That 70's Blacksburg

This is just a fun nostalgia page for those of us who came to Blacksburg VA around 1970 (more or less)and for those that have been around even longer. Click on the photos to enlarge and enjoy.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Dave's Hot Dogs

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Dave's Hot Dogs 216 North Main Street In the mid 1970's there seem to be a surge of new student hangouts, none of which ...

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

The Alamo

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I honestly don't even remember this place, although as the ad says it opened in February 1973. Can anyone help me out with this one?

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Cheap cars, cheap gas

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Doc Robert's Shell Another reason to miss the 1970's was transportation. Before the big imposing building known as Kent Square...

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Rec Center

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I didn't frequent this place so I can't tell you much about it, other than that they hosted a yearly crafts fair which was pretty c...

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Friday, November 4, 2011

Parade

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Not sure what parade this might have been, but the picture is from 1970 or 1971. This Mustang full of beauties is passing by Globe Recor...

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Hippie Food

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Hippies smoked grass and ate nuts and berries, right? Or was it the other way around? Whichever it was, their needs for the latter were fi...

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Joe's Jail

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A balding and bearded older fellow named Joe Calloway had a little shop near Progress Street in which he created jewelry and leather goods,...

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