Let's See Who's A REAL Charlottean!

Anyone remember these:

1. Airport Park
2. Betty Feezor
3. Swain's Steakhouse
4. The Gondola
5. Cloudy McLean
6. Vicki the Elephant
7. Ivey's
8. Belk's Luncheonette Chicken Salad
9. July 4 at Freedom Park
10. Good Samaritan Hospital

How bout Joy the Clown,Fred Kirby,Big Ways Birthday Ball at Memorial Stadium,A&P where Eastway crosses Ind.Clarks at AmityGardens,Thunderbird Drivein,most part I miss is the friendly people,people speaking on the street,holding doors an recieve a thankyou,like they say,gas use to be 10 cents a gallon,but we'll never see it again.

Big Ways 610 - oh yeah!!!! The drive-in we used to go to South 29. But the Carolina downtown had all the blockbusters! The Arthur Smith Show - loved Brother Ralph!

How 'bout these: Leroy the Hyena, Tommy the Tool, 365's Lunch Bucket, The Marvenettes, Rev. Tykolis's House of Prayer, The Annual Turkey Drop, The Playhouse, Gilda's House of U-know What, Ernie Dollup. Those were the best.

huh?

crazy fool wrote:

How 'bout these: Leroy the Hyena, Tommy the Tool, 365's Lunch Bucket, The Marvenettes, Rev. Tykolis's House of Prayer, The Annual Turkey Drop, The Playhouse, Gilda's House of U-know What, Ernie Dollup. Those were the best.

That's awsome. I remember one year at the Turkey Drop, this little gal I was dating tried to get me to do the hoose-gow! Who woulda thunk it, we ended up getting married. Although we divorced about 10 years later.

Why are you posting using my moniker?

What about the radio station WGIV. And that alarm that would go off every day at noon near the airport.

RissyRassy, are you talking about the tornado siren?

Fred from Lexington- you are stealing my moniker- get another name please!I think he/she's refering to the lunch whistle that used to go off at several factories on the west side near the airport.

I was about to tell you the same thing. I been using this monitor or whatever you call it since I got on this darn thing.

The lunch whistle, by golly, I dun forgot all about that.

Got my moniker named after Fred Kirby - you?

My Dad.

Cowboy Fred wrote:

RissyRassy, are you talking about the tornado siren?

Yes I think so.

Cowboy Fred of Lexington:

You are right it was the lunch bell.

OK Lexington- keep the moniker - I'll change :)

So, What happened to SWAIN'S? That was some great food, great service, and there was on in Atlanta and Raleigh. Was a good excuse to travel.
Did the family start other restaurants or just decide to leave? Hear about this restaurant a lot but noone seems to know anything.????

Cowboy Fred wrote:

Anyone remember these:
1. Airport Park
2. Betty Feezor
3. Swain's Steakhouse
4. The Gondola
5. Cloudy McLean
6. Vicki the Elephant
7. Ivey's
8. Belk's Luncheonette Chicken Salad
9. July 4 at Freedom Park
10. Good Samaritan Hospital

11. Crockett Park
12. Charlotte Hornets ( Baseball )
13. The Clock restaurant
14. The Sunday Night Hall of Fame on WBT
15. Henry Bogin
16. The little rascles after church in B&W
17. Bill Callahan on WSOC-TV

Bubba wrote:

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11. Crockett Park
12. Charlotte Hornets ( Baseball )
13. The Clock restaurant
14. The Sunday Night Hall of Fame on WBT
15. Henry Bogin
16. The little rascles after church in B&W
17. Bill Callahan on WSOC-TV

18. Lee Rose

How about when Independence Blvd was a two lane road, or when South Park Mall was a horse farm.