Rolling Meadows

[L78Impala]

What a perfect time for that too...hotrods everywhere. remember Norstates(sp?)high octane.

[Xplantdad]

Hmmm...No

I DO remember the Sunoco gas station near "old" downtown Palatine (when I lived there it was a village township with a volunteer fire department...kinda like Mayberry). The population then was ~15,000 or less.

One of my friends dads owned the Ben Franklin downtown...he was on the volunteer fire dept. and died trying to save his own store from burning down. He almost made it out, too. They found him about 4 steps from the door. It totally sucked!

Sorry for the downer story. I went to Sanborn and Wood St Elementary...

I've heard that Palatine is huge now...

[DarrenX33]

Looking out my window at work here it is pretty huge Bruce. Want me to go take a picture of your old house?

[Xplantdad]

Darren...that would WAY cool. The address is/was 58 West Robertson Palatine, Ill. 60067

It was a white house on the corner of West Robertson and North Brockway St. There was a totally cool turn of the century house directly across from us on the other side of Brockway. The day before we moved in...a tornado took out their carriage house and a tree in our yard.

When my mom found out what had happened..she wanted to move. We didn't though...what a cool place.

[DarrenX33]

A whole 8 minutes away. I'll bring my camera tomorrow and take some pics during lunch. Or should we do the video camera thing again. LOL!!


1: Start out going EAST on LAKE COOK RD toward DEER VALLEY DR. 0.4 miles Map

2: Turn RIGHT onto N QUENTIN RD. 2.0 miles Map

3: Turn LEFT onto W NORTHWEST HWY / US-14. 0.9 miles Map

4: Turn RIGHT onto N BROCKWAY ST. 0.2 miles Map

5: Turn LEFT onto W ROBERTSON ST. <0.1 miles Map

6: End at 58 W Robertson St
Palatine, IL 60067-3561, US Map

Total Est. Time: 8 minutes Total Est. Distance: 3.67 miles

[HuggerX22]

I talked to a friend's wife (Pal.P.D. dispatch)she told me that they are planing a Friday night cruise in Palatine at the old K -Mart now Sear's???. Located at the NE corner of Hicks and Rt.14. no other details. Also hear that Randhurst shopping mall is willing to host the Friday Meadows cruise if they can't figure it out.Will post as I hear.
L78 thanks for the call from family.

[Xplantdad]

Wow...thanks Darren. It'll be cool to see the "old" house (if it's still there!) Can you do me a favor and shoot the house across the street? If you're facing my "old" house...it would be across Brockway to the left.

Thanks...and I don't think we'll need to do the video camera thing again!

(My wife still thinks that we're all nuts here )

[JimM]

This is like old home week on this place. I lived in rolling meadows for a year, and Arlington hts for 6 years after I got ou of the navy, maybe fron 80 to 87? old stomping grounds!

[ORIGLS6]

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(My wife still thinks that we're all nuts here )

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Was there ever any doubt?

[Xplantdad]

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A whole 8 minutes away. I'll bring my camera tomorrow and take some pics during lunch. Or should we do the video camera thing again. LOL!!


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Darren...thanks so much for the pics. Now I'm on a mission to see if I can find any old pics of the house. I think we have some from the blizzard of '68...