Denver in the 1960s and 1970s (Memory Lane) (Arvada, Lakeside: speeding ticket, cheap)

[lostboy]

Oh man. You’re killin me! I was a Hawthorne man myself growing up. My parents couldn’t afford the Schwinns! Nice memories....

[davebarnes]

My wife is still pissed—to this day—that she got a Monkey Wards’ bike while her brother got a Schwinn.

[Ricoflashback]

Wasn't the London House off Colorado Blvd. and Cherry Creek N or S? All I remember way back then was fifty guys in fifty leather coats, standing outside, looking cool, in the wintertime waiting to get in.

[pcw57]

Don't recall where Longmont's Monkey Wards was, but Boulder's was in the south end of the Crossroads Shopping Center on 28th Street. It and J.C. Penney were the two anchor stores at the time. (1960s)

[LHS79]

I got my Boy Scouts uniform there.

Down the street was Bob's Toy Chest, every day was like Christmas when you went in.

[gray-beard]

Downtown Englewood

Does anyone remember nickle bottles of Coke?
In '63 or '64 I would get off of school at Flood Junior High School just south of downtown Englewood, (big appartment building now) walk north and go across Broadway at Hampden, at Courtesy Ford (where the sea shell bank is now) go north in the alley to Eglewood Press. Inside was a nickle machine to get a 7 ounce Coke.
I would drink it there to leave the bottle so they would not loose the 2 cent deposit.
In '64 I went into N&N Novelty Shop in late June and he was selling fire works. I jokingly asked if he could get me some Cherry Bombs. A few days later there he took me to the back room and I gave him 5 dollars for a 1/2 a gross (72) cherry bombs. That was a very fun summer.
Also a few years later you could buy 3.2 Coors Beer at MD Drug (Bates and Broadway) after you reached the age of 18 in the little 7 once "pony" cans?
Damn I'm getting old.....

[Zenmaster43]

My mother graduated from Kennedy. I did from South High. Used to go Friday nights to the arcade in Cinderella City mid-70’s. I remember…
• Brentwood Shopping
• Lakewood Shopping
• Elich Gardens
(and the rumors that some rich kid stood up in the roller coaster and was decapitated when it went into an underpass)
• Lakeside Amusement Park
(and the rumors about their roller coaster flying off the tracks into the lake)
• Casa Bonita
• Goodro Ford
( my dad worked there)
• Gates Rubber Company
( my mom worked there)
• The Yum-Yum Tree
(8 buffet restaurants in 1)
• Cherry Creek Shopping Center
• the Paul Bunyan effigy
• Watching the Broncos lose to the Chiefs before the expansion of Mile High Stadium.
• Floyd Little signed my brand new football helmet long before he retired.
• Emerson Elementary School on East cold ax.
• People’s Fair at East High in ‘79

[Sandyman333]

What was the name of the steakhouse located at 80th and Sheridan in Westminster, CO.? This place was fun and great steaks. They also cut your tie off if you wore one into the restaurant. They nailed the tie to the wall with you business card.

[davebarnes]

Trail Dust

[pikabike]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

Trail Dust

More like peanut shell and skin dust.