Hi folks - Here are a couple of messages I sent "reply," but they didn't get to the list. It's sure fun to rmember the "old days" (for sure in my case!). Anyone recall the Alba and Gulf Clubs on Dog River? Skating at night on Michigan Ave and around Murphy? Street cars and 7th grade at Barton? Hi - It was Cedar Point Road. and prior to that it was Bay Shell Road. I remember my folks telling me it'd been called "Shell Road," (P.29 in _Images of America Mobile and the Eastern Shore_, by Frye, Nancy and Tracy Gaillard, Arcadia Publishing). It's an interesting book, and has several pages devoted to Monroe Park. I remember Grand View Park - watching the monkeys was a hoot. ----- Original Message ----- From: <RESpeese@aol.com> To: <AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:19 AM Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Re: Grand View Park > In a message dated 12/05/2001 7:11:43 PM Central Standard Time, > squirrelena@yahoo.com writes: > > << Hope someone out there could help me. When I was a > child there was a place called Grand View Park on > Dauphin Island Parkway >> > > The site is now Harbor Landing Apts. Going south on DIP, just as you cross > over Dog River Bridge...It's the first left at the bottom of the bridge. > The Office is built from part of the old carousal, it is round. > I saw some pixs of Grand View somewhere, can't remember where...but I believe > it was on line. Maybe you could do a search. > I believe the old road was named Point Clear Rd. as there was a ferry that > went across the bay to Point Clear and Fairhope, or was it Cedar Point Rd (I > forget). > You could also take Old Bay Road to get there. > I went there as a child many times also. Was great fun and good memories. > Good luck. > Blessings and HAPPY HOLIDAYS, > Bob > RE Speese > ======================== Hi - I referenced to a book, Mobile & the Eastern Shore, in an earlier message. Brookley is pictured on pp. 24 & 41, but no date of opening is given. However, I did work there in 1942-43, and believe it must have been begun in '39, '40 or '41. (Not much help there, is it?) Well,, thanks to Google and the site below - it was 1940. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/FTPROOT/MOB/HTML/hist.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Roberts" <Connie3966@webtv.net> To: <AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Brookley Field > Hello List! Can someone tell me when Brookley Field was built. I know it > was around the time of WW2 build I don't know a date or any history. Can > anyone help me out with this? Connie Roberts > > Connie Roberts >