Denver in the 1960s and 1970s (Memory Lane) (Aurora, Arvada: schools, maintenance)

[Denverbarb]

I remember it too. But where exactly was it?

[DOUBLE H]

It seems like it was on Colorado Blvd. The cross street was either Cherry Creek drive or the area around Yale.

[BlueWillowPlate]

Originally Posted by Denverbarb

I remember it too. But where exactly was it?

Originally Posted by DOUBLE H

It seems like it was on Colorado Blvd. The cross street was either Cherry Creek drive or the area around Yale.

The Yum Yum Tree was on Colorado Blvd, just north of Cherry Creek Drive.

[Kevin Preston]

Originally Posted by Longmemory

Ah the Pub. Was there many times in 77 and 78.Montview and Clinton. Before it was the Pub I think it was called the Clinton St. Electric Company. Where on Havana was FanFair?

The Z-bar is gone. Was on Colfax between Havana and Ironton Streets. Went in there once after I turned 21, was too young by half, the place was full of old timers.

Your thinking of the Wishbone. Was at 84th and Huron. Now at 97th and Federal. Denver Drumstick up North was at 74th and Federal, now a Micky-D's

Kevin are you thinking of the time the big wind storm took down most of the TV towers on Lookout Mtn.? All we had to watch was channel 6 till the towers were replaced.

Supershops was Thom Mccann and Goodwill was HomesteadHouse.
How bout Mander's Pizzaria?

I have a long memory but not always a good one, Ha! Supershops at 70th and Federal was a KINNEY SHOES. My shoe loving wife corrected me on that.

Sorry, had not been back here in a while.

Big wind storm took out towers? Hmmmm, could that be it? When did that happen? Where we were living this would have to have been sometime between very late 1964 and early 1968. I don't remember it being only one channel, could have been. All I remember was that none of the programming matched what should have been on, and there was alot of that "filler" type stuff they used to have. Remember what I mean, short films they would use say, if the football game went overtime and they had a 20 minute spot, not enough to run the original program on. That kind of filler is what is was like all day. For a young kid that loved his afternoon cartoons and evening programs, it was terrible!

[Kevin Preston]

Does anyone remember when that Walgreens--and maybe others--had a little restaurant inside? It was seperated from the rest of the store with those chrome rounded fencing poles and a mini-electric gate (with the black pad you stepped on). I can still hear the sound of that electric gate. They did that so that shoppers weren't walking through where you were eating. If memory serves me, they served things like open faced turkey sandwiches with gravy, that sort of thing, and they may have had a daily entree special.

I remember we used to go there occasionally on a Sunday early evening for dinner.

[Kevin Preston]

My dad worked for NCR, and his customer base were banks as well as small to medium sized retail chains.

One of his good clients, and I don't remember the name, was a carpet store or chain of stores. My sisters and I went with my parents when they picked out carpet for our new house (my dad always like to frequent his customer's establishments). This would have been around 1968. I remember this place to be monstrous. They had so many carpet rolls, there were piled up against the wall like mighty staircases. My sister and I spent the afternoon climbing all over these carpet mountains. The biggest one stacked up 3/4 if not more of the wall to the ceiling, and you were WAY up there! Then we rolled or slid, the best we could all the way back down.

Could you imagine doing that now? No one would ever let a kid do that. Now I think of it, I wonder why we even thought it was ok back then to do it? We were pretty mellow, "non-running around" kids. Maybe the owner told my dad it was ok.

But it sure was fun.

[ryanswindle]

Damnit,I just read the first bit of the first post on here in the little popup that happens when you mouse over a thread on this forum.

Now I want a Jim's Burger Haven Burger so bad.. mmmm But I'm in Pittsburgh I guess it's Five Guys for dinner tonight.. Not the same though..

[Coloradogirl42]

Are any of you old enough to remember a 3.2 place called The Exodus (downstairs was the Catacombs) Sonny and Cher played there before they were famous. It was near ST Lukes Hospital where I went to Nursing School 1960-62. Another 3.2 place was called the Fireside. A nice 3.2 place to meet guys. I know, I should have been studying.

[DOUBLE H]

The Exodus?? OH YEA!! In the mid 60's that was where a LOT of people went. In its heyday I was still a tad underaged, though!

But Denver had some other great clubs back in the day; the Psychiatrist on 2nd and Detroit, the Galaxy on west Alameda,La Pichet on west Mississippi, Mr. Lucky's in Glendale, but the Draught House was my favorite. It was on 88th and Washington in Thornton. One of my favorite concerts I attended was there, and it wasn't a place known for that. Sugarloaf had just issued their second lp, called Spaceship Earth. What a show THAT was! Place was beyond crowded. Wednesday night was drown night-all the 3.2 beer you could drink for $3. Ah, to be young, 20, and stupid! I qualify on the 3rd!

[drb85650]

There was some place at Cherry Creek, a little bar with a automotive theme.....mag wheels with glass tops for tables, checkered flags...all the usual "lets do auto" style.....and we geek gearheads sitting around staring at each other and the girls we wouldn't be seen with, and I'm sure they're thinking the same. Went couple of times, decided I'd take my chances with buddies kid sister instead.
What was the name of the 3.2 bar in Evergreen, right on the main(only at that time)drag?
Can't believe this thread is still on the first page! lots of oldsters like me, eh?

And how is Pittsburgh?