apartment on Otterbien Ave east of Gettyburg rd. I had a friend that his parents were close friends to Vic Cassano. Vic had a ( what at that time a condo i think ) apartment not far away from where i lived and can't remember the street name. We would go to his plase and visit and i remember he had a super large fish tank with huge goldfish and others i can't name in it. He would feed them raw hamburger. He would also give us free Pizza and drinks. He was a real nice man and we moved shortly after that and i don't remember what happened to him after we moved to Trotwood. I now live in Florida and don't get back very often but the last time i had a Cassanos Pizza it sucked. It would be nice to know that they are going to go back to the old Pizza everyone loved. When we moved to Trotwood we had Sam's Pizza and i think it was even better than Cassanos. Does anyone else remember Sam's.
bo68chev 10 posts Oct 31, 2008 8:44 PM	I grew up in the Kiser area, and heard that Kiser vs. Northridge was a rivalry. The Panther may have been painted a time or two.
Becky73 12 posts Oct 31, 2008 8:50 PM	I think for Meadowdale, back in the day, it was Fairview. I actually remember the basketball games being worse than the football games. We had to play during the day at Welcome stadium and they took great pains to keep us apart. It was harder to do that in a crowded gym. I was in Pep Club. Yeah, I know NERD!!!! Anyway, you had to belong to try out for the Lionettes. We had uniforms and everything and even practiced cheers with the cheerleaders. We were pretty loud. That was the time when you couldn't just go out and buy a school jacket. You had to have a letter and mine said PEP. My jacket still hangs in my closet. What was the name of the store which had the monopoly on school jackets? It was the only place you could buy them.
Marck1957 21 posts Nov 01, 2008 6:19 AM	Becky73: Was the coat store Tuffy Brooks? That's where I bought mine. My mother threw mine away years ago, darn it! Last Edited by on Nov 01, 2008 6:19 AM
Becky73 14 posts Nov 01, 2008 7:02 AM	Oh my gosh, I think you are right! Tuffy Brooks. They had a monopoly. When my girls were in high school it wasn't cool to wear a school jacket. But I still have my oldest daughters pom-poms from her Lakota Lassie days. Yeah, while I was in nursing school, my Dad threw my jacket on the floor of the coat closet and my dog chewed up the liner. But I still have that jacket! I was very proud that I was one of the few who had one.
tlturbo 31 posts Nov 02, 2008 7:24 AM	Maxed - Yep - Beavercreek and Xenia. I was Beavercreek class of 65. I'm sure some of the city school rivalries were worse than us "country folks". Remember the Frisches (I think) on 35 just as you were leaving Xenia? I used to cruise out there occasionally. We need to make plans to meet at the Denny's (Military and Hypoluxo) car show some Monday night and chat. I think it is real close to both of us.
maxed out 39 posts Nov 03, 2008 3:46 AM	tlturbo, I sure do remember Frisch's cruising. Spent my whole weekends there. It was actually on the corner of Rt.35 and Allison Ave. Remember the cop that used to walk around looking in cars? He was called "Sneaky Pete "
Becky73 15 posts Nov 03, 2008 6:30 AM	How about Dayton's Thanksgiving/Christmas in the 60's and 70's? I recently met a man who says he used to travel with his parents every year to view the downtown Rikes windows at Christmas. I remember those windows quite vividly. My Mother would take me every year to see them and even if it was cold, I never wanted to go into the store. I believe I saw a special on TV a few years ago, probably on public television or just a news story, about someone who bought all those figures and now sets them up in a store front somewhere. Would love to know if that still happens and where it is. Also do you remember from Christmas time in Dayton: A small red building off of Salem avenue that opened for just a few weeks as a Christmas store? Is it still open? The Christmas mart at Good Samaritan hospital where every year the volunteers would make crafts to sell to benefit the hospital. It was huge and many of those ladies who loved doing it were Jewish. School and scout groups caroling in the center of Salem Mall. A huge Christmas display way north? of Dayton but attracted people from Dayton and beyond - Ludlow Falls or something like that. Someone set up lights near water and a farm and had a live nativity. Anyone else with Dayton holiday memories?
tlturbo 33 posts Nov 03, 2008 7:05 AM	Yep - I sure remember Ludlow Falls. It was N of Dayton and we always drove up there to see the display. I think the Fire Dept did the display but could be wrong. The gorge with the waterfall decorated with all the lights was great. They stopped many years ago I was told. Does anyone remember the artificial silver Christmas trees with the spotlight behind a rotating color wheel that made it change colors? My folks had one for a while. The main thing I remember about Rikes was you had many different floors. Now if there are 2 floors in a Penny's, it seems weird. I used to love all the elevators and escalators you had to ride. The Thanksgiving memory that stands out is going out to Wright Pat and hunting pheasant on Thanksgiving morning then coming home, cleaning the birds and having roast pheasant instead of Turkey. Other Winter memories are taking the corvette to the $.25 car wash near the Country Kitchen and trying to wash and rinse it before the soapy water froze on it. Also the car heaters at the drive ins. Can't believe they stayed open all winter. Here in S Florida it is still weird to see all the palm trees decorated with lights and going shopping in shorts. It's 82 here today. While I have the opportunity - to everyone on here - have a Happy Thanksgiving, a wonderful Holiday season and a great New Year. Last Edited by on Nov 03, 2008 7:07 AM
driver62 126 posts Nov 03, 2008 7:09 AM	Becky - The Rikes Christmas display is now in the lobby of the Schuster Center which is located where Rikes used to be. I believe it's available for viewing from Thanksgiving through New Years. I remember taking my kids down to Rikes to see it. The place up north with the large Christmas display was Ludlow Falls. It hasn't been up in several years as the small town doesn't have the money to do it and I believe the volunteer fire dept was the ones who strung the lights and they depended on donations to keep it going every year. As I understand it, attendance and donations dropped over the years which made it impossible to keep it. Too bad as it was a very nice display.
maxed out 40 posts Nov 03, 2008 7:50 AM	I remember a guy on TV back in the late 50's, early 60's named Willie Thall (sp). I think he wore bib overalls and a small straw hat. Anyway during the Christmas season him and another guy would show all of the new toys available. I always said "I want that". I hardly ever got them because our family was not to rich. My favorite toy I ever got was a microscope. I spent hours looking at small bugs. Does the Clifton Mill still have their big Christmas display ?
Keugene48 1 post Nov 03, 2008 2:11 PM	Does anyone else remember seeing Rudolf the Reindeer at the Home Store at Christmas? It was a mechanical deer with a red nose that nodded its' head and talked to you and asked you what you wanted for Christmas. Then when you finished you got a little prize - a cheap puzzle or something like that. Also my family used to buy our live Christmas trees from a lot next to Woody's. It smelled so wonderful, lots of Balsam trees. And the big NCR Christmas tree.
Becky73 17 posts Nov 03, 2008 8:52 PM	Oh my gosh, I almost forgot.... the NCR Christmas party for the employees kids. One year I got to go with my best friend whose Father worked there. It was absolutely wonderful for a child. I got a huge ( prepackaged ) Christmas stocking with some really nice stuff in it. And yes, we had one of those aluminum Christmas trees with the rotating color wheels. My Mother also used the color wheel on our solid white tree. Both trees bit the dust. Our final tree was a beautiful blue spruce artifical tree which I kept until it fell apart. I have been obsessed with blue spruce ever since.
driver62 129 posts Nov 04, 2008 3:50 AM	Becky - Clifton Mill is out by Yellow Springs.
JohnC 27 posts Nov 04, 2008 4:53 AM	Driver62- Any chance you could burn a DVD or even a VHS of the "Let's Go to Rikes" show? Would love to see it, and living in Texas, it's not likely to be on here anytime soon(!). I'd be glad to pay for any cost associated with it. Speaking of old toys-does anyone have or remember any of the following: Ideal Robot Commando, Marx Flinstones or Untouchables playsets, Odd Ogg, Great Garloo, Aurora Model Motoring Thunderjet 500 Race Set, Horrible Hamilton, Green Ghost Game, Kabala Game, Tudor Electric Football... DWMurphy-please tell your dad I said hello and I'll try to get by to see him at Christmas. He always talks about you a lot. I'm the guy who used to work at the Dayton Mall Cinemas and tell him all the wild stories about after hours at the mall. To this day, I can no longer stand to eat theatre popcorn. To the best of my knowledge, I'm still the only one to ever jump over the fountain between Cinema I and Baynham's Shoes while wearing a tux (my cinema work clothes). I won $20 from the guys at Baynhams who said I couldn't do it. All you guys that used to cruise Frisch's and the Country Kitchen: Remember a Red Plymouth Roadrunner with white roof stripes? I might have taken you for gas money between the stop lights on Keowee. Seems like a lifetime ago... Thanks everyone for the great Dayton Christmas memories.
JohnC 28 posts Nov 04, 2008 5:52 AM	Becky73- I remember the little Christmas shop off Salem. I believe it was run by Reedy's Gift Shop that was right next to it. As I remember, they would open just before Thanksgiving and stay open through the first of the year. Lots of handmade craft items and boutique type Christmas stuff. Back in those days, Salem Avenue was still a safe family place to go, and for a lot of people like my family who lived south of Dayton, it was actually a destination for shopping and entertainment. Nowadays, every mall has a seasonal Christmas Shop. I have to think that was one of the first.
tlturbo 34 posts Nov 04, 2008 7:28 AM	John, I remember several of us sitting on the front of a car one night with our feet on the rear of a Road Runner that wouldn't start and pushing it (owner was inside steering) from the Country Kitchen West on Dorothy Lane for several miles - probably to the owners house but that was about 1970 and memory is kind of blurry and I don't think it was red. We all did crazy things back then huh?
BOGSATT 1 post Nov 04, 2008 1:24 PM	My Great Uncle, George Dupon, used to frequent a place called the Colony Club and would sometimes sit-in with the Bill Coburn Band that played there frequently. George recorded the band a number of evenings between Oct 1963 and Feb 1973. I'm converting these tapes to digital and would like to find some pictures taken at the Colony Club to put some faces with the voices. Along with the Bill Coburn Band, the 20 tape reels include the Lee Stolar Trio, Jimmy Ross Quartet, and the Dave Remington Quartet. Along with the Colony Club, they are labled Black Rose, Black Knight, Blevy's and The Whisper Room (in Cincinnati). Any information anyone can provide would be much appreciated.
maxed out 43 posts Nov 05, 2008 11:29 AM	Speaking of chocolate (LOL) I see that Ester Price candy is still in the Dayton area. I remember the one on Wayne Ave. There is a chocolate place like that here in south Florida called Hoffman's Chocolates but not nearly as good as Ester Price. Does anyone remember the old maple syrup farms? I remember going on a tour in grade school, there was one on Union Rd. just outside of Xenia,. This shack was falling down ,but we got to taste the sap right from the tree.
Dan-O 15 posts Nov 06, 2008 6:35 AM	Allen, Rike's had Tyke's, so I'm thinking it was probably Elder-Beerman that had Santa's Secret Store. Last Edited by on Nov 06, 2008 6:43 AM
backinthedayjo 2 posts Nov 07, 2008 12:15 PM	Way back: How about Frankie's Forest Park Amusement Park A place that sold Vernor's Ginger Ale sodas -ice cream and soda ? McCrory's great carmel corn smell in the Arcade downtown: Great fireworks at Carrillon Bells? Rudolph the Talking Red Nosed Reindeer at the Home Store? Triangle Park Skate Land (is it still there?) Skating parties in the parking lot of downtown Sears? Kenny Roberts the jumping cowboy. Getting a picture on the pony that came house to house? And how about the POOKI POOKI swim club lounge in Huber - or around there that sold disposable swim suits? Lunch at the King Cole Restuarant downtown (spelling) and Rike's lunch room. I do remember the Frigidaire Park.
Becky73 23 posts Nov 08, 2008 9:14 AM	I remember the Rikes lunch room! It was a huge treat for my Mom and I to go there. We stood in line forever to get in. One time, in the late summer when I was very young, we saw my school principal Mrs. Reineke there. I had no idea she had a life outside of school! Fridgidare park brings back a whole other set of memories. My Mother used to work there before I was born but didn't go back after so we couldn't go there. It was so tempting! When I was in 8th grade some friends of mine went there to visit our 8th grade teacher who tended the softball/baseball fields as a summer job. He was like a substitute Father figure for all three of us. Visiting him was the only time I was ever in that park. Having dinner with old MHS friends at the Barnsider tonight. Never been there in all the years it has been open.
JohnC 31 posts Nov 10, 2008 3:56 AM	AllenN71- I graduated in '73 from West Carrollton, and yes, we had all the little "cliques", too. Jocks, stoners, etc. My buddies and I never really fit any of the groups and sort of formed our own. I remember going back in 2003 for my 30th high school class reunion. I was really looking forward to seeing everyone again and seeing how they had changed. It was a major disappointment. One thing hadn't changed-they all still stuck together in their little groups from high school and had little to do with anyone that wasn't part of their little world back then. What a waste. It saved me some serious coin, though. I won't be wasting any more money going across the country for a class reunion! Been there, done that, got the T-shirt... Suicide Hill was at the Golf Course in Kettering (Community? Hill and Dales?) I want to say on Patterson road. It was a steep hill that flattened out for about 20 feet before dropping off even more steeply down to the road. I would guess about a quarter mile in all. You picked up a lot of speed, then hit the flat part, then sailed out over the second drop. You were usually airborne for about 5 seconds before hitting the lower slope. When you did hit, you had better have had a pretty good handle on your sled or tube. Otherwise, you got beat up pretty bad. Hence, the name. Lots of broken bones and bloody noses. Suicide hill was right across the road from "The Witches Tower", a famous Dayton area urban legend. The tower has been on TV on "Ghost Hunters" (they didn't find anything), and has been the source of all sorts of wild stories. Check out the earlier posts-apparently back in the 60's, a teenage girl was electrocuted there during a thunderstorm when lightning struck the tower and travelled down the wrought iron staircase inside. The entrance has since been sealed with concrete and bars put on all the windows. Kettering Police patrol the area regularly. I have no idea if Suicide Hill still exists (I've been gone 22 years) as it once did, or if the cops keep kids off it when it snows nowadays. Last Edited by on Nov 10, 2008 4:10 AM
Becky73 24 posts Nov 10, 2008 7:54 AM	To JohnC and AllenN71 - I too remember cliques at Meadowdale in the years I was there. I also remember feeling disconnected from any one clique, but it turns out others felt I was a member of the largest one of all - the ordinary kids. It wasn't until my 15th reunion that I felt most people had "gotten over themselves" and moved past all that. This past year, in an effort to reconnect, I joined the reunion committee and had a BLAST! Our class had a few Black kids, all of whom were well liked, and a large number of Jewish kids. We were not in a totally insulated WASP environment. And each class below us had even more of those "non-WASPs". But they were all from the district. In the years afterwards, the grand program called busing started, and it was downhill from there. Not because the racial environment changed, but because they were no longer from the neighborhood and had no vested interest in the school or the campus. I recently heard they are going to tear down Meadowdale and build a brand new building. We don't think that is going to solve the problems they have now. But back to our class. Our 35th was this year and percentage wise we did well. And everyone had a good time. One of the guys who lives in Florida came up last week to help his Mom and we scrambled and got a dinner together. In 2 weeks we put together a group of 24 or so. Also a good time! I travel an hour to get back for these events so the money investment isn't as great. We are thinking of getting together more often now - a floating group of whoever can show up at the time. And those class officiers we elected our Senior year? I think one has passed away but none of them have showed up for years or ever helped plan.
JohnC 32 posts Nov 12, 2008 5:16 AM	bigbob- My favorite race spots were North River Road, Country Kitchen, and Frisch's on Keowee. We usually just mixed it up between the stop lights. If it was a serious throw down or the heat was on from the local police,we moved out to River Road. Things got so well organized that on some Friday nights, guys would pull up with cars on trailers, even full out drag cars. I had a high school friend that was seriously injured flagging races on River Road. It never slowed us down though. I guess I was lucky to survive unscathed with my ride intact (and the pinks still in my pocket!). I remember I used to get hassled a lot by the police who would pull me over all the time because they figured with a car like mine, I HAD to have been doing something illegal that night. I got pulled over several times on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle because the cops thought a punk kid like me shouldn't be driving a nice car. Those were the days... Last Edited by on Nov 12, 2008 5:19 AM
tlturbo 36 posts Nov 12, 2008 5:46 AM	JohnC & BigBob and anyone else. Being a Beavercreek & Kettering guy, we used to race on 35 and out on Feedwire Rd way out off Wilmington. But usually it was just an incidental run in at the stop light. I didn't hang around N Dayton much at all. I had the same problem back then that I do now. If you had a serious looking or sounding car, most people left you alone and you couldn't get a race. There wasn't a lot of the serious money races back then like now. These days, the only races I get are from stupid ricers that have no idea what my car is (87 Grand National). Or the guys with the AMG Mercedes (some of those are quick). Man, I remember driving around Dayton on real Goodyear race slicks. We sure did some stupid things. As for remembering the old days and wishing your parents were around to ask questions of, I totally agree. I do a LOT of genealogy and sponsor the Rootsweb.com message board for my surname. You have NO idea how much you wish you could ask your parents but can't. I know I didn't care about my ancestory until after my kid was born and my parents passed away. I was an only kid and my parents were too so I don't have tons of relatives to ask. So please, write what you know down to pass along - some day your kids will want to know. Yes, the world has changed - not for the better I feel. Summer nights playing, riding the bus to downtown Dayton for the day at age 13, etc. All gone now. This site is soooo cool with all the memories it brings back. I wish I could spend a week or two hanging out in Dayton and driving around to all the old places. I do a little of that when we come up to see my girlfriends dad and stepmom out on N Main once a year but it isn't enough time for me. I could cruise around for weeks looking. I'm very nostalgic and LOVE the thoughts of all those good times. I graduated 65 so I learned to drive and had cars in the best time ever - Musclecar era. 1965 to about 72. I moved to FL in 72. I'm sure someone, somewhere has pics of the Kitchen, Frisches, etc stuck away somewhere but I don't. I think I lived at those places on weekends. Man, with hot cars and girls, how could those years have been any better? Someone mentioned Memorial Hall. I saw HAIR there. Last Edited by on Nov 12, 2008 5:48 AM
maxed out 44 posts Nov 12, 2008 1:35 PM	SeeDavid, My father also worked for DPL, and after he retired I worked there as a meter reader for 3 years until the layoff. I can't remember what year it was but I think it was 82 or so. That's when I packed up and moved to Florida. I remember the pool and golf course. All I remember was when you exit Rt. 35 onto Woodman you turn right. Me and my sister took lessons at the DPL pool. I was the shortest person in the class and I always had a mouthful of water, but mostly I remember how cold the water was. I shivered and my lips turned blue. I also remember the DPL Christmas parties. Usually hokey toys ,but I remember the ham sandwiches they fed us. That had to be around 1958, 59, 60 or so. My dad was a supervisor for the Claims and Rightaway Dept. His name was Charlie Jones. I'm sure my dad probably knew your dad. Everyone knew everyone back then
JackZ 22 posts Nov 12, 2008 2:17 PM	Wasn't the toy department on the 8th floor of Rikes downtown. I remember racing up the escalators with my younger brother. One time we went downtown on the old Ewalt #7 bus by ourselves and got lost on the way back! For some reason we couldn't find the bus stop! I still remember the smell of the candy shop on the first floor. Good times!
maxed out 45 posts Nov 15, 2008 4:20 AM	SeeDavid, My dad was forced to work in the stores during that strike. I remember he worked many long hours and wasn't used to it. He became ill from the stress. I'm sure he knew your dad. He also spent time up in your area. He was quite a skeet and trap shooter and went to the Nationals in Vandalia. Usually the only time I made it to Vandalia was if someone was leaving or arriving to the airport. Also, the first time I ever saw a Wendy's restaurant was in Vandalia, I couldn't tell you what year it was but I wanted to try it. I remember ordering the triple burger with everything. My gosh they were big and messy back then. Wendy's has gone way downhill since Dave died in my opinion. Now it's just another get em' in and out and take the money place. Where did you live in Florida.? I do miss Ohio but I can't leave until I retire. But we are looking to move to north Georgia then. I agree with you that people from Ohio are the hardest workers, we have always said that. I remember sledding in Xenia. The place to go was Dick's Hill. It was in a farm field and the old farmer would sometimes run the people out. There were usually the local bullies that would wait until you went down the hill then they would catch up with you and knock you over. I can still remember their names. My wife's brother lives in Springboro and when we do get up that way I am totally lost. I can't even find my way around Dayton at all. So many highway changes. ,and I used to know every nook and cranny being that I read meters for a few years with DPL.
Becky73 25 posts Nov 16, 2008 8:55 PM	Oh, my gosh - Cindi, so happy you hijacked your husband's postings. Your first post had me in tears right before I was suppposed to walk out the door to go somewhere. I never appreciated the Dayton I grew up in until I started unearthing memories by reading and sharing. Oh my gosh - the Yardley counter at Rikes. I bought lip gloss there once and was so sad when it ran out. I used to walk to Forest Park plaza and go to Murphys and Woolsworth for tubes of frosted lipstick. Remember Loves Baby Soft perfume? I remember the bakery that Rikes had that my Mom and I would pass on the way out the door - they had wonderful pasteries with walnuts and icing and roasted nuts by the pound. I was so sad when they closed it. I recently traveled down the street I grew up on. It was so surreal. The street itself is so WIDE compared to what they build now. There could be cars parked on both sides and two cars could still pass each other with ease. The kids in my neighborhood would play in the streets without fear. I used to play badmitton and the boys would play touch football. I could walk anywhere without fear, although my Mom liked me home at dark. I guess I wasn't old enough to remember or appreciate the muscle cars of the 60's. My best friends older brother had a GTO he was proud of. My Mother called it his Gas- Tires- Oil car since it was always needed one or more of them. I had a red '66 Olds Cutlass that was my GRANDMOTHERS car once I was old enough to drive. That car could move! I am old enough to remember 70 MPH limits that we never followed. Everyone keep it up. This has been so much fun!
SeeDavid 38 posts Nov 16, 2008 9:26 PM	Becky73: Yes, I soaked myself in "LOVE's BABYSOFT PERFUME"..didn't Twiggy advertise that stuff? I think it even came in other scents after awhile. I wore the frosted lipstick, too...made us look like corpses, didn't it? Look up some of the 60's dance shows on you Tube. "Where the Action Is", "Shindig". Hullabaloo", "Hollywood A GO GO"..they all wear the frosted lipstick and go go boots! It is wild! They look like they stepped out of an Austin Powers Movie. Teri Garr was one of the first Shindig girls, I think. The teased hair and Cover Girl make up...just for all of you boys! Don't forget to mention the pre-pantyhose torture of garter belts and stockings. Keeping those short skirts down was a job in itself. We girls could hardly walk and carry books at the same time for pulling DOWN our skirts and pulling UP our stockings so that the tops didn't show. by the way...this is NOT DAVE, but wife of....argh! (He will be so pleased with me)! ha ha Thank's for letting me share, everyone. I don't mean to take this thread up with silly posts and insignificant trivia. I only want to share my childhood and teenage years; those years before we all had bills, work, children, worries, and responsibilities...never ending now, huh? We all need it, and we all should grab those memories as a kite string and fly them in the wind, and run with them....please share some more. I know Curt is writing some kind of book about all of this.~c Last Edited by on Nov 22, 2008 9:14 PM
tlturbo 37 posts Nov 17, 2008 5:52 AM	Not sure who wrote what so this is a general reply to several things mentioned. FIRST - SNOW??? I think I remember that. White stuff, right? hee hee We have a cold front in S FL today - getting down near the 40's at night. Had to dig out the jeans and change from the shorts. ANYWAY, it sounds like a bunch of us live or lived off of Hypoluxo in Lake Worth. Maxed still does and I live off Hypoluxo and Hagan Ranch in Lake Charleston. I keep trying to get Maxed to meet me at the Monday night Denny's car show on Hypoluxo and Military - it would be FUN to chat. That leads to another post. Yes, Friday and Sat nights were cruise nights. Frisches on Keowee and Parkmore at Forest Park. Back and forth, back and forth. For those that remember the cars, I had a 69 Corvette convert with a real wild gold paint job by the Egyptian. Chrome side headers, 427, etc and I was at those places a LOT from 1969 to Jan 72 when I moved to FL. Thanks for noticing us guys besides the cars (actually why do you think we had the cars?) HA Funny story from the Keowee Frisches days. One night this georgeous blonde in a large white car pulled in next to me (in the vette). We started chatting (remember georgeous) and this happened several different nights. After many tries, I finally convinced her (remember georgeous) that she should park her car and go with me to the Dixie Drive-in (remember georgeous). One weekend she finally agreed. Now remember georgeous BUT that I had never seen her except from the shoulders up. We went to park her car and when she got out, I wondered if she would fit in the corvette. LESSON LEARNED. Never forgot that. HA HA As for FL - the biggest complaint I have now days is that you hear more Spanish than English. It isn't so bad up near West Palm as down near Lauderdale - Miami but still bad. Yes - the grass is different - not all that bad though and it is green all year. I used to play Eucher when I lived in Ft Myers so I know what that is. East coast of FL is mainly New England people (those that are non-hispanic). New York, Jersey, etc. West coast is more mid west like what we were used to in Dayton - Ohio, Ind, IL, Mich. BIG difference in the culture of the 2 coasts. Vandalia - I was sorry to see them close down the trap fields last year. Back in the late 60's I used to go the GRAND and shoot. I learned to shoot trap at a little gun club out behind the Skyborn Drive In in Dayton. In High School my dad would take me out there on WED nights to shoot. Anyone remember the gun store behind the barber shop in Fairborn? Georges Gun Shop I think. There was also a good gun store on N Main somewhere. I wish I could look through boxes and find some old pictures like someone suggested but I lost all that in a house fire in 2000. But I can still vividly picture in my mind those places. My son was a Scout but gave up on it a few badges short of Eagle - bummer. I think they were a good environment for a young kid. Learned a lot of different things. I am enjoying some of these recent posts - they are a lot more interesting then all of the "Do you remember ...." that we all were doing.
tlturbo 39 posts Nov 19, 2008 11:37 AM	Hey Bill First - thanks for all you do to preserve Dayton memories. Regarding rags - I'm not sure if this is the same guy or not. Between 1968 and 1971 I worked at E F McDonald on Ludlow (between 4th & 5th maybe?) There were 2 buildings with a walkway span over an alley connecting the second floors. The alley continued on the other side of Ludlow probably going up to Main St. One day we watched ambulances race into the alley across Ludlow and later learned that a street person had crawled under a delivery truck (to get warm? - don't remember the time or year) and the truck then was moved and drove over him. I thought the person had died but maybe this was Rags and he was just hurt? Any recollections? Love the old wrestler's pics. I got one for you - remember Sputnick Monroe? How about watching Roller Derby on Saturday afternoons (I think) with the Bay City Bombers? Cindi - The SHED - I used to go there occasionally (it was a UD student hangout and I knew a gal that went there) but went to Timothy's up the street past Ray Bryant Chevy a LOT. I think they had a Wed night special if I remember right. My girlfriends dad on N Main St near Shilo Church can't wait until the snows so he can go out and play with his tractor and snow blower attachment. He doesn't do the sidewalks anymore because he was told IF he cleans them and someone falls and gets hurt, he can be sued. BUT if he leaves them alone, he isn't responsible. MAN - what a weird world. Last Edited by on Nov 19, 2008 11:48 AM
backinthedayjo 4 posts Nov 20, 2008 6:53 AM	Yes, Keugene48 - I had a picture of one of those CampFire Girl skating parties - I was a mascot with an older sister - later I was a CampFire Girl. I am not sure if I have that picture still or not.
bigbob 47 posts Nov 20, 2008 10:53 AM	BILL, i REMEMBER Rags and the picture you posted is not the way i remember seeing him. He had long hair and always wore a long trench coat year round. I think someone did a Mural in one of the Dayton downtown banks. He also had a beard and think he burned to death at a enclosed bus stop around 1980-81.
Keugene48 3 posts Nov 20, 2008 5:02 PM	Jo, I would love to see a picture if you can find one. Do you remember the "Council Fires" at Bomberger and the peanut butter pillows in a round can that we sold for 50 cents each? I loved that candy. My mom was my Campfire leader and we had about 6 girls in our group in a little tiny house in West Dayton.
Becky73 26 posts Nov 20, 2008 6:14 PM	Bill77 - thanks so much for keeping your MHS website alive and well. I just unearthed some old Dayton postcards that I bought years ago at an antique mall somewhere. If you are interested, I'll have my husband scan them for you. Some of you have already added your favorite toys to the Christmas memories. A couple of summer ones I remember were hula hoops and my favoite - Skip It. It was just a plastic ball on a plastic string attached to a plastic box with a bell in it and you .....wait for it.....skipped over it!!!!! One Christmas I was a very naughty girl and went looking for and found my Mother's hidden Christmas stash. But it was still one of the best Christmases ever for me. I got a Barbie house - not one of those pink plastic things they sell now, but cardboard, that had to be put together. I also got a Santa troll. Got to relive both of those again with my daughters -trolls and Barbies.
maxed out 46 posts Nov 21, 2008 9:05 AM	Ah yes.The "BOMB" drills. I remember we had to go into the hallway away from the windows and sit down and put our head between our knees and cover our head with our hands, There, that will stop the bomb. That thing will put your eye out. I remember the blasting cap scare also. Guess the pros from a blasting cap company picked them all up. Haven't heard anything either. Remember when someone would bring mercury to school and we all would stick our fingers in it, and put silver dimes in it. If a drop falls on the floor now the whole school is evacuated. And the asbestos ceiling tiles in school? Wonder we can all spell anithin anemore wit al of dah stuf wees was expsoed two. Some of the names that you guys use here is very obvious what you mean. Many are your first name with the year you graduated, I guess. Some are a mystery how you came up with that name. Myself...Max is my grandson. The rest just sounded cool How about you guys, Where did you get your blog name ?
BullDug 16 posts Nov 21, 2008 5:51 PM	Since it's that time of year, here's another Christmas memory... Do you guys remember the City Transit (the name before they changed it to RTA) Christmas Bus? It was originally one of the electric trolleys that was painted red and covered with Christmas decorations. The part where the electric poles attached to the roof was made to look like a chimney. There were speakers on the outside of the bus so that when it drove by you could hear Christmas carols playing. And inside was Santa himself. He rode in the back of the bus. In later years they had a diesel version of it also. It rotated around all the various bus routes.
tlturbo 41 posts Nov 22, 2008 6:47 AM	Cindi - PLEASE don't stop posting (or blogging I guess they call it now days). I am disappointed when I check out the site and there aren't any new posts. Yeah, I gotta get a life HA HA. Seriously, I really enjoy just the chit chat about things. Many I don't remember but a lot I do. Tell Dave I had 2 67 vettes (after moving to FL) and YES, all we thought about back then were cars and girls. I wasn't a party person and just drank modestly. I'd much rather have cruised the places we've mentioned than drink and party. I think having the fast cars as a hobby had something to do with that. You were a "ticket target" as it was so you better be sober. Allen - Yes, I shot a couple of times at the Miami range. I was on the Wright Patt Jr Rifle team and they took us up there one time to teach us to shoot an M1 Garand military match. I shot competition through high school at WPAFB then at Ohio Univ. Years later I started High Power in FL and was on the 1992 FL State Highpower Team that went to the Nationals at Camp Perry. My current toy is a 50 BMG MacBros but in SE FL there is no place they will let me shoot it. Sneak out into the Glades once in a while. Love the milk jug story. Those car guys names don't ring a bell. I can remember a few of my car buddies names but that was sooooo long ago. I hung in Kettering at the Kitchen most of the time so I didn't know too many N Dayton people. I DID date a gal that lived just S of the Siebenthaller Bridge a few houses off of Riverside just across the river from De Weese Pky where we all parked and watched the Submarine Races. Did someone say they graduated from West Carrollton? Do you have an alumni book by any chance? I have one for Beavercreek that lists everyone in every class with current info on them. Some company does them for schools and it is real nice if you are trying to find old friends.
SeeDavid 45 posts Nov 22, 2008 12:13 PM	tlturbo: You should see the Jr.NRA Rifle Marksmanship medal I won at Camp Thunderbird! I now believe that "WAR AND GUNS ARE BAD FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LIVING THINGS"..but you guys have at it...it is allowed by some Amendment thing, or something, isn't it? I was even the only GIRRLLLL at Camp Thunderbird Rifle Safety and User Camp in the summer. I guess my Dad thought I needed to learn how to hunt quail or rabbits, or was readying me for a career in the service. I kept saying: "I want to go to dance class!!!" (THIS IS CINDI!!! NOT DAVE, PS... If OSU weren't playing now, I would tell Dave about the Vettes you had. He is SOOO SADDDD he sold his after his stint in Korea. I wish we had it now...it would be top off...zoom,zoom off to our "dream" places...probably Kroger's and Cracker Barrel, now a days.. he he. GO BUCKS, by the way...I jinx them if I watch usually. Becky73: You and I , two peas in a pod here with these car guys. You know they are loving hearing about our problems with garter belts and stockings and all that other stuff about tall girls with long legs and short skirts. Do you remember when we HAD TO tuck OUR (girl) shirts into our skirts...and we COULD NOT wear pants to school....the insanity! he he Our daughters are insulted at the thought of pantyhose, let alone any kind of metal devices attached to our legs by elastic..then that garter bump... it doesn't relate to Dayton, except for the fact that it WAS COLD and stockings DID help to keep our legs WARM in the winter time. Sorry, went in a different way...oops. he he Becky, I will be glad to get with you on snail or meet, ref the postcards. Get with me at cindiloohoo55@aol.com ANYONE ELSE, please write to me. Regarding DeWeese Pkwy, I was a bookie during those submarine races and took lot's of money from folks over there! As I recall, some of the boys hunted "snipe" or something there as well... don't know if anyone /snatched one, but (THEY) WERE VARMINTS FOR SURE! We did have your numbers, guys...see, Becky and I will tell the truth. ha ha I hope Dayton Vice Squad isn't reading this...if they are, that See David guy is in big trouble. do you guys think I am the "Lucy" to Dave's "Ricky Ricardo" ...always trying to get into Dave's "Club" and sing with the band? (Only requesting inuput) ~c Last Edited by on Nov 27, 2008 7:34 PM
maxed out 49 posts Nov 24, 2008 4:16 AM	Does anyone rememer "Eugene" ? The preserved body found in a cornfield in Sabina . They actually put this body on display in the middle of town for years. I had to be about 7 years old when my dad took me to see him. It scared the Beejeebees out of me.
tlturbo 42 posts Nov 24, 2008 5:27 AM	I know everyone missed me all weekend but I was not feeling very well. You know how it is when it gets near the 40's in Florida - we all get sick, hide inside with the heat on under a blanket, etc. Becky - The gal I dated on Riverside probably graduated around 68-69 maybe? Last name was Monbeck. JohnC - Thanks for letting me know about West Carrollton but the person I was talking about probably graduated in 69 so that would be earlier than your year books. OK, since the gals have taken over this thread with hose, garter belts and short skirt stories, here is a guys remembrance of that Golden Era. First Cindi, you have to be a LOT older than me (ha ha) since I never encountered garter belts. I worked at E F McDonald on Ludlow around 68-70 when the short skirt fad hit. In the Summer we worked longer days and got off at noon on Fridays and on Friday you could wear whatever you wanted. This was a GREAT place for a guy to work (I was a computer programmer, 22, single with a new vette) and the company was 85% female. The girls had a competitive nature (don't they still) over clothing and seeing how short they could wear skirts seemed like a Friday (and other days too) contest. For some unexplained reason, most of us guys stopped riding the elevator and started taking the stairs (up at least). One weird happening there was I had a date one weekend with a gal upstairs and we had a great time. I was looking for her all the next week to ask her out for the following weekend and she wasn't at work. I finally asked a co-worker of hers if she was sick and she said, NO - she was on her Honeymoon. DOOH!!!! Ahhhh, the memories. Does anyone remember the mini-skirt contests that Wayne Cochran would hold at the Diamond Club? I'm not a big sports fan but I still root for Ohio State. The gal from West Carrollton I was looking for went there and I spent a lot of time there. She stayed in one of the Towers. Lots of evenings at the N Berg, Thirsty Eye, etc. Saw the Beach Boys there one Sat night and stopped on High St after for the Ohio victory over Mich street party. Yes, I watched the game on Sat. I was very upset at their showing the past couple of years in the Championship games. Miami Hurricanes are my FL team and I'm not a 'nole or 'gator fan. Pro is no problem, Dolphins of course. I thought they might pull off a win over New England yesterday until the 4th quarter but NO. Not bad for a new team and coach though. Have to watch football since Nascar and NHRA races are over for the season. Cindi - have you figured out ROTFLMAO yet? By the way - not that anyone probably cares, but my real name is Terry Last Edited by on Nov 24, 2008 6:37 AM
Steve K 36 posts Nov 24, 2008 8:34 AM	The Dayton library has copies of the Rike's sloppy joe recipe... I've got a couple around the house, I'll look for one or stop and the library and pick up another copy. I remember Eugene in Sabina.... they had a little building they kept him in. He finally started crumbling around the edges a bit and they buried him! Seems to me they used to "borrow" him once in a while and leave him sitting at the counter in a restaurant or on a park bench somewhere. I left Dayton in 1960 and moved to Wilmington, Ohio for ten years, Eugene was probably a lot better known south of Dayton.
Tim R 1 post Nov 24, 2008 5:39 PM	Does anyone remember Icelandia? In 1967 the band I was in called Tracy and the Termites played our first live show there.
maxed out 50 posts Nov 25, 2008 4:33 AM	Tim R, I was really into the Dayton band scene in 64,65,66,&67., but I don't remember that name. I do remember the Pictorian Skiffel, Mark V. Great local bands. I remember going to General Surplus, 3rd St. I think. I was always amazed at all of the military gear, fatigues, knives, and the all important P-38 (can opener), Then I went into the military in 1968 and it wasn't as glamorous as it was when I was younger. Is Tuffy Brooks still around ? Keowee St. I think.

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