What do you remember?

[mdunn]

quote:Originally posted by Rowdy

Anyone eat at that restaurant between Tulsa and BA on the northside of 71st back in 1979-80?  I thought it was called the Hush Puppy but perhaps it was something else.  It wasn't too far from the BA Drive-In.

wow! That was erased from my memory banks until you mentioned it,yes I ate at one in BA even applied there to work as a teen.

[dbacks fan]

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I forgot about that waterslide!!!!!  (I think they moved it into that strip club!)

That hill was eventually turned into a mini-golf course, which is now abandoned.

Here's some pics:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/losttulsa/sets/713729/

I'm glad someone brought this thread back...I remember Jungle Safari..knew the owner, met my first and only wife there back in 1988.  The Safari's owners wife wound up opening the strip club next door.  I still live down the street from it by the Vegas Club (which, at one point, was some kind of a pizza place when I was growing up here in the 70s).
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The Vegas Club was a Shakey's Pizza. If you look at the Vegas sign and the logog here you can see it. They are still in business in some states.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakey's_Pizza

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by mdunn

quote:Originally posted by Rowdy

Anyone eat at that restaurant between Tulsa and BA on the northside of 71st back in 1979-80?  I thought it was called the Hush Puppy but perhaps it was something else.  It wasn't too far from the BA Drive-In.

wow! That was erased from my memory banks until you mentioned it,yes I ate at one in BA even applied there to work as a teen.

On the subject of restaurants, who among us remembers "The Hungry Pelican," "Nick's Supper Club," or "Zuider Zee." ?

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by mr.jaynes

Southland, I remember well. I was 14 at the time, early 1980s. I was allowed to wander off on my own, and explore the place a little more. As I was walking, there was this girl, about my age, came walking by me, and we made eye contact, a shared smile, and whoosh! She was gone before I could get her name. I will always remember that moment.

Didn't mean to put people off with the quasi- "one that got away" story, but it's just a thing that I remember fondly from my teen years.

[AMP]

quote:Originally posted by mdunn

quote:Originally posted by Rowdy

Anyone eat at that restaurant between Tulsa and BA on the northside of 71st back in 1979-80?  I thought it was called the Hush Puppy but perhaps it was something else.  It wasn't too far from the BA Drive-In.

wow! That was erased from my memory banks until you mentioned it,yes I ate at one in BA even applied there to work as a teen.

I lived across from the 51 Drive Inn for a few years.  I ate at that restaurant, I believe it was called Hushpuppies.   It sat on the North side of 71st.  

Later it re-opened and served a Brown Derby, the grandfather that ran it told us he worked at Bishop's and he had made the Brown Derby for them.  It was scrumptions.

[AMP]

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The Carnival restaurant in Utica Square, where Stonehorse is currently located.  You ordered food via phones that were at each table.  They had a dessert (the Bigtop?) that was popular.

There was a restaurant called Ma Bell's I think out on Lewis and 51st? that was the same way. You ordered via phone at the table, and you could call other tables too.
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51st Harvard....In where Rick's American Grill is...Ma Bells first place I ever had or saw curly fries....They had a grilled frank sandwhich on a hamburger bun...I loved that....
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I remember it as being first called "Across the Sreet". Later it was "Ma Bells".  It was actually located on the West side of Yale south of 51st street.  It was across from LaFortune park, I believe that may of been the reason for the name.   Could of been north of where the pancake place was along there.  Many moons ago around 1966-1968 perhaps.  

[Wingnut]

quote: I lived across from the 51 Drive Inn for a few years. I ate at that restaurant, I believe it was called Hushpuppies. It sat on the North side of 71st.  

Both of those places are still there. The drive-in is there but mainly a vacant lot with trees and fence around it. The restaurant building is still there. I remember eating there once with some friends. I remember it changed hands a few times before finally closing up. It's just empty now.

[booWorld]

I remember when there were relatively smooth concrete sidewalks along Boston Avenue.

[billintulsa]

A PREDICTION

About 10 to 20 years from now, someone will add to this thread, "I remember when we used to have an amusement park on the site of the old fairgrouds on 21st."

[Aa5drvr]

Well it well be referred to as an "Abusement Park".

Dog Patch....seems someone from my graduating class was L'il Abner there in the 70's.

Apollo Delman.... man you are just a kid.

Does anyone recall when "Sound of Music" played at "The Brook" for over a year?

[Wingnut]

I remember American Graffiti played at the Fontana 4 for about a year.

[AMP]

quote:Originally posted by billintulsa

A PREDICTION

About 10 to 20 years from now, someone will add to this thread, "I remember when we used to have an amusement park on the site of the old fairgrouds on 21st."

Who knows, it may be a Diggerland Adventure park soon.  They could have it ready before the Fair opens, as they have all the right equipment and the ground is prefectly prepared for one.  Plus National Geographic could move Tulsa up a few places on their list of Adventure Cit destinations.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/17815/
THE FAMOUS SPINDIZZY RIDE AT DIGGERLAND

http://www.diggerland.com/
DIGGERLAND ADVENTURE PARK

http://emuse.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/1824
WHO NEEDS ANY STINKIN' FANCY RIDES ?

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by Aa5drvr

Does anyone recall when "Sound of Music" played at "The Brook" for over a year?

I sure do.  It may have played close to 2 years altogether, 1965-1966.  I saw it at the Brook twice with my family during that time.
I remember going to see "Mary Poppins" at the Delman in 1964.  I thought the balcony there was so cool.
We went to the Brook in 1967 to see the "revival" of Gone With The Wind.  The film was rereleased on 70MM stock and shown at the Brook on their 70MM projectors.  The process was a gimmick with regards to GWTW, and totally ruined the visual composition of the original film; you don't tamper like that with the classics.  Tulsa theaters I recall that had 70MM projection/six-track magnetic sound capability were the Brook, the Continental, the Boman Twin (east screen), and the Fox in Country Club Plaza.  The Ritz/Orpheum/Rialto/Majestic theaters downtown may have also had this, back when 70MM was called the original Todd-AO/Cinerama process.

One of my most memorable movie experiences was going to see "Funny Girl" at the Continental in 1968.  The Continental near 31st & Memorial was a wonderful luxury theater, auditorium seating for about 1,000; giant 25' X 75' Cinerama-type screen; reclining/rocking seats; etc.  "Funny Girl" was presented there in what they used to call a "road show" presentation.  (Anyone else remember that?)  It was an event, and you dressed for the occasion.  Tickets had to be purchased in advance (at the box office, Vandevers, or Brown-Dunkin Dept. Stores), all seats were reserved, the film had overture, intermission, and exit music, souvenir programs were given to the audience.  (I still have mine!)  The lights would dim, the overture would start, and at the end of the overture with the thunderous orchestra playing, the screen curtains would rise and the show would begin.  The major studios used to require their biggest films to have a "road show" presentation, at least in the initial few months of their release.  It was all about showmanship and making the movie experience as close to a live performance as possible.  Those days are long gone.

"The Sound of Music" probably had the same deluxe road show treatment at the Brook when it first opened, and later converted to "general admission at popular prices" after the film had completed its initial run.  The very first stereo LP my family bought was the movie soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" to play on our brand new 1965 Magnavox Astro-Sonic console stereo.  I still have that original vinyl album today, and play it on occasion.  In fact, I think I will go plop it on the turntable right now...

[Aa5drvr]

We have that same Sound of Music LP, as well as Mary Poppins.
We also have a bunch of books that you followed along with a 45.  There is a book with Elmer Fudd narrating "The Tortise and They Hare." with Bugs Bunny.  Elmer said "Turn 'da page when I bwow this wittle auto horn"  Ahh-OOh-Gah!
That would seen very quaint to kids today.
My parents bought (And still have) a Magnavox console stereo.  My dad still listens to OSU football on 1430 because its the only thing that picks up 1430 in his house.
I think they bought it at Vandevers in the early 60s.  Our first color TV (also Magnavox)came from Sight and Sound at 41 and Yale in 1968.
In those days, Zenith had remote control called "Space Command," and our neighbors Greg & Brad had that!

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by Aa5drvr

We have that same Sound of Music LP, as well as Mary Poppins.

I have our original "Sound of Music" soundtrack LP along with the original 8-page booklet insert that came with the LP.  I just finished listening to the album tonight.  Still sounds pretty darn good, clicks, pops, and all.  IMO, vinyl will always be a superior sound archive medium.  It has much more depth, realism and "soul" than digital recordings.

My family bought our first stereophonic system in 1965, a Magnavox "Astro-Sonic" AM/FM console radio phonograph, in Italian-provincial styling.  "Astro-Sonic" was the Magnavox Corp. term for solid-state.  No vacuum tubes, all transistor.  A large piece of furniture that held proud prominence in our living room for many years.

We bought our first color TV in 1967, a 21" RCA Early-American style console.  I will never forget sitting in front of that TV and watching the "Wizard of Oz" for the first time in color, eating dinner off of the TV trays, and completely entranced by the miracle of color television!  If I remember correctly, the TV was delivered late on a Saturday afternoon, and the very first color show we watched was the ABC broadcast of the Lawrence Welk show that night.