You know you're nearing 50 in Adelaide, when you remember...

[LMA]

Probably been said, probably from me

Hexy Pies and Half a Pasty at school
Grange train station used to be over the other side along Military Rd

[CK]

Probably been said, probably from me

Hexy Pies and Half a Pasty at school
Grange train station used to be over the other side along Military Rd

I spent three years at Star Of The Sea, further up Military Road and we used to have to line up there for school excursions into the city. Back in those days, we also used to have snacks at the canteen called Chicken Cackles, which were great, but I haven't seen them around in years

[pale ale]

Frangi Panni Gardens(not sure of spelling) at the back of the Port Noarlunga Pub - the place to be on a hot Sunday Arvo

[bayman]

golden fleece, amoco, esso & even neptune (at darlinton) 'service stations'


the glenelg train line (you can still see the odd stop & the some of the route it took)

[Ian]

the glenelg train line (you can still see the odd stop & the some of the route it took)

I'm closer to 50 than 40 and I don't remember rails being still down let alone trains going down it.
BTW, where did it go after Morphett Rd

[bayman]

the glenelg train line (you can still see the odd stop & the some of the route it took)

I'm closer to 50 than 40 and I don't remember rails being still down let alone trains going down it.
BTW, where did it go after Morphett Rd

it cut through basically where immanuel college is over the sturt creek & basically ran 'parallel' with anzac highway & would have met it around where the bowling green is

[Ian]

I just did a bit of research, the line was closed in Dec 1929, reckon you would have to be a bit older than 40 to remember that!!

[Ian]

I didn't know the tram line was originally a train line, the 2 competing train companys amalgamated then later sold them both to the MTT, when the tram line was electrified the Glenelg line through Plympton was closed and replaced by buses

[bayman]

I just did a bit of research, the line was closed in Dec 1929, reckon you would have to be a bit older than 40 to remember that!!

as a kid, i can vividly remember seeing train tracks peaking through around the various parks that we played at (alison st & pine ave glenelg north to be exact), i've also seen old tracks recently in the mile end area basically opposite richmond oval where those factories & warehouses are

[RustyCage]

Clovercrest Bowl

[Dissident]

Clovercrest Bowl

And the State Bank branch there, too

[Brucetiki]

Clovercrest Bowl

Isn't that a Foodland these days.

[RustyCage]

Clovercrest Bowl

Isn't that a Foodland these days.

Sure is

[Dissident]

Closed down shortly after the Golden Grove Bowl opened, from memory. Clovercrest was self scoring, and Golden Grove had the new fangled "automatic scoring"!

[Brucetiki]

Closed down shortly after the Golden Grove Bowl opened, from memory. Clovercrest was self scoring, and Golden Grove had the new fangled "automatic scoring"!

Ah automatic scoring - I'm amazed how inaccurate automatic scoring can be! Used to love going to Salisbury and Elizabeth because they still had self scoring until about 2004 before Bowland bought Salisbury Bowl and Elizabeth Bowl was also sold, resulting in renovations to both.

[RustyCage]

Closed down shortly after the Golden Grove Bowl opened, from memory. Clovercrest was self scoring, and Golden Grove had the new fangled "automatic scoring"!

The old pinsetters from Clovercrest ended up at Bowland in Ingle Farm many years later

[GWW]

Anyone remember those brown bags you'd write your lunch order on at school, and put the money inside.

Do they have anything like that these days?

[mickey]

Anyone remember those brown bags you'd write your lunch order on at school, and put the money inside.

Do they have anything like that these days?

Yes, same system as the "old days"

[CK]

Playing street cricket, and having to move the wicket when a car arrived.

Playing street footy, and learning to keep your feet to avoid the spill into the ashphalt.

Riding to SANFL games, and being able to leave the bike chained outside the ground, and being pretty confident it would be there upon return.

Knowing the words to this ad..."What DOES it take to make a grown man cry? Perhaps if we..."

When All You Can Eat first started at Pizza Hut, and not having room to buy one of their gingerbread men afterwards. I LOVED those gingerbread men, miss them a lot.

[Footy Chick]

Knowing the words to this ad..."What DOES it take to make a grown man cry? Perhaps if we..."

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kicked him where it hurts...

"Aww, my knee..."