Who Remembers?

[depotoo]

And Woolworth's five and dime

Also Ben Franklin 5 & 10.

 

[depotoo]

Tin wind up toys

 

[depotoo]

Drive in movies

 

[Moonglow]

twenty five cent plane models that are now fifteen dollars...

 

[Nosmo King]

When the cream was floating on top! Pop would siphon it off for coffee.

 

[depotoo]

Penny candy

twenty five cent plane models that are now fifteen dollars...

 

[Nosmo King]

Mimeograph machines and those quiz papers that smelled of rubbing alcohol.

 

[Desperado]

Drive in movies

In Miami some of our drive in movies were air condition.

 

[Hossfly]

There is a curb service restaurant not far from where I grew up that is still hopping since 1947.

Thousands of Sonic Drive Ins in the Southern states. Most of them don't let the attendants use roller skates any more. Work hazard, ya know.

 

[Auld Phart]

Go go girls, instead of strippers

 

[Auld Phart]

There is a curb service restaurant not far from where I grew up that is still hopping since 1947.

Thousands of Sonic Drive Ins in the Southern states. Most of them don't let the attendants use roller skates any more. Work hazard, ya know.

only Sonics I've seen are drive thrus

 

[Moonglow]

Penny candy

twenty five cent plane models that are now fifteen dollars...

bubble gum, 2 for a penny..

 

[Desperado]

What things did you grow up with that are no longer around/in use?

Going beyond that, rifle racks in the back window of pickup trucks

 

[Hossfly]

What things did you grow up with that are no longer around/in use?

That is the biggest thing I miss about cars. Next are water temp and oil pressure gauges.

I miss the high beam button on the floor

I forgot about them and also the starter button the floor.

 

[Moonglow]

There is a curb service restaurant not far from where I grew up that is still hopping since 1947.

Thousands of Sonic Drive Ins in the Southern states. Most of them don't let the attendants use roller skates any more. Work hazard, ya know.

They still do the skates in SW Missouri and NW Arkansas..

 

[Auld Phart]

Penny candy

twenty five cent plane models that are now fifteen dollars...

bubble gum, 2 for a penny..

Bazooka Joe

 

[Moonglow]

Penny candy

twenty five cent plane models that are now fifteen dollars...

bubble gum, 2 for a penny..

Bazooka Joe

Tasted like cardboard...

 

[miketx]

 

[depotoo]

Candy cigarettes

Penny candy

twenty five cent plane models that are now fifteen dollars...

bubble gum, 2 for a penny..

Bazooka Joe

 

[Moonglow]