Memories
Songs of Camp Palomar
Courtesy of Dietra Anderson Davis '62
But I don't WANT to go by myself!!!
Bob Richarson '61 takes the train to Berkley in 1949
Did too!! Did not!!!
The Great Class of '60 Graduation Controversy
Richard Crawford's Union-Tribune article about the 1960 El Cajon Blvd. drag
strip riots gives me a chance to update and reprise an earlier treatment of the event
San Diego Electric Railway
Color shots of San Diego's streetcars in the 1950s
Arrrr Maties!!
'65 buddies Bill Ross and Pat Myers worked on the Star of India
each day after school -- and they rode their bikes!!
We're Going to Cuyamaca!!
More camp photos from Bob Richardson
Clyde Beatty Circus
Bob Richardson's mother let him skip school in 1949
Burning rubber on Chollas Parkway
and other photos from Bill Ross '65
Cars We WISH We Drove To School
Bob Richardson's 1961 dream car
Hard to Believe!!
These stunning photos of vintage cars are MODELS!!!
Ooh! La! La!
Spencer Milne '60 and Barbara Hobart '59 in bathing suits
Cameron and Jeff Smith
More 1959 color from Bob Richardson '61
One Day in 1948
Faded color slides of Aztec Villa and Cucymaca from Bob Richardson '61
Joel Zane's New Paint Job
Two photos of Dennis Aiken and Joel's '57 Chevy in the
Crawford parking lot -- and the $50 invoice for proof.
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The Movies
Rancho Drive-In
Julie Daniels Eskew '64 shares a photo her uncle took AND a link to an expanded "Field of Screams" -- a history of Drive-Ins in San Diego
Wanna see Mary Wilcox Craven '63 and Judy Wilcox Baker '66
in swimsuits? (Apparently there used to be a swimming
pool in front of the Campus Drive-In)
Robert Laudy '73 forwards some technical data
on the theater where I first saw "The Exorcist"
Here are some night shots of San Diego
theaters I took during the Winter of 1979
When I was a kid we lived in East San Diego -- and the area
around Euclid and El Cajon was where the action was
Thanks to Dennis Blackburn '62 for this complete list of theaters and -- in some cases -- photographs
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1960 Vespers Program
More from Jeannine Berger Passenheim '60
"A Salute to the Dance"
A program from the Joy Dance Studio, May 31, 1952
courtesy of Jeannine Berger Passenheim '60
Memories of Mohawk Street
Some photos from Jeannine Berger Passenheim '60
Dames in the Kitchen Cookbook
There IS a Crawford connection.
Where Is Neil Cunningham?
Bob Richardson shares two photos he took of his 1961 classmate
Colt Originals
A wistful shot of four girls from 1959 -- in 1958
Who Designed The Colt Logo?
The debate continues
Oscar's Drive-In 1957
Wes Western '63 shares a rare photo of the Oscar's on Menlo and El Cajon
(Actually, it's only the sign, but you're still gonna love it)
Brownie Hawkeye vs Yashica Mat
Was it the photographer or the camera? Two photos by
Bob Richardson '61 of the King and Queen of the 1959 Senior Prom
Wanna Dance?
Bill Woods '65 generates memories of the Silverado Ballroom
Thank You, God!!
It snowed when Ken Burton went to Camp Marston in 1966
Lifeguards 1972
Ken Burton says he was the fourth Colt on the 1972 Silver Strand Lifeguard team
Lindbergh Field 1958
Ken Burton '72 sends a color photo of Garry and Barry Petersen '71
exiting a United Air Lines DC-6 when the terminal was on Pacific Highway
San Diego in the 1950s
Ken Burton '72 shares some color shots
1957 Thearle Piano Festival
The beginning and end of my piano career.
Balboa Stadium Auto Races
More color photos from Aunt Hazel
Balboa Park Miniature Railway
Bill Ross '65 submits some gorgeous Kodachromes taken by his aunt Hazel Camren in 1948
Cafeteria Food
Colts share fond memories
Santana Who?
Bill Paxton '66 shares a photo of the 1969 Mother's Day Concert
at Aztec Stadium. Santana was the unknown band on the bill.
JFK at San Diego State
If you weren't in diapers, you remember the day JFK came to San Diego
Bill's Retro World -- A
Celebration of Life in Better Times
Another winner from Julie Eskew Daniel '64
The Smokey Rogers Birthday Gang
Five-year old Danna Patterson Dyke '68 is sporting a brand new perm!!!
Doo Wop Oldies Quiz
Courtesy of Julie Eskew Daniel '64
Still Surfing After All These Years
Terry Hall '64 discovers a 1968 video of his "home" in Chul Lai, Vietnam
Original Babes
Bob Richardson '61 sends a photo of three '59 grads
1972 Graduation Photos
Was it on the football field?
Woolworth's College Grove
Julie Eskew Daniel '64 forwards a menu
Oh My God!!!
You won't believe the photo sent in by Margaret Pagliuso '66
-- and Linda Schneider Crawford '75 gets her 21¢ in, too
The Russians Are Coming!!
A 1955 Civil Defense Evacuation Plan for San Diego
courtesy of my cousin Jim Harper '68
Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant
Jacqueline Reed Boehmke, sister of Jani Reed Ellis '60 forwards a
vintage snapshot of Don Jose's -- and maybe the Don himself
Ozzie's Marching Band
Lotsa folks knew the answer to Don Rogers'
question -- read what they had to say about it
Do You Remember These?
You can never get too much Statler Brothers
The Jury
All we got is the poster from the All School Play, but it's pretty cool.
It's from Ed Schoenberg so it's 1970 (or '69 -- or '68)
The Inexhaustible Jukebox
Gary Todd '59 has done it again
Liliom
This program, from June 12, 1969, hasn't held up as well as the others
The Summer of '61
Bob Richardson sends a photo from Rio,
plus a 1955 shot of '59ers doing the Can Can
12,000 Old Radio Shows
Free-for-nuthin' -- thanks to Gary Todd '59
Rebel Without A Cause
I think this one is from 1969
The Boyfriend
1969 Senior Play memorabilia from the collection of Ed Schoenberg '70
It's Not Althea!!!
Aletha McGregor Dellamo '60 is featured in the December 6, 1957 Evening Tribune
Little Miss Sunshine
Our first peek at the Ed Schoenberg Collection
North Park Dollar Days
Too bad it was September 5, 1957
John Fry's 1961 Scrapbook
A recently-discovered collection of sports clippings
Did You Know William GLENN Secrist '63?
His biological son would love to hear from you
Senior Awards 1971
Contributed by Michael Pemberton
Senior Play 1971
"Jud Fry is dead, poor Jud Fry is dead"
The Old Man's Kite
Richard Cone's "mostly-true" story about flying kites in
Oak Park -- and the behemoth built by his father
See More of Roberta's Goodies
Roberta Goss Marino found her Cougar pin, Driver Training certificate
and a photo of her and Janet Smith in their drill team outfits
The Cars We Drove in the '50s and '60s
A great site, compliments of Jeri McGuire Gutowski '65
Sandy and the Accents
Ken Farmer D'Angelo '66 says that's him makin' the ladies smile
Memories of Oscar's
Our classmates share their recollections
(Caution: May be misted with time)
Christmas 1953
Shunerts and Shrupps and Richardsons -- Oh My!!
(And don't forget Fritz and Kenny Ziegenfuss)
Is Mickie Finn's Still Around?
Arkansas' Jim Smith '61 found his Mickie Finn's Card
A Page from the Photo Album of Ellen Scott Hahn '59
Bluebirds and Brownies and Girl Scouts -- Oh My!!
Still Have Your Civil Defense Card?
Nancy Watson Wingo does -- and a lot more!!
You Send Me/Silhouettes
Here's a lovely little 3 minute piano medley,
courtesy of Sarina Klein Nordmarken '63
Christmas 1955
Two color shots of some pre-Colts at the Richardson Party
More Goodies from the '50s and '60s, courtesy of Jim Smith '63
(Click on the BMI logo. If you've been drinking, this could pose a
challenge. Make sure you've got a quart of Rocky Road to snack on
-- some of these links take quite a while to complete their journey)
Click on the image above to access an incredible jukebox full of music from the '50s.
If you're a Mac user like me, you may not have the proper plug-ins.
(Courtesy of Tom Grahovac '64)
Wayne Lawson and his "Stardusters" 1962
Another musical portrait from Joe Dyke '65
"The Barons" Compete at the 1964 "Battle of the Bands"
The 1965 San Diego Beatles' Concert
Dave Leonard has exhausted his collection of Top 40 radio lists but sent me an ad from the Beatles' concert in Balboa Stadium -- and that led to even more stuff.
Is Belmont Park Still Around?
To Ed Nixon '63, of Everett, WA, I say "Is it ever"!!! Click on the link above to take a ride on the roller coaster -- and don't miss the history link for some great old photos.
Class of '62 30-Year Reunion Photo
Here's the group shot taken,I think, at the Town & Country Hotel
Whatever Became of Linda Dawes?
That was the question the first time we featured this photo of Linda, John Allison,
Charlie Tate, Duane Farrar, and Bill Rainey at the Long Bar around 1963.
"Garden of Fashion"
Invitation and Program for the May 12, 1961 Fashion Show
"Heavenly"
The 1962 Junior Ball Program
"Out of the Frying Pan"
Dietra Anderson Davis '62 saved the program
from this play performed on December 1-2, 1960
Aunt Emma's Pancakes
Here's a portion of an actual bib, courtesy of Dietra Anderson Davis '62
Black and White
A wistful dream of a time that never really existed
Take Me Back to the Fifties
The best Golden Oldies site ever -- resubmitted by Gary Todd '59
1961 Senior Play Program
Ask Any Girl was performed on April 13th & 14th
Barbara Green: Pre-Teen Queen
Read the November 3, 1955 Evening Tribune article about the 1963 graduate's
coronation as Miss San Diego National Guard -- at age 10!!!
Sally Brett's Photo Album
Brownies, Fad and Fun Day 1960, and some cheesecake
A Night With Neptune
1962 ASB Ball
Mardi Gras
1961 ASB. Ball