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...you ever shopped at Wally Williams.
...you ever played golf at "goat hills"
...you ever trespassed into "Midgetville" in Westover Hills.
...you ever stopped to pay the toll on I-30.
...you ever had a Q102 or KZEW sticker on your car.
...you ever shopped with your mom at Henry's Jean Scene.
...you remember when "Pete the Python" escaped from the Zoo in the 50's
...you ever bought a bike at Bolen’s Bike World and got a free canvas backpack
...you were listening to KRLD and Markybaby was spinnin’ the hits!
...you got in the drive in theater off Riverside Dr for $5.00 a car
...you ever went to 1849 Village.
...you ever had a birthday party at "O'Learys"
...you ever saw a movie at the Opera House!
...you ever bought a bus card at Joe Horne Drug Store downtown.
...you had "Charles Chips" delivered to your house.
...you ever went looking for the "devil worshipers" in Greenwood Cemetery.
...you ever ate a "Merry-go-Round" hamburger
…extra points if you actually sat on one of the horses while you ate
…extra points if you had their Lemonade too
…even more points if you spiked it with Vodka before a the game
...you ever walked across the ice on Willow Lake or Luther Lake
...you hung out at Equitable Savings at night for high school fun
...you remember reading Dan Jenkins & Blackie Sherrod in the Ft Worth Press
...you ever hung out and ate hamburgers at Carlson's on South University.
...you ever hung out at the Lone Star Drive Inn on 7th Street
...you ever rode the escalators at Leonard Brothers!
...you ever had "Tino" serve you puffy chicken tacos at Caro's Restaurant
…extra points if he ever served you “Mixed Goodies”
...you have ever been to "The Cellar".
...you ever rode the roller coaster at the Fort Worth Zoo.
...you would know where to go if someone said "meet me at the swings"
...you ever pushed to music by Ray Sharp
...you ever danced at Jack's or the Penguin Club
...you ever parked on the highway at Carswell and watched the B36's
...you remember when the Oui Lounge had little "wee" tables and chairs
...you remember the "Joe Schumacher" neon lights on his Berry Street Church
…you ever at Hamburgers at Goff’s on Camp Bowie
…you ever went swimming at Western Hills Hotel
…you remember helicopters on the helipad in front of Western Hills Hotel
…you ever went to Splash Day at Ridglea Country Club
…you Remember Virgils Le Barne, Chicken Hut, Hester’s on the Hill
...you remember Shakeys Pizza, Howard Johnsons, all on the Bowie
…you ever shopped at A. Davis
…you ever slid down the Trinity Park levies on cardboard
…you remember smelling the cattle in the Stock Yards at N. Main & 28th
…you remember going to the Wrestling Matches at the North Side Coliseum
...you remember Clarke's Department store (where "Billy Bob's" is)
...you remember the electric busses downtown
...you remember onstage C/W music at the "Cowtown Jamboree"
...you remember the man with no legs rolling around in front of Leanord Bros
...you remember the "Cowtown Drive Inn Theater" at 28th & Jacksboro Hwy
…you ever went to the Skyliner Ballroom on Jacksboro Hwy to see Jimmy Reed
…you ever rode the M&O Subway to Leonard's Department Store.
…you ever ate a donut from the donut machine at Leonard's Department Store.
…you ever jumped on the trampolines by the river on S. University Drive
…you remember getting free milkshakes for buying school supplies at Skillerns
…you listened to a rock & roll D.J. named George Carlin on KXOL
…extra points if you remember that alter ego was Epod
…you watched Harold Taft do his TV weather report on WBAP channel 5.
…you ever ordered the shrimp basket at the Good Luck on Beach & Belknap
...you shopped in Westcliff at Westcliff Camera, Skillerns or Piggly Wiggly
...you had credit at Chicotsky's in Tanglewood Village
...you ever filled up at Pierce Exxon on Hulen, extra points if you knew Johnny
…you ever saw a movie at the Twin Drive-in.
...you snuck into the zoo at night and dared a friend to jump in the alligator pit.
...you ever chased the goatman at Greer Island
...you ever rented roller skates or paddle boats on the Trinity River
...you ever ate at Colonial Cafeteria after skating or paddle boating
...you ever ate hamburgers at Town Talk next to Ridglea Movie Theatre
...you ever went to the Tivoli or Parkway for .10 cents
...you ever ordered through the clown head at Jack-in-the-Box on Berry
...you ever ate ice cream at Cold Rush
...you ever swam in the rock quarry lake where Cityview is now;
...extra points if you dove down and climbed in the sunken pick-up
...if you ever rode motorcycles in the woods where Overton Woods is today
...you remember the waterfall at Willow lake before it was cemented
...if you ever made the tall climb into the "Hippy Hideout" tree house there
...extra points if you remember the "nickname" of Willow Lake
...If you ever took a girl to "see the Alamo" behind Tillery's Grocery Store.
...If you ever saw the "Klansman" sitting "in the tree" of a yard in Tanglewood.
...if Dale ever cut your hair at Alton's Barber before it was Dale's
...If you went to school with Lee Harvey Oswald at Lily B. Clayton
...If you ever flew out of Amon Carter airport just South of where DFW is now.
...If you had a hamburger from Ernie's
...If you remember the year they canceled the Colonial NIT due to the flood
...If you ever wore "White Buck" shoes and listened to Pat Boone....
...If you remember Nov. '63 when Air Force One flew over TCU in route to Dallas
...extra points if you were working on a homecoming float at that moment!
...if you ever ate Lunch at the Pink Rooster at Striplings downtown
...if you ever had a burger or malt at the old lunch counter at Ridglea Drug Store
...if Jim Van Winkle or Mr. Fox ever gave you a haircut
...if you remember Famous Hamburgers on the corner of Main and First
...if you remember Isis Theater on the North Side costing 15 cents admission
...if you remember The Clover Drive Inn on 28th Street
...extra points if you ever ordered "Pink Lady’s" and flirted with friends there.
...you ever ate hash browns at the Toddle House on University
...you ever hung out at the Dairy queen in Wedgewood
...you hung out at the Scoreboard, the Albatross Club or the Blue Note
...you remember that "Marky Baby" was at KFJZ- not at KRLD!
...you ever hung out at "The Circus" on Camp Bowie
...you remember the doughnut machine at Striplings entering the Pink Rooster
...you heard the blind couple "sing" gospel hymns on the corner of Leonard's.
...you remember going to a Cats game at the original Lagrave Field.
...you remember when Casa Manana opened
...you took dance lessons at Leto's.
...you ate hamburgers at the Rockefeller
...you ate butterscotch cream pie at the Toddle House on University
...you shopped at Mel's Shoe Store or Beyette's on Berry.
...you watched Sputnik in the night sky
...you remember the "record breaking" twelve inch snow in 1965.
...you ever had Mr. Green cut your hair at Colonial Country Club
...extra points if you remember who Rosemary was
...you remember the red & white striped wrapping paper from Bolen's Toy store
...you were bused to Como Elementary in the 2nd grade on the Blue Fish
...you ever had a birthday party at Silver Wheel on Cherry Lane
...extra points if you wore your different colored lucky rabbits feet to school
...you remember riding the rocket in Leonard's Toy Land at Christmas Time
...you enjoyed the Christmas decorations in Monnig's store windows downtown
...you ate at the White Way Cafe at 4th and Commerce
...you ate at Jimmy Dip's, Carlson's on University or New Worth on Main
...you shopped at Parisian Peyton's, Grayson's, and Woolworth's downtown
...you remember the big clock turning on the Continental Nat'l Bank Building
...you ate lunch at the lunch counter in the Medical Arts Bldg 10th and Burnett
...you went to see Santa Claus at Burk Burnett Park
...you remember reading the Fort Worth Press
...you remember the segregated water fountains downtown
...you ate at the Pig Stands on North Main and on 7th Street
...you went to the Pink Elephant on Evans Avenue
...you went to Candy Stick a Go Go on E. Belknap or Party Line on E. Lancaster
...you shopped at Greenfront
...you remember watching Pat Boone on local TV
…you ever ate at Ruck's Drive In on Belknap
…you ever went swimming at Sylvania Pool
…you ever ate at Massey's on 8th Ave
…you remember the Kid shows at Tower Theater
…you ever saw the Fort Worth Wings play hockey at Will Rogers
…extra points if you ever went ice skating at Will Rogers Coliseum
...you ever had dinner at Mac's House
…you ever went dancing at Jack's Place
…you remember Slam Bang Theater with Icky Twerp
…you ever went to a movie at the Hollywood, Worth, or Palace in downtown.
…you remember an Air Force training plane crashing near Mary's Creek & 377
…you remember the smell of Cook's Oil on the Old Stove Foundry Rd.
…you ate a burger at Topsey's on University & remember the pencil collection
…you remember the 50's "submarine races" at Luther Lake in Ridglea
…you remember taking the sugar cube polio vaccine at Bruce Shulkey Elem.
…you remember seeing JFK in Fort Worth the day before he was shot
…you remember camping on the ranch that is now Tanglewood
...you remember when Paschal students painted Arlington Heights tower
…you danced the Jerk and drank $3 pitcher beer at the Bayou Club
…extra points if you were with Soul Singer Arthur Knowles at the time
…you ever cruised Clover Drive Inn on East Rosedale
…you took a sip of your Dad's Falstaff while watching the 1939 Cats play
…you ever bought groceries at Everybodies Store across from Leonards
…you remember the cops whistling downtown when traffic lights changed
…you remember partying at the Cliffs & Betty's Hole
…you remember swimming at the Ridglea Bowl
…you ever used the underground tunnel to go to the Fat Stock Show
…you ever went to "Cowboy Town" for a birthday party.
…extra points if you rode in the stagecoach!
…you ever danced the night away at Speak Easy on Camp Bowie
…you spent the night driving around the "Circle"
…you ever ate at Ashburn’s Ice Cream
…extra points for remembering "Choo-Choo" at Ashburn's ice cream
…you remember buying discs at Mott's Five and Dime
…you remember flood waters to the 2nd floor of Montgomery Wards on 7th.
…you remember Heights Boogie!
...you remember the Red Goose shoe store downtown
…extra points if you ever pulled her neck for a golden egg
…you ever bought "pea shooters" at Mott's Five and Dime
…you remember West Side High School at University Dr and Lancaster
…you remember Spider Vine Cafe on Camp Bowie
…you remember when Lena Pope Home was on Camp Bowie
…you remember 1st school (all grades) on West Side at Pershing and Prevost
…you remember street cars going down the middle of West 7th and Camp Bowie Blvd.
…you remember the smell of fresh bread from Mrs. Baird's Bakery on Summit
…extra points if you visited Santa Claus on the north side of the bakery
...you remember Sr. Prom at Colonial or Junior Picnic at Burgers Lake!
…you ever ate a burger basket from the Candlelight Inn on West Vickery
…you remember Coach Spud Cason at Monnig Jr. High
…you ever drank coffee at Weldon's Coffee Shop
…you ever heard “Choo Choo” at Ashburns Ice Cream shop
…you remember The Spudnut Shop on University Drive
…you ever bought 45’s from Record Town on University
…you ever listened to records in the sound booth at Rowlands Records
…if you ever walked across the dam over the creek in Westover Hills.
…if you ever watched movies at the 7ths street theater
…if you ever passed out lunches to the Lena Pope Home kids
…if you ever stopped on the way home from school for a snack at Roy Pope's or Kincaids
…if you ever ate ice cream sodas at Carnation
…if you ever shopped the bargain room at Monkey Wards
…if you ever bought watermelons on Burton Hill where they plugged it check to see if ripe
…if you ever honked for service at Totem on Camp Bowie
…if you ever bought Easter Chicks at Bob Whites Feed Store
…if you ever ate at LaBarn on Camp Bowie
…if you went to the Ice House or Egg Plant on Camp Bowie in Arlington Heights
…if you attended Arlington Heights Elementary School in the Big or Little buildings
…if you ever went to the Children's Museum on Summit Street
…if you ever remember 'The Shopper' newspaper
...if you ever remember Edison's Dept Store
...if you ever remember the old downtown library and the bookmobile
…if you ever remember swimming at Barbrook right off Belknap
…if you ever remember the DDT fog trucks
…if you ever remember country music at Pioneer Palace
…if you ever remember Italian Inn on Lancaster
…if you ever remember eating at the Blue Star Inn on Camp Bowie
…if you ever remember swimming at Twin Points at Eagle Mountain
…if you ever remember going to double feature at the Bowie Blvd drive-in theater
…if you ever remember the Outpost store at end of Camp Bowie..at what is now Lackland Road
…if you ever remember getting shots during the 49 flood
…if you ever remember the wealthy 'bag lady' in downtown
…if you ever remember eating at the counter at Kress Dept Store
…if you ever remember tried to match the twins in the Press newspaper contest
…if you ever ate steak sandwich & chocolate ice box pie at McCullahs
…if you had a barbecue sandwich and malt at Striplings lunch counter
…if you ever bought Anaclairs at Striplings candy counter
…if you ever remember the cleaner’s lighted cat which licked with its tongue
…if you ever remember the car on the post on 7th street
…if you ever rode the train into or out of the T&P station
…if you ever went to the Saturday Movie for 12 cents at the Bowie Theater
…if you heard Jimmy Stewart recording on phone while filming Strategic Air Command at Carswell
...if you remember the Water Tower on Camp Bowie
…if you remember Egg Storage and Plant on Camp Bowie
…if you ate Double Ice Cream cones at Taylor Ice Cream
…if you ever rode a Dept Store Elevator that had an attendant
…if you ever played on the dam and waterfalls at Westover Hills City Hall
…if you played Miniature Golf by Western Hills Hotel
…if you remember Pioneer Palace
…if you ever went to the used Book Store on 3rd or 4th street
…if you ever listened to the Sinclair Sisters
…if you ever ate hot rolls at Holloway's from the man with the steamer
…if you ever rode your bike through the gulley and the storm sewers in Ridlgea
…If you watched Rivercrest burn while sitting on the golf course
...if you danced at the Merrimac
…if you ever put Vodka in your Merry-Go-Round lemonade before the game
…if you circled the TCU stadium 1000 of times looking for boys
…if you ever shopped at the old Neiman's
…if you remember when every street in Ridgemar had a different theme at Christmas
…if you remember smelling Mrs. Baird's bread on I-30 & Summit
…extra points if you ever visited Santa there at Mrs. Baird’s!
…if you remember the teal water at Six Flags
…if you ever ate Frog Legs at Papa Joe's
…if you ever got your own drink out of the cooler at Joe T. Garcia's
…you remember eating at Joe T.’s when there were only two rooms
…you remember that Midget Village was not in Westover, but at the end of Hidden Road!
…you ever had a banana split at Carnations on West 7th near University
…you ever ate a hamburger from the Beef Burger on East Belnap.
…you ever spent the day at the Tower Theatre or the Isis Theatre
…you ever walked under "Kips Big Boy" and ate a hamburger
…you bought penny candy from Davenport’s dime store in Westcliff Center
...you shopped Piggly Wiggley & Buddies grocery
…you remember when "The Fair" was Fort Worth Neiman Marcus
…if you remember when cattle cars were used as busses
…you ever slid down the hills at Worth Hills
…you ever listened to or purchased 45s or LPs at Roland's Records
…you ever had a Black & White sundae at Carnations on 7th St.
…If you remember the breathless sexy woman's voice say "This is the Capri Theatre"
…if you remember drinking a Malt at Ridglea Drug Store
…you remember Twin Kitchens on Berry Street
…you remember eating hot fudge sundaes at Carnations on 7th Street.
…you remember the best fried chicken at Chicken Shack on Camp Bowie
…extra points if you remember the dinner rolls in stainless steel servers
...you remember the little old tamale vendor on W. 7th St. bridge
…you remember the Berry Street Walker
…you ever "hung out" at the Griddle across from Massey's on 8th Ave.
...you ever ate at Anders' Cafe downtown
...you ever bought anything (or even looked at anything) at the Fair Dept. Store downtown
…you ever went to Schotta's on Berry
…you ever went to Carshon's on Berry
…you ever hit golf balls at the driving range in Forest Park on University Drive
…you ever "rented" horses from the old Forest Park Stables on Rogers Road
…you remember the fish pond in front of the original TCU library
…you ever went to a football game at Farrington Field
…you ever went to El Chico's on Berry
…you remember Cox's Dept. Stores -- downtown, on Berry, on Camp Bowie, on East Lancaster
…you remember the old Dallas Pike (way before I-30)
…you remember dancing at the Casino on Lake Worth
…you remember when the TCU football stadium was east of the library
…you ever went to Vernon's Beauty Salon to get your hair done!
…if you ever shopped at Jim Gunter's T.V. and appliance.
…you remember Leonard Brothers night at the movies at schools in the summer
…you remember having to go to schools to get drinking water after the 1947 flood
…you ever went looking for the Lake Worth monster
…you ever danced at the Bluebird in Como
…you remember the night Rivercrest Country Club burned down
…extra points if you were among the women that watched from the golf course
…extra more points if you had your mink coat on over your nightgown
…extra points if you were toting a bottle of wine
...you remember seeing the commotion at the Davis Mansion that murderous night
…you remember the Pink Elephant
…you spent your Thursday nights at Whiskey River
…you ate breakfast at Ralph's
…you went to Colonial golf tournament and sat on the hill looking for Priscilla.
…you remember the juke box at Rick's Locker room on Park Place
…you remember eating frosted root beers at Triple XXX
…you remember dancing at the Casino on Lake Worth
…extra points if you remember the attendant in the men’s room
…extra points if you ever heard him sing “who threw the whiskey in the well”
…you hung out at Griffs on Camp Bowie
…if you pushed to Delbert McClinton at The Red Parrot.
…if you remember Main St. closing Halloween night and running wild with the spooks.
…if you snuck in to hear a young Willie Nelson at the White Sands on Jacksboro Hwy
…if you ever ate chili frito pies at Joe Vignes
…you rode the "Monorail Train" at Leonard's Santa Land at Christmas.
…you remember drag racing at Green Valley Raceway
…you hung out at Mr. Quicks in Wedgwood
…you ever rode your bike to Mr. M’s in Tanglewood for a sack of jawbreakers and bubble gum
…you ever walked down the long, hot wooden staircase to get to the pool at Glen Garden Country Club
…you remember the Heights bonfire that Paschal tried to disrupt and made national news
…you remember Lone Star Drive In onion rings
…you remember walking through the kitchen at Joe T's
…you remember Parkaire Drive -In on University
…you ever shopped at Seminary South on Saturdays
…you ever at 5 sandwiches for $1.00 at Jettons
…you remember S&H Green Stamps
…you ever bought colored baby chicks and turtles at Mott's
…you ever ate at London House restaurant on Camp Bowie
…if you ever ate at the Carriage House
…you remember buying shoes at Hardy's
…you ever sipped cherry coke at the TCU Drugstore
…you ever went to the movies at the TCU Theatre on Saturday afternoons
…you ever drank jungle juice at the House of Pizza on Berry
…you remember riding the Leonard Bus which pre-dated the M&O Subway
…you remember when the Fort Worth Mix Master was being built
…you remember Barnes' Place on Eagle Mountain Lake on Sundays
…you remember walking through the stockyard cattle pens going home from the Isis Theatre
…you remember PI Club on Belknap
…you ever ate coney islands at the Flat Iron Building
…you ate Hot dogs at Nick's on Main and 1st
…you remember free movies in Trail Drivers Park in Diamond Hill
…you remember Coconut Grove in Lake Worth
…you ever put a nickel in the slot to watch animals do tricks at the Children's Zoo.
…you ever had Bertie cook you up a burger at Rockyfeller's
…extra points if you ordered it with Rocky Sauce.
…you ever drank a cold draft at the Quick Draw on Camp Bowie
…you remember the giant slide on Camp Bowie
…you ever shopped at Worth Food Markets
…you ever heard Bobby Crown and The Kapers at The Dunes Club
…you ate at The Farmer's Daughter or Mac's House
…you remember the legless man playing the accordion for change downtown.
…you called The Fort Worth National Bank's time and temperature number
…you remember the children's rides at Sycamore park.
…you ever swam at Berry Pool
…you ever went to Action A Go Go
…you ever went to Cromer's Ace in downtown to gawk at all the bikes
…you remember Houlihan’s department store in Poly
…you ever went to the Poly Theater
…you remember Lyle's dairy
…you remember Fireman Bill
…you remember the Korn King Giant
…you ever went to the Mansfield Drive In
…you remember Bud Anderson's bicycle shop in Poly
…you remember the liquor store run Jack Campbell with his two black Scotties
…you remember when Lake Arlington first filled with water
…you remember when they drained Katy Lake and built the Seminary South Shopping Center
…you remember when Chicotsky's was on West 7th
…you remember reading George Dolan's "This Is West Texas" column in the Star Telegram
…you remember hearing Porter Randall giving the news on KFJZ
…you remember the Fifth Avenue Clinic next to Harris Hospital
…you remember the first Taco Bell in Fort Worth on Berry Street
…you ever ate at The Hop on Berry
…you watched "Mickey and Amanda" on channel 11
…you ever had a cold beer at Weldon's or The Wagon Wheel on Vaughn Blvd.
…you read Jack Gordon's entertainment column in the Fort Worth Press
…you remember Wade Bransom's grocery store on Wichita Street
…you had your hair cut at Headhunters Barber Shop on Mansfield Highway
…you ever skated at the Jolly Time Roller Rink
…you ever bought the latest Beatles album at Music World on Lancaster Avenue
…you ever snuck in the Rocket Ballroom on Jacksboro Highway
…you remember the free rock concerts at Trinity Park back in the 60's
...you remember when downtown Fort Worth was really sleazy and full of winos
…you ever ate hush puppies at Zuider Zee
…extra points if you had a frosted mug root beer with your hush puppies
…you remember eating at Kip’s Big Boy on University
…you remember chicken and hot rolls at Leslie’s Chicken Shack
…you remember the Spanish Galleon on Forest Park
…you remember having to wear dresses & skirts to school that had to fall below the knee
…you ever danced at the 312 Club on Lancaster
…if you remember slurping ice cream cones at Carnation's Ice Cream Store on 7th
…if you remember shopping for wedding gifts at Clarkson's Fine Stationery & Gifts on 7th
…if you remember filling up for $1.00 at Fulghum's Exxon on 7th
…if you ever bought fine goodies or a wedding cake at Bluebonnet Bakery on 7th
…if you remember sipping 5 cent coffee at Shipley's Donuts on 7th
…if you remember running from the cops while toilet-papering AHHS after Baccalaureate (1960)
…if you remember going to the first ever Mayfest, called the Trinity River Festival
…if you remember Shakespeare in the Park during the summers near the Lancaster Bridge
…if you ever ate roast pig at Caro's on the West Side
…if you remember when All Saints School held school in the church on Crestline
...if you remember Lucille & U.S.Smith,owners of The Big (The Red?) Apple BBQ on NW 28th
…if you remember boot scootin' at the Panther Hall Ballroom off E. Lancaster
…if you ever ate late night tacos from the taco stand on University
…extra points of you got 12 for $1.00
…if you remember when Leonard's Dept. Store had Popeye and Olive Oil visit
...if Archie Warnick ever cut your hair, either in TP town or Arlington Heights
..if you remember golf pro Al Besselink playing at Colonial with a rose clenched in his teeth.
…if you ever ate fried chicken at the original Church's location on Hemphill St.
…if you ever watched Bobby Peters Jamboree & Kitty's Wonderland Saturdays on WBAP
…if you remember when the West Freeway first opened
…if you remember crawdad fishing on the Ridglea Country Club golf course
…if you remember getting your hair cut by Jack Swanson at the Ridglea Barber Shop.
…if you remember Virginia the long haired blond who worked the candy counter at Ridglea Drug
…if you remember "Shorty" Bishop and "Dinky", who drove the Ridglea and Heights busses
…if you remember Jimmy Hackney, the FWPD motorcycle cop
…if you remember Harry Moreland, the super stud Heights running back
…if you remember the anti-aircraft gun placements where Ridgmar is now
…if you remember Phil Wright, the wood shop teacher at Heights
…extra points if you ever got a "lick" from his shaved baseball bat paddle!
…extra points if you ever got MORE than one and lived to tell about it!
…if you remember buying Keds at Boones Shoes in the Ridglea Shopping Center
…if you remember the Becerra Brothers (Fred and Joe) at the Original on Camp Bowie
…if you remember Panther Hall
…if you remember ever having a day that wasn't freezing on school Stock Yard Day
…if you remember the guy who'd come around the neighborhood with the saddled pony
…extra points if you ever wore the kid’s western gear and had your picture taken by him
…remember the guy who'd ride around Ridglea in a mule-drawn cart doing yard work
…you remember lime freezes at the soda fountain at Morelands Drug [not Skillerns] at Westcliff
…you remember basement level lunch spot on 7th St across from the FW National Bank building
…extra points if you remember paying on the “honor system” there (basket on counter)
…you remember the purple glass storefront at the Russell Stover's store on 7th Street
…you got burgers and RC Cola at the Chuck Wagon stand on Berry St.
…you got your feet x-rayed to fit your shoes in the children's shoe dept at Cox's downtown
…you remember the Alice Carlson school carnivals - great haunted house, a cake walk
…your family ever bought appliances at Pat Crowe's
…you remember Kleinschmidt's Bakery on West 7th -- Crispy Horns and doll birthday cakes
…you remember when The Highballs played weeknights at King's Quarters
…if you went to the dentist or the eye doctor in the Medical Arts Building
…if you remember the Window displays at Leonards during Christmas
…if you remember when Lake Worth was frozen over
…if you remember the plane from Carswell crashing into Lake Worth
…if you remember Parker Jr. High School
…if you remember life before the "West freeway"
…if you drove a '55, '56 or '57 Chevy with LOUD pipes
…extra points if you ever got a ticket for sounding them off! ($5 fine)
…you spent all of your time and allowance at Tolson's Hobby Shop on Camp Bowie
…you played football after school on the fairways of Rivercrest Country Club
…you had elementary school classmates that lived at the Lena Pope Home or in Westover Hills
…you got caught faking your parent’s permission slip to go to the Rodeo on a school day
…you remember that Leonard's sold their own bread
…extra points if you remember the bakery was upstairs and bread came down a conveyor belt
…if you remember Massey's on Jacksboro Hwy
…if you remember Casino Beach at Lake Worth
…if you remember hearing “Say kids, What time is it? Howdy Doody Time!
…if you remember S. O. E.
...you remember the maze at the Rose Garden at the Botanic Gardens
…extra points if you ever went through it after dark
…you ever visited "Mt Bonnell" before there were houses.
…you played outside all day and way past dark, only going home to eat.
…you went barefoot everywhere and remember popping tar "bubbles" with your toes.
…you remember Eagle Mtn. Lake before the housing development
…extra points if you ever "skinny dipped" there
...you remember Miss Gray, the art teacher at South Hi Mount elementary
…you saw Willie Nelson when he had a flat top and sang at Panther Hall
…you went to the Worth, the Hollywood or the Palace theater downtown
…you saw the light bulb that burned continuously at Palace Theater for 30 years.
…you saw JFK in his motorcade going from Carswell along the Jacksboro Hwy going to Dallas
…you drank a Schlitz at the Spot Club on the Jacksboro Highway
…you ever told Foy that you were "waiting on Jack" at Babb & Bridwell Barber Shop on 25th St
...you were measured and bought your first bra at Cox's on Camp Bowie.
...you got a "good" fake i.d. at the flea market on University, no questions asked
...extra points if it got you into Speak Easy, I-Gotcha or Spencer's Palace
...you went to the zoo when it was FREE before kids threw firecrackers at the zebras.
...you ever were served by Chevy at the Mexican Inn
...you ever put nickels in the tabletop nicklelodians at the Mexican Inn.
...you ever had the Roosevelt Special at the Original.
...you ever had a coke float at the soda counter at Daniel Drug.
...you ever had 2 for a nickel ice cream cones at Carnations.
...you ever had the drunken elephant birthday cake from Kleinschmidts.
...you ever bought your mom a Mother's Day present at Motts five and dime on Seventh Street.
...you remember Ted and Randall Smith's band tearing up
"Gigolo" as the Colonial Club.
...you remember Joe Don "Stacking the Joint". Several venues qualify.
...you remember Delbert and The Straight Jackets winning the Coca Cola Battle
of the Bands
...extra points if you knew that it was held at Casa Manana
...you remember. Sid Bass's first business was a blues joint on White Settlement
Road.
...you rememberr No car was safe from egging, Cop cars included, on Halloween
in River Crest.
...you remember the "Winked At" holes in the front fence that allowed
access to the Stock Show
...extra points if you were one of the eager but poorly funded
that was granted access!
...you remember when white trash and blue bloods mixed seamlessly almost
everywhere.
...if you remember the first really big bi-racial dance was at James Brown's
scorcher at the Casino.
...you remember Robert Ely and the Five Careless Lovers mixing it all up at the
New Blue Bird.
...extra points if you know that Robert was a truck Driver for the Red Ball
Express.
...more points if you know that companies heroic roots in WWII
...you remember Cellar owner Pat Kirkwood, was an ex-motor cycle
racer.
...you remember Height's 17 year old Jesse Thomas setting a World Speed record
...extra points if you knew Pete Dalio,Stormy Magnum & Jack
Wilson's Triumph stream-liner.
...more points if you hung in any of the bike shops on E. Lancaster's
"Speed Alley".
...you ever skated the boys free for all at the skating rink on
University Drive
...you can remember heading to downtown on the West Frwy. and
passing the city dump
...extra points if you knew that it is now Forest Park Blvd along
the Trinity River
...you remember "Miss Mary Lynn" on Romper Room and her
magic mirror
...you knew that Mac's
House was formerly the House of Mole'
...you knew that Ernie's used to serve "Razzle Dazzles"
...you ever got a free
Eskimo Pie after the movie at the Tivoli
...you remember Ann Alden, TV's first version of "Barbara
Walters".
...you remember the fountain drink at Carlson that Rosie made,
called 'Rosie'
...extra points if you knew the ingredients of DP, cream and
cherries.
...you ever went to the Braves football games.
...you ever rented a room at the western hills motel
...you ever went to lovers point on lake worth
...you ever hid on Rivercrest golf course behind the rock wall and egged cars
on halloween
...you ever kept your horse at sky acres
...you ever tubed down the spillway at Benbrook Lake all the way
down to the road
...you tried to ride a motorcycle up the Benbrook Dam!
...if you ever went skinny dipping in the Rivercrest pool and ran
from the night guard!
...you remember the double seats at the Bowie theater where you
could cuddle with your date.
...you remember the fountain at University Drive and Arch Adams
full of bubbles
...you remember when El Rancho Grande was not an eat in resturant
...you remember the jingle
"Fort Worth National ... that's my bank".
...you remember the announcer on TV saying "Its 10 o'clock, do you know
where your children are?"
...you remember the TV movie taking a break for the news at 10:00.
...you remember the TV weatherman slapping magnetic arrows and labels on to the
weather map
...you ever peed on the wall at Farrington Field back when there were no
urinals in the Men's Room
...extra points if you remember there was just a pipe dripping
water from the ceiling and a floor drain
...you ever sang along with Tanya Tucker to "Delta Dawn"
at the Rodeo.
...your favorite Fort Worth Cats players were Kid Daniel, John Cock, Half
Nelson, and Johnny Icicle.
...you listened to EPOD on KXOL radio.
...you remember the "Old Corral Drive-Inn and "Rancher's BBQ at the
Weatherford Traffice Circle.
...you ever ate at Leslie's Chicken Shack on Camp Bowie
...you remember going to Dick Doc or the Griddle after the Friday nite football game
...you ate the best Chinese food in town at the Blue Star Restaurant at Camp
Bowie and Horne.
...you ever ate at the Spider Vine on Camp Bowie where Romeo cooked
...extra points if you went across the street to Tex Gold Ice
Cream parlor
...if you ever traded at Pope-Kincaid grocery or Moseley's Drug on the bricks
...if you ever hung out at the "office" better known as the Tropicana
bar also on the bricks
...if you ever frequented the
Old Plantation Drive Inn on W 7th
...you ever had dinner at the B Sea Bold Cafe on Commerce St. downtown
...you ever had BBQ at William's Ranch House on the Jacksboro Highway
...you ever ate at Sammy's on East Belknap. . .
...you ever had a pair of boots made at Leddy Brothers on North Main and
Exchange
...if you knew John Denver when he was a student at AHHS
...You attended the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars at the Will Rogers
Memorial Coliseum
...you remember having a "400" or "800" at
Daniels Drug on 7th street
...extra points if you remember Miss Myers,6th grade teacher at
North Hi-Mount worked there
...you remember Carl Evans, principal at North Hi-Mount
...you ever ate at Cross Keys,Fairway Steak House,Golden Fin or
Big World Drug in Ridglea
...you ever had the Black Forrest cake at Ridglea Country Club at the Sunday
night buffet.
...you ever had Town Talk fried pies next to Ridglea theater.
...you ever listened to the Cellar Dwellers band
...you remember the Scout-o-Rama at Will Rogers
...you remember the Mary Clark murder trial.
...you ever danced at The Fandango Dance Club at the T&P station.
...you fed peanuts to Queen Tut and Penny, elephants at the Zoo.
...you drank too much at Jimmy's Club on 7th Street.
...you ever shopped at Meacham's.
...you dined at the original Old Swiss House, the Carriage House and the
Farmer's Daughter.
...you watched free movies in the park where Daggett Jr. High is now.
...you remember the stores downtown had moving figures in
their Christmas windows.
...you went to the Key Club at Western Hills Hotel.
...you remember Hunter Plaza was the swanky Fortune Arms with a pool on
the roof and a bar.
...you drank fancy coffees at the Black Beret.
...you went to the burlesque show at the Stock Show.
...you listened to great jazz played by North Texas profs at the Roundtable
...if you remember the "Mickey and Amanda show
...extra points if you ever had them at your birthday party
...even more points if you remember what animals they were
...if you ever listened to DJ Charles Hobby on KFJZ
...if you remember the newsman at KFJZ with the deep voice... Porter Randall
...extra points if you ever went to an event and saw one of his slide shows on the Holy Land
...if you remember the WBAP TV show Mark Wilson"s Magic Land of Alakazam
...extra points if you ever went to that show
...even more points if you wet you pants on that show like my sister did
...if you remember the Metzger's milk commercials during the
Captain Swabby Show on KFJZ TV
...if you remember the talking 11 logo on KFJZ TV
...extra points if you remember the conversation
...you remember ice skating at the Tandy Center with the colorful
plastic ice skates.
...you flew out of the TCU airport off Granbury Rd.
...you bought 6 hamburgers for a quarter from a tiny stand on
7th st across from the theatres
...you remember Meacham's Mezzanine Elevator operators in
Meachams,
...you remember Nonesuch Shop at Neiman's
...you called the east side of Ranchview Hill in Overton Park
"Suicide Hill."
...you got a fake id and went to Beef N Boogie on McCart.
...you hung out at Melvin's in Westcliff.
...you had to step over the "winos" near Army-Navy store
downtown to buy your bellbottom jeans.
...you ate french fries at soda fountain of Moreland's drug store
...you listened to the bands "Rags & Bones" and "Texas"
at The Hop.
...you snuck kids in the trunk at the Southside Drive-In off I-35.
...you went to four-for-one happy hour at Spencer's Corner,Spencer's Palace or Daily Double.
...you ever waved at Frank Kent walking his german sheperds on
Rivercrest Golf Course.
...you ever saw Icky Twerp take his hat off in church
...you went to "The Tracer" on E. Lancaster and The
Partyline" off Belknap
...you remember driving the Benbrook Traffic circle for the first
time
...extra points if you have eaten at Edlewiess in more than 3
decades (yes it is still there!)
...you remember the Italian Gardens restaurant on West hwy 80
...you ever ate at Finley's Cafeteria on Camp Bowie.
...you ever swam at the Loring Hotel swimming pool at University & Camp Bowie
...you ever went swimming at the Elks Lodge on White Settlement
...you remember going to the Ft. Worth Children's Museum on Montgomery.
...you remember playing tennis at North High Mount School.
...you remember watching the Fort Worth Wings play hockey at Will Rogers
Coliseum
...extra points if you attended dime
beer night and walked out alive.
...you ever attending fraternity parties at the Blackstone Hotel.
...you ever toured the old Swift packing plant with your grandfather
...you remember the old Chicotsky's Grocery and Liquor Store on
Park Place
...you remember driving the pastured hills of Benbrook Lake
Dutch Branch Park for beer busts
...you ever ordered the Hot Fudge Sunday at Kip's Big Boy on
University.
...you ever ate popcorn at Leonard's
while your mother shopped.
...you ever went to the Ocean Club on Camp Bowie while still in
High School
...you ever saw Stevie Ray Vaughn at Blossoms Downstairs on Camp Bowie
...you remember Tandy Elementary & Mrs. Farley's Christmas
Chorus pagent
...you remember Poly Elementary School
...you hung out with the rest of the Hippies in Trinity Park
...you remember Ben Franklin's on East Lancaster.
...you remember the Gateway Theater on E. Lancaster
...you remember the Pizza Tower on E. Lancaster
...you remember the Varsity Theater on Rosedale - next to Mott's and
Ashburns
...you remember Sycamore Swimming Pool in Sycamore Park.
...you were ever thrown out of the Poly theater for being too noisy!
...extra
points if you were ever thrown out for tossing
popcorn off the balcony
...you remember Hank Jr when he sang at Panther Hall
...extra points if you remember he wore skinny ties & suits,had short hair and was really geeky!
...you had a membership to Berry Pool!
...extra points if you spent the night on the roof thinking Zeigelmeyer never knew you were there!
...you remember having Milk from White Lake Dairy
...if you ever dove off the water tower into the lake where Seminary South is today!
...you bought shoes at Monnigs in Westcliff & having Mr. Shirley make your toe squeak!
...you went to Paschal and actually won in football.
...you remember when the Mexican Inn on 8th Ave. was Casa Linda.
...you remember the vacuum tubes at the Fair Department Store to get change
...getting up early to watch them implode the Medical Arts Building
...you remember Wiley the coyote at the Children's Museum
...you remember Ernie's hamburgers in Westcliff Shopping Center
...you ever hung out in the Jack- in the- Box parking lot on Friday nights
...you remember the Easter window displays at Gordon Boswell's with real bunnies and chicks.
...You drank pitchers of beer at The Stables on University @ Berry Street
...you remember when 7-11 on Bluebonnet Cir had garage doors and served you in your car
...you ever got a 20 cent loaf of bread at Wyatts grocery in Westcliff shopping center.
...you ever drank a cherry coke or lime-aid at Morelands Drug store.
...you remember Mr. Tanner the jeweler at the record shop in Westcliff Shopping center
...you ever made a deposit at University Bank at the old location.
...you ever won a fifty cent piece at the roller rink next to the river on University Drive
...extra points if you ever had a birthday party there!
...you remember the water fountains at Sears Seminary south that changed colors
...you remember YMCA Daycamp held at Forest park
...you had Mrs. Roberts was your kindergarten teacher at Alice Carlson
...you had Mrs. Roberts as your kindergarten teacher at Westcliff Elementary!
...you ever ate breakfast at the Picadlly in downtown
...you ever made-out on the hill at the TCU games
...you remember "the Berry Street walker" had the nickname "Goldielocks"
...you ever had Foremost Milk delivered to you house.
...you remember Lou Hitt, the carhop at Carlson's on University.
...you remember the bar called "The Landing" that Mr. Carl later opened
...extra points if Lou ever served you as an adult there!
...you remember Sergeant "Woody" the motorcycle cop, who worked Carlson's.
...you ever went to the drug store in Heights and saw the neighborhood nut wearing cammies
...extra points if you knew him as Lee Harvey Oswald!
...you ever went drag racing on Hulen before the bridge was built.
...you remember The New Jim Hotel
...you remember the Paschal graduation speech which alluded to "The new Jim".
...you remember The "first" Carlson's drive-in on W.Rosedale at S. Lake St.
...you remember Tincy Eggleston."Underworld Kingpin"
...you remember Boot Hill at Lake Worth.
...you ever attended Alexander Hogg Elementry School.
...you remember Walter Jetton hauling "Chuck Wagons" to Washington D.C. to fed L.B.J.
...you remember Mrs. Dorothy,or Poly the butcher at Jetton's on W. Terrell St.
...you remember Crazy Charlie riding his bike wearing a firemans hat and coat
...extra points if you ever actually "heard" Charlie making the siren sounds with his mouth
...more points if you saw him crash a rock on the hood of a car that failed to yield right of way
...you remember Ajax, Delphinium and Arkadelphia
...you remember when everything SW of Granbury Rd to Benbrook lake was ranch land.
…you remember the Lord's Supper wax msueum on Camp Bowie
…you remember getting banned for laughing at a funny movie at the Gateway Theatre
…you remember speeding on Roller Coaster Hills in Arlington
…you went to the beer garden at the Rangoon Racquet Club
…you ever had a cheeseburger and tater slabs at the Candlelite Drive in on Vickery
…extra points if you ever stopped your train on the mainline to eat there!
… you ever rummaged through tables of sporting goods at Bill Weaver Sporting Goods
…you ever ate a bowl of chili at the Richilieu Grill downtown.
…you ever shopped at Clyde Campbell's downtown.
…you ever ordered a cheery Dr. Pepper from Caudle's Drive-In.
…you remember the cars that flooded on the Berry underpass every time it rained.
…you remember the Ft. Worth ISD Administration Building across the street from Casa Manana.
…you ever spent Christmas vacation playing in the Optimist Club Basketball Tournament
…you ever flew on a B-36 flying out of Carswell
…you ever drank a "pine float" at Daniel Cunningham Drug
…you ever ate cheezeburgers at the Griddle System
…you ever did a belly flop off the hi-dive at Burgers Lake.
…you ever danced to a live "big band" at the Casino
…you ever went swimming at the Eagles Nest
…you ever swam out to Goat Island
…you remember the Poly Parakeets and TCU Tiny Mights Peewee football
...extra points if you also remember the Red Tigers and General Dynamics teams
…you ever went on a field trip to Mrs. Baird's bakery and got a miniature loaf of bread
…extra points if you also got the red pencil!
…you ever sailed off the swing at Burger's Lake.
…you went to Saturday afternoon movies at River Oaks Theater for 15 cents.
…you remember the fluroscope machine at Monnigs to check fit for your new shoes
…you remember Coach Turner and the Paschal "B" Team that lost to Tech.(1953)
…you remember Elvita J."Doc" Benson, chemistry teacher at Paschal
…you remember the man with a cart who sold hot tamales in front of Monky Wards
…you ever played flag football on River Crest Golf Course
…you remember Clarks on Camp Bowie
…you "cruised the bricks" of Camp Bowie on Friday and Saturday nights.
…you remember getting ice at the old ice house on Camp Bowie
…you remember the smell of cottonseed oil as you passed the plant near Bryant St
…you ever sledded in the snow on Meadowbrook Golf Course on the hood of an old Chevy!
…you knew that Red Goose shoes also x-rayed your feet to be sure the shoes fit.
…you remember when most department stores had the pneumatic tubes for money transfers.
…you remember when four of you could eat lunch at the cafeteria for under $10.
…you remember Pascal High air force dropping TP on AHHS bonfire at Benbrook lake.
…you remember 'Pop' Pulliam and his pet monkey at the counter at Woolworth's downtown.
…you ever ate at Piccadilly café downtown with your grandmother.
…you ever saw 'The Immoral Mr. Ts' at the Camp Bowie Theater when you turned 18
…you and a friend ever got your eyebrows 'plucked' at Monnig's in Westcliff center.
…you remember JFK's motorcade going down I-30 by Arlington Heights on its way to Dallas
…you remember the LARGE size type that evening announcing Kennedy's Assassination.
…you remember the media attention Oswald's mother garnered around the assassination
…extra points if she lived down the street from you (across from Stripling Middle School).
…you remember when Lee Harvey Oswald attending Arlington Heights High School
…you remember when Betty Buckley starred at Six Flags as well as her school plays.
…you remember when John Connally, Jr.'s Dad was elected governor
…extra points if you knew that his son's band (AHHS) played at his inauguration.
…you remember when the multi-storey WARDS building on 7th was THE place to shop
…you remember when guys were kicked out of school for their Beatle-style haircuts.
…you remember when guys would race hot rods on an isolated strip of road in Weatherford.
…you ever got licks from Coach Charlie Turner's favorite paddle
…you remember the "STRAIGHT JACKETS" band Ronnie,Billy,Bob,and Ray.
…you remember partying with The Pengwins
…extra points if you were at Spencer’s Corner, Beverly Hills, The Speakeasy or the Red Parrot
…even more points if you were at Savvy's, Hungry I, The Hop, Blossoms,The Agora or I Gotcha
…you borrowed (ran off with) a beer mug ftom Duke's High Hat Lounge on Berry St.
…you attending George Clark Elementary
…you attended Leonard's Day on the boardwalk at Lake Worth
…you remember all the Kaiser Frazier's on w 7th were under water during flood of ‘49
...you remember Lower main St lined with houses of ill repute and old Hotels
…you remember The Pyramid Club and the Bomber Grill
…you remember the old telephone building on lower Houston across from Joe Horn Drug
…extra points if you ever tried to pick up the ladies when they got off at ll:00 pm
…you remember Denny Beckner at the Rocket Club or Candy Barr at the Sky Liner Club
…you ever danced under the stars with a roll away top
…you remember Talent shows at the Parkway Theater on 8th Ave when it first opened
…you remember the old Cotton Mill on Old Cleburn Rd (now 8th Ave)
…you remember when Light Crust Doughboys' truck handed out homemade biscuts
…you ever ate at the Polynesian Village in the old Western Hills Inn off Camp Bowie
…you ever skated at Pat’s Skate Land on North Main
...you ever played a round at Pine Tree Golf Course in Watauga
…you ever went hunting snakes on Mary's Creek just south of West Vickery.
…you were bussed to JP Elder because you lived on the edge of the Benbrook School District
…you watered skied at Lake Arlington & you could still see the trees on the bottom of the lake.
…you had lunch with Pat Kirkwood at the original Cellar.
…you took a date to the Sunday night horror shows at the old drive-in on Riverside Dr.
…you had Mr.Physics, excuse me Mr. Phillips at AHHS.
…you had dinner at the Zuider Zee on West Seventh.
…you had a malt at Carnation Ice Cream on West Seventh.
…you got a "Exhibition of Accelerartion" warning on West Sixth in a 63 409 SS Impala.
…you ever shopped at Green Fronts on Camp Bowie
…you cruised through the Lone Star Drive Inn on Camp Bowie
…you ever ate at Blue Star Oriental Restaurant on Camp Bowie
…you remember drinking Root Beer from a frosty mug at Joe Vignes
…you remember “necking” in the balcony of the Ridglea Theater on Camp Bowie
…you ever had Chocolate éclairs and Petit fours from Kleinscmidsts
…you remember Chili Burgers from Goff's on Camp Bowie
…you ever had clam strips at Howard Johnson's on Camp Bowie
…you took Swimming lessons from the gorgeous young men at Western Hills Inn
…extra points if you had Marlena give you a special table there while they made cherries jubilee
…you ever called your Mom and Dad at the Key Club,
…you ever got a fake ID from Mr Clark
…you cruised the Clover Drive-In at the Hwy 80 & 377. (West Camp Bowie and Altamere)
…extra points if you were run off for starting a fight with some Brewer jerks.
…you remember when KXOL was on Camp Bowie near Horne.
…you remember the cry-baby booth at the Ridglea Theatre.
…extra points if you got the ushers, remember ushers, to let you make out with your girl in there.
…extra, extra points if you knew the popcorn came in large bags and was not popped there.
…even more points if you knew an usher well enough to score a bag for a party after the show.
…you were one of the first groups to have your senior party at Six Flags.
…you ever scared your date by driving over the "cliff" in Ridlea Hills.
…you remember the Soap Box Derby Races on W.Lancaster Ave.
…you remember having a school holiday to go to the Rodeo Parade downtown.
…you remember shopping at Spartan's on E. Lancaster.
…you remember eating burgers at "The Beef Bun Bar" on Camp Bowie
…you remember listening to Newsman Porter Randell on KFJZ
…you remember Carling's Black Label on the Southside
...you remember picking Indian Needles from Southwest Pkwy near Weatherford traffic circle
…extra points if you ever threw them at your friends!
…you went sliding on the giant slide next to the Ridglea Theater
…you ever bought five cent bags at Bluebonnet Bakery on Camp Bowie Blvd.
…you ever stayed at Sula Vista Lodge across the street from the Bowie Theater.
…you remember the 'saw dust' on the floor at Napolian's Pizza on Belknap.
...you saw Mickey & Amanda Mud-turtle Show doing thier shows in basement of Leonard Bros.
…you remember reading comic books at Kyle's Drugs in Wedgewood.
…you remember the Rangoon Racket Club.
…you remember Fuqua's steak House on South Main.
…you remember When Ron Chapman was Charlie and Harrigan on KLIF.
…you remember Russ Hill's Conoco on Trail Lake Dr.
…you remember Johnny Hay's TV show where he drew cartoons from doodles.
…you remember Vandervoort's milk.
…you remember Cabell's convenience stores.
…you played football for the Wedgewood Blue Raiders, TCU Tinymites or Ridglea Roughnecks.
…you remember fights after school at the "Shelter House."
…you ate ice cream at Ashburns on Berry or Rosedale
…you danced at Spencer's Corner
…extra points if you started out at The Stables
…you bowled at the Wedgwood Bowling Alley
…you went to SW High when it was at Paschal
…you bought a leisure suit at Meyer's Dept. store
…you hung out at Kings liquor store on berry st
…you remember eating at Angelo's Bar-b-que
…you ever played baseball at sycamore park
…you remember the organ playing at the Worth Theater during intermission
…you attended the AFL exhibition game at Farrington Field featuring Denver and Kansas City
…you were an Explorer Scout and remember Bill "Hoss" Pettit, scoutmaster for 40 years.
…you can remember Pickwick Grocery on Hemphill St
…you remember the aroma of Traders Oil Co. on W. Biddison
…you remember the Knot Hole Gang at LaGrave Field
…you remember the White Theater on Hemphill
…you ever went swimming at Crystal Springs on White Settlement Rd
…you remember going dancing at the old bayou club on camp bowie
…extra points if you remember the special dance floor that lit up to the music
…you could see Leonard's from the Fortune Arms!
…you ever went to the Christmas tree lighting at burkburnett park with your date.
…you rode down the slope of the Trinity River levee on boxes stolen from Swamm's grocery
…you ate fish & chips at the Round Table Inn on Camp Bowie.
...you ate a hamburger from The Burger Wagon on White Settlement Rd near River Oaks
...you've had a rootbeer float from Caudle's Drive-in served by a car hop.
…you remember going to the teen night club "The Box" behind the strip center on Camp Bowie.
…you remember going to Sandy Lake to check out the chicks.
…you ever went to "Fun in the Sun" club on Lake Arlington
…you ever went to the Dog Graveyard looking for the "Dog Man" caretaker near Lake Arlington
…you drank Cherry Cokes at the Chuck Wagon on Meadowbrook Drive in Handley.
…you ever saw the Panther City Pickers at Broken Spoke
...you have an old 35mm film with a picture of the CNB clock in the background!
…you slid down the dam on cardboard boxes at Marine Creek Lake
…you remember Fun in the Sun Country Club.
…you remember Napoleon's Pizza on Belknap with the sawdust floor.
…you remember Mayfete every spring at Meadowbrook Elementary.
…you hung out at Pat's by Eastern Hills and the Char-Bar on East Lancaster.
…you saw Aunt Jemima at Worth Grocery Store on Vaughn Blvd giving away pancakes.
…you remember buying your first formal at Amy Poe's downtown or Kaye Fleming.
…you were there waiting for the bookmobile every Saturday at Fair East Shopping Center.
…you remember the first time mom let you ride the bus downtown with a friend to spend the day
…you remember Cook Children's Hospital on East Lancaster between Henderson and Summit.
...you etched your name inside the booths at the Italian Inn on East Lancaster.
…you stood in line at the Hollywood Theater to get in for the first show of 'A Hard Day's Night'
…you drove to Dallas to see the Beatles in 1964 at the Dallas Auditorium.
…you remember submarine races at Twin Drive In
…you ever fed the ducks at Oakland Park on the east side.
…you remember Holiday Rooler Rink, the "Chuckwagon" , great Wheelburgers and Hub-burgers
…you remember the A & W root beer stand with carhops with "black cows"
…extra points if you remember the free junior root beers for the kids., (shot glass size)
…you remember watching the Colonial Country Club burn from the duck pond in the early '50s
…you ate breakfast at Paris coffee shop after 8'oclock Mass at St. Mary's across the street.
…you remember seeing Clarabell the Clown's personal appearance at Leonard's
…you saw the exhibition game at LaGrave between Boston & Cleveland
...extra points if you remember that Lary Doby and Ted Williams were there!
…you went Skinny dipping in the Diamond Oaks CC pool after hours
.. you remember stopping around 9:30 PM, for 10 seconds, at the railroad crossing on S. Beach
…extra points if you knew that it was the Rock Island "Rocket" blasting through at 90 MPH.
...you remember the FWPD gold colored Plymouths with a "bubble gum machine" red light on top
.. you remember Swift and Armour office buildings at the East end of Exchange Ave. on the hill
.. you remember the Picadilly Cafeteria downtown where the Convention Center is now.
…you remember being scared to take out the trash when "Pete the Python" escaped the Zoo
…if you walked to WBAP to see Pat Boone in person perform before he became a big name.
…you lived in the projects on henderson highway within walking distance to downtown
…extra points if you looked out your bedroom window and saw the CNB clock
…if you ever went to “Everybody's” to cash in a book of stamps for a dollar
…if you ever went to the Moose Club with your sister
…if you ever picked up a girl at the Clover drive-in
…if you remember when Hwy 81 from the south ended at Kellis St.
…extra points if you knew to to go to Hemphill St to continue north
…if you remember when the right of way was dynamited for the South Freeway in 1949
…you remember Ready Kill-a-wat on the power station in Handley
…you remember all the roads in Handley being dirt & the lumberyard and airport on Beatty St
…you remember when "Fireman Bill" would come to school and give a safety presentation.
...you remember riding your bike t Handley drugstore at Handley & E. Lancaster
…extra points if you were there to get a Blackhawk comic book for 10 cents
…even more points if you had a chocolate soda from the soda fountain there in the drugstore.
.. you ever watched the "Shootin' Jim Newton" show!
...you remember Heritage Hall downtown.
...you went to Famous Hamburgers downtown right after your wedding.
…you ever Stood with your "Buds" and relieved yourself at "the flat rock" in Cobb Park
…extra points if it was the Carlings Black Label Beer that caused you to do that
...you remember going to the Melody Shop record store on Race St. at "Six Points" in Riverside
…you remember the Camp Bowie/7th traffic circle going around the Magnolia service station
…you remember ordering "refreshments" at the Parrish Inn to your car on Belknap.
…you ordered a fountain coke at Gilliands Drug in 100 block of Main St.
…you had valet park your car on W. C. Striplings graveled parking lot across from store.
…you ate at Theo's Cafe at 4th and Main.
…you ever shopped at Robert Hall on 28th street
…you ever worked at Cox's Department Store on Camp Bowie
…extra points if you had park 2-3 blocks away and ride Cox's employee transport bus
… if you ever ate the best burgers ever hand made at Leta's in the stock yards
… if you ever tried to climb inside the towers entering Elizabeth Place
…if you saw The American Blues (some of them now ZZ Top) walking downtown with blue hair
…you ever roller skated in the Gym at Broadway Baptist Church
…you attended Miss Massey's kindergarten school off Berry Street
…you bought a Sunday Dress from Mrs. Mays and stood on the riser in front of the triple mirror
…extra points if you twirled in your dress in front of the mirror
…you went to Turnpike stadium to see the Fort Worth Cats play
…you remember parking on Hidden Rd
…you ever ate at the Pink Poodle restaurant at 2am after all night at the Pink Poodle night club
…you ever ate at the Tumbleweeds steak house on Forest Park
…you remember sliding down the circular fire escapes at Arlington Heights Elementary
…you ever went to Weber's Root Beer on Camp Bowie and Merrick
…you remember bus trips out of town for football games when AHHS was a power team.
…you remember Mrs. Wells who taught Spanish and French at AHHS.
…you ate hamburgers at Dales on 21st street
…the CNB clock ever saved you from getting your date home too late
…extra points if you were at the Twin Drive In off E.Lancaster & Riverside Dr
…you remember when the aquarium at the zoo got the dolphins
…you remember the crazy monkeys behind glass at the zoo
…you remember the neon flag on the courthouse
…you ever got a haircut at the Barber College downtown
…you ever bought hippy clothes at Modern Man Shop downtown
…you remember the blackout at the circus at Will Rogers during the Flying Wallendas act
…you remember vacation Bible school honking car parades
…you remember Uncle Jo's orange pop in bottles in elementary school cafeterias
…you remember the street preachers at the Downtown Rescue Mission
…you remember The Planetarium at the Childrens Museum
…you ever had a field trip to the Water Plant
…you ever rode the caged ferris wheel at the zoo
…you ever rode the five mile train at the zoo
…you ever attended wrestling matches at the Northside Coliseum on Monday night
…extra points if you saw yourself on TV the next Saturday night!
…you remember The Texas News newsreel show on Channel 5
…you remember Nightmare with Gorgon on Channel 11
…you remember Ranch Oak Furniture as made in FW on Berry Street
…you remember catching the Superchief train at Jones Street station
…you remember the opening of TCJC South Campus in 1968
…you ever bought a Christmas tree from the Optimist Club at Farrington Field
…you ever had a 12 cent burger from Sandy's Burgers on Seminary Drive
…you remember Ewell Fuel on Berry near Paschal
...you remember Teen-A-Go-Go in the Round Up Inn at Will Rogers.
...you remember the Box on Camp Bowie and the battle of the bands.
...you remember the kiddie rides in Forest Park on University Drive.
...you remember the amusement rides in Forest Park behind the zoo.
…you remember having a dish called the Super Duper Combination Special at Jimmy Dips
...you remembers Alans Place on Camp Bowie over the Rio Motel. …you remember the Army Depot at the south end of Hemphill Street …you remember Mr. Pulliam (of Pulliam Pools) riding around with his monkey on top of his car …extra points if you saw him walking around with his monkey on top of his head or shoulders. …you remember Principal O.D. Wyatt at Paschal getting a standing ovation from the kids …you remember roller skating at Daggett Roller Rink. …you remember stopping for full-service gas at the Esso station on Berry Street …extra points if owber Denny Mattoon ever called you "Hot Shot" …deduct points if you thought it was his pet name for you alone! …you drove your car over the brink of Poly Hill so fast the wheels left the ground. …you went to the top of the Medical Arts building and bent you knees as elevator descended …you had a double-dip ice cream cone at Martha Washington's downtown. …you renewed your school bus pass at the drug store at Tenth and Houston
...you looked at your foot bones in the Xray machine in the Leonards shoe department
…you ate dinner at the Fairway Steak House on Camp Bowie
…you know what M & O stood for on the M&O Subway at Leonard's
…you remember Hulen Street did not go any further South than Arlington Heights High School
…extra points if you knew that the ranch land south of there was Edwards Ranch
…you had milk delivered in the horse drawn carriage or ice delivered for the ice boxes
…you remember Evans Ave. Pix Theater and Top 'O The Hill Cafe on Evans Ave.
…you saw Harry Truman in the Main Street Parade
…you remember the Fort Worth 100 years celebration at Farrington Field
…you knew the four major football teams of the 40's are Paschal, North Side, Heights and Poly.
…you ever rode your bike at the GD Jumps before Ridgmar Mall
…you took dancing lessons from Brice Evans
…you climbed a tree and over a fence to sneak into the Cowtown drive-in on Jacksboro Hwy.
…you attended summer camp at Yo-Wo-Chi-A (YWCA Robert's Cut-Off toward Eagle Mtn Lake
…extra points if you attended when Mrs. Baird of bakery fame was the cook and made her bread
…you remember "You'll Never Walk Alone" sung at every graduation in Will Rogers Auditorium.
…you remember playing miniature golf at Sycamore and Sylvania Park.
…you had to try again to pass your driving test at the Lancaster license office
…extra points if it was the red-headed officer that failed you!
…even more points if you left there and went to River Oaks to pass the test an hour later!
…you remember getting your picture made with your boyfriend at Woolworths downtown.
…you remember paying 9 cents to watch movies all day on Saturday at the Tower Theater.
…you remember sitting in the closed in booths at the Italian Inn on Lancaster
…extra points if you remember reading the names carved into the wooden walls and tables.
…you remember the fireworks factory near River Oaks Blvd. blew up and thought it was a bomb.
…you ever danced at Curry's in Mansfield,
…extra points if you ever heard one of Mr. Curry's speeches.
…you ever had a 5 cent root beer at the A&W on Belknap
…extra points if you paid an extra nickel for lettuce & tomato on your 15 cent hamburger
…you remember the Lone Star drive in on Belknap & Beach St.
…you ever partied at the Tropicana on Sylvania Dr.
…you ever listened to Bob Wills recording his radio shows in the basement at Seminary South
…you remember buying salted cashews as you step off the M&O Subway
…extra points if you ever found money inside!
…you remember the fancy radiator backflush system at the shop on 8th Ave
…you remember the night Crazy Charlie burned down his house
…you remember the greatest wood shop teacher and human being, Mr. Pickett, at PHS
…you delivered the Fort Worth Press & Star Telegram ON FOOT in paper bags
…extra points if you knew that the papers had to be put on the porch!
…you remember going to Leonard's "Pet Shop" while your parents shopped upstairs Friday night
…you ate lunch at Woolworth's fountain cafe downtown
…you remember the lady in the small booth entrance to "The Tea Room" in Monnig's Dept. store
…extra points if she ever fixed the runs and snags in your nylon hose!
…you remember the Silver Minnow bait shop on the way out to Benbrook Lake
…you can remember target shooting with a .22 rifle along the railroad trestle on Westcreek Blvd
…you remember Kress department store and House of 7 & 9
…you remember the Martha Washington candy shop
…you remember Tandy Leather on University
…you remember The New Liberty Theatre or Varsity Theatre
…you remember the Griddle system on Vaughn Blvd.
…you remember Rexal drug or Mitchells Dept. store on East Rosedale
…you remember Mr. and Mrs. Houlihan & their grocery
…you remember riding Bikes in Cobb Park or the Sycamore park swimming pool
…you remember the old apartment bldgs where the convention center is today.
…you remember R. D. Evans Recreation center on W. Vickery.
…you remember the Archery range on University
…you ever ate at the Pizza hut on university in 1849 Village.
…you remember All Saints Hospital was on Magnolia
…you remember the 19th Hole on University
…you ever ate stew at Richlieu grill after parades.
…you remember Dinner & Dancing at the Clover Club.
…you remember Skating at Dagget Roller rink.
…you remember Klarr Jewelers, Town Pump on University
…you remember Pennsylvania Hospital which is now the Women's club bldg.
…you remember the basement of the FW Library where all the kids books were kept.
…you remember the Picadilly cafeteria downtown.
…you remember Barber's Book Store.
…you remember Ellisons furniture downtown
…extra points if you remember the picture displayed in their window causing a furor !
…you ever dressed "western" for school on Stock Show days when it was "FAT" Stock show.
…you remember the Paschal "air strike" on Heights '62 homecoming bonfire.
…you ever went parking at the "hanging tree" off Cherry Lane.
…you remember what went on at 2222 Jacksboro Highway
…you had a "23" football shirt on when Jim Swink was going to TCU.
…you ever had nickel beer at Showdown on Camp Bowie!
…you ever stopped along Highway 80 to gather pecans.
…you ever played bingo at the South Side Lions Club.
…extra points if you remember Mrs Evelyn Armstrong from there.
…you remember Vickery Blvd as the two lane blacktop road to Benbrook lake!
…you looked forward to the Fuller Brush Man making his rounds.
…you remember mail twice a day, and The Star Telegram three times a day.
…you remember Inspiration Point off of Jacksboro Hwy. overlooking Carswell and Lake Worth
…extra points if you and an older lover parked there and were approached by the police
…you remember Vivian Chenault's on Jacksboro Hwy,the greatest onion rings and open all night.
…you were brought a cup of olives and a Dr. Pepper by Rosie at Carlson's
…you remember being interrupted in Speech class by the news of JFK being shot
…and you walked across the TCU campus in a daze not knowing what news was awaiting next
...you ever took square & ballroom dancing lessons from Jack Wand at Northside Rec Center.
...you were ever chased out of Rose Hill Cemetery by the caretaker.
…you ever drove (or rode) up and down the "Poly Dip"
...you remember seeing Bob Hope at a TCU football game
..You remember phone numbers beginning with letters ... "PE","ED"
…extra points if you remember ED5-8811
...you remember the twisted Safeway sign on Camp Bowie after a tornado
…you remember Icees at 7-11
…you remember how it sounded to drive on the Camp Bowie bricks
…you saw Gerald Ford play at Colonial
…you remember the long tusks at the Children's Museum
…you had your hair cut by Sonny or his dad at Western Hills Hotel
…you remember Harry's Steakhouse on Jacksboro Hwy.
…you remember the Blue Star Restaurant on Camp Bowie
…you remember Bobby Peters Jamboree basement of Leonard Brothers
…you ever ate a pizza at Napolean's on Belknap
…extra points if you ordered it from "toothpick"
…you ever shopped at Safeway before it became The Stagecoach Inn
…you ever rode the train at Sylvania Park
…you remember when the Parrish Inn blew up
…you ever ate cabrito at Jimenez on Central
…you remember getting the Monday off from school with a pass to go to the stock show
…you listened to Bugs Henderson play at The Hop on Berry Street
…you rode mini bikes at what is now ridgmar mall thru the creek & brush
…you went shopping at the French Market in Ridgmar
…you rode your bike out Old Granbury Rd to TCU airport to watch planes take off and land
…you remember the five cent root beers at Caudle's on River Oaks Blvd
…you remember Ron Chapman was Harrigan of "Charlie and Harrigan" fame on KLIF
…you remember haircuts by Clyde Cope and Raymond Cole
…you remember the meat market at Hills
…you remember the triple features every Saturday at the New Isis
…you remember hamburgers at Leta's on 25th
…extra points if you know why she had a high chair
…you remember all of the A. L Davis Food Stores
…you remember Deere's BBQ in River Oaks
…you remember lining River Oaks Blvd to see JFK on his way to Dallas
…you remember hearing of his death by the time we walked back to Irma Marsha Junior High
…you remember someone putting a calf on top of Castelberry High School before graduation
…you remember someone assembling a car on top of Castelberry High School before graduation
…you remember the night the Cowtown Drive-in burned
…you remember the two ladies who ran the elevators at Washer Brothers downtown
…you remember the pneumatic tubes for change at Washer Brothers
…you remember John L. Ashe at 8th and Main had an exclusive on Countess Mara ties
…you remember that Neiman's has the exclusive on Arimis
…you remember eating Sunday lunch at Vance Godbey's
…remember looking at the new 68 Camaros at Jack Williams Chevrolet at Vickery & University
…you remember buying your first "new" car at Charlie Hillard Ford across the street
…you remember the old, round open snake pit at the Zoo
…if you remember Eden's Grocery on Camp Bowie & Arch Adams
…extra points if you remember the watermelon/snow cone stand/outdoor tables
…you remember the "Last Supper" wax display when it was inside a strip center in Ridglea.
…you remember All Saints Hospital when it was across from where the new one is today.
…you remember KNOK Radio and their "News Lead in Line".
…extra points for knowing "For the World Situation, for the State of the Nation, for Your Information,,,KNOK Radio News..."
…you remember seeing Roy & Dale Evans and Ben & Hoss Cartwright perform at the Rodeo.
…you remember going swimming at the old Forest Park Pool, yeah the big round one.
…you remember going to a two week session at YMCA Camp Carter.
…you remember shopping at the old Gov-Ex department store on Montgomery St.
…you remember the gigantic pig farm that sat alongside what is now East I30.
…you ever ate at the Daniel-Cunningham Drug Store soda fountain
…extra points if you ever heard the waitress holler out "two Shang Highs!"
…even more points if you knew that meant iced tea with their plate lunches.
…you remember watching Bill Campfield do Nightmare live on Satuday nights at 10:30PM
…you remember practicing civil defense drills, "duck and cover" at North Hi Mount Elementary
…you remember stopping on W. Belknap St & seeing jail prisoners look out their windows.
…you remember eating chicken-fried steak & mashed potatos at Leonard Brother's cafeteria.
…Pepper Gomez was your favorite wrestler at Northside Coliseum
…you remember either watching or participating in summer Soap Box Derbys on W. Lancaster.
…you remember watching the Foremost Dairy milkman deliver fresh milk to your front door.
…you remember the swimming pool located on the roof of the Blackstone Hotel.
…you remember when FWISD VP's and coaches used to bust your butt for school infractions.
…you remember when FWISD had a Bible reading and moment of silent prayer every morning
…you were part of Mrs Hartman's Pack 16 Den 5 Cub Scouts
…extra points if you were invited to square dance live on both Channel 5 and 11.
…even more points for remembering that some of us, not me, had to dress up like girls.
…you remember Joe Don Looney when he played football at Paschal.
…you ate bar-b-que at Sammies on Belknap street across from Slyvania Park
…extra points if you were served by Boots the carhop, who passed away in Oct. of 2008
…if you ever listened to bob wills live at a club on white settlement
…you saw The Stones lipsync "Get Off of My Cloud" on Ron Chapman's "Somethin' Else" show.
…you ate burgers and fries at Hamburg Haven on McCart Ave.
…you got a bottle of British Sterling engraved for your boyfriend at J.C.Penneys Seminary South
…most of your grade school experience at Westcreek Elem was in white wood temp buildings.
…all the phone numbers you knew began with Edison, Walnut or Axminister
…you remember the water fountain at W 7th University, Camp Bowie
…extra points if you remember it after someone threw a box of soap into it!
…you remember when Zeke's Fish & Chips was only one room.
…you ever bought an 8-track tape at Wild Jack's.
…you ever went to a Nitzsinger concert.
…you were at the very first midnight showing of "The Monterrey Pop Festival"
…extra points if you rushed the doors of Ridglea Theatre when the ushers announced a sell-out
…you saw How To Suceed In Business Without Really Trying at Wedgewood Theatre
…you ate at Hamburg Haven on Mc Cart near B. H. Carroll Elementary
…you ate at Scotties hamburgers on West Seminary where you could get 10 for a dollar
…you ever went swimming at "Edward's Bottom" (on the Cass Edward's Ranch)
…you remember Poly principal Mr. T saying "Remember who you are and where you’re from!"
…you remember KXOL tossing The Trashmen's "Surfin Bird" into Lake Worth
…you remember eating at the counter at Green's Department Store
…you ever went to a Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs game at Turnpike Stadium
… you remember listening to the song "Paul and Paula" on the radio
…you ever ate at Coor's BBQ on Beach St.
…you remember "Miss Flashbulb" at the TCU basketball games
…you remember the good cinnamon rolls at the Four Winds Restaurant.
…you remember eating at Mr. Beef on Camp Bowie and Berry st.
…you remember the sawdust at Angelo's BBQ
…you remember Freak Imports off of Camp Bowie
…you remember jumping over cars at Gino's pizza on 7th St
…you remember the delicious chiliburgers at the Twin Drive-In theatre.
…you remember Friday night high school football at Farrington Field
…extra points if you went cruising through the Lone Star Drive-In on W. 7th after the game
…you remember when a propane carrier launched its tank in the Ranch Style Beans Factory
…you remember hearing "Hoyt Eugene you're wanted at the snack bar" at the Mansfield drive-in?
…you remember when Jack's Place on Mansfield Highway burned down?
…you remember Clyde Campbell shop on University
…you remember Teenage Downbeat with Tom Melarkey
…you remember when Paschal students took a train to Wichita Falls for state playoffs
…you remember FWISD Thursday fried chicken days--good chicken & Parker House rolls
…you remember a drugstore behind D McRae Elem that gave free cherry cokes for straight A's
…you remember buying broken Tasty Pies 2 for a nickel on College Ave
…you remember gray or maroon membership cards for Panther Boys club and Mr.D
…you remember cherry limeades from Whitley's Drugs on Hemphill
…you remember O D Wyatt's retirement party at Paschal
…you remember Miss Bridges, Miss Rose and Miss Kelly at Daggett Jr. High
…you remember Mr. Casco, band director at Poly High
…you remember the wine bottle candles at the Italian Alley on University
…you remember Dan Coats took "The Plaids" to Chicago after winning Stairways to the Stars
…you remember the burlesque house called Minskey's on Horne near West Freeway
…extra points if you played pool, drank Ripple, or listened to American Woman there.
… you ever sat on the old Oak tree at the corner of Weatherford & Belknap
…you remember when the old “Waco Highway” was only a 2 lane road
…you got chills when Bloodrock played DOA
…you got dropped at the Skyroom and ended up at 1849 Arcade
…you ever ate at Mr. Beef across from Pascal
…you drank Bloody Marys at the pink Elephant
…you ever had your head pinned against a monkey cage in Tanglewood
… you ever had an "I'm mad too Eddie" bumper sticker on your car
…you got your ice cream in a cone from Ashburn's in Ridglea Hills.
…you went to the wax museum featuring ''The Last Supper'' in Ridglea Hills.
…you ate chili at Topsy's near Casa Mañana.
…you remember PHS Principal Ralph Miller's fine speeches about "Pride and Character."
… you were on the Paschal yearbook staff with Zelma Rhodes.
