Eastwood Memories

[7andkelly]

Eastwood Avenue - what a great place to grow up back in the the 60's ... alleys, vegetable gardens and fruit trees galore!

[a100driver]

Ya, I remember my grandparents' house on Fordham between Chalmers and Gratiot. The big pear tree, the alleys, the cool old house.
Used to love to walk with my grandpa to Gratiot. Also remember when "Flagg Bros." shoes burned down. Loved the neighborhood.

[kellyroad]

Actually lived on Eastwood close to Kelly. The tunnel of elm trees, alleys, brick bungalow and colonial homes. The Flagg brother store had a hugh selection of shoes and boots. Anyone remember the Free Press and News sold on the corner of 7&G on Sunday night. They would come to your car when making a right hand turn from north bound Grationt on to east bound 7 Mi.

[7andkelly]

Olson Electronics ... remember that place? ... I still have a battery tester and a set of walkie talkies with their name stamp. It was better to test tubes there than Revco or Merit's because if you had a bad one, you could replace it right away. I sure helped keep our old Admiral tv set going ... what was I thinking?!!! ... if I'd have just let the thing go, we would have gotten a color set before I graduated high school! Oh, well. Now I have all these stories to tell from when I grew up in black and white.

[Eastburn]

Speaking of Flagg Bros., is anyone here old enough to remember Flagg Flyers from the late 50s? They were an oxford type shoe that open & closed by means of a slider apparatus on the tongue. I had a few pair in white buck.[[suede).

[kellyroad]

Way too cool EB, Way too cool

[kellyroad]

Olson Electronics ... remember that place? ... I still have a battery tester and a set of walkie talkies with their name stamp. It was better to test tubes there than Revco or Merit's because if you had a bad one, you could replace it right away. I sure helped keep our old Admiral tv set going ... what was I thinking?!!! ... if I'd have just let the thing go, we would have gotten a color set before I graduated high school! Oh, well. Now I have all these stories to tell from when I grew up in black and white.

7K: I remember very well Olson Electronics [[Forham on the west side of Gratiot). Our family purchased our first FM stereo receiver with speakers from there. It was a far cry from the quality of Pecar Electronics. At that time however, just getting FM sterero was a real treat. The system was only 10 watts per channel but it affored a young teenager at that time the ability to listen to the new "underground" stations such as WABX FM and WXYZ [[later WRIF) FM. in stereo. Olsons had enough stuff to keep gadget folks or music buffs in the store for hours. I think my dad paid $48 for the system. We hooked up our "record player" and were able to hear all those 78, 45 and 33 RPM records. Only the 33 rpm records [[mostly bought at Korvette on 12 and Gratiot) could be heard in stereo. Great memory 7K

[7andkelly]

$48? Sounds like a deal.

I think I sunk most of a grand at Stereo City up the street one day buying my 50 W/C Pioneer AM/FM stereo amplifier and monster speakers, Sony turntable with Audio Technica cartridge, and Sanyo 8-track player / recorder. I soon discovered I should have consulted my Dad about this before I spent all that money. It was a great sound system in it's day ... my decision making at the time - not so good.

[stonechipped]

7K: I remember very well Olson Electronics [[Forham on the west side of Gratiot). Our family purchased our first FM stereo receiver with speakers from there. It was a far cry from the quality of Pecar Electronics. At that time however, just getting FM sterero was a real treat. The system was only 10 watts per channel but it affored a young teenager at that time the ability to listen to the new "underground" stations such as WABX FM and WXYZ [[later WRIF) FM. in stereo. Olsons had enough stuff to keep gadget folks or music buffs in the store for hours. I think my dad paid $48 for the system. We hooked up our "record player" and were able to hear all those 78, 45 and 33 RPM records. Only the 33 rpm records [[mostly bought at Korvette on 12 and Gratiot) could be heard in stereo. Great memory 7K

What about a reverb in a car remember that ??

[grumpyoldlady]

Regarding Dex Walter bar....it was on Morang between Wayburn and Lansdowne. There was a "party" store right next door. Various names..one of which was "Little Joe's". Used to walk up the alley from my back yard to go there for stuff for my mom. Back then, even little kids could buy cigarettes for their parents. Penny candy cost a penny or 2/penny. There were 5 cent bags of potato chips, and the big cooler filled with icy water where you could pick your cold pop from the assortment it contained.

[Tsomyak]

Regarding Dex Walter bar....it was on Morang between Wayburn and Lansdowne. There was a "party" store right next door. Various names..one of which was "Little Joe's". Used to walk up the alley from my back yard to go there for stuff for my mom. Back then, even little kids could buy cigarettes for their parents. Penny candy cost a penny or 2/penny. There were 5 cent bags of potato chips, and the big cooler filled with icy water where you could pick your cold pop from the assortment it contained.

Thank you! I've been trying to remember the name of Little Joe's for months. I lived on Lansdowne, between Moross and Casino, and I remember walking up there for penny candy as well. Were you on Lansdowne or Wayburn?

[grumpyoldlady]

I lived on Wayburn between Morang and Casino...3 houses off the alley that ran behind Little Joes and Dex Walter.

A drug store on Kelly and Spring Garden? I don't remember anything like that there.

[7andkelly]

Eastwood - Four seasons of wonder!

[Detroitej72]

Cool pics. Thanks for sharing.

Was that you as a wee little lad?

[EastsideAl]

My grandmother used to pay euchre at that bar.

[EMG]

Kellyroad - thanks for posting that 1965 Eastwood picture - I'm downloading it to add to my files!

If it was 1965, no doubt it was probably taken after the famous February 1965 blizzard. [[I was only three years old at the time so don't have any real memories of it but I have sure heard about it).

[jcole]

Kellyroad - thanks for posting that 1965 Eastwood picture - I'm downloading it to add to my files!

If it was 1965, no doubt it was probably taken after the famous February 1965 blizzard. [[I was only three years old at the time so don't have any real memories of it but I have sure heard about it).

I think the 'Blizzard of '65' was one of the few times St. Jude's School ever had a snow day.
God I feel old

[12468_laing]

hey gang, am in Staunton, VA tonight and getting to Annapolis tomorrow - my sons graduation and commissioning will be Friday - festivities all week. Saw the mention about Dex Walter - went there many time with my dad, and yes, the party store next door as well as one on the next block changed hands many times. one of them, can't remember which was run by a guy who used to "sample the wares" in the back room, but seemed to have a handle on how to run the store. he planted a tomato plant in front of the store to make a point that the neighborhood kids weren't bad - and it did grow all through the year and he used to hand out tomatoes. the last wedding anniversary of my parents when dad was still working had him out of town. took my mom to dex walter's to celebrate - was truly a neighborhood place. great times, great memories.

[Eastburn]

Congrats on your son graduating from the Academy, Laing. God bless him.

[kellyroad]

Laing: I'll second Eastburn's congrats and blessing to you and your son.

[EMG]

7 and Kelly, that picture of you in the sport coat - was it your First Communion day? I ask because it reminds me an awful lot of a very similar picture of a young tyke who bore the initials EMG on HIS special day!!!

[7andkelly]

7 and Kelly, that picture of you in the sport coat - was it your First Communion day? I ask because it reminds me an awful lot of a very similar picture of a young tyke who bore the initials EMG on HIS special day!!!

While I can neither confirm nor deny the subject of the picture[[s), I can attest this one is authentic Eastwood, and the white tie gives this away as a First Holy Communion day ensemble.

[jcole]

While I can neither confirm nor deny the subject of the picture[[s), I can attest this one is authentic Eastwood, and the white tie gives this away as a First Holy Communion day ensemble.

Well, now I know who to look for at Two Kahuna's in Romeo.

[Eastburn]

I bet he hasn't changed a bit. Neither have I. Just check some of my FB pix for proof.

[jcole]

I bet he hasn't changed a bit. Neither have I. Just check some of my FB pix for proof.

Hey, I still look JUST like my FB pic. At least to those who haven't seen me in a long time. Or met me yet.