Helen Feinberg behind the counter at the Hollywood Bowl in 1968, just as I remember her. The candy counter, however, I remember as being A LOT BIGGER.
Helen and Joe, owners of the Hollywood Bowl, 1965.
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The playground game with trading cards was called “lagging”. It entailed sliding a card off a step onto the ground. If your card covered an one previously “lagged”, you owned it. Granite steps were preferred to sandstone or concrete because they didn’t chew-up your cards when sliding across. And, as I recall, there where certain rules concerning a legal “cover”. Something about the white border on the card. I remember some pretty heated contests. And pity the fool that lost his best “lagger” or other special card – the ransom to get it back was often painful.
But the big “recess” game at Peterson School was pinners.
Allan, I forgot about all the cards they sold. Besides baseball cards, there were other collectible packs–but I forgot what they were. And there was a playground game with the cards, right? Can’t recall the details, but you flipped the cards or something like that.
I used to buy all of the great candy, but also the packets of baseball cards 5 to a pack including gum for a nickel. Then I would go over to Ronnie Hirch’s house with a few other neighborhood guys and lag the baseball cards in his basement. Somtimes I would come away with 30 or 40 baseball cards and somtimes I would leave with nothing. I would have to wait until next week when I received my allowance to stock up on candy and cards and do it all over again. I wish I still had those baseball cards now. They would be worth alot more then 5 cents.
Hi, Harold. Thanks for visiting. It seemed like the best place in our world at the time.
I spent most of my allowance in that store, on PENNY candy. Great times.
Frances, you hit the mother lode, great pictures! I agree, I thought the candy counter was a lot bigger. Thank Eileen for sharing the photos. It means more to people than you might think.
WOW What great photos !! The candy counter WAS a lot bigger !! Thanks Eileen ! I remember your mom at the grill lovingly making my cheeseburger and your dad patiently standing at the candy counter waiting for all of us to make our selections.