Originally Posted by Irishguy
Originally Posted by wew3006
Originally Posted by Irishguy
Holy Shit! I know exactly where all that is. Been at all those places many times.

I lived across the street from Ruhama Baptist Church; was a great neighborhood back then. Do you remember Unk's Gun Shop and East Lake Bakery?


I don't remember those two places specifically, but I remember Ruhama Baptist Church.

You know Bubba or Kim Renfro or Joey Youngman? Joey had this badass Kawasaki Z1 900. We used to all ride dirt bikes up behind there all back in there where the quarry is. I think it's all Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve now. Lots of old iron ore mines back up in there and that big limestone quarry.

There used to be the little burger joint tucked back up in East Lake. It has a little counter where yo sat and watched them cook your burger. They made the best smash burgers back in the day.
I am am older than you , don't remember those names. The burger place was T&R's Snack Shop on 2nd Ave and 83rd St run by Tricia Thomas. Her husband, Ray; was my church league basketball coach. I worked at Egg A Day on 77th/Oporto- Madrid Blvd. I began hunting on Ruffner Mountain when we moved closer to Rugby Ave in my teens. Squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, whatever moved smile Shot doves in the biggest of the 3 quarries. Rode dirt bikes all over that place; could get on a dirt road near the tracks under Oporto near the Dolly Madison outlet and go all the way to Sadlers Gap on Highway 11 near Trussville without touching a paved road. Plan to go hike the Nature Preserve this fall; will bring memories. Simple times, Good times.
BTW; those Z1 900's bring big money now.

Last edited by wew3006; 08/16/26 08:27 AM.