I remember dad always getting them when we went to Sears. It seemed gigantic that candy and nut kiosk.

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The profit margin was so high and the volume was so much that they TG&Y and Sears and other stores made it a special thing. Then some Idiot came up with the idea of pre cooking and having a hot light over them.....I can remember the lady (Mrs. Andrews) would cook the Nuts on Thursdays so she could capitalize on the sales through the week-end.....As in an earlier post, I would come in early or if off I'd come in anyway just to help her cook those Cashews and Peanuts....The Cashews had to be cook a certain way but every now and then she would cook them a little too long and those were the ones I wanted.....Now, I've gotta go to the Store and fix some.....I would take those that were cooked too long for her inspection home and heat them in the oven in an Iron skillet with a little oil and Tabasco....Then let them dry on a towel.....to die for.....

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The profit margin was so high and the volume was so much that they TG&Y and Sears and other stores made it a special thing. Then some Idiot came up with the idea of pre cooking and having a hot light over them.....I can remember the lady (Mrs. Andrews) would cook the Nuts on Thursdays so she could capitalize on the sales through the week-end.....As in an earlier post, I would come in early or if off I'd come in anyway just to help her cook those Cashews and Peanuts....The Cashews had to be cook a certain way but every now and then she would cook them a little too long and those were the ones I wanted.....Now, I've gotta go to the Store and fix some.....I would take those that were cooked too long for her inspection home and heat them in the oven in an Iron skillet with a little oil and Tabasco....Then let them dry on a towel.....to die for.....

Oh gosh, stop it! Yer killin' me!

Oh gosh, stop it! Yer killin' me!

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Yeah, but I'm right....Another thing we were taught in the store operations was to keep the Popcorn machine going....It used to cost 3 cents for bag, corn, and cooking ingredients for a 10 cent bag....5 cents for the 25 cent bag....I used to keep the 25 cent bag full in the machine....Then on Saturdays I would have the candy girl fill the smallest white candy bag with popcorn and she would go through the store and give "Free" (1 bag) Popcorn....Of course they (the customers) would have it eaten before the girl got down the aisle so they would go and buy a 25 cent bag....used to sell so much candy and popcorn by the bulk.......Kept a Coleman ice chest with Coke and Dr. Pepper out to they were 7 cents cost and sold them for 25 cents....."Suggestive Selling"......But boy did it work....

Seems like someone on one of these threads worked at one of the kiosks and they also had tobacco products at one end.

Old Southside boy remembering that on the North Side of OKC we used to always go and look at Christmas lights......There was a street off N. May Avenue (Middle Sex road) that had some quite extravagant displays in the 60's..And, as always, Nichols hills always shined during this time of year....

Middlesex Road is in the Lakehurst subdivision between Wilshire and Britton Roads west of May Avenue to the Lake Hefner Parkway. It was always a very nice area, when I worked at Horn's (Northside store in the mid-80's) I delivered quite a few Christmas trees to the houses in that area. They used to go all out when I was growing up.

Middlesex Road is in the Lakehurst subdivision between Wilshire and Britton Roads west of May Avenue to the Lake Hefner Parkway. It was always a very nice area, when I worked at Horn's (Northside store in the mid-80's) I delivered quite a few Christmas trees to the houses in that area. They used to go all out when I was growing up.

And now that your grown-up they don't know what to do?

Pretty egotistical is it not?:053:

Nope, it's just the way things go over the years, it seems other, newer areas have taken up decorating to that level in the years since. Not as many people in that area decorate as they used to, 30 or so years ago it seemed almost every house on every street was decorated. That could be due to many various reasons that I have no idea of. Just like Ski Island doesn't decorate like they used to, maybe it's a neighborhood decision, maybe just some individuals don't care to anymore due to traffic, finances or whatever other reasons they may have.

Nope, it's just the way things go over the years, it seems other, newer areas have taken up decorating to that level in the years since. Not as many people in that area decorate as they used to, 30 or so years ago it seemed almost every house on every street was decorated. That could be due to many various reasons that I have no idea of. Just like Ski Island doesn't decorate like they used to, maybe it's a neighborhood decision, maybe just some individuals don't care to anymore due to traffic, finances or whatever other reasons they may have.

I was just joshing you.

Heard on the news last week that Chickasha may stop their festival of lights because of costs. That includes vandalism. Some of those displays are so intricate that if a small section or item is destroyed they have to replace the whole thing......

Yeah, they have some pretty detailed displays there in Chickasha, it is a shame that they even have to worry about vandalism. I have seen the ones in Yukon and Ardmore from the highways but have never been through them.

I know that budget cuts have made changes to the Trail of Lights display in Zilker Park here in Austin, now called the Zilker Tree Holiday Festival (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/default.htm). They added corporate sponsors this year along with reducing its size. They discussed charging an entry fee this year but ended up getting enough corporate sponsorship with the reduction in displays to not put it into effect this year.

First date with my wife was at a Seafood place on the4 Northside of town on North May...can't remember the name of the plaace...Zuider Zee????was that a place over on the other side of the river????Help me out guys....

First date with my wife was at a Seafood place on the4 Northside of town on
North May... can't remember the name of the plaace... Zuider Zee? was that
a place over on the other side of the river? Help me out guys...
If memory serves... It was Der Dutchman then the Zuider Zee. It was on
N.W. Expressway near Baptist Hospital.

It was around where Henry Hudson's was/is located at down from On The Border.

At one time, there was a Zuider Zee on NW 23rd, just a couple of blocks W. of Penn, right across the street from Sears.

If memory serves... It was Der Dutchman then the Zuider Zee. It was on
N.W. Expressway near Baptist Hospital.

There was also one on the south-side jerk.........:tiphat:

Also one in Midwest City

I've already browsed through this thread and contributed once, but I thought I'd share a few more. I'm younger, spent my elementary school days at Rollingwood before moving to Dallas shortly thereafter.

A neighborhood park somewhere near Rollingwood that had a big wooden hamster wheel that you could run in.

The rocket play structure at Stars and Stripes Park.

Riding bikes and skateboards down the steep retaining wall at Leslie's Pool Supplies at 63rd and Meridian. Jumping our bikes and boards off the little ledge between Circle K and Joe's Onion Fried Burgers across the street.

Walking home from school, there was a hedge separated by a gap in the fence that led through someone's backyard, all the cool kids using it to cut through.

Sleepover's with friends and staying up late to play Nintendo. Then going to play soccer at Dolese Park the next morning. The little tickets the coach would give you after your soccer game that would allow you to get a drink from the concession stand.

Representing my class as the runner for the simulated covered wagon land rush we did at school in '89.

The cinnamon rolls at Rollingwood.

Peanut Butter and Jelly soft tacos at Two Pesos.

The awesome red and blue glass block lights that invited you into the Lakeshore Cinema like a giant glowing space ship.

Going to the Flower City shop at Christmas time to see all of the animatronic figures.

Getting lost at an 89ers game.

Getting lost at White Water.

Birthday parties at Showbiz Pizza!

Soccer parties at Crystal's Pizza!

Nope, it's just the way things go over the years, it seems other, newer areas have taken up decorating to that level in the years since. Not as many people in that area decorate as they used to, 30 or so years ago it seemed almost every house on every street was decorated. That could be due to many various reasons that I have no idea of. Just like Ski Island doesn't decorate like they used to, maybe it's a neighborhood decision, maybe just some individuals don't care to anymore due to traffic, finances or whatever other reasons they may have.

Ski Island Christmas decorations fell off during the 1977-78 "energy crisis" and never really recovered.

There was also one on the south-side jerk.........:tiphat:

Also one in Midwest City

When I was growing up on Northside (1961-74) Southside and MWC were pretty much considered to be on different planets than we were. Then in '74 I moved to the SW 44 & May area and saw that both sides had their good points and bad points.

I've been away from OKC for about 25 yrs, and when I come back to visit now my old haunts on NS look like SS did in the 70s, and a lot of my old haunts on SS look like the third world.

Ski Island Christmas decorations fell off during the 1977-78 "energy crisis" and never really recovered.

Was still going great in 1988, the last year I lived in OKC. I have photos from a tour that year.

Not sure when it dropped off or why. I do know the traffic made it almost impossible for those that lived there.

I've been away from OKC for about 25 yrs, and when I come back to visit now my old haunts on NS look like SS did in the 70s, and a lot of my old haunts on SS look like the third world.

Unfortunately, you're right. But downtown looks nice!

Unfortunately, you're right. But downtown looks nice!

I love downtown OKC! We stay at the Colcord when we visit. There's still not much in the way of pedestrian traffic though, except Bricktown, and that gets old after dinner and a drink. I live in Arlington TX and really enjoy Ft Worth's downtown, 7th Street, Arts District etc. OKC has the potential but I don't think it has the demographic to grow that way. That's probably because FW didn't tear down all of their downtown for "urban renewal" (curse you, I.M. Pei!), but re-purposed it instead.

Myriad Gardens is nice and I love the Midtown neighborhoods between NW 10th and NW 17th. And Edgemere. And Crown Heights. And others whose name I don't know.

I'm still pulling for OKC and never hesitate to inform people, when they ask, that I'm an Okie.

If memory serves... It was Der Dutchman then the Zuider Zee. It was on
N.W. Expressway near Baptist Hospital.

Actually, I think it was the other way round, Zuider Zee, then Der Dutchman.

I've already browsed through this thread and contributed once, but I thought I'd share a few more. I'm younger, spent my elementary school days at Rollingwood before moving to Dallas shortly thereafter.

A neighborhood park somewhere near Rollingwood that had a big wooden hamster wheel that you could run in.

The rocket play structure at Stars and Stripes Park.

Riding bikes and skateboards down the steep retaining wall at Leslie's Pool Supplies at 63rd and Meridian. Jumping our bikes and boards off the little ledge between Circle K and Joe's Onion Fried Burgers across the street.

Walking home from school, there was a hedge separated by a gap in the fence that led through someone's backyard, all the cool kids using it to cut through.

Sleepover's with friends and staying up late to play Nintendo. Then going to play soccer at Dolese Park the next morning. The little tickets the coach would give you after your soccer game that would allow you to get a drink from the concession stand.

Representing my class as the runner for the simulated covered wagon land rush we did at school in '89.

The cinnamon rolls at Rollingwood.

Peanut Butter and Jelly soft tacos at Two Pesos.

The awesome red and blue glass block lights that invited you into the Lakeshore Cinema like a giant glowing space ship.

Going to the Flower City shop at Christmas time to see all of the animatronic figures.

Getting lost at an 89ers game.

Getting lost at White Water.

Birthday parties at Showbiz Pizza!

Soccer parties at Crystal's Pizza!


Yes, cinnamon rolls at Rollingwood school! I was there in the 60's and still remember the smell of the cinnamon rolls baking in the cafeteria. They were fantastic! That was when they actually cooked meals at the schools instead of a centralized food service or whatever they call it now.

Putnam City cafeterias were pretty good as I remember. I got an excellent lunch at Putnam City High School, all my favorites like chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, fried okra, black-eyed peas!

Food like that is hard to find here in Oregon.

Just had our high temp for the summer last Saturday. 94 deg!

Mike

What memories! I never painted the bridge but so have earrings made from the paint scraped from the bridge. I was too young to hang out at the Split T. I remember Greens store downtown that has wonderful vanilla cones. This was a great start for me. Thanks

Hey you guys from the Northside of OKC do you remember anything about your past in the Greater OKC Area.....?????

I remember going to "The Black Brick" on Northside in the '60's.

Rocky!:

I don't remember "'The Black Brick' on Northside in the '60s."

I do, however, remember (personally) witnessing The (embryonic) Grassroots Founding of The Tea Party/Patriot Guard/RadicalModerate/True American Party at at little bar/watering hole on the East Side of Western North of The Graffiti Bridge somewhere South of Britton Road.

I think the name back in '74 may have been "Cornbreads" . . .
I think it is something other than that now.
"Zager and Evens" was big on the jukebox.

Welcome Aboard, Rocky!
(From a Non-Mod, amateur, standpoint)

Most people who went to the Black Brick don't remember it or much else about the times. :-D ;-P

Most people who went to the Black Brick don't remember it or much else about the times. :-D ;-P

I was aware of the Black Brick circa 1965-66, but I was too young to frequent it (11-12 yrs old). My equivalent would have been the White Light and later the Yellow Submarine, both on Paseo, back when it was known simply as "the Street".

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I truly regret that I was stuck way out on 23rd St. near Shady Nook "way back when" . . .
On second thought, I don't regret it at all. =)

Yet . . . Perhaps there is a link here to account for the lack of development on "The Northside" . . .
Except, of course . . . for . . . Oh. Wait. "The Northside" IS being (re-)Developed.
(Never mind . . . =)

I think that maybe that Urban Core/Anti-Sprawl/Cut Off The Bus Service Guy needs to be consulted.
(Is the name "Just the Fax"? =)

I remember going to "The Black Brick" on Northside in the '60's.
Around N.W. 27th and N. McKinley and on the southwest corner.

I was aware of the Black Brick circa 1965-66, but I was too young to frequent it (11-12 yrs old). My equivalent would have been the White Light and later the Yellow Submarine, both on Paseo, back when it was known simply as "the Street".

Rick, if you were going there when it was the White Light, I can't help but think we must have a lot of mutual friends. Did you know the owner, Don Cherry or Sherry (can't remember for sure)?

Rick, if you were going there when it was the White Light, I can't help but think we must have a lot of mutual friends. Did you know the owner, Don Cherry or Sherry (can't remember for sure)?

My former Uncle! My Aunt Patricia divorced him when he was sent to prison. I was still pretty young at the White Light, (15?) and Yellow Sub (16-17).

Graduate of Bishop McGuinness High school 1977. Spilt T, McMahans burger joint on 36th and Walker? Grew up on the east side. Any memories of the old Townley house on 50th a Prospect? How about the old Dairy on Eastern/MLK?

There was a dairy boy, across from Kennedy Junior high, on eastern.

Graduate of Bishop McGuinness High school 1977. Spilt T, McMahans burger joint on 36th and Walker? Grew up on the east side. Any memories of the old Townley house on 50th a Prospect? How about the old Dairy on Eastern/MLK?

I remember McMahans well they had some of the best burgers and fries ive ever sampled. I also remember a hamburger stand that used to be west of McGuiness on the west side of Western{im thinking its name was Tommys}that had great burgers as well they were smaller then average but i think he sold them four for a dollar.

I remember McMahans well they had some of the best burgers and fries ive ever sampled. I also remember a hamburger stand that used to be west of McGuiness on the west side of Western{im thinking its name was Tommys}that had great burgers as well they were smaller then average but i think he sold them four for a dollar.

McMahan's!!! Best footlong chili dog EVER!

McMahan's!!! Best footlong chili dog EVER!

Didnt they cut all their fries by hand?

I remember McMahans well they had some of the best burgers and fries ive ever sampled.
My dad went to school with Bob McMahan. I thought it was McMahon but it's been a
long time. I saw him about 12 years ago.

My dad went to school with Bob McMahan. I thought it was McMahon but it's been a
long time. I saw him about 12 years ago.

It could have been McMahon's, but we teens always pronounced it MACK-ma-hanz.

Does anyone remember "Classics" up around 83rd and Western being called "Cornbread's" back in the mid-70s? When I first moved here I worked at the old Caston's location on Western and "Cornbread's" was our favorite after-work watering hole. I'm just not positive this was the same place.

Here goes. But I'm not as old as some here:
Riding my bike to Woodward's Hobby Shop, the original one at Hefner and May, and being able to buy a model plane kit "on credit." The old-fashioned drug store soda fountain at Quail Plaza. Me and a few friends having the entire Quail Twin theater to ourselves during a summer afternoon viewing of "A Bridge Too Far." Special evenings out at Steak'n'Ale. Working at Braum's. Traveling along the original two-lane Lake Hefner dam road. Crystal's Pizza. My Pie Pizza. Shotgun Sam's Pizza. Whoa, that's a lot of pizza ... Ordering via phone at the table at Across the Street (does anyone have photos of this place?). Playing racketball where the light house is now located. Playing in Quail Creek (the actual creek) much to my mom's dismay. Those creek excursions included brothers Mike and Kevin Calvey (Kevin, the former legislator now running for Congress).
Bowling at Heritage Lanes, rollerskating next door.

One of my best friends and his mother worked at the Braums on Britton road. My friend told me about times when Braums owner Bill and my friend loaded delivery trucks together back when they first opened. My friends mother was one of the first employees Mr Braum hired.

You are correct. I remember seeing a number of cars on that lot twisted and torn all to hell. I can't remember any damage further north, although I think there was. At that time I worked at the Taco Bell at May and Wilshire. Now that I think about it I believe there was some damage in the area around Hoover jr high(Hefner and May).

I'll just borrow some from Steve (I graduated from HS with Mike Calvey), and some from ECO. Here are mine - in no particular order.

My early(ish) years:

Penn Square before it was covered - shopping at John A. Brown's, Rothschilds, and eating at Val Gene's cafeteria (see below).

Northside cafeterias: Queen Ann (next to Founder's Tower), Lady Classen (approx. 66th and N. May) and Val Gene's @ Penn Sq.

The original movie theater at Grand Blvd. and May - can't think of its name. I saw the original 101 Dalmations there (my first "theater" movie), then Soundtrack, then Peaches music?? (or was that on 63rd Street), then it was another music store before it finally closed for several years.

Tammy Lynne's and the Village Buggy stores in the little strip center just north of Grand on May. (Where Ruth's Sweete Justice is now).

The original French Market Mall, when it really was a mall and had a movie theater.

The pool at Ross Park (NW 62nd and Villa)

The original restaurant on the top of the Founder's Tower - pre-Nikz. I just remember running around up there as a little girl to take in the view.


The middle(ish) years:

Magic Pan - I LOVED the Magic Pan.

Butterfield's restaurant at NW Expy and 63rd. Was this the place that had those ice cream concoctions such as "The Kitchen Sink" and "Cart Before the Horse?" You'd order either, and they'd ring an alarm bell. Something like 24 scoops of ice cream in the "Kitchen Sink," and it was served in, well, a kitchen sink. Seems like this was a party kind of place.

The old Oklahoma City Tennis Club (now Lighthouse), where I spent day after day after day during the summers. I owe my future skin cancer to that place, and the fact that we didn't exactly use sunscreen back in those days.

North Park Theater - Friday the 13th (the original, original) Standing in line for 5 hours to see either "Empire Strikes Back" or "Return of the Jedi."

Quail Twin Theater

Playing in Brush (not Quail) Creek, getting muddy head to toe in an attempt to catch crawd-dads.

4th of July fireworks at Quail Creek CC and the QC 4th of July parade. They don't do fireworks anymore because of the development along the west side of the golf course.

High School (ish):

Painting the Graffiti Bridge on Western - and I still have the painted sweat pants to prove it. Go Irish!

Going to the "boondocks," now Silver Tree addition, to hang out on weekend nights.

There were a few other HS hangouts - one place off of Memorial, I think, and another in the Lake Hefner area, a bit south of where East Wharf is now. Back then, it was nothing but empty fields.

Dakota's restaurant on the NE corner of NW 122 and May. Best cheese sticks EVER.

Split T - oh yes!

The original Full Circle Bookstore (wasn't it in Northpark, or was that another locally-owned bookstore).

That's about it for now. I'm sure others will spark some more memories.

It was the Lakeside theater, the restaurant on United Founders tower was the Eagles Nest(was owned by a guy named Connie, had a daughter named Martha). Thanks for the name of the restaurant, Butterfields. I've been trying to remember that for years. One of the hangouts near Memorial, actually 1 mile north on May was where we took our cars to race, back then there wasn't much traffic. One of the hangouts by the lake was the dirt road that ran along the east side of the lake by a small cove that had a small boat dock.

The theater was Lakeside. After it closed Sound Warehouse moved in. I
worked at Peaches for a little while. It was at 63rd & May where Akin's is
now.

The original restaurant on top of the Founder's Tower was the Chandelle
Club. In the 70's it changed to The Eagle's Nest.
Sorry, I didn't get to your reply before I responded.

Anyone remember the Delta Drive-In? How about The Gridiron? Mr. Mac's? Simmons' Dairy Boy? The Ritz Theater? Fitzgerald's Place? The OLD Wedgewood on N. May? The old airport at N. May and Britton, across from Twilight Garden? Puddin' Lanes? Pappy's Pool Hall? Maddox's Grocery? Knox-less Gas Station on N. Western? Corson's Grocery on N. Western? Shadid's? The Rocket Grocery? University Heights Grade School?

I worked at Puddin' lanes bowling alley and would sneak in Pappy's occasionally(I wasn't old enough to go in),it was a great bowling alley, had lots of fun there.

The hanger was torn down when Cooper built the new BMW shop in the early 90's. I think it may have been moved but I don't know where. The water tower was torn down in the late 80's.

My parents house was just east of the tower on May and Lakeside dr. I watched when they brought the tower down, kinda made me sad to see it go. There was a 7-11 in the location where the old hanger was, the building where the 7-11 was called the Hanger building.

Does anyone remember "Classics" up around 83rd and Western being called "Cornbread's" back in the mid-70s? When I first moved here I worked at the old Caston's location on Western and "Cornbread's" was our favorite after-work watering hole. I'm just not positive this was the same place.

I remember it quite well, I would go there from time to time when Britton City Limits(the bar) at Britton and Western was dead. Speaking of Caston's, back in the 60s there was a music festival at the old 89er ballpark. While I was there a guy standing next to me asked me if I could help him to his car(a little to much acid, I do believe) We started toward the gate and made it almost through the gate and he collapsed, right in front of a cop. The policeman started questioning me, and I had to tell him what happened. The cop walked over to call an ambulance and I pulled the guys wallet out to get a name or phone number to call his family. He came to long enough to tell me he was either the son or grandson of Caston lumber company owners. I never found out what happened to him.

Does anyone remember "Classics" up around 83rd and Western being called "Cornbread's" back in the mid-70s? When I first moved here I worked at the old Caston's location on Western and "Cornbread's" was our favorite after-work watering hole. I'm just not positive this was the same place.

Now that I've had time to think about it, there may have been 2 bars right in the same area you asked about. I know at least one of them sat on the east side of the road with a gravel driveway. Both names you mentioned ring a bell though.

My parents house was just east of the tower on May and Lakeside dr. I watched when they brought the tower down, kinda made me sad to see it go. There was a 7-11 in the location where the old hanger was, the building where the 7-11 was called the Hanger building.

Does anyone remember when they brought down the Warr Acres water tower that was at 50th & Grove? I remember watching TV (black & white) in our living room on 47th street and there was a loud BOOM and the house rattled when it fell over.

That hanger that was at Britton & May was frequented by Wiley Post, and many other early fliers. It was saved from the demolition and is supposed to be in storage somewhere.