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Old 07-16-2010, 05:55 AM   #81
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Where was the Enchanted Castle? I remember birthdays at Bullwinkle's and Chuck E Cheese.
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Old 07-16-2010, 06:09 AM   #82
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Where was the Enchanted Castle? I remember birthdays at Bullwinkle's and Chuck E Cheese.
Just off 32nd Ave - it eventually turned into a Chuck E Cheese.
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Old 07-16-2010, 06:31 AM   #83
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Sweet Tooth - Ice Cream place at Elbow & Southland

We used to go there alot during the summer. I remember they had a wall of pictures of all the special sundaes they served. There was one that fed like 10 people or something. I always wanted to order that but never got the chance.
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Old 07-16-2010, 06:35 AM   #84
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Speaking of ice cream DQ used to have a lot of different items: there was their failed experiment into hard ice cream but also things like the "Parfait", some sort of pecan thingy and another one that had a fudge sundae on one side and a caramel on the other-it was called the "Double ___ ".
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Old 07-16-2010, 06:41 AM   #85
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Old 07-16-2010, 06:45 AM   #86
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Speaking of ice cream DQ used to have a lot of different items: there was their failed experiment into hard ice cream but also things like the "Parfait", some sort of peca thingy and another one that had a fudge sundae on one side and a caramel on the other-it was called the "Double ___ ".
Are you thinking of the peanut buster parfait? They still have that, don't they?
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Old 07-16-2010, 07:10 AM   #87
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Are you thinking of the peanut buster parfait? They still have that, don't they?
No back in the day they had a regular parfait that was made with strawberries.....
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Old 07-16-2010, 07:20 AM   #88
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Old 07-16-2010, 07:47 AM   #89
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There used to be a drive in at 43 st and 17ave SW.

Get the munchies and go to 7-11 and get a med. coke slurpee and a super ham and cheese for 1.49.
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Old 07-16-2010, 07:55 AM   #91
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Wizard's Castle in Sunridge Mall?

Smoking in mall food courts?
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Old 07-16-2010, 08:01 AM   #92
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Even though it was a dive, I miss the Drive-In Theater a lot. Plenty of great times.

I also miss the Calgary Cannons. AAA Baseball here in Calgary, ticket cost $5. Seriously, I got to see Danny Tartabull, Alex Rodriguez, Bret Boone, Danny Bautista.....and those were just the hometown heroes.

Overall - I just miss being the spirit Calgary used to have when it was 500-700,000 people strong. Trust me, the mood of this city has been waaaaaaay different for about 15 years.
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Old 07-16-2010, 08:05 AM   #93
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I definitely miss the Cannons. Great part of my childhood. During summers, when my brother and I were old enough to do so, my Dad would leave us C-Train tickets before he left for work and we'd hop on the train and meet him for an afternoon game. That was great.

Going to Village Square Leisure Centre when it was brand new! It seemed like the coolest place in the entire world.

Having birthday parties at the bowling alley along 17th Ave ... it was on the east side of the city but I can't remember exactly where. It was in the basement of whichever mini-mall it was in.

I think it was Food City along 52nd St and about 44 Ave where they had pop dispensers in the store ... you bought their 're-useable' pop bottles and picked what pop you wanted ... we made some great mixes there but I only remember the root beer/orange combination.

Going for a ride on the C-Train on the new NW leg of it with my Mom and Dad ... if I remember it correctly, it was free to ride that day.

All of the various Olympics-themed celebrations we had in school in '88, going to Olympic Plaza for medal celebrations, pin trading, seeing Canada get spanked by the USSR 5-0 (and getting pulled out of school to do so!)

And of course, that Hello Calgary ad.
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Old 07-16-2010, 08:14 AM   #94
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I grew up in Kensington, and I miss the North Hill mall movie theatre and bowling alleys. The last movie I got to watch at theatre before it closed in 1997 (1998?) was the re-made Star Wars films, and my friend's hot sister with the nice set of jugs worked there and gave us free popcorn. As for the bowling alleys, probably about the most classic set of lanes you could get in Calgary - Fairview Bowling I believe it was called. Ah, good times.I also miss the McDonald's on 4th street and 20th ave. NW had the big Golden arches, akin to the 50's style era. Miss that place too.
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The 7-11 in Canyon Meadows. Now it's an A1 Convenience store. It sucks to see the little guy pushed out in favour of big business.
What?

Things I remember:

-Hockey Sticker books
- Freewheelin near the Saddledome, used to drool over the cool skateboards there.
-Hannigans Hamburgers
-Bobs Hamburgers
-Marks & Spencer in Sunridge mall.
-Ponderosa Steakhouse also see Bonzai.
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Old 07-16-2010, 08:24 AM   #96
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Great thread. I grew up in West Hillhurst so these are the things I miss....

- The 7-11 on 14th street and Kensington
- The days when you could take your BMX bike to Prince's Island Park and jump the 3 big hills. There are trees blocking the path now.
- Bowview pool had great beach volleyball
- Movie theaters at Northland Mall
- The DQ on Kensington Road (just past the legion)
- House of Video
- Bullpoop corner at 1am by Deerfoot Mall
- Sports at 11 or 11:30 with the Mikes
- AM106's top 10 @ 10 when I was going to bed

So many memories.....

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Old 07-16-2010, 08:30 AM   #97
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Old 07-16-2010, 08:35 AM   #99
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Hockey at the Corral
The WHA's Calgary Cowboys
The Majestic
The Calgary Cannons
That movie theatre by the Calgary Tower where I saw Star Wars for the first time when I was 10.
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