Anonymous
Post 10/05/2010 11:23     Subject: Re:I grew up here and I remember .....
Merry Go Round!


Wasn't this the place that sold parachute pants?
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2010 11:20     Subject: Re:I grew up here and I remember .....
Anyone mention the Hanger Club : )
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2010 10:44     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
Anonymous wrote:The Cellar Door, Sunshine House T-shirts

Oh yes, the Cellar Door! I saw Steve Goodman there!
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2010 10:30     Subject: Re:I grew up here and I remember .....
Anonymous wrote:

Some of the things mentioned here are such a teeny, tiny slice of a pattern of socializing--yet many of us were repeating the same loops passing each at different steps or phases of life, having many of the same experiences and having similar reactions positive or negative. Yet DC suffers such an intense identity crisis. It has no unique cuisine, music, sport team, no distinct unifying theme. There is a general disdain for all things distinctly DC outside of DC. Yet, the memories here are being recalled with such fondness.

I wonder why there is no palpable pride about being from DC--rather just a derision of all local processes that are uniquely local?


Cuisine = half-smoke or Ethiopian. I've read we have the largest population of Ethiopians outside of Ehtiopia.
Music = go-go; and while i have no experience with it, i've always had the impression that the dc independent music scene is pretty good
I don't know what a "unique" sports team is, but I think as a city we're more unified around our teams than say, Miami.

In short, I don't know what you're talking about - everyone I know from here is very proud of being from DC.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2010 08:52     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
The Cellar Door, Sunshine House T-shirts
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 22:24     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
the Wax Museum
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 22:18     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My friend worked at Bob's Big Boys in HS.
It gives me this cheesy warm feeling to see so many locals posting. Sometimes we feel like the last actual people from here .


No kidding. There are so many transplants here. People give me weird looks when they ask where I'm from and I say Fairfax.


It's because you're from Fairfax.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 22:07     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
when there was a kiddy train I would ride at Lake Fairfax

and Lake Fairfax had a regular pool, not a Swimmin' Hole water park
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 22:02     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
Anonymous wrote:My friend worked at Bob's Big Boys in HS.
It gives me this cheesy warm feeling to see so many locals posting. Sometimes we feel like the last actual people from here .


No kidding. There are so many transplants here. People give me weird looks when they ask where I'm from and I say Fairfax.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 22:01     Subject: Re:I grew up here and I remember .....
Anonymous wrote:Bob's Big Boys?



That was where my very pay check was from. Wow...memories.

Then it became Shoneys.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 22:00     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
When places like Fair Lakes and Ashburn didn't exist.

When the Redskins pre season practice was in Carlisle, PA.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 18:03     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone remember the restaurant Olga's in Lakeforest and Tyson's?

Loved their "wraps"! Remember when Tyson's was one level and had this bakery next to the most awesome toy store?
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 13:44     Subject: Re:I grew up here and I remember .....
OMG - Wonderama!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah_8sEd9RAY
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 13:40     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
Merry Go Round!
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2010 13:28     Subject: I grew up here and I remember .....
pants corral