I have lived in Oak Forest Subdivision since the early 60's. One area I think has changed the most is the shopping centers on W. 43rd between Oak Forest and Ella.
I remember in the occupants in the early 70's (North Side) Weingartens with a separate garden center in the parking lot. Weiners, Western Auto, Minimax Grocery, Buster Shoe Store, Gordon's Jewlery, a Record Store and a 7-11. (South Side) Post Office, Whites, Toy Store (not sure of the name), Height Savings (my mom worked here), Wyatts Cafateria, Kresskey's (not sure of the spelling) Palais Royal (still there and doing well) and the Oak Forest Library. There were other occupants but I cannot recall them all. Another small center on corner of Oak Forest and West 43rd, going toward T C Jester had a U-Tote-M on the end, a Monterrey House, a Paint Store, and the Theatre Suburbia (still there and operating). I wish I had pictures of the shopping centers over the years.
There were also 2 "Service Stations", Mobile & Gulf Oil that had FULL SERVICE.
Thanks for the memories. I also grew up in Oak Forest. Spent a lot of time at the Library, learned to swim at the Oak Forest pool, went from Black to Waltrip. Do you remember the Pagoda A-Go-Go wish was open in the mid 60s on Judiway?
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Thanks for the memories. I also grew up in Oak Forest. Spent a lot of time at the Library, learned to swim at the Oak Forest pool, went from Black to Waltrip. Do you remember the Pagoda A-Go-Go wish was open in the mid 60s on Judiway?