Anonymous shares some good memories of living in Santa Ana during the 1960s, revolving mainly around school and football games...
Oh my gosh....I have no idea how I found your website but I love it! In the past few moments, I feel as though my life has flashed before me.
We lived on St. Andrews, across from Lukens Dairy, right at the dead end. Our house was a "hang out" for Mater Dei football players since my brothers played on the team. And later I attended John Adams, Smedley and finally Valley. In the summer, I "lived" at Memorial Park and worked at the swimming pool. Does anyone remember the Warrens and the slide that we climbed to go to all the late night baseball games? We used to call the radio station every Friday night after football games and go to Me & Ed's for pizza. Who could forget Newport Bal Week in the 60's. I'm pretty sure Soupy Sales did an assembly at Smedley. Steve Martin was our Guest Speaker at Senior Breakfast, Disneyland Hotel. I'm sure I could keep gliding down memory lane but for now I will stop. Thanks for such a positive in our negative world. Keep up the good work!! Hello to the Class of 66 from Valley High!
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Soupy Sales ~ ~ that's a name I had nearly forgotten. And the Righteous Brothers who were so popular. And the Lloyd Thaxton show. And Dick Dale - I could go on forever.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories.
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Thats funny, I lived closed to St Andrews and also attended Adams and Valley, class of 90.
ReplyDeleteGoing to church during school time as a class, at St. Annes School, and listening to the alligatoe clickers in their hand to tell us to behave. You know you can't talk in church. Ice cream was only 6 cents during lunch period.
ReplyDeleteI lived on St. Anne PL. on the east side of Bristol. Played football and baseball in the street at the end of the cul-de-sac. Went to St. Anne's on Main. Got in more mischief walking to and from school. Summer swimming at the pool at Memorial Park. Moved to Tustin in '68. great times.
ReplyDeleteMy older sister and her family lived on St. Anne in the 60's. I spent a lot of time at their house.
DeleteDoes anyone remember the dances at the American Legion with the Rhythm Rockers?
ReplyDeleteOMG the memories! I was at the Soupy Sales 'concert' at Smedley with my older brother. My Mother hated him and thought he was an idiot but to her credit she let us go. My brother too went to Mater Dei. I went to St Annes but later went to Marywood. Remember 'black claw' and 'white fang'?
ReplyDeleteI remember the Rythem Rockers at the Legion - I think I was still in Jr. High, or maybe a sophmore at SAHS - I can't remember if we went of Friday or Saturday nights, it seems to me it was one or the other - never both. Who was the lead singer? My Friend Barbara really had a crush on him! Was the Leigon located near the "Old Man's Park"? What about Reggie Soto? Does anyone remember him? I recall his amazing smile & he was always dancing.
ReplyDeleteOMG I went to Diamond Elementary, then to Smedley and then on to Santa Ana Valley HG. I left Valley in the middle of my Jr. year which was in 1968. But going to the "plunge" Memorial pool, dances after school in the gym. I lived on Borchard street which was right behind Diamond Elementary. Oh, and the Orange Julius on Flower and Edinger. Yum! My boyfriend, then fiance, now husband for 40 years and I used to love to get their chili dogs and orange julius. This site is awesome. And yes, I do remember the name Reggie Soto, but it is just a memory in the back of my mind. I can't wait to hear more! OH! and the stink of Lukens Dairy :-(
ReplyDeleteI went to Diamond and then to Lathrop for 1 1/2 years, then Smedley was ready, first graduating class from Smedley. I went to SAHS and our soph. year we got to vote if we wanted to go to Valley or SAHS, we chose SAHS. My son now teaches at Valley, I am retired but still sub at Diamond. I graduated in 1960.
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ReplyDeleteDoes anyone remember the "Saintly Falcon" trophy from 1963-65 football era between Santa Ana Valley and SAHS? It was a stuffed falcon donated by Jack Lynch, then head zookeeper at the SA,Zoo. The idea came from Bob Brewer, then SA city councilman, as a perpetual trophy to be awarded to the winner of the cross-town football contests. There only were one or two times that the two schools played each other back then so what happened to the bird? Anyone??