Good day – this blog is my memories-
Growing up in Eldred. Pa.
As a young lad,
I had roller skates before I had a bike!
It was a chore to skate the sidewalk down to Slavins’ auto store and furniture store.
The sidewalks were uneven!
That was as far as I was allowed to go!
Today, this building is the WWII museum.
And to the right and behind it –
Slavin’s auto garage and furniture store.
Back in my youth, this was Frisbee’s insurance building –
And Penn Electric is in the back.
They parked their trucks –
In the lot in the rear.
Today, all that has changed- the two buildings are now connected-
And are in the museum!
I could not skate to the insurance office.
And almost directly across from the insurance office-
Was the Eldred Fire Hall!
I was not allowed to cross Main Street and skate on that side either!
But growing up in such a small town – 800 to 1000 residents-
I knew many of the men and women,
And they knew my parents.
I knew most of these men growing up –
On the far right, bottom row-
Was my buddy Bob – his father Lyle!
This was “SCOTTY’S” softball team.
“SCOTTY’S” was one of the bars in town and a hangout for the men of Eldred, along with Slavin’s!
The Gold Eagle is another one.
I grew up knowing Lyle because of Bob,
And he, in turn, knew my parents.
We would eat and sleep at each other’s houses!
In my Junior year, we started riding to school with Lyle-
And take the bus back home, six or eight miles away.
My father -“FITZ”- second from left –
The tall man in the middle- Don – who was related to Bob-
Had the insurance office and building.
Eddie – second from the right – is to Lyle’s right in the softball picture.
So you can see how small the town was and all the connections.
Here is a picture of the ELDRED HIGH SCHOOL basketball team –
Before the merger with OTTO Township to form OTTO-ELDRED.
Which comprised ELDRED- DUKE CENTER and RIXFORD.
My older brother Roger is second from the right!
He graduated from EHS in 1957.
I knew more than half of these older boys while I was growing up-
And the coach, Joe,
He was my Little League coach and teacher at the school.
Many would be at our house!
Today – my buddy BOB – his wife Pam –
Our neighbor Diane and Sherry, and I.
We still get together after all these years!
Bob and my varsity high school football team when we were juniors!
I am second row, third from right –
Number 65 and Bobby are to my right –
I believe number 83.
He started at end-wide receiver and safety on defense.
I started at left guard and linebacker on defense.
The JV and Freshman are not in this picture.
Memories in pictures of long ago in little ELDRED, Pa.-
And OTTO-ELDRED HIGH SCHOOL!
Papa- Pam – Bob and Sherry.
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