Icons of youth

[Ah Pook]

My yut was spent south of the Manson/Nixon line.

Drive-ins were my first thought when I read the title.

Anybody ever had an RC cola and Moon pie?

Six Flag Over Texas before it became a generic theme park. We'd pack lunches and spend the day there.

I remember when the Dead Kennedys were still together.

Massey's when it was a hole in the wall diner across from the railroad yard. I hear it's an icon now.

Dewey Grooms Longhorn Ballroom

Dewey Grooms

Icky Twerp

George Carlin-He was a DJ at the local rock station.

Going to the stock show and seeing "normal" size cattle (pre-steroids and growth hormones).

Pates Museum of Transportation-I think this one place started my fascination with cars and all things with engines and wheels.

That's my walk down memory lane.

[OneGuy67]

Oh, and dont forget all those 18+ bars....

1. After the Fox.
2. Thirstys.
3. After the gold Rush
4. Normans.
5. Mardi Gras.
6. The rush at Graystone Castle.
7. Pogos.

And Pinkies "SP?" pool halls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aaaahhh Pinkies!! With all the Playboy's on the wall in the bathroom! I miss that place...Pinky's that is, not the bathroom!

[ghettodub]

Remember when KFC had chicken littles? I ate the fawk out of those little b'stards. Or the original Bigfoot, the big big bucket or the big big cheese from little caesar's?

dude, i was talking about those yesterday at work, haha! I loved those damn things!

[TS12000]

A bit too young to be nostalgic yet I believe but I do remember being taken down to Cinderella City to do doughnuts in the middle of the night during winter and of course the drive ins down the road.

[spyder]

I remember when gas was only 98 cents a gallon... The noid, that thing cracked me up. I live in Grand Junction and I remember when this place was half the size of what it is now. 7-11's everywhere. It was ok to sleep in the rear window cubby or sprawled out on the back seat, or where ever.

[BPTactical]

Anyone remember the Lamplighter in downtown Littleton?

It "robbed" me of lunch money when we would ditch class (Heritage) and go play foosball.
Right next to Lemkes butcher shop and across the street from the Littleton Independent newspaper.

Remember when the "Melting Pot" restaurant was the Littleton Public Library? Before it was the Littleton PD station (Littleton went to that stupid white and orange paint scheme for their cars- we called them the "Popsicles").

[Marlin]

Hey, The paint scheme saved me more than once,,



From getting a ticket.....

[roberth]

Damn you people are OLD!

I remember all this stuff. I used to eat at Shakey's on Hampden and Yosemite near Kennedy Golf course. Godfather's was good too.

I have been in all those bars posted by waxthis. Is Tulagi in Boulder still there, I know the Dark Horse is.

I remember when downtown Denver was a ghost town before the mall was built. I remember and long for Central City before the gambling set in, I had a lot of fun shooting at Dry Lake and going for burgers and beers at the Glory Hole afterward.

Is the Tap Inn still open on West Colfax? They served beer in those little glasses made from real glass.

Remember Red Barn burger joint, there was one on Colorado Boulevard across from the car dealer, IIRC.

I used to hang out in Celebrity Sports Center alot and cruised South Broadway before it was shut down. I had a 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix with a 400 back then.

[Marlin]

The Crestwood..

[Irving]

BOTH my grandparents homes were relocated to where they are now in the 50's and 70's. My grandpa was telling me how when he moved his house in the 50's, it was just some other young guy with a truck, and my grandpa rode on the roof of the house and lifted telephone lines up as the house went under. Even though they only moved it a few miles, it took two days, and they just left it parked in the middle of some bridge that used to be at 44th and Ward. They had to jack the house up on its side to get it over the sides of the bridge. My grandpa also cut down someone's mail box, then went back that night and welded it back together for him.