Nostalgia (Thousand Oaks, Burbank, Moorpark: limousine, high school, living)

[KewGee]

Such memories. I lived in Burbank in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s and remember much of what all of you do.

The Helms Truck - How we loved it.

Watching Lawrence Welk with my grandmother too. I think she had a crush on him since they were both German.

The original Mickey Mouse Club. I'll never forget the day mom took my sister and I to, I believe, the Convention Center in L.A. There was a telethon going on and all the mousketeers were there. I had the biggest crush on Cubby.

I loved taking the trolley down Glenoaks Boulevard from Burbank to Glendale to see my grandparents.

Pacific Ocean Park in Santa Monica

Foster's Freeze Ice Cream Stands

Winchell's Doughnuts ~ There was one on the corner of Magnolia Boulevard and Keystone Street. When I went to John Burroughs High School, a friend of mine and I walked there nearly every day at lunch for a doughnut and soft drink. I always got cinnamon and my friend, Barbara, always got some hearty cream-filled type. Yum!

I remember the Cornell, Major, and Loma theatres in Burbank.

Remember the Orange Julius stands?

Pick-Wick Drive-In on Alameda Boulevard

Does anyone remember the Sheriff John Show? That was in the 1950s.

Stough Park overlooking the city of Burbank, a great place to "park" as teens

I remember Zody's Department store as well as Newberry's and Unimart. As a child, I loved getting a grilled cheese sandwich and chips at Newberry's.

Griffith Park and horseback riding at the stables

The Olive Avenue Recreation Center and the small cemented wading pool with the high sprinker. It was across the street from my elementary school, Central, which is now Walt Disney Elementary. I learned to dance at the "rec" when I was in the 6th grade, the bop, waltz, cha-cha, and rumba.

I want to go home to the Burbank I once knew!!

[KewGee]

Originally Posted by Charles

This photo was taken by my dad in the late 1950s. At the time they lived in Burbank. It looks likes it might be a city or county park. Note the mound of earth as if some bulldozers had been grading. Hansen Dam area? Looks like it is near the foothills. My parents are their mid 80s now and they do not remember.
Thanks.

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The only pools I remember in Burbank were PickWick, Verdugo, and McCambridge. This one could very well be in the Hansen Dam area as it doesn't look like any I remember.

[jdavid93225]

Wow, I just spent about half an hour reading the info on the following website. Talk about nostalgia! This stuff is so nostalgic that I didn't even remember a lot of it... LOL!

http://www.americassuburb.com/gone.html

[KewGee]

Originally Posted by jdavid93225

Wow, I just spent about half an hour reading the info on the following website. Talk about nostalgia! This stuff is so nostalgic that I didn't even remember a lot of it... LOL!

http://www.americassuburb.com/gone.html

I love that website as it brings back even more memories like.......

cruising on Van Nuys Boulevard

Chris & Pits barbeque sauce ~ When we first moved to Texas, we had relatives in Burbank send us cases of the stuff for years as you can't find it out here.

the organ grinder with his monkey

Pop's Willow Lake - Oh, my gosh. I still have photographs of fun times there.

I miss Southern California. Thanks for posting the link.

[Twinkle Toes]

I miss back in the 80's when my brothers and I were kids. We all had radios in our rooms and we would each (in our own rooms) be listening at the Dr. Demento Show from 9 to midnight every Sunday night. We were supposed to be sleeping because we had school the next day. So the next day we would all be giggling and talking about the Dr. D show last night. I don't think our parents ever knew what we were talking about and if they had known we were up late listening to radios they would have taken them away from us. Good memories!

[luckykl]

Originally Posted by JustPassinThru

"Does anyone remember Jungleland in Thousand Oaks? I grew up in Ventura County (born in the 40's), and our parents would take us to Jungleland fairly often. We loved that "theme" park. It had great wild animal exhibits and fantastic shows. Lions were always my favorite. It was large enough to entertain anyone, yet not so large that you couldn't see everything in just one afternoon."
I remember that whenever it rained heavily the park flooded and they were hard pressed to get the animals out of their cages to safety.

How about this one? Ralph Helfer's Africa USA? Was located in the mountains near Fillmore. Ralph promoted his training method as "affection training". While in jr college nearby I applied for a job as a lion trainer there. That's when I learned that the affection part came into play after you got the animal's attention. Decided against going through with it, but it may have been a missed opportunity (Vegas?).

I remember Jungleland quite well! We lived in Glendale and often spent a Sat or Sun there. Before the 101 was built the elephants used to be taken to the other side of the 'highway' to eat and graze. Didn't like the lion show. The old woman who was their trainer scared me. Heaven forbid you took a straw bag (as my mom often did) into the petting zoo as the goats and llamas would tear it to pieces! Yes, it was in Thousand Oaks (when they actually had oak trees!) There were few houses and lots of open land! It was beautiful. Too bad you can't find an oak there now to save your soul. But it did exist, and Ralph Helfer was, in the early years, the elephant trainer before opening his own facility later on. I don't recall a flooding problem. That seemed to be associated with the Wildlife Waystation in Tujunga Canyon. They had many dificulties with both flood and wildland fires.

[luckykl]

Originally Posted by KewGee

The only pools I remember in Burbank were PickWick, Verdugo, and McCambridge. This one could very well be in the Hansen Dam area as it doesn't look like any I remember.

I believe this was located in the Sunland area. North of Foothill Blvd., not far from Sunland Park. An old mobile home park is there now.

[grisandole]

Yes, I remember Naugles before they were bought by Del Taco! Yummy! I remember the Santa Monica pier when it was longer

[RobE]

I remember the Helms truck rolling through my neighborhood in Buena Park when I was in elementary school.

There was also George Putnam (kind of L.A.'s answer to Bill O'Reilly) hosting the Channel 5 news and they had Tom Redden working for them at one time as well.

When Tom Brokaw and Bryant Gumbel were local L.A. news guys and Ross Porter was the main sports anchor.

When KCBS was still KNXT and had Ralph Story, Maury Green, Clete Roberts and Jerry Dunphy with "the Big News."

Milliion Dollar movies on Channel nine.

Ralph Williams used car dealers (he and Cal were the big competitors in that department on tv)

Adohr farms milk deliveries.

Tricia Toyota on KNBC news! What a babe! Connie Chung also did some time hosting local news on KNBC and KCBS.

Going down the Santa Ana Freeway and it was orange groves as far as the eye could see and Anaheim Stadium was enveloped in them. There was no 57 freeway yet.

Games at Anaheim stadium with Bill Rigney as manager, Don Mincher at first, Bobby Knoop at second, Jim Fregosi at short and a revolving door at third, Tom Egan and Tom Satriano as the catchers, and Jim McGlothlin, Tom Murphy and George Brunet anchored the four man starting rotation. And 6-8,000 people in the stands. You could walk up on game day and get a seat behind the dugout for like $4. Upper deck seats were 75 cents!

Skateboards with metal wheels and wood decks.

Rick Reichardt, the big bonus baby! One good season and off to the White Sox!

Western Airlines, the oooonly way to fly!

Hai Karate commercials (think the spots for Tag body spray and you get the idea).

You could stroll around the seaport in Long Beach and not worry about your personal safety. It was cool.

Wasn't Zody's replaced by The Treasury just off the freeway in Buena Park?

Also, the Buena Park theater mainly showed kids movies and not porno like it has in recent years. It was also just down the street from the Alligator Farm (RIP) and the Movieland Wax Museum.

Barbara Walters was still on the Today Show, where she should have stayed.

Orange Julius.

Dave Niehaus (the longtime broadcasting voice for the Mariners) was working with Dick Enberg on Angels broadcasts.

I sitll miss Jerry Doggett!

Pick up baseball games practically every day at the local elementary school during summer vacation.

Muscle cars

My dad had a Morris minor. He also had a Corvair, too.

All those planned communities such as Irvine didn't exist. That was all orange and avocado fields.

Strawberry fields on La Palma Avenue in Anaheim.

Wonderama and Captain Kangaroo!

Arguments with your parents about your hair being too long if you were a guy.

Tanana and Ryan and two days of cryin'! And that was when Anaheim Stadium had no outfield seats, so you could climb up trees beyond the outfield fences at night and watch games.

Apartment complexes weren't hotbeds of crime.

No gangs and the parks were all safe to use by regular people at practically anytime.

[jdavid93225]

Originally Posted by RobE

I remember the Helms truck rolling through my neighborhood in Buena Park when I was in elementary school.

There was also George Putnam (kind of L.A.'s answer to Bill O'Reilly) hosting the Channel 5 news and they had Tom Redden working for them at one time as well.

Here's the info I just found on newsmax dot com about George Putnam:
George Putnam



The legendary George Putnam is 92 years young and a veteran of 72 years as a reporter, broadcaster and commentator... and is still going strong. George can be heard on simulcast coast-to-coast via Cable Radio Network (CRN) and KCCA, 1050 AM in San Bernardino, CA. and KCAA in Los Angeles.

Originally Posted by RobE

When Tom Brokaw and Bryant Gumbel were local L.A. news guys and Ross Porter was the main sports anchor.

When KCBS was still KNXT and had Ralph Story, Maury Green, Clete Roberts and Jerry Dunphy with "the Big News."

Milliion Dollar movies on Channel nine.

Ralph Williams used car dealers (he and Cal were the big competitors in that department on tv)

Adohr farms milk deliveries.

Tricia Toyota on KNBC news! What a babe! Connie Chung also did some time hosting local news on KNBC and KCBS.

Going down the Santa Ana Freeway and it was orange groves as far as the eye could see and Anaheim Stadium was enveloped in them. There was no 57 freeway yet.

Games at Anaheim stadium with Bill Rigney as manager, Don Mincher at first, Bobby Knoop at second, Jim Fregosi at short and a revolving door at third, Tom Egan and Tom Satriano as the catchers, and Jim McGlothlin, Tom Murphy and George Brunet anchored the four man starting rotation. And 6-8,000 people in the stands. You could walk up on game day and get a seat behind the dugout for like $4. Upper deck seats were 75 cents!

Skateboards with metal wheels and wood decks.

Rick Reichardt, the big bonus baby! One good season and off to the White Sox!

Western Airlines, the oooonly way to fly!

Hai Karate commercials (think the spots for Tag body spray and you get the idea).

You could stroll around the seaport in Long Beach and not worry about your personal safety. It was cool.

Wasn't Zody's replaced by The Treasury just off the freeway in Buena Park?

Also, the Buena Park theater mainly showed kids movies and not porno like it has in recent years. It was also just down the street from the Alligator Farm (RIP) and the Movieland Wax Museum.

Barbara Walters was still on the Today Show, where she should have stayed.

Orange Julius.

Dave Niehaus (the longtime broadcasting voice for the Mariners) was working with Dick Enberg on Angels broadcasts.

I sitll miss Jerry Doggett!

Pick up baseball games practically every day at the local elementary school during summer vacation.

Muscle cars

My dad had a Morris minor. He also had a Corvair, too.

All those planned communities such as Irvine didn't exist. That was all orange and avocado fields.

Strawberry fields on La Palma Avenue in Anaheim.

Wonderama and Captain Kangaroo!

Arguments with your parents about your hair being too long if you were a guy.

Tanana and Ryan and two days of cryin'! And that was when Anaheim Stadium had no outfield seats, so you could climb up trees beyond the outfield fences at night and watch games.

Apartment complexes weren't hotbeds of crime.

No gangs and the parks were all safe to use by regular people at practically anytime.

Wow! so many more memories. I completely forgot about The Treasury. And the metal skateboard wheels, though now that you mention it, there were metal roller skates with the old skate key. Remember those?

Someone else mentioned the old A&W Root Beer Stands. While all the ones I remember are long gone, I've seen that they've made a comeback in the restaurant business, complete with Root Beer Floats. While their new restaurants aren't like the old stands they used to have, it's still good to see them coming back. The ones I've started to see are usually combined with a KFC, which is a good thing in my opinion, since my kids and I like KFC every once in a while, and when I'm there, I can get a float with my chicken.

While I'm thinking of old food stands, I just remembered Danny's Dogs in Sun Valley and San Fernando. There may have been others, too. Then there were the original Cupid's in a few places in the valley, along with Law Dogs over near the courthouse in Van Nuys. I know Cupid's is still around in most of their original locations, and now they are also franchising, so they are popping up in more places. I am not sure about the other places, though.