Turning back time
Think you know Lawrence like the back of your hand? Test your knowledge with this quiz about the city's past
Lawrence resident David Klamet recalls that as a youth growing up in rural Leavenworth County, when one went to “town,” that town was Lawrence. A graduate of Linwood High School and Kansas University, he’s developed a Lawrence trivia quiz as part of a project through the Citizen Journalism Academy, sponsored by The World Company and KU’s School of Journalism.
1. Where and what was Griff’s?
2. What major retail chain had a store where the Antique Mall is now? (Hint – it has moved again since then.) For extra credit, where did it move to before moving to its present location?
3. Name a store that is now where Woolworth’s used to be.
4. Bucky’s originally had another name. What was it?
5. Where did George’s Hobby House used to be?
6. What was the name of the drive-in theater that was on Sixth Street near where Sonic is now?
7. There was yet another drive-in theater in town. Where was it? For extra credit, what was its name?
8. Where was the Vista drive-in?
9. What is the name of the restaurant that occupied the building where Bambino’s is now?
10. Where was the “Campus Hideaway”?
Give yourself extra credit as a bona fide Lawrence “native” if you can claim any of the following:
¢ You went to a movie at either of the drive-in theaters mentioned above.
¢ You actually climbed on the train in the “Train Park” (Watson Park) before the fence was placed around it.
¢ You ever saw Leo Beuerman in his little cart downtown. Triple extra credit if you ever bought a pencil from him.
The Answers
1. Griff’s was a burger place on 23rd Street, approximately across from where the Jade Mongolian Barbecue is now. It was in an unusual A-frame building.
2. J.C. Penney. It moved to occupy Montgomery Ward’s location near 23rd and Iowa streets before moving to its present location.
3. Kinkos, Saffees, Chipotle.
4. Sandy’s. A recent Journal-World article reported that Bucky’s had closed.
5. It was at 11th and Massachusetts streets before moving to The Malls, 23rd and Louisiana streets.
It moved to the strip mall containing Paper Warehouse before moving to a building behind.
6. Sunset Drive-in.
7. The Lawrence Drive-in was on 23rd street where Laird-Noller is now.
8. On Sixth street, where Custom Highline is now.
9. Cornucopia.
10. Facing South Park on North Park street.