...you remember
a blimp tied down at the "old" Lompoc airport.
...you remember
the job descriptions of Henning, Henderson, Carthcart and
Shields.
...you
remember JM parties at the La Mesa Theatre.
...you
remember when Moore's sold and delivered groceries.
...you
remember the Dixie Court.
...you
remember rodeos at the Rodeo Grounds (now Crestview Terrace).
...you
remember The
Lucky Spot, which was a very scary bar right next to the Schroeder
Bros. dime store on W. Ocean.
My dad, himself a native, and the fathers of just about everyone
I knew back in the 50s, put the place off limits so emphatically
that even walking by the front door was intimidating.
...you remember
the Community Center as a USO, later to become Lompoc City
Hall.
--
courtesy of Ren Adam, Ojai
...you remember
riding your bike to the Lompoc Theater and trying to sneak
in through the side door in the alley.
...you remember
playing in the youth football "Turkey Bowl" at Huyck
Stadium.
...you remember
listening to the Babe Ruth All-Star games on the radio as
they went throught the playoffs, and meeting them at Gus's
Restaurant as they came back to town.
...you remember
yourself or your friends sneaking into the Drive-In Theater
in the trunk of a car.
-- courtesy of Richard W. Buchanan
You
Know You're a Lompoc Native When...
...you remember
working for the A & B Market at South "G" St.
& Ocean BEFORE it moved to "L" & Ocean.
...you remember
riding homemade box racers down 7th Street Hill and Olive
Ave. Hill.
--
courtesy of Gail Headrick Benson
...70 degrees,
a few hours of sunshine and a light wind is GREAT weather!
--
courtesy of Monica Williford
