Clark Reynolds
from
Virginia August 1, 2005 at
12:26 pm
I do remember the foot bridge at the end of Raleigh Road. My early memories also were of the creek and the woods, that ran from Culver and Raleigh down to the foot bridge. Now they are apartments. My two older brothers built a tree fort across from our house. My aunt and uncle with their six kids lived around the corner on Akron. It's so great to see the old pictures of the hood (place where we grew up). I will try to find some old pictures and send them over to you. Later Clark
Paul Thompson
from
Washington DC. July 31, 2005 at
8:36 pm
What a great site it brings back a lot memories. I was born in 49 at GW hoosp. ( it's been tore down ) & I lived in Arl.VA until 6th grade ( ST Thomas Moore & a year at Linton Hall mil.school in MANAS. VA.) & movd to DC. I lived on 9th ST.NE. ( ST. Anthonys & Lenard Hall Mill. school in southern MD.) & 4 years at Mackin high (14th & V NW. ) graduated in 68 I went into USAF. did 4 years ( Clark, Minot & Utpao )got out in 72. My 1st job when I got back was as a store det. at the old Kanns department store also worked for Southern RailRoad for 15 years now working security at Motgomery Court House. I have my own web site http://community-2.wbtv.net/bluecontrol/PaulThompsons/Homeof Please stay in contact with me and again what a great site. Paul Thompson
Maggie (Mags) Connelly
from
Los Angeles, CA July 27, 2005 at
3:39 pm
I really enjoyed your site! I grew up in Marlow Heights from 1974 - 1981. I attended Holy Family, La Reine, and Potomac Senior High. We just haunted the shopping center, the movie theater and Iverson Mall. Baskin Robbins had a single cone for 21 cents!! Returning a few Pepsi bottles thrown into the grass along Branch Ave. always got you a cone at B-R. If we were lucky, we got enough money to go to Orange Bowl, at the mall, and get some pizza and hang out by the fountain. I worked at the key shop in Montgomery Wards... cutting keys, engraving stuff, and sprinkling key dust on people as they rode down the escalator. Also worked at Arthur Treachers... the grease from the fryers was good moisterizer for our over-permed hair. We liked to roller skate at the Forestville Roller Rink... It was Grit Heaven. Somehow, all the sweat on the nylon shirts seemed cool at the time.... After American Grafitti came out, there were grits everywhere... we loved it! Later, it was all about Frampton Comes Alive and Ted Nugent (How many times did we hear someone trying to learn Cat Scratch Fever on a new guitar?), Foreigner and concerts at the Capitol Center.
Tim and Nicole Reidy
from
Trinidad,Co. July 26, 2005 at
12:30 am
Hey man whats happenin. Good to hear from someone from the old neibhorhood. Love the old stuff. Brings back great memories. My name is Tim Reidy I grew up on Oakwood St.and I went to Shugart Jr. High and Potomac Sr. High.Billy Arnold is living in Southern Maryland as well as Wayne Wrenn. Two of the biggest greeeeeeeeeeeeezers in the neibhorhood. Wayne and Billy and the Reidy boys were a lets just say we had a mutual respect for each other.We all enjoyed a good slug fest and then we woke up and discovered girls. Wayne married Donna Ferante of Hillcrest they live in Charles county.You may have heard of the Ferantes.They lived down the street from us. Owners of Nick's Super Markets Nick's of Clinton and in St.Charles City. Nicki Mc Cawley now Nicole (Nicki) Reidy is doing fine living in Trinidad,Colorado.We got married in October 1998 and been having the time of our lives ever since. We moved to Trinidad so we could get back to the mountains and ski simple life. Nicki and I met in 1997. I knew her brother from our Potomac days but had never met Nicki. Thank God for that because if we had met back then...Well lets just say things would be alot different today. We were just to wild to be togehter back then. Nicole is back in Indian Head visiting her Mom and Dad for a couple of weeks. Her Fathers health is'nt the greatest but he is hanging in there. I will make sure I tel her I sent this e-mail to you. Vici Sellendar married John Murphy and are still living in the area. Nicole & Tim Reidy Ridenut@hotmail.com | |
Nicole Reidy ( Nicky McCawley
from
Colorado July 25, 2005 at
6:57 pm
I grew up in Hillcrest - attended Green Valley Elementry and Stoddard. Many fond memories of the Hillcrest shopping center - Murphy's 5 and 10 and all the rest - The Grand Union Shopping center at the end of 23rd st with Highs - 10 cents a scoop! I remeber haunting Iverson Mall - had great fun there occupying space and hanging with my friends. Shopping there was great - Spencers - some oriental place with water beds and blacklight posters it was the place to go for anything you needed. All of it - was a great time to be alive and young. I was there just yesterday visiting the area and it all looks just about the same.
Martin Tillett
from
Alexandria, VA July 24, 2005 at
1:16 pm
Great surprise to find a site dedicated to this area of Maryland and to see and read stories from folks that have memories of life here during the 60's and 70's. I hope more folks find the site and can make a contribution that reflects their experience and feelings of this place and time.
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