Growing Up in Southern Maryland
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JimW711
Driving the Z
I played on Carozza Field, (now Iverson Mall) for the Silver Hill Boys Club way back then.
Rebs Fireplace thats what it was called, before Choo Choo's.
Reb's Fireplace Lounge was located on Rte. 301 somewhere in the vicinity of where Popeye's is now located before it burned down the 2nd time. Maybe a little bit north of there. I went in there once and saw an old neighbor from when I lived in Fort Washington dancing there. Boy... was she embarrassed.
Choo Choo's is located on Rte.5
OldHillcrestGuy
Well-Known Member
I went to the Stardust in Waldorf to see Kenny Rogers & the First Edition one time....How ya like me now?
Oh My God, I was there also, I remember you.
Dupontster
Would THIS face lie?
Oh My God, I was there also, I remember you.
Was that you that pushed his way in front of us? I came () close to slappin you...But you were pretty big and I didn't want to change my looks at that particular time...
BakeMyFish
Humorous Observations
I left my Peters jacket there. Anybody find it?Was that you that pushed his way in front of us? I came () close to slappin you...But you were pretty big and I didn't want to change my looks at that particular time...
Nupe2
Well-Known Member
You haven't seen mine have you? I put it down to play on the playground and some azzhole stole it! I begged my mother for weeks for that jacket. It cost $10! That was big money back in '68!
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
Sooo many memories, sooo little time to recall them.
As a kid, I remember the smell of Western Auto in Marlow Hts. I'd go in there in the summer and smell the tire rubber that was everywhere and I was fascinated by the generators for my bicycle. Remember them? You'd mount the small generator motor on your rear wheel and it had a front & rear light that would light up. The faster you went, the brighter it got. They were $5 in 1966 and I collected and cashed in hundreds of bottles trying to save up for one. Highs dairy stores (remember them?) would take the bottles. Anyone remember where the Highs store was? Marlow or Hillcrest?
Remember those thick glass milk bottles (worth 5 cents) and the "milkman" who would actually bring them right to your back door and put them in the silver "milk box"? And the thick Coke bottles too (worth 2 cents)? I dropped one on the sidewalk once and it didn't break! I never got an allowance so I had to earn everything I got as a kid. It took me forever to save up for that generator! I used to cut neighbors lawns for $2! (Can you imagine??!!!) But I thought I was rich when I got paid!
I used to go to Drug Fair in Hillcrest Hts and try to sit at the soda bar and order a vanilla milkshake for 25 cents. IT WAS GOOD! Real vanilla flavor. And my favorite candy was Bonomo Turkish taffy. Remember them? Vanilla, of course. Slam them then enjoy them. Enough for now.
As a kid, I remember the smell of Western Auto in Marlow Hts. I'd go in there in the summer and smell the tire rubber that was everywhere and I was fascinated by the generators for my bicycle. Remember them? You'd mount the small generator motor on your rear wheel and it had a front & rear light that would light up. The faster you went, the brighter it got. They were $5 in 1966 and I collected and cashed in hundreds of bottles trying to save up for one. Highs dairy stores (remember them?) would take the bottles. Anyone remember where the Highs store was? Marlow or Hillcrest?
Remember those thick glass milk bottles (worth 5 cents) and the "milkman" who would actually bring them right to your back door and put them in the silver "milk box"? And the thick Coke bottles too (worth 2 cents)? I dropped one on the sidewalk once and it didn't break! I never got an allowance so I had to earn everything I got as a kid. It took me forever to save up for that generator! I used to cut neighbors lawns for $2! (Can you imagine??!!!) But I thought I was rich when I got paid!
I used to go to Drug Fair in Hillcrest Hts and try to sit at the soda bar and order a vanilla milkshake for 25 cents. IT WAS GOOD! Real vanilla flavor. And my favorite candy was Bonomo Turkish taffy. Remember them? Vanilla, of course. Slam them then enjoy them. Enough for now.
JULZ
BFJ
Born in Tokyo, grew up in PG County (Cheverly), transplanted to Calvert County then St. Mary's County.
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BakeMyFish
Humorous Observations
Sooo many memories, sooo little time to recall them.
As a kid, I remember the smell of Western Auto in Marlow Hts. I'd go in there in the summer and smell the tire rubber that was everywhere and I was fascinated by the generators for my bicycle. Remember them? You'd mount the small generator motor on your rear wheel and it had a front & rear light that would light up. The faster you went, the brighter it got. They were $5 in 1966 and I collected and cashed in hundreds of bottles trying to save up for one. Highs dairy stores (remember them?) would take the bottles. Anyone remember where the Highs store was? Marlow or Hillcrest?
Remember those thick glass milk bottles (worth 5 cents) and the "milkman" who would actually bring them right to your back door and put them in the silver "milk box"? And the thick Coke bottles too (worth 2 cents)? I dropped one on the sidewalk once and it didn't break! I never got an allowance so I had to earn everything I got as a kid. It took me forever to save up for that generator! I used to cut neighbors lawns for $2! (Can you imagine??!!!) But I thought I was rich when I got paid!
I used to go to Drug Fair in Hillcrest Hts and try to sit at the soda bar and order a vanilla milkshake for 25 cents. IT WAS GOOD! Real vanilla flavor. And my favorite candy was Bonomo Turkish taffy. Remember them? Vanilla, of course. Slam them then enjoy them. Enough for now.
I remember all those things except exact locations of stores. My mother took me to the Drug Store in Suitland all the time and we sat at the soda counter and I ordered "Ay salad sandich and coke." She always reminds me of that because she thought it was so cute. The older I get the more I sound like that, except now "Ay salad sandiches give me the runs."
Did you have a Washington Post paper route, too? Seems all my friends and I did. Walking the hills of Capitol Heights delivering papers, then when I was running late, I'd throw a bunch of them away in an old abandoned hose. The same place we hung out to drink my father's whiskey I took from the cabinet. We would take a tiny sip and swear we were drunk.
JimW711
Driving the Z
Did it have "Bake My Fish" embroided on it with the 2 dice? If so, I threw it out on my way back to Oxon Hill.
OldHillcrestGuy
Well-Known Member
I remember all those things except exact locations of stores. My mother took me to the Drug Store in Suitland all the time and we sat at the soda counter and I ordered "Ay salad sandich and coke." She always reminds me of that because she thought it was so cute. The older I get the more I sound like that, except now "Ay salad sandiches give me the runs."
Did you have a Washington Post paper route, too? Seems all my friends and I did. Walking the hills of Capitol Heights delivering papers, then when I was running late, I'd throw a bunch of them away in an old abandoned hose. The same place we hung out to drink my father's whiskey I took from the cabinet. We would take a tiny sip and swear we were drunk.
The Highs store in the Hillcrest Hgts shopping center was right beside Givonni's(sp). There was the bank then the resturant(Givonia)sp (not even close to being spelled right) then the Highs Store and about three doors down was Murphys 5 and 10, theres was also a mens clothing store called Gary's in that section, that moved to the Mall when it opened. Love me some butter brickle ice cream from highs was like 5 cents for one scoop 10 cents for 2, rode my bike up there all the time. drug fair was never in Hillcrest Hgts Shopping center, it was Drug Mart, Doc's place where all the grits hung out with there big mack pants and chuck taylors on.
The Highs store in the Marlow Hgts SC was in the little exit way out to 28th ave, just before Mario's barber shop.
I also had a paper route delivered the Washington Daily News and the Washington Post, for the Post had just about all of the Southview Apts on Southern Ave and all of Forrest Hills Apts, across from Cafritz Hospital, now known as Greater Southeast.
OldHillcrestGuy
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Did it have "Bake My Fish" embroided on it with the 2 dice? If so, I threw it out on my way back to Oxon Hill.
Damn hoodlums from Oxon Hill, coming over to Hillcrest and starting trouble. I remember the blocks from Hillcrest didnot get along with the blocks from District Hgts. Guess you could say there were gangs back then but nothing like today, only weapons then were fisticuffs, maybe bras knuckles and baseball bats, no guns or knives were used.
Dupontster
Would THIS face lie?
I remember all those things except exact locations of stores. My mother took me to the Drug Store in Suitland all the time and we sat at the soda counter and I ordered "Ay salad sandich and coke." She always reminds me of that because she thought it was so cute. The older I get the more I sound like that, except now "Ay salad sandiches give me the runs."
Did you have a Washington Post paper route, too? Seems all my friends and I did. Walking the hills of Capitol Heights delivering papers, then when I was running late, I'd throw a bunch of them away in an old abandoned hose. The same place we hung out to drink my father's whiskey I took from the cabinet. We would take a tiny sip and swear we were drunk.
I had an Evening Star route....
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
Giovanni's is the spelling and OK on the Drug Mart. What I remember was the 2 LARGE wooden swinging doors, remember them? And the bar type counter with the real round swivel stools and the green and silver milk shake mixing machines. I remember a space between Giovanni's and the Drug store; am I right? Is this where Highs was or what? Looking at Giovanni's, was Highs on the left or right?
In Marlow Hts, I remember it because Mario was a close family friend (almost family) and another of my uncle's worked for him. (John Alfieri). We were sooo Mafia back then!
My Dad worked part time for the hardware store on that same side about 3 doors up. My favorite place there was Woolworths. They had the best Christmas displays and those awesome hoagies! I think it was the onions that gave them their flavor. 
OldHillcrestGuy
Well-Known Member
Giovanni's is the spelling and OK on the Drug Mart. What I remember was the 2 LARGE wooden swinging doors, remember them? And the bar type counter with the real round swivel stools and the green and silver milk shake mixing machines. I remember a space between Giovanni's and the Drug store; am I right? Is this where Highs was or what? Looking at Giovanni's, was Highs on the left or right?
In Marlow Hts, I remember it because Mario was a close family friend (almost family) and another of my uncle's worked for him. (John Alfieri). We were sooo Mafia back then!
There was a open space between the drug store and the bank, led down a sidewalk to the stairs for the few offices above the bank, my dentist was up there.
Highs was on the left.
Man alot of Italians in the area back then, is the Alfieri the one with Silver Hill FD. who has been chief and all kinds of other offices over the years and now lives in Charlotte Hall?
JimW711
Driving the Z
HAHAHA.. Blocks and Greasers.. I was one of them. Had the 3/4 length leather coat, the "mac" pants, and the Chuck Taylors. That is when I wasn't wearing [as the Greaseman used to say] my Wwaanngtips.
You remember the differences between the blocks of Hillcrest Heights and District Heights, but don't remember the rumbles by the Iverson Mall parking garage with the blocks from Oxon Hill? I was in a few of them and I remember the rumbles near the woods at the ABC Drive-In when the blocks from Hillcrest showed up.
As Lou Costello used to put it.... I've been a baaaaddddddddddd boy
OldHillcrestGuy
Well-Known Member
HAHAHA.. Blocks and Greasers.. I was one of them. Had the 3/4 length leather coat, the "mac" pants, and the Chuck Taylors. That is when I wasn't wearing [as the Greaseman used to say] my Wwaanngtips.
You remember the differences between the blocks of Hillcrest Heights and District Heights, but don't remember the rumbles by the Iverson Mall parking garage with the blocks from Oxon Hill? I was in a few of them and I remember the rumbles near the woods at the ABC Drive-In when the blocks from Hillcrest showed up.
As Lou Costello used to put it.... I've been a baaaaddddddddddd boy
I wasnt either block or greaser, guess you could say I was kind of a collegiate.
I do remember all the fights the first year Potomac opened, had to have the police in the halls for like about 10 days, because the Hillcrest guys and Oxon Hill people were fighting over whos turf Potomac was going to be. I went to Crossland 66, brother and my future wife went to Potomac and most of my friends went to PHS. Ended up knowing more people there then at Crossland, use to cruise Glassmanor all the time some of the hottest girls at Potomac lived there. Ft Washington Park was always on our route of travel.
mitzi
Well-Known Member
HAHAHA.. Blocks and Greasers.. I was one of them. Had the 3/4 length leather coat, the "mac" pants, and the Chuck Taylors. That is when I wasn't wearing [as the Greaseman used to say] my Wwaanngtips.
You remember the differences between the blocks of Hillcrest Heights and District Heights, but don't remember the rumbles by the Iverson Mall parking garage with the blocks from Oxon Hill? I was in a few of them and I remember the rumbles near the woods at the ABC Drive-In when the blocks from Hillcrest showed up.
As Lou Costello used to put it.... I've been a baaaaddddddddddd boy
None of you guys were the ones that hung out in that empty space in Hillcrest shopping center are you? I remember hating to have to walk by there. I guess most of you went to Benjamin Stoddart too.
OldHillcrestGuy
Well-Known Member
Wasnt me, I was a good ole boy, but I could proably give you the names of about a dozen of them.
.I knew of all of them and I still rode my bike out and around the parking lot on my way to Highs for my butter brickle cone to avoid them
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JimW711
Driving the Z
The main place where we used to gather at was at the McDonald's on Livingston Road by Rte. 210 in Forest Heights. We'd gather there and either go down to 295 to watch them drag race, or go off cruising looking for mischief.
If it was the weekend, or if we skipped school, we'd hang out down at Fort Washington.
PS: I was baaadddddddd boy, but I never disrespected any girl or woman