THERE ARE SO MANY MEMORIES THAT I COULD GO ON DAY AFTER DAY. BUT TO SHARE A FEW I REMEBER MOST OF ALL ARE THE MANY DAYS WE WALKED TO HART'S BAKERY AND GOT THOSE SLICES OF BREAD AND HOW GOOD IT WAS AS A CHILD.THE MANY DAYS AND NITES WE WENT SKATING AT SKATELAND SUMMER.ONE OF THE MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES WAS LAKELAND AMUSEMENT PARK. MY BROTHER WAS THE FAMOUS RANCID T BUTTERBALL. AND THE DANCES ON SAT. NITES WE WENT TO. THAT WAS A GREAT PLACE WHEN I WAS YOUNG. HAD SO MUCH FUN. I JUST WISH THAT MY GRANDCHILDREN COULD OF EXPIERENCE THOSE DAYS. THINGS WERE NOT SO COMPLICATED THEN. REMEMBERING THOSE SAT'S THAT WE WENT TO THE DRAGSTRIP? I DID THAT MANY TIMES AND EVEN RACED MYSELF. OH HOW I LOVED DOING THAT.I ALSO REMEBER THE DAYS WHEN THERE WAS NO BRIDGE ON WHITE STATION CLOSE TO SUMMER AND HOW MANY TIMES WE WALKED THOSE RAILROAD TRACKS, THE TRIPS TO 7/11 JUST TO GET SOME BUBBLEGUM. OH, THE MEMORIES. WELL,LIKE I SAID I COULD GO ON AND ON AND I WILL POST SOME MORE ANOTHER DAY. I LOVE HEARING ABOUT THOSE DAYS. KEEP THEM COMING.

I agree where to begin and never stop. Spent the weekends at Lakeland at the races. Build cars all week and race on the weekend. Skated all my time in memphis (21 yrs) skating at skateland summer Skateland Lamar before that. Cruisinc Summer ave down to the Kryatals to turn around. 100's of great and not so great muscle cars parked at he Handy city Parking lot on Fri and Sat nights. Krystal Burgers for 12 cents and so many more wonderful memories

The Shoney's Big Boy on Summer Avenue featured carhops on roller skates, just like Mel's Drive In in American Graffitti. One of my room mates had a Triumph TR-4. It was a babe magnet.

Oh, I remember Shoney's well. Could not tell you have many onion rings I put away. They were so good. I have alot of good memories of Shoney's. Me and my girlfriends had a time back then so young and not a care in the world.Just wanted to have fun with our friends and meet new ones.
I do so remember Hart's Bakery. We would walk to the Bristol Theater and would pass there and it would smell so good then on the way back we would stop and get us some hot bread and eat it on our way home.
Keep the momories coming!!

Oh I loved Hart's. That was the first field trip I remember, from Happy Land Kindergarten (was just down the road at a church), we walked down and toured the bakery, but the best part was the warm bread. I also remember Hills 5&10 with the sole clerk, Nancy, and Grant's drugstore which had a soda fountain, Big Star grocery and the drycleaner that had the big sign with clothes hanging on the line, all in a little shopping center at Summer & Perkins.

I was working at Hart's when they closed the doors. It was a sad day.

Gailor Hall/Memphis Boys Town was located at 4093 Summer beginning in 1943. Ihave established a website to locate former residents at http://gailorhall-memphisboystownalumni.org/

I lived off of waring and summer....I worked at the Market Basket when I was 16 and LOVED the harts bread window. lol Went to imperial bowling alot and the Skateland.....dancing on skates .... Walked many miles down Summer and when Shoneys opened it was hot fudge cakes and onion rings....nothing better...of course you couldnt beat Krystals on summer.....a dime for a hamburger, coke, fries....30 cents in all.... Those were the good ole days for sure!!

Does anyone remember Robilios.....on summer?

Late in answering this question but I remember Robilios very well. My friends and I use to meet there as we did at Shoney's and Krystal's. My mother loved there barbaque as well as we liked there food to. Enjoyed all the carhop places.We lived right off of White Station at bottom to the right of bridge back in those subdivisions.Walk to all those places on summer so many times.

Oh I remember Robilios on Summar Ave. I lived on Faxton Ave. There used to be a Liberty Cash Store near by. My mother and sister and I used eat at Robilios. Good food. This was in the early 50's The Luciann picture show was down on Summas Ave and there was a Taff Moody Ice cream place on the other side of the street from Robilios. I remember there was an Evergreen Cleaners near by too

I remember across from Harts was Shakeys Pizza. Coach Shelby from Kingsbury (my alma Mata) played piano on friday nights. I also lived across the street from where they built Shoneys,before that it was A pine something motel. These were to say the least my friends "the good old days" !!!

I am telling my age here, but I can remember when Market Basket first began! A man would sell fruits and vegetables from a wagon on that site. We actually attended a church at one time on that site (Memphis Baptist Temple). I am told that it was a night club prior to the church and it was called the Silver Slipper. I vaguely remember all the burgundy velvet curtains in the church. I think my mother went to the Silver Slipper a time or two in her single days.

Speaking of Pop Tunes, right across Summer was a huge department store, Zayre's, I think. I always remember it whenever I smell popcorn, from the concession stand they had in front of the cash registers. Big Lots is there now. Just down the street, I remember Corondolet, another department store. We shopped in both with my grandparents before they died.

Has anyone mentioned the song by Everett Brown called "Summer Avenue"? It is full of such memories. I got a copy of his CD at Davis Kidd a couple of years ago -- I hope that store doesn't also become a lost Memphis memory!

I remember a hamburger place called "Monte's." It was located across from the Leahy trailer park on Summer. They had a huge lawn in the back with picnic tables. The waiters would serve their delicious burgers or you could order water melons.

I also remember the Big M Department Store in the 5000 block of Summer. I remember one Halloween back in '63 maybe? where Sivad and "Frankenstein" were there meeting and greeting excited costumed kids.

Another fond memory is the carnivals that would come to the Summer Center in the springs. I usually would ride the "Round Up" or the "Scrambler." They would have pop music playing as people took in the rides. I remember one time that I got hung on a handle of the "Octopus" when the bottom of my culottes got caught. I was embarrassed as I helplessly hung from the ride. A carnie came to my rescue and released me.

The Corondolet Department Store one time had Stefanie Powers visit their record department to sign autographs. I will never forget her lime green knitted sweater, green fishnet hose, black leather mini skirt and matching go go boots. When she was through signing autographs she and her entourage quickly left in a limo. How exciting for a 11 year old!

At the Corondolet, you could also pick up purchased groceries outside the store. All you had to do was present a card with the number of your groceries box and your groceries would be loaded into your car for you. Those days are gone - with full service at the gas station!

"Dixie Mart and Corondolet..." Wow, talk about going back. Not to forget Shakeys Pizza as well! I was so happy to see so many of these places mentioned. Not only are they memories of places long gone but places many of us spent time with people who also are no longer around. As a kid I enjoyed watching the bakers at Harts through the large window and that smell! Dont forget you could also watch them at Shakey's tossing the pizza doe through a large window too. I remember the live music along with those long wooden tables and the pitcher's of beer the adults would enjoy. This I do have a family picture of with everyone enjoying the atmosphere. Thank you so much for a reminder of great times and places.

Does anyone remember when the Fred P Gattas store on Summer was Skateland? or maybe it was the Freds store. I remember when Skateland moved down the street near Cloverleaf.

I think you are right! I seem to recall that Skateland was located there at one time. I also remember a trampoline place on Summer (it was across from the Summer Shopping Center). Later that property became a Western Auto. I also remember a baseball park (where Corondolet was later built). Also, a Tastee Freeze for ice cream (where Backyard Burger is now) and SHORTY'S BARBEQUE!!! Best barbecue chopped and prepared by "Shorty" Barberi-a very nice guy who would joke with his customers. He had cartoon characters on his walls. That's my Summer Avenue contribution for the month.

Was reading some of the comments by Sheree Hudgins and others brings back old memories to me of Summer Ave. I was one of those victims laid off at "Harts Bakery" in the 70's, worked there for 13 years as a 'transport driver.' What a far cry now, I'm 80 years old and been living here in Jakarta, Indonesia for past 11 years, married a woman from here. First wife passed away in 1997. So that's my story about Summer Ave.

I played my first video game, Pong, at the Shakeys Pizza across the street from Harts Bread were I worked. We use to buy a stick of butter then get the loaf of hot bread and cut it down the middle put the butter in it .... wow! That was good eating, probably be outlawed now. lol.

That bread was so good! I could not tell you how many times me and my brothers did that. Shakeys Pizza was the place to be back then. Spent alot of time there just hangin out with my friends. Brings back some really fond memories. Yes, those were the good ole days.

Does anyone remember Gysman ? swimming pool? I do not remember how to spell the place. It was on macon road. My mom use to take us there and we would swim and then she would pick us up and always took us to McDonald's for hamburgers and then we would go get some candy from pop tunes. I loved there candy coated almonds. We had so much fun swimming back then. Went steady with one of the lifeguards then. (LOL) Back then is what we called it,when we were not going to date anyone else while we were together. So in love back then with my first teenage love. He was very special and still has a special place in my heart always.

Becky do you have a brother named, Ronnie?

when Rebecca mentioned Gaisman park i have to ask if anyone remembers Nabors lucky Foods across the street?