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Charlie R S taten Island 07-13-2021 01:34 PM

center harbor in the 50s and 60s
 
I vacationed every year the first 2 weeks of august from 1955 to 1967 on lake shore drive at a place called "Gibbsons sleepy hollow cabins" . they were owned by john and clara (belle) Gibbson. Their niece and her family, who were from boston would come up for the summer to help maintain the property. their names were Arthur and Dotty and their 2 children Dorothy and jimmy. I also remember a local girl named kathy who was good friends with dorothy and would be there almost every day. The gibbsons sold the cabins to walter and marge gardner in the mid 60s, and the cabins were converted into condos in the 70s (and still are there today). I know this was a very long time ago, but was wondering if there is still anyone around who remembers any of this.

phoenix 07-13-2021 01:38 PM

I think we stayed there in 1981 but it was a rental but maybe we stayed close by

twentworth12 07-15-2021 06:13 AM

That’s my Uncle Walt and Aunt Marjorie! Marjorie passed many years ago, and sadly Walt just passed away a few months ago. In addition to owning Sleepy Hollow, they owned the house next door. I drove by it recently and it looks like someone tore it down and built a new house in its spot.

I spent most of my summers growing up at Sleepy Hollow.

Charlie R S taten Island 07-16-2021 07:26 AM

center harbor in the 50s and 60s
 
Thank you twentworth for responding! I remember your uncle Walter and aunt Marjorie well. I remember their children Pam, Walt jr. and i believe a younger one also. My father and i helped Walter move items from their home in Montpilier, vt. to center harbor when they first purchased sleepy hollow. I think Waler worked for I B M. I remember he would tow us water skiing with his boat which had a very powerful 28 h.p. Evinrude motor. I know the sleepy hollow cabins were converted into condos and about 5 years ago my wife and i rented one for a week and stayed there. It brought back some great memories! We are actually going up again next month, but were staying by weirs beach. Thanks again!! I do have a few old pictures of "Sleepy Hollow Cabins" from the 60s, but they may be a few years before Walter purchased them. Would be happy to make some copies and send them to you if you would be interested.

phoenix 07-19-2021 05:49 PM

I remember the great bakery around corner and a pharmacy that had a fax machine. I had faxes sent many times but you had to call them first

JEEPONLY 07-20-2021 10:25 AM

Next door?
 
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Call them crazy!!!
In the Summer of 1966 my parents let my brother, me and my best friend (16-17 yo. all) rent an apartment in Moultonborough. Our family was formerly a summer-season vacationer (Lane's End), but that ended. We knew the contractor who built the original Ossipee shopping plaza out on (the old) Route 16- so that's where we worked in '66.

Anyway- I know that people STILL don't know where the LINE is between C.H and M.- by this reasoning I have always thought of them as one!

Anyway (again), the apartment building was not yet finished, so we lived rent free, as in our "off work time" we did carpentry, painting and landscaping. It was Johnny Dabillis (contractor from Billerica, Ma.) who cut us all the slack for the rent and hired us. We also worked on the garage that, I think, belongs to the Burns'.
The apartment building is still there (so are the old Ossipee shopping Center and garage)- and looking good. It's (apartment building) between the Lacy's building and the former paint store that is now some kind of health resource building(?).

Anyway (#3), my brother owned a (painted with a brush) 1959 MGA, and wouldn't let me drive it- we shopped at Ellen's Store (?)/Post Office (?) and played the "Revolver" album at least 1000 times!

I hope my attachment worked- It's the P.O. receipt from that adventure!

Just some small history of the area.

Charlie R S taten Island 07-21-2021 03:33 AM

center harbor in the 50s and 60s
 
thank you jeeponly for your reply.

skprbob 07-23-2021 10:10 AM

center harbor memory
 
In 1962, I started off as a "July Boy" camper at Camp Idlewild, eventually spending 14 summers there. Around now is when mid-season, July boys, would leave and August boys would arrive. In my case, my parents would combine picking me up, then going on a family vacation. They had a favorite place in Center Harbor called the White Diamond Inn which had very comfortable beds and excellent food. We would stay a couple of days there, then move on to a week in Fairlee, VT before heading home to Long Island (NY). Several summers later, now a counsellor at Idlewild, I went for dinner at the White Diamond, only to discover that the restaurant was closed and the motel was now condos. Oh well! At least there are still some good restaurants. Anyone else remember the White Diamond?

JEEPONLY 07-23-2021 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by skprbob (Post 359203)
In 1962, I started off as a "July Boy" camper at Camp Idlewild, eventually spending 14 summers there. Around now is when mid-season, July boys, would leave and August boys would arrive. In my case, my parents would combine picking me up, then going on a family vacation. They had a favorite place in Center Harbor called the White Diamond Inn which had very comfortable beds and excellent food. We would stay a couple of days there, then move on to a week in Fairlee, VT before heading home to Long Island (NY). Several summers later, now a counsellor at Idlewild, I went for dinner at the White Diamond, only to discover that the restaurant was closed and the motel was now condos. Oh well! At least there are still some good restaurants. Anyone else remember the White Diamond?

In the 1962 era, Camp Idlewild used to canoe into Lanes End and camp-out in the surrounding woods. They would let us (summer kids) camp with them, which was always so much fun!! Tie food up in the trees (bears), sing around the campfire and enjoy the rainy nights when they happened!
Two regular (for a few years) counselors were guys that were fun people- "Chief" and Ford Eastman.
Anyone remember them?

SAMIAM 07-24-2021 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by skprbob (Post 359203)
In 1962, I started off as a "July Boy" camper at Camp Idlewild, eventually spending 14 summers there. Around now is when mid-season, July boys, would leave and August boys would arrive. In my case, my parents would combine picking me up, then going on a family vacation. They had a favorite place in Center Harbor called the White Diamond Inn which had very comfortable beds and excellent food. We would stay a couple of days there, then move on to a week in Fairlee, VT before heading home to Long Island (NY). Several summers later, now a counsellor at Idlewild, I went for dinner at the White Diamond, only to discover that the restaurant was closed and the motel was now condos. Oh well! At least there are still some good restaurants. Anyone else remember the White Diamond?

Remember it well. Owned by Mark Packard and our favorite restaurant back in the day

duocat 08-02-2021 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM (Post 359242)
Remember it well. Owned by Mark Packard and our favorite restaurant back in the day

Worked at The White Diamond Inn for several years starting in 1971. More fun than working had any right to be.

Pineedles 08-02-2021 11:29 AM

The White Diamond was a place that he "adults" occasionally frequented when I was young staying at our cottage on Alpine Park. I think they had to bring their own booze. The great bakery was Anderson Bakery with the the general convenience store Robbins was next door then the Center Harbor Post Office. I worked at Robbins for one summer, commuting from the cottage to the Mount's Crib, where nobody bothered my 14' Sear's aluminum boat while I was at work. I even remember our PO Box number was 25 and the combination was between F and G, between A and B, and the letter I. We carried the same PO # with us to the new PO next to the Fire station up until only a couple of years ago, nothing but junk mail, so we discontinued it. Great memories then and now, as I will complete 67 summer residence years on the lake this October.

mowtorman 08-13-2021 11:14 PM

Center Harbor
 
Lots going on 60s and 70s. Belknap college and true hippies. EM Heath in the building above the beach road. Robbins Store next to Anderson's Bakery, best Parker House rolls EVER. Nichols Store on the corner across from the library, large blocks of chocolate and clear delicious birch beer. Center Harbor Sports Shop in the realty/rubbing butts space...they would walk down from the sport shop to pump your gas. Dybros House of Gifts next to the church and the giant wrapped gift on a pole. The house was moved behind the current heaths for a long time. The supposed old PT boat that sat next to the Mount drydock under a tarp structure for about 10 years. The old see saws and the summer fire dept. Clam bake by the water. The White Diamond with magic fingers for 25 cents. Great place to stay and ski Loon or Waterville. Watch out for the red buoy it is there for a reason. One occasional town constable around. Always the same Creemee and gas station. Alvords Pharmacy. Jumping off the pilings on the end of the drydock while the mount pulled in to pick up passengers. Very large swells followed the Mount down the bay every time. Pulling into Center.Harbor to see the Mount drifting backwards before it hit a small boathouse after losing the rudder. The fourth of July parade and docks so busy you couldn't find a space. Super fun small town.

SAMIAM 08-15-2021 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by mowtorman (Post 360536)
Lots going on 60s and 70s. Belknap college and true hippies. EM Heath in the building above the beach road. Robbins Store next to Anderson's Bakery, best Parker House rolls EVER. Nichols Store on the corner across from the library, large blocks of chocolate and clear delicious birch beer. Center Harbor Sports Shop in the realty/rubbing butts space...they would walk down from the sport shop to pump your gas. Dybros House of Gifts next to the church and the giant wrapped gift on a pole. The house was moved behind the current heaths for a long time. The supposed old PT boat that sat next to the Mount drydock under a tarp structure for about 10 years. The old see saws and the summer fire dept. Clam bake by the water. The White Diamond with magic fingers for 25 cents. Great place to stay and ski Loon or Waterville. Watch out for the red buoy it is there for a reason. One occasional town constable around. Always the same Creemee and gas station. Alvords Pharmacy. Jumping off the pilings on the end of the drydock while the mount pulled in to pick up passengers. Very large swells followed the Mount down the bay every time. Pulling into Center.Harbor to see the Mount drifting backwards before it hit a small boathouse after losing the rudder. The fourth of July parade and docks so busy you couldn't find a space. Super fun small town.

Wonderful memories....also Dave Chases service station next to the old Dari Maid. Dave used to donate a car to an old local named Pete Burnham that he used to dump pick (dump picking used to be allowed : ) Pete would supply rags to the service station. His old station wagon was so full of stuff that he could not see out of the rear or side windows, only the windshield.

Cutting 08-22-2021 07:47 AM

Heath's Center Harbor
 
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Originally Posted by mowtorman (Post 360536)
Lots going on 60s and 70s. Belknap college and true hippies. EM Heath in the building above the beach road. Robbins Store next to Anderson's Bakery, best Parker House rolls EVER. Nichols Store on the corner across from the library, large blocks of chocolate and clear delicious birch beer. Center Harbor Sports Shop in the realty/rubbing butts space...they would walk down from the sport shop to pump your gas. Dybros House of Gifts next to the church and the giant wrapped gift on a pole. The house was moved behind the current heaths for a long time. The supposed old PT boat that sat next to the Mount drydock under a tarp structure for about 10 years. The old see saws and the summer fire dept. Clam bake by the water. The White Diamond with magic fingers for 25 cents. Great place to stay and ski Loon or Waterville. Watch out for the red buoy it is there for a reason. One occasional town constable around. Always the same Creemee and gas station. Alvords Pharmacy. Jumping off the pilings on the end of the drydock while the mount pulled in to pick up passengers. Very large swells followed the Mount down the bay every time. Pulling into Center.Harbor to see the Mount drifting backwards before it hit a small boathouse after losing the rudder. The fourth of July parade and docks so busy you couldn't find a space. Super fun small town.

So I just want to say that you never really experienced Center Harbor unless you were admonished as a child for running or making too much noise descending the ramp that led from the grocery store to the lower level in Heath's.

phoenix 08-22-2021 08:15 AM

There are many camps/ cottages at the end of alpine road so must have been a summer camp all with red roofs and beautiful cut stones walls on the road . Anyone know what it was

Descant 08-23-2021 10:04 AM

Meet the Mount
 
I remember every (summer) morning the radio (WLNH?) had a remote broadcast from Center Harbor at 8:50 am called "Meet the Mount" to greet her at her first daily stop.

jbolty 05-10-2022 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Cutting (Post 361027)
So I just want to say that you never really experienced Center Harbor unless you were admonished as a child for running or making too much noise descending the ramp that led from the grocery store to the lower level in Heath's.

and don't forget Brooks barber shop above Heath's store.

The current site of red hill dairy started out as a real estate office. there was a bit of a scandal when a woman who worked there was found dead in her home under what seemed at the time to be suspicious circumstances. don't think anything ever came of it.

The building between red hill dairy and bean road was Quoddy Moccasins and then a laundromat for many years with a couple pin ball machines; the only entertainment in town.

Back then Canoe was Longwood Diner

and only real old timers will remember Beef & Bay restaurant which was about where Meredith village savings is now, or maybe the real estate office.

SAMIAM 05-11-2022 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jbolty (Post 370484)
and don't forget Brooks barber shop above Heath's store.

The current site of red hill dairy started out as a real estate office. there was a bit of a scandal when a woman who worked there was found dead in her home under what seemed at the time to be suspicious circumstances. don't think anything ever came of it.

The building between red hill dairy and bean road was Quoddy Moccasins and then a laundromat for many years with a couple pin ball machines; the only entertainment in town.

Back then Canoe was Longwood Diner

and only real old timers will remember Beef & Bay restaurant which was about where Meredith village savings is now, or maybe the real estate office.

Longwood Farms was my first restaurant.Bought from Dick Tower in 1972....Sold to Dick Flynn in 1978
Paul Costly owned th Beef and Bay....he's now in the entertainment business

Susie Cougar 05-11-2022 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM (Post 370520)
Longwood Farms was my first restaurant.Bought from Dick Tower in 1972....Sold to Dick Flynn in 1978
Paul Costly owned th Beef and Bay....he's now in the entertainment business

I went to Longwood Farms before you owned it.

Paul Costly does not ring a bell. Was he the second owner?

I believe Eveline Contigiani was the first owner. She owned a catering company in Laconia and she did all the cooking at the new restaurant. It’s possible she had a partner that I was unaware of.
This was going to be quite the place for the town of Moultonborough. They brought experienced older women from Miami to train the waitresses to be able to work in a high scale restaurant.
It was divided into three sections. There was a snack bar where you go and get a cup of coffee or an ice cream; there was the main dining room and there was a lounge where there were drinks and entertainment.

tis 05-11-2022 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Susie Cougar (Post 370530)
I went to Longwood Farms before you owned it.

Paul Costly does not ring a bell. Was he the second owner?

I believe Eveline Contigiani was the first owner. She owned a catering company in Laconia and she did all the cooking at the new restaurant. It’s possible she had a partner that I was unaware of.
This was going to be quite the place for the town of Moultonborough. They brought experienced older women from Miami to train the waitresses to be able to work in a high scale restaurant.
It was divided into three sections. There was a snack bar where you go and get a cup of coffee or an ice cream; there was the main dining room and there was a lounge where there were drinks and entertainment.

I remember going there when the barn was still there and so were the cows.

John Mercier 05-11-2022 06:32 PM

That was when the Smith's owned it.
The dairy bar supplemented the dairy farm.
My father met my mother one summer when she was a teen working there... he was helping Aaron working alongside his father (my grandfather). It was my grandfather that built what would become the dining room.

WeirsGuard 05-11-2022 08:10 PM

Longwood Farms
 
John M. - My Grandparents used to own the white house directly across from the Smith's barn / pasture. (Now a Tie-Dye business.) All the grand kids would spend school vacations there and nothing was better than a Frappe from Longwood's. Great place year round.

Descant 05-11-2022 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tis (Post 370537)
I remember going there when the barn was still there and so were the cows.

So, you were born well before 1950? I don't remember the cows, but that wasn't my end of the lake in the 50's, or I was just too young to be aware of cows. Cows, to me,. were the cousins in Chester where I asked my parents for a quarter so I could buy a calf. I think the hands were plaything with me. That site became White Pines College.

tis 05-12-2022 04:19 AM

We used to stop there often on the way back from shopping in Laconia. I can barely remember but I think I do remember how good the ice cream and "frappes" were. My father loved frappes. I think I remember Juke boxes on the tables-maybe that was later, but I think I remember my brother playing songs on them. He was older.

SAMIAM 05-12-2022 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by John Mercier (Post 370540)
That was when the Smith's owned it.
The dairy bar supplemented the dairy farm.
My father met my mother one summer when she was a teen working there... he was helping Aaron working alongside his father (my grandfather). It was my grandfather that built what would become the dining room.

Now you're going waaaaay back

John Mercier 05-15-2022 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM (Post 370561)
Now you're going waaaaay back

50s and 60s.
My parents can't remember the exact year that Dick bought Longwood from the Smith's; but estimate it would have been the late 60s.

BroadHopper 05-16-2022 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mowtorman (Post 360536)
Lots going on 60s and 70s. Belknap college and true hippies. EM Heath in the building above the beach road. Robbins Store next to Anderson's Bakery, best Parker House rolls EVER. Nichols Store on the corner across from the library, large blocks of chocolate and clear delicious birch beer. Center Harbor Sports Shop in the realty/rubbing butts space...they would walk down from the sport shop to pump your gas. Dybros House of Gifts next to the church and the giant wrapped gift on a pole. The house was moved behind the current heaths for a long time. The supposed old PT boat that sat next to the Mount drydock under a tarp structure for about 10 years. The old see saws and the summer fire dept. Clam bake by the water. The White Diamond with magic fingers for 25 cents. Great place to stay and ski Loon or Waterville. Watch out for the red buoy it is there for a reason. One occasional town constable around. Always the same Creemee and gas station. Alvords Pharmacy. Jumping off the pilings on the end of the drydock while the mount pulled in to pick up passengers. Very large swells followed the Mount down the bay every time. Pulling into Center.Harbor to see the Mount drifting backwards before it hit a small boathouse after losing the rudder. The fourth of July parade and docks so busy you couldn't find a space. Super fun small town.

Guess I was one of those damn 'Hip-pies' as the old-timers called us. Belknap College was the Meteorology center of NE with Bill Hovey in charge. Many radio stations would broadcast Bill Hovey's forecast!

Most of the seasonal motels and cabins all the way to Kona Farm house students during the offseason. Many work in the summer in the area at local hospitality businesses.

Longwood Farms would grant 'meal tickets' for the school year, providing affordable delicious lunch and dinner.

Yes, Center Harbor was a super fun town in its days.

Susie Cougar 05-16-2022 09:13 AM

I certainly never considered myself a hippie. I graduated in 1971 from Belknap College, what year did you graduate BROADHOPPER?

jbolty 05-16-2022 02:19 PM

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My parents both worked at Belknap College. Dad was doing maintenance and construction and mom was a housekeeper.

this picture does not have much value but it's from July 4th parade, probably about 1966.

BroadHopper 05-17-2022 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Susie Cougar (Post 370754)
I certainly never considered myself a hippie. I graduated in 1971 from Belknap College, what year did you graduate BROADHOPPER?

Belknap College close before I can graduate. PSC took most of my credits. I attend PSC for one semester so NH College will accept all credits.

I was there from 1969 to 1972. I commute from Laconia. So I did not participate as a resident. Are you aware that there is a Facbook page 'Belknap College' as well as a website? https://www.belknapcollege.com/

Woburnite 09-25-2023 09:23 PM

John and Clara Gibson
 
Hello Charles, I came across your post re: John and Clara Gibbson, owners of Sleepy Hollow cabins in Center Harbor back in the 50's and 60's. Their neice, Dotty and her husband Arthur were my grandparents. I mentioned your post to their daughter, my Aunt Dottie, and she had fond memories of you and your family and sends her regards. Thank you for keeping the memory of John and Clara (our "Aunt Belle") alive.

tis 09-26-2023 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM (Post 370520)
Longwood Farms was my first restaurant.Bought from Dick Tower in 1972....Sold to Dick Flynn in 1978
Paul Costly owned th Beef and Bay....he's now in the entertainment business

Dick was Rick and Dave's dad, right? I went to school with them.

SAMIAM 09-27-2023 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tis (Post 388175)
Dick was Rick and Dave's dad, right? I went to school with them.

Right....Rick followed his dad in the restaurant business and Dave, I believe went into a medical field.

Pine Island Guy 09-29-2023 01:10 PM

Longwood Farms nostalgia!
 
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Originally Posted by SAMIAM (Post 388246)
Right....Rick followed his dad in the restaurant business and Dave, I believe went into a medical field.

SAMIAM - we must have crossed paths!!

I worked at Longwood the summer of '72 (or might have been '71) as one of the night dishwashers - 4pm to close. We had a blast, Rick was the manager at the time, his parents had opened the Woodshed that summer. Everything was homemade and after close, we would drink and peel potatoes, cut french fries, chop coleslaw, mix salad dressings etc.

It was a thrill when Rick would toss the keys to his Corvette and tell me to go get ice at Robbins Store!

Great memories, thank you!! -PIG

ps: tis, that summer I lived on Longwood Farms cheeseburgers and frappes, lucky I was young and burned it off

tis 09-29-2023 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pine Island Guy (Post 388310)
SAMIAM - we must have crossed paths!!

I worked at Longwood the summer of '72 (or might have been '71) as one of the night dishwashers - 4pm to close. We had a blast, Rick was the manager at the time, his parents had opened the Woodshed that summer. Everything was homemade and after close, we would drink and peel potatoes, cut french fries, chop coleslaw, mix salad dressings etc.

It was a thrill when Rick would toss the keys to his Corvette and tell me to go get ice at Robbins Store!

Great memories, thank you!! -PIG

ps: tis, that summer I lived on Longwood Farms cheeseburgers and frappes, lucky I was young and burned it off

:laugh::laugh: Probably wouldn't be so lucky today, huh?

SAMIAM 09-30-2023 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Susie Cougar (Post 370754)
I certainly never considered myself a hippie. I graduated in 1971 from Belknap College, what year did you graduate

Hey Susie......not trying to stir up trouble but we did find several ladies names and phone numbers on the upstairs bedroom walls of the Coe House when we renovated in 1999
For those that did not know,it was a dorm for the College back in the day.
Hope you weren't involved in any nefarious activities back then.

Susie Cougar 09-30-2023 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM (Post 388330)
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Originally Posted by Susie Cougar (Post 370754)
I certainly never considered myself a hippie. I graduated in 1971 from Belknap College, what year did you graduate

Hey Susie......not trying to stir up trouble but we did find several ladies names and phone numbers on the upstairs bedroom walls of the Coe House when we renovated in 1999
For those that did not know,it was a dorm for the College back in the day.
Hope you weren't involved in any nefarious activities back then.

I’m not sure what phone numbers you found, but when I was in the dorm, all we had was one payphone for everyone to use. Things were pretty quiet when I was there.( There were always stories going around, but not always true.)
The last couple of years that they were open, if you had the money, you could get into the college. Things went downhill pretty quickly and probably why most people think about Belknap College and hippies.
I lived at the White Diamond Motel and also, if anyone remembers, the Black Diamond which was across the street. Lakeshore Drive became a pretty wild and crazy place in the 70s. LSD, what is a fitting nickname for this road. I am sure many landlords were pretty disgusted after their students moved out.

John Mercier 09-30-2023 12:45 PM

They think about ''hippies'' because the Greatest Generation had a different set of standards; and though they didn't use the term ''woke'' were concerned about what Frank Herbert wrote of by using the term ''the sleeper will awaken''. The generational change meant that anything they didn't agree with would be labelled ''hippie'.

phoenix 10-01-2023 10:18 AM

It's interesting as paths eventually cross. I was offered to be asst dean of business at Belknap in 1973. I didn't take the job which was good since that Sept it closed, and I would not have even received one paycheck. But we liked the area so much in 1981 we bought our first lake house and three houses later i Am still there.

John Mercier 10-01-2023 12:22 PM

One of the things the various colleges/universities do is introduce new people to the area... generally they are younger... but not always.

LoveLakeLife 10-01-2023 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by John Mercier (Post 388344)
They think about ''hippies'' because the Greatest Generation had a different set of standards; and though they didn't use the term ''woke'' were concerned about what Frank Herbert wrote of by using the term ''the sleeper will awaken''. The generational change meant that anything they didn't agree with would be labelled ''hippie'.

Haha I’m not so sure hippies were defined by what they thought. I think the way they looked (unkempt, bearded, long-haired), spoke (man, cool, dig, grouch), and acted (drugs, jobless) were and are the hallmarks of hippies, no quotation marks necessary.


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John Mercier 10-01-2023 01:18 PM

I didn't say anything about what the Boomer generation ''thought''; it was about what the Greatest Generation thought.

The locals thought the college kids hippies because they looked different, talked different, and believed them to be involved in social ills (drugs, jobless).

The Boomers now think the same of the Millennials.

A lot of that of course is projecting.

Descant 10-01-2023 11:28 PM

I think it's time to stop attributing opinions to groups. I'm a Boomer. My cousin graduated from Belknap College and became a broadcast meteorologist. I don't think he ever owned a pair of bell bottom pants or smoked anything stronger than a candy cigarette.

The census bureau determines what ethnic group you belong to and publishes those numbers by ZIP code. The news media bosses say "Find out what group A or B is thinking", and they run a telephone survey in certain ZIP codes and they say 25% of "A" will vote this way. Adding "Millennials" or "Gen Z" without adding ZIP code, ethnic origin, etc only adds to the error. Yes, I know, they're experts and account for all that, but on election day we find out they really don't know and we all nod about the margin or error.

mowtorman 11-07-2023 05:49 AM

More memories
 
Fun to see the picture of the 4th of July Parade. Longwood I remember as a true family restaurant...there weren't many choices coming off Moultonborough Neck. JoJo's was McCormick's, the name is still in the box across the street. Kona sold for $250,000 with hundreds of acres of land. The par 3 golf was in great shape and actually had greens and sand traps! Mr. Ross owned Moultonborough Marina until a man from MA walked in and offered him "more money than he could ever have dreamed of"...$300,000. He had purchased the small marina next to him and consolidated. John Almand and Chrysler boat dealer super nice man.

The old classic white buildings next to Nichols Store were dilapidated Belknap housing with students hanging out in front. The students were in contrast to the seminary students or brothers from up the road. They wore the same clothes as Mennonites when they marched as a group in the parade.

A huge event every summer in Center Harbor was the August firefighters clambake. They were buried deep in coals on the beach. It was the only time I have ever seen the little brick beach boathouse open.

Having lived in Vermont there are many boomers who headed for Canada to avoid the draft and settled in Vermont after Gerald Ford's pardon. Belknap had a reputation as a school that anyone could attend with as an alternative education similar to Goddard College.

Dick Tower was my first boss as daytime dishwasher at $1.75 per hour at the Woodshed. Genuinely gracious man he also had something to do with the Red Hill Dairy as we stored the containers of soft serve at the Woodshed. Rick was the head chef and may have been the life of the party at 2 am but he was no fun when he showed up late am in the kitchen. Not a pleasant person to deal with firing cooking pans into the double stainless wash basin. The servers were super nice, I remember a few named Vicki, Susie and Kristy. Any of you girls out there? The dishroom was hotter than heck with no AC and the steam coming out of the double sided dishwashing machine. I made some good friends working there. Marie was the sous chef who then opened Marie's Diner. A woman in town made the best carrot bread you could ever imagine that she would deliver still warm to the restaurant...just add butter)).

Our family stayed many times summer and winter at the White Diamond later the Staffordshire Inn. Their bar was busy in the 70s. We skied Waterville when it was just Snow's Mountain (a rope tow and a t bar plus pot belly warming hut), Gunstock , Mittersill and Loon...."if the grate be empty put coal on")). There weren't any students living at the White Diamond when we stayed in the 60s. It was kept up very well and clean. Ice fishing, snowmobiles, dogsleds so much happening. One of 2 gas docks in Center Harbor I think they had a game room down to the left by the water.

The next summer I was being trained as a prep cook when I took a job with A and P in Meredith with a huge pay increase to $2.50 per hour. I can still smell the 8 O'clock coffee grinding at the checkout while I bagged. It was a great job..... everyone had to shop there.

Boy am I getting old. Now Shangri La.... that's a whole other story...... the Brickyard.

The Real BigGuy 11-08-2023 10:41 AM

Great post Mowtorman[emoji106]


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John Mercier 11-08-2023 12:01 PM

I don't remember if my grandmother named it Marie's, Marie's Diner, or Marie's Restaurant - too young to care I guess.

I only remember all the fawning over the Fonda's and the expansion of the dining room addition onto the original.
I was told that it originally was just a dairy bar with no seating inside... but I always remember the booths.

VitaBene 11-08-2023 05:07 PM

Great thread!! Lots of amazing memories!

duocat 11-08-2023 05:09 PM

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I’m not sure what phone numbers you found, but when I was in the dorm, all we had was one payphone for everyone to use. Things were pretty quiet when I was there.( There were always stories going around, but not always true.)
The last couple of years that they were open, if you had the money, you could get into the college. Things went downhill pretty quickly and probably why most people think about Belknap College and hippies.
I lived at the White Diamond Motel and also, if anyone remembers, the Black Diamond which was across the street. Lakeshore Drive became a pretty wild and crazy place in the 70s. LSD, what is a fitting nickname for this road. I am sure many landlords were pretty disgusted after their students moved out.

Black Diamond!! In the summer of 1971 I Lived there with four roommates. After we moved out in the fall the owner Mark Packard had the fire department burn it down in a training exercise. Might have been because he wanted to build his new house on the site or "Maybe" as you suggest, he didn't care for our housekeeping.
Re: Paul Costley the first restaurant he owned in the area was called "The Beggars Banquet." It was in the building where Elvios Pizza is. He later had a restaurant on LSD called Cavaliers Cove. At different times I tended bar in both of them.

whalebackpoint'r 11-10-2023 07:37 AM

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Wonderful memories....also Dave Chases service station next to the old Dari Maid. Dave used to donate a car to an old local named Pete Burnham that he used to dump pick (dump picking used to be allowed : ) Pete would supply rags to the service station. His old station wagon was so full of stuff that he could not see out of the rear or side windows, only the windshield.

Pete would stop at the Hi There and Leila would give him a handout. His car was also known to be home to mice and rodents who could be seen running around inside.:)

Susie Cougar 11-10-2023 11:44 AM

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Pete would stop at the Hi There and Leila would give him a handout. His car was also known to be home to mice and rodents who could be seen running around inside.:)

I worked as a cook at the Hi There Cafe for several years.

SAMIAM 11-12-2023 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by whalebackpoint'r (Post 389087)
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Pete would stop at the Hi There and Leila would give him a handout. His car was also known to be home to mice and rodents who could be seen running around inside.:)

Dave Chase and I had reason to stop at his house one day an antique cape as I remember on 113 in Sandwich. The house was much like his car.Junk pile about 4' high in every room so that there were just narrow paths to walk in.
He was a happy soul

garysanfran 11-12-2023 12:22 PM

This thread makes me feel as old as I am.

ApS 11-12-2023 02:47 PM

Unless Someone Beats Me To It...
 
I never knew Center Harbor was so Metropolitan! :eek2:

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This thread makes me feel as old as I am.

Now, I'm thinking of starting a thread on "Melvin Village in the 50s and 60s". :coolsm:

I promise, it'll be a short one... ;)

LoveLakeLife 11-12-2023 10:39 PM

Might as well start a few: Gilford, Weirs Beach, etc.! Could be fun and nostalgic.


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Janet 11-13-2023 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by LoveLakeLife (Post 389127)
Might as well start a few: Gilford, Weirs Beach, etc.! Could be fun and nostalgic.


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How about Meredith in the 50s and 60s thread. Remembering things like Samaha's, the Key Theater, Prescott Pharmacy, True's Gift Shop, Interlakes Dairy Bar, etc.

Descant 11-13-2023 12:45 PM

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How about Meredith in the 50s and 60s thread. Remembering things like Samaha's, the Key Theater, Prescott Pharmacy, True's Gift Shop, Interlakes Dairy Bar, etc.

So start it, Janet, but don't steal this one. Keep it on Center Harbor.

Janet 11-13-2023 01:11 PM

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So start it, Janet, but don't steal this one. Keep it on Center Harbor.

Will do Descant. Sorry

Janet 11-13-2023 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant (Post 389136)
So start it, Janet, but don't steal this one. Keep it on Center Harbor.

Just posted a new thread for Meredith.


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