ENID, OK - If you were raised in Enid like I was there are many things that remind you of why it was such a great place to grow up. Enid Buzz was originally started to help remind people of the unique and quirky things that made our little hometown the best place in America.
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I originally wrote this list in 2008 and have revised it and added to it over the years. It is one of the most engaged posts I've ever written about Enid and it usually sparks the most comments and additional memories. Many of the most memorable items on the list were popular in the 50's, 60's and 70's.
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Being a kid in Enid, back in the day, meant you were free to ride your bike anywhere in town and you always felt safe. You could explore creeks, tunnels and parks where few adults ever wandered. As kids we remember certain things that stick in our memories forever. This list will include of few of those events, places, businesses and people.
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Some of you might not remember everything on the list but I hope it brings back a few great memories. From time to time I do add and subtract from the list. I hope you enjoy rereading the list if it's been a while since you've seen it.
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You might be from Enid if...
1. You dressed a little crazy on the last Saturday of July
2. You spent your allowance at Wackers, Woolco and OTASCO
3. You were or knew an extra in the movie "Dillinger"
4. You ate at a restaurant with a train in it and a train with a restaurant in it
5. You know where you were during the "Flood of '73"
6. You know the Wee Too is not a Chinese restaurant
7. If you're immune to jet engine noise and train horns
8. You can spell Chautauqua and know what it is
9. "Going to the City" meant shopping at Crossroads Mall
10. You attended P.U. and had a skunk mascot
11. You've ever used the term "flyboy"
12. You know what "The Quill" is
13. You've ever seen the winding of a May Pole
14. Someone talked you into going to the "insane asylum"
15. You watched the "submarine races" at Meadowlake
16. You know where Lahoma Road was
17. You remember riding the "Bullet"
18. You ate at a restaurant that had a volcano in it
19. You know who had the largest grain elevators in the world
20. You remember the smell of Bond or Ken's Bakeries
21. You remember the smell of Champlin Oil Refinery
22. You honked while driving by the Enid State School
23. Your favorite astronaut is Owen K. Garriott
24. You threw peanuts into the monkey pit at the zoo
25. You know who the Price brothers are
26. You know who won the 1998 Grammy for Best New Age Album
27. You've ever heard something blamed on the "City Fathers"
28. You got into the "Trail Drive-In" in someone's trunk
29. You've ever been on an Adventure Quest
30. You've marched in a Tri-State parade
31. "Chapter 7" meant more to you than bankruptcy
32. You know that the Tia Juana wasn't a Mexican eatery
33. You know where Enid's only escalator was
34. You remember the failure of "the loop"
35. You know the Simpsons aren't named OJ and Bart
36. You remember the masked jogger that pushed his wife in a wheelchair
37. You knew someone that knew someone that got stabbed at the Magnificent Cobra
38. You read books at a Carnegie Library
39. You bought Boy Scout supplies at Coldirons
40. You know which President snuck out to eat at the Wagon Wheel
41. You could hear the stock cars races at the Enid Speedway
42. You bought school supplies at Vaters
43. You saw the Thunderbirds at an airshow
44. You think carnival rides can only exist on W. Broadway
45. You rented skis and gear from Simpsons, Evans or Crosscourt
46. You swam indoors at the "Y"
47. You've ever sat in an empty bathtub during a severe thunderstorm
48. You ran across the train bridge at Meadowlake to beat the train
49. You know what "Donkey Basketball" was
50. You ever dragged Van Buren
51. You accidentally call Taco Bandito, Taco Grande
52. You loved the Three Towers dressing
53. You know that John Wilkes Booth REALLY died in Enid
54. You got shakes at Gold Spot
55. You think of Roman Holiday for pizza not as a movie
56. You've heard of EnidBuzz.com!
Here are some comments we've gotten on this post over the years...
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Robin Pierce
July 20, 2010 at 1:16 pm
I’m stumped on the answer to #33! Can you help?
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July 20, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Hi Robin, the escalator was in the original Mongomery Wards building which later became Evans Drug on the corner of Randolph and Grand.
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Lorie Legere
July 20, 2010 at 3:30 pm
I can’t remember the restaurant in #18, with a volcano???? Please help me out!
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July 20, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Toucan Harry’s in the Midwestern Inn on Van Buren.
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Erica
July 21, 2010 at 10:04 am
# 36 ? What is that about????
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July 21, 2010 at 10:54 am
Used to be a guy that jogged everywhere around town. In the summer he would wear a full ski mask, no shirt and a speedo. You could usually see him running along Garriott. About half the time he was pushing his wife who sat in a wheel chair but was not unable to walk. This went on for years.
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Jessi
July 26, 2010 at 11:41 am
The masked jogger was a state school “graduate”. (See #22) Sometimes he pushed his wife in a shopping cart and other times he wore a tutu to run in.
It was always fun to see what new outfit he would wear. I’m not sure I ever saw the speedo though. -
Michael
August 5, 2010 at 3:48 pm
you knew that too get your boy scout stuff you would have to go to coldirons
The shale pit was an awesome place to take the motorcycle or 4×4
Grand Natl Quail hunt every year at Mid western Inn
4th of july at Meadowlake
Awesome air shows
Wheat capitol of the world
Spectator races at the speedway
Hardees to Meadowlake was the drag
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Kurt
November 1, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Burger Chef predated McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Hardee’s.
Hickory Hut was way out west, but the skating rink was practically in the panhandle.
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Kurt
November 1, 2010 at 9:17 pm
You’re from Enid if you know which President ate at the Wagon Wheel.
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Pam Pattillo
December 31, 2010 at 4:18 pm
You might be from Enid if your Dad met your Mom at the Youngblood Hotel.
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Randy (stet)
May 27, 2011 at 1:06 pm
You might have gone to Enid High if you know what the boys wore for swim class in the ’60s!! (SR ’67)
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Scott
June 17, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Nixon stayed at the Midwestern Inn and walked to the Wagon Wheel in the middle of the night during the Quail Hunt.
The EHS Boys swim class’ wore the same nothing in the 70s as well. When did that finally STOP?
Before there was Wal Mart or K.Mart, all the kids bought school supplies at Vaters.
Did anyone house band kids in their own homes in the 60s and 70s from other states for Tri State?
How about Pizza Inn and the guy managing the place calling everyone “Ralph!”-
June 28, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Thanks for the additions!
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Karen Waldman
June 28, 2011 at 5:18 pm
You know you are from Enid if you remember:
The great walk-out protest against the school dress code.
Playing “Ghosts at Midnight” in the Bird Sanctuary
Visits to the Lahoma Drive-in
Dear Gabby in the Waller newspaper.
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June 28, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Great additions!
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Karen Waldman
July 2, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Does anyone know what happened to the Main Street Station railroad car that used to be a restaurant downtown? Thanks!
Michael Wrote:
Hardees to Meadowlake was the drag
The “drag” was from Vans Plaza Drive In to A&W. Actually the south turn-around was in the shopping center. AND, you had to swing through Sonic on the north run.
You might be from Enid if:
You know what Pack-a-Sack smells like.
You could get a bannana shake/malt at the Navaho.
What fast food place started out in a clapboard shack just south of Tia Juana in a dusty dirt lot. [ Hint – has Lotta in the name ]
You know who Polly and Peggy are/were.
Hey Michael, great additions!!
Billie Walsh: Lotta-Burger, my favorite only to Dan & Bakes Onion Burgers on Randolph, 1 block west of “the square”—now a nice little green park. We had to move to “The City” in 1964 when I was 14, so I missed a lot of the above, but a lot of them bring back great memories! Marched in Tri-State parade in ’64 outta Longfellow JH. We lived in a green house right next to a little ol’ beer joint where Hardee’s built later. I remember the Pak-a-Sack aroma, lemon custard at Gold Spot Dairy, root beer drive-ins on north Grand . . . Thank you ALL for the great memories!
my mother worked at Dan & Bakes
Lotta Burger
Lotta Burger
#16 What does this mean?
Hi Linda, Gary owns Chicaro’s and he will not let anyone wear a hat in his bar. If you refuse to remove it he kicks you out, as many of us have been over the years.
Owen K. Garriot street was formerly Lahoma Road
#34 the Loop, when and how long did it last? also #36 he also was a great pianist, before he had a wheelchair he had a shopping cart with the end cut out.
The Loop was decades back, I’ll be creating a page about it on the website but I don’t remember the dates at the moment. I do know it did not last long. Residents were not happy with the plan at all.
I think “the loop” was around 1969. It only lasted about a year since people were about ready to storm city hall. My dad knows about it and has more details than I do.
Hi. The loop was 1966. I remember because I had just gotten my drivers license and took my friends on a loop-de-loop ride around downtown.
Also, one of my favorite memories is walking into the old Carnegie library barefooted in the summers and feeling the cold marble floors on my feet.
I remember the loop. My Mother really hated it. She would complain while trying to drive it.
It was prior to 1974. Did not last but a few weeks.
#14 was there an old asylum? If so, what was it called? If not, what was the underground structure at the old landfill?
Most of the kids in town called it an asylum, I think it was actually an old folks home that had been abandoned. I have not tracked down the actual name of the place yet.
My mother told me it was a skating rink. That was in the 1920 or 30s
I was told it was at first a debtor’s jail and when
They passed the law you couldn’t be thrown in
Jail for owing money it was turned into a
Home for mentally handicapped or insane people.
My sisters and I used to explore it in the early 1970’s
Because it had been shut down for quite a while.
You might be from Enid if your lunch hour in high school meant piling many people in one car and going to either Taco Grande or Tastee Freeze. If you went to Tastee Freeze, I believe the lady’s name was Janet, would have your hamburger already prepared when you arrived.
LOL! Yep!!
The north end of the drag was originally Sandys long before Burger King. Sandys was the first of the new style drive inns.
Thanks Curt! I’m still looking for a photo of our Sandy’s, I remember it before we ever had a McDonalds. Actually it was at the old Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr location. Burger King is way over the overpass closer to Willow.
Drag went from Sandy’s to Wallace Shopping Center. You haven’t mentioned Navajo drive inn and thief fries and Texas toast. I don’t see anything about A & W drive inn or Somewhere on north van Buren What about This Old House on west market street. What above the Twig.
I was born in Enid, 1960, my father Eldon Smith worked at Wabco? George E Failing I think, same company, my mom Sheila worked at Zales jewelers, my dad raced stock cars at Enid Speedway during the early 70’s, #41, we moved to Texas in 73, my favorite memories, my mom would give us money to go get our hair cut and then to Jo Dons drive in for a burger and of course watching the Saturday races, glad I came across this website, thanks. Wish I could find more pics of racetrack and cars when my dad raced.
Scott
If you’ve ever dragged Van Buren.
I can’t believe you didn’t list the moving of the train engine through downtown. It used to sit on the corner of 5th and maine street across from pack-a-sack.
Woolworth and TG&Y
You know what fat and skinnys is.
You know where 9 mile canyon is.
Summerfest!!
It’s where Atwoods originated also
If your senior prom was at the Education building!
Do you know the exact location of the old “asylum” and whether anything of it still remains?
Yes, it was out on Rupe between 10th and 16th. It burned years ago. The land now has the firing range on it.
White Way Cafe
Teepees on the court house lawn
You have a root beer mug you borrowed from A&W
Phillip’s pool
Lazy Dazy’s from the little hamburger joint on Maine street
Lazy Dazy’s were great! I’ve never run across anyone else who remembers them. Wish I could remember the name of that little drive-in.
Was Perky’s the name of the drive in on Maine Street?
Perky’s was at the corner of 13th street & Main. I used to throw newspapers in the area and would go to Perky’s for some ice cream.
Ken
It’s Lahoma drive inn. I worked there. I want the lazy daisy recipe please. Thanks CandyO
MadCalf Drive-in.
Lazy Dazy’s were from Mad-Calf Dr. In on Broadway… East from Longfellow! I worked there for years.. For Gene Bonnet!
I wish someone could tell me exactly where Somewhere Drive In was on Van Buren. I thought Randolph, my husband says Maple! Help to settle this!
It was located at 325 N. Van Buren which was the corner of Maple.
Doyle’s cafe
George’s cafe
Stone’s Grocery
Chapman’s Grocery and hamburgers!
Fondly remember eating at Doyle’s Cafe, loved their Salad Dressing.
Roberto’s Mexican at the Stock Yards and following him all over town.
Sir Victors fish kind of like Long John Silvers.
Charlie’s BBQ
Richils Cafeteria and Furs
Always loved the We Too
Geans Chinese Restaurant
The Chief Movie theatre
Esquire Movie Theater
What was the one named on Grand?
Pack A Sack
You danced to Poverty’s Children
Visited the old fire station downtown with its brass poles
The first roller rink was across the street from Champlin Pool, west of the YMCA
Shopped at Newman’s and Lamberts
Participated in Little Olympics at Plainsmen Field
Saturday morning movies for kids at the Esquire
Paying 5 cents for a giant pickle at the movies
Burger Chef on the south end of Van Buren
Great salad dressing at Pizza Inn on Van Buren
Ate at Taco Bandito when it was Taco Grande on south Van Buren
Nice additions!
Pizza inn salad dressing – yes! You might be from enid if you remember Village Nook and Englands. Spent a lot of time there
My dad worked at the old downtown Fire Station Lee Blodgett and I played pool upstairs occasionally.
One of your original statements was about the only escalator and there was a reply that I think is incorrect. I’m pretty sure that the only escalator in Enid was in Evans Drugstore on the square, and it only went up.
OK. Note to self — read a complete answer before calling it wrong.
It also went down to the basement.
If you know where or ever been to the river bottom.
Who remembers eating at “Big Al’s”. And Big Al himself?
Where was Big Al’s?
Big Al’s was next door south of the old Sonic on Van Buren and Frantz.
In the smoke shop bldg on so
Van Buren
Trademart, TG&Y, and Otasco are stores I remember
I worked at Pac-A-Sac :O)
Maypole is one word
Oh brother
Hmmm..where to start? Don’t remember a volcano in a restaurant, but T-38 and T-37 air force jet trainers were a daily sight and sound over my house. Smelled Champlin refinery, Worked at one of the worlds largest grain elevators one semester. My Mom got her teaching degree and Masters from Phillips (P.U. University). Ate many times at Tia Juana as a child. Marched in Tri-state 5 years. Know about submarine races at meadowlake,but we all chose oil well sites out in the country. Crazy days on the square, Mr. Bull (my scout master was an extra in Dillinger),Michael Hedges was 1998 new age artist of the year. Owen K.Garriott,(his hand prints are here in town along with all the other men), I dragged Van Buren many a night, dated a wing commanders daughter from VANCE, know that John Wilkes Booth REALLY died in Enid,Oklahoma upstairs of the Garfield furniture store (former hotel), and…worked for and got all my prescriptions from Walter Scheffe,(Scheffe’s drug store;…former B-29 pilot from W.W. II and all around great guy).
Yes…I’m in Florida now,but will forever be from ENID, OKLAHOMA.
P.S. Got a swat or two from E.H.S. Band director Mr.Griffen, Flood of 73..was walking in chest deep water arm in arm with my Dad out of our front door that night. Know that Enid was the chicken raising capital of the world in the 1920’s. Was a proud member of the Valiant Knights Drum and bugle corp which traveled nationally each summer. Watched stock car races at fairgrounds on Saturday nights, paddle boats at Govt. Springs park, May pole, rode little train at Medowlake park,and worlds first portable drilling rig was invented and built by George Failing company of Enid,Oklahoma. Last but not least…Garber oil field was the worlds TOP producer of super fine grade oil in W.W.I.
We were Eugene’s Marines! Took the swats like real soldiers…Yes Sir!
was the volcano first in the restaurant Fig Tree Atrium and then later Toucan Harry’s?
I don’t think the volcano was ever part of the Fig Tree, just Toucan Harry’s.
you knew that too get your boy scout stuff you would have to go to coldirons
The shale pit was an awesome place to take the motorcycle or 4×4
Grand Natl Quail hunt every year at Mid western Inn
4th of july at Meadowlake
Awesome air shows
Wheat capitol of the world
Spectator races at the speedway
Hardees to Meadowlake was the drag
you knew that too get your boy scout stuff you would have to go to coldirons
I worked at Coldirons during high school and worked downstairs and sold the Scout stuff and the “overhauls”
The shale pit was an awesome place to take the motorcycle or 4×4
I used to take my motorcycle to the shale pits to jump.
Grand Natl Quail hunt every year at Mid western Inn
I worked part-time for Richills and Dick Autrey, who catered the big dinner, and worked the big quail hunt dinner for many years
4th of july at Meadowlake
I used to go there to watch the biggest fireworks show in town
Awesome air shows
Went to many of those
Wheat capitol of the world
I cut wheat around Enid for 2 summers
Spectator races at the speedway
I worked for the ambulance service and one summer I worked the races every saturday night on the ambulance (took in more people from the stands that summer than we did drivers)
Hardees to Meadowlake was the drag
I learned to drive dragging Van Buren
Thanks for the memories!
Snipe Hunting
The Gucci Monster
The Big Chicken
Sloe Gin Fizz’s thanks to Sonic’s Large Sprites
The Petrified Rock Houses off of Van Buren
This is cool. I lived in Enid and Drummond (15 miles SWof Enid) in the 70’s and 80’s. I remember the jogger on Lahoma Road and he had an incredible tan. Also how about JuDon’s Drive-In. I worked at Atwoods when it was on North Van BUren and used to get lunch at the Navajo.V
You know – and miss – Michael Hedges and his music.
Lime Rickeys at Downs Pharmacy’s fountain.
I was going to mention that. 🙂 The soda fountain at Down’s Pharmacy was my first job. I learned a lot from Ray and Linda Downs, it stayed with my my whole life, and has served me well. Thanks Ray and Linda.
My first job too!
How about the flake ice at the CharBurg (just east of the train underpass that keeps getting hit on Maine street). And the auction company that sat directly behind it – went to many an auction there as a kid, and marveled at the auctioneers. And, remember the big statue right by the underpass – was the mascot for the lumber company that was right there, but can’t remember its name.
The big statue was Paul Bunyan, I think.
I used to work there
Yes it was Paul Bunyan Lumber. That statue is at Bud’s Salvage in Aline, Ok.
Paul Bunyon was the mascot.
Also remember Quality Bakery, Bond Bakery, Semke Root Beer stand with miniature golf, Gibson’s, Enid Drive Inn, Trade-Mart, Trampoline place out on Hwy 81, Furr’s Cafeteria, Ernie’s Trading Post, Coulson’s Donut Shop, Wackers and Flagship Club. I wish we had the Navajo back with their Tall Boy hamburger!
Banks Lumber Company
You are from Enid if you remember the wonderful smell of fried onions for the hamburgers at Dan and Bake downtown. I remember the Cherokee Strip Celebrations when the Indian Village with wigwams were set up in the square. You could buy used school textbooks at Vaters? book store and the busy music store where we bought our sheet music and had our instruments repaired. What WAS the name of it? We walked to school.
The busy music store was Chenoweth & Green. In addition to selling musical instruments, sheet music and records, they had rooms upstairs for music lessons on all types of instruments.
Yes, Chenoweth & Green! Was there also one called Jewell”s or is that just in my coronet-blowin’ head? Also, Vater’s was my favorite store ever: geek here LOVED the Zaner-Bloser penmanship ballpoint pens!
There was a Jensen’s, for decades. Leon Jewell was one of the band directors in town along with my dad, Junior Simmons, who later ran Tri-State.
Chenowith & green also had sound proof rooms on the first floor so you could listen to albums before buying them.
Thank you! I was beginning to think Dan & Bake was a figment of my imagination, as my siblings don’t remember it, but before a picnic at Gov’t. Springs Park, my mom let me go in by myself to pick up the sack of O.F. burgers she’d called in for as they were on sale for 5 cents each! YUM! Now I have to go to Johnnies in El Reno from Moore.
Skated many a night at Jerry’s Roller Rink owned by Jerry Galusha and wife “Sis”. The original Jerry’s was beside the newer one built later. Ate at the “Gypsy Inn” …. a Mexican restaurant that was in a house west of Enid. Taylor Bros. service station on Van Buren. I mowed down 2 pop machines at that station in the 60’s in my future husband’s new 1965 Mustang. Clinesmith Furniture on Independence..I worked there for awhile. Mr Cline’s house on S. 9th that had plaster animals in the yard. Took twirling lessons at Bridge’s Music Store on Randolph from the feature twirler at OU..Sherena Holland. Took accordion lessons from Mrs. Elliott at Chenoweth & Green Music Store on Independence. Dragged Van Buren, circled A&W. Ate at Ken’s Pizza on North Van Buren. Miss the “Old Enid”
Jerry’s skating rink-yes. It was so fun to hand out birthday skating part invitations in grade school.
Did anyone remember Mad Calf Drive-in? Kids would skip out for lunch from Longfellow and go to the Mad Calf….
What about Vann’s Drive-In? That is where my dad met my mom.
Don’t forget Ernie’s Trading Post? On Enid radio station’s their Christmas jingle marked the beginning of the season.
Jingle bells, shotgun shells Ernie’s Trading post, do your Christmas shopping there and you will save the most.
Remember Belva and Kim Lamb – the Thunderbirds Twirling Corp?
You might be from Enid if you know who flew the plane that took the photos that was right behind the one that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima.
Maxwell pancake house
….if you still wonder about the identities of Darlin’ Nikki and the Crusher haha
S&H green stamp store. (Was on Cleveland and Owen k). Also big als used to be on Van Buren (near the stadium I think ).
I’d almost bet the first S&H green stamp store was on S. 7th & Main St.
Drag went from Sandy’s to Wallace Shopping Center. You haven’t mentioned Navajo drive inn and thief fries and Texas toast. I don’t see anything about A & W drive inn or Somewhere on north van Buren What about This Old House on west market street. What above the Twig.
I remember as a young kid going with my mom to the S&H Green Stamp Store. My parents just retired a waffle maker they got with S&H Green Stamps store.
Music Store was Chenoweth-Green, it was next to Security National Bank.
Do you remember Don-Paul Cafeteria, worked there while in high school.
One of first skating rinks, was in building that was just East of Convention Hall back in the 40’s , then it moved to building that was under the Enid Business College. That was behind First National Bank. From there it went to the location on West Cherokee and man by name of Day run it with his wife. That was before it moved out to West Owen Garriott (formerly Lahoma Rd.) Do any of you remember the ball park where K-mart is now?
Played jr league baseball a couple of times at that park. Enid had a semi-pro team at the time and I watched Mickey Mantle play there one night when he was still with Joplin before he moved up to the pros.
Rockne that ball field was before my time but my Dad told me stories about it. Didn’t Champlin sponsor the semipro team? He also told me a great story about having a “Coyote Rodeo” on the field. It was a contest where the area coyote hunters (my Grandpa was one) would hold their dogs at home plate and they would release a coyote in center field and time how long it took the dogs to catch the coyote. That had to be prior to the 1940’s because the family moved from Okeene to Enid in 1942 and didn’t hunt coyotes after that.
WE USED TO SHAG BALLS FROM PRE-GAME BATTING PRACTICE AND THEY WOLD GIVE US A DIME FOR THEM OR LET US INTO THE GAME FOR FREE SURE WISH I WOULD HAVE GOT A FEW AUTOGRAPHS FROM “MICK”???
The old asylum was actually about where the police shooting range is at between 10th and 16th on Rupe St.
MY GRANDFOLKS BOUGHT AND MOVED PART OF THE ASYLUM IN 1947 I THINK ?/ AND IT IS NOW AT 2230 E.ELM WHITE STUCCO HOME. IT HAD BEEN A CHICKEN HOUSE AND WAS STILL FULL OF FEATHERS ETC ETC WHEN THE MOVING TRUCK RE-SET IT ON E. ELM
My father made those hamburgers at the Dan and Bake at the corner of Randolph and Washington streets. Great chili also.
My daughter, Ashley, was born just before the flood of 73 and we were on the top floor of St. Mary’s Hospital! The nurses could not leave the hospital and it was a long few days until we could leave and go home. Very exciting time.
Also, loved Dan and Bakes can still remember the wonderful food and smell!
Great memories! Thank you for this!
This is a great sight for former Enid residents. Thank you for letting us comment and remember the great memories.
I think it was about in the late 1930’s, the Jacob Schmidt (potato chips) family of seven would occasionally present a musical program on a Sunday afternoon at the “FEEBLE MINDED INSTITUTE” North of Enid. Yes, that was it’s name.
Didn’t see anyone mention Gibson’s. Can’t remember where it was located. Used to drive by Bond’s Bakery just to smell the bread baking. My dad worked at Goldspot till it closed. Used to stop in walking home from Emerson so we could coax him into buying us a malt. And could anyone forget the candy counter at Sears downtown? I remember the smells like it was yesterday!
I bought little turtles at Woolworths down stairs
My favorite memory of Sears candy counter was the smell of the nuts they kept under heat lamps! Oh, the aroma memories of yesteryear!
Thanks for remembering Sears candy counter! I worked there my jr year under the tutelage of Mrs. Beck — a very nice lady. My sr year, I was promoted to Sears Credit Office and worked for Gary Melton. (1970-1971)
I really liked reading what you posted and what other people have posted on this site. Sure brought back a lot of memories. Been living in Enid off and on since 1957. Back in the late 60’s early 70’s there was actually two drags of Van Buren. The short drag was to start at Sandy’s drive all the way to the A&W drive in. Either stop there and get a root beer or circle around and exit to Van Buren. You could not make a left turn at the exit, you had to turn right. This took you to the old Wallace Shopping Center parking lot. You cirlcled through the parking lot or stopped and talked to friends. The you would go north on Van Buren circling through Sonic and continue north all the way to Sandy’s. That was the short run. The long run you didn’t stop at Sandy’s going north. You continued on over the overpass to Willow taking a right all the way to Grand St. Take Left at Grand and no you are on Rock Island Blvd. You continued till you got to Navajo’s Drive-In located close to the Three Towers Chinese Resteraunt. You either stopped there to talk with friend or circled around it and then headed back to Sandy’s to start all over again. Very seldom did anyone then go to Meadowlake, the south side Meadowlake had not been delveloped bach then. Well anyway that is the way me and all my friends did it back then. There were lots of drag racing back then as we had the original muscle cars.
One question. Does anyone know when the Van Buren overpass (over the railroad tracks) was built? I have seen information that that overpass is finally going to have a completely new one built in 2018. I have searched and searched and cannot find any history on that overpass.
The trail bowling lanes
Searching for the ginger bread house
The pig farm
Riverbottom
Mel’s Clothing Store
The Bamboo
What was the name of the pool hall and arcade on N Van Buren?
Eagle I remember when wagon wheel was a hopping place I worked the drunk crowds and the old burger king on Owen k also the old Walmart lots of bugs . Hardee’s before Carl’s Jr. And going to gold spot for ice cream was in and and boys markets you could smoke a cigg and shop also Woolworths had the best hamburgers
Jerry’s
Jerry’s pool hall
The Eagle Arcade, but before it was the Harley Dealership.
Family Q Spot
I remember most of those. I almost drowned jumping off the high dive at champlins..my dive turned into a flip and belly buster.
Cramming people into the trunk at the drive in movies.
Going out to the asylum and these guys from kremlin stealing our flashlights …we crawled out because there were holes in the floor. Then we pretended to be abducted causing April Craddock to freak. Sorry bout that one.
Playing sardines at the Simpsons mansion for a work party.
The short lived water slide out by North Enid.
All skate All skate…roller rink
The train at Meadowlake….and fishing for perch at the water works.
Playing video games at the arcade..and foosball at the lil arcade north of town..cant remember its name it was close to willow and VB.
you might be from Enid if…
…you smell like cigarettes after going out anywhere.
…sports like lacrosse or ice hockey are foreign concepts to you.
…your idea of great seafood is The Red Lobster.
…you donate more to a local church than a local school.
…your idea of fine dining is in a strip mall.
Must be from up north. I lived there in the early eighties and liked it. Maybe next time keep your comments to yourself.
Burgers at the Flamingo Lounge
If you graduated from Enid 1960 to 1967, you might recall some of these cool cars.
Listing Factory Stock Cars Only
Jim Crabbs – 1961 Ford Starliner HT, (white) 390 cubes, 375 HP, 3 speed column
Chuck Ainsworth – 1960 Ford Galaxie HT (white) 352 cubes, 300 HP, 3 speed column
Jerry Soderberg – 1962 Ford Galaxie, (black) 406, 385 HP, 4 speed
Jerry Ross – 1964 Galaxie 500 XL HT (blue) 390 cubes, 330 HP, 4 speed
Johnny Rinehart – 1964 GTO (blue) 389 cubes, 325 HP, 4 speed
Gary Chappell – 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL Conv., (burgundy) 390 cubes, 330 HP, 4 speed
Name ??? – 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS (white) 327 cubes, 300 HP, 4 speed
Richard Hamilton – 1961 Chevrolet Impala Conv., (burgundy) 348 bored to 409, est. 385 HP, 4 speed
Larry Bundren – 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS HT (gray) 409, 385 HP, 4 speed
Bill Lochner – 1962 I Chevrolet Impala SS HT (red) 327, 300 HP, 4 speed
Larry Schultz – 1962 I Chevrolet Impala HT SS (blue) 327, 300 HP 4 speed 456 posi.
Tom Tarrant – 1960 corvette 283, 270 HP
Ed Poage – 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS HT, (white) 409, 409 HP, 4 speed
Hathoot – 1962 Pontiac Catalina (Blue/Green) 421
Gary Polachek – ’61 Ford Starliner, 2dr ht, (black) 390, 401 HP 3 speed column
Buddy Faukner – 60 Chevrolet Impala, (black) 348, 335 HP 4 speed
Steven Stewart – 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS, HT (white) 409, 385 HP, 4 speed
How about the great sound of a red 69′ Camaro with the name Suspicion over the rear tires. In the summer of 72′ I got pulled over one night racing him, he got a ticket and I was told to not to race on Van Buren. I had a dark green 70 Mach 1 Mustang 351 Cleveland engine. Wish I still had that car it’s value is sky high now.
I only lived in Enid when I was very young but still remember the chocolate chip pancakes at Maxwell’s pancake house fondly.
THIS IS A LITTLE FARTHER BACK THAN MOST OF THE OTHERS ABOVE:
You might be from Enid….
If you remember the shows ( movie theaters) in Enid were the Aztec (now known as the Esquire), the Chief (Now the Gaslight Theater), the Mecca, and the Royal.
if you remember the big dances upstairs above the Jitney Jungle on Saturday night You could hear the music if you were coming out of the movie (we called “shows”).
if you went to town on Saturday nights and “watched the people go by.”
if you played outside at nights until your parents whistled.
if you rarely got to go to a cafe’ or a cafeteria…but usually ate all three lunches at home with the whole family around the dinner table.
if you remember that no stores had air conditioning. After a while, you loved going to the show because the new Esquire was cool. Schools were NOT air conditioned either.
If you went to the show on Saturdays and saw Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger, and etc. serials that continued from week to week. Then, you went to Chenoweth and Green music store and got in a booth to listen to the latest records.
if you remember Woolsworth’s had a fountain where very occasionally you could eat lunch with your mom if she took you to town on a city bus.
if you remember that Moler’s Drug had frozen malts, served by a curb hop in small glasses. We occasionally went there in the hot evenings.
if you remember the milkman delivered milk at the door, and exchanged it for your empty bottles.
if you remember the ice-man brought large cubes of ice, which he entered your house and put it in the ice box (not electric) to cool your foods. We would jump on his truck, find a big chunk of ice, roll it around in our hands until any dirt fell off with the drips, and you thoroughly enjoyed it on a very hot day.
if you remember people dying, being paralyzed, living lives in an iron lung due to Polio (Infantile Paralysis). Parents would not let children go swimming, eat bananas, go to the show, or any place where their were crowds, for fear of “catching it.”
At St. Mary’s Hospital, all of the nurses or hospital staff members were nuns
who wore their complete long habits (black in winter; white in summer), the stiftly starched white (forget) things that covered their heads and surrounded their faces, and long black veil over that and down their backs. My parents used to tell about the nuns “dropping like flies” because of the heat.
if you remember that getting a Grapette, Orange Crush, a RC cola, or a Coke (in very little bottles) was quite a treat, only enjoyed very occasionally.
if you remember that most shows were either war movies or musicals.
if you remember saving bacon grease and smashed cans to turn in for the war effort. Mom used to save rags, and donate them where they were sterilized and the women went to the Red Cross here in Enid, and tore and rolled bandages for the War. You were issued ration stamps that you had to use when at the grocery stores that allowed you to buy only certain items and amounts….no supermarkets here in Enid.
There was a bubble-gum shortage. We would hear a rumor that a certain store would have it, and we would walk clear across Enid to find it, and usually to no avail. We did actually put our chewed bubblegum on the bedpost to use it again.
Any time the Star Spangled Banner was heard, people in Enid stopped what they were doing, and stood in respect for our country.
You must be from my time. Add in teen town in the old post office building where the Library is now. Occasionally PAK A SAC would have hamburgers 8 for a dollar.
Taking the girls out to mausoleum in the cemetery at night, there were no lights and once we were in someone would yell and everyone fled. Locking up the high school with chains. What is East Garriot was East Market and still a dirt road. Nine mile canyon, lovers lane. Cleveland was the edge of town. Model A’s, model B’s with rumble seats and 41 Chevys. Freezing in the swimming pool in Government Springs park. One other theater downtown, the Cherokee. Lahoma road was two lane, not four. Oakwood Country Club was actually in the country. Bicycles were the primary mode of transportation for most of those under 18. Root Beer floats at A&W and prohibition of alcoholic beverages.
ROCKNE YOU MUST BE FROM MY TIME?? I WAS IN ON “LOCKING UP THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH CHAINS” ???
Going to imo cemetary. To see the ghost hanging from the tree. The old trees that looked like people out by the best western. And in the 70a the drag was from hardees to medowlake before they made the park’s close at dark. And the asylum was somewhere out west and south. Like heading out to imo rd.
I got an autographed “photo” of Johnny Weismuller as Jungle Jim when he appeared at the Grand Opening of Trade Mart on South Van Buren. And, does anybody remember the Somewhere Drive-In burger place on north Van Buren? Their burgers were always crowned with fancy toothpicks spearing an olive and a small sweet pickle. They were right across the street from Sandy’s … no McDonalds in those days.
The first pizza I ever had in my life was in the mid 1960s at a place on Lahoma Road. It was like a small residential house and it took an hour before the pizza came to the table — and it was HUGE. I remember they either only offered cheese pizzas or that’s all we ordered. What was the name of that place ???
Thanks for the Somewhere and Sandy’s mentions. I lived in the old green house they tore down to build Sandy’s. Little ol’ lady lived right behind us in a little bitty house and kept cases of the small (8 oz.?) Cokes and would give us one any time we visited, never refrigerated. Vater’s was my favorite store toward the end of summer when it was time to shop for school! I try to get back to Enid as often ax possible. It’s really changed since the mid-60s!
You might be from Enid if you ever played Snooker in Ike’s pool hall!
Wheat Shock pool hall?
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.. ITHINK IT WAS HAROLDS SNOOKER PALOR UNDER THE FIRST NATL BANK?/
This brought back so many memories!
What about the electric eagle arcade?
Jack’s Records and Tapes. Jack Garner what a great guy. Miss him! Davis Auto Supply on east Broadway. Bob’s Cone Corner. Bill Hill’s This and That book store. The Barn owned by Puss Himes on north 4th Street. The Bamboo Club.
Enid had 3 bottling plants. Coca-Cola,RC Cola plants were on south Grand. 7UP was on n Independence. We raced dirt track at Enid Speedway during 60’s & 70’s. Bought a new 71 Mach 1 from Semkies? on north Grand. Spent several days in 1973 after flood looking for missing people with the Okla NG. Stopped cars Crusing thru Wallace Shopping Center so they would show how good their car would burnout. I think Greg Cox 396 Chevelle is still going!
Thanks for sharing this forum and bringing back some great memories. I lived in Enid during the 60,70s . I still tell stories about how fortunate we were to grow up in ENID AMERICA!!!! I remember once myself and 3 of my friends tried to ride our
bicycles to Salt Plains Reservoir because it only took about 45 mins .to drive there in a car. We only made it about 10 miles. Thankfully we told someones little brother that we were heading that way.
You could stay in the Esquire theater all day on a Saturday and watch the show over and over.
Goofy Golf on Maine.
7 for a $1 burgers at pak a sak
And don’t forget Bob’s Cone Corner
And The Mad Calf on broadway.
Someway drive in was on elm and van buren what about the dip cones at Lenox drive in ive lived here all my life I was raised at tia Juana restaurant
The movie theaters had cry rooms and they would pass out headshots of Elvis if his movie was showing. Woolworths had instant photo booths for taking pictures. The drug store on the south side of the square would have cinnamon toothpicks for after school buys. Mayfest was a big todo! Elementary School Christmas Cantatas were awesome gatherings, as well as the Kiwanis club annual Little Olympics! Government Springs Park had a zoo, and naming the first female lion was a contest. A lot of good in Enid.
Loy and Joys
Ike’s pool hall for the rougher crowd
Nixon’s visit to Enid coincided with a grand opening of McDonalds.
Guess which event had the larger crowd.
You might be from Enid if you could pick out the only male large mouth bass hanging in the Wagon Wheel. (Where you got you french fry and gravy fix.)
I remember you as a little boy. I went to school with Brenda and Dale.
Remember Chief theater, when you went to the movies there. There was a muriel on the ceiling that was of the night sky of stars
Oh and don’t forget Zeppy”s Pizza!!
Bat Caves, TFFLB, A&W “frosted mug” root beer /w onion rings, Ike’s pool hall, Friday night football, victory dance after the game, original meadowlake golf course and the burgers they sold. YMCA across from the pool. Janet’s husbands name (tastee-freeze)
You went to high school with Gilda Gilstrap. She kinda took the school by surprise. Pretty woman. Hey buddy, Steve Hamil
One of my greatest memories growing up in the 70’s /80’s was the waterside on hwy 81 just at the edge of town. Seems like it was near John Deere?
Shamrock Bowling Alley on north Van Buren.
Sitting at the snack bar on the second level at Champlain pool.
PAL Park off of Chestnut.
So many great memories. Oh, to go back to those days of friends and carefree fun.
Wow, does this ever bring back memories! Here’s a few: No one mentioned Bob’s Cone Corner and the “Lumberjack and onion rings.” Also, who remembers that before there was a South Van Buren overpass, it was an underpass, part of which is still visible on the east side of Van Buren, just north of the overpass. I remember that the A&W was the busiest place in town after dark until we were told the police would hand out tickets to people that just drove thru without stopping. Don’t know if that was true, but it seems the A&W went away soon after.
So, thank all those that shared their memories and thank you Enid Buzz!
A couple more how about Brights drive Inn on North grand it’s now Dennys car lot , gourmet restaurant on grand1 block north of randolph
Sounds like you are from my “time.” Remember Newt’s Potato Chips…and the cherry orchards up on North 16th where we would pick cherries for 10 cents a bucket…good ‘ol days…thanks for the memories!
How about “Somewhere” banana splits?
Bright’s drive-in?
Bob’s Cone Corner? “The Lumberjack”!
Back when local people owned places instead of franchises.
TEEN TOWN ON WEST END OF YMCA , WHICH IS NOW THE LIBRARY
CHAMPLIN POOL AND THE ROLLER RINK ACROSS THE STREET
SOONER THEATER, CHIEF AND ESQUIRE
DAN AND BAKES CAFE DOWNTOWN
TRI STATE FESTIVALS
SWIMMING AT SPRINGS PARK POOL
FROZEN CHOC MALTS AT CHAMPLIN POOL SITTING ON TOP DECK
CHAR BURGER ON EAST MAINE
WINDMILL CAFE DOWNTOWN BY KRESS
ERNIES TRADING POST
PAK A SAK BURGERS
SANFORD AND STUNKLE DRUG STORES,I DELIEVEERED PRESCRIPTIONS
ON MY BICYCLE ALL OVER ENID
CADDING AT OAKWOOD AND MEADOWLAKE GOLF COURSES
BOND BAKERY AND GOLD SPOT DAIRY
SEMEKES ROOTBEER AND MINITURE GOLF ON NORTH GRAND
NEWMANS AND COLDIRONS
YOUNGBLOOD AND OXFORD HOTELS
BROADWAY TOWER
LOST OF GOOD MEMORIES FROM ENID, WOLD LOVE TO GO BACK IN TIME AGAIN.
BOWLING ALLIE AND POOL HALL ABOVE STANFORD/STUNKLE DRUG STORE ON CORNER OF BRDWAY AND INDEP( I USED TO SET PINS AND PLAY POOL UP THERE.
Every year…going to the speedway to go to the fair….
Eating at Pizza-Inn after the Saturday night races…
If you know who Bill Beebe or Ted Shepard are…
the arnnet cowboy
NO 86 late model black trans am if he ever got away from the pack they wouldnt catch him
Hendrie House and Holland House
You might be from Enid if you remember the Army Recruiting burning down, my Dad was the Recruiter then, Calvin Sumrall, how bout ice skating at Meadow Lake Park,
Army Recruiting Office, sorry
Great memories.
My brother and I delivered the Enid Morning News and Daily Eagle.
I worked in the meat market at Wynn’s IGA on Main Street just north of the railroad underpass. Several trucks had their tops ripped open or off because they were too tall and could not safely go under the the train tracks. I attended Wilson Elementary School at 10th and Chestnut and Coolidge Elementary School at 15th and Chestnut. I also worked at Coldiron’s while in high school and on weekends and summers when I was home from attending Oklahoma Baptist University.
Strawberry Felds…a “head” shop
Back to back Softball games out on south willow??…the Wheat and Cattle club out Hennessey way…
How about shopping at Trade Mart or eating at the lunch counter in Woolworths? Where was the Lahoma Drive In located?
My dad was telling me how he used to be a pin setter at a bowling alley that was located on the 2nd floor of a building on the square. I also remember Stunkle’s .
Graduated in 63. Used to cruse VanBuren. Sonic… Tasty Freeze. A and W. Years later as a physician in Elk City, who should show up but Janet and Fletch who had Tasty Freeze when I was in high school. Remembered the model of the “Missouri” he had at Tasty Freeze. He served on that ship during WW2. Small world ????
Does anyone remember the carnival like park, Hellum’s??? in north Enid. They had lights strung (I think they only opened at night. It was magical to me. 🙂
I remember Van Buren circling A&W and Tastee Freeze in my best friend’s (Janis Goad) ’49 Plymouth.
The Wagon Wheel restaurant had the best chicken fried steak.
Hello. My dad built a grain elevator in Enid. He was superintendent for Chalmers & Borton. My parents met there in 1942 when he was in the army. He built barracks out at the airfield. I’m currently writing my parents’ love story during WW2.
Does anyone remember Rae and Andy Thomas. Rae owned a beauty salon and a restaurant (Mexican restaurant if I remember correctly). Andy owned a diner and made the best chicken and dumplings. Does anyone know the names of those eateries or have any other information about these two? Names of children and their whereabouts? I’d appreciate any info you might have. Thanks. Janet Walraven
I was there for a year. The year of the flood in 73. I recall a tornado going through at the same time, Turkey Creek was 5 miles wide. I remember Peggys a coffee shop, where we would be ignored because they didn’t serve” longhairs”. Also got thrown out of a red neck bar for wanting to play pool. Great days!
A few additions
you knew you grew up in Enid if–
You remember the Apache Indian groundskeeper’s name at University Lake Golf Course (Rudy Tah).
Snuck into the mausoleum at night at the Catholic cemetary to be scared by ghosts..
Know where the sign “no shoes, no shirt, no service, no Mexican food” was.
Found how to get into the NG armory after hours to play basketball, and kype sodas from the old soft drink machine.
Remember which grade school always won the Little Olympics.
Remember the Hungarian Phillips U business prof who swung his golf club like he was “killing snakes”.
I REMEMBER ALL OF THESE, SEEMS JUST LIKE YESTERDAY??/
Does anybody remember Elmers BBQ where Arbys is now?
.Does anyone remember Gourmet Restraunt my mom and Dad owned that in the 1960s. It was Right behind 5 story building on Randolph and Grand on grand.
I was one of the “flyboys” in Enid from ’71-’75. My biggest memory of Enid was how incredibly friendly the people were. I’ve been all over the world in my AF and airline careers, but I’ve never been to a friendlier place than Enid. Other memories: the Wagon Wheel restaurant, Sonic (a.k.a. Home of the Fly), high school football games that rivaled the Super Bowl in attendance, the Great Flood, and the train restaurant, which I remember as Maple Street Station. And a special tip of the hat to the appliance store downtown that sold a new dad a washer and dryer on credit that I was in no way qualified to get, simply because I was “out at the base.” Thank you Enid for a great start to my working career!
Thanks for the memories!
Great memories loved looking back on them.
You know you’re from Enid if you ever ate a great bowl chili at Max & Rex’s, Dan and Bake’s or Polly & Peggy’s. If not, you had a recent response to the radio question on KGWA or KCRC, “Howdy partner. How long has it been since you had a good hot steaming bowl of Wolf Brand Chili?:
You know you’re from Enid if….you ever played snooker at Ike’s a block north of the Square on Grand or the Wheat Shock on North Independence, also a block north of the Square. Incidentally, the “Square” is actually a two-block rectangle cut in half between the Post Office and the Garfield Country court house. It was divided in the mid 1930’s during the administration of Mayor Louis Samuel Morell, my grandfather after whom I was named. He was president of the Enid Plaining Mill, located three blocks south of the Square on Independence for Enid’s first 60+ years.
Thanks so much for the added info!
Born and raised in Enid.When I was about 10 or 11 Johnny Weissmuller appeared at Gibsons Discount. Every kid in town was there. He was great. Mom drove us there. A great time to be a kid and a great town to grow up in.
I lived in Enid pretty much from the early 40’s through the 50’s Threw papers, worked at Dan and Bake’s before joining the Navy in 1958. Email me if you want to make contact.
I remember are reason for going to the City was to go to Wedgewood Amusement Park, anyone remember when the U.S. Army Recruitment Office burnt down, I remember cause my Dad was the Army Recruiter then, his name Calvin Sumrall loved the winter when Meadow Lake Park froze over and nearly the whole town was out ice skating, 1963
Does anyone remember the name of the restaurant/bar on south Van Buren on the east side across from Meadowlake mini golf?
Holy cow crap you nailed this list. 1980 Chisholm High grad. I loved it! We actually would get a bag o burgers at Pak o Sak and head to the govt springs zoo . Did a head over heels flip at the high dive at Champlins pool . Always tried to beat the train at meadow lake bridge. Go carts that shook your arms numb. Fell asleep to the drone of the Enid Speedway. County Fair and TRI state music Festival was the best. Vaters would take your school list and do all the work.
Anybody ever ate or got a cone from Bob’s cone corner. Their cokes were the best,
My grandparents owned the Lazy H Motel and I can remember climbing up on the fence behind it and watching the older kids at A&W drive in when I was a little kid. It was just North of the Motel. My grandparents were Carl and Myrtle Holter.
Holy cow people! I read the whole thing. Not one mention of Next Door restaurant!! Was stunned. I pretty much grew up in that store.
That’s crazy! Can’t believe it wasn’t on my list. We loved walking over and getting onion rings and milk shakes.
Anyone remember Presidents Hotel/Motel just to the west of South overpass? They had great restaurant that served great steaks. Went to a New Year’ celebration where they had a band there one year in the 70’s. If memory serves me correctly there was another hotel right by The Presidents?
In the 80’s, do you remember a Mexican restaurant on the south side of Owen K Garriott, east of van Buren? Started with a “T” I believe.
Does anyone remember the house on Randolph street about two blocks east of Longfellow Jr. High with a big clock on the front of it? Harold G Hoeltzel had a watch repair shop there, the House of Time. That was my dad, the house where we grew up.
Hello.
Does anyone know anything about the Mable street station restaurant in downtown Enid? When did they close and why ? Also what happened to the Train cars. I also have a nice picture of it with it was open. Like to post it on here for others to enjoy.
This is about all I have: Enid’s Maple Street Station restaurant was in Santa Fe Railway car #1395. In 1988 it left Enid and eventually made it to Clarkdale, AZ. Would love to see your photo. If you’ll send to buzz@enidbuzz.com I’ll post it.
Hi different generation here. I remember fat and skinnys, eagle arcade, jolly time, door step diner, and my grampa had an arcade he opened when jolly time closed that was in the building Tina Hall is in now. On Van Buren but I can’t seem to remember the name…. I still have a jolly time token though. I’d go play skiball while my grampa was working after eating at chic fila with my Gramma and had to see the chicken machine that laid an egg with a toy in it . Maxwell House for breakfast and sneakers next to sudurduds . I learned how to braid a may pole in elementary school and we had track for pe at the bird sanctuary across the street from the school. And this one no one remembers, the man in the three piece suit on garriot in the middle of summer with newspaper under is hat holding a Bible and preaching to people while they were stopped in the middle of the road. My step dad worked at gold spot as a mechanic I think until it closed and he used to take us to play tennis at enid high. Also riding in the seat on his bicycle in the shape of cookie monster i sat in when we went riding bikes. We always passed a water fountain downtown with a lions head on it. I think it was a fountain? And Ann Price was my music teacher. Her son is Mark Price. Thought I saw something about the prices but probably not the same ones.
Great memories. Yes, what you saw was probably about the Ann Price family.
Anyone remember dragging Grand Street?
The name of the restaurant was The Sage Room , also in the early 70’s there was a Mexican restaurant just to the north where Lydia,s alterations and the tattoo shop is located. Roman Holiday pizza was at S.Van Buren and Moore St.
Does anyone remember when they first built the wooden foot bridge across the drainage ditch next to Hayes Elementary School? Hint – fist built in the 1960’s! How about riding your bike down one side of the ditch and trying to make it up the other?
I grew up in Enid during the 1940s and 50s and still have several close family members living there. Many great memories in this blog for ex-Enid people. I am sad that no one mentioned my family’s stores that lasted in Enid for 20 or 30 years. C&C Variety which had stores on Grand that moved to Randolph, then also on Owen K. and out at Wallace Shopping Center. Dad (Wade Chambers) also had an appliance store on Randolph, and Mother had a large Fabric Store on the corner of Randolph and 2nd. Hi to anyone who remembers!
Great memories! Do you have any pics?
NOT MANY, BUT I’LL LOOK!
The Chambers family=awesome. Lovely people. C&C stood for Chambers and Coldiron as Wade and my Grandpa Ted Coldiron were partners in that. Wade was a layman at First Baptist Church and a wonderful man.
Where was the The Pit Stop bar at on 4th street east side?
Where exactly was the pit stop bar on 4th? Somewhere on east side of 4th. Don’t forget about Get down boogie town home of the pink Cadillac