1950's-1970's Stratford Manor & Eastwood Village (Cincinnati, Riverside: wood floors, buying)

[NightBazaar]

Originally Posted by RedBankGirl

Finally, someone remembers those malts on a stick! I too remember the store that sold the candy in bulk. I think it was called Beckstedts Candies. They use to provide the candy for all the schools when they used to sell it for fund raisers.

I had to laugh out loud when you mentioned those crazy lips and the wax "milk bottles" filled with that surgary liquid. You can still find those around here.

The Oakley Grade School has now been torn down and in it's place stands a CVS Pharmacy and Fresh Market.

Do you get through Oakley very often?

No, I live in Oregon. I haven't been back to Cincy since we left in 1958 or 9.

The candy store had glass counters with candies in trays or bowls. You pointed to what you wanted and told them how much you had to spend and they'd scoop up a bit, weigh it, and hand it to you in a little white paper bag. They had tables and shelves with candies as well.

I vaguely remember the school. An old brick building with wooden everything inside. I remember one 4th grade teacher though, an old woman tough as nails. I happened to lean back in my chair to stretch with my head was leaning back. She had one of those long wood pointer rods, and whacked me across the throat with it. That really hurt and left me gasping for air. Then she accused me of not paying attention. I guess you could say I wasn't very fond of her after that.

I also remember across the street from the school and a block or two down was a movie theater on Madison Road. Close to Christmas time, they let kids in for free to watch cartoons and kid movies, in the morning I think. Seems like the kids from the orphanage went as well.

[soozycue520]

Originally Posted by RedBankGirl

Finally, someone remembers those malts on a stick! I too remember the store that sold the candy in bulk. I think it was called Beckstedts Candies. They use to provide the candy for all the schools when they used to sell it for fund raisers.

I had to laugh out loud when you mentioned those crazy lips and the wax "milk bottles" filled with that surgary liquid. You can still find those around here.

The Oakley Grade School has now been torn down and in it's place stands a CVS Pharmacy and Fresh Market.

Do you get through Oakley very often?

I wish I could convey all the memories this forum has brought up for me!!

#1 ~ Penny candy stores. This is something my children, much less my grandchildren, can even know or experience.

#2 ~ I WENT TO KINDERGARTEN where the Fresh Market now is!!! Before that it was an IGA, and before that, IT WAS MY Elementary School!!! It was my KINDERGARDEN!!! yes, I realize the difference in the spelling.

I drive past the place & say... "That is where I went to kindergarten"...

Where the Fresh Market is now?

Yes, there used to be a school there.

I thought I'd have a #3, but ...

I will...

It has to do with push-up pops at the King Kwik on Madison Ave.

[NightBazaar]

Originally Posted by soozycue520

I wish I could convey all the memories this forum has brought up for me!!

#1 ~ Penny candy stores. This is something my children, much less my grandchildren, can even know or experience.

It's fun to think back on some of those things.

Now penny candy cost 5 to 10-cents each, if you can find it.

Those candy dispensors where you put in a penny and turn a knob to get a handful of candy, circus peanuts, or those marble-shaped bubblegum,now cost 25-cents.

Hershey bars used to cost 5-cents. Now they're usually a bit larger and cost 85-cents.

You could get pop in a glass bottle for a nickel out of vending machines that looked like a chest cooler filled with iced water.

Diners would sell coffee for 5-cents, and refills were free for as many as you wanted.

Air and water were free at gas stations, and the attendent would check your oil and clean your windshields for free.

On Hamilton Road in Cincy, a drive-in called Silver Dollar Burgers sold small hamburgers 10 for a dollar.

If you wanted to go to a movie, it was 10-cents for kids, 25-cents for adults. Now, you need a small bank loan to get in.

Some of the drive-in movie theaters cost one dollar per carload on Friday or Saturday nights. Sometimes they had all-night movies.

KFC had the Five-Buck Buckets of loaded with chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, cole slaw and dinner rolls.

There were a lot of things our kids and grandkids will never experience.

Anybody remember Coney Island Amusement Park in Cincy?

[Hyden]

Hello Everybody NightBazaar, The movie theater I believe was called 20th century Fox and on the corner was a big Norge Laundramat. That theater was so pretty and seemed like it was huge! I think it had some purple and gold carpet and velvet seats , with workers that came up and down the ilses with flashlights.Okay I need to calm down I loved coney island, the ride called Shooting Star was the one to ride. Those were the days. You all know what, I hope that if my daughters were to decide I need to be admitted to the Looney Hospital , I really hope it looks like the "MANOR" okay now I feel better.LOL!! I'll holler at you all tomorrow, Hyden

[RHONDA W1954]

I remember the push up malts, candy lips, teeth, mustaches, and best of all the little bottles. We also chewed them up after they were empty for the flavor.
Coney Island was the only place to go. I loved the big black octopus type ride that went round and round. They have a lot of the rides from Coney up at Kings Island but that is really an expensive place to go.
We used to ride the Shooting Star with our hands up, boy were we brave. You could not pay me to get on a roller coaster now, I am terrified of heights.
I still go swimming at Coney every once in a while and yes it is still as cold as ever.
Did you ever go to LeSourdsville or Fantasy Farms?
We also went to the 20th Century to see movies. But I do not remember any of the ones we saw, but I do remeber the ushers with their flashlights. We liked to sit in the balcony.
We also went to a lot of movies at the Oakley Drive In, and the Twin Drive In, you had to pick which side of the movie you wanted to see. I wonder if Chilly Willy is still on the drive in comercials today.

I love this site and the memories it brings back. Thank you all!!

[soozycue520]

Originally Posted by Hyden

Hello Everybody NightBazaar, The movie theater I believe was called 20th century Fox and on the corner was a big Norge Laundramat. That theater was so pretty and seemed like it was huge!

Hyden,

I know you have probably mentioned, but are you not in Cincy anymore? The 20th Century Fox theatre and the laundromat are still there, although not what you may remember them to be.

The 20th Century is now a concert venue. I haven't been there since it's not a movie house, but have heard it's pretty cool. The laundromat is still there, as well, but probably not kept up as well as it used to be. And I'm sure Norge has nothing to do with it.

I saw quite a few movies at the 20th Century theatre during the late 1960's, early 1970's. I had divorced parents, and Dad's time on the weekends included time at the 20th Century.

One in particular was "Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (the one with Gene Wilder, not Johnny Depp). We actually waited in line to get in, and as we entered, we received chocolate Wonka Bars, and every one had a golden ticket. I thought that was way cool!!

Another movie I wanted to see was about a family that lived in a submarine. I will have to look it up. I believe Tony Randall played the dad. My dad couldn't fiqure out what I was talking about, and ended up taking us to see the Beatles "Yellow Submarine" movie. It was a cartoon, but way over the head of a child my age {very young at the time}. The next week we ended up seeing the movie I really wanted to see. But seeing "Yellow Submarine" may have broadened my horizons in ways I might never have known!!

Anyschmoo~the 20th Century's balcony was the place to sit. That's another thing that my grandchildren will not experience. They have "stadium seating", instead of the balcony seating that was common at the 20th Century, the Skywalk Cinema {downtown}, and the Taft Theatre. Well, if you go to see a concert at Taft Theatre, they still have the balcony.

We used to see plays in elementary school at the Taft Theatre. Only the lucky students got seated in the balcony. It wasn't by choice, but by designation. What a great venue!!

But, I digress. These were the good ole' days.

[NightBazaar]

Originally Posted by Hyden

Hello Everybody NightBazaar, The movie theater I believe was called 20th century Fox and on the corner was a big Norge Laundramat. That theater was so pretty and seemed like it was huge! I think it had some purple and gold carpet and velvet seats , with workers that came up and down the ilses with flashlights.Okay I need to calm down I loved coney island, the ride called Shooting Star was the one to ride. Those were the days. You all know what, I hope that if my daughters were to decide I need to be admitted to the Looney Hospital , I really hope it looks like the "MANOR" okay now I feel better.LOL!! I'll holler at you all tomorrow, Hyden

Yes, I think you're right. Fox Theater sounds familiar! Thank you! I don't remember the color scheme but I recall it looked rather plush.

I also remember the Shooting Star. It was the biggest roller coaster at Coney Island. There was also another roller coaster, the whiplashing Wildcat. It was one of the first rides as you entered the miday. Other notables I remember were the Wild Mouse, and Fun In The Dark (a dark ride). One of the odd "exhibits" in Fun In The Dark ride was a lit up room with crude carnival style paintings of sci-fi space scenes.

Next to the Wild Mouse was an antigravity ride called The Rotor. It spun around pressing you against the wall then the floor would drop down. We'd turn outrselves upside down or try to stand up toward the center Near the end of the midway, there was a ride with rockets that hung by chains that swung out and spun around like a suspended merry-go-round. The walls were thickly padded.

There was also, the mini turnpike where kids could drive go-carts that looked like small cars out over the lake. Over in the Kiddy Land part of the amusement area there were horses you could ride around on a dirt track.

We used to go to Coney Island fairly often during the summer, and the Orphanage would invite me to go along when the park held Orphans Day. I had the good fortune to accompany a pretty girl from the orphanage on the love boat ride.

The Cincinnati zoo also had a small amusement park with a dark ride called Laugh In The Dark. North of Cincy was an amusement park called LeSwordsville Lake. It had an interesting walk through Fun House.

At Louisville Ky, there was Riverside Amusement Park. It had several indoor fun houses, including a spacious building with giant wooden slides, one of which was incredibly steep, a giant rolling barrel, shifting walkways, and a large conical disk that people would get on and try not to get spun off. It also had a great walk through maze of mirrors.

Summertime was always a fun time! Those were the days.......

[NightBazaar]

Originally Posted by RHONDA W1954

I remember the push up malts, candy lips, teeth, mustaches, and best of all the little bottles. We also chewed them up after they were empty for the flavor.
Coney Island was the only place to go. I loved the big black octopus type ride that went round and round. They have a lot of the rides from Coney up at Kings Island but that is really an expensive place to go.
We used to ride the Shooting Star with our hands up, boy were we brave. You could not pay me to get on a roller coaster now, I am terrified of heights.
I still go swimming at Coney every once in a while and yes it is still as cold as ever.
Did you ever go to LeSourdsville or Fantasy Farms?

Friends of mine in Cincy told me that Coney Island (or at least the amusement park) was torn down. It's good to know some of the rides were moved to Kings Island. Which ones? I don't doubt Kings Island is pretty spendy. So the swimming pool is still at Coney? Wasn't there a race track there as well?

Glad to hear you know about LeSourdsville (I misspelled it earlier) Lake. Is it still up or has it been torn down as well? It wasn't a very large amusement park, but there was still enough to make it enjoyable. We used to swim in the lake.

Some of the newer rides that are being developed today really look great. I don't go on thrill rides anymore. Just too old for it now. But I sure loved 'em when I was young.

I just remembered another roller coster at Coney Island was called the Cyclone. Which ones were your favorite?

Here's a link with a few photos of Coney Island. The rides don't look the same as from the 1950s, but the entrance gate is exactly the way it was in the 1950s. You'll need to scroll down the page a ways.
The Official "TPR MidWest USA 2007" Trip Thread! - Theme Park Review

Some old photos of some of the rides
Welcome to Coney Island Park

[northwoodsman]

who remembers the train ride... i do when i was on it it went around a lake

[NightBazaar]

Originally Posted by northwoodsman

who remembers the train ride... i do when i was on it it went around a lake

LOL! I forgot about that. A miniature train as I recall. The auto turnpike also went around the lake, but I seem to recall a section or two of it went over the water first.