tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.comments2023-05-06T11:06:10.353-04:00Downriver DiaryDan Saadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558062294111090839noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-51936421825780928722015-10-25T19:24:43.625-04:002015-10-25T19:24:43.625-04:00Deluxe toys that would later be called topper and ...Deluxe toys that would later be called topper and lasted until it's sad demise in 1972 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-72455889937453974482015-10-25T19:21:03.040-04:002015-10-25T19:21:03.040-04:00God i miss the sixties. it's a damn shame they...God i miss the sixties. it's a damn shame they don't make toy's in the u.s. anymore. not to mention like they used to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-80131797908943838132013-06-27T15:59:58.223-04:002013-06-27T15:59:58.223-04:00I believe Clay was their last name as I went to LP...I believe Clay was their last name as I went to LPHS witha David Clay who played on the high schools' baseball team and Little League before that. I believe the gas station was on Dix Hwy. around Gregory St./Gregory Park area......could be wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-77241902760330483402012-01-31T17:41:54.900-05:002012-01-31T17:41:54.900-05:00The carnivals are back. Check with MDA for a kit....The carnivals are back. Check with MDA for a kit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-8743724143522185632011-09-06T07:37:41.760-04:002011-09-06T07:37:41.760-04:00Thanks for reading - and thanks for the comment! I...Thanks for reading - and thanks for the comment! I have to admit, I didn't even watch the new edition of the MDA Telethon this year ... I wish them well, and I'll send my traditional donation, but the iconic status of the event is gone.Dan Saadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558062294111090839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-50050020198297383222011-09-05T17:11:54.367-04:002011-09-05T17:11:54.367-04:00Love your blog...This really marks the end of an e...Love your blog...This really marks the end of an era.Teira Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182562119272501547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-34281039456874064422010-12-01T05:03:34.869-05:002010-12-01T05:03:34.869-05:00Very Informative and attractive blog created by th...Very Informative and attractive blog created by the blog owner. I am very thankful for this blog owner for post information’s like that. I would like to come on this blog again and again. <a href="http://meenakshipolymers.com/seat-cover-for-two-wheelers.htm" rel="nofollow">Foam Seat Covers supplier </a>Kunalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316327861404084633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-79139408131617001482010-11-24T05:04:04.870-05:002010-11-24T05:04:04.870-05:00blogwalking here and visiting.. have a view of my ...blogwalking here and visiting.. have a view of my blog when free.. http://www.lonelyreload.blogspot.com .. do leave me some comment / guide if can.. if interested can follow my blog...Happy walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251562118337533762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-70259353598958319712010-11-18T19:11:56.521-05:002010-11-18T19:11:56.521-05:00Wonderful post, very evocative! (Right down to the...Wonderful post, very evocative! (Right down to the snacks that teens get.) Clay's sounds like the Bruno Deep Rock in town. It's an old-time garage with junk hanging all over the walls. One weekend they had some vacationers stop in to get gas for their four-wheelers. The wives were bored but the guys were like kids in a candy store, exploring every inch of the place. "I haven't seen a place like this in years!", one of them said.Susan Mariclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776606889123545370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-59869966313033463342010-10-12T19:38:38.269-04:002010-10-12T19:38:38.269-04:00The best childhood gift I ever got was a rusty old...The best childhood gift I ever got was a rusty old pogo stick that my dad found in a ditch, brought home, and painted bright orange with some left over spray paint. I loved that thing and spent hours playing on it. I could pogo for two hours without falling or stopping! I thought it was the greatest gift ever and loved the bright orange paint (which was leftover from an engine block)crazymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028804539938761676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-14472941463719868392010-08-18T15:22:13.564-04:002010-08-18T15:22:13.564-04:00The Power Boys! I thought I was the only one who r...The Power Boys! I thought I was the only one who read them. Bought mine at the Grove Drugs. The Flying Skeleton, and the Haunted Skyscraper, were my favorites. Can you imagine, in this world of cell phones and texting, the high drama of hurrying to your NY apartment so you don't miss a call from your dad in California?Susan Mariclehttp://poultryandprose.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-88579195015697768772010-05-11T07:53:25.957-04:002010-05-11T07:53:25.957-04:00I'll always associate the voice of Ernie Harwe...I'll always associate the voice of Ernie Harwell with Memorial Day backyard barbecues, parades with sausage balloons, and a doubleheader game. Did you know that engineer and Harwell sidekick Howard Stitzel was also a Downriver Rat (Southgate)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-39887215511952308182010-04-28T21:59:33.721-04:002010-04-28T21:59:33.721-04:00In my community, the city of Allen Park, spring is...In my community, the city of Allen Park, spring is something that is well charished too. However, in Allen Park there is a problem. For us Allen Park residents the problem has to do with the roller hockey rink located in Champaign Park right by our Allen Park High school. Our roller hockey rink that everyone of all ages loves to play on is limited due to the fact that we dont have lights in the roller hockey rink. About five years ago, the roller hockey rink was in a different location in Champaign Park, and it had lights included. At that time we had roller hockey leagues for Allen Park, and people oculd just play pick up games all day and night. Now, in the new location, time is limited. With no lights in the rink the roller hockey leagues were removed, because there wasnt enough time in the day to play. Also, now for pick up games we cant play very long because it will get dark. For those of us who have to work, we mostly cant play at all. Something needs to be done and we need to reach out and fight to get the lights back to the new rink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-10502220181399113112010-04-01T23:09:21.474-04:002010-04-01T23:09:21.474-04:00Thanks, Susan! I had forgotten about the root beer...Thanks, Susan! I had forgotten about the root beer stand ... and you made me remember Affholter's Creamery - the best homemade ice cream. Blue Moon was my favorite.Dan Saadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-3030044974351415862010-04-01T05:54:52.663-04:002010-04-01T05:54:52.663-04:00Hi Dan: I remember the cool, dark, earthy aroma o...Hi Dan: I remember the cool, dark, earthy aroma of the garden shop of the K-Mart on Eureka Road in Southgate. Didn't like going on errands with my dad but I loved going there. A sure sign of spring. So was the root beer stand on Jefferson on the way to Elizabeth Park in Trenton.Susan Mariclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-12817084842794332272009-12-01T09:48:28.500-05:002009-12-01T09:48:28.500-05:00Wonderful memories, Dan! Thanks for sharing them. ...Wonderful memories, Dan! Thanks for sharing them. Here are more favorites:<br /><br />Favorite Christmas songs: Happy Christmas (The War Is Over) by John Lennon.<br /><br />Favorite Christmas TV specials: I second Mr. Magoo. <br /><br />Does anyone else remember J.T.? It starred Kevin Hooks about a boy who befriends an orphaned cat. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, a rare gem that's hardly ever seen.<br /><br />It’s not a Christmas special, but there was a half-hour Davey and Goliath special about the New Year.<br /><br />Favorite Christmas TV episodes: I Love Lucy, in which the Ricardos and Mertzes decorated the tree on Christmas Eve – before there was a Christmas “season.”<br /><br />Other memories: My mom displaying Christmas cards on the wall in a Christmas tree shape. My grandma scouring every J.L. Hudson’s store for the last Buttons the Mechanical Dog (by Marx!). Grandma’s silver artificial Christmas tree and color wheel. Nut rolls and poppyseed rolls. <br /><br />Merry Christmas, everyone!Susan Mariclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-54071039035174497012009-11-11T18:43:28.449-05:002009-11-11T18:43:28.449-05:00The best part about Halloween Past is how the kids...The best part about Halloween Past is how the kids would sing out "H-E-L-P the P-O-O-R!" with such enthusiasm. And you could hear the chant ring throughout the whole neighborhood!<br /><br />Todays it's doorbells! And a bland boring "trick or treat"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-48907625918097371172009-11-05T23:37:35.168-05:002009-11-05T23:37:35.168-05:00Calling out our friends by "singing" the...Calling out our friends by "singing" their names at their door. Can you imagine the reaction if we had used the doorbell? As we went down the block gathering friends for sandlot baseball at the park. And if we lost the ball we went up and down the street looking in the ditches for pop bottles to redeem at 5 cents each until we had enough to buy another ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-50244253315171507662009-10-11T09:13:19.268-04:002009-10-11T09:13:19.268-04:00My folks sent me to my uncles farm in Canada durin...My folks sent me to my uncles farm in Canada during school summer vacation.I learned what work was.Things weren't easy on the farm but the food was great and so were the people.I still go up 2 or 3 times a year and I'm pushing 70 now.jetmech7https://www.blogger.com/profile/09879417281584371285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705551813483176155.post-22185177060697735642009-09-10T10:35:07.481-04:002009-09-10T10:35:07.481-04:00Dan, you have managed to capture childhood in this...Dan, you have managed to capture childhood in this essay -- and it brought back so many memories of my own neighborhood and the many kids we played with, and are still friends today. Thank you. <br /><br />Marthamgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291463559295588377noreply@blogger.com