By Lois Krafsky- Perry
I remember when Sequim High school and the junior high were all in the same brick Historical Society building.
Our Physical Education (PE) classes were moved to the new gym in 1956.
The girls wore skirts and sweaters and no jeans unless it snowed.
A new fad caused the boys to chuke their collars and lower their jeans, while sporting DA long hair styles.
The boys had gun racks in the back window of their pickups, during hunting season.
Rock and Roll was introduced in 1955, in the movie, “Blackboard Jungle”. The song was, “Rock around the Clock” with Bill Haley and His Comets”.
When Elvis Presley was hosted on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956 and sang ,”Don’t Be Cruel”.
Rushing home to watch Dick Clark’s American Bandstand dances and music, on television.
Boys being called out of class to go home and get in the hay, when rain was predicted oralready falling.
Friday afternoon home football games, because we had no lights on the football field.
Friday night pep dances in the old and then the new gym.
There were several grange dances on Saturday nights, starting at the Chicken Coop on Palo Alto road in Sequim, to Joyce.
Olympic Hot Springs still open at 2 AM, after dances.
Buzzing the main street, in vehicles, from Lester’s store on W. 5th to the VFW on E 2nd street. Cal’s Drive In Restaurant built in 1958, allowed for a new turnaround route.
Sometimes driving to Port Angeles to drive around the Flying Saucer Drive In, now Traylors Restaurant.
Only one stoplight, at the corner of Sequim Ave and Highway 101 (now Washington Street).
Only one police officer was in town and later another was added.
The Dresden theater downtown Sequim, for weekend movies.
Going to the drive in theater, on weekends, in Port Angeles. Walmart is in that area now.
Our swimming hole at Silver Sands until Actor John Wayne came and built a Marina there.
End of the fun hay rides, at Silver Sands beach.
Irrigation sprinklers going day and night, in the summertime. Occasionally a Salmon would be deposited by sprinkler systems, into someone’s field, near the river.
When we could ride our horses safely everywhere.
Strawberry picking at Robin’s large fields for 35 cents a flat. Better than babysitting for an hour for 35 cents an hour, which often included house work.
Joining friends at Camp T (Camp Tapawingo) at the end of Washington Harbor road.
Meetings, especially weekend nights, under the train trellis, at the Dungeness River. Now the Railroad bridge park.
The train blasts gave warnings at early mornings and late afternoons, to be sure and stop to wait for it to cross the roads, at intersections. Busiest stop was highway 101 in front of the Old Feed Mill building on 5th street, which is now being prepared for a new look.
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