Perry401
118 posts
Feb 05, 2013
10:29 PM
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Does anyone remember "the Peanut Man" who set up a stand at the intersection of route 4 and the end of Huffman Dam? He had a trailer/cart with a big umbrella. We never got any, but in the late 1950's and/or early 1960's he was there almost daily.
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cilla46
152 posts
Feb 06, 2013
7:17 AM
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I sure do remember!Growing up one of our family favorites was "going for a ride" as my mom called it.
We had many fun times just driving around going nowhere in particular.We loved going to see the "dam peanut man" and getting a bag of hot peanuts to eat as we went on our little adventures!Great memories!
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KennyE11
101 posts
Feb 06, 2013
8:07 PM
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Not meaning to change the subject, but the cilla46 post reminded me of how much I enjoyed similar rides in my youth. When gas was relatively cheap, and I didn't have demands on my time, I used to enjoy taking one of the country roads around my hometown (Trotwood), and just going until the road ended, wherever that may be. I'm not sure if I miss having that freedom, that sense of adventure, or if I just miss my youth. Thanks cilla46!
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Butchl1977
24 posts
Feb 08, 2013
6:56 PM
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I remember that stand. We never got any either.
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copson
76 posts
Feb 09, 2013
5:12 PM
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We used to go on rides too, in the early sixties it was about the only thing we could afford to do..We would drive up n.main street in our 57 chevy (ex cab ), and stop at Sherers Ice Cream across from Forest Park and get the hand dipped cones.. .10 cents a dip, for me, 2 dips, BUTTER PECAN & BANANA.. Then we would drive up peter's pike to the north side of the old airport and watch all the big planes come in and take off.. We would get out of the car and stand up close to the fence while they warmed up their four big engines just before take off.. It seemed that those big planes were so close you could touch them, to a little kid they were as big as mountains and the loudest thing you ever heard.. The exhaust would burn your eyes but it was literally a ( BLAST ).. Those big Constellations ) , (Connies), that TWA had were beautiful planes and powerfull.. They were the brain child of Howard Hughs..I think that they were the most beautiful planes ever made.. It was mostly all farm land then on Peters Pike, and i can remember all the different smells of the corn, and the (cow stuff ).. And the Dairy Aisle across from the airport on N. Dixie. Sometimes we would stop there and get their coney footlongs and malts.. Always a malt for me. not a shake.. Then the drive over to Englewood Lake.. Yeah, Going for a ride, that's what we called them too.. Thanks for the memories cilla46..
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Kelly
8 posts
Feb 09, 2013
9:13 PM
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Copson.. I was trying to remember the name of Sherers Ice Cream..Mr Sherer was around for a long time..I use to go there and I took my son where he was very young and then again when we were back in Dayton where he was older.. and Mr. Sherer was still there..It was cool to be able to relate to someone with all those years between.
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Dia
13 posts
Feb 10, 2013
10:32 AM
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I remember the peanut man at Huffman Dam because my grandpa liked to stop and get a bag of peanuts on our way to a family picnic at the park down beside the dam. It wasn't all that often but since we lived in Beavercreek, not too far either for a Sunday afternoon drive. I'm talking early 50's because my grandpa passed away in 1952.
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copson
81 posts
Feb 10, 2013
5:03 PM
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Thank you Kelly, Sherers and molers dairy. The best ice cream in town.. no doubt
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joey m
36 posts
Feb 11, 2013
1:38 PM
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DAD USED TO PACK MY TWO SISTERS AND MYSELF AND MOM IN OUR 49 FORD AND TAKE US OUT TO MOLERS FOR ICE CREAM. WE LIVEDIN DAYTON ON CINCINNATI ST. I REMEMBER THAT WE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS QUITE A RIDE ALL THE WAY OUT TO MOLERS.
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