The Hill Street Blahg

How many of you remember this old Erie landmark? I ran across this old postcard a few days ago and it brought back plenty of childhood memories. Click on image to enlarge.

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What a gorgeous Fall season this has been. This is my first official Fall season living back “up North” in nine years and it couldn’t be any better. When I was a kid growing up in West Millcreek, we kids would ride our bikes through the Charter Oaks area just to smell the burning leaves [...]

Back in 1964, the Williams brothers opened another West Lake Road bar named the 3-D’s. The Williams brothers owned a baking company which produced lunch box size pies called “William’s Pies.” Imagine that? I distinctly remember the pies and they were pretty darn good. My favorite was the coconut cream pie and I couldn’t [...]

Circa 1965. On the Northwest corner of Powell Ave. and West Lake Road in Millcreek Township stood The Sugar Bowl. “The Bowl” as it came to be called by the 100’s of teenagers, who hung out there, was a home away from home. Mr. and Mrs. Pianka where the proprietors and the parents we all [...]