tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post487321974734586863..comments2024-03-19T09:47:02.249-05:00Comments on Say What?: At an Intersection in My LifeKevin Gilmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689287179985777963noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-26942830314285384752016-08-23T08:58:54.234-05:002016-08-23T08:58:54.234-05:00Thanks for your comments, FoF. I have been back se...Thanks for your comments, FoF. I have been back several times since I posted this as the area is still on my "north of the river" loop I'll occasionally ride on my bike. That's quite a transformation that's happened on that little corner of the world over the last few years. <br /><br />I was back there this spring and strolled around my old neighborhood including Hubert Olson school grounds. I hopped the fence that surrounds the pond and walked a lap through the overgrowth. I paused to see if I could figure out as closely as I could where I'd buried my pet white rat from 45 years earlier. I have so many memories of our time there -- about 9 years total. <br /><br />We watched so much construction happen in the first few years we were there but most exciting for my friends and me was the construction of the schools and all the fun we had exploring there once the workers had gone home for the day. <br /><br />The photo you linked to was actually from 1971. Thanks for that. I'll spend some more time going over it more closely. <br /><br />Again, thanks for stopping by and commenting. Kevin Gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689287179985777963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-22257624251531094892016-08-23T02:42:05.157-05:002016-08-23T02:42:05.157-05:00I'm quite late to the game here (like 8 years ...I'm quite late to the game here (like 8 years late) - but this was also MY stompng grounds from 1977 (when we moved to Bloomington from Minneapolis) to when I was married and moved out in 1993. <br /><br />Valley West has seen MANY transformations - the theater used to be "stand alone" but was finally connected - the bank (at least when I banked there) was BEHIND the theater... Got my first car loan there for a used 1984 Ford Ranger! I remember going in and making my final payment!<br /><br />I also spent nearly 10 years working in the Coast to Coast Hardware Store that was bought out, and bought out again - and is now a Jerry's Do it Best - but still has some of the same fixtures inside the store from when I worked there (1985-1993) <br /><br />So many people were so disapointed to see Andy's Tap leave - but if you have not been back since 2008 - you really need to do so again!! There are several new buildings on the SW corner - a new burger joint is there - Willy McCoys... <br /><br />I loved reading through your post - especially trying to imagine what life was like when <b><a href="http://geo.lib.umn.edu/Hennepin_County/y1971/CLK-1-1210.jpg" rel="nofollow">this photo</a></b> was taken (back in 1967!)<br /><br />When we moved - Bloomington still had farm fields west of Normandale Boulevard - and in my time living in the area - we watched the whole south west corner of the city develop. <br /><br />My "biking around the construction story" comes from what we (as kids) used to call the "new house area" (111th to 113th and Stanley to Utica - just west of Southwood School) - while those houses used to be under construction - my buddies and I used to ride our bikes all around the dirt and make jumps and such!<br /><br />Hey - thanks for the great memories! Bloomington was really a great place to grow up, eh? The Father of Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562341883540927031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-75153364201093927612011-07-14T08:53:45.561-05:002011-07-14T08:53:45.561-05:00Brings tears to my eyes and actually makes me want...Brings tears to my eyes and actually makes me want to pack up and move back to Bloomington, which I so desperatly wanted to leave from! Been in San Diego since I graduated in 1999, but I could go on for hours about that intersection! Truly thankful for those memories!<br /><br />Thanks!<br />SSarah Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795885364674222416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-50035104002559190522008-09-28T14:38:00.000-05:002008-09-28T14:38:00.000-05:00Strange, I grew up near there about 15 years late...Strange, I grew up near there about 15 years later. I still think that intersection has changed a lot whenever I'm in Minnesota (my parents still live nearby).<BR/><BR/>I regret never going to Andy's Tap (I was too young when I left for college and now it's finally not there).<BR/><BR/>Oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-72595463581370101582008-06-24T08:40:00.000-05:002008-06-24T08:40:00.000-05:00This is so fun to look back on. I remember going t...This is so fun to look back on. I remember going to Westwood and I recall some of the inside but this brought it all back. I do remember the lunches were 25cents but we were never able to afford hot lunch. I never attended Hubert Olson Elem. The Jr high opened as I went into 7th grade. ?I do recall your teacher in the 6th grade was Mrs. Burzlaff. She actually lives in my area noe and on occasion I run into her. She has a couple of girls adopted from Korea and one son. It was really different to see her so many years later. She had not changed a bit. They have made some big changes to the Barbours house and I think I'd be safe to say you have met a challenge in the lawn care dept. Thanks for the memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-23907833341562907982008-06-23T14:01:00.000-05:002008-06-23T14:01:00.000-05:00The food is great! As long as your into thin crust...The food is great! As long as your into thin crust, lots of cheese, fresh mushroom, greasy pizza. The fried chicken is outstanding and the hoagies are top notch. <BR/><BR/>Your right. beer is beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-35348067811331954552008-06-22T23:41:00.000-05:002008-06-22T23:41:00.000-05:00pdog...where've you been?Ole Piper...we used to go...pdog...where've you been?<BR/><BR/>Ole Piper...we used to go to one of them in high-school but I can't remember where it was. Is the food any good? Beer is beer.Kevin Gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689287179985777963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-10414853950547099002008-06-22T17:02:00.000-05:002008-06-22T17:02:00.000-05:00Man are you old! ;-)I drove by that intersection l...Man are you old! ;-)<BR/><BR/>I drove by that intersection less then two weeks ago and noticed that Andy's Tap was gone. Whenever we were in Bloomington for softball or hockey we would take our kids there. <BR/><BR/>Ole Piper Inn in Lakeville is the spot that I have my earliest memories of going out to eat as a family. The old 8mm movies and the greesy pizza.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212890428051515494.post-46790944731756439722008-06-21T19:44:00.000-05:002008-06-21T19:44:00.000-05:00Interesting read, Kev!I would like to do the same ...Interesting read, Kev!<BR/><BR/>I would like to do the same and jog and recount some of those childhood memories for myself, but unfortunately my childhood took place in cities far removed from where I currently live.<BR/><BR/>Maybe someday when I'm retired and have more time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com