Post by Weak4Weeks on Mar 21, 2005 11:24:21 GMT -5
YOU KNOW YOU'RE AN OLD DETROITER IF...
You ever played in the "Big Ditch" as I-94 was being built.
You took a "moonlight cruise" to Bob-Lo with Captain Bob-Lo or took the bus to Edgewater Amusement Park.
You remember cheering from one end of the tunnel to the other to Belle Isle & the big stove was
on Jefferson Ave at the entrance.
You rented bikes or rode horses or the horse drawn carriages on Belle Isle,
or golfed after dark at the lighted par-three course.
You shopped at Hughes and Hatcher, B. Siegel, Peck and Peck, Himelhoch's, Federal's, or Berlin's.
The "Street Cars" ran on tracks down the center of Gratiot. The "car barns" were at Gratiot and Harper
and the turntable was called the "Ca-ga-loop."
You've ever played on the escalator at J. L. Hudson's downtown.
You rode the elevator, which was "run" by an elevator operator.
You remember when Eastland and Northland were NEW and not enclosed malls.
You remember any mayors other than Young and Archer and you know who Cobo was.
You remember a Winkleman's store in your neighborhood.
You thought driving to Southfield, was going "out to the country."
You remember the mineral bath smell of Mt. Clemens.
You remember the "Big Snow."
Buffalo Bob, Howdy Doody, Clarabell, Phineas T. Bluster, Princess Winter-fall-summer-spring.
Plunk your magic twanger, froggy.
You remember Twin Pines Dairy delivered milk and juice to the chute on the side of your house.
And Milky the Clown performed magic with the magic words "Twin Pines."
You remember the Good Humor man in a white uniform, ringing the bells and riding down your street.
You saw Marvin Gaye (or The Beatles) sing at the Olympia Stadium or the Twenty Grand Lounge.
Sock Hops at Notre Dame High School with Stevie Wonder and Father "Hollywood" Bryson.
You remember Olympia Stadium.
Waterford was where your neighbors cottage was.
You remember when Vernor's was made on Woodward and the bearded troll was on the bottle.
You drank Towne Club pop (or Grilli's or Oh-So or Atlas).
You bought groceries at Big Bear, Great Scott, Lipson's, Dixfield's, National or Chatham's.
Your Mom saved Holden Red Stamps, H&S Green Stamps or Gold Bell Stamps.
Kresge's and Woolworth's were "DIME STORES."
Your school took a bus trip to "the cider mill" and had donuts and cider after the tour.
Your school took a bus trip to Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
You had an Uncle in the furniture business (Joshua Doore).
You know who Bill Kennedy is.
You shopped at Arlans, Shopper's Fair, Federals, Korvettes.
You remember this telephone number: Tyler 8-7100 (Belvedere Construction) and the slogan "We do good work."
Your phone number may have started with Tyler, Kenwood, Diamond, Trinity, Twinbrook,
Melrose, Madison, Townsend, Plaza, Olive, or Cadillac.
You saw the Detroit Lions play football in Tiger Stadium.
You shopped at Crowley's.
You remember Black Bart, and the Faygo pop song being sung on the Bob-Lo boat.
Or how about, "Which way did he go? Which way did he go?"
You watched Rita Bell's Prize Movie.
You know who Sonny Elliot is. Do you remember him using the chalk on a map of Michigan?
Or holding snakes at the Children's zoo on Belle Isle?
You remember Jac LeGoff and Van Patrick.
You remember Soupy Sales, Johnny Ginger, The Friendly Giant, Uncle Bob, Poopdeck Paul and Captain Jolly.
You visited the Wonder Bread Bakery and got to take home a mini loaf of bread.
You have a picture of yourself sitting on the pony that seemed to make it down everyone's street.
Your zip code was only one or two digits - Detroit 19, Michigan
You had a (Shaffer's) breadman and a (Brickley's) milkman.
You remember "Get on the right track, to 9 Mile and Mack. To get the best deal in town. At Roy O' Brien"
You remember the PURE and GULF gas stations. The "Gas Wars."
Your house had a laundry chute and a milk chute.
You remember Primo's Pizza, The Red Barn, Powers, Henry's, Top Hat, Herc's Beef Buffet,
Big Boy's Drive-In, and Tom's Tavern.
You attended a wedding reception or a banquet at Roma Hall.
You banked at Detroit Bank & Trust.
funny
You ever played in the "Big Ditch" as I-94 was being built.
You took a "moonlight cruise" to Bob-Lo with Captain Bob-Lo or took the bus to Edgewater Amusement Park.
You remember cheering from one end of the tunnel to the other to Belle Isle & the big stove was
on Jefferson Ave at the entrance.
You rented bikes or rode horses or the horse drawn carriages on Belle Isle,
or golfed after dark at the lighted par-three course.
You shopped at Hughes and Hatcher, B. Siegel, Peck and Peck, Himelhoch's, Federal's, or Berlin's.
The "Street Cars" ran on tracks down the center of Gratiot. The "car barns" were at Gratiot and Harper
and the turntable was called the "Ca-ga-loop."
You've ever played on the escalator at J. L. Hudson's downtown.
You rode the elevator, which was "run" by an elevator operator.
You remember when Eastland and Northland were NEW and not enclosed malls.
You remember any mayors other than Young and Archer and you know who Cobo was.
You remember a Winkleman's store in your neighborhood.
You thought driving to Southfield, was going "out to the country."
You remember the mineral bath smell of Mt. Clemens.
You remember the "Big Snow."
Buffalo Bob, Howdy Doody, Clarabell, Phineas T. Bluster, Princess Winter-fall-summer-spring.
Plunk your magic twanger, froggy.
You remember Twin Pines Dairy delivered milk and juice to the chute on the side of your house.
And Milky the Clown performed magic with the magic words "Twin Pines."
You remember the Good Humor man in a white uniform, ringing the bells and riding down your street.
You saw Marvin Gaye (or The Beatles) sing at the Olympia Stadium or the Twenty Grand Lounge.
Sock Hops at Notre Dame High School with Stevie Wonder and Father "Hollywood" Bryson.
You remember Olympia Stadium.
Waterford was where your neighbors cottage was.
You remember when Vernor's was made on Woodward and the bearded troll was on the bottle.
You drank Towne Club pop (or Grilli's or Oh-So or Atlas).
You bought groceries at Big Bear, Great Scott, Lipson's, Dixfield's, National or Chatham's.
Your Mom saved Holden Red Stamps, H&S Green Stamps or Gold Bell Stamps.
Kresge's and Woolworth's were "DIME STORES."
Your school took a bus trip to "the cider mill" and had donuts and cider after the tour.
Your school took a bus trip to Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
You had an Uncle in the furniture business (Joshua Doore).
You know who Bill Kennedy is.
You shopped at Arlans, Shopper's Fair, Federals, Korvettes.
You remember this telephone number: Tyler 8-7100 (Belvedere Construction) and the slogan "We do good work."
Your phone number may have started with Tyler, Kenwood, Diamond, Trinity, Twinbrook,
Melrose, Madison, Townsend, Plaza, Olive, or Cadillac.
You saw the Detroit Lions play football in Tiger Stadium.
You shopped at Crowley's.
You remember Black Bart, and the Faygo pop song being sung on the Bob-Lo boat.
Or how about, "Which way did he go? Which way did he go?"
You watched Rita Bell's Prize Movie.
You know who Sonny Elliot is. Do you remember him using the chalk on a map of Michigan?
Or holding snakes at the Children's zoo on Belle Isle?
You remember Jac LeGoff and Van Patrick.
You remember Soupy Sales, Johnny Ginger, The Friendly Giant, Uncle Bob, Poopdeck Paul and Captain Jolly.
You visited the Wonder Bread Bakery and got to take home a mini loaf of bread.
You have a picture of yourself sitting on the pony that seemed to make it down everyone's street.
Your zip code was only one or two digits - Detroit 19, Michigan
You had a (Shaffer's) breadman and a (Brickley's) milkman.
You remember "Get on the right track, to 9 Mile and Mack. To get the best deal in town. At Roy O' Brien"
You remember the PURE and GULF gas stations. The "Gas Wars."
Your house had a laundry chute and a milk chute.
You remember Primo's Pizza, The Red Barn, Powers, Henry's, Top Hat, Herc's Beef Buffet,
Big Boy's Drive-In, and Tom's Tavern.
You attended a wedding reception or a banquet at Roma Hall.
You banked at Detroit Bank & Trust.
funny
