Memories:
Groing Up in Anaheim
By: Linda R. Johnen, 29 Apr. 2002
John F. Kennedy was still a new high school which meant we as a student
body could start many traditions for future students. We were so proud
of the school, each other and actually liked a lot of the teachers.
Over the years I have stayed in the North Orange County area since graduating
from high school, so did a number of my high school friends. I run into
some every once in a while and it so much fun to remember "the good
old days at Kennedy". It's also fun to meet others who have graduated
after I did. Now and again I drive by J.F.K. just to get a glimse of
the "Fighting Irish"!
- Linda R. Johnen
By: Kathe, 25 Apr. 2002
Nice to read everyone's recollections on early Orange County. I am
interested in anyone's memories about early days in Laguna Beach and
Corona Del Mar. Specifically, I'm interested in any information about
the Kindell family and there ceramics business. Any help out there?
Thanks.
- Kathe
By: Butch Page, 17 Apr. 2002
Remember the old Santa Ana Canyon Road before the freeway? Remember
the old Cafe on the right side as you headed out towards Corna, and
the original Knowlwoods Hamburger stand, and that shed with the rocket
sticking out of the roof?
- Butch Page
By: T. Jennings, 1 Apr. 2002
Seems to me there used to be a place in Anaheim called "Crackers".
I only went there once but it was wild! It was a nightclub/resturant
that was in a Vaudeville Act type setting. The shows here zany, and
alot of fun. You never knew what act was coming up next, or who in the
audience would be their next target. Lots of laughs there.
- T. Jennings
By: Denise (Amato) Showalter, 25 Mar. 2002
I grew up in Anaheim. Went to Anaheim High, home of the Colonists.
Our football team were CIF champs. My class shared grad night with rival
Western High in 1960! Go Colonists! My family owned Wisser Sporting
Goods.Shopping was local, Kress, SQR,5 points had a soda fountain and
was one of the after school hang-outs.Fox theater had decent movies.
Those were the days! Norma.
- Denise (Amato) Showalter
By: Norma, 17 Mar. 2002
I grew up in Anaheim. Went to Anaheim High, home of the Colonists.
Our football team were CIF champs. My class shared grad night with rival
Western High in 1960! Go Colonists! My family owned Wisser Sporting
Goods.Shopping was local, Kress, SQR,5 points had a soda fountain and
was one of the after school hang-outs.Fox theater had decent movies.
Those were the days! Norma.
- Norma
By: Rocky Allen, 2 Mar. 2002
Does anyone remember a bear that was in a cage at or near a golf driving
range? It was located on Harbor Blvd. just north of Warner. I remember
that you could buy a coke out of a machine and put it on the end of
a stick and hand it to the bear and he would drink it. It had to be
in the early 60's.
- Rocky Allen
By: John G. Jungkeit, 27 Feb. 2002
Does anyone remember that in 1957 Anaheim played football at the Rose
Bowl. Can anyone imagine 45,000 fans showing up to see a high school
foot ball game? It happened when the population was a lot smaller than
now! Claire Van Horbeck was one of the best high school foot ball coaches
ever.
- John G. Jungkeit
By: R. Lamb, 29 Jan. 2002
In the mid-1950s, my friends and I used to ride our bicycles through
the orange groves near the Euclid/Ball intersection. We would pick oranges
and eat them while looking for one of the peacocks who also lived there.
Occasionally, we would find a feather, which was a real treasure. Disneyland
had just been built, and I think we could see the Matterhorn mountain
from there. We lived on Neptune St. and it was so quiet that we could
hear the phone rang at the other three homes on the block. At that time,
the area was not even in the city of Anaheim but considered county land.
It was definitely rural...........and quite nice.
- R. Lamb
By: Ron Kimzey, 26 Jan. 2002
I was born in Anaheim and lived at 915 Broadway while my Dad worked
at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach. I had fun watching Beach Blanket
Bingo at Fox walk in theater then going to to Chung King restuarant.
I would buy bicycles at Wisser's Sporting Goods store and knew part
of the Family, Norma Harvey she was one of my first childhood friends.
I went to Anaheim Feed and Fuel to get pet supplies. We had Hatfield
Cleaners.Their son Bobby Hatfield became a famous singer.I went on bicycle
all over Anaheim when in junior high . I mowed lawns around town instead
of paper route. I saved enough money to buy my first car. I was the
10th person to buy a brand new 1964 Chevelle Malibu in Orange County.
I am retired now and feel bad not to be able to walk along downtown
Anaheim as it was and relive my past. I knew Tex Middleton that worked
at Shipkey and Peason tire store. So far the Pearson City Park is the
only place I can get that old childhood feelng . I still live in Orange
County. DCNINER02@ol.com is my e-mail. I worked on the 8th DC-9 to be
built in Ca. Anaheim has a very good web page www.anaheimcolony.com
Nice Memories I have read on this web page. Thank you for having it.
~ Ron Kimzey ~ age 57 years old 01-31-1945
- Ron Kimzey
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