Let's See Who's A REAL Charlottean!

[Cowboy Fred]

Anyone remember these:

1. Airport Park
2. Betty Feezor
3. Swain's Steakhouse
4. The Gondola
5. Cloudy McLean
6. Vicki the Elephant
7. Ivey's
8. Belk's Luncheonette Chicken Salad
9. July 4 at Freedom Park
10. Good Samaritan Hospital

[Rebel Rouser]

How bout Joy the Clown,Fred Kirby,Big Ways Birthday Ball at Memorial Stadium,A&P where Eastway crosses Ind.Clarks at AmityGardens,Thunderbird Drivein,most part I miss is the friendly people,people speaking on the street,holding doors an recieve a thankyou,like they say,gas use to be 10 cents a gallon,but we'll never see it again.

[Cowboy Fred]

Big Ways 610 - oh yeah!!!! The drive-in we used to go to South 29. But the Carolina downtown had all the blockbusters! The Arthur Smith Show - loved Brother Ralph!

[crazy fool]

How 'bout these: Leroy the Hyena, Tommy the Tool, 365's Lunch Bucket, The Marvenettes, Rev. Tykolis's House of Prayer, The Annual Turkey Drop, The Playhouse, Gilda's House of U-know What, Ernie Dollup. Those were the best.

[Cowboy Fred]

huh?

[Cowboy Fred]

crazy fool wrote:

How 'bout these: Leroy the Hyena, Tommy the Tool, 365's Lunch Bucket, The Marvenettes, Rev. Tykolis's House of Prayer, The Annual Turkey Drop, The Playhouse, Gilda's House of U-know What, Ernie Dollup. Those were the best.

That's awsome. I remember one year at the Turkey Drop, this little gal I was dating tried to get me to do the hoose-gow! Who woulda thunk it, we ended up getting married. Although we divorced about 10 years later.

[Cowboy Fred]

Why are you posting using my moniker?

[RissyRassy]

What about the radio station WGIV. And that alarm that would go off every day at noon near the airport.

[Cowboy Fred]

RissyRassy, are you talking about the tornado siren?

[Cowboy Fred]

Fred from Lexington- you are stealing my moniker- get another name please!I think he/she's refering to the lunch whistle that used to go off at several factories on the west side near the airport.

[Cowboy Fred]

I was about to tell you the same thing. I been using this monitor or whatever you call it since I got on this darn thing.

The lunch whistle, by golly, I dun forgot all about that.

[Cowboy Fred]

Got my moniker named after Fred Kirby - you?

[Cowboy Fred]

My Dad.

[RissyRassy]

Cowboy Fred wrote:

RissyRassy, are you talking about the tornado siren?

Yes I think so.

[RissyRassy]

Cowboy Fred of Lexington:

You are right it was the lunch bell.

[FredandCalico]

OK Lexington- keep the moniker - I'll change :)

[Peggy Sue]

So, What happened to SWAIN'S? That was some great food, great service, and there was on in Atlanta and Raleigh. Was a good excuse to travel.
Did the family start other restaurants or just decide to leave? Hear about this restaurant a lot but noone seems to know anything.????

[Bubba]

Cowboy Fred wrote:

Anyone remember these:
1. Airport Park
2. Betty Feezor
3. Swain's Steakhouse
4. The Gondola
5. Cloudy McLean
6. Vicki the Elephant
7. Ivey's
8. Belk's Luncheonette Chicken Salad
9. July 4 at Freedom Park
10. Good Samaritan Hospital

11. Crockett Park
12. Charlotte Hornets ( Baseball )
13. The Clock restaurant
14. The Sunday Night Hall of Fame on WBT
15. Henry Bogin
16. The little rascles after church in B&W
17. Bill Callahan on WSOC-TV

[Bubba]

Bubba wrote:

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11. Crockett Park
12. Charlotte Hornets ( Baseball )
13. The Clock restaurant
14. The Sunday Night Hall of Fame on WBT
15. Henry Bogin
16. The little rascles after church in B&W
17. Bill Callahan on WSOC-TV

18. Lee Rose

[Deb]

How about when Independence Blvd was a two lane road, or when South Park Mall was a horse farm.