Memories
Woolworth's College Grove
Julie Eskew Daniel '64 forwards a menu
Drag Strip Mammas From Hell!!!
Richard Crawford's Union-Tribune article about the 1960 El Cajon Blvd. drag
strip riots gives me a chance to update and reprise an earlier treatment of the event
Oh My God!!!
You won't believe the photo sent in by Margaret Pagliuso '66
-- and Linda Schneider Crawford '75 gets her 21¢ in, too
The Russians Are Coming!!
A 1955 Civil Defense Evacuation Plan for San Diego
courtesy of my cousin Jim Harper '68
Little League Program Ads
Courtesy of Tom Cassie '62
Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant
Jacqueline Reed Boehmke, sister of Jani Reed Ellis '60 forwards a
vintage snapshot of Don Jose's -- and maybe the Don himself
Ozzie's Marching Band
Lotsa folks knew the answer to Don Rogers'
question -- read what they had to say about it
The LOS ANGELES Chargers
Don Rogers '69 forwards a program from the very first game
Prep Hoops Summaries
Jim Dubbs '59 was the high-scoring Colt in Crawford's
62-38 loss to Hoover on February 3, 1958
OUCH!!!
I just came across this clipping of the Saints-Colts
basketball game of January 8, 1958
1954 5th Grade CLS Boys' Basketball Team
The recent passing of Gary Grossman '61 sent
Bob Richardson looking for a photo he took in 1954
Do You Remember These?
You can never get too much Statler Brothers
OUCH!!!
I just came across this clipping of the Saints-Colts
basketball game of January 8, 1958
The Jury
All we got is the poster from the All School Play, but it's pretty cool.
It's from Ed Schoenberg so it's 1970 (or '69 -- or '68)
The Inexhaustible Jukebox
Gary Todd '59 has done it again
Liliom
This program, from June 12, 1969, hasn't held up as well as the others
The Summer of '61
Bob Richardson sends a photo from Rio,
plus a 1955 shot of '59ers doing the Can Can
12,000 Old Radio Shows
Free-for-nuthin' -- thanks to Gary Todd '59
Rebel Without A Cause
I think this one is from 1969
The Boyfriend
1969 Senior Play memorabilia from the collection of Ed Schoenberg '70
It's Not Althea!!!
Aletha McGregor Dellamo '60 is featured in the December 6, 1957 Evening Tribune
Little Miss Sunshine
Our first peek at the Ed Schoenberg Collection
Helix Theater, 1952
Dave Leonard thought you'd like this
North Park Dollar Days
Too bad it was September 5, 1957
John Fry's 1961 Scrapbook
A recently-discovered collection of sports clippings
Did You Know William GLENN Secrist '63?
His biological son would love to hear from you
Senior Awards 1971
Contributed by Michael Pemberton
Senior Play 1971
"Jud Fry is dead, poor Jud Fry is dead"
Cinerama Theater
Robert Laudy '73 forwards some technical data
on the theater where I first saw "The Exorcist"
The Old Man's Kite
Richard Cone's "mostly-true" story about flying kites in
Oak Park -- and the behemoth built by his father
See More of Roberta's Goodies
Roberta Goss Marino found her Cougar pin, Driver Training certificate
and a photo of her and Janet Smith in their drill team outfits
The Cars We Drove in the '50s and '60s
A great site, compliments of Jeri McGuire Gutowski '65
Sandy and the Accents
Ken Farmer D'Angelo '66 says that's him makin' the ladies smile
Memories of Oscar's
Our classmates share their recollections
(Caution: May be misted with time)
Christmas 1953
Shunerts and Shrupps and Richardsons -- Oh My!!
(And don't forget Fritz and Kenny Ziegenfuss)
Is Mickie Finn's Still Around?
Arkansas' Jim Smith '61 found his Mickie Finn's Card
A Page from the Photo Album of Ellen Scott Hahn '59
Bluebirds and Brownies and Girl Scouts -- Oh My!!
Still Have Your Civil Defense Card?
Nancy Watson Wingo does -- and a lot more!!
You Send Me/Silhouettes
Here's a lovely little 3 minute piano medley,
courtesy of Sarina Klein Nordmarken '63
Christmas 1955
Two color shots of some pre-Colts at the Richardson Party
Marquees
Here are some night shots of San Diego theaters I took during the Winter of 1979
More Goodies from the '50s and '60s, courtesy of Jim Smith '63
(Click on the BMI logo. If you've been drinking, this could pose a
challenge. Make sure you've got a quart of Rocky Road to snack on
-- some of these links take quite a while to complete their journey)
Click on the image above to access an incredible jukebox full of music from the '50s.
If you're a Mac user like me, you may not have the proper plug-ins.
(Courtesy of Tom Grahovac '64)
Wayne Lawson and his "Stardusters" 1962
Another musical portrait from Joe Dyke '65
"We Are The Champions . . ."
Tom Whelan '62 becomes the All-Time OTL champion with his 2006 victory in the Cannever Division (This link started out on the Memory Page with a 1965 photo of Larry Dubbs, Jim Rupe, and Tom Whelan. We've added two newer photos, but will keep it here.
"The Barons" Compete at the 1964 "Battle of the Bands"
The 1965 San Diego Beatles' Concert
Dave Leonard has exhausted his collection of Top 40 radio lists but sent me an ad from the Beatles' concert in Balboa Stadium -- and that led to even more stuff.
Is Belmont Park Still Around?
To Ed Nixon '63, of Everett, WA, I say "Is it ever"!!! Click on the link above to take a ride on the roller coaster -- and don't miss the history link for some great old photos.
Class of '62 30-Year Reunion Photo
Here's the group shot taken,I think, at the Town & Country Hotel
Play Ball!
Well, sort of. Ted Hazlewood, Jimmy Stoughton, Jimmy Beers, and Ray Coates are pictured in this Evening Tribune photo watching a baseball diamond being constructed behind Oak Park Elementary School -- IN 1956!!!
Whatever Became of Linda Dawes?
That was the question the first time we featured this photo of Linda, John Allison,
Charlie Tate, Duane Farrar, and Bill Rainey at the Long Bar around 1963.
Over-The-Line 1965
We featured this photo of Larry Dubbs, Jim Rupe and Tom Whelan
in 1999 -- but we're bringing it back
"Garden of Fashion"
Invitation and Program for the May 12, 1961 Fashion Show
"Heavenly"
The 1962 Junior Ball Program
"Out of the Frying Pan"
Dietra Anderson Davis '62 saved the program
from this play performed on December 1-2, 1960
Aunt Emma's Pancakes
Here's a portion of an actual bib, courtesy of Dietra Anderson Davis '62
Euclid and El Cajon
When I was a kid we lived in East San Diego
-- and the area around Euclid and El Cajon was where the action was
Joel Zane's New Paint Job
Two photos of Dennis Aiken and Joel's '57 Chevy in the
Crawford parking lot -- and the $50 invoice for proof.
Black and White
A wistful dream of a time that never really existed
Take Me Back to the Fifties
The best Golden Oldies site ever -- resubmitted by Gary Todd '59
1961 Senior Play Program
Ask Any Girl was performed on April 13th & 14th
Barbara Green: Pre-Teen Queen
Read the November 3, 1955 Evening Tribune article about the 1963 graduate's
coronation as Miss San Diego National Guard -- at age 10!!!
Sally Brett's Photo Album
Brownies, Fad and Fun Day 1960, and some cheesecake
A Night With Neptune
1962 ASB Ball
Mardi Gras
1961 ASB. Ball