I just stumbled across the Woodsdale Kids blog. Unbelieveable. Who dreamed this one up? I haven’t seen all those names in decades. I got lost for a couple hours reading just half of those stories. Just amazing. I lived on the 100 block of Maple Ave back then… closer up your way, around Tommy Emch and Andy Bates and Richard Hamm and Augie Bankie and Debbie Frizell. Barbara Taylor’s house was pin high with us, straight out our back door in fact. I’m the same age as Kim and Charlie and Colin and Eddie P. My dad & Kim’s dad made up the whole radiology dept at OVGH. You might remember my older brother Larry. Anyway as a 6 or 7 year old I couldn’t venture down as far as that busy corner where the Liebolds and Butlers and Swarts and Quinns lived which seemed like a whole ‘nother world back then. I only went that far when I walked to Woodsdale School where I would meet up with Kim and we would head down the alley behind his house, not just because it was shorter but because we were petrified by a Great Dane named Duke, perched up on one of those real high front porches a couple doors past Johnny Rogers’ house, kind of like those kids who were all afraid of the giant dog in that Sandlot movie. Then a couple years after the Swarts moved over to Orchard Rd we moved over that way too. I kind of have to chime in with whoever said that that’s not really Woodsdale over there because it just didn’t seem quite the same to me either. Crossing Bethany Pike was sort of like crossing a river or something. Anyway I haven’t been in Woodsdale for a real long time. But you never know, I might just have to come see the place again someday. Oglebay Park alone is a good enough excuse.
Take care,
Jeff Curry
102 Maple Avenue
Phone #: Woodsdale304
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Come to the picnic at Oglebay on August 11th, Jeff. Kim will be there. It's the Fourth Annual Woodsdale Kids get together and you will see lots of folks you know there. And please, write some more memories for the blog.
ReplyDeleteHave fun @ the Woodsdale Reunion picnic today! Wish I could be there! Take lots of pics and post. Deb Frizzell Morrison
DeleteHi Jeff!! Sister Lee wil be @ the picnic, too. Good to see you hear-always wondered where and how you were/are. Remember the circus in your back yard? I have a ad/photo from Parade mag. for Vanilla Wafers w/ you, me, Lee and Richard (hamm). I'll have to figure out how to post it here-(and find were I put it). I don't remember the occassion but came accross the ads a few years back-are you on FaceBook? Take care, Deb Frizzell Morrison; 4 Howard St; S. Hamilton, MA 01982 email: dlhnelder@gmail.com
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DeleteI need to check on Woodsdale Kids more frequently so my response will be more prompt. Hope you still find this one. I remember at least one of the circuses and one act very vividly.
You had a toy cannon that I think fired baking soda. The plan was that the cannon would be on top of a table and you would be hidden under it. I would announce that it was the smallest cannon it he world and we would fire it as a demonstration, but it would not go off. Eventually, I was to look it over to see what was wrong until I got in front of it at which time you would fire the cannon.
I never got that far before you fired it. It wasn't to the script, but the crowd still liked it.
How about that for an obscure memory. By the way we all thought you abandoned the neighborhood when your family moved up to the house on the road to Forest Hills. Just kidding.
George Doughty