Robbin, everyone remembers and loved Mary's Italian Restaurant in North Miami. Thank you and God Bless you and yours, Just ran across this site and brought back a LOT of memories..I have lived in NC for the past 35 years but raised in Miami and went to EdisonIn 1962 I entered a contest to write in "99 words or less why you would like to work on the Rick Shaw Show" on old WCKR (WIOD)long story short, I won. I grew up in the Coral Park area so I remember with fond memories Mr Donuts (the best), Arbetters Hot Dogs, Neisners 5 and dime, Anthony's Pizza and Cozzoli's Pizza. I Love their Chocolate Milk, and Drink it all the time. Local civil rights leaders in Selma had been protesting Jim Crow laws and practices that raised barriers to blacks registering to vote. I'm awash in memories! I checked out the old photos on your site and there are numerous ones that I would like to use on this site someday when I have the time; I'm really backlogged on photos right now but sooner or later I'll get around to it. You nailed it with the Ladies at Grable's. Rainfall is well-distributed throughout the year, though February, March and July are the wettest months, while October is significantly the driest month. Tempest Storm also performed there, back in it's day it was a classy place, then went down hill..it later was reborn as Club Nu in the early 80's. The Flagler Street to NW 20th Street segment finally opened in late 1969, allowing travelers to finally drive from US1 to the Golden Glades interchange and points north without stopping for the first time. Also "Winky Dink" at a VERY young age. I lived in Cutler Ridge in the late 60s to early 70s while dad was stationed at Homestead AFB. Those Places, Had The Cream Of The Crop Entertainers, all The Time, Such as; Steve And Eydie !!!!!!! Frank Jace. So that was where the drive-in wasnear 144 st and S dixiethey have an Offerdahls' up front over there. Sandi C Do you know who owned the house you are looking for? Monty's - Address Montgomerie - Dubai, Dubai on OpenTable We went there, a Lot !!!!! Unless I am mistaken, I thought she was his daughter. Dining Experiences | Address Hotels + Resorts UAE Restaurant menu No menu is available at this time. I remember all the dairys out past NW 183rd street and 27th Ave. We also were able to go to the swimming pool at the Opa Locka Naval Station before the base was reactivated for the Marines in the middle 50's. Guest: if you go to the main memories page, which is only one click away at the top (Old Hialeah, Old Miami and Old South Florida) you'll see a Charlie Baxter Gallery. Soul music. I went there almost every Saturday Morning , with My Mom, and it was A Nice Grocery Store. Strange indeed. I am so amazed by this. He was not Real Sociable, and His Kids, were always there Buzzing around, But it was A Nice Little Hobby Shop, and I Liked it, But it was no Orange Blossom, in any sense of the word !!!!! Corky's had buckets of sauerkraut and pickles or pickled green tomatoes on the table. The Bell Building, located across from the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, is being redeveloped for mixed-use retail and residential space. [82] The Museum of Alabama serves as the official state history museum and is located in the Alabama Department of Archives and History building downtown. [85] The 1200-seat Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts, on the Troy University at Montgomery campus, opened in 1930 and was renovated in 1983. The West Kendall area, as we all know, is completely different. Keg South is still at USI and SW 104 ST. Does anyone else remember the skating rink ? A lot of people wore bathing suits sine it was customary to pour a beer on somebody's head as a form of greeting. Also, speaking of restaurants, who could forget Neon Leon's (formerly Grentner's) or Lindy's in South Miami, the Black Angus Steak Houses or Arbetter's Hot Dogs (still in business) ? Lil One Of The Ashes Breakfast, Food Reviews Alfresco Dining Dubai, Breakfast with Kids Dubai, Outdoor Breakfast Dubai, The Address Montgomerie Dubai Leave a comment. [97] In 2009, the city played host to the first annual Historical Black College and University (HBCU) All-Star Football Bowl played at Cramton Bowl. There was psychiatrist, Dr. T.E. I just read all the way to the bottom of this page and my head is about to explode! Excellent, excellent website!!! My wife, and I Like to go there on Sundays, and watch The Karts Practice, and Race, and sometimes, they have the Little Mini Motorcycles. The other Reasons you Stated, are After The Fact. Bob, Theresa, it sounds like Moore Park on 36th and 7th Avenue. Auburn University at Montgomery also fields teams in NAIA competition. Don Boyd, My Wife and I went to a Great Place, that I thought had closed Before, But I passed By there, and Saw it was still in Business, Stopped in, and Had a Great Italian Meal !!!!!!! I can remember thinking the Serpentarium was the single coolest place on Earth. The back was set up as a picnic area and people would go there on weekends with their families to listen to the music. We've Lost so many Great Places Here, in Miami--, That were Historic, and Neat, Such as; Robert E. Lee JR. High, Miami Stadium, The Orange Bowl, Orange Blossom Hobbies, Rustic Roller Rink, Polar Palace, Hialeah Roller Rink, Hialeah Park Horse Track, Hialeah Speedway, Miami Marine Stadium, Royal Castle, Hialeah Lanes,, Palm Springs Lanes, Cloverleaf Lanes, The Coliseum, Lum's, Home Milk, Borden Dairy, All of The Putt- Putt Golf places, FunLand Park, Frank & Bun, Fun Fair , Jahn's Ice Cream, on Miracle Mile, Dipper Dan's Ice Cream, Swift's Ice Cream Plant, on Bird Road, Howard Johnson's Ice Cream Plant, on Flagler, Biscayne Cafeteria, on Biscayne Blvd. Now, here, I read that he is survived by his "wife" named Margaret. I DEARLY LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE HERE DON. The bowling alley was on the east side of 7 ave and the alleys ran east to west. The violence they encountered from county and state highway police outraged the country. His other sons, Claude and Phil, opened up the Ludway bar in 1947. i couldn't wait to go there with my parents, they had pretty cool stuff back in the day! ..I was at Glades Jr Hg in 1967 and the Red Sox (Impossible Dream) played the Cardinals. Amy S. Montgomery. No or very little respect for anything historical, most everything gets (or has alreafy been) tossed aside as trash. Rob Sr. All Miami Jackson alumni should remember Ross's Tastee Freeze. This really brings back memories. Too bad it wasn't. WorldPlaces ; Click here to show the map Monty's,The Address - Montgomerie. Channel 7 was always my favorite back then. Green guavas make for tummyache. WHICH I DID.IMAGINE THIS I WALKED TO HER HOUSE WHICH WAS DOWN THE STREET FROM ORCHARD VILLA ELEM. It was a fun place to go, and we were safe, and could walk home by ourselves at night and everything. Yes, Coral Way was a two road with a canal and, if I'm not mistaken, there was a bridge just west of SW 102 Avenue. I WILL SEND LATER. I'm Mailing, The Tape Tomorrow-, Tuesday !!!!!!! WCKR-AM 610 played rock at night for a while - it later turned into WIOD-AM "Wonderful Isle of Dreams" playing tamer music WFUN-AM 790 Fun Radio, WQAM's main competitor - not my favorite WAME-AM Whammy Radio - limited to broadcasting rock from sunrise to sunset - their broadcast tower was a few hundred fee east of the Palmetto in a remote field in West Hialeah just north of where Westland Mall was built (about where W. 53rd or 54 Street is now). My father, Richard Tytell, recently deceased went to Citrus Grove middle and remembers playing basketball at the orange bowl, directly across the street from the old estate. Pokey, There was a Hobby Shop, at Northside Shopping Center, in The Front, facing N. W. 27th Avenue, and I went there, many times, in the early 60's, and Bought Model Car Kits, and Parts Trees, with Spare Chrome Parts, Clear Bubble Tops, ect., But I cannot Remember the name, of The store, for some reason. [115] Charter Communications and Knology provide cable television service. Pokey, I Forgot, about The Computer Here. Do You Live Out Of Town, or in Town ?????? My Mom, always Bought My Shoes Downtown, at Bargain Shoe Stores. We just Ran our Cars, for Fun, and Sometimes: went Too Fast, on The Turns, and went off The Track, and Our Cars Landed on The Floor, or Off The Track anyway. ABC Supply Co. Inc. is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing . I thought I would share. Welcome Ralph, and thank you for providing us with that information. I am very interested, in that Record Player/ C. D. / Cassette Recorder, you Have, and I May, Just Have to Have one !!!!!!! Can you send me a scan of it so I can put it up on the site? ooops here's the link (please allow some time for images to load, and it is a PDF file), Sw 80 St and 72 ave (train crossing only had crossbucks and cautionary sign, no signal)/ Coral Gables in the Alhambra Cir/ Nervia St/ Madruga Ave area (which looks remarkably the same as it did when I went to school there and minus the urban aspects of Miami, as it does now), mr sunshine soft pretzel 18342 NW 7 Ave. (1966). In the 20's my great grandfather, Andrew Salokar owned 200 acres of land in (back then) west Dade. Lee Middle School. I Had not been there in Like 10 years, had Forgotten about it, and For some unknown Reason, I thought they Were out of Business. I'll have to try and dig up a picture I took a few years back of the playground at Suniland Park. I'm Quite sure that you Have Been to Mama Jennie's !!!!!!! New Philadelphia soon prospered, and Scott and his associates built a new town adjacent, calling it East Alabama Town. Oh, I was doing research on that neighborhood - 63rd Court off Flagler - and found out it DID have a name - Fairlawn - and that the reason our corner lot was so large, was due to the fact that it was meant to have a traffic circle (like the Gables), but that it was never built. I remember WLYF (Life-Fm, later Lite-FM). And My Dad, used to go to Shell's City, on N. W. 7th Avenue, and N. W. 58th Street, and I would go with Him. Anybody who knows anything about that neighborhood, please contact me at leightonchapman@hotmail.com. Oh, I Hope your weather, is Getting Milder now !!!! This 240-acre (1.0km2) park contains the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.[47]. The pictures are from today (April 16, 2008). Steve Alaimo, a local rock and roll singer with national hit records - sang frequently at dances held at Hialeah Municipal Auditorium "The Place" on the west side of NW 7th Avenue near North Miami where teens went to dance to music performed by local and visiting rock and roll bands. There is also one last survivor of Royal Castle on NW 79th Street and 27 Avenue. I'm so glad for this website that revives great memories and reminds me of how far the area has declined; I had all-but-forgotten the original Miami Public Library near what is now Bayside. ", "Montgomery Improvement Association." Don. The Food and the Ice Cream there was Real Good, and it was such A Happy Place !!!!! Looking for photos of various mundane places as I remember them. Did you walk to school, ride a bike do you remember any "landmarks" from back then?? The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It", "Climatography of the United States No. Pokey, I am Going to Blockbuster Video, today, and I'm going to Look for: The World's Fastest Indian Movie !!!!! I used to Have Chili Dogs, Fries, A & W Root Beer, and Philly Cheese Steak Hoagies. If you wanted to go west head north to Bird Road or south To Sunset Drive. Those Were The Days , Even For A Little Kid, Wonderful Times !!!!!!!! GeorgeC., Hi, I Too, was Born in Miami, in 1951, in A Small Hospital, Like A Big Clinic, in Morningside, called : Biscayne Hospital, and it was around 62nd Street, and Biscayne Blvd. Thanks for your memories of good times down here. We didn't realize at the time how too soon those very places would disappear forever. YOU HELPED ME REMEMBER SO MUCH. Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College, "City of Montgomery: Capital of Dreams Video". It's exciting. There used to be a Bagel Hole in Suniland, where the Whole Foods is, Dorothy. Then in The Morning, Slice The Loaf, in Thick Slices, Put the Slices in a Pan, with some Butter, or Margarine, and Lightly Brown, The Slices, Then Put Them on a Plate, and Pour Pure Maple Syrup, over the Slices, and More Butter, if you Wish. Winn-Dixie was called Kwik-Check. I think that the reason the Orange Bowl parade disappeared was a change in America's leisure habits, especially viewing habits. I Bought my 2nd Motorcycle, there, A Brand New 1969 350 Yamaha California Street Bike, Black & White, in Color, and Very Fast !!!!!! Some of my favorite spots were Tark's on Biscayne Blvd., the 163rd Street Mall store Jarrods which had the most beautiful evening wear, the Ham & Eggery where you could get breakfast 24 hours a day, and Ballys Scandinavian Spa across the street where I would go for early morning workouts and a swim before work. In February 1861, Montgomery was chosen the first capital of the Confederate States of America, which it remained until the Confederate seat of government moved to Richmond, Virginia, in May of that year. Does anyone remember a little dress shop in south miami center called judi leslie's in the 60's? I wonder how many takers this produced. the moratorium protest at the uofm in 68 or 69? There used to be a lot more kosher grocers and meat places. I skated at Rustic, Hialeah, and Opa Locka, and on The Sidewalk, never went to the one near The Strand Theatre, I Heard about. Robbin. It turned out that the ad was for Folger's Coffee (mountain grown) that was being introduced to area supermarkets. Can't get away with that anymore. Gary Heery, I Remember Trader John's, I went there a few times, back when The Birdwatchers, were there, and I Think Trader John's, was Like Their Home Club. Got out of the Army in 1968 and worked on the Sheriff's Dept until 1995. You would be surprized, how many Good Recipes, there are out there. Anyone else remember? And The only Place, I Raced Slot Cars, was at Hobby Mart, on West 49th Street, in 1967, and when I say Raced, it was Unofficial: You, and I, and Pokey, and others, that were there, with Slot Cars, and we would All Press our Buttons Down, and Race. Later. Pokey, The Acting, and The Films, Were Great, and Seriously, My Wife and I, Really enjoyed The Whole Tape, and again I Repeat: It was Nice of you to go to the trouble, of Making it, and to send it to us , Thanks a Lot !!!!!! Moore, who was not young, in 1964, had office in same building as a small restaurant on SW 8th that had BEST key lime pie. I used to go in Kroger Stores, in Kentucky, and Tennessee, and Virginia, so I'm Very familiar, with Them. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 156.2 square miles (405km2), of which 155.4 square miles (402km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1km2) (0.52%) is water. ILove Chain Saws, and Chain Saw Engines. Don, Miami Internationl Airport has a sign up high on the East side of the main building that says "Wilcox Field". View Details. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data from October 2008, the largest sectors of non-agricultural employment were: Government, 24.3%; Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, 17.3% (including 11.0% in retail trade); Professional and Business Services, 11.9%; Manufacturing, 10.9%; Education and Health Services, 10.0% (including 8.5% in Health Care & Social Assistance); Leisure and Hospitality, 9.2%; Financial Activities, 6.0%, Natural Resources, Mining and Construction, 5.1%; Information, 1.4%; and Other services 4.0%. You could not have lived in a better small town than Miami. Dining at Address Montgomerie is all about tantalising culinary delights and deliciously sensory experiences in a setting that is exquisitely modern and chic. Dad worked at Dade Hospital supplylater Baxter. A couple of other places I remember are Tahiti Beach where you could swim or fish off the rock wall; Sorrento's Italian Rest, maybe on SW 8th Street. . Masters Field, has been Mentioned, many times , and as a Small elementary School Kid, I went there, with my parents, and with neighbors, in around 1957, to see the Drag Races, and I Loved that, and then , years Later, I found myself there again, in around 1974, and this time, I was a Foodservice Truck Driver, Delivering Hot Dogs, and other Foodservice Items, to a Carnival, that was there, at that time. Oh what a wonderful journey it has been for me and thanks to you for putting it all down. Remember, Nickel Night, at Funland Park, and The Wild Mouse ????? Also, I used to date Ronnie Grant from WQAM, anyone remember him? What a shame . Later !!!!! The Address Montgomerie Dubai is set in the heart of the esteemed Emirates Hills, offering 18-hole championship golf course and 5-star accommodation that are known as one of the premier leisure destinations in the world. Do you remember Grable's Bakery acrossed the street from the original Orange Blossom? I'll Let You know, if I Find it , and see it. You can Probably Ask For Philadelphia Scrapple Recipes, on The Internet, and you'll Be Given Some. We came down to the last game in the Orange Bowl on Nov. 10, the last UM Game anyway, my first game was 1961.sad that they are going to tear it downI hear that peices will be sold. I also worked in the ice cream dept of Home Milk when I was in high school. Overlooking the courtyard, this one-bedroom suite offers both tranquillity and luxury with picturesque views of the Dubai Marina skyline from its private balcony. I used to get a Haircut there, a Lot, in the Middle, to Late 70's, and My Barber there , was The Owner, - Frank, and He was a Great Old Time Barber. I remember Greynolds Park during the mid to late 60's - As a flower child living atop the coral rock castle - perched like the owner - looking over the seemingly endless vast sea of hippies and sit -ins, poetry, barefeet lomghair and guitar playing teens. Remember the pedestrian crosswalks in downtown Miami in the 1960s? No one else came close !!!!!!! The final construction project on the original I-95 was the new interchange at Ives Dairy Road which started in 1969. What a helluva collection! More than 500 apartment units are under construction, including The Heights on Maxwell Boulevard, The Market District on Dexter Avenue, the Kress Building on Dexter Avenue, The Bell Building on Montgomery Street, and a new complex by the convention center. Really brings back memories. Montgomery has been the home of Alabama State University, a historically black university, since the Lincoln Normal University for Teachers relocated from Marion in 1887. HE LIVED ON 125 ST OR IN THAT VICINITY RIGHT OFF 17 AVE. HIS DAUGHTER JILL WORKED WITH ME ALSO. ???? A googol is the number one followed by 100 zeros. The following is an obit from the Miami Herald. So is the Bird Bowl bowling lanes. The Miami Marlins playing at the Miami Baseball Stadium off NW 7th Avenue Fishing all over the place and catch brim, bass, gar (ugh! Guest, Do you Remember; The Carvery, and Their Great Sandwiches ???? Pearl Williams, Pauly Dash and Lee Sohn were the headliners. The ham @eggery on 163rd. In 1822, the city was designated as the county seat. Pokey, I am very interested, in finding Any Sunday, it sounds Good, and The World's Fastest Indian, also !!!!! And when you worked at Burdine's Warehouse, did you ever eat at Food Fair Warehouse's Cafeteria ????? Guy died on October 1th 2009. Lori, it was Farrell's Ice Cream in Westland Mall. I am specifically looking for the name of a very small 2 or 3 story pink building. Dade County eventually bought the bus line from the family, along with the Beach and Gables bus systems and gave us a consolidated bus system. Here you will enjoy plush, inviting beds, stunning modern dcor and a spacious bathroom, with separate bathtub and shower area. Figaro's on 49th street, Ferrell's at Dadeland mall and there was a fantastic Mexican restaurant on 36th street that used to serve the best salsa and deep fried ice cream but for the life of me I cannot remember the name of the place. Like I said, this may be asking too much as I don't even have a cross/side street to mention (I was about 11 at the time). Most of the city of Montgomery and Montgomery County are served by the Montgomery Public Schools system. Sign up to receive exclusive offers and news from Address Hotels + Resorts. The clubs had ladies night every night of the week, and "drink & sink" nights where you could pay $5 and drink well drinks until closing. When I was in the Car, with my Dad, and we passed A Lawnmower Shop, I was Looking, to see if I Saw Go Karts, and sometimes, I Did !!!!!!! According to the historian David Beito of the University of Alabama, African Americans in Montgomery "nurtured the modern civil rights movement. Now you got me thinking. Also, Zipp Toys and Zipp Sporting Goods in South Miami, A LIKELY STORY, and Beverly Hills Cafe was on sw 152 st and 137 ave or 122 ave I don't recall. :) I enjoyed browsing through this but it's desktop version on a mobile device, I'll have to go to the library & log in just so I can really sit down & enjoy this better :) Thanks for the memories. Named after the golf legend and course designer, Colin Montgomerie, Monty's is a fantastic place to relax by the 18th hole while having some delicious international cuisine. Further down you could see "the three lakes" that eventually became the backdrop for the gated-community development that sported the same name. I remember the jingle from when the opened 163 st shopping center and it still rings in my head from time to time. They would host the Tournament of the Americas every summer. WHEN THE ROAD WENT FROM 2 TO 4 LANES THEY TOOK OUR HOME. My favoite restaurant was the Studio. I am in need of some help and know I can count on this site for the information. I Like Comedy Tapes, and I Have A few, oh, and I Like, and Have a Few Cassettes of Old Radio Programs, such as Green Hornet, The Whistler, The Shadow, and SGT. I "worked" there as a kid in the early '70s. Order great coffee, juice or tea, it's a must while visiting this place. What A Breakfast !!!!!!!! (Yeh!). Remember Green Stamps? Sorry it will never be the same ( an it shouldn't be ) But I'm glad I was their during those yearsThe Best ! The popular 1956 strip joints were Pigalle at 215 22nd Street, Miami Beach, Life Bar at 134 5th Street, Miami Beach, Five O'Clock Club at 2002 Collins, Miami Beach, Harem Club at 636 Collins Avenue, Gaiety Club at 7800 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, and the Jungle Club at 3690 NW 36th Street, Miami. I've lived in Miami almost 58 years, came in July 1961. Talk to you later. Montgomery is also home to two medical school campuses: Baptist Medical Center South (run by University of Alabama at Birmingham) and Jackson Hospital (run by Alabama Medical Education Consortium). Where was the Kendell Youth detention home? Oh and The wonderful New York Deli Restaurant. It was a magnificent art deco interior. There's a fire station and tower there on the corner as I recall. hii'm hoping someone out there can help mei was born in coral gables in 1954learned to swim at venetian pool, went to ponce de leon jr. high and coral gables high before moving to arizona at age 16.when i was 6 (1960), my younger brother and i were placed in the dependant section of the KENDALL CHILDREN'S HOMEit was known mostly for it's juvenile deliquent section, but there were about 75-100 kids there because their parents couldn't care for them.we were there 6 yearsi have been trying to find this place as it was a huge part of my childhood and can't find anything when i google iti'd love to see a current aerial photo if i had an address or cross streets or?? They're cool. And the Skipper Chuck showI remember being on the show with my cousins. During the Cuban Crisis, the wife and I took a trip down to Key West and from the 7 mile bridge down to Key West, wherever there was room to accommodate the Nike missile launchers there they were with great numbers of troops for support. Robbin. other places in Miami that are no longer there: Remember "Honey for the Bears"? Montgomery is the southern terminus of Interstate 85, another northsouth freeway (though running eastwest in the city), which leads northeast to Atlanta and Charlotte. I grew up on Miami Beach in the late 60s' - 1991. Charlie, I Stand Corrected !!!!!! Yes, to skating at all those lost rinks. The beauty of staying on-site here is that you will have access to the Montgomerie Golf Course which is just a stones throw away from the hotel. I also remember Arbetters hot dogs.
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