Main Street filled with memorabilia
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In celebration of the upcoming City High School reunion, Main Street business display windows have been decorated with City High memorabilia, temporarily donated by City High alumni. Local alderman and history buff Jimmy Haley is responsible, in large part, for the displays.
?I?ve done a lot of them,? Haley said, ?but lately some of the businesses have been doing their own, which has been a help to me.?
The goal is to have a window for every class from 1957-69, the school?s heyday in McMinnville.
Included in the displays are class pictures, sports equipment and letter jackets, flyers and photos of events, along with newspaper articles about the class from that year.
Haley says he hopes the displays will bring back memories and stand as record of the accomplishments and history of the school, as well as serve as a backdrop for the celebration scheduled for Labor Day weekend.
Haley says he appreciates everyone who has contributed items to the windows and people have been amazed at the number and variety of mementos on display.
?It?s been a lot of work,? Haley said. ?But it?s been worth it. I think everyone will enjoy it.?
City High alum Col. Thomas B. Vaughn, who has shown a talent for songwriting, has also made a creative contribution to the event by composing a couple of songs especially for the reunion. Since all the proceeds from the celebration will go to the Park Theatre renovation project, Vaughn decided it would only be fitting for one of the songs to laud that estimable establishment. Herewith the lyrics to the song, titled, appropriately, ?Park Theatre Memories.?
There?s a memory we all share of a castle in the air
That we called the local picture show
The Park Theatre was the place, standing there in stately grace
It was there we loved to go
I remember my first date, I was early, she was late
How was I to know what lay in store?
Met her at the popcorn stand when she let me hold her hand
She turned out to be worth waiting for
Chorus
Park Theatre days, Park Theatre nights
Visions from the silver screen, dancing in the lights
Creature From the Black Lagoon, Lash Larue and Looney Tunes
They were over way too soon, and so were we
Park Theatre precious memories
Television came along, competition was too strong
For the Park Theatre to survive
I remember that sad day, watching my last matinee
Fighting back the tears that filled my eyes
Seems like only yesterday, that?s what all the old folks say
While the youngsters wonder what it means
You don?t miss what you don?t know, like the local picture show
And our heroes from the silver screen
Chorus
Park Theatre days, Park Theatre nights
Visions from the silver screen, dancing in the lights
Creature From the Black Lagoon, Lash Larue and Looney Tunes
They were over way too soon, and so were we
Park Theatre precious memories