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Ardyth says.....
 
girls back 'then' didn't work
as much, except babysitting. Maybe that was to prepare us for the
next life! LOL! Times were changing though and when I threatened (or
so I thought it was a threat) to babysit for a family of 10 kids the
summer before my senior year, my Dad got me a bookkeeping job at a
travel agency he did the accounting for - Hansen Travel at Miracle
Mile. I continued working after school my senior year and stayed
there for 12 years (except for the 1 year sabbatical in Germany). I
managed to PO my parents by not going to college, getting married,
etc. etc. But, as several have said, no real regrets. I've had many
experiences and memories I wouldn't have, had things been different.
However - IF, I had been able to be a caddy I could have retired from
the earnings I made as the LPGA champion (NOT! my golf game sucks!).
Or, IF, I'd had that paper route I could have retired from my
earnings as a NY Times Bestseller author. Or, IF I had taken my
photography seriously I could have retired from my earnings as an
award winning National Geographic contributor. But I wouldn't have
had as much fun.
Ardyth
Mom and Dad
I was going through some old poems my grandfather wrote and found this one.
I don't remember Tel Huron like this - must be too young (LOL!) or
having another senior moment. I do remember some of the stores, but
maybe it will bring back other memories for some of you. This one
wasn't dated, but most of his stuff was written in the late 50's,
early 60's.
The line up of merchants at the Tele-Huron mall,
Answer to a varied and elite call.
At the farther most end of the promenade
Montgomery Ward mail orders are received post paid.
Then for the hungry, are items galore,
Up and down the aisles of the Wrigley's store.
Many things for children at the next door stop,
At the store call "Mr. Fred's Wonderland Shop."
A ring for Miss Prim or a gadget for me;
You'll find them all at Myers Jewelry.
For folks endowed as garment preeners,
Good work is obtained from "French Glo-Cleaners."
Shoes of all sizes, shapes and description,
For your personal choice and orthopedic prescription,
Can be obtained from the "Boston Shoe Store,"
And also the "Shoe Box" right next door.
Here they feature Florsheim, a name of renown;
They say there's none better in any other town.
Those who are gifted with a dress making ability,
Will avail themselves of the "Sew and Save" facility.
A fabric shop of quite some note,
For their prosperous future we will vote.
For women's apparel try "Linda Lees."
The clerks in that store are busy as bees.
Waiting on customers who like the array
Of the nice things to wear they have on display.
If a sweet tooth should lead you in "Sanders" direction,
You'll find a supply of your favorite confection.
The "United Shirt Distributors"
Continue to be contributors.
To our liking for shirt attire
They'll serve you the best
Eliminate the rest,
And to your satisfaction inquire.
Then in we go to "Kresge's" show of myriad’s of items of worth
At Halloween time
The displays are find,
Causing old and young much mirth.
For items for men, too many to mention,
"Osmun's Town and Country" we call to your attention.
Our ladies petite or of matronly stature,
Should not from Tele Huron take their departure
Until they have visited this store for the girls,
"Winkelman's" stands out like a string of pearls.
At the head of the list of this long promenade
"Cunningham's" news ace has this announcement made:
Prescriptions and dentrifices, magazines and such;
A lunch counter also gives the right touch.
To a shopping date anytime you would aspire
For the various things you might desire.
Right next door on the Huron St. side,
Around the corner from the rest,
Milady has want to spend some time
Receiving the "Murray Sister’s" best.
Whether gifts, cosmetics, or a manicure,
Or a hair groom, she can be sure
That the job that she receives from them
Will any inspection endure.
That's the line up of places at the Tele-Huron mall,
That answer to a varied and elite call.
E.A. Ostrand, 19??
Some of the memories that have come out of the above Poem
by Ardyth’s grand father.
Ann Warren:
I can remember when I was 4-5 yrs. old and me and my sister got to
go to Wrigley's at Tel-Huron every Thursday with my mom and dad to
get $60 worth of groceries. We sat in the car while my mom shopped.
Thursday was payday for my dad at GM. $60 would feed our family of 5
kids and 2 adults and sometimes a relative or two that would come to
live with us. There was always a Santa there at Christmas and we'd
get to go see him. As we got older, we would get an allowance and go
to Saunders and get a hot fudge sundae every week. I remember some
of the other stores that Ardyth mentioned....Ann
Phil Bowser writes:
At one time Jimmy Donaldson owned that Sunoco Station. I use to take
my sled and haul 5 gals of fuel oil home for the old Fuel oil stove. I
did that until we got one of those 250 gal tanks that they came and
filled up. Can't recall the owner of the Gulf station but I know it.
Art(Davis?) and Jims had the Texaco one block east of Telegraph and
Huron. If you go to the photos and go into Familiar places I have put
the old Photo taken from an Airplane of the Tele-Huron area. It was
when the construction of Tele Huron was beginning. The Number One
marked on the Photo is the Huron Theater. Number Two is Tel Huron and
number three is Mac's trailer Park where I lived until I was twelve
and we moved to Myrtle St in a house right behind the theater on the
south side of Myrtle. Phil Bowser '56 wths
Dick Walsh remembers:
I do remember Tel Huron as it is stated in the poem, as a matter
of fact I worked at Mr. Freds Wonderland about 3 days a week doing
stock. My Mom used to work at Saunders for many years. I used to
love to stop in there just to say hello and was always assured of a
cupcake and coke. Many is the day when I would meet in the alley
behind the Kresgee store for the Duncun Yoyo Contests. That whole
shopping center used to be a very large field where us kids would
play. Right across Telagraph at the end was Lakeview St. On the
corner of Lakeview and Telegraph was Mr. Lakie's Sunoco station where
dad bougt his gas and I would go get my bycycle tire tubes hot
patched for a quarter. Dick Walsh (62)
Jerry Writes:
I too remember the Sunoco Gas Station, that is where I bought the
cheapest gasoline of my lifetime at 17.9 cents per gallon. I think
they had a gas war going on with the Gulf Station on the northwest
corner of M59 and Telegraph
As Ardyth see’s it in Black and White
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I thought this one was good and I should pass it along:
Subject: Black and White
(Under age 40? You won't understand.)
You could hardly see for all the snow,
Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go.
Pull a chair up to the TV set,
"Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet."
Dependin'g on the channel you tuned,
You got Rob and Laura - or Ward and June.
It felt so good. It felt so right.
Life looked better in black and white.
I Love Lucy, The Real McCoys,
Dennis the Menace, the Cleaver boys,
Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train,
Superman, Jimmy and Lois Lane.
Father Knows Best, Patty Duke,
Rin Tin Tin and Lassie too,
Donna Reed on Thursday night! --
Life looked better in black and white.
I wanna go back to black and white.
Everything always turned out right.
Simple people, simple lives...
Good guys always won the fights.
Now nothing is the way it seems,
In living color on the TV screen.
Too many murders, too many fights,
I wanna go back to black and white.
In God they trusted, alone in bed, they slept,
A promise made was a promise kept.
They never cussed or broke their vows.
They'd never make the network now.
But if I could, I'd rather be
In a TV town in '53.
It felt so good. It felt so right.
Life looked better in black and white.
I'd trade all the channels on the satellite,
If I could just turn back the clock tonight
To when everybody knew wrong from right.
Life was better in black and white!
As surfing goes,
Ardyth Long
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