Remember when...

[jetsfan16]

I do remember that Shoney's on Highway 17. They've actually torn that down, just a week or so ago, amazingly. They cut down to breakfast and lunch service, and then they closed, and now they're gone.

That was there like forty years. Citadel and Northwoods Mall have also changed for the worse. Citadel is still decent, but a lot of the stores closed. I remember when Citadel had no food court, and had great food places like Frank & Stein, Annabelle's, and even a cafeteria.

[meks]

Greenbergs Grocery on Morris St., had a self serve laundry mat in half of the building

[meks]

gated animals in Hampton Park... 3 legged bear, gator in the middle, owls, etc. etc.... candy shack by the little pond that sold candy necklaces and crackerjacks we'd feed the pigeons

[emilybh]

Originally Posted by RiWrites

That is a shame that the cookie cutter places have won. But like you said, a good storm comes and guess which building will still be standing.

I love old buildings and it makes me heartsick to hear they are tearing them down so someone can put up boring housing developments. If I am going to spend money for a house, I want one with character and not one that looks just like my neighbors.

They aren't tearing down old buildings. There were very few to begin with. Remember, except for downtown all the surrounding areas were very rural or untouched. So I gather, as housing was needed they built new developments. A few neighborhoods in Mt. Pleasant and West Ashley with brick or cement ranch style homes built in the 50's or later are referred to as "historic" by people here.

However compared to the newer neighborhoods of vinyl sided particle board homes which greatly out number the brick ranchers, the 1950's homes are much older--but hardly historic like downtown is.

I checked the stats and since 1980, over 200,000 people have moved here. The county population is almost half again what it was then. The need to accommodate so many people so quickly explains the cookie cutter (and lower quality construction) neighborhoods that have sprung up everywhere.

[penske14]

Originally Posted by jetsfan16

I do remember that Shoney's on Highway 17. They've actually torn that down, just a week or so ago, amazingly. They cut down to breakfast and lunch service, and then they closed, and now they're gone.

That was there like forty years. Citadel and Northwoods Mall have also changed for the worse. Citadel is still decent, but a lot of the stores closed. I remember when Citadel had no food court, and had great food places like Frank & Stein, Annabelle's, and even a cafeteria.

i think the cafeteria your referring to was a morrisons. my mom opened that place. i loved the mall back then.

[penske14]

Originally Posted by jetsfan16

Here are a few more remember whens from the West Ashley area, from Robert Hatcher:

if you remember when:
Mark Clark Expressway was being built and it was Charleston's best drag strip,
the trees hanging over 61 before Hugo,
nothing on HWY 7 between the Ultravision and Dupont Rd.,
Ashley Plaza mall being built, No Citadel Mall (Ashley Plaza Mall was it),
Ravenel was a LONG way away (and there was nothing there, still wasn't until the late 90s)
Crusing the Rivers Ave. "loop" on Friday or Saturday night wouldn't get you a ticket,
and going to Charles Towne Landing was fun.

Krispy Kreme was at the end of Magnolia Rd (I remember that, they were there until the early 2000s)

we used to stop at that krispy kreme on the way back from folly beach. i get the impression you are a little older than myself but we have definately stomped some of the same ground.do you remember big k edwards? woolworths? how about showbiz and the sundae bar and gameroom on 7? s&s cafeteria? i'm shocked that it is still there. my mom worked there before she went to the citadel to open morrisons.

[wegien]

Super thread! Read all 19 pages !!!

Let me see........

Went to school downtown, Ashley stuck open@ 7:30, half the school late !
JM Fields @ Ashley Plaza Mall - got my first bike there, rode it home to LENEVAR............. RAVENEL spelled backwards.
Nana's Kitchen near the Ultravision... Sweet German woman, great homecooking.
Buddy's seafood on 61...... lived 50 ft away, guess that's why I crave seafood from the smell.
Pierpont on 61. Urban?
Sliced roast beef @ the cafeteria in St. Andrews shopping center, then shopping @ Condon's.
Coming home from Mt.P and the lights on the GRACE were out !!!
Before the carriage horses wore diapers !!!!!!!!!!!!
2 African-American men in a beat--up Dodge pickup loaded the poop and sold it to the farmers on Wadmalaw.
Doscher's Red and White.......... dated his daughter.
When, @ nite, there were actually ghost crabs that would pester your @ the beach.
You could stand @ the overpass @ Montaque and watch porn for free.
Carroll Godwin got fired @ CSC for his 6oclock screw up !!!!!
Virtual gridlock was @ 7, 171, North Bridge, 26, Rivers. Anywhere compared to now. No one went home early here. Sneeze and there's a wreck.
Happy Rain, had a crush for a while. Who is she? Nothing strange
here.
Dee Crosby, had a crush for a while.
Nina, who didn't ?
As a youngster, cut the tanned Charlie Hall and his lovely's wife's name that escapes me,..................... lawn
Cut Bill Sharpes lawn............. pain n the .................
The Colony House......... finest
The old museum burning down.
Cockroaches on Church St.
Hurricane David.
Finding my trash can after David. Not a big deal. Not the hurricane, my can. Only a few doors down.
Dam...n, ice storm, '78?

Just can't remember all but this is great !!!

[Charleston Class]

Originally Posted by jetsfan16

I do remember that Shoney's on Highway 17. They've actually torn that down, just a week or so ago, amazingly. They cut down to breakfast and lunch service, and then they closed, and now they're gone.

That was there like forty years. Citadel and Northwoods Mall have also changed for the worse. Citadel is still decent, but a lot of the stores closed. I remember when Citadel had no food court, and had great food places like Frank & Stein, Annabelle's, and even a cafeteria.

That's it, Frank & Stein. I couldn't remember the name to save my life. My mom and I used to visit all the time when I was younger. I would always get a corn-dog and lemonade and that was heaven to me.

[Rggr]

Originally Posted by Charleston Class

That's it, Frank & Stein. I couldn't remember the name to save my life. My mom and I used to visit all the time when I was younger. I would always get a corn-dog and lemonade and that was heaven to me.

They had great corndogs. You could get Chick Fil A samples on your way.