Phoebus, VA
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| 1945 | Monday, August 23, 2004 | ||
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View of Harbor, Phoebus, VA |
Mellon Street | ||
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Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 08/23/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 08/23/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 08/23/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/23/04 Thanks, Dave! |
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| Monday, August 23, 2004 | May 30, 1960 | ||
| Fuller's | Bank of Phoebus, Phoebus, VA | Bank of Phoebus Check | |
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Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 08/19/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 08/23/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 08/23/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC - 08/24/04 |
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| Wednesday, September 8, 2004 | |||
| Fertitta's Restaurant | "Airplane View of Phoebus, VA" | ||
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Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 09/06/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 09/08/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 10/04/04 Thanks, Dave! |
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Y’all have
great memories, but my mind is like a sieve, especially when it comes to locations. I do remember a corner drug store in Phoebus which made great limeades – or lime freezes similar to those which are now available at Steak and Shake. Great. Now I don’t even remember which is was. GRRRRR! Anyway, once a month, Mama and Eleanor and I would stop in there and we’d all have one. The waitress bore an amazing resemblance to Ellen Corby, who appeared in It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) with Jimmy Stewart, and later gained probably her greatest fame as Grandma Walton on the TV show. Any idea if this is the SAME corner drug store? The Mallory and East County Street location wouldn’t help me at all. This is a pre-1960 memory for me……….. |
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| Ellen Corby | Ellen Corby | |
| (3 June 1911 - 14 Apr 1999) | - Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC - 08/20/04 | as Grandma Walton |
The drug store and
lunch room was across the street from Fuller's.
It had green tile on the face of the building, but I cannot recall the name
right now.
- Joe Madagan ('57) of FL -
08/20/04
AHA! That might explain my fascination for green tiles!
Thanks, Joe! Keep going and you just might be able to reconstruct ALL my
missing memories!
I recall Phoebus being referred to
as "Little Chicago", probably due to a crime element existing there in its past.
I expect some of us oldtimers will recall that, so this (Theme from The
Untouchables) may be the MIDI to use.
- Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 08/23/04
Thanks, Dave! Of course it is!
I just called
my sister, Eleanor (Buckley Nowitzky - '59 of NC) about this crucial matter.
She said Mama
and I might have gone to that green-tiled drug store once a month,
but she thinks that she herself only went there ONCE! And she doesn't
remember the limeades! ARGHHH!
Will someone please get my mother on the phone? SHE remembers all these
details!
Oh, yeah. That could prove tricky, hmmm....
- Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC - 08/24/04
Theme from "The
Untouchables" midi courtesy of
http://www.tv-timewarp.co.uk/midi_files/Untouchables_1960.mid,
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/23/04
Thanks, Dave!
Map of Phoebus courtesy of http://maps.yahoo.com/ - 08/24/04
Fancy Purple Divider Bar clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 08/20/04
Images of Ellen Corby courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/~1966/gueststar12.htm - 08/24/04