Nostalgic El Dorado

[Wheeler and Slick]

Rememba The Good Old Days,... Grabbing a Taco at EL Taco Pronto? The toy department at Howard Brothers?, The Old Square downtown with the crosswalks, benches and fountain? The Sky View Drive In movie?, The little animals that used to come on every coke at the Sonic? The Old Hickory Skating Rink.

What are the things you miss most or wish had never left?

Any favorite memories?

[caveman]

Wow. I barely remember Gibson's. Thought I'd been here too long...

[Skeeter]

Hey what about TG&Y store. I used to skate at Old Hickory Skating Rink. Trudie was the womans name that ran it. I miss the mall being full of stores. Wish it was full again. Gas is too high to have to go out of town to shop.

[Shadow]

Not having to worry with locking your doors and/or being robbed...

[K-Man]

I miss all the different stores, now you HAVE to go to Wal-Mart.

[early voter]

and the old bowling ally on the nw ave

[OK Smart One]

I remember a little restaurant called Pizza Q.
I have never eaten a pizza that wonderful since & I've tried them all over several states.
That place was THE BOMB!

[Old Woman]

Piggly Wiggly, Bojangles, The Mercantile, Old Fashioned #2(where Andys is today),
Johnnys Pizza, Minute Man #2,

Woolco, The Red Grill, Furrs Cafeteria, B & C grocery(They delivered)

I do miss old El Do

[mr Jay]

Super X, The Arcade, Taco Tico,
and man,I miss Bonanza

[Shadow]

The downtown water fountain

[Middle-Aged Wildcat]

B.J.'s Hideaway Disco...Back in the late 70's..

[hammert]

Wheeler and Slick wrote:

Rememba The Good Old Days,... Grabbing a Taco at EL Taco Pronto? The toy department at Howard Brothers?, The Old Square downtown with the crosswalks, benches and fountain? The Sky View Drive In movie?, The little animals that used to come on every coke at the Sonic? The Old Hickory Skating Rink.
What are the things you miss most or wish had never left?
Any favorite memories?

Do you remember Coleys? It was on Parkway right off nw ave I think there is a cleaners there now and right across from it was a drug store that was on nw avenue I think Blackmon bought it

[obsessive gardener]

I miss Lowe's.
Home Depot Sux.

[parkwayJ]

hammert wrote:

<quoted text> Do you remember Coleys? It was on Parkway right off nw ave I think there is a cleaners there now and right across from it was a drug store that was on nw avenue I think Blackmon bought it

I do remember Coleys!
My grand parents lived on Parkway in the early 70's (back when it was a nice clean neighborhood) and we would go down and pick up burgers and frys at Coleys,..so good!

I think they tore that building down didnt they? was'nt it it directly behind where Dominoes is now or where it Dominoes parking lot is now

[not there now]

There was a MinuteMan that turned into a Johnnys Pizza, later the same site held a Shoneys and now its Super Number One Chinese Buffet.
The empty Hunans building started out life as Long John Silvers.
There was an Old Fashioned where Andys is Now
Old Mexico was Kens Pizza Parlor then Mazzios Pizza
There was a Furrs Cafeteria in the Mall
(now called the Hall)
there was a cafe in Woolco in the mall
Giles Catfish Corner was once Hokeys
Jack of Diamonds was on 5th street
The Bowling Ally on the Avenue had horrible parking.
EL Taco Pronto was next to Antoons

[not there now]

I think there was a "Supper Club" out Calion highway but can't remember the name. anybody??

[two speed]

What was the name of the club that was in the building on Northwest Ave. where Power Zone is now? Back in the early 70's, Green Acres?

[Rob]

not there now wrote:

I think there was a "Supper Club" out Calion highway but can't remember the name. anybody??

The Hideaway wasn't it?

[HaveHadIt]

Wow you folks have brought back some good memories! I remember sitting on the TG&Y parking lot and the guys bragging about their cars. The Pizza Hut on E. Hillsboro was my favorite and the BBQ place out where Oriental Gardens is...can't remember the name but the food was great. The Old Hickory maybe? I remember McCroyes (sp) on the square, it was where I saw the first pay toilet I ever saw. I lived in LA at the time and some of us would come to ElDo on the weekends. We'd watch a movie then walk around the square and window shop. If you tried that now you'd probably get shot or get your throat cut. Very sad.

[handyman]

I remember an upscale men's clothing store on the square, a mall full of stores, family owned restaurants. I remember being able to leave the front door open in the spring and fall: now the scum will try and walk in. I remember leaving ice chests in the driveway to dry: now the scum will stop and pick them up. I remember my neighborhood being all owned with nice yards. Now the renters park all over the front yards. I remember Con Agra, now Pilgrims pride has to threaten the workers just to get them to work. I remember being a part of the community. Now I am glad I got the hell out of that crap-hole!