Any Northside Memories??????

[Generals64]

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

[Prunepicker]

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

I was originally a northsider then a southsider then a northsider, again.

My southside buddy and I cruised the northside more than the southside
when we were southsiders.

[papaOU]

Well I have always been a southsider but have a few memories of the northside. Someone would take us down to The Oklahoman late Saturday afternoon. A manager would take us to areas in okc to sell the early addition of the Sunday Oklahoman on street corners. I was one of the four that was left at Northwest Highway and Penn. The manager would come by every once in awhile to see if we need more papers. Would get home about 2:00 am Sunday morning. I don't remember how much we made per paper but that corner was great for tips.

[Steve]

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.

[PennyQuilts]

Painting the Graffiti Bridge.
Hanging out at Penn Square before it was covered.
Split T
Yeah, I loved Shot Gun Sams.
Riding my horse under the underpass (beneath I35) to ride over by Frontier City.
Going to the Cowboy Hall of Fame every year on a field trip.
A & W
Shepherd Twin Theatre
Magic Pan
Starwind when it was on Western.
Stealing streetsigns. Ahem. Not stop signs or yield signs.
Going to the Arts Festival every year.
VZDs
That ice cream parlor in Shepherd Mall and always wondering why they had two TG&Ys in the mall
The monkey ship at the Zoo
Sleepy Hollow
The Capital before the Dome

That is a start.

[Generals64]

Painting the Graffiti Bridge.
Hanging out at Penn Square before it was covered.
Split T
Yeah, I loved Shot Gun Sams.
Riding my horse under the underpass (beneath I35) to ride over by Frontier City.
Going to the Cowboy Hall of Fame every year on a field trip.
A & W
Shepherd Twin Theatre
Magic Pan
Starwind when it was on Western.
Stealing streetsigns. Ahem. Not stop signs or yield signs.
Going to the Arts Festival every year.
VZDs
That ice cream parlor in Shepherd Mall and always wondering why they had two TG&Ys in the mall
The monkey ship at the Zoo
Sleepy Hollow
The Capital before the Dome

That is a start.

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There you go you Northsiders...this is how it is done...join in on the fun and relive your past as many of us have...Don't forget the "Shoot Out" at the old Bixler's/ Sugar Shack....scared the Crap out of me !!!! Even missed the shot on the pool table...Hard to do when you are under the table....Even the Southsiders enjoyed parts of North OKC.....Now, there wer a few make out spots over there...Huh ECO??????

[BB37]

Friday nights going to football games at Taft stadium in the fall, then to Shotgun Sam's afterward (back when Northwest Classen had a winning football team -- that should really date me).

Shepherd Mall at Christmastime.

The old Sears store at NW 23rd and Penn (especially at Christmastime!)

The tornado that went up May avenue between NW 30th and 36th.

The fireworks stands at NW Highway and MacArthur.

Wedgewood Village Amusement Park.

How's that for starters?

[Generals64]

Friday nights going to football games at Taft stadium in the fall, then to Shotgun Sam's afterward (back when Northwest Classen had a winning football team -- that should really date me).

Shepherd Mall at Christmastime.

The old Sears store at NW 23rd and Penn (especially at Christmastime!)

The tornado that went up May avenue between NW 30th and 36th.

The fireworks stands at NW Highway and MacArthur.

Wedgewood Village Amusement Park.

How's that for starters?

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I had forgotten about that Tornado....I remember the houses blown apart over by Mayfair Shopping Center....There was a Gazebo dead center on May Ave.....Gosh that was neat....

[Prunepicker]

I had forgotten about that Tornado... I remember the houses blown apart
over by Mayfair Shopping Center... There was a Gazebo dead center on May
Ave... Gosh that was neat...

Was that the tornado of '70? If so it knocked the tar out of the Dodge
dealership on 39th.

[Prunepicker]

Penn Square at Christmas before it became a stupid mall. That place had
class, even if downtown moved out there.

Remember Blue 3? Yellow 1?

We almost bought the property at NW Hiway and Mac in the mid 60's. They
wanted $10,000. Dad thought it was too far from town.

[Generals64]

Was that the tornado of '70? If so it knocked the tar out of the Dodge
dealership on 39th.

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I don't remember the year, I do remember the damage though.....It was tough....

[BB37]

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I don't remember the year, I do remember the damage though.....It was tough....

Yep, it was 1970; my junior year at NWC. It barely missed the school.

I remember there was a taco restauraunt (Taco Boy) at around 34th and May that was destroyed by that twister. The reason it stands out was the owners had taken out an ad in the NWC yearbook, but by the time we got the yearbooks, the restauraunt was no more.

[OKCisOK4me]

My memories only go back to the early 80s, so here you go. Only two for now:

The pig at the top of 50 Penn Place when it was a bank.

Playing putt-putt off of 39th St. with my dad. I would climb over the orange painted railing and go play on the railroad tracks between 39th & 36th St!

Oh and the big red artistic statue out in front of Quail Springs Mall in the pit.

So there's my three...

[Generals64]

My memories only go back to the early 80s, so here you go. Only two for now:

The pig at the top of 50 Penn Place when it was a bank.

Playing putt-putt off of 39th St. with my dad. I would climb over the orange painted railing and go play on the railroad tracks between 39th & 36th St!

Oh and the big red artistic statue out in front of Quail Springs Mall in the pit.

So there's my three...

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Hey Northsider....you left yourself wide open:.....Prunepicker. what was that girls name that was on the top of that north side bank....Gotta raze you on that one bub...Hey...come on down southside this Saturday and I'll buy you a hot dog and a root Beer...Coit's 25th & S. Western 1:30 p.m. Generals64...

[Prunepicker]

... Prunepicker. what was that girls name that was on the top of that north
side bank... Gotta razz you on that one bub...

You've got me on that one. Give a hint. Which bank or street location?

[FritterGirl]

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.

[Prunepicker]

The original movie theater at Grand Blvd. and May - can't think of its name.
Peaches music? (or was that on 63rd Street).

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 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.

[OKCisOK4me]

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Hey Northsider....you left yourself wide open:.....Prunepicker. what was that girls name that was on the top of that north side bank....Gotta raze you on that one bub...Hey...come on down southside this Saturday and I'll buy you a hot dog and a root Beer...Coit's 25th & S. Western 1:30 p.m. Generals64...

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[papaOU]

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Hey Northsider....you left yourself wide open:.....Prunepicker. what was that girls name that was on the top of that north side bank....Gotta raze you on that one bub...Hey...come on down southside this Saturday and I'll buy you a hot dog and a root Beer...Coit's 25th & S. Western 1:30 p.m. Generals64...

Arnela. She was the middle suckling of the pig Arnold, who was on top of 50 Penn Place. He got her the job the swine.

Tell we Southsiders any memories you have of the southside. Might want to go to one of the threads though. If we have Capital Hill, Grant and S.E. sharing we can tolerate some Northsiders. Just remember, it's all in fun!

P.S. Beware of Prunepicker!! He's kinda' touched in the haid'

[solitude]

There you go you Northsiders...this is how it is done...join in on the fun and relive your past as many of us have...

There are actually several mega, mega threads about OKC memories that are almost exclusively northside memories started way before the new southside members ever signed up at OKCTalk. I mean some are several years old and have hundreds and hundreds of posts. You might say northsiders wrote the book on memory threads at OKCTalk. Lots of duplication in those old threads though - but super fun to read.

[PennyQuilts]

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

Yeah! Did you know they changed Clancy so he wouldnt' carry a club? Ridiculous.

[PennyQuilts]

They still have the milk bottle on Classen. And that weird helmet shaped building on 30th (30th?). There was a hamburger place right next to it with something like 19 cent burgers. Or .25 - somthing like that.

I used to go with my best friend to wash her volkswagon at the carwash on Classen near thirtieth and we'd hit Baskin Robbins and Pizza Inn on that strip. I'd get a scoop of vanilla and daquairi [sic] Ice - when I was a kid I thought it had alcohol in it and that was my way of being bad.

Yeah, Shepherd Mall at Christmas - our chorus always performed.

[MadMonk]

Here's a few.

Crossing 39th St to go to lunch at a little pizza place (can't remember the name right now)

Going to the little book store just off campus from PC Central Jr High to load up on pop rocks and gum and "pitching pennies" on the side of the building.

Riding my bike to the little two-screen theater that was in Westpark mall.

Sneaking into the drive-in theater on NW expressway (next to the Hertz building) by jumping down from the retaining wall on the east side.

Exploring "five mile" and the Stinchcomb wildlife refuge.

Exploring the trench between Overholser and Hefner.

[papaOU]

There are actually several mega, mega threads about OKC memories that are almost exclusively northside memories started way before the new southside members ever signed up at OKCTalk. I mean some are several years old and have hundreds and hundreds of posts. You might say northsiders wrote the book on memory threads at OKCTalk. Lots of duplication in those old threads though - but super fun to read.

But those earlier ones don't count. These are for fun. The others were part of therapeutic regression. Here! Take some of these purple things and lay down for awhile.

[Generals64]

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sorry guys...you can't figure out what an old man is trying to say...Just a pun...Ha-Ha....The PIG on top of the bank???what was the girl's name????Sheesh.....