Southside OKC Memories....anyone?

[Dollie]

It was called Elmwood Swimming Pool I also went to Southeast Highschool and worked at the drivein next door. I went to Elmwood a lot back then.

I have lots of good memories of Elmwood swimming pool. It was a fun place to swim & meet with friends. I have one of the last pictures of it when the the bull dozier were plowing it up.

[SOUTHSIDE GIRL]

For those of you that followed this thread and the Coits Meeting Thread.
Sadly,
PapaOu (John Hendrickson) passed away on March 1, 2012 he had some great memories of the Southside OKC and we wil all miss him

[corpsman]

I only knew him through his posts, but rest assured this Cowoys fan is saddened by his passing. Grant to him eternal rest, O Lord; and may your perpetual light shine upon him. May his and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.

For those of you that followed this thread and the Coits Meeting Thread.
Sadly,
PapaOu (John Hendrickson) passed away on March 1, 2012 he had some great memories of the Southside OKC and we wil all miss him

[SoonerGirl26]

Sorry to hear about PapaOU. He shared a lot of his southside memories with many of us at the Coit's meetings. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and his CHHS alumni friends. RIP John.

[SoonerGirl26]

For those of you that followed this thread and the Coits Meeting Thread.
Sadly,
PapaOu (John Hendrickson) passed away on March 1, 2012 he had some great memories of the Southside OKC and we wil all miss him

Thanks Southside Girl, I only heard about this today through BowTieGuy. So sad.

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[grantgeneral78]

Yes it is sad he was a great guy he will surely be missed.

[FLOORMSTR]

What happened to carpet world i have many plaques being installer of year for carpet world

[SoonerGirl26]

What happened to carpet world i have many plaques being installer of year for carpet world

According to manta.com...... Carpet World, Inc. is doing business as Budget Floor Store, 3636 W. Reno. Harold D. Akin (former player in NFL with San Diego Chargers) is the President of Carpet World, Inc. His sons Zac and Scott now run the business. They have 4 stores.... the one on Reno, and 3 "Floor World" stores in Edmond, MWC and Moore.

[Redskins/General]

According to manta.com...... Carpet World, Inc. is doing business as Budget Floor Store, 3636 W. Reno. Harold D. Akin (former player in NFL with San Diego Chargers) is the President of Carpet World, Inc. His sons Zac and Scott now run the business. They have 4 stores.... the one on Reno, and 3 "Floor World" stores in Edmond, MWC and Moore.

Soonergirl - I thought maybe you had died and gone to heaven!! LOL!!!

[SoonerGirl26]

Soonergirl - I thought maybe you had died and gone to heaven!! LOL!!!

Come on now.... you know I'm still alive and kicking!!!

[grantgeneral78]

I thought Fred Akin got into some financial trouble and sold the business?

[scotthines]

i no longer live in okc but loved it so much as a teen from 84 to 86 livin on sw 55th st and goin to the old grant high school.

[scotthines]

is there anyone here that went to u. s. grant between 84 and 86 that has a yearbook? i am lookin to see if someone will send me some pics from it? please

[grantgeneral78]

i can check with my sister she graduated around that time

[Jazzlover]

Hi Prunepicker, are you talking about Jack Sussy or Jake Samara ?

I worked for Jake on Robinson. I was 14 and made 40 cents an hour. I worked for Sussy, too. They had places all over the city and I was with them off and on for ten years. Sussy's, Tally-Ho, SPQR and for Jack Ritter (same pizza recipe) at Bit-of-Italy off NW 39th. That was good food!

[Moore 1979]

It seems to veer to melancholy, to respond to this but that is the nature of this thread. The Sussy places you keep mentioning are, fascinating, because they were places, living in Moore, that you would be spending a ton of money just to go there. I worked at the T.G. &Y. In Moore. That job financed my way to an incredible period, while in high school, between 1976-78. We always wanted to go to Molly Murphy's for big dates or during big h. s. events. What a great time to be alive and in the world.

[whorton]

For the record, here is a 1975 Aerial showing the exact location of Sirloin Stockade in the parking lot.

[MonkeyBiz6903]

For the record, here is a 1975 Aerial showing the exact location of Sirloin Stockade in the parking lot.

Wouldn't that be a parking lot now? Between Stabuck's and the Crabshack.

[Martin]

i'd say it's about where longnecker's was... : )

[whorton]

Monkey Biz,

Yes, it lines up between Starbucks and the old Joes Crab Shack. . Notice the old Sirloin Stockade location lines up due north of the last house on 77th circle, north side that has a East west orientation.






Begging pardon, I posted the original photo reversed and upside down, This puts it into better perspective.

[Roger S]

Well I noticed the Tener's at Shields and I-240 disappeared recently without a whimper... Never even noticed any banners up about a sale or anything.

Looked like the new banner on the east wall said Uncle Joseph's Clearance Warehouse or something like that.

[Martin]

you mean langston's, right?

[Roger S]

you mean langston's, right?

Yeah... Tener's is south side code for Langston's.

[grantgeneral78]

I have not been over there in a while, so much for getting some jeans there!

[Kerryokie]

I always wanted one of those clear lightbulb looking things that had a metal vane inside that spun around if you put it in a light. I don't remember what they are called.

It’s called a Radiometer.