Ed Rowe and I attended Benton grade school, 30th and Benton. It was a huge 3 story grade school complete with an indoor gymnasium and an indoor swimming pool. The playground was at least twice the size of Francis Willard.
Hey Ed, are you sure about the picture show at 55th & Prospect? You talked about the Milgram's at 35th and Prospect and wondered if you were alluding to the picture theater between 35th Terr and 36th on the east side of Prospect. That was the PIC. How about the old Central Theater, 31st & College. Saturday mornings, admission was 10 cents. That got you 3 westerns, 4 cartoons, the serial and of course the news reel. Then there was the Linwood theater in the 3000 block of Prospect on the west side almost next door to Katz. At Katz, gum was a nickel a pack or 3 for a dime.
Does anyone remember the name of the picture show at 59th and Prospect? Clue...... It had the same name as a song recorded by Ricky Nelson.
Anyone know what the longest streetcar run in Kansas City was? It started at 55th & Parallel (KCK) and turned around at Swope Park. The conductor would stop periodically and change the roll around sign designating the current run. When it came down Main Street it veered west at 43rd behind the businesses and could run 45 mph until 47th where it turned back east across Main Street.
By the way, Prospect and Troost never had streetcars, they were trolley buses. Wasn't Keyes Stadium at 51st & Swope Parkway? Remember Blenders Restaurant at 52nd & Prospect? And also Las Palmas mexican reataurant at 45th & Prospect. Roy & Ray's at 45th & Main? One thing is for sure, the absolute best hamburger I ever ate was Max's Big M. That and a chocolate shake was a meal!
Larry Cameron
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment