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I grew up in the 80s when the BMX thing was a craze and I remember racing BMX at Boystown which was on 137ave close to Tamiami Airport...( I think it's a strip mall now)... Concord Movie Theatre where the Home Depot is at now on Bird Road...
Wow Boystown BMX track. My friends and I use to go there to practice racing after school all the time and then watch racing on Friday nights. Miss those good days....
Did anyone here go to Calusa Elementary Schools and Arvida Middle School back in the 80's. I also lived in "The Crossings". Use to play tennis, fish in the man made lake, play football and stuff. Miss those days!
I lived off 136 st and US1 and still own a home there. I use to frquent Kendall skating rink off 136 st also Goony golf was across the street where now is a shoppince center and pet smart. Zayres was where Home depot is now. When briar bay center came along there was Panty pride grocery store and My Pharmacy. Anyone remember a grocery store called Grand Union.. Behind the serpatarium was a place I think was called sunniland not associated with sunnyland park across the street. US1 had a train run along the side of the street where it would stop at linsey lumber to pick up supplies.There was a store called Richardsons, Jackson Byrons which became JByrons. Oh by the way my first job at 15 was at Taco Viva on sunset drive. Funny thing is what they served in their tacos was not meat but was called beef taco ( fake meat) lol. I use to watch them make it from some powder solution. Sunnyland movie Theater which had coupons in the paper for disounted entrance for movies. Dadeland movie theater across from dadeland where compusa is now. When Jaws came out they had a large tank outside with a shark in it and the line was all the way to kendall drive for entrance.CLubs Beat club on bird road live performances by Run DMS Ultimate MCS, the real roxanne and many more> Break dancing there also. Castle Park on friday and saturday nights break dancing and music, Randolphs, madi grass, sneakers, club 1235, 5th streets, randolphs, Madi gras, bass station.Drive in movie theater near where publix is now US1 and before you get to 152 st. Flippers game centers near US1 124th and on 136 st. Crafts store off 124 st and US1 a small convinient store which died when the owner passed. Utotem stores with the totem pole in front where you could return your bottle for 10 cents. Sunnyland summer camp where each camp would compete against each other in different activities such as baseball ect. Bowl O Mat bowling off US1 near 136 st now is a walgreens. ahh if I remember more i'll post. I use to ride my bmx bike when they were first building the falls and Large hills of dirt was there.
Eric
If anyone remember me I was very popular at Kendall skating rink in my younger years lol . kicked butt in races and shuffling
i remember kendall skating rink!@ i remember the lights with the huge plastic ball fixture around them, the "stick figures" of people skating on the walls. the small gameroom area just past the food area. man i wish someone had pictures of this! i also remember riverboat playhouse and seeing "flash gordon" at the theater in the mall next to it. i miss it so much!
anyone remember dairy queen on US-1 i believe? i remember going there and getting ice cream at the serving window and seeing a guy with 2 ferrets with him and saying he was the "ferret wrangler" from the movie "beastmaster"!
random i know. i also remember seeing return of the jedi at the wemetco theater next to golden triangle where my dad would get fishing supplies. i also remember seeing baseball games at mark-light stadium with my dad.
anyone remember "grant center hospital" located in the middle of the fields in dade county? i have been looking for pictures of that place for years.
anyone remember dairy queen on US-1 i believe? i remember going there and getting ice cream at the serving window and seeing a guy with 2 ferrets with him and saying he was the "ferret wrangler" from the movie "beastmaster"!
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Wow Boystown BMX track. My friends and I use to go there to practice racing after school all the time and then watch racing on Friday nights. Miss those good days....
Did anyone here go to Calusa Elementary Schools and Arvida Middle School back in the 80's. I also lived in "The Crossings". Use to play tennis, fish in the man made lake, play football and stuff. Miss those days!
i used to work at the little "mom & pop" video store in the crossing shopping center. also went to little ceaser's pizza alot there too!
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. kicked butt in races and shuffling
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