Icons of youth

[BPTactical]

You know another thread here got me thinking about icons of the past/youth that are no longer around.
It kinda put me a bit melancholy thinking about what was vs what is now.
So- what are icons of your youth/past that are no longer around? I am a CO native so I can only toss out what I remember, specifically Littleton/Englewood.

Shakeys Pizza- I recall 3 of them: Sante Fe just south of Dartmouth- Hampden and Tamarac and the one that was on Alameda just west of Sheridan.
The Organ Grinder pizza joint on Alameda and Lipan.
Drive ins- I recall the Evans @ Evans and Federal, Centennial @ Belleview and Federal, South @ Belleview and Windemere.
Centennial Racetrack.
Englewood Speedway.
The Northwoods Inn- Peanut shells on the floor!
The Denver Drumstick- they had the train that ran around the restaurant on the wall.
Living about 4 miles north of Martin Marietta- we used to hear the test burns of the rocket motors and see the glow and smoke from them.
Jimbos on South Broadway- they had a huge indoor slot car track.
Cruising on 16th St. downtown then when they shut that down West Colfax and then South Broadway.
The South Door- first "experience" with an "older" woman. She was 20.
County Line Road when it was a two lane "country" road-more fun than a roller coaster!
The original Elitches @ 38th and Tennyson.
Roxborough Park- It was desolate and secluded back then, a perfect "Lovers Lane".

[ghettodub]

I'm sure this is the kind of thread where I will think of new things all day...

I grew up in Pine, CO, so there was never anything too exciting and new up there. But the main thing I remember was when it was a small area, and 285 was only a two lane highway.

Anderson's Deli in evergreen. Used to ditch school at least once or twice a week to go get sandwiches there.

The drive-in for sure.

Cinderella City, and Funtastic Nathans.

Smoking in bars

Argh, I know I'll keep thinking of stuff, so I'm sure i'll edit my post

[BPTactical]

I'm sure this is the kind of thread where I will think of new things all day...

I grew up in Pine, CO,

Greens Merchantile in Buffalo Creek! Used to raid it every morning for munchies when I worked for the Forest Service.

Cinderella City as well- specifically Cinder Alley and "Bumpers Arcade"

[Graves]

I was bron and raised in Denver and I'm 28yo so not much of where I've trolled has since closed.
The old Eliches on 38th
Smoking in bars too! Although I have since quit.
Second Creek Raceway
Funplex
Skate City in north Denver (84th I think - was too young to give a crap about streets)
Drive in's
Boardwalk USA
Funtastic Nathan's
There was a little dive skate rink off of 88th-ish & Devonshire too.

[ghettodub]

Remember Celebrity on Broadway?

And I know it's still around, but another memory from where I grew up is the Bucksnort. We always wanted to go there for some reason. That place kinda sucks, heh

[BPTactical]

Remember Celebrity on Broadway?

And I know it's still around, but another memory from where I grew up is the Bucksnort. We always wanted to go there for some reason. That place kinda sucks, heh

Celebrity was on Colorado Boulevard IIRC. We used to go bowling, swimming and such under one roof.

[ghettodub]

Celebrity was on Colorado Boulevard IIRC. We used to go bowling, swimming and such under one roof.

Oops, yep, that was a mistype of mine. I was reading another post where someone typed Broadway, heh. Yeah, it was right in Glendale, and was awesome

[theGinsue]

Well, I'm getting into this thread a little late as many folks have hit a lot of the businesses I recall from my youth.

I grew up in Kansas City (Missouri, NOT Kansas), so I lot of what I remember that has gone by the wayside of "progress" is different than what many of you remember, except some of the national businesses. I'll try to stick to those.

As has already been mentioned, Shakey's Pizza, then as almost a replacemetn to Shakey's came Godfather's Pizza - both fantastic pizza eating experiences.

HBAR mentioned a place that I was struggling to remember the name of but absolutely LOVED - The Ground Round! Delicious food and I recall going to one near where I lived and listening to a live bluegrass band - the Grand PooBa Beaner Band


How about Arthur Treachers Fish & Chips? They still exist in a few places.


Ah, as Marlin mentioned...climbing trees. Kids can't do that many places anymore - too great a risk the kid will get hurt and their parents will sue somebody.

Going to Lake Jakomo (again, in KC) and listening to all of the hippies play guitar and banjo and singing old folk songs (like "This Land Is Your Land, etc.) around a camp fire.

[Lex_Luthor]

I was bron and raised in Denver and I'm 28yo so not much of where I've trolled has since closed.
The old Eliches on 38th
Smoking in bars too! Although I have since quit.
Second Creek Raceway
Funplex
Skate City in north Denver (84th I think - was too young to give a crap about streets)
Drive in's
Boardwalk USA
Funtastic Nathan's
There was a little dive skate rink off of 88th-ish & Devonshire too.

Roller-Rama! I actually NEVER went there! Only went to Roller Express and Skate City. The old Roller Express building was torn down and is now the Pinnacle Charter School. I went the Pinnacle when it was on Washington. I also remember the Pinnacle dollar theaters! I'm only 24, and grew up in Thornton so most of my memories consist of riding my bike in the dirt fields where Thornton Parkway now goes through, and a lot of the neighborhoods off York and Thornton Parkway were open fields. Also by the railroad tracks at Welby and Thornton Parkway was a dirt bike track that I used to jump my bmx at pretty much daily.

[BPTactical]

Roller Skating- I couldn't wait for Skate City in Littleton to open. Official rink rat after that! There were Skate Cities all over: 6th and 225, Arapahoe and I-25, Bowles and Platte Canyon, 84th and Huron, 64th and Sheridan and 120th and I-25 plus the one in the Springs off of Academy I believe.
Roller City at Alameda and Harlan, Wagon Wheel off 88th and Riverdale, one little place in Brighton I can't remember the name and a little dive rink that was at Colfax and Wadsworth, I think it is a Thrift store now.
I was a hardcore roller skater- I was on Littleton Skate Cities team for speedskating for 5 or so years.
Speaking of skating- I remember learning to play hockey at Burns Ice Arena which was an outdoor rink where the old Arapahoe County Fairgrounds were, Windemere and Belleview. One of the coldest places I remember, we were very happy when South Suburban opened its rink at University and Arapahoe Road.