Remember these? (Dallas, Paris, Greenville: pool, retire, office)

[fontexter]

Originally Posted by Painter123

Stumbled upon this thread googleing the flicks. What a blast reading this thread , my big brother took me there one night maybe '70 or '71 i was 15 or so. It was an old theatre in the Oaklawn area, where on Sat. nights around 11 or 12, (Hippies) would wait outside, then fill the place. Short interesting films, complimentary smoke and koolaid were passed around(by the clientell) . During the week classic films were shown

Hi Painter. Your memories of the flicks match mine. I'm pretty sure it was the Festival theater. They showed spanish language films during the day. I can't recall the exact location but I believe it was close to the Oaklawn - Maple intersection.

[Painter123]

You are exactly right. see results like you've never seen before..... Thanks texter, from New Mexico

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by Painter123

Sounds familiar. Remember WW Wildcats class of '70 -'74 burning rubber around the horseshoe with our muscle cars. Many thanks for reviving the dallas times herald classified jingle from deep in the membrain

I also remember "WWW 70" painted around the ring on top of the waterworks chimney at the lake. We peeled rubber in the horseshoe too..we also continued the tradition of painting our class year there - now it is officially sanctioned and the seniors have a field day just before school starts:


pictures of the painting celebration: Woodrow Wilson High School

[Painter123]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

I also remember "WWW 70" painted around the ring on top of the waterworks chimney at the lake. We peeled rubber in the horseshoe too..we also continued the tradition of painting our class year there - now it is officially sanctioned and the seniors have a field day just before school starts:


pictures of the painting celebration: Woodrow Wilson High School

Thank You

[PixieB]

Originally Posted by LJBMom

I remember those balloons at northpark. It was like hitting the jackpot if your parents decided to buy you one when at the mall. I remember those balloons being fancy too, a colored balloon inside of a clear balloon. Im thinking they were in the shape of mickey mouse, but I could be wrong.

I also remember playing on those HUGE planters by Neimans. Its funny because now those planters dont seem so big!

Regarding the balloons, yes, there was a little mouse shaped head inside the outer balloon. I remember this because when I was about 4 or 5 my mom had bought me one....that night, when trying to go to sleep, seeing that "head" floating around in my room was just a bit too much, so mom had to take it to the den! Also would do the run and slide routine while mom and dad looked at things in Jas. K Wilson (Boooooring!) Love seeing the ducks and the marshmallow/pecan Christmas decorations.

I feel like I learned to walk in Northpark! How about: Young Ages, The Shoe Box, there was a "dime store"...maybe a Woolworths or something, and it always smelled funny! In the wing that had JC Pennies, Oh, and the Kip's coffe house restaurant, across from the big fountain in front of Titches...upstairs on the wing where Lord & Taylor was, the two favorite clothing store...I can't remember, they were upstairs, directly across from L&T. Oh, Casual Corner and I think The Limited. Judy's was down from there...not a place mom or dad took us to shop, but I did buy some really expensive ($100 or so) cream colored suede? dress boots...I remember Dad not being too happy that I had spent that much money.

In Hillside Village: Jo-Jo's toy store (how I coveted the Suzy Homemaker toys) and their signature gift wrap of large and small polka dots, the Schwin bicycle shop, and even a "place" where you could take your own motorized race cars and race them on a track (during the 60's), John Cobb drug store had a soda fountain (I learned you cannot ask a neighborhood friend to buy you an ice cream cone and walk it home to you!), and near and dear to my heart was Davenport's 5 & 10 cent store (or, 5&dime). I always envied the little girls from St. Thomas in their cute uniforms, and even remember seeing the nuns in their full habit in the dime store too! In fact, I think Davenport's smelled a little funny. Must be something about dime stores that all smell funny!

White Rock Lake where you could rent peddle boats at the old bath house.

Oh, on Hillcrest, just north of Mockingbird, The Red Barn restaurant? Yum...I can still smell the fried chicken...and you always received a red balloon when you left.

Out on far Northwest Hwy (I think) there was a circle and on the right was a restaurant that looked like an old ship...I read earlier the name was "The Bounty". The only time I remember going as a tiny child I saw what was called "a yard of beer" and the beer glass was nearly as tall as me!

Seeing Santa at the Ross Ave. Sears store...and the incrediblly intoxicating smell of popcorn that emminated from the candy counter in the middle of the store!

Vincent's Seafood in Lakewood, next to the Lakewood Movie theatre.

Griffin's or maybe Griff's Hamburgers on Abrams just south of Northwest hwy...I think they were closed in the 60's after the word was they had horsemeat in their hamburgers? I just remember their little "icon" figure was cute.

And I do remember Dan's cafe in Lakewood. I think I only ate there one or two times...being ever so bold as a Senior and actually leaving campus for lunch! (Heck, that was so long ago, the worst thing you could do was get caught chewing gum in class or writing "notes" with colored markers in study hall!) When I was in town recently I looked for it and was sad to see it gone. Yummmy hamburgers and such a charming, cafe feel.

My favorite place was the Kips Big Boy on Mockingbird and Greenville. The Silver Goblet milkshake (I always seemed to get the one that was leaking?) and their French Toast had somthing on it that reminded me of a wooly mammoth?! There was an old house just to the east of this Kips, and we would stare out the window at it. Mom said that when she was a teenager at Woodrow, they all thought it was haunted...and that was back in 1947! Imagine how run down it was by the early 60's!

Anyone remember a Charco's drive-in from the 60's? It was on Mockingbird and Abrams, just west of where the old Southern Maid donought trailer was, on Abrams.

I love the old Dallas. And I really enjoy these type's of threads! Haven't accomplished anything tonight...just couldn't stop reading!

[Lakewooder]

Pixie, you must be just a few years older than I -- that Jo Jo's wrapping paper was practically mandatory at all the Lakewood birthday parties.

Do you remember the lady at the dime store with the 'bobbed' black hairglasses? Even after the store went out of business she kept working at different stores in Hillside Village. Her hair finally got gray... Cannot think of her name -- also what was the dress shop to the left?

It was Griff's == amazing how that horsemeat rumor went around the neighborhood. I think it must have been because they were only 15 cents.

There was a similar rumor about Jamie's hamburgers - it was said they pressed the patties under their armpits!

[PixieB]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

Pixie, you must be just a few years older than I -- that Jo Jo's wrapping paper was practically mandatory at all the Lakewood birthday parties.

I loved when mom would go to Tom Thumb, instead of A&P...meant I could go to Jo-Jo's...Or as I got older, to scope out the "cool new shoes" at Haggeys!

Do you remember the lady at the dime store with the 'bobbed' black hairglasses? Even after the store went out of business she kept working at different stores in Hillside Village. Her hair finally got gray... Cannot think of her name -- also what was the dress shop to the left?

Now, I'm not too sure about this woman...but the more I think about it, I think I do. Did she wear her glasses on a chain? Ok...The children's store was Conklings, and the two ladies clothing stores were Northcutt's and Cheslee...Many an Easter dress was found at Conklings...and those sales ladies always butted their little coiffed heads into the dressing room saying "Can I help you hun?"...Um, no...my mom is doing fine, thank you!

It was Griff's == amazing how that horsemeat rumor went around the neighborhood. I think it must have been because they were only 15 cents.

There was a similar rumor about Jamie's hamburgers - it was said they pressed the patties under their armpits!

I loved Jamies...I still remember those beans in the hammered brass bowls...with everything!

In the location that is now Skaggs, back in the day when it was just a field, do you remember that someone kept white bee boxes? Sometimes we would see the beekeepers out there.

One of the most curious things I encountered, about...10 years ago, was seeing a childs "year book" from Lakewood, and seeing that Mrs. Cundiff, formerly Miss Barnes, had aged! She was so cool...like the hip version of Mary Tyler Moore and Miss Texas rolled into one! I rememer she lived in one of the apartment houses off Lovers Lane/University.

Did you have a substitute teacher, in elementary, named Mrs. Hayworth? We always said her name was Mrs. Haywire!!

Do you remember the dry cleaners on Abrams, I think it was Top Hat Cleaners? You knew you had made it to being cool when someone would put a message on the marquee to you or about you!

[Lakewooder]

Miss Barnes/Cundiff just retired a few years ago from Lakewood Elementary - she was there for almost 40 years! She has some great stories about being the 'young' teacher - most of our teachers were older so we always said we were raised like the kids from the 1930s. We were obedient, lined up, washed our hands and NEVER made a noise during the silent prayer in the lunchroom! Going to Mr. Chapel's office was certainly an ignominious fate!

[case44]

You may remember a fellow named Warren Culbertson, who used to do weather at Channel 4 in the 1970s on the old Eyewitness News. He used to use a long, peppermint-colored pencil as a pointer. He just passed away a few weeks ago in Waxahachie after complications from a recent surgery. He also was the very first weathercaster at Channel 8 (and also a licensed meteorologist. This area had two in the 1950s alone, and there were just three in the whole country). All the old commercials for him tauted him as "the best there is", even though Harold Taft provided stiff competition on Channel 5. Culbertson will be missed in the community, and I know that loyal Channel 4 viewers from way back when will definitely remember him for his folksy, easy-going style.

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by case44

You may remember a fellow named Warren Culbertson, who used to do weather at Channel 4 in the 1970s on the old Eyewitness News. He used to use a long, peppermint-colored pencil as a pointer. He just passed away a few weeks ago in Waxahachie after complications from a recent surgery. He also was the very first weathercaster at Channel 8 (and also a licensed meteorologist. This area had two in the 1950s alone, and there were just three in the whole country). All the old commercials for him tauted him as "the best there is", even though Harold Taft provided stiff competition on Channel 5. Culbertson will be missed in the community, and I know that loyal Channel 4 viewers from way back when will definitely remember him for his folksy, easy-going style.

I remember Warren Culbertson very well. He would teach the viewers, not just give the weather. He would draw cartoonish diagrams on big sheets of paper with a big marker to help explain what caused certain weather patters. He was great. I remember when Troy Dungan was the new guy in town.