NOSTALGIA

[treky]

I remember that! Ecxept on our TV, instead of a "U" it had an "M" for the manufactuer, Motorola.


And remember when they first came out with the UHF stations, and you needed a special box on top of the TV and hooked up to the back of it, to pick them up?

And when you turned the set on, you had to wait for, like, 3 seconds for it to "warm up".

[Mikado]

my newest set takes about 15 to warm up @_@

[treky]

remember those "rabbit ears" antennas?

[tv star collector]

no problem.....hey TVSC, I hope you get back online soon, the Nostalgia thread wont be the same without you!

Thanks for the compliment, Mikado. I always enjoy reading your posts, too.
Speaking of nostalgia, check out my new thread on old TV Guides.

[Mikado]

remember those "rabbit ears" antennas?
Yup, when i was a kid, we had the fancy ones with a little dial on them (Which didnt actually DO anything, far as I could tell! :lol: )

[Mikado]

Thanks for the compliment, Mikado. I always enjoy reading your posts, too.
Speaking of nostalgia, check out my new thread on old TV Guides.
YW and yeah i did.......I dont collect them but, there was a time when TV guide was THE magazine EVERYONE had!

[tv star collector]

YW and yeah i did.......I dont collect them but, there was a time when TV guide was THE magazine EVERYONE had!

Yeah ... and today it's just a slick Entertainment Weekly ripoff.

[Mikado]

In the 19th century, Upper Canada (Today known as Ontario) was litterally covered with more than 1000 of these small waterpowered flour factories, that seemed to sit on every small watercourse that could be dammed. At the time, the miller was usually the richest man in any settlement as he was one of few who had access to real money. (The usual paymernt in UC at the time was barter, as very little real cash was in circulation). The reason was, that although the farmers who grew the corn/wheat/barley did not have to pay for the milling service in cash, the miller did take 1/12th of the crop (by weight) as payment and this flour he could sell in Europe (mainly Britain) and receive cash in return.

1873 turbine mill DeCew Falls Ont [Winter] (About 15 miles from where I live)
(Pic by Mikado)

[Mikado]

The Roblin Mill (Black Creek Pioneer Village TO) shows the typical "water Wheel" of the early grist mills also shown, the wooden gears that transfered the waterpower to the flour grinding stones

[Mikado]

As i mentioned, millers tended to be well-off in the 19th century, as shown by the Ball Mill and House, Glen Elgin Ont (AKA Ball's Falls ghost town park...20 mins from where I live) pictures by Mikado

[Mikado]

As the wheat agriculture moved west to the Canadian prairies, the old gristmills had to get larger and convert to grinding grains for animal feed or die out.....in the top pic, the large building closest to the water is the original late 19th cent mill, which has been expanded on several times since.
pics by Mikado

[Mikado]

Today, most flour is ground in giant roller milling operations and many of the smaller mills which didnt convert to feed mills, are either small museums or picturesque ruins, such as this one I found just North of Belleville Ont.....I met the owner, who, after several years of trying to restore it had given up on the task, and offered to sell it to me.......CHEAP! :lol:

[Mikado]

Since no one had anymore guesses on the Nostalgic puzzle quiz, Ive decided to tell.......IT'S A PORTABLE APPLE PEELER

How it works....

The apple is stuck onto the prongs (d) and when the handle (C) is turned, the large gear (C) turns gear (f) and the apple is spun against the peeling blade (G) which moves along the perimeter of the apple and peels it all in one long spiralling circular motion

[Mikado]

A modern version, at work

[Ireneparalegal]

OMG I forgot abt the pic quiz. It got piled under all the other posts. I remember watching one of those channels that show how things work or how things are made and I remember seeing how apple juice is made, I think it was on PBS, anyhoo, seeing the machines peel those apples so fast, made your head spin. :crazy:

I love this thread. ;)

[Mikado]

I just found this on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Topper-German-Tiger-Cannon-Wall-Toy-Soldier-Play-Set_W0QQitemZ190183506395QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190183506395#ebayphotohosting

.......Believe it or not, I actually GOT this toy one Xmas (From my Uncle, my Mother never would have bought me any kind of toy gun)....The wall had a spring loaded mechanism [pic #2] (similar to a mousetrap) that sent it into pieces if you aimed and hit the right spot (It came with plastic "shells" ) !!!

So...ANY TOYS FROM YOUR PAST CHRISTMASES YOUD LIKE TO SHARE?

[Max Whittaker]

I remember the sweet aroma of cedar, the feel of cedar chips all over me, the taste... All my senses were alive when I worked outside. My mind was no less confused as it is now, but my soul was happy! Rain, sleet, snow(like it would snow here:crazy: ) sun, we would work.

We did good things. We did awesome things. We were heroes, if only for a short time....

The comradeship we forged, I was convinced would last a lifetime. Alas, I wonder if it ever meant a thing...

I've never forgotten. I've never stopped longing for the old familiar sights and sounds. I didn't make a whole lot of money, but I was always happy. I always had enough. I didn't have the worries I have now. I would give it all, the good and bad, to be back there again... It was the best time of my life. I can't imagine ever having that again....

If there is a heaven, and if I have any say in what form it would take; it would look a lot like Americorps...

[Ireneparalegal]

I actually posted on the previous pages abt childhood toys I received as gifts. I can't think of anymore. At least not with my head feeling the way it does tonight. I am sure tomorrow I can do better with this.

[Mikado]

Hey Max....Can you explain to a Canadian, what Americorps is? Is that like the Peace Corps? :)

[Mikado]

THE JOHNNY EXPRESS REMOTE CONTROL TRUCK - Mine was identical , as I had the standard flatbed also. (You could buy different accessory trailers like dumpers and tankers) the control made it go forward, reverse and L/R ...the ads said the truck was strong enough to take 100 lbs (So you could ride it ), and it was, too bad the motor wasnt ...after 6 months, it died and from that time on, it was a "push" truck! :lol: :rolleyes: The front wheels were removable and you could buy extras! (I'll bet they sold a lot of them, kids love taking things apart) :lol:
ps. This was the most expensive toy I EVER got (My parents must have saved 6 months to buy it)

[Max Whittaker]

Hey Max....Can you explain to a Canadian, what Americorps is? Is that like the Peace Corps? :)

Yes. Very, very similar. The way I often describe it is it's a domestic Peace Corps. It's services are different of course, because American cities have problems that other countries, such as Costa Rica, don't place a high emphasis on.

Mostly, Americorps programs deal with Disaster relief, literacy programs, mentoring, working within low income communities, or habitat restoration.

My program was primarily habitat restoration and trail building. But I also had the extreme honor of helping in disaster relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana following hurricane's Rita and Katrina.

It's non profit, but members do get a living stipend of roughly $800 month. And an education award upon completion.

[Mikado]

Ah, that sounds like an excellent org Max :) (I wonder if we have anything like that, here ) Thx for the quick reply :D

[Mikado]

Here lies Robert Lyon:

In 1833, Law student Robert Lyon was shot and killed in the last fatal duel held in Upper Canada, in the village of Perth. The affair came about when Lyon insulted the honour of a young woman, who was engaged to one of his friends, John Wilson; a fellow student.
While neither really wanted to fight, their classmates egged them on and Lyon was fatally shot. The shooter John Wilson, was aquitted, later married the girl and became a successful Judge and politician.

This is usually called the last fatal duel in Canada, but, this claim is disputed in other parts of the country.

pic by Mikado

[Mikado]

circa 1950

[The Great One]

Does anyone here remember Jiffy Pop popcorn? When I was a kid it was fun hanging out in my jammies in the kitchen waiting for the popcorn to be ready.
I liked hearing the sound of popping corn and the way the aroma filled the room. After a few minutes I had a giant bowl of flavorful, homemade tasting popcorn. All that was needed then was my apple juice and I was set for the Saturday Night Movie. I miss those days!!! :)

[Mikado]

For sure , sadly , microwave popcorn has made Jiffy Pop more or less obsolete, my memories of J-P are more connected to camping though....while the company didnt endorse the idea of making J-P on a camp fire (as it was likely to burn), we did it nonetheless and it was the best popcorn anywhere (Mainly cause it was LOADED with salt....we didnt know that was a bad thing then! :lol: ). and when the popcorn was done, you could play "Banjo" with the pan on the handle that was left! :lol:

[MrCleveland]

i know excatly what you mean Rich, we didnt get colour until 1972!!! when I was 11, it was amazing to see that the Gold Key Comics had been miscolouring the Looney Tunes and Disney characters for years! :lol:
(until we had colour, i thought Mickey Mouse had a white face as in the comics, rather than the pink flesh tone the studio used) Funny thing, back then (To save money, presumably), many TV ads had terrible colour, compared to the show, and often had green or orange skin tones.....they apparently learned their lesson cause, when stereo TV came in, the ads had the BEST sound on TV, for many years! :lol:

The other thing was is that Donald Duck's Shirt is black. They still use that today.

But where I live, this was where the people who lived between 1895-1969 would go....

http://www.clevelandseniors.com/images/cleveland/euclid-beach/euclid-beach-poster.jpg

But for me...It was the Memphis Drive-in. I would go there after being at the Kiddie Park which was across the street during the summer. Now It's becoming part of American Greetings.:(

[Mikado]

looks like a fun place......go to page one of this thread and you can learn about the place we went to, as kids :) (me and my family)

[Mikado]

When I was little, the best part of taking a long trip to see relatives in Quebec were the unique gas station restaurants on the McDonald-Cartier freeway (hw 401).... Each of the big gas chains had their own themed restaurants (Which usually had a "cafeteria" set up, so you could eat what YOU wanted!) My favorites in both style and food were the Esso "VOYAGEUR" restaurants with their unique peaked rooves made to look like a big red hat. The Shell stations were western-themed and had a western look including fieldstone walls and plastic cactus on the roof.......I forget what the Texaco station "cafs" were called, As I recall, we never used them as Dad prefered Esso and Shell gas to Texaco!

Sadly, while some of these buildings still exist, they have been converted into unique looking stores for the same franchises you now find EVERYWHERE...The Voyageurs have been replaced by McDonalds, The Shell restaurants are now home To Tim Horton's/KFC and the Texaco restaurants are now Swiss Chalet/Burger King. Thus, a unique part of the Canadian travel experience is gone forever.

[Mikado]

Texaco and Shell restaurants on the 401

[Ohio8]

Toledo's riverfront in the early 1960s.

[tv star collector]

Is it just me or were "the funnies" in the daily newspaper in the past funnier
than today's? It seems the daily gag strip has either turned into a continuing
soap opera (e.g., FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE) or a feeble attempt at humor
(DILBERT, CATHY). To me, the classics are still enjoyable (BLONDIE, BEETLE
BAILEY, GARFIELD and, of course, the timeless and classic PEANUTS, and a
few others). But the newer comics, for the most part, just can't compare with the strips of yesteryear (in my opinion).

[Mikado]

i'd put Garfeild in the "feeble humour" category, and love For Better or For Worse, but, for the most part I tend to agree that the modern comics arent as good, theres a reason for it though, unlike the old days, the comics now have to follow a "code", for instance, Dick Tracy is no longer allowed to kill; another thing is that they are forcing comic artists to use less and less panels (Originally, daily panels were 5 and even 6 panels long, now 3 is the norm; Sunday strips have gone from a whole page, to 1/2 a page to as few as 4 panels now!!!).
Many of the best young cartoonists in the last 20 years such as Berke Breathed (Bloom County) and Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) have given up the profession over these issues. (Waterson over the panels issue and Breathed over the new codes and the several lawsuits he's been threatened with)
Personally, I believe the best comics were from about 1920 to 1950* when most comics were allowed to do storytelling, and not just short pointless gags. (Comics like Dick Tracy, Terry & the Pirates, Thimble theatre/Popeye and even Mickey Mouse roamed the World at the time, chasing treasure and bringing Peg leg Pete to justice )
*Not surprisingly, 1950 was the cutoff point, because thats when Peanuts totally revolutionised the comics (Dont get me wrong i love Peanuts too, but, the problem is that after that, everyone went to the 4 panel strip and most werent anywhere near as good)

[Mikado]

I've posted this pic before, but, how can I not add my all-time fave Xmas gift?

At the time, my Dad owned a 1960 VW Beetle sedan and I had one of my own, a '65 convertible!:D (peddle powered)
(My first REAL car was also a VW Beetle...A'72 SuperBeetle with auto-stick)

[Max Whittaker]

(My first REAL car was also a VW Beetle...A'72 SuperBeetle with auto-stick)
How fun! I love the old beetles! One day, I will own one!

[Mikado]

How fun! I love the old beetles! One day, I will own one!
The Bug I'd really love to have would be a '55-'57 oval window Ragtop with the "bullet" parking lights and big bumpers

[Mikado]

Cause they litterally had oval rear windows...the 38-53 Beetles had split windows, in 1954 the middle pillar would be eliminated to become an oval.

[tv star collector]

i'd put Garfeild in the "feeble humour" category, and love For Better or For Worse, but, for the most part I tend to agree that the modern comics arent as good, theres a reason for it though, unlike the old days, the comics now have to follow a "code", for instance, Dick Tracy is no longer allowed to kill; another thing is that they are forcing comic artists to use less and less panels (Originally, daily panels were 5 and even 6 panels long, now 3 is the norm; Sunday strips have gone from a whole page, to 1/2 a page to as few as 4 panels now!!!).
Many of the best young cartoonists in the last 20 years such as Berke Breathed (Bloom County) and Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) have given up the profession over these issues. (Waterson over the panels issue and Breathed over the new codes and the several lawsuits he's been threatened with)
Personally, I believe the best comics were from about 1920 to 1950* when most comics were allowed to do storytelling, and not just short pointless gags. (Comics like Dick Tracy, Terry & the Pirates, Thimble theatre/Popeye and even Mickey Mouse roamed the World at the time, chasing treasure and bringing Peg leg Pete to justice )
*Not surprisingly, 1950 was the cutoff point, because thats when Peanuts totally revolutionised the comics (Dont get me wrong i love Peanuts too, but, the problem is that after that, everyone went to the 4 panel strip and most werent anywhere near as good)

You are so right in your statement about the serials. I miss them, too. The
only serial in our local paper is Prince Valiant on the Sunday page. (Frankly,
I'm surprised that it has endured, but I guess it is in a class by itself since it
doesn't use balloons or panels per se.)

[Mikado]

yeah, i really love reprints of the old serialised comics, they were so much more interesting than most of today's "Gag-a-day" strips..... Kids today would probably be amazed to read an old Dick Tracy with gun shots and "cinema noir" camera and lighting techniques or Floyd Gottfredson's version of Mickey Mouse fighting Mob corruption as editor of a small newspaper (And having to duck the machine gun bullets) , or fighting air pirates and surviving a 20000 foot drop with a hand-made parachute (A true "cliff hanger"). Of course, comic books fulfill the long story comic market now but,somehow, they dont appeal to everyone the way the old serial newspaper comics did...they are more of a "niche market" item.

[The Great One]

Is it just me or were "the funnies" in the daily newspaper in the past funnier
than today's? It seems the daily gag strip has either turned into a continuing
soap opera (e.g., FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE) or a feeble attempt at humor
(DILBERT, CATHY). To me, the classics are still enjoyable (BLONDIE, BEETLE
BAILEY, GARFIELD and, of course, the timeless and classic PEANUTS, and a
few others). But the newer comics, for the most part, just can't compare with the strips of yesteryear (in my opinion).

I agree with your statement. The "funnies" in the daily newspapers of the past were funnier. Definitely the quality has changed over the years. When I was a kid I looked forward to the Sunday paper so that I could read the comics section.

[Mikado]

This is the movie camera that captured my childhood, it had three different lenses for closeups, regular fields of vision and for telephoto longshots, it took great clear movies in perfect colour, but, they had no sound. We used to watch the movies on a little foldout screen, and when that broke down, a white bedsheet.......somehow, it was more fun than watching home "movies" on a TV screen! (I still have the camera but, now it never comes out of the box in the bedroom closet!)

[Ohio8]

Huron, Ohio.

[Mikado]

The mill was built in 1798 and was owned and operated by the Backus (Backhouse) family until 1955 when the mill and property was purchased by the Big Creek Region Conservation Authority. This original wooden structure was built of hand hewn beams and was one of the few mills to escape the fire of the War of 1812. The story goes that the backhouse family was warned about the approaching American army, fearful that their mill would be burned by the troops, John Backhouse set up hay bails in front of the mill and set fire to them, fooling the Americans into thinking the mill was already burning, and they moved on, leaving the mill to survive to this day!

Backhouse mill and water wheel (pics by Mikado)

[Mikado]

I spent 3 weeks one summer following the route of the Rideau and took many pics

[Mikado]

The Rideau has hand-wound gates

[Mikado]

..GET A THRILL WHEN THEY FIND OLD ADVERTISING PAINTED ON THE SIDES OF DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS? (This example was on the side of a former garage in downtown Belleville Ont)

[Mikado]

Canada's first railway tunnel , Brockville Ont

[Mikado]

Huron, Ohio.
Is that where you live now, or where you grew up? (I'm just 15 miles north of the north shore of lake Erie)

[Mikado]

There was a time when the old TH&B (Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo RR) made several daily passenger stops into Welland' at the end of it's run from Hamilton (It never actually made it to Toronto or Buffalo, apparently); I found this old locomotive on display at a Hamilton Museum and when i looked up "old 103" online, I found out it was one of the trains that stopped here in Welland....Ah, if only I could have seen it!

[Mikado]

More of old 103

[Mikado]

Another 100 year old pic of the Welland Canal (This is the Alexandra bridge, it was replaced in 1930 by the bridge in my avatar)

[Mikado]

Tonight, I watched an old movie that I hadnt seen for some time, A shot in the Dark; the second film in what became the "Pink Panther" series......what really sticks out in the film, besides being hilarious is the really sultry co-star Elke Sommer; when I was young, this then super-sexy woman was everywhere! Yup, tonight, NOSTALGIA is a beautiful young blonde with a sultry nordic accent! Even after her film career wound down, you could see her on just about every gameshow panel on TV...I wonder what she's doing now?

[Mikado]

At Port Colborne on the Lake Erie end
Pics by Mikado

[Mikado]

And at St Catharines
The abandonned 3rd canal locks and the Grand Trunk/CNR rail bridge across the canal, in the background

[Mikado]

Until the late 1960s when rural bussing became the norm in Canada, generations of Canadian (And American) farm children learned their ABCs and 123s in multi-grade schoolhouses like these. When the last of them were decomissioned around 1970, most were torn down, but, several still exist today as museums, meeting halls and private homes

all schoolhouse pics following, by Mikado

[Mikado]

The former schoolhouse at Lonsdale ghost town
(Apparently, it also served as a Women's institute at one time)

[Mikado]

The old schoolhouse as a Museum

[Mikado]

And as a private residence

[Mikado]

Unfortunately, many of these brave little buildings that helped educate the nation's pioneer children, and thus helped to build the nation itself, have been torn down, or sometimes have just been left to rot! :eek:
(I found this one just north of Kingston)

[The Great One]

Nice pictures!!! It sure does make me think about what school was like back in those times.

[AB]

They remind me of little churches that we have here in Tennessee.

[Mikado]

They remind me of little churches that we have here in Tennessee.
Yes I have taken several pics of old "3 window" churches, here in Ontario Can, they were nearly identical to the schools except that the windows were PEAKED or ARCHED, they usually sat on opposite lots from the schools, on the same rural intersections.

Heres a few pics of 19th centuty rural churches i took over the years

[Mikado]

If you look closely, you can see where the stucco has come down, revealing the original clapboard wall covering!

[Mikado]

:)

[Mikado]

AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A VEHICLE INSPECTION GARAGE! :eek2:

[Mikado]

Art-deco was a movement in design that came from the Arts decoratifs exposition in Paris in the early 1920s....it litterally meant to take an object and decorate it with modern geometric or aerodynamic motifs. Popular from the 20s until the 1950s (Though most popular just before WW2), Everything from homes, to cars, to the new Diesel trains and down to the most humble household appliances would feel the influence of the art-deco designers; a time when art could be found even in the look of a fountain pen

A beautiful art-deco Telephone

[Mikado]

Inside a lovely Art-Deco residence

[Mikado]

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ART-DECO BUILDING EVER ERECTED

The Chrysler building was built as the NY offices of the car company on the order of Walter Chrysler himself, the eagle-headed gargoiles on the building (about 2/3 down the picture) were giant replicas of the hood ornaments used on Chrysler cars of the day. Unfortunately, the Chrysler company would have to sell the building soon after it opened, thx to the depression, which hit the auto industry hard.

[Mikado]

:)

[Mikado]

High-speed Art-Deco travel

[LuLu Rogers]

I miss Show Biz! :( Before it became Chuck E. Cheese's, it was a place called Showbiz!

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd279/trapandhawksbaby/showbiz.jpg


http://rock_afire.tripod.com/index.html

[Mikado]

Ive never heard of Showbiz, how long ago WAS that?

[LuLu Rogers]

Ive never heard of Showbiz, how long ago WAS that?

Ours changed to Chuck E. Cheese's in 1992. The first one opened in 1977:
http://rock_afire.tripod.com/info/history/index.html

[Mikado]

Today I thought i'd invite you all to talk about/post pics of the LIVE ACTION shows that most influenced you as children; for me, in those days BSS (Before Sesame Street) , the show I remember most fondly was CAPTAIN KANGAROO (So called for the giant pockets in his uniform which could hold anything)
Bob Keshan, who had formerly played Clarabelle on the pioneer child's TV show "Howdy Doody" created the Captain , and played him until his retirement, he was never replaced......the show ended with him.

[Ohio8]

Euclid Beach Park.

[Ireneparalegal]

Ive never heard of Showbiz, how long ago WAS that?
OMG I never heard of that place. I wonder if it started out on the east coast/midwest and eventually moved to the west?

[Mikado]

Apparently, they were taken over by Chuck E Cheese, Irene

[Mikado]

Euclid Beach Park.
So THAT'S where Crystal Beach's Laughing Sadie went when the park closed! :eek:

[Ireneparalegal]

Apparently, they were taken over by Chuck E Cheese, Irene
I realize that, but when it was SHOWBIZ, did that start out on the east/midwest before it changed to CEC and moved west?

[Mikado]

Weve looked at 19th century one room school houses, now let's look at some larger 19th cent school buldings

This one was in Port Dalhousie, just a short walk from the old Welland canal; I came back 2 weeks later, and it was gone, to make room for an ugly suare apt building! :mad:

[Mikado]

I'm not sure if this was one big room, or two smalls ones, chances are, it was an oversized one room, with seperate doors for girls and boys

[Mikado]

A lovely log cabin pic i took

[Mikado]

I realize that, but when it was SHOWBIZ, did that start out on the east/midwest before it changed to CEC and moved west?
Dunno maybe you can Google it , I have no idea :confused:

[Mikado]

A little locomotive with late 50s CAR styling!

[LuLu Rogers]

I realize that, but when it was SHOWBIZ, did that start out on the east/midwest before it changed to CEC and moved west?

Look at this site Irene, it tells you everything you need to know about Showbiz and Chuck E. Cheese:

http://rock_afire.tripod.com/info/history/index.html

[Mikado]

Cools, do you have any pics of the radio? (or can you find it online?)

[Mikado]

Way before my time, but, a lot of fun to ride, I took these pics some time ago at the Ontario radial car museum, they have a 1/2 mile of track and let you ride the cars, as they give you a short history of each one! For those of you who've never ridden a trolley, try it, there's nothing like getting there in style!

[Mikado]

an old Toronto streetcar

[Mikado]

In 1912, a very special passenger went down with the Titanic, his name was Charles B Hayes, and he was president of Grand Trunk Railways ( A large RR encompassing most of Canada and the USA). With him went a plan to save the bankrupted road, however, that plan died with him and GTR went into receivership by 1919. In 1923, the GTR was reborn as CNR (CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS) a new "crown corporation"....gvmt owned ; as in the days of the GTR, the CNR's logo was a beautiful green maple leaf with the RR's slogan in a square box inside. Unfortunately, it would be replaced in the early 60s with the UGGGGGGLY CN corp "worm" design! (If I had the "drive", i'd spearhead a campaign to get the maple leaf put back on the trains, just as the beaver was returned to rival CP's trains in the late 90s.)

pics taken at the Montreal (near Chambly) railroad museum by Mikado

[Mikado]

The ugly CN worm , introduced in 1963, I remember CN locomotives just LIKE this one, when i was a small child! :D

[Mikado]

In the USA the CNR still owns the American Grand Trunk and Central Vermont RRs, each using a variation on the CN worm of their own ( GT & CV in the same style as the CN logo)

[Ireneparalegal]

The ugly CN worm , introduced in 1963, I remember CN locomotives just LIKE this one, when i was a small child! :D
What makes this ugly to you Mikey?

[Mikado]

What makes this ugly to you Mikey?
I'm the sort who appreciates classic design, the sterile corporate look of the worm turns me right off as a big ugly squiggle. I used to have a shirt with the classic CNR design on it, everywhere i went people told me what a gorgeous design it was and agreed they prefered it over the "worm"!

[Mikado]

Here's the only pic i could find online of the old CNR logos....The one on the left is the one I had on my shirt; i'll take either of these over the CN worm, anyday! (My Idea would be to leave the worm on the front of the trains, but , put the leaf logo on the SIDE of the locomotive and all the cars :)

[LuLu Rogers]

I bought this phone last year:

http://www.oldphoneworks.com/images/phones/RPXM7FXCWSNZZS8.JPG

We had one when I was little, but it got sold in a yard sale. I was SO mad! Lucky for me, I found one on Ebay last year for $10, normally they go for about $70 and you're lucky to find one. This guy brings back a lot of memories for me :)

[Mikado]

thats a good price Lauren, you WERE lucky.....im no big Garfeild fan but, thats a really cool phone (And a perfect likeness, besides) The eyes open when you get a call, right?

[LuLu Rogers]

thats a good price Lauren, you WERE lucky.....im no big Garfeild fan but, thats a really cool phone (And a perfect likeness, besides) The eyes open when you get a call, right?

They open when you pick up the receiver. :)

[AB]

Here's a picture of me on a train, I'm in the lead with my cousin Deb in the middle & my brother bringing up the rear. :lol: Sorry it's blurry, its a pretty old picture!

[Mikado]

They open when you pick up the receiverOh, ok..i could see that they opened....does he ring, or speak in a Garfeild voice when you get a call?

Here's a picture of me on a train, I'm in the lead with my cousin Deb in the middle & my brother bringing up the rear. Sorry it's blurry, its a pretty old picture!It's a shame the pic is blurry but, that is exactly the sort of thing that belongs on this thread! :) :thumbsup:

[Mikado]

It may look pretty bad but, like many of the trains at this museum, it's hoped that it will be restored one day....many of these old engines were rescued from old abandonned sidings where they had sat outside in the element, rotting away for 40 years.

[LuLu Rogers]

Oh, ok..i could see that they opened....does he ring, or speak in a Garfeild voice when you get a call?


It just rings. :)

[Mikado]

It just rings. :)
oh well, its still a cool phone :cool:

[treky]

my sister used to have one of those phones; years ago.

[Mikado]

ohh I remember the old transistor radios :) Me and my bro each had one when we were kids and late at night , you could pull in stations from as far away as ST Louis! (There used to be a great oldies station there)

[Mikado]

As you all probably know, I'm crazy about Art-Deco, and last summer I had a chance to buy a Philco 48-460 bakelite radio just like this for a VERY good price....unfortunately, the antique dealer and I were $10 apart, I refused to go up, he refused to go down and, someone else bought it instead (I hoped that i might wear him down since the radio had been in his window for 2 years :( )

[Mikado]

But, it looks WAY better in brown! :barf:

[Mikado]

Another converted one room schoolhouse (about 8 mins drive from me)

[AB]

This is the record player my mom bought in the late 1950's. It had a handle on the side of it so that when you closed the lid, you could carry it. That's her & me in the picture.

[Mikado]

Awwwwwwww, you were so cute!!! :D

[AB]

^Thanks! :blush: I loved music even then!:D

[Mikado]

And while the pic is a bit blurry, I'd say your mother was a very attractive woman (By what I can see)

[Mikado]

This mill is about a 20 min drive from me.....The original owners of the land were the Decews, they were "Huguenots" who left religious oppression in France. The Decews owned a farmhouse down the road from the mill , its foundations exist to this day...it was at this farmhouse that the British/Canadian army had their headquarters during the war of 1812 and where the heroinne Laura Secord came to deliver a message that saved Canada from the invading US army (and was a turning point in the war) After the war, the Decews went back to milling on the 12 mile creek, but, would leave the area after the Welland Canal not only bypassed the site, but took much of its water supply in 1829. The millsite was bought by the Morningstar Family (who built the present mill after the original burned down), who ran the mill until the 1960s then continued to run it as a museum until the last Morninstar decendants died in the 90s. Today, the mill museum is run by the City of St Catharines and is open year round

[Mikado]

Built in 1943 the Cayuhoga is one of the oldest ships to travel on the Welland Canal, it's much shorter at about 500 feet long than the typical Canal ship at 700 feet pics by Mikado
(This is one of the Jacknife bridges at highway 3.....at the locks you dont need the lift bridges as the locks are relatively narrow)

[AB]

Cool pictures! I especially like the Mill pictures.

[Mikado]

Cool pictures! I especially like the Mill pictures.
Good cause, i have plenty more i havent posted yet, I spent 3 years where I took 100s of pics of old mills all over Ontario, like this one near Owen Sound

[AB]

^ I like that one too, love the fall colors in the background. Your pictures would make great postcards!

[Mikado]

I got an amazing depth in that pic cause I took it with a lens that magnifies about 20 times (I was probably 1/4 a mile from the scene; as the mill was in a little valley off the main highway)

[Ireneparalegal]

Good cause, i have plenty more i havent posted yet, I spent 3 years where I took 100s of pics of old mills all over Ontario, like this one near Owen Sound
I think I have seen that same pic as a jigsaw puzzle.

[Mikado]

I think I have seen that same pic as a jigsaw puzzle.
Well, maybe that mill, but, not that pic.............unless someone STOLE it ofline from me :eek2:

[Ireneparalegal]

Well, maybe that mill, but, not that pic.............unless someone STOLE it ofline from me :eek2:
Man, it looks like a pic from a jigsaw puzzle I once did.

[Mikado]

Well, it wouldnt surprise me to find that another photographer took the same mill, and since its in a valley on a private road, the ONLY way to take it, is with a long lens from the highway, as I did

[Mikado]

*Thinks he might have to find the pic and rescan it...with his hand :|*

[Ireneparalegal]

Well, it wouldnt surprise me to find that another photographer took the same mill, and since its in a valley on a private road, the ONLY way to take it, is with a long lens from the highway, as I did
OOoooooo:eek: just like the paparrazzi.

[Mikado]

OOoooooo:eek: just like the paparrazzi.
Yeah! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :lol:

[Mikado]

Oldest known existing bridge abuttment from the 3nd Canal (this cut stone piece was at one end of a wooden swing bridge)

A look at another 3rd Canal (train) bridge over the old Canal locks

[Mikado]

A view of the second Welland (1845-86) near Allenburg (Where the first sod was turned for the canal in 1824)

[Mikado]

A modern Salty (Ocean going) bulk carrier on the present Welland Canal

[Mikado]

Each show began: ... Make a wish, have a ball, / dream a dream, / be it all... / If you want it, you can get it, / But to get it, you've got to want it. / Anything you want to try, / Just let go, fly high... / and Make a Wish

Make a wish was part poetry, part grammar lesson , part pop culture quiz and all fascinating (especially to someone like myself who loves the visual arts above all things) each week host Tom Chapin would take a simple word, like say butterfly and go into verse about flying, that led into airplanes then rockets and maybe sidetracked to those old newsreels of daredevils trying to fly vehicles that never could work, old cartoon clips, Charlie Chaplin.....anything was possible, and that was the premise of the show!
I havent seen it since it went off the air in the late 70s but, if the whole series were available on DVD, I'd beat down the door to get the first copy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz9cQOX4X3w

[Mikado]

In 2001, the Allenburg bridge on the Welland Canal had a little mishap with the bulk carrier Windoc; due to a bridgemaster who was drinking on duty, the lift bridge was brought back down too early (The ship was still passing underneath) and the bridge fell on top of the ship's stack, breaking a fuel line, causing it to be ripped off and catch fire (The fire blazed for more than a day); the ship was later scrapped and the bridge repaired. Not surprizingly, the bridgemaster was fired!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwePp3hcNA

pics:

Windoc in better days/ Windoc fire/ damage to Allenburg bridge

[AB]

^cool pictures!
1980 Panama City, Fla. Me in the dark pink with my friends & Frankenstein. I had one of those wild curly hairstyles back then. lol!
The other picture is of me & my brother at Easter in 1964.
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[Mikado]

^cool pictures!
I got them all online, I never actually took any pics of the incident, myself....did you open the link? (It shows the ship actually crashing into the bridge......or vice versa)

[Mikado]

you certainly were a cute girl, Ann ;)

[Mikado]

As you may have noticed, I have a thing for steam trains, and here's one of the steam excursions I've been on, The "South Simcoe Railway" about 2 hours north of here.....the Engine was originally a CPR locomotive, and was the "star" of (my favorite author) Pierre Berton's miniseries "The National Dream" **
** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Dream_(TV_miniseries)

[Mikado]

Both of these were forever frozen in time and on place, as static monuments to themselves....you'll notice the bottom pic was made of 2 pics I took and combined, to make a panoramic view :) (And cut diagonally to fit in my photo album, at an angle :D )

[AB]

Very impressive! I've only ridden trains at amusement parks like Six Gun Territory in Ocala, Florida & Opryland (before they closed it down) in Nashville.

[Mikado]

Very impressive! I've only ridden trains at amusement parks like Six Gun Territory in Ocala, Florida & Opryland (before they closed it down) in Nashville.
You really should try taking an excursion train Ann, its simply the best way to travel :)

[AB]

^ Maybe someday! It does look like a cool way to travel & see the country.

[Mikado]

Nothing beats the train.... no traffic (They have to stop for YOU), no worries (They do the driving) and big windows suitable for taking pictures from ;)

[Ireneparalegal]

That's what I say abt trains. Better than flying. :eek:

[Mikado]

That's what I say abt trains. Better than flying. :eek:
Right......Trains can't fall 20,000 feet out of the sky ;)

[vtunie]

I originally wrote this in the restaurant food thread. Thanks, Irene, for the suggestion to cross-post!

***

Here's a bit of childhood nostalgia.

When I was a boy, most of the greasy-spoons and family-cafe restaurants in Western Canada, the ones that lost out to a few big chains in the mid-eighties, had huge hot sandwich selections.

And my favorite was the Monte Christo ham sandwich. I loved it, way more than burgers, pizza, mexican, chinese, or whatever the trend is or was.

Of course you can still get lots of sandwiches, hot or cold. But for some reason, the Monte Christo is off the menu. I haven't seen it or eaten it in more than twenty years -- unless it's the homemade variety, which is no fun.

Too bad. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif

***

I try not to be nostalgic usually, though I don't succeed: since what I mostly miss about the past is the basic loose world-view of the seventies and early eighties, it's not pleasant to think about it (and wa-a-a-y off-topic to post it here! :)). But the food, even thirty years later, is still delicious.

Is there food you used to eat that you miss, not because of health reasons or whatever, but just because it's no longer on the menu?

[Ireneparalegal]

I originally wrote this in the restaurant food thread. Thanks, Irene, for the suggestion to cross-post!

***

Here's a bit of childhood nostalgia.

When I was a boy, most of the greasy-spoons and family-cafe restaurants in Western Canada, the ones that lost out to a few big chains in the mid-eighties, had huge hot sandwich selections.

And my favorite was the Monte Christo ham sandwich. I loved it, way more than burgers, pizza, mexican, chinese, or whatever the trend is or was.

Of course you can still get lots of sandwiches, hot or cold. But for some reason, the Monte Christo is off the menu. I haven't seen it or eaten it in more than twenty years -- unless it's the homemade variety, which is no fun.

Too bad. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif

***

I try not to be nostalgic usually, though I don't succeed: since what I mostly miss about the past is the basic loose world-view of the seventies and early eighties, it's not pleasant to think about it (and wa-a-a-y off-topic to post it here! :)). But the food, even thirty years later, is still delicious.

Is there food you used to eat that you miss, not because of health reasons or whatever, but just because it's no longer on the menu?
Glad you posted. :wave:

I miss the 60's-70's a lot merely because I was a young child in the 60's and I remember all the family outings we did, not to mention family vacations. Going camping and using the Coleman stoves, sleeping in tents (not an RV), just really toughing it out. :lol:

70's I miss because of the rock music and of course disco. :D :p I could go on and on.

Taco Bell used to have a BELL BEEFER on the menu. Those were deeeelicious!!!!:D

[Mikado]

Quote:
Originally Posted by vtunie

I try not to be nostalgic usually, though I don't succeed: since what I mostly miss about the past is the basic loose world-view of the seventies and early eighties, it's not pleasant to think about it (and wa-a-a-y off-topic to post it here! ). But the food, even thirty years later, is still delicious.

Not at all Vtunie, this is EXACTLY the kind of thing I made this thread for :) (Anything that makes one feel nostalgic! )

[Mikado]

Part of the Rideau canal system, the Tay looks much like a British canal with its brick sides and iron railings...but, its up near Ottawa (The capitol of Canada). Sadly the weather wasnt up to snuff so I had to play with the colours a bit to make the pics look decent! :lol:

A view of a former grist (flour) mill* (now a tavern), on the Tay and the canal channel

*Note the crane between the end wall windows

[Mikado]

Two views of a swing-bridge on the Tay canal, this bridge is virtually identical to those on the 3rd Welland Canal (1887-1932), those on the first & second Welland would have been similar, but, smaller and wooden.

[AB]

^ Great Pictures!

Jan. 1999 Tornado damage to many of the historic buildings in downtown Clarksville.
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[Mikado]

Wow, they look more like fire or bomb damage :eek2:

[AB]

^ Yeah it was pretty bad, the tornado came through in the early morning hours before most of the businesses opened. So luckily there were no deaths.

[Mikado]

Did you take those pics, Ann?

[AB]

No, they wouldn't let the general public get that close because of the risk of falling debris.

[Ireneparalegal]

Does anyone enjoy a good old-fashion diner? My boyfriend and I love to watch the Food Network's DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES. That show is awesome. You see different dives and places across the country.

[*ClassicPinUp*]

Vintage (50's) Record Players; When I was 6 or 7 my cousin was getting married and all I wanted to do was dance with the adults...only problem was I didn't know how to slow dance like the adults. So, about two weeks before the wedding every night my dad would put on one of his Frank Sinatra or Elvis records and we'd dance for hours. The first week I stood on top of his feet and just memorized the steps; the second I had it down pat and no longer needed to stand on my daddy's poor feet lol.
We still have the old record player and records but they haven't been used in years. However, on my wedding day when it's time for the father-daughter dance I plan on having that record player hooked up and playing. ;)

[*ClassicPinUp*]

Does anyone enjoy a good old-fashion diner? My boyfriend and I love to watch the Food Network's DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES. That show is awesome. You see different dives and places across the country.
Yes! I love that show. We have several 50's diners around here and not only are they soooo much fun but the food is delicious!

[Ireneparalegal]

Yes! I love that show. We have several 50's diners around here and not only are they soooo much fun but the food is delicious!
I miss the old A&W with the drive up speakers and you sit in your car for service. We used to have one a loooong time ago.

[Mikado]

What the heck is a "dive"?

And...Lovely story, Forever :)

[Mikado]

Does anyone enjoy a good old-fashion diner? My boyfriend and I love to watch the Food Network's DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES. That show is awesome. You see different dives and places across the country.
There's a real 50s diner (i think it opened around 53) about 45 mins from here, and other than a good cleaning, it hasnt changed since the day it opened....mind you, it doesnt have that late 50s pastel look, it's actually late art-deco! As for drive-ins, theres a 4-screen drive-in movie theatre about 5-7 mins drive from here!

[Mikado]

In 1990 Dr Robert Ballard was in Port Dalhousie (The original entrance to the Welland Canal until 1932 when it was moved 2 miles east) making adjustments on his new JASON underwater robot (He had already explored the Titanic with a scaled down proto-model called Jason jr). His chosen targets were the Scourge & Hamilton, 2 schooners that had been converted into warships during the war of 1812....unfortunately, the weight of the guns made them top heavy and they both sank in a gale!
The man on the ship crouching to talk to the man with the backpack looks like it may be the famous Dr Ballard himself, but, i was too shy to come any closer, so, I'm not really sure! :lol:

[Mikado]

A sidescan view of the Hamilton 300 feet down at the bottom of Lake Ontario...the Scourge lies nearby at about the same depth

[InspectorExstead]

My sister came home from middle school (she's in 8th grade) today and told me that she wants to buy a yearbook. She said it costs $36.00. It made me remember during my middle school years 1991-1994, that our yearbooks only cost $11.00. My high school yearbooks were $40.00. I'm surprised that a middle school yearbook would cost $36.00.

my high school yearbooks were 75 buckeroos. of course they were huge & were leather bound, but stiiiiiill. it was SO much moolah! i think my middle school yearbooks were around $20, but they've definitely gone up. my sisters are in middle school & it was around $30 for one yearbook last year. way too much for a middle school yearbook, especially since it's not professional looking like the high school ones.

[Mikado]

I never got a yearbook.....the only one i wanted was senior year HS, but, i never got round to it :lol:

[tv star collector]

Give-A-Show Projector March 2, 2008 6:00 pm


What we used to do for home entertainment before DVD and VHS tapes:



(Thanks Clay Croker)

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/

[Posted on Jerry Beck's website. I never had one of these but can remember
seeing them on store shelves back in the 1960s.]

[Mikado]

Give-A-Show Projector March 2, 2008 6:00 pm
What we used to do for home entertainment before DVD and VHS tapes:


I had one of those (Kenner Give-A-Show Projector) , and to this day, I remember the smell of the film strips heated by the projection lamp...it was a pleasant smell, though, i wonder how toxic :lol: I remember that each strip was similar to a newspaper comic and told the stories in a similar way.
Kenner was also the maker of the Easy-bake oven......so, if you wanted cheap plastic combined with electric lights, Kenner was the way to go ;)

[Mikado]

I also had a Viewmaster projector.......i was an easier way to watch Viewmaster slides, but, the pictures would lose that wonderful 3-D effect, in the process as it only projected one of the two images needed for 3-D

[Mikado]

This is me and my Mom behind Granmas house......I'm the one in the snowsuit

[AB]

^ You were such a cute baby & looked so happy!

My Wedding Pictures (I don't have a scanner so I took a digital picture of the wedding pictures.;)
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[Mikado]

it worked! Your hubby looked SO young!

[*ClassicPinUp*]

^ You were such a cute baby & looked so happy!

My Wedding Pictures (I don't have a scanner so I took a digital picture of the wedding pictures.;)
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How sweet! Beautiful couple! :)

[*ClassicPinUp*]

This is me and my Mom behind Granmas house......I'm the one in the snowsuit
Awwwwww, what a cutie pie! Your mom is just gorgeous!

[Mikado]

Awwwwww, what a cutie pie! Your mom is just gorgeous!
You'll notice that Mom used to buy me clothes I could "grow into" :lol:

[*ClassicPinUp*]

You'll notice that Mom used to buy me clothes I could "grow into" :lol:
LOL, yes! Smart move though since babies grow out of clothes like every two weeks!

[Ireneparalegal]

^ You were such a cute baby & looked so happy!

My Wedding Pictures (I don't have a scanner so I took a digital picture of the wedding pictures.;)
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Awwwww those are great pics sweetie!!!!! So young and in love. :loveya: :heart:

[AB]

^Thanks, it was a summer wedding dress and I got it cheap since my wedding was in November. I was on a darn budget even then. lol!

[AB]

Awwwww those are great pics sweetie!!!!! So young and in love. :loveya: :heart:

Thanks! Yeah I was 19 and hubby was 18, that was a lifetime ago. :lol:

[Mikado]

Not far from Canada's capital, in a pretty little valley, lies the Village of Merrickville, a 19th Century industrial Village that got its waterpower from the Rideau Canal....in 1860, the town was at it's zenith with several industries and a bright future ahead, however, bypassed by the railways, by the turn of the 20th Cent, its star would fade fast. Today, there is still a Merrickville, but, it's a shadow of it's former self.

[Mikado]

Merrickville pics by Mikado

[Mikado]

A pretty stone "cottage" near Merrickville

[AB]

^ Nice pictures. Wonder what type of industries besides the foundry, the town had back in its hey-day?

[Mikado]

Well they had a couple grist mills, sawmill and a large cotton mill (the ruins in the picture) Possibly there was a wagon works and barrel factory (Which would be useful in a canal town), but, i cant remember exactly.

[AB]

Are you serious?, that gown is gorgeous and looks expensive:)

Thanks for the compliment on my wedding gown.
I bought the gown & veil at Nora's Lady Shop in 1976 for $99. It was made out of satin with some lace trim. They even included alterations for that price. They had a sale on all their short sleeved summer wedding gowns when I bought it in November, & I picked the cheapest gown they had. Because I had to pay for it, myself. When we moved a few years ago, I sold it for $50.

[Mikado]

You didnt KEEP your wedding dress?? :eek2:

[AB]

^ No, I didn't have room to store it & I have no daughter to give it to, & I certainly don't plan on ever wearing it again. (lol!) I suppose I'm not overly sentimental about that kind of stuff.

[BarneyFife]

I have airchecks of an old radio station I use to love back in the 90's. It was a classic his station and i loved the music and the DJ's.

[Mikado]

I wish that more radio stations would play old time radio....especially Dragnet

[Mikado]

Another one room schoolhouse

[The Great One]

^ You were such a cute baby & looked so happy!

My Wedding Pictures (I don't have a scanner so I took a digital picture of the wedding pictures.;)
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Awwwwww, young love! Sweet embrace!!!

[The Great One]

Thanks for the compliment on my wedding gown.
I bought the gown & veil at Nora's Lady Shop in 1976 for $99. It was made out of satin with some lace trim. They even included alterations for that price. They had a sale on all their short sleeved summer wedding gowns when I bought it in November, & I picked the cheapest gown they had. Because I had to pay for it, myself. When we moved a few years ago, I sold it for $50.

Wow!!! Only $99.00 for a gown and veil in 1976. What would someone have to pay now for a decent wedding gown?

[Mikado]

OHIO88 put up this pic from a local Ohio amusement park (EUCLID BEACH) and I wondered if it was the same robotic woman that used to be in the Crystal Beach amusement park that used to be in this area....well, what do you think?
(Ohio, what year did your park get their "LAUGHING SALLY"? if it was about 20 years ago, then we have a match!)

First pic Ohio's Laughing Sal

2nd pic Crystal Beach's (PS, I CHECKED 7 BOTH ROBOTS WERE CALLED LAUGHING SAL!!!) The outfits are diff, but.....the faces are identical!!

[The Great One]

Wow! Check out this old-time washing machine. Only $13.95 - Anyone ever see one of these or know someone who had one?

[Mikado]

$13.95 then would be the equivalent of $169.11 in today's money
Not a bad deal, actually....but, did it work?

[Mikado]

My GRANDMOTHER DID HAVE ONE OF THESE FOR HER SINGER...I spent hours peddling it when Granma wasnt looking (Shed get cross when she caught me)

[The Great One]

$13.95 then would be the equivalent of $169.11 in today's money
Not a bad deal, actually....but, did it work?

I often wonder how well these machines actually worked but it looks like they were built to last a long time having been made from quality materials.

[The Great One]

My GRANDMOTHER DID HAVE ONE OF THESE FOR HER SINGER...I spent hours peddling it when Granma wasnt looking (Shed get cross when she caught me)

Heck, only $4.00 down. I'm going to go to Sears today to see if it's still on sale. :lol:

[Mikado]

Those old sewing machines were well-made precision machines...all steel and very smooth.........made to last. Unfortunately, today people are too lazy to peddle a machine, I guess. Too bad, talk about fuel efficient ;)

[The Great One]

Those old sewing machines were well-made precision machines...all steel and very smooth.........made to last. Unfortunately, today people are too lazy to peddle a machine, I guess. Too bad, talk about fuel efficient ;)

I agree that they were well-made precision machines. I remember a few years ago that I saw one being offered at a garage sale. Sadly, I didn't buy it but I have learned my lesson to never pass up such treasures again.

[Mikado]

My Grammas machine was probably over 80 years old , and was as smooth as butter....and knowing Gramma, Im sure she never oiled it, but, it was as smooth as if it had 1000 bearings per inch! (They dont make anything for the consumer with that kind of precision anymore)

Sadly, I didn't buy it but I have learned my lesson to never pass up such treasures again.Yeah, i know what youre saying, I once had a chance to buy a practically new canoe.....used ONE SEASON.....oars and 2 life jackets ALL for $100 (!!!!!!!!!) at a garage sale.....but, Id never paddled a canoe, so i didnt buy it!!! DUMMY DUMMY DUMMY!!! :wallbang:

[The Great One]

My Grammas machine was probably over 80 years old , and was as smooth as butter....and knowing Gramma, Im sure she never oiled it, but, it was as smooth as if it had 1000 bearings per inch! (They dont make anything for the consumer with that kind of precision anymore)

Yeah, i know what youre saying, I once had a chance to buy a practically new canoe.....used ONE SEASON.....oars and 2 life jackets ALL for $100 (!!!!!!!!!) at a garage sale.....but, Id never paddled a canoe, so i didnt buy it!!! DUMMY DUMMY DUMMY!!! :wallbang:

Isn't it funny how back then you could have gotten away with not having oiled the machine but if you were to do that with today's equipment they wouldn't last for very long. Back then you sure got top quality at a decent price.

[Mikado]

In the 19th Century, there were over 1000 small grist mills in Upper Canada (Now Ontario), today, the industry has been replaced by multinational flour companies, and many of these mills were torn down, made into homes and museums or as in this case, simply left to rot. Many of the old mills which were once on water are now landlocked as the old creeks and rivers dried up (Such as this one).

[Mikado]

:)

[The Great One]

I wonder if Wal-Mart could beat these prices!!!

[Mikado]

They still make those wooden folding ladders....wonder what they cost now....think ill try to look it up ;) ......new wooden step ladders run from $80 to $100!!!!!!! BIG difference!!! :lol:

[The Great One]

$80.00 - $100.00 for a step ladder is not cheap and my guess is that they're not made with the same type of quality grade wood like they were in the good ol' days. Heck, I would rather try to buy the ladder at a garage sale. Just call me el cheapo :lol:

[Mikado]

youre right about that, modern wooden step ladders have a life span of about 10 years, by what ive seen

[LuLu Rogers]

I miss some of the shows and cartoons I used to watch as a kid!

One of my favorites was a Canadian program Mikey. It was called Under The Umbrella Tree.

http://unima-usa.org/pics/Umbrela.jpg

[Mikado]

I miss some of the shows and cartoons I used to watch as a kid!

One of my favorites was a Canadian program Mikey. It was called Under The Umbrella Tree.

http://unima-usa.org/pics/Umbrela.jpg
Dont know that one, what was it about?

[LuLu Rogers]

"Holly Higgins moves into a house with Jacob Blue Jay, Gloria Gopher, and Iggy Iguana already living in various areas. Gloria lived under the umbrella tree which was in the livingroom, and all 4 characters would learn something new each day."

It ran from 1986-1993

[Mikado]

WAY after i stopped watching such shows, of course.....that guy with the orange eyes and Day-glo jacket is pretty flippy!!! :lol:

[LuLu Rogers]

WAY after i stopped watching such shows, of course

Of course, it was during my childhood. :p ;)

I miss the California Raisins Show too.

[LuLu Rogers]

Flippy? Wow, never heard that word before :lol:

[Mikado]

like psychadelic ;)

[LuLu Rogers]

:lol:

Here's the California Raisins!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrFqVXGuyOc

[LuLu Rogers]

I found a clip from Under The Umbrella Tree! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR_2D2RHkTw

[Max Whittaker]

I positively adored Under the Umbrella Tree! I was heartbroken when they stopped showing it. All throughout my life as I was growing up, I would hope and pray that they'd put it into syndication!

Ah, memories. The show taught me alot that's still with me today. How often does that happen? :)

[LuLu Rogers]

I positively adored Under the Umbrella Tree! I was heartbroken when they stopped showing it. All throughout my life as I was growing up, I would hope and pray that they'd put it into syndication!

Ah, memories. The show taught me alot that's still with me today. How often does that happen? :)

I never missed an episode! It was so much fun to watch. My cousin and I watched it every morning at my grandmother's house. It came on the Disney Channel. Ah, the good old days! ;)

[The Great One]

Did anyone here ever see the show called Gigglesnort Hotel. Some of the characters that appeared on this program with Bill Jackson were Dirty Dragon, Blob, and Lemon Joke Kid. This children's show was created in Chicago but shown in other cities as well.

[Mikado]

Dont know it...but, what is that puppet with the male appendage on his face supposed to be? :lol:

[The Great One]

Heck, I never noticed that before about Dirty Dragon. :lol:

[Mikado]

He's well named! :rofl:

[AB]

This was one of my favorite old nostalgic movies.


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[The Great One]

Awesome pictures of my favorite movie!!! Thanks for posting them! :)

[Ireneparalegal]

Beautiful pics Ann. I appreciate when anyone takes the time to post nice things. ;)

[tv star collector]

"The Wizard of Oz" was a classic, timeless film. Thanks for posting!

[AB]

^ You're welcome!

[AB]

Another favorite nostalgic movie, "Bringing Up Baby".

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[The Great One]

"Bringing Up Baby" is a great movie!!! :)

[Mikado]

I've only seen it once; barely remember it :blush:

[Mikado]

Hi there!

[Mikado]

the slogan was exactly the same, nearly 100 years ago, but, who would wash their furniture with Ivory soap today? :crazy:

[Mikado]

I wonder if Campbells could possibly sell "Ox tail" soup NOW....."Oh boy Mom, I wanna bowl of soup, made from an Oxen's butt!" :lol:
The can hasnt much changed (in fact, that's how they looked up into the 70s) , and the Campbell kids are pretty much the same.......I do wonder however, what other types of soup that were popular 92 years ago, would be shunned as "disgusting" today! :D

[The Great One]

Very interesting ad for ox tail soup. Can't imagine that it was a big seller then.

[Mikado]

Very interesting ad for ox tail soup. Can't imagine that it was a big seller then.
Well, 100 years ago, people were still used to butchering their own farm animals, and they rarely wasted ANY parts; so, I could believe that it may have been. Certainly, a prairie/midwestern raised Mom of 1916, would have grown up, eating oxen, and likely wouldnt have been hesitant to serve it to her family. (Then again, I could be wrong ;) )

[tv star collector]

I still have some, but my 8-track tape player went south years ago. Wish I
had transferred them to cassettes. I have cassettes that are 30+ years old
that still play (of course, I have a lot of old tapes that wore out, too).

[Mikado]

Try garage sales and flea markets, 8-track players are still around if you look for them.....but, give the playing heads a good cleaning with rubbing alcohol (on a long Q-tip) before playing it, or youre likely to ruin the tapes after just one play.

[The Great One]

Well, 100 years ago, people were still used to butchering their own farm animals, and they rarely wasted ANY parts; so, I could believe that it may have been. Certainly, a prairie/midwestern raised Mom of 1916, would have grown up, eating oxen, and likely wouldnt have been hesitant to serve it to her family. (Then again, I could be wrong ;) )

Heck, I might as well buy myself six cans!!! Mmm...taste so good! :lol:

[Mikado]

Here's an amazing pic of a Packard touring car, turning the corner from East Main st to what is today King st (At the time it was called Muir st, and before that, South Main) Note the trolley car tracks, which have long dissapeared...the last ones were pulled out in the 70s, some 40 years after the trolleys stopped running. Many (though not all) of the buildings still exist today; the one with the distinctive arch on the top is now painted a bright yellow!

[Mikado]

The same scene, 43 years earlier, in 1870!!!!! (Note the wooden swing bridge on the 2nd canal)

[Mikado]

Well, here's a pair dating from the 1890s (I can't vouch for their safety, though!!!) :crazy:

[Mikado]

This year Welland is celebrating 150 years since we took the name Village of Welland (we became a town and eventually a city much later), previous to that, it had been known as the village of Merrittsville and before that, the settlement of Aqueduct. This year, the town has also ripped out Main street and is "beautifying" the town with a whole new look.........shouldnt that have been done LAST year, so that the city wasnt a MESS for its big summer-long party???????????????? (That's Welland city council for you!)

[Mikado]

It's almost Christmas, does anyone have any Xmas memories they would like to share?

[The Great One]

When I was a kid I remember getting the board game "Which Witch?" for Christmas. It was really a fun game to play. I'll probably buy one on eBay soon.

[Mikado]

When I was a kid I remember getting the board game "Which Witch?" for Christmas. It was really a fun game to play. I'll probably buy one on eBay soon.
I dont remember that one...how was it played?

[AB]

That game looks pretty cool!

[The Great One]

I dont remember that one...how was it played?

Players move their pawns around the board trying to be the first to escape the house. Along the way players draw cards that either: a) turn you into a mouse (can't move), b) turn you back into a child if you are a mouse, or c) have you drop the "whammy" ball down the chimney. The whammy ball comes out in one of the four quadrants of the game board and makes something move (witch's broom, secret door, etc.). If a player's pawn (or mouse) is hit by the ball or moving object it is sent backwards to a "safe" spot.

[The Great One]

That game looks pretty cool!

It was awesome playing "Which Witch?" especially at night.

[ekkostar]

I'm rather sick of being "nostalgic", really. I'm trying to move forward with my life instead of backward. I think our culture is getting a little too nostalgic.

[Doodyville10019]

Well, 100 years ago, people were still used to butchering their own farm animals, and they rarely wasted ANY parts; so, I could believe that it may have been. Certainly, a prairie/midwestern raised Mom of 1916, would have grown up, eating oxen, and likely wouldnt have been hesitant to serve it to her family. (Then again, I could be wrong ;) )

I remember hearing that my dad ate tons of fish as a kid...he grew up in a small town next to a wooded area where you could hunt and fish for your supper (during the Depression that's exactly what my dad's family did). That's probably why, as an adult (when I was a kid) my dad wouldn't touch ANY kind of fish that was being served!

[Mikado]

I remember hearing that my dad ate tons of fish as a kid...he grew up in a small town next to a wooded area where you could hunt and fish for your supper (during the Depression that's exactly what my dad's family did). That's probably why, as an adult (when I was a kid) my dad wouldn't touch ANY kind of fish that was being served!
I know what you're saying, when i was young, we were kind of poor, and, we had oatmeal for supper 3 nights a week.....i'll be damned if I will even LOOK at the stuff now! :lol:

[Mikado]

Well, actually, Gramma lived in a bungalow in the city :lol:

When I was little, Xmas eve would begin at Gramma's house (on Mom's side) ; she lived in a tiny "wartime" prefab; so, it was a very intimate place with 20 people inside, opening presents, drinking, and singing......Gramma knew how to party!:lol:

[Mikado]

I just got a new wonderful book full of old pics of my city, Ill try to post some, as soon as i get my scanner back online :D

[treky]

and what city is that?

[Mikado]

Welland city.....on the Welland canal (See my avatar)