tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294816975319350152024-03-18T15:05:04.149-07:00Cooter's History ThingThis grew out of my Down Da Road I Go Blog which now has become primarily what I'm doing and music.
I was getting so much history in it, I spun this one off and now have World War II and War of 1812 blogs which came off this one.
The Blog List below right has all the way too many blogs that I write.
RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.comBlogger6412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-72004781525500749892024-03-18T15:04:00.000-07:002024-03-18T15:04:03.031-07:00A Whole Bunch of History Magazines Folded Last Month<p>I just found out about this this past week. I was wondering why I couldn't find them anymore at my local Meijer store or Woodman's. The reason being they are no longer published and this is a big loss to those of us with a penchant for history.</p><p>These magazines are no longer with us:</p><p>* Military History (one of my favorites)</p><p>World War II (another favorite)</p><p>Military History Quarterly</p><p>Civil War Times (my favorite of them. I've subscribed every since the 1970s)</p><p>American History</p><p>Wild West</p><p>Aviation History</p><p>Vietnam</p><p>America's Civil War (another favorite)</p><p>Sad Times. --Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-51044932863312639252024-03-14T15:34:00.000-07:002024-03-14T15:34:52.068-07:00Chicago Bears Coaches: Trestman, Fox, Nagy and Eberflus<p>MARC TRESTMAN</p><p>Years: 2013-2014</p><p>Record: 13-19</p><p>***********************</p><p>JOHN FOX</p><p>Years: 2015-2017</p><p>Record: 14-34</p><p>***********************</p><p>MATT NAGY</p><p>Years: 2018-2021</p><p>Record: 34-31</p><p>***********************</p><p>MATT EBERFLUS</p><p>Years 2023-2023</p><p>Record: 10-24</p><p>Oh Well. --Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-15150696760138258442024-03-12T09:53:00.000-07:002024-03-14T15:27:26.071-07:00Chicago Bears Coaches: Wannstedt, Jauron & Smith<p>DAVE WANNSTEDT</p><p>Years: 1993-1998</p><p>Record: 40-56</p><p>***************************</p><p>DICK JAURON</p><p>Years: 1999-2003</p><p>Record: 35-45</p><p>***************************</p><p>LOVIE SMITH</p><p>Years: 2004-2012</p><p>Record: 81-63</p><p>--DaBear</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-92120238075420922882024-03-09T13:31:00.000-08:002024-03-09T13:31:18.224-08:00Chicago Bears Coaches: Da Coach, Mike Ditka<p>MIKE DITKA</p><p>Head Coach 1982-1992</p><p>Record: 106-62</p><p>WHAT MANAGEMENT SAID: "I like his ability to handle himself and handle other people. And, I know he'll do a good job getting people to play according to his desires." --George Halas</p><p>WHAT DA COACH SAID: "I believe that everyone has a destiny in life, and mine is with the Chicago Bears. I'm going to give Chicago a winning football team, an interesting football team and a football team that everybody is going to be proud of.</p><p>Man, did he ever do just that. True words.</p><p>Da Coach. Let's Bring Him Back. --RoadBear</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-64240712887073807942024-03-07T11:13:00.000-08:002024-03-07T11:14:03.179-08:00Chicago Bears Coaches: Neill Armstrong<p>NEILL ARMSTRONG</p><p>Years Head Coach: 1978-1981</p><p>Record: 30-34</p><p>Hired by Jim Finks, who had this to say: I'm not saying you have to be an assistant in the National Football League to be a successful head coach. But who in the hell ever heard of Chuck Knox when he was an assistant at Detroit? Who ever heard of George Allen when he was with the Bears, except the people in Chicago.</p><p>Regardless, you could see the Bears improving.</p><p>AND, you probably know who the NEXT coach was.</p><p>DaCoach-- DaCoot</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-19947267780703598742024-03-06T10:21:00.000-08:002024-03-06T10:21:41.834-08:00The 'Iron Curtain' Descends in 1946-- Winston Churchill<p>I will be finishing my list of Chicago Bears head coaches, but yesterday marked an important date in an era I lived through and never thought would end (or has it?). The Cold War.</p><p>MARCH 5, 1946</p><p>Winston Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" Speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.</p><p>Liz and I accidentally found Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, back on one of our trips. I came across a very informative article on this speech and a historic London church that has been rebuilt in Fulton and will write about it after Da Bears coaches.</p><p>--Cold War Coot</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-49115570565633530352024-03-04T10:29:00.000-08:002024-03-04T10:30:18.099-08:00Chicago Bears Coaches: From Driscoll to Dooley to Gibron and Pardee<p>JOHN "PADDY" DRISCOLL</p><p>1956-1957</p><p>Record 14-9-1</p><p>************************</p><p>JIM DOOLEY</p><p>1968-1971</p><p>20-36</p><p>************************</p><p>ABE GIBRON</p><p>1972-1974</p><p>11-30-1</p><p>************************</p><p>JACK PARDEE</p><p>1975-1977</p><p>20-22</p><p>DaBears. --DaCoot</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-64351179449095656272024-03-01T09:56:00.000-08:002024-03-01T09:56:26.394-08:00Chicago Bears Coaches-- Part 1: Halas to Jones to Anderson/Johnsos<p>From the January 30, 2022 Chicago Tribune "By way of introduction..." by Kori Rumore.</p><p>The new head coach of DaBears is Matt Eberflus. He is the 17th head coach.</p><p>Of course, the longest tenured head coach was Papa Bear, George Halas.</p><p>GEORGE HALAS </p><p>1920-1929; 1933-1942; 1946-'55; 1958-'67.</p><p>RECORD: 318-148-31</p><p>*****************************</p><p>RALPH JONES<span> </span></p><p><span>1930-'32</span></p><p><span>record: 24-10-7</span></p><p><span>*****************************</span></p><p><span>HEARTLY 'HUNK'ANDERSON/LUKE JOHNSOS (co-coaches)</span></p><p><span>1942-'45</span></p><p><span>RECORD: 14-9-1</span></p><p><span>George Halas was away in WW II.</span></p><p><span>--CootBear</span></p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-59041794416942499582024-02-26T12:20:00.000-08:002024-02-26T12:20:30.503-08:00Notable Burials West Laurel Hill Cemetery: Oil, Paper Towels & Singers<p>BILLY PAUL (1934-2016)-- Born Paul Williams. Singer of "Me and Mrs. Jones."</p><p>TEDDY PENDERGRASS (1950-2010)-- R&B / Soul singer</p><p>JOSEPH NEWTON PEW (1848-1912)-- Founder of Sun Oil Co., now Sunoco.</p><p>ARTHUR HOYT SCOTT (1875-1925)-- Inventor of the paper towel.</p><p>We Got a Good Thing Going On. --DaCoot</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-48934877647033084872024-02-23T14:29:00.000-08:002024-02-23T14:31:22.599-08:00Some More Notables at West Laurel Hill: RCA, Comic Strips and Throat LozengesANNA JARVIS (1864-1948)-- Originator of Mother's Day.<div><br /></div><div>ELDRIDGE R. JOHNSON ( 1867-1945)-- Founder of Victor Talking Machine Company predecessor of RCA Records.</div><div><br /></div><div>WILLAIM J. KIRKPATRICK (1838-1921)-- Wrote "Away in a Manger."</div><div><br /></div><div>HAROLD HERING KNER (1882-1949)-- Writer-artist of "Katzenjammer Kids" for 35 years. Considered one of earliest comic strips.</div><div><br /></div><div>WILLIAM H. LUDEN (1859-1949)-- Developer of the menthol throat lozenge.</div><div><br /></div><div>--Cooter</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-70436529272220400102024-02-20T15:09:00.000-08:002024-02-20T15:09:53.788-08:00Notable Burials at Philadephia's West Laurel Cemetery-- Part 2: Baseball Cards and Soup<p>CYRUS CURTIS (1850-1933)-- Founder of Curtis Publishing Company, publisher of Ladies Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post.</p><p>JOHN THOMAS DORRANCE (1873-1930)-- Discovered method to make condensed soup and president of Campbell Soup Company.</p><p>FRANK H. FLEER (1857-1921)-- Inventor of bubble gum and baseball card pioneer. That figures.</p><p>LEWIS M. HAUPT (1844-1937) Engineer noted for work with waterways. His father was Herman Haupt who was so important in the Union transportation, particularly with railroads, during the Civil War.</p><p>RUDOLPH HERING (1847-1923)-- Engineer who was very involved with the reversing of the Chicago River.</p><p>BRENDA J. PAYTON HILL (1945-1992)-- As Brenda Payton, she was lead singer of doo wop group Branda and the Tabulations.</p><p>--Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-23251780104123486902024-02-19T13:41:00.000-08:002024-02-19T13:41:01.549-08:00Notable Burials at Philadelphia's West Laurel Hill Cemetery-- Part 1 Road Trippin'<p>From Wikipedia.</p><p>This is a continuation of my Road Trippin' Through History that I started in my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog last week. I wrote about a Sgt. Richard Binder, USMC, who had received a Medal of Honor for service at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865.</p><p>When I Road Trip Through History, I start with a story and see where it takes me. One of the things I like to do is find out if there are any folks of interest buried where the person is interred. Sgt. Binder is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. The cemetery is by Philadelphia, but actually in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and is affiliated with the larger Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.</p><p>Earlier today, I, posted about four Union soldiers who received Medals of Honor during the Civil War in my Running the Blockade blog.</p><p>There are a number of early baseball players buried there, but I am not familiar with any of their names.</p><p>ALEXANDER MILNE CALDER ((1845-1923) Sculptor. Designed the George Meade statue in Philadelphia along with the Benjamin Franklin statue atop the Philadelphia City Hall.</p><p>WILLIAM E. CARTER (1875-1940) Millionaire and survivor of the Titanic.</p><p>More to Come. --Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-17576983948789787692024-02-16T12:56:00.000-08:002024-02-16T12:56:32.263-08:00Shotgun Raid at Annie's Woods in DeKalb in March 1922<p>From the March 8, 2022, MidWeek "Looking Back. 100 Years Ago.</p><p>Annie's Woods is a park named after Annie Glidden in DeKalb, Illinois, by NIU.</p><p>"As a result of a shotgun raid conducted here yesterday by Sheriff W.H. Decker, Deputy William Berry, Chief of Police Frank Riddell and Officer Rowe, 24 gallons of moonshine was seized as it was being transferred from one automobile to another in Annie's Woods.</p><p>"Christ P. and Henry L. were arrested on charges of transporting liquor.</p><p>"Later in the day, a raid was conducted on the house of Hugh V. on Market Street. Here a still and several gallons of mash was confiscated and V. placed under arrest."</p><p>--Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-21399002295183620232024-02-13T15:43:00.000-08:002024-02-13T15:43:40.479-08:00NIU 1922: Ain't No 'Girls College' No More<p>From the March 8, 2022, MidWeek "Looking Back." (DeKalb County, Illinois)</p><p>Here is a name for Northern Illinois University that I did not know. But, evidently in its earlier days it was called "Girls College."</p><p>Here's the article from March 1922:</p><p>"It will not be many days before the work of installing a chapter of the Y.M.C.A. at the Teacher' College will be completed. Dean of Men Robert G. Buzzard called a meeting of all men members of the student body and faculty at which time a brief outline of what is to be done was given.</p><p>"A forming of the Y.M.C.A. at the Teachers' college would be a fair indication that the college is growing away from the old name "Girls college." The last few years has seen a wonderful growth in the number of men students at the college."</p><p>And the gals were so happy.</p><p>No More "Suitcase College" Here. --Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-36295462731972701022024-02-09T13:50:00.000-08:002024-02-13T15:41:17.747-08:00Most Common Jobs in Illinois and the U.S. 150 Years Ago-- Part 1<p>From the April 4, 2022, Stacker. From U.S. Census Bureau.</p><p>First number is Illinois and second number is national. That would make it 1872 so from the 1870 census.</p><p>1. Farmers and Planters </p><p>240, 256 // 2,977,711</p><p>2. Agricultural laborers'</p><p>133,649 // 2,885,996</p><p>3. Laborers (not specified)</p><p>63,130 // 1,031.666</p><p>4. Domestic servants</p><p>44,903 // 975,734</p><p>5. Carpenters and joiners</p><p>23,040 // 344,596</p><p>6. Employees of railroad companies (nor clerks)</p><p>14,946 // 154,027</p><p>7. Clerks in stores</p><p>13,980 // 222,504</p><p>--Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-51050185027170231002024-02-07T07:13:00.000-08:002024-02-09T13:50:42.939-08:00Mr. White Sox, Minnie Minoso, Finally in Baseball's Hall of Fame<p>From the July 24, 2022, SB Nation "Mr. White Sox is finally in the Hall of Fame" by Chrystal O'Keefe.</p><p>Congratulations to the Chicago White Sox player Minnie Minoso.</p><p>Wonder how many of last years Injured Reserve Sox will make it to the Hall?</p><p>Baseball's Been Very Good to Mr. Sox. --Cooter</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-18701110917491419342023-05-13T13:52:00.001-07:002023-05-13T13:52:34.758-07:00Illinois' I & M Canal's 175th Anniversary-- Part 2<p>The importance of the Illinois & Michigan (I&M) Canal lies in the fact that it in effect, connected the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River via the Illinois River.</p><p>The miniature 16-by-24-foot museum is filled with interesting artifacts that lend color to the daily lives of the canal toll collectors. On a shelf, you'll find a bugle and a conch shell, both used by boat captains to wake up the sleeping collector, whose rope bed was in the southwest corner of the building.</p><p>In 2009, a full-sized replica canal boat, previously featured in the film "Prairie Tides," was moved to the site. The barge is lined with boxes and crates symbolizing the 150-plus tons of cargo those boats hauled along the canal.</p><p>For more information, visit pickusottawail.com/attractions/im canal-toll-house.</p><p>--Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-21438813745117479332023-05-08T11:32:00.008-07:002023-05-08T11:32:56.999-07:00Illinois' I&M Canal's 175th Anniversary-- Part 1<p>From the April 8, 2023, Northwest Herald "Experience I&M Canal's </p><p>Of course, people have heard of the Erie Canal, the Suez Canal and Panama Canal, but fewer are familiar with this one.</p><p>At the end of April, I wrote about Illinois Governor JB Pritzker declaring April as the official month of the I&M (Illinois & Michigan).</p><p>Here are some things you might want to check out in regards to this important canal, which connected the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River via the Illinois River.</p><p>Ottawa, Illinois, has a remarkable I&M Canal structure in the form of an original tollhouse which has many recovered items and fascinating displays about the waterway' storied history in a compact one-room footprint.</p><p>Located in the heart of Ottawa's downtown, right along the I&M towpath, you'll find the immacilate-looking, 175-year-old structure that a group of dedicated volunteers turned the husk of a building into a paonstakenly researched approximation of what the canal collector's tollhouse would have looked like back in 1848.</p><p>--Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-2526988451944548952023-05-06T08:42:00.005-07:002023-05-07T07:58:17.722-07:00McHenry Outdoor Theater-- Part 2: Doin' a Retro Night<p>It is now open on weekends, but come June seven days a week. Cost is $14 a person and includes two feature films. This weekend it is "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania."</p><p>I would like to do an ultimate retro night at some point this summer. That would mean going out to the Ingleside, Illinois, Don 'N Suds for a Coney Dog and some of that good root beer. Carhops serve you. (We are lucky to have three remaining Dog 'N Suds here in close proximity. The other two are in Grayslake and Richmond.)</p><p> Then go the the McHenry Outdoor Theater for a movie(s).</p><p>My big problem, however, is that during the summer, the movies don't start until 9 which seriously pushes my bedtime. And, if I stay for the second film (to get my money's worth), 2 am is REALLY past my bedtime.</p><p>Plus, these new cars have things on them that I do not know how to operate.</p><p>We'll See. --CootFilm</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-43333157117235658372023-05-04T10:29:00.002-07:002023-05-08T11:23:14.576-07:00McHenry Outdoor Theater-- Part 1<p>This drive-in theater is located about six miles from home and it is not one of those billboard theaters, but has a massive stone (or something like it) screen housing.</p><p>From Drive-In Movie.com.</p><p>Originally opened in 1951, the Skyline Drive-In, now the McHenry Outdoor Theater, is a single screen drive-in theater located in McHenry, Illinois.</p><p>It is the Chicago area's last remaining drive-in.</p><p>Double features are shown seasonably.</p><p>In December 2020, the owner announced that he had bought ten more additional acres and plans to turn it into a three-screen venue.</p><p>--Coot-In</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-523584921711477532023-05-02T16:07:00.002-07:002023-05-02T16:08:27.043-07:00This Month in American Revolution: Tea Act, Ethan Allen, Some Intolrable Acts and Barren Hill and Waxhaws<p>From the American Battlefield Trust.</p><p>MAY 10, 1773</p><p>** Tea Act: An attempt by Parliament to undercut smugglers by reducing the price of tea to the colonies.</p><p>MAY 10, 1775</p><p>** Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga, Second Continental Congress meets.</p><p>MAY 20, 1774</p><p>** Administration of Justice Act and Massachusetts Government Act, two of the so-called Intolerable Acts, further anger colonists.</p><p>MAY 20, 1778</p><p>** Battle of Barren Hill, Pennsylvania.</p><p>MAY 29, 1780</p><p>** Battle of Waxhaws, South Carolina.</p><p>--Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-66644283079418875932023-04-30T07:48:00.008-07:002023-05-01T04:59:57.475-07:00April 2023 Official Month of I&M Canal in Illinois<p>To commemorate the 175th anniversary of the openingof the Illinois & Michigan Canal and the enormius impact it had on the region, state and nation, Governor JB Pritzker declared April 2023 the official month of the I&M Canal.</p><p>The next several posts will be about it and things you can do along it today.</p><p>--CootCanal</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-45674162785676198092023-04-29T14:02:00.001-07:002023-04-29T14:02:11.899-07:00Return of Drive-In Theaters-- Part 8:The Spud Drive-In Theatre<p>It would be possible to build a whole vacation around a visit to The Spud Drive-In Theatre in Idaho's Teton Country, located about an hour's drive from Grant Teton National Park.</p><p>Operating since 1953, it beckons to guests with a giant potato (what, a giant potato in Idaho, who'd have figured) sitting in "Old Murphy," a 1946 Chevrolet flatbed truck, parked along the driveway.</p><p>The drive-in sign is modeled after an Idaho license plate, featuring the motto "Famous Potatoes." </p><p>A couple years ago, owner Lenny Zaban added two rustic cabins at the back of the lot, where overnight guests can watch movies from the porch or the nearby hot tub and enjoy specialties from the snack bar, including "Spud Buds" (potato tots) and caramel corn made fresh nightly.</p><p>Spend a Night at the Theater. --Cooter</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-88467648095692048692023-04-27T12:31:00.003-07:002023-04-27T12:31:49.375-07:00Return of Drive-In Theaters-- Part 7: The 66 Drive-In Theatre<p>And what would drive-in theater's be without at least one on the famed Mother Road, Route 66? There are several, including one that just reopened on Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and, of course, Litchfield, Illinois, but probably the most famous one even carries the name, 66 Drive-In Theatre neat Carthage, Missouri.</p><p>Its original neon sign continues to attract road-trippers. (Route 66 is part of the National Trust's National Treasures Program.)</p><p>Tickets are often sold out of the original ticket booth, a glowing little building with walls made entirely of glass blocks.</p><p>For a complete Route 66 experience ,owner Nathan McDonald recommends staying at the recently restored Boots Court motel (1939) in the nearby town of Carthage, which advertises "A Radio In Every Room)"</p><p>Whether You Want One Or Not. --CootBoots</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429481697531935015.post-55603979021074849732023-04-25T12:22:00.003-07:002023-04-25T12:22:52.035-07:00Return of the Drive-In Theaters-- Part 6: Capri Drive-In<p>Also in Michigan is the Capri Drive-In Theater at Coldwater, which replaced its original 1964 marque with a faithful replica after it was destroyed in a 2001 auto crash. It opened in 1964 and had a contest to pick a name. The name was submitted by Mary Magocs and she got a sewing machine for her name.</p><p>Admission in 1964 was $1 and a cheeseburger would set you back 45 cents.</p><p>The original double lane snack bar is still in place and does a brisk business in footlongs and garlic pickles.</p><p>Last Halloween, the drive-in offered socially distanced "trunk-or-tricking" and spotlighted best costumes on the screen during intermission -- a tradition that Susan Magocs says will continue forward.</p><p>--CootTrunk</p><p><br /></p>RoadDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277792950413268265noreply@blogger.com0