You grew up in Cahokia, Il if you.....

[True]

I'll go first. If you now live in Waterloo or Columbia at sit around on fb all day talking about how great Cahokia USE to be.

[Mike T]

I get it, there was a FB group created called "you grew up in Cahokia if you...". It is mostly white people who moved out bitching about what Cahokia has become. All very true, and sad.

[Jessica]

This could be fun!

You grew up in Cahokia if you know where the Rope, the Sign and the Cupboard were...

[Wow]

True wrote:

I'll go first. If you now live in Waterloo or Columbia at sit around on fb all day talking about how great Cahokia USE to be.

Key words: USE TO BE. If your here to start shit then you obviously dont remember. My childhood in Cahokia was great, but under no circumstances will my child be rased there.

[little ms cant be wrong]

I loved growing up in Cahokia! Lots of good memories!

[Jessica]

Jessica wrote:

This could be fun!
You grew up in Cahokia if you know where the Rope, the Sign and the Cupboard were...

Why did someone judge me with spam? People are weird...

How about this one - you grew up in Cahokia if you remember Lum's, Dandee Burger and Dog n' Suds - oh yeah, and the Cahokia Drive In!

[Krissy]

Rode bikes in willy hills behind Harolds gas station...then caught snakes and chased the boys with them...lol

[memories]

How about the bike trails that were behind the Pennimann School and the skating rink was great.

[Really]

How about Royal Treat Truck Stop

[Jerry]

How about getting high and riding dirt bikes on the levee behind Parklane Manor subdivision.

[the way it was]

How about the battle of the bands on shopping center parking lot or the the carnivals at the wedge? So many happy memories.

[I know]

Jessica wrote:

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Why did someone judge me with spam? People are weird...
How about this one - you grew up in Cahokia if you remember Lum's, Dandee Burger and Dog n' Suds - oh yeah, and the Cahokia Drive In!

I remember these places, but not the Rope and the other ones you mentioned. Do you remember the old show that was across the street from Braun's Funeral Home? In the 50's.

[James]

Really wrote:

How about Royal Treat Truck Stop

Had great Chili Mac.

[Praise WHAT]

If you watched drunken, ignorant bigots harass folks wanting to get along with all and run them out of town while throwing their own trash all over town.

[Praise WHAT]

Jessica, there are little prick regulars here who judeg everhyone badly. Bigot Dick is only one of them.

[Judy]

If you remember the Old Maplewood school being condemed and the students having to walk with all there school supplies to the new annex at the high school.I think that was around 1972.

[the way it was]

Having block parties. We would block off our end of the street put tables in the middle of the street and people would bring a dish. We usually had fish that the men of the neighborhood caught. It was GREAT!

[Marcy]

When you told your Mom you were going to the pond you had to differentiate between the first, the second or third and only one actually contained water. Or when you rode your bike to Dillon's Market to buy cigarettes for your Grandma.

[Tammy K]

Working at Dandee Burger, the roller rink, the Bluffs, playing all day at "the creek" behind Barber Street, Qwik Way, Pitzman School, Chartrand School (does anyone remember Miss Mayes who taught 6th grade in 1971-72?), Futura Drive-In, Glik's, Lums, the trucks that used to come down all the roads during the summer to spray for bugs, etc. Drove through many years ago. Wish I hadn't. Would've liked to remember it like it was.

[Jessica]

Also, Manhattan's store - isn't that where everyone bought their Levis?