Do You Remember ?

[Jerry Huzzie]

Sitting here, thinking back to my highschool days and thinking of all the places we had to go and just "hang-out". Ahhhh, the good old days, we can't go back but we'll never forget, well... we made need a boost on the memory thing and that's what this blog is about. Let's add to this list and shake some cobwebs loose as we remember people, places and/or things we did or visited after a day in the dungeon we called Roosevelt High School... Dixon's Delicatessen, Chef Toni's Pizza, Hot Dog John's, Angelo's, Dunkenburger, Christine's Poolroom, the Vogue theatre, Red Top cabs, East Chicago Bowling Lanes, or Candiano's Supermarket. That's a start, someone else dig deep for some and I'll add more later. I'm sure I won't be able to let this go from my mind now that I'm on this track... Oh.. the word "track" reminded me of the South Shore when it went right down the middle of Chicago Ave. Ok, enough from me, your turn.

[Miguel Gutierrez]

Toni's pizza, I visited E.C. a few months back .Its still there! You were around when I was around. Hot Dog Johns, that place did not last long but it was nice to remember.
Thanks for the reminders -

[John Lara]

Hey it's me John. Glad to hear from you. Thanks a bunch for the compliments. I'm glad you are doing well. I'll be checking this site from time to time. Lately I have been busy at work and not had too much time to surf around. Make sure to put some pixs on the page. Then I can say "nice to see you again". Take care, talk to you soon.

[Peter Stojanovich]

Jerry,

After all these years.....you settled down in Kenosha, WI. I'm just about 45 minutes north of your residence in Franklin, WI. I just retired after 35 years of teaching the Milwaukee Area Technical College. I hope to take it easy for the summer and looking forward to getting together and go over "old times" My e-mail address is send a line or two, hope to hear from you soon!

Sincerely,
Peter Stojanovich

[Jerry Huzzie]

I see they block email addresses here too. I sent mine to you, or tried to and I see where you tried to add yours is gone. Pappyhuz at hotmail dot com is mine, see if their big brother bot picks that one out.

[Jerry Huzzie]

pappyhuz at hotmail dot com

[Theresa Tazbir]

I remember my first kiss, getting walked home after school by a cute football player!!Whoo!!!!! What a kiss!!

[Roberta Kim "Samples" Hall]

Jerry, you mentioned many places that I do not remember but my grad year was 1973. It will be interesting to see what the different age groups remember...

Here go my cobwebs... Growing up in Marktown, I hung out on the school step, at the community center or on the basketball court or on the swings at the park. When going to "town" there was the DQ, Koski and of course friend's homes. We went to the Roller Rink on Gostlin a lot too, thanks to my dad running the kid wagon : )

Great topic, Jerry! Thanks for starting this.

Blessings,
Kim

[Jerry Huzzie]

Ahhhhh, I did a little hangin' out in Marktown also, in fact back in the 60's there were dances held in the old school which I attended even though I didn't dance but as a volunteer to hold up the walls in case that old Rock & Roll music got too wild. Some refered to us as "wall-flowers but we served a purpose in trying to preserve those historic buildings. Many people come to mind as I think back through RHS classmates from Marktown... Burrell(s), Stojanovich(s), Kender(s), Doty(s), Balasz, Villa(s), and on and on the list goes. Great area, great people.

[Hector Rosario]

Lets see hmm? Playing as kids around St. Josephs College, eating at College Burger and DQ, Playing strikeout in the giant playground of McKinley then going to either Dublin's or the little store across from St. Stans to get penny candy, playing tag and running around the large playground of Carrie Gosch and going to the little store on Chicago Ave by the Water Tower and getting candy. Getting shoes for school from Kaplans Shoes and gym clothes and gym shoes from AP Davis. Getting my haircut at Ashby's and listening to him tell stories of EC before the streets and houses were built and the wide open area EC was. Also getting those little packages of unmentionables from the vending machine in Puntillo's washroom not knowing what to do with them but having one in your pocket in case you figured it out - LOL. Playing Little League at Club Ki-Yoga, football for the St. Stans, and playing Kiwanas baseball. Hanging out at The Lakefront ,Flat Rock, The Hammond RollerDome, or at the Wicker Park Pool. Watching the break dancers (showing my age) and sneaking into the pool at Koski Park at night. And the best memories I have are hanging out at Roosevelt after playing football or basketball with all my friends and just enjoying the day. Boy the time flies by and I always go back to the statement we have all made at one point of our lives when we didn't get what we wanted as kids - "I can't wait till I graduate and move out!". You ask "Do You Remember?" I tell you I do and when I do it always brings a smile to my face to go back and think of the simpler times when all I worried about was homework and beating my curfew. Thanks for this Jerry it's been fun remembering the GOOD TIMES.

[Debbie McNab-Casteel]

Remembering the past what fun I remember ice cream at Dixons and the ice cream parlor on 151st. Swimming at "the Pool" I never went in but looked good sitting on the edge. Ice skating at Tod park someone took my shoes and I had to walk home in my skates not easy. Festivals at St stans,(I got stuck on the top of the farris wheel in a storm) The grove( why did we want to win the sticks), and I C. Dances at St. Stans
St Basils Going to Marti Gras at Bishop Noll. Dixons became Tommy Johns and that became our hang out. Toco Joes MMMM Los Buritos MMMM I miss them
Going to Brothers in the middle of the night to cool off (no air in our house)
The flooded streets after the rains Trick or treat all over town on more than 1 nite
Going to the Whiting parade on the 4th of July and their festival. Walking every where Doing our leaf collection Football games Going to the game in Ohio what fun Sectionals Basketball Had to go to the dairy queen it was the only one open in March Dancing school with Anne Marie Angelo's and Hot Dog Johns All that chili
Dairy Isle, walking home from school yes we did walk what memeories

[Harold Beverly]

do you remember wolfman jack's radio station what a difference in music then and now I remember when the football games were at night and we would go to the back side of the field and hop the fence to get in.

[Jerry Huzzie]

Oh Geez, I almost forgot to stop in at Lewin's to get this weeks' copy of the Silver Dollar Survey from WLS-am