Cabell County Courthouse


Here's a view that some may remember!

CAMDEN PARK!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZHpW6SXLQ

West End

Since I grew up in the West End of town we went to the Olympic Pool and Dream Land.

I found some pictures of Dream Land I hope will bring back memories.

Here is a pic of Kenova submitted by TERRY-NAMVET.
What I remember about C-K is going to the drive-in movie. Thanks, Terry!

Cammack, HHS, etc.

Thanks, Old Timer and Terry for showing up! I attended Cammack Elementary in 1st & 2nd grades, (lived on 4th st. west between 8th & 9th ave) then we moved, but I went to Cammack Jr. High for 7th, 8th & 9th grades. Then it was on to HHS. I graduated in 1970, where our ceremony took place at the Keith Albee.

I live in Va. now and haven't been back to Huntington since 2005, but I still have friends and some family there.

Hooray!! A Huntington blog is exactly what is needed so memories can be shared. Thank you "conniewv" for giving us this place!

Anyone with a Cammack background? The school was within walking distance and there were lots of kids in my neighborhood, during the 50's, that went there. I would love to hear from some of them.

I went to high school in Berea, KY (a boarding school). Unfortunately, I did not get to graduate with my old classmates that went on to Huntington High, but I do keep-up with many of them now. The class of '59 will have their reunion this summer.

Was in Huntington in October. With all the changes going on there, I felt kind of lost. Ritter Park did offer some of the old views and brought back some childhood memories of snow sledding and visiting the rose garden in summer.

I look forward to reading the comments of those who remember our hometown from " back in the good old days".......

Old Library, Etc...

I was born in 1952 and grew up in Huntington. One of my fondest childhood memories is of riding the bus to town with my mom and brother to check out books at the Cabell County Public Library. What a grand and wonderful building it was! I remember walking down all those stairs to the children's section.

The downtown Huntington of my youth was a kind of magical place. There were the "5 & 10s" and small shops, as well as big department stores like Anderson Newcomb. Many of the stores had more than one floor, making them seem huge. We didn't have malls then, but you could find anything you needed on a trip downtown.

Who could forget all of the good places to eat, and the three movie theaters. Going to a movie at the Keith Albee was always the best, of course.

In the summer, we went swimming at the Olympic or Dreamland, and Camden Park was the ultimate thrill. Then there were the drive-in movie theaters, skating rinks, bowling allies, and drive-in restaurants.

I didn't realize how special Huntington was at the time.