You know you're from Penticton if . . .

[johnhenry]

you remember the rodeo grounds

[logman]

you remember the pre-riot peachfest nights. When there was no law about riding in the back of a truck.Wasn't MC Hammer at Kings park??????? Holiday Hills camp ground!!!!

[johnhenry]

You remember the fortune teller at Hoot's Sweets

[southy]

I think we've been down this memory lane in the past .... check this out:

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=35403

[-fluffy-]

You remember the fortune teller at Hoot's Sweets

Dolly Hoot. Wasn't she an original?

[bipdl]

I remember when the "peach" actually looked like a peach, not a nectarine.

How about the "Lunch Horn"? Could hear it while pruning all the way out in Trout Creek.

The Incola.

The lumber train from the mill in OK Falls on its way to Spence's Bridge.

And, tracks alongside Railway Avenue.

When the slough north of town actually had Red Wings, and a fishing hut where kids could dip a line. (Now it's just a slew of roofs behind a wall!)

There were (count 'em) 2 Drive-In theatres! (Now there's only Drive-Thru's.)

But what I probably miss most is being able to quietly enjoy sitting on the beach after midnight on a warm summer evening under the star-studded deep dark sky without being asked by Mounties to move along.

[johnhenry]

Loves Lunch

[Alvis]

I remember when the "peach" actually looked like a peach, not a nectarine.

How about the "Lunch Horn"? Could hear it while pruning all the way out in Trout Creek.

The Incola.

The lumber train from the mill in OK Falls on its way to Spence's Bridge.

And, tracks alongside Railway Avenue.

When the slough north of town actually had Red Wings, and a fishing hut where kids could dip a line. (Now it's just a slew of roofs behind a wall!)

There were (count 'em) 2 Drive-In theatres! (Now there's only Drive-Thru's.)

But what I probably miss most is being able to quietly enjoy sitting on the beach after midnight on a warm summer evening under the star-studded deep dark sky without being asked by Mounties to move along.

Do you recall where the other speedway was?

[Thinktank]

art supplies at Penticton Camera

magazines at DJ's

film at JK Novelty

other stuff at Young's hardware

Taylor's Sports

[Static]

A tourist filled town from May long weekend to September long weekend.

[bipdl]

The Bay, with the only elevator in town... three floors.

Marshall Wells.

Working packing houses.

Local pears.

The Pilgrim House restaurant & pub.

Woolworth's.

Min Kita's electronics.

[Dawnland]

In almost chronological order:
you look North on Main Street and see the lake
Gurnsey's pond
Dean's tops and tees
Bowl -a- more Lanes beside the old Pen-Mar
Smitty's Restaurant at Cherry Lane
Mobile 2 for 1 video store
O'Connell Elementary

[bipdl]

Do you recall where the other speedway was?

Sorry, no... unless you're referring to Main Street on Saturday night. :127:

[3+141592]

Thanks to all contributors, this has been an entertaining thread.
Where were the Drive-ins located anyway?

For those that missed it, lots of real old pictures at this URL:
http://www.oldphotos.ca/archivos/collec ... =279747023
I had NO idea that a Lancaster bomber ever landed at our airport.
Must have made quite the racket...

[canuck500]

That doesn't look like a Lancaster to me, more like a B-25 or similar.