the way we were

[rayb...@att.net]

A friend was asking for pictures of El Paso back in the day, and I found these by way of a google image search. Note the shadow of the Sunrise spire in the foreground. *sigh* Rem

[Patricia Buchanan]

Wow, Swanky Franky next to the Del Norte Drive-In Theater on Dyer Street!  I saw many movies there.  Off to the left should be Sorrento's Italian Restaurant. 

 

Thanks Ray!

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A friend was asking for pictures of El Paso back in the day, and I found these by way of a google image search. Note the shadow of the Sunrise spire in the foreground. *sigh* Rem

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[Betty Hulson]

I love the photos, especially the cars!  Those were the days....

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[rayb...@att.net]

That was a good time to live here! --- On Mon, 3/28/11, Patricia Buchanan <pbuch...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

[Susie Posey]

Thanks for sharing those, Ray.  We were in that Rexall Drugstore all the time, and, like Pat, saw lots of movies at the Del Norte Drive-In…….“The Shaggy Dog” comes to mind.

 

 

 

 

 

From: irvin-...@googlegroups.com [mailto:irvin-...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Buchanan
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 6:56 PM
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Wow, Swanky Franky next to the Del Norte Drive-In Theater on Dyer Street!  I saw many movies there.  Off to the left should be Sorrento's Italian Restaurant. 

[rayb...@att.net]

I bought a lot of ten cent comic books and five cent fountain Cokes at that drug store. --- On Mon, 3/28/11, Susie Posey <gsp...@clear.net> wrote:

From: Susie Posey <gsp...@clear.net> Subject: RE: the way we were To: irvin-...@googlegroups.com

[rayb...@att.net]

Those might not have been the happiest days of my life, but they gave me some of my fondest memories. --- On Mon, 3/28/11, rayb...@att.net <rayb...@att.net> wrote:

[Susie Posey]

When the Baskin-Robbins opened across the street from Sunrise (I forgot the name of the street), cones with one scoop cost 13 cents. 

[Ed Starkey]

hmmm trying to think of a way to tastefully use the words of shaggy ----dog-----drive in- in a sentence & then realized just the consideration would disqualify the concept...... sigh ---it's hard to be an aging tasteless insensitive. i re read it too.... insensitive is a noun not an adjective.

[Patricia Buchanan]

A friend of mine and I would each get 50 cents, ride the bus to and from Sunrise, and get an ice cream cone while we were there.  We used to call it "31 Flavors".  Licorice was my favorite flavor.  It was grey!  They discontinued it years ago.

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[rayb...@att.net]

Tetons.

[rayb...@att.net]

The first left off of Tetons was Guadalupe. The first right off of Guadalupe was Sierra Madre. The next street was Chisos Lane. That's where we lived. Walking to Food Mart/Piggly Wiggly for a 89 cent gallon of milk was quick and normal.

--- On Mon, 3/28/11, rayb...@att.net <rayb...@att.net> wrote:

[rayb...@att.net]

our caps were on straight our jeans weren't baggy we went to the drive-in to watch Disney's shaggy dog movie dog movie ooh lordy lordy down at the del norte with you You're a musician. Make up a tune for that! --- On Mon, 3/28/11, Ed Starkey <star...@yahoo.com> wrote:

[Ed Starkey]

hey ---ima blues musician ---we dont do no 3/4 time stuff....... ;-) and my mind covered a whole different slant starting with the word shaggy....... you are a musician ect.. i guess i better go check my blood sugar ----  good to see you so quick and on the money best to you and your bride ps friday ---im off to hattiesburg ms to sit in with the new jack hippies....low pay & lots of BBQ

[rayb...@att.net]

Going where the Southern meets the Yellow Dog? okay... it's an obscure W.C. Handy thing -- plus I didn't do it in dialect which makes it unrecognizable anyway...

[Ed Starkey]

just to put ITZ A SMALL WOILD  slant on it ---i will be performing with WC HANDY  award winner Rich DelGrosso----  say you r psychic---pronounce "sy --chic"  -- gotta explain it for them pesky spell checkers

[Vicki Wolfe]

Many times we would pick up a pizza at Swanky Franky and take it to the drive-in.  Thanks for those pics.  Does anyone remember the Big 8 grocery store on the corner of Dyer and Hercules?

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[Keith Schade Baronsky]

Thanks for the memories.  I miss the beautiful sky and Mt. Franklin most.  I worked at Zales in Sunrise Center and walked both directions between there and home.   I'd rush to get home in time to barely make it to Irvin's basketball games. 
 

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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:44:37 -0700
From: rayb...@att.net

Subject: the way we were

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A friend was asking for pictures of El Paso back in the day, and I found these by way of a google image search. Note the shadow of the Sunrise spire in the foreground. *sigh* Rem

[Keith Schade Baronsky]

I remember when the roof blew off of the the Swanky Franky?  I think it was about 1954 or '55.  I remember seeing the rubble and about scared my 4 or 5 year old self to death!!  Keith 
 

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[Patricia Buchanan]

Yes, I do!  How about Wimsatt's Hardware?

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[base...@suddenlink.net]

My family lived in the trailer park at the Southeast corner of Dyer and Hercules when we arrived in
El Paso from Camp Chaffee in 1952. I remember Pam Wimsatt too. She was the IIO Queen in 1967.

[Susie Posey]

Keith—I wasn’t in El Paso when that happened, but I remember when the roof blew off of David Doyle’s house!  Susie

 

 

 

From: irvin-...@googlegroups.com [mailto:irvin-...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Schade Baronsky
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:47 AM
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I remember when the roof blew off of the the Swanky Franky?  I think it was about 1954 or '55.  I remember seeing the rubble and about scared my 4 or 5 year old self to death!!  Keith 
 

[Vicki Wolfe]

I remember the roof blew off of David's house TWICE!

[Betty Hulson]

I remember going to one of those traveling carnivals in the parking lot of Sunrise Center. My brother and my stepbrothers rode one of the rides where you stand strapped in and the thing went round and round while one side would rise up. At its highest point, several of the light bulbs exploded, sending glass fragments around. There were 3 kids who had cuts, but nothing severe. It sure had everyone freaking out, though. Betty

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[Susie Posey]

Dan,

I babysat at that trailer park every Sunday night for years.

Sooz

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