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Old 09-16-2012, 04:11 PM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Old 09-16-2012, 04:24 PM
 
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Old 09-16-2012, 08:53 PM
 
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[quote=WCHS'59;26118735]Clems forever, chuckle.


Does anyone recognize the McDonald's? The school? It's either VH or Truman I guess. How about "Jim's Tamales & More" @ 1:23?

The Ben Franklin and Englewoods are right together on Winner Rd. I found the Trolley Drive-In @ 4:03 to have been just west of the old Sanitarium & Hospital (11400 Truman Rd, now a vacant lot). Couldn't find The Milk Jug. I guess Clinton's Drugstore is now the Clinton's at Main and W Maple? The Hi-Boy looks like the one at 24/River rather than Blue Ridge Cutoff/40.

Some of the photos are current. The Twin Drive-In movies were all circa 2007.
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Old 09-16-2012, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Clems forever, chuckle.


Does anyone recognize the McDonald's? The school? It's either VH or Truman I guess. How about "Jim's Tamales & More" @ 1:23?

The Ben Franklin and Englewoods are right together on Winner Rd. I found the Trolley Drive-In @ 4:03 to have been just west of the old Sanitarium & Hospital (11400 Truman Rd, now a vacant lot). Couldn't find The Milk Jug. I guess Clinton's Drugstore is now the Clinton's at Main and W Maple? The Hi-Boy looks like the one at 24/River rather than Blue Ridge Cutoff/40.

Some of the photos are current. The Twin Drive-In movies were all circa 2007.
I believe the school is Truman High.
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Old 09-17-2012, 08:38 AM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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There was a Safeway on the southwest corner of Sterling and Truman. It is now a Payless Shoe Store. Immediately west of that Safeway was another Trolley Diner, or at least another diner made out of an old trolley car.
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Old 09-17-2012, 09:10 AM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Couldn't find The Milk Jug. .
The Milk Jug was at 11600 E Truman Road. I think it was an early version of 7-11.
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Old 09-17-2012, 09:22 AM
 
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How about "Jim's Tamales & More" @ 1:23?
Jim's Tamales is at 9517 E US Highway 24.
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Old 09-17-2012, 09:43 AM
 
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More street confusion in Independence.

At one time about a mile segment of US Highway 24 in western Independence was named Independence Avenue.

When I worked at Charlie's Market in 1960 it was on the main drag in Fairmount, which was called Independence Avenue. It was just that part in the Fairmount business district that was called Independence Avenue. At Sterling going east it was again called Highway 24.

Apparently, since that time that mile segment of street through Fairmount has been renamed Highway 24.

There is an Independence Avenue in western Independence but it runs north of Highway 24. In eastern Independence, Independence Avenue runs south of Highway 24.
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Old 09-17-2012, 10:18 AM
 
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Jim's Tamales is at 9517 E US Highway 24.
Google shows a "pin" for Jim's at that address but Streeview 360 shows only grass and weeds there now. Looks like Jim's is RIP also. That western Independence area, 24./Winner/Truman appears pretty dilapidated now.
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Old 09-17-2012, 10:23 AM
 
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Google shows a "pin" for Jim's at that address but Streeview 360 shows only grass and weeds there now. Looks like Jim's is RIP also.
It is on the corner of Arlington and US Highway 24. I think it was still there earlier this year when I drove by there.
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