“Nostalgia is a Wonderful Thing” !!!!!!
http://randywelborn.com
I may be hiding this wonderful site by having it here. Because looking at Randy Welborn's
great pictures are a trip in nostalgia by themself. If you don't check any other site, check this
one out. But be careful, it's easy to forget time.
Do you remember
Where Gandy' Drive-In was located ? .... 50 North 11th Street. Just down the street
from Gulf States.
Tucker's Drive-In was at 5640 N. 11th. Across the street from those ole rice fields ....
later know as Parkdale Shopping Mall.
That Vic and Al's was a wonderful Italian Restaurant but did you know you could get
hamburgers, french fries onion rings and malts to go ? They were great if you were
heading to the Circle Drive-In Theater to “ Watch ” a cool movie with a hot date.
Speaking of the Circle Drive-In Theater do you remember Beaumont's other Drive-In
Theater during “our” school days was the South Park Drive-In Theater.
There were a number of telephone exchanges in the area: Twinbrook [ TW ], Terminal [ TE ]
and Skyline [ SK ] were Beaumonts. Nederland was Randolph [ RA ], Vidor was
Rockwell [RO ]. I don't remember any of the rest but I'm certain
there were more.
The Pig Stands in Beaumont were located where ?
3035 Highland Ave.,
1595 Calder Ave.,
201 North 11th Street
3695 College Ave.
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This Quiz was sent by one of our "favorite" classmates
01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, The grateful citizens
would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, 'I don't know,
but he left this behind.' What did the Lone Ranger leave behind? ____________.
02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. In early 1964, we all Watched them on The
_______________ Show.
03 'Get your kicks, __________________.'
04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to _____________.'
05. 'In the jungle! The mighty jungle, ________________.'
06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was
lowered as low as we could go in a dance called The '_____________.'
07. 'N_E_S_T_L_E_S', Nestle's makes the very best . . _______________.'
08. Satchmo was America 's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz
trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.
09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.
10. Red Skelton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red Always ended his
television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '______ ________'.
11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their __________ .
12. The cute little ar with the engine in the back and trunk in the front was called the VW.
What other name did it go by ? ________ & ________ .
13. In 1971 singer Don Maclean sang a song about 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute
to __________ .
14. We remember the first satelite placed into orbit was Russian What was it called : ________ .
15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring we twisted around our
waist. It was called the ________ .
ANSWERS TO QUIZ ... [1.] The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet. [02.] The Ed Sullivan
Show [ 03.] On Route 66 [04.] To protect the innocent. [05.] The Lion Sleeps Tonight
[06.] The limbo [07.] Chocolate [08.] Louis Armstrong [09.] The Timex watch [10.] Freddy,
The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless.' [11.] Draft cards (Bras were also burned.
Not flags, as some have Guessed) [12.] Beetle or Bug 13.] Buddy Holly [14.] Sputnik
[15.] Hula-hoop
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Also, if you are still nostalgic check out this interesting site. There is a little music along with a lot
of memories.
http://home.hiwaay.net/~singer/Fifties.htm
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