The Good Old Days (early sixties)

I don't remember the rte 50 bridge Don't remember us ever going to snug harbor. I do remember crossing the bay bridge the day it opened. My father got a little paper rose after he paid the toll.
I wonder if we were going OC.

 

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Wow, I came along too late I guess.
I didn't get to play the slots.
I did go down to the local old fashion grocery in Arbutus and hang out when they got a Galaga game.
My Grandfather grew up in Odenton, and my Grandmother's family called them 'hillbillies'.
Her family came from the shores of the Chesapeake, a plantation called "Maidstone". It's a national historic site now.

 

We never went to OC... We always went to Stone Harbor NJ... Sleepy little beach town.
When we were old enough to venture away, we would always try to sneak off to the 'youthful' town of Wildwood.

 

Remember the candy. Quit playing Red Rover in the 50;s though. Anyone remember POP ? Grad nite at Disneyland ?

 

Speaking of the '60s, check out some of these prices from 1969:

 

Remember going to a bank, giving them a dollar bill and getting a silver dollar in return. Also remember the first time I saw a Federal Reserve $1 note instead of a silver certificate.

 

Remember going to a bank, giving them a dollar bill and getting a silver dollar in return. Also remember the first time I saw a Federal Reserve $1 note instead of a silver certificate. We routinely got standing liberties and buffalos for change.

 

Yea I started collecting in 1967 and though silver was common ,
even thow the banks were turning it in you could still fine silver coins in rolls,.

 

Rte. 50 is New York Ave. heading northeast out of DC, crosses the Severn River just north of the Naval Academy, crosses the Chesapeake via the Bay Bridge to Kent Island, through Salisbury and on to downtown OC. The Bay Bridge (Rte. 50) opened in 1952, and prior to that, you had to take the ferry which took 45 minutes to cross.

Snug Harbor is a very small enclave, maybe 20 homes, just north of Frontiertown on the way to Berlin, Md.

Chris

 

Dick Clark (host of American Bandstand for you kids) had a beach house 2 blocks north of us in OC, and he was always inviting the singing sensations of the day to stay the weekends there. I attended many a wild beach party, and in those days, there were no rules about bonfires or drinking on the beach.

Chris

 

From my 1960 Blue Book......1889-CC Morgan, Unc. - $30; 1893-S, Unc. - $175; 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar, Fine - $25

Chris

 

have a 1966 red book that was my first coin guide to purchase..Thanks jim

 

"Rte. 50 is New York Ave. heading northeast out of DC . . . "

That explains it. We used to drive from Baltimore.

" . . . I attended many a wild beach party, and in those days, there were no rules about bonfires or drinking on the beach."

Yep, I remember wild and crazy beach parties and could even get away with sleeping and other things on the beach.

 

Just north of the OC pier, it used to be a 300-yard walk from the boardwalk to the surf. Sleeping on the beach wasn't allowed downtown. We used to build "dummies" out of sand and cover them with beach blankets just to make the cops walk a few hundred yards through the soft sand.

Chris

 

You still had to get on Rte. 50 somewhere west of Annapolis. That was the only bridge across the bay unless you wanted to go north to the Susquehanna River bridge into Delaware.

Chris

 

I'm confused. Are you writing the bay bridge is the rte 50 bridge you are referring to or are you referring to another bridge? I have not heard the bay bridge referred as the rte 50 bridge. Wasn't there another bridge on rte 50 before entering OC?
Maybe I'm thinking of a bridge on the way to my grandfather's house on Cobb Island on the river between Virginia and Maryland. When I was 7 - 12 years old I would spend most of the summer there. I remember after it got dark I would look across the river at a lighted amusement park on the Virginia side and wonder what is was like to ride that big ferris wheel.
It was cool the entire park was lighted. I think it was called Colonial beach, Va.

" . . . We used to build "dummies" out of sand and cover them with beach blankets just to make the cops walk a few hundred yards through the soft sand. . . "

Funny stunt.

I did something similar in the city and it almost caused a serious car wreck. the car driver and my mother were not amused. Thinking about it some that was in the fifties not the sixties.

 

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Not to be confused with Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge as seen from Sandy Point State Park
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[TD="class: nickname"]William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge
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5 lanes of US 50/US 301
(2 eastbound, 2 westbound, 1 reversible)
Automobile traffic only


Chesapeake Bay


[TD="class: label"]Anne Arundel and Queen Anne's County, Maryland
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Maryland Transportation Authority

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[TD="class: category"]twin cantilever bridge (eastbound), arch bridge (westbound) and suspension bridge
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22,790 ft (6,946 m)
or 4.316 mi (6.946 km)


28 ft (8.5 m) (eastbound)
38 ft (11.6 m) (westbound)


1,600 ft (488 m)


186 ft (56.7 m)


July 30, 1952; 58 years ago (July 30, 1952) (eastbound)
June 28, 1973; 38 years ago (June 28, 1973) (westbound)


$2.50 (eastbound) (E-ZPass)


61,000


38°59′30″N 76°22′20″W / 38.99167°N 76.37222°W / 38.99167; -76.37222Coordinates: 38°59′30″N 76°22′20″W / 38.99167°N 76.37222°W / 38.99167; -76.37222


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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with the more urban Western Shore. The original span opened in 1952 and, at the time, with a length of 4.3 miles (6.9 km), it was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. The parallel span was added in 1973. The bridge is officially named the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge after William Preston Lane, Jr. who, as governor of Maryland, initiated its construction.
The bridge is part of U.S. Routes 50 and 301, and serves as a vital link in both routes. As part of U.S. Route 50, it connects the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area with tourist destinations such as Ocean City, Maryland, Delaware's ocean resorts, Assateague Island, and Chincoteague, Virginia. As part of U.S. Route 301, it serves as part of an alternate route for Interstate 95 travelers between northern Delaware and the Washington, D.C. area. Because of this linkage, the bridge is heavily traveled and has become known as a point of traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours and summer months.

 

what happin to all of those murcury and walkers we could search thru...Jim

 

Another thing I remember about the Rte. 50 approach to the eastern end of the Bay Bridge.......about 5 miles west of the bridge along the north side of Rte. 50 was a Nike Missile base. This was at the height of the Cold War and we would sometimes see the missiles raised in the launch position. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the base remained on full alert with the missiles ready to launch at a moment's notice.

Chris

 

my good old days started in december and havent ended yet.IN FACT they just started.