Do You Remember When?

[angelwind]

I always loved a candy called Ju Ju Bees...only got them at the Fox movie theater...they were tiny hard, but gel like candies...

 

[Larry_Fout]

Pogo sticks were quite popular then althoughh they had their ups and downs they were actually a lot of fun.

 

[McWilliams]

Pogo sticks were quite popular then althoughh they had their ups and downs they were actually a lot of fun.

LOL, while the Hula Hoops went round and round!!

 

[mommysue]

Pogo sticks were quite popular then althoughh they had their ups and downs they were actually a lot of fun.

Larry you are so funny! I remember having one of those when I was a pup but I could get one or two bounces in before crashing.....not a pretty sight! ha!

 

[mommysue]

LOL, while the Hula Hoops went round and round!!

Very clever! lol.....I was not very coordinated with this either (like the pogo stick) but I loved it and played with it a lot. I used to spin it around my arms and once in a while, my legs. I still see them every once in awhile.

 

[Hackett]

LOL, while the Hula Hoops went round and round!!

I remember being able to hula hoop one on each arm and one around my waist and keep them all going.

I can hardly even spell hula hoop any more.

 

[Gazelle]

Hey ya'll . . . I remember most of these . . . this is so neat . . . does anyone remeber A&W Root Beer Stands . . . oh yeah, what about having an old fashion lemonade stand as a child back in the fifties . . . thanks for the memories . . .

 

[Larry_Fout]

Believe it or not I used to be able to pogo without any hands and keep my balance. Today walking and keeping my balance sometimes equals the challenge.

Hula Hoops were very much the rage. There were contests all over the place. I remember kids twirling several around their waist. I think there were contest to see how many you could keep going at one time.

Did anybody get hooked on "Rubics Cubes"!!

 

[Larry_Fout]

Hey ya'll . . . I remember most of these . . . this is so neat . . . does anyone remeber A&W Root Beer Stands . . . oh yeah, what about having an old fashion lemonade stand as a child back in the fifties . . . thanks for the memories .

Oh, do I ever. They served root beer in frosted mugs. It was a great place to go. It was a drive in type stand with great french fries and hotdogs too. Mmmmm...Mmmm ... I'm gettin hungry

 

[Gazelle]

Oh, do I ever. They served root beer in frosted mugs. It was a great place to go. It was a drive in type stand with great french fries and hotdogs too. Mmmmm...Mmmm ... I'm gettin hungry

Yeah, that's it . . . I just loved those frosted mugs . . . my grandparents would give me a whole gallon of it for my birthday and I didn't have to share it with my brother . . . lol . . . and yeah the fries and dogs were yummy . . . hamburgers too . . . .

 

[McWilliams]

Yep! A & W Root Beer and tater tots with cheese! Yum!!

 

[pilgrimgal]

This is a fun thread...I am enjoying reading the memories. As for A&W we still have one here and go there pretty often.

I remember going to a place called the Stop and Go where they had the best curley fries and root beer.

Does anyone remember when Barbie's first came into use?

And Nancy Drew books?

pilgrim

 

[angelwind]

This is a fun thread...I am enjoying reading the memories. As for A&W we still have one here and go there pretty often.

I remember going to a place called the Stop and Go where they had the best curley fries and root beer.

Does anyone remember when Barbie's first came into use?

And Nancy Drew books?

pilgrim

I remember Stop and Go stores...wow...and I read Nancy Drew books...also some Nurse Barton books (I think)..LOL

We had little money to go to the eat out places...never did go as a family that I can remember...my mother was a terrific cook...I still miss her cooking.

 

[pilgrimgal]

I remember Stop and Go stores...wow...and I read Nancy Drew books...also some Nurse Barton books (I think)..LOL

We had little money to go to the eat out places...never did go as a family that I can remember...my mother was a terrific cook...I still miss her cooking.

I love to cook and my sis and mom were both great cooks. I still like eating 'in' better than 'eating out'...well most of the time...anyway... The Stop and Go I meant was a drive-in restaurant, shakes, hamburgers, etc...but I do remember the convenience stores you mention too.

My favorite Nancy Drew books (which sometimes I still read because I save them for my granddaughter...were the first ones written back in the 30's...and I loved their fashions then too. They are shown in the illustrations on the cover and inside the original books. Applewood publications has a facsimile of them out now. Really nice.

 

[angelwind]

I love to cook and my sis and mom were both great cooks. I still like eating 'in' better than 'eating out'...well most of the time...anyway... The Stop and Go I meant was a drive-in restaurant, shakes, hamburgers, etc...but I do remember the convenience stores you mention too.

My favorite Nancy Drew books (which sometimes I still read because I save them for my granddaughter...were the first ones written back in the 30's...and I loved their fashions then too. They are shown in the illustrations on the cover and inside the original books. Applewood publications has a facsimile of them out now. Really nice.

I think my books came from the library...the did not belong to me...you have really valuble keepsakes.

 

[Hackett]

I love to cook and my sis and mom were both great cooks. I still like eating 'in' better than 'eating out'...well most of the time...anyway... The Stop and Go I meant was a drive-in restaurant, shakes, hamburgers, etc...but I do remember the convenience stores you mention too.

My favorite Nancy Drew books (which sometimes I still read because I save them for my granddaughter...were the first ones written back in the 30's...and I loved their fashions then too. They are shown in the illustrations on the cover and inside the original books. Applewood publications has a facsimile of them out now. Really nice.

From one Nancy Drew fan to another. I passed my books to my neices then my daughter...they became pretty rag-tag. How about Trixi Beldon?

 

[McWilliams]

I know I go way far back but does anyone remember the 'HoneyBunch' series, HoneyBunch at the Farm, HoneyBunch at the SeaShore and so many others! I loved those books but this was when I was about 8 or 9 yrs old.

 

[Larry_Fout]

Welcome to Pilgrimgal !!! Was never really a Nancy Drew fan but loved the Hardy Boys Mysteries.

 

[pilgrimgal]

Welcome to Pilgrimgal !!! Was never really a Nancy Drew fan but loved the Hardy Boys Mysteries.

Thanks, Larry. I have a couple Hardy Boys books collected, but haven't read them yet.

 

[Larry_Fout]

Someone mentioned the smell of freshly popped popcorn in an earlier post. I can remember the bigger stores in our town having that smell. Kresge's Dept store was famous for that. Used to go in there to see the little turtles in the pet department downstairs.

I can recall the parking meters being in front of the stores so parallel parking was always necessary...no pull in until the separate parking lots came into being. Therefore the parking test to get your driver license. I din't do well on that the first time.