Old Calgary stuff you miss...(The Nostalgia thread)

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Dentoman

The go-kart place out by the airport ... can't remember the name.

Oh yeah I remember that place, I want to say Kart City.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Oh yeah I remember that place, I want to say Kart City.

Kart Gardens.

I spent a good portion of many summers there. Often I would need to take the bus to 32nd and walk the rest of the way.

[ricoFlame]

Originally Posted by doozwimp

The wooly mammoth at the zoo.

That's not there anymore? wow, it's been a while.

[undercoverbrother]

Water slides @ Mcleod and Heritage.

Lot of boob watching as a young kid.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Water slides @ Mcleod and Heritage.

Lot of boob watching as a young kid.

I now know why you moved to Sylvan.

[Regulator75]

Originally Posted by Komskies

There is a Chicken on the Way opening soon in McKenzie Towne, where the Blockbuster video used to be.

Originally Posted by Regulator75

Really????

Can anyone confirm this?

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

Can anyone confirm this?

I'll snap a picture on my way home for some photographic evidence.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

Can anyone confirm this?

Yep, I could have swore I smelled the chicken getting off the bus a couple days ago. No idea if it was from there or not, because there are a couple restaurants right close.

Anyone know for sure if it open? (or a opening date?)

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Komskies

I'll snap a picture on my way home for some photographic evidence.

don't forget the NSFW tags when you post it.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

don't forget the NSFW tags when you post it.

I don't plan on venturing into the basement.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Komskies

I don't plan on venturing into the basement.

you are a

[psyang]

Funny dream - in my dream, I recalled the name "Dale Harney". When I woke up, I remembered he did a local magic show on TV. I did a search, and this thread came up in the top 5. Amazing!

[socalwingfan]

Walking to the 7-11 on Fairmount Drive & 99 AVE with a note from my mom to buy a pack of Number 7s for her and my dad. And keeping the change to buy a comic and a Wig Wag

[socalwingfan]

In elementary school we used to have a field trip to the "Fine Arts Center" where we spent the day taking music, drama and art class. I can't for the life of me remember the school name, anyone have any ideas??

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Rathji

Anyone know for sure if it open? (or a opening date?)

The sign on the window says May.

[#22]

Originally Posted by Rathji

Kart Gardens.

I spent a good portion of many summers there. Often I would need to take the bus to 32nd and walk the rest of the way.

Loved that track. Was involved (still am) with the Calgary Kart Racing Club when we used to rent the fast track on Sunday's for our races. The best part was as a club member, you could buy a day pass for 15(?) dollars on any day and bring your race kart on to the track to practice while they had rentals on at the same time. The speed and handling differential was naturally quite big, and we would just rip past left right and center, leaving them disorientated and with a mouth full of dust. "Buzzing the rentals" is what we called it

Not a chance that could ever happen nowadays.

[browna]

Originally Posted by Rathji

Kart Gardens.

I spent a good portion of many summers there. Often I would need to take the bus to 32nd and walk the rest of the way.

Kart Gardens International. As if that was going to bring the F1 or LeMans crowd in.

Originally Posted by Bigtime

You know I was just at the Zoo two weeks ago and I didn't look around when under the LRT station to see if it is still there.

The other thing was the big brontosaurus, Dinny, by the south gate.

[undercoverbrother]

anyone remember medicated polar bears?

[Komskies]

[getbak]

Remember when the Chicken on the Way logo used to be a lot more racist?