Growing up in New Bremen---Do you remember?
Going
to Central School on Franklin Street?
Remember
class pictures taken on the steps?
Remember
the fire drills - going down the fire escapes?
Did
you walk on the wall in front of the school?
Did you
earn the privilege of ringing the school bell?
Do you
remember the cannon from Fort Pitt in the park?
Did
you climb on the cannon?--Wonder how many broken arms were the result?
Do you
remember "fogging" for mosquitoes?
Did
you ride your bike behind the truck?
Remember
riding your bike up Combs Hill?
How
did you decorate your bike?
Streamers,
Saddle Bags, Basket, Cards in the spokes or Squirrel Tails?
Did
you have a license for your bike?
Remember
the fire whistle?
Did
you go to the Fire Department to read the blackboard
to find out where the fire was?
Do you
remember the Western Ohio Baseball League
games played at the old high school ball
diamond?
Remember
going to Wint's after basketball games?
Did
you go to the old Legion Hall for "Teenagers"?
Remember
the water fountain
on the corner of Monroe and Washington?
Remember
the WOW prize eggs at the Easter Egg Hunt?
Did
you go to the Homecoming at the J.C. Park?
Do you
remember placing a phone call
by telling the operator who you wanted to call?
Remember
your phone number when the phone company
was above the Post Office on Main and Monroe?
Do you remember how you spent your summer
vacation
growing up in New Bremen?
Did you go fishing or swimming
{either by
choice or by mischief} in the canal?
Or did you swim in the pool on Plum Street?
Remember spending the whole day at the pool?
How much did a season ticket cost?
Remember
just giving your ticket number to enter?
Then did you put your clothes in a bag and swim
with the tag around your leg
so you
wouldn't lose it,
or just
leave it in your shoes
in the
pile at the corner of the pool house?
Remember stepping over instead of in the foot bath?
Did you master the "high dive"? Who were
the life guards?
Where did you go for a treat or to meet your
friends?
Did you go to Louie's for 5 cent hamburgers,
or to the Nook on Monroe?
To
Schulenburg's or Schwieterman's for a sundae?
Or did you
get "hand-packed" ice cream from Speckman's Equity Store on Main
?
Did you go to the races, or just watch the race
traffic
on Sunday
afternoon?
Do you remember riding on the back of a truck?
Do you remember the soda fountain in Schwieterman's
Drug Store?
Was your summertime curfew
"Be home when the street lights come on?"
Wasn't it great growing up in New Bremen?
Compiled by
Joyce Ruedebusch and Dru Meyer
We are very interested in YOUR memories of New Bremen!
Please add to our list, especially if you can remember New
Bremen before 1950.