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waderight · 10-05-2008, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Poggly Woggly

I'm still working on that one. I've had it on the tip of my tongue 15 or 20 times already

Was it Gino's Pizza? He was a professional place kicker in the NFL I believe and started the Gino's Pizza Restaurant.

waderight · 10-05-2008, 07:02 AM

Does anyone remember the underground toy store on Person street? It was probably the early 60s. I think it may have been Walgreens. It had a real narrow and steep set of stairs to the basement. It would have failed all safety and fire codes today.

Poggly Woggly · 10-05-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by waderight

Was it Gino's Pizza? He was a professional place kicker in the NFL I believe and started the Gino's Pizza Restaurant.

I believe it was "Sir Pizza"....I think

but I remember Gino's also. It was on Fayetteville St. near the auditorium. They moved out to South Hills in Cary in the late 60's.

Poggly Woggly · 10-05-2008, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by waderight

Does anyone remember the underground toy store on Person street? It was probably the early 60s. I think it may have been Walgreens. It had a real narrow and steep set of stairs to the basement. It would have failed all safety and fire codes today.

I remember it well. The upstairs used to be a "dime store" but I don't remember if the store downstairs was independent of the upstairs or not. The building is now Person St. Pharmacy. I occasionally eat lunch there at the lunch counter.

Poggly Woggly · 10-05-2008, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Francois

And therefore "pre-Capital Blvd", since it used to be called NORTH Blvd

and the "Downtown Blvd" before that

Actually Downtown Blvd. ended around the Old Wake Forest Rd. split, and north of that was simply called US.1.

rnc2mbfl · 10-05-2008, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Poggly Woggly

and the "Downtown Blvd" before that

It was called both North and Downtown Blvd. The Beltline was the dividing line between the names.

Poggly Woggly · 10-05-2008, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

It was called both North and Downtown Blvd. The Beltline was the dividing line between the names.

I believe at one time that's exactly right.

waderight · 10-05-2008, 08:00 AM

Does anyone remember the guy on Six Forks, near North Hills, that had his front yard set up as a putting green? I met him once at the K W Restaurant at North Hills. He was eating by himself and I was too. He was older than I and ask me to dine with him, I did. He was a very nice man and loved to talk about investments. His home was a corner lot and actually looked like a putting green.

Poggly Woggly · 10-05-2008, 08:02 AM

You're from Raleigh if you remember riding back and forth between Shoney's and Chip's for your weekend night or Sunday afternoon intertainment

Poggly Woggly · 10-05-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by waderight

Does anyone remember the guy on Six Forks, near North Hills, that had his front yard set up as a putting green? I met him once at the K W Restaurant at North Hills. He was eating by himself and I was too. He was older than I and ask me to dine with him, I did. He was a very nice man and loved to talk about investments. His home was a corner lot and actually looked like a putting green.

Sure do. His name was Jimmy, and he was a retired career Marine. I stopped and talked with him several years ago about his lawn. He recently died, but his wife still does a pretty good job maintaining his lawn.