The View From Fourth Street

Looking south towards St. Mary's from Fourth and Appleton Streets, circa 2005.

As I lived a block east, in the shadow of St. Mary's, it was, undoubtedly, the tallest object in my world.  It was defintely a landmark; it even appears on nautical navigational charts for the area as a point of reference, labeled as "spire." 

Wednesday's Menu

Misspellings notwithstanding, $2.95 in the mid 1970s was a pretty good price for a corned beef and cabbage dinner.  But if you didn't like that idea, you could always step into that phone booth, look up another restaurant in the phone book and call for their dinner special. 

Sad Days for The Left Guard

November 2, 1976 Milwaukee Sentinel

Sad days, indeed for the football-themed steakhouse chain.  Oh, and the "...restaurant featuring Mexican food..." that Max McGee converted the Minneapolis location into...that became a little something called ChiChi's. 

Menu cover from the Left Guard.  With all the licensing restrictions on NFL properties, I can't imagine the NFL of today allowing the use of one of their team's helmets to be incorporated into a pseudo coat of arms for a player's restaurant, even with the payment of what I am sure are hefty licensing fees.

St. Mary's Washington Street March

These two photos from late 1959/early 1960 show the St. Mary High School Band marching down Washington Street.  My brother John is the drum major shown above, near the John Strange plant as they approach the Tayco Street bridge.  In the top photo, you can see the rear of St. Patrick's in the background as they pass the Consolidated gas station.  The sign is obscured, but I think gas might be 30.9 cents per gallon then. 

15th Anniversary of Valley Fair

from the February 23, 1969 Appleton Post-Crescent...44 years ago, tomorrow...we all shopped there but some of us had friends and family who worked there.  Is anybody listed that you knew? 

Charley's Barber Shop

July 2005.  A race security monitor sits outside Charley’s Barber Shop at 9 Main Street during the Superweek Pro Tour (International Cycling Classic).  This, in case you didn't recognize it, is the old Brin complex. 

photo by Mark Czerniec at MarkCz.com

Greetings From Menasha Wisconsin

This is a popular postcard format that showcased many different views of the subject hometown.  These postcards became prolific in the 1930s, lasting into the 1950s.  Generally known as "large letter" postcards, they most often were printed on linen in quite colorful inks.   Black and white photo postcards were also common, especially in the "real photo" format, as is this card from the Morris W. Beck Company.   

How many of Menasha's "landmarks" can YOU name?