.........."The Picture Gallery"........

        

  So Gate High is now 4 years... 9th thru 12th  So Gate Junior High or as now called,   So Gate Middle School is 6th thru 9th.....

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Great arial view of the campus in 1937
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    SG Hi.. 1931 Original entrance    SGHS.. 1935           SGHS 1937
                    In the 50s 10,11 & 12th enrollment was around 1400..
Today over 5000.  
 
    SG Hi..1956    SG Hi..1980's          SG Hi..2003     SG Hi..2003
Notice tunnel gone
Before So Gate Jr High was built in 1941, So Gate High was a 6 year school..    Vondes is gone now. This is the corner it sat on.-------->
SGJH...2003

 

 SGJH Hall 2003 Southern & Otis Vondes now2003

 

      


    Bryson 2003    Bryson 1949    Bryson W-1950 Bryson W-50 Autos         Bryson S-1950

     

<-- Ernie's 
Taco House
burned down in the
mid 70's

   

          

 

Ernie's Taco Hse 

      

    Bryson 1951

    Bryson S'1951    Red Car Depot   

  

        Allen 1988        Allen 1990's        Allen 2003     Allen 2003  Allen snack bar 03

 

     

 

  Allen & Tweedy 03  Corner drug Allen    Allen & Shops 03  76 & Allen  1948      Allen 1980
                  

Allen Tket Booth   "Arden 1979"  "Louies 2nd hand"  "Petes Penny Market"

     "Allen 1978"

  

So Gate Population..
  1955..... 52,470
  2005.... 98,897
Area..7.5 sq miles
        Vogue   1988      Vogue 2003   Across from Vogue SG Drive-in 1988

Pictures taken early Sat Morn.. No people or traffic yet---->
<------ 6-8-03
         
   Tweedy@Park 03  Path at SG Park 03 Squirrels in SG??  Old Rock Cook Area
      What was Firestone blvd's name, before it was Firestone??
   Tweedy Blvd 03 Tweedy@Hunt Ave    Jackson / North    Annetta / North       (answer)

Imperial /Atlantic
Between Abbott and Imperial
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This is in place of the old Lynwood Clock-------->
 New shopping center     76 & old Clock 03 Mexican Sea Food

    City Hall  1988  Police Dept 1988    Library Mural Old Fire station 88 Firestone Plant 88
         
         

 

Jacks is now
South Gate Meat Co.

   Jacks 1956      Inside Jacks 56  Jack & friends 56

Jack's 1961

      

  Active Tv  1957

Sheue's Carpet 1961 La Siesta 1961 Hao's Chinese Food  1961 Arena Bowel 1961

 
   Greenspans 1988   Greenspans 1956      Zieglers  1988     Helen Grace  88  Torinos Bakery 88

Reba smiled & said "hello" to me 49  years ago.. I'm still excited... dm
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    Robinson Ad 1956 Pacific Blvd 1955    Campus clean-up    SG car wash  88

 

         Lucky Boy   Lucky Boy   90's         Fries???       Pastrami's  ??    Interior Seating

Everything looks the same except the sign says, McDonald's
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Fact: Bob's Big Boy was the first double  patty hamburger.. 1946
   Interior Seating  Lucky Boy Logo     Lucky Boy  2003

   Harveys/Johnies This one time famous drive-in is now a run-down car lot... <--------->

 

         6-8-03          6-8-03    Harveys 58/66         Aug 1958

           Aug 1958    Johnie's  1966  

        

  Woolworth's 50's Menu

Johnies Torn down

Crusin 1960  Lynwood "Clock"

 Lynwood Clock Menu

     

    More pictures and information will be added as they become available...
   Any comments or suggestions please reply.. Thanks,  Dave    (Email Me Here)
        Thanks to Steve Hoesche, class of 59, for use of the 1988 photos...
        Thanks to Rick Albright class of S'57 for use of his SG photos...
  A special thanks to Adriene Biondo, Minnie Ortner and the Friends of Johnies for use of the vintage Johnies photos.... 

 

  

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