Wouldn't you know David would keep us to Minneapolis. :-) Shees! The Weatherball (of Northwestern National Bank):
When the Weatherball is red, warmer weather is ahead; When the Weatherball is white, colder weather is in sight; When the Weatherball is green, no change in weather is foreseen. When the Weatherball is blinking (red, green or white) precipitation is expected. Dayton's Jubilee Sale is what I recall. Casey Jones (Roger Awsumb) sang: "A very happy birthday to all the boys and girls who have a happy birthday today." If Casey gets PR, so should Clancy the Cop (John Gallos), Willie Ketchum (Allan Lotsberg), Axel and Carmen the Nurse, Wrangler Steve (Steve Cannon before 'CCO), and on. The Flat Top - best (and first shoestring-style) French Fries and Malts waaayyy before McDonald's, just inside Minneapolis from the old Lake Street Bridge. First real drive-thru: The AirLoHa at the edge of the city on 34th Ave. So. just north of the Airport - natch - when it was Wold Chamberlain and the passenger facility was on the west edge with a balcony outside to watch the clippers and Stratocruisers take off and land and we fantasize over faraway places with strange-sounding names.. The Saturday and Sunday hum of prop planes overhead instead of deafening jet engines flying low. One of the Midwest's first Pizza palaces: Dulono's on Lake St., which sponsored Franklin Hobb's late-night music show on 'CCO and put pizza on the late night map forever. There's more, right? Andy Driscoll Saint Paul ------ "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante > From: "David Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:26:49 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Mpls] What is missing? > > Walt asks for: >> things >> that at one time (10 or more years ago) were defining things about >> Minneapolis and the Twin Cities, which are no longer around today. We >> came up with the following starter list: >> >>>> The Weatherball (What did the colors mean?) >>>> OFBD (Old Fashioned Bargain Days) at Dayton's >>>> Casey Jones and more specifically the Birthday Song (Happy, happy >> birthday to every girl and boy...) >>>> Burritos at Seven Markets (although I wasn't around for that) >>>> Pony rides at Minnehaha Falls >> >> Additions??? What does this say about how things have changed? > > Love this thread, but let's keep it to Minneapolis, please > > The Longhorn Bar > Duffy's > Twin Cities Reader (not 10 years, but I cut my teeth there, so forgive > me > The Minneapolis Star > Mystery Science Theater (born more than a decade ago on local TV in > Minneapolis-based Channel 29, created by Minneapolis guys) > Memorial Stadium > Metropolitan Building > Mayslack's with Stan Mayslack > > What does it say? I drank at a few bars, read a few since-consolidated > papers, and watched too much TV & sports, and went to the U. > > David Brauer > Kingfield - Ward 10 > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
