Re: Stark County stuff (life as it existed east of the Wayne County line)
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My good ness sakes alive!?? You certainly have nothing wrong with your memory.? Or are you just living in the past?? I remember Brady's and Your pizza shop and the Darling shop (clothing for girls and Charlene H and I both bought the same dress for 8th grade graduation)? and the Lincoln theater which was only pennies to get in.? I think there was O"neils?going up the hill out of town on the left as I had my first job there as a beautician...?
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I remember Lums and the first McDonalds going toward Canton and the Stark drive in movie....
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Aunt Blabby?? Is she for real???Yes the pizza was the best in massillon and the banana peppers rocked!? We waited for hours for those pizza's to get done as they whisked them from one oven to there other and? we watched the little black boys dance around in the tiny store front.? It was almost like being in a forbidden place, the dark side of town.?
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I think we went to Massillon more than Wooster.?? I hope that when we get together for the reunion?that we will all have opportunity to go some of these places again and together.?? Any plans for the reunion forthcoming??? I have heard nothing.?? I did have a phone call from Harley Hofstetter who has remained on the farm as he says.? I need to return his call soon so we can chat.? Perhaps he has some information on the coming events.
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?I was born in Wooster Beason hospital and so were two of our daughters.?? Town and country buffet was a great place with their huge roasts of beef.? My dad always made such a pig of himself that it was embarrassing!? There was a great Italian restaurant at the bottom of the viaduct on the right in Massillon.? Regarding the lack of drive in movies................ you may be interested in knowing that we have one here in Blue Ridge, GA.?? Ya all come by.?? Always love hearing from each of you.....
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Date: 8/6/2008 9:52:52 PM
Subject: [dalton59] Stark County stuff (life as it existed east of the Wayne County line)
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Here's stuff I remember about Stark County (if you dared cross the
Wayne County line). I think Massillon was closer to Dalton than
Wooster but for some reason everyone went to Wooster. Why did the
Dalton locals go to Wooster?
Stark County landmarks:
Weslin Movie Theater (Massillon)
Lincoln Movie Theater (Massillon)
Palace Movie Theater (Canton)
Brady's Pink Cottage (Massillon)
Eckerd's Drive In (close to Canton) where carhops wore roller skates
Lum's Hot Dogs (east of Massillon)
J C Penney's (Massillon). I remember going there to get "husky" size
blue jeans because I was tubby.
Sugar (something) restaurant (Massillon) for some sickeningly sweet
treats
Krempels bakery (west of Massillon) for the best cream sticks pastry
Town & Country buffet (between Massillon & Canton) for all the food
you could gorge yourself with.
Stark Drive in Theater (east of Massillon) where we would sneak extra
people into the drive in. Some of the worst Class D movies ever were
standard fare. Remember how bad the car speakers were? Not many
drive in theaters anymore.
McDonald's (east of Massillon) where you could get 7 burgers for
$1.00 and french fries were 15 cents.
And, of course, Meyers Lake close to Canton which we have talked
about before.
Isaly's Ice Cream store (Massillon) where they served those monster
skyscraper ice cream cones. I think John Sprunger was the store
manager. Grape ice cream--what a treat.
Your Pizza Shop (Massillon) which had the best banana
pepper/pepperoni/mushroom pizza east of Wayne County.
Massillon State Hospital (Massillon) where my Aunt Blabby lived.
Bill's Diner (Massillon) which was an authentic railroad dining car.
(not sure if Bill's Diner was the name).
Massillon City Hospital (Massillon) where I was born. Anyone else in
our class born in that hospital?
Some department store (across the street from J C Penneys)in
Massillon. Was it O'Neil's? Can't recollect.
Yes, there was life east of Wayne County. But you dare not cross the
mythical Stark County line. Probably still true today.
The Weaselmeister
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