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- Remembering 1973 - Retirement -Social Security, age, moving, relocation . . .
I graduated high school in 73 Took the summer off, then got a job in a factory making $2 10 an hour, minimum wage at the time Never went to college, worked factory jobs until I got married and had kids
- Remembering 1973 - Retirement -Social Security, age, moving, relocation . . .
1973 is a very significant year for me That spring I returned home after 6 months of hitchhiking around Europe, some buses trains but mostly a backpack on the side of a road (How times have changed!) In 1972 I had "won" the Vietnam lottery unlike some of my friends I always dreamed about seeing places I had read about decided to travel solo after nobody else seemed interested I had
- Remembering Dallas in the late 70s-80s (Greenville, Wylie: shop, area . . .
Have not been back to this thread since I made those posts 4-5 years ago Read your post and, of course, you are correct Diamond Jim's was very close to Whiskey River, but I got it confused with the place you were trying to remember - The Pawn Shop That is the place that had all of those elaborate belts and pulleys to drive the several ceiling fans And I can't believe that I forgot it - it
- Remembering Dallas in the late 70s-80s (Bryan, Center: 2013, to eat . . .
Just found this place and read a few of the pages Some comments responses Diamond Jim's was in the building that formerly housed Whiskey River in the mid-70's; it became a Cowboy place about the time the Urban Cowboy craze started I arrived in Dallas fresh out of college in late January of 1976, and I had a great time at many places Probably the first Club I went to (with some friends
- Remembering Mobile from the 60s-80s (Prichard, Bay Minette: transfer . . .
As for the Dairy Queen itself, upon closer inspection it looks like it originated as an Arthur Treacher's Fish Chips Probably very short lived, it opened when the company was in turmoil because of fish shortages and the change to cheaper fish because of it Today, there is only ONE location left in Ohio, from a chain that had over 700 locations at its peak At least today, it's the most
- Remembering Past Forum Contributors - Retirement -Social Security, age . . .
Originally Posted by Perryinva Back again after 7 months just to see if anything is different Doesn’t look like it What were you expecting?
- Remembering the late 60s and early 70s in Houston (Bellaire: sales . . .
My family lived in Bellaire when Hurricane Carla hit in 1961 We never lost electric power and were able to view the widespread damage on our B W TV
- Remembering Dallas in the late 70s-80s (Greenville, Henderson: vs . . .
I came across this site by entering Diamond Jims dallas tx 1979 I worked there as a barback,bartender then manager from 1979 until it closed in 84 I worked for Don Donnelly the owner Jim Scott I am now living in Grand Jct Colorado I miss Dallas for the food the people The 1st time I ordered a chicken fried steak here it came out with brown gravy They serve their enchiladas covered
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