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Comments: Remember buying school supplies at Skillerns and then getting a free shake? Also, on Overton was the shopping center called Deer Path?
Comments: OH, my gosh, Ronney, wasn't Tommy good friends with David and Gary? I definitely remember him hanging with them. Buddy you were right, it was the balcony, not the back row. I never made it to the balcony. Congratulations to your brother.
Comments: I would get chicks at Easter -- one in particular was named Cootie and when he got grown, took him to my grandparents' farm in NE Texas. My grandmother told me that Cootie was quite a ladies man and would make the nests for his hens. After him, I did have Cootie II and he went to the farm also. I didn't have good luck with ducks. I remember buying the chickens at Moses; they were all different colors. I also remember getting lizards at Fair Park. They had a string tied around them with a pin on the end and I would tie the pin onto my blouse. Sometimes the lizard got loose in my house and we'd never find it or would find it all schriveled up.
Comments: OK, Linda, You, Toni and me. Toni can you take off one Friday? Your right about it being M.E.Moses. Linda in 2003 I rode the Dart with Leadership Southwest from the VA to the TXU building downtown. It was quite interesting, and a little sad. Someone said they lived on Marfa. My grandmother lived there in a duplex until I was grown. I think it was Don L. David and Gary Wayne Leverette lived on Hortense and my other grandparents lived a couple of streets up, of course I can't remember the name. Behind their house they raised chickens and parakeets. Always had a big beautiful garden. Ronney, I had so many chickens and ducks growing up, I couldn't even begin to put a number on 'em. The chickens always died but the duck grew big and we would take them to the pond at Restland.
Comments: Sandy Joe I hope you did ure bizzness in the balcony (crest). BTW i'm headed to Skeeter town Friday my brother (a surprise) Captain Jon Capps will be honored as Mesquits Fireman of the year at the firemans banquet. Not bad for sleeping on the job
Comments: Just the mention of the Crest theater brings back tons of memories. I went there from the time I was about 2 or 3 until we moved away. It was the first theater I went to without my parents. I went with my brother and Tommy Morales (Sr. 64) to see one of those atomic mutant monster movies. A large FAT woman (at least 350 to 400 pounds) came waddling down the aisle with her arms full of candy, popcorn, cokes, you name it. When she sat down, her chair split in two and she was sitting on the floor. We burst out laughing uncontrollably. We almost got thrown out. I was about 5 years old at the time. I did get in trouble there when I was about 6 or 7...at the Saturday kids' matinee. The movie was bad and everyone was bored. I got on the stage and started dancing and acting silly. We were all throwing cokes and other refreshments at the screen. I got hauled into the manager's office with the threat that the police would be called if I ever did that again. I was a delinquent at an early age. 
Comments: Toni, do you remember how Levine's would give you a baby chicken with the purchase of a pair of shoes around Easter? My dog ate every one of those little chicks. Perhaps they should have given away free baby snakes at Halloween!! haha!!
Comments: Sandra, I'll go with you on a Friday. Sign me up. Maybe we could still find a good place to eat over there. Should be some good bar-b-que. I haven't been by my house in over 20 years. It made me too sad. I lived there the first 17 years of my life and I hope it still looks ok.
Comments: A couple of years ago I rode the Dart Light Rail from Illinois and Westmoreland to Plano, where it ends. Take a ride on the rail and you'll go down memory lane AND see places you've never seen before in Oak Cliff. It was a fun ride; I thought that I'd read my book on the trip, but spent the time looking out the window. It was on a Friday morning and I didn't feel threatened at all. My daughter and I went shopping in old downtown Plano. When I got back on the rail, it was later in the afternoon and around time for folks to get off work. In fact, there were no seats for some, so they stood. It was nice not to have to worry about the traffic on 75. At Skillerns, I sat at the counter and ate my banana split. Huba,huba, Sandy McGee. I remember those Friday nites. So, it was you back there.
Comments: Where's Gary Dagley when we need him...he remembers everything!
Comments: Richard....my old house on Sutter is occupied by hispanics as well! Lots of cars and trucks in the driveway and on the street too. Sandy McM, I'll go with you! We should get a group of us....always heard there's safety in numbers! We'll go cruisin'....
Comments: Linda P, I drove past the Crest Center on my last Dallas trip...Dart line goes right in front of it. It's interesting to note some level of urban renewal in that area. There seems to be a growing Hispanic influence around there and the colors and decorations visible on and around the housing are quite nice. I'm not sure I'd walk there at night, however, as we all used to...in fact, I'm not sure where I'd walk at night and feel completely secure.
Comments: Crest Theatre, Friday night, back rows. Hubba, Hubba, Hubba! Great times, who cared what was showing on the screen?
Comments: I don't think anyone mentioned Ben Franklin Variety Store. It was either jacks, a magic slate, or the magnets.
Comments: Toni, I remember the name Alice Coleman, but can't place her. She was older than us wasn't she? I think she was Sue Zan's age. The Polar Bear across from Lake Cliff  . I was so sad when they finally closed it. Did anyone ever drive to Beckley passed Methodist Hospital for hot donuts at Lone Star Donuts?I want to take half a date and drive to all these places, anyone want to go? |
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