I ate at Round the Corner a lot. Great restaurant and interesting way to order your meal.

I'd like a section on the 1960's/1970's. Could you do that for me? I grew up in Parkway Village when it was still a new suburban development. I remember on the corner of Perkins and Cottonwood where the gas station was (something like Zee now), there used to be a farm, with mules. From Cottonwood going west, there was nothing but farm land. From Perkins going North, there was nothing but farm land. Where the gas station was (is), there was an old African American man who plowed that area with his mule. They grew a garden I think.

Later (in the 1970's, in the area where Mall of Memphis was built, there was a place called Al's Golf Haven. You could hit baseballs in the batting cage (my brother loved to do this), you could eat a vanilla icecream cone dipped in chocolate (I wish I could have just 1 more!) get hotdogs and what not. And the best thing they had there was the Suislide, the very tall slide structure which you could slide down on a burlap bag. My parents would take us here every other Friday, (I think we went to Pete & Sam's on the other Fridays) anyway, we could go there and spend our evening, us kids sliding all evening.

I had a large bank of memories of Parkway Village in the 70's, including TG&Y, the donut shop, Safety Town (went with my best friend), Girl Scouts at the church next door to Parkway Village Library. Many hours at the library reading books and magazines, and researching papers, doing homework ect. The movie theatre (saw so many movies there).

Anyway, I'll check back here if you will open up comments for Parkway Village in the 60's and 70's. I know a few others who would be willing to list all of the stores, (they have a better memory than me), restuarants, other stuff too.

Anyway, thanks for the memories.

Any photos (particular interior) of Children's Palace? It was an old toy store on American Way, if I remember correctly. The building is still there (or at least it was the last time I was there). I have many great memories from that place.

There was a Children's Palace on American Way there -- it looked very similar to the one we had in Raleigh across the street from the Raleigh Springs Mall. You're right, the building is still there -- it's now a New Horizons training center. I spent a lot of time in the mid to late 80s at the Mall Of Memphis - it's hard to drive by the Perkins exit on the south leg of 240 and see that huge field now.

There was a little cove off Quince where families did their Christmas lights with common decorations. There would always be something new each year. I miss that.

I pretty much grew up in Memphis during the 60's. We would go to Beretta's restaurant every Friday night for dinner. My family was Catholic - I hated fish. It was really embarrasing to see me with a bowl of Corn Flakes! LOL! However - the deep dish apple pie was ALWAYS great! Now turn your car around on Park Avenue with your back to Highland and head over to Getwell where the big A & W Rootbeer mug was on the roof of the building. A burger there was too much to hold with one hand and the frozen mug would frost over your draft rootbeer with ice! Those were some great times. When I was 12, I had a paper route that encompassed about 3 blocks from Central Avenue all the way through the Memphis State Campus. We lived on Norriswood at the time. It's all campus now - but some great memories. At the age of 15 I worked for the old Mount-Whittington Animal Clinic on Southern Avenue. Doc Mount and the beloved Kenneth Whittington are long gone home to be with the Lord, but I guess Cullum Greene is still around. I'm glad I found this site - I'll be back around to "re-live" the days of walking up and down Highland Avenue. That was first experience with black lights that were sold in the "hippie" shop just south of the radio station. WOW - I can't remember where I went to the bathroom last - but I can remember all this. Jimmy McNamara

well the name of the root-beer joint on getwell with the mug on the roof was frost-top, and the burgers were called lotta-burgers... and yeah, I miss the pizza and raviolli at barrettas!...

Hey Keith - that was A&W - Frosttop.
It was awesome and yeah - the Lotta-burgers were the best. LOL!

I beg to differ A&W and frost-top are two seperate deals... the last remaining frost-tops within 300 miles of memphis are clarksdale, ms. and in O.K. somewhere!

http://www.facebook.com/FrostopRootBeer

talk about taking a ride in the "way-back machine"... does anyone remember the "tropic-hut on poplar & white station?... how about "ollies-trollie" across mendenhall from belmont bar & grill... Krystal burgers wraped in tissue paper and served in little red baskets?...

and speaking of al's golfdom on perkins does anyone remember the yellow helicopter they had parked out-side!

On Saturday's I used to ride my bike to Frostop on Getwell for a root beer and lot-o-burger and then head down to Sno-Cream Castle for a hot fudge sundae!

yeah jeff, thats when a kid could actually ride their bike down getwell and not worry about being murdered!... hey, do you remember the "burger corral" across the street from frostop?... how about "nats" bar-b-que across the street from sno-cream castle?...

I grew up in Parkway Village in the 70's and 80's. We moved to Chattanooga in 1988.
I lived on Cottonwood Cove, across from Evans Elementary. I walked to school every day through sixth grade.
Does anyone remember skating at East End, going to Putt Putt, climbing through the hole in the top of the rocket in McFarland Park, the Halloween parties at McFarland Community Center (loved good old Mrs. Tackett).
We loved the Village Cinema (99 cent movies), the Army Surplus Store next to the theater, TG&Y, The Market Basket, and Shakey's Pizza and Poncho's on Perkins.
My Boy Scout troop met at St. James United Methodist on Knight Arnold Rd., next to the library. Good times there.
I loved living in Parkway Village because everything we did was within walking or bike riding distance. Almost everyone in my family lived within a few blocks from us. It was almost like a small town.
I live in Germantown now, and my neighborhood there has a similar feel to it, but nothing will ever compare to PV. The best times of my life were spent there. I wouldn't take anything for those memories. The funny thing is that I couldn't wait to leave at the time. It may sound trite, but it's true that you never know what you've got til it's gone.

My husband and I used to go to a bar at the corner of white Station and Poplar in the late 70s, early 80s for shrimp. They served the best fried shrimp we have (still)ever eaten. The tartar sauce had a lot of horseradish. Behind the bar was a steakhouse, I think. Does anyone remember the name of that bar ?

Ollie's Trolly now has their recipe on line . . . still with a little bite to them. Krystals . . . had to fly back to Tennessee from Las Vegas last year and as soon as I left the airport going into Knoxville - there was a Krystals on the right. Pulled in - got a half dozen, some fries, and a shake. That 15 cent hamburger has almost tripled in price . . . but still in little boxes - the fries were great - and still steamed. ;0)

Jimmy Mac, thank you for the info on Ollie's Trolly. I have looked for the tartar sauce recipe on line and cannot seem to find it. could you point me to the website? I have, in searching for it, discovered the OT recipe for burgers and french fries which I intend to try!

The Frostop on Raines Rd., Getwell and I believe there was one in Frazier was owned by my grandparents. Mr. Mac (McHand) opened these in the 60's and it was not A&W root beer! They had a different kind of root beer that was served in ice cold mugs that had Frostop on them not A&W!! And the lotta burgers! I think it was one of best burgers I've ever had!!!! ◕‿◕
Alot of good memories!! I do miss eating there!! But, miss my grandparents more!!!

A. Rose,
I remember Al's Golf Haven and the slide!!! Do you remember them selling Christmas Trees there??? I used to live on Cottonwood; and then later on Northbridge. My first job was at NATIONAL MORTGAGE. AND... I too was a Girl Scout at ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH!

Donna