Only fags lived in OP. Mandarin, b*tches!
I lived on the west side until about age 9 when we moved out by Julington Creek. Probably would’ve winded up in prison if we hadn’t.Wheew. I lived in the slums on the Westside baby! Close to 103rd and 295. It wasnt nice then.... but holy crap ghetto now.
I'll never forget George's. To this day my wife want to open an old fashion ice cream parlor and this is exactly my picture in my mind when she talks about it. I try to explain it to her every time, but it's so unique. The bubblegum ice cream was the best. Banana splits.Yeah we lived on the westside when my dad first got stationed at Cecil while our house in OP was being built. I still remember the dirt lot before they even poured the slab (Woodlands subdivision off Moody). Most of the other subdivisions were just trees. I couldn't see the FB pictures either.
One place I remember from growing up was George's Creations, an ice cream shop in the Publix shopping center. They had all kinds of crazy dishes, including the 'certificate sundae'....ten scoops of ice cream plus fruit and syrup in a tall dish which, if you ate in one sitting and could still blow a police whistle after finishing (and without puking), you got a free sundae every year on your birthday. Everybody who successfully ate one had their picture on the wall in the shop.
For some reason, the Orange Park skating rink popped into my head last night. That was THE place to be dropped off and hang out on a Friday night when I was in middle school.
LOL.My memory of Orange Park is a busy four-lane road that stood between Neptune Beach and G’ville. I just wanted to get through it. Zzzzzzzzzz.
Wasn’t it called Skate in Space or something like that? Went there many times.
Spent countless days at the Gano athletic field complex growing up. Either playing baseball or pickup games or Pop Warner football (Falcons baby, screw Bel-Med!), something was always going on there. My dad coached when he could and mom was a scorekeeper.
Does the link in post #9 work for you?For some reason, the Orange Park skating rink popped into my head last night. That was THE place to be dropped off and hang out on a Friday night when I was in middle school.
Does the link in post #9 work for you?