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You know what “beat,” “bobo,” “tred/tread,” and “I feel my nerve” mean.
You had your first cigarette and/or kiss at the Casino roller rink.
You know all the swear words in Spanish.
You know the answer to “Who ya gonna call?” isn’t “Ghostbusters!” but “Carpet Mart!”
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Piles in the aisles, stacks in the racks. (If the embedded video above does not work, go to: http://youtu.be/Y0iyWS7sgmw)
You went to the east end Dairy Queen and watched a movie at the Key Drive-In.
You can still smell the Hills popcorn.
Cruising the loop was the best part of your weekend.
You played on the concrete animals at the Plaza as a kid.
Every August your parents took you to Hills for your back-to-school layaway.
You know your city’s name is pronounced Leba-nin, Leb-nin, or Lep-nin, NOT Leba-non.
You saw movies at the Colonial, Academy, State, and/or Off-Broadway theaters, or the Key Drive-In.
You bought your new bobos at Zayre, Ames, or Hills.
You took late night rides through Moonshine looking for ghosts.
You had at least one relative who worked for Bethlehem Steel.
You’ve eaten any or all of these things: Shuey's pretzels, cakes from Royer’s Cake Box, candy from Wertz's, a William Penn hot dog, an A&M sub, baby pizzas from the Dixie, ice cream from Spangler's, and Van Winkle opera fudge.
Every party you attended had red beet eggs, bologna/cream cheese roll-ups, and at least one item from ASK.
If you were a Lebanon School District student, you ate your fair share of Cedar Treats.
You ate at least one meal at Special Pizza City, Horn & Horn, George Washington Tavern, Railroad House, Pushnik’s Diner, Eatwell Diner, Lincoln Diner, Seafood Shanty, or Tap Room.
You hunted for bargains at the Key Drive-In flea market.
You were dazzled by the sparkly sidewalk at 8th and Cumberland Streets.
You remember when there was an adult library and a separate children’s library.
You shopped at any of these stores: Peoples Drug, Royer's Cake Box, Hills, Slack Shack, Frametastick, Coles bookstore, Irving Shoes, Brooks, Ormond, King’s, Nichol’s, Pomeroy’s, Hess’s, McCrory’s, H. L. Green, Kinney Shoes, Murphy's Mart, or Martin’s.
You thought having drinks at the Treadway seemed remarkably adult and glamorous
You accidentally broke your curfew because a train prevented you from getting home on time.
You loved riding the escalator in Haaks—Lebanon County’s first escalator!
You remember when most shopping was done downtown, and you may have even used the comfort stations (underground bathrooms) while shopping.
You watched the July 4th fireworks at Hills.
If you got to Park City, you loved seeing what was playing on those futuristic TV monitors that appeared in each wing of the mall (top image) and looking down on the ice skaters in the basement skating rink (bottom image).
If you attended city schools, you were jealous that the county school kids frequently got snow days while you were stuck going to school. The Blizzard of ’83 gave relief in that arena!
You looked forward to getting lunch or desert at the Woolworths snack bar.
You remember the hot air balloon fountains at the mall.
If you were a Lebanon Junior High School student, you remember being herded into The Cage after lunch every day.
You heard all the rumors about Betty Eiceman putting ads in NYC subway stations to lure New Yorkers into moving to Lebanon.
You were nervous and/or curious about the Satanists who were said to hang out at Dead Man’s Rock.
You remember the cheesy, low-budget commercials for Lebanon Unfinished Furniture starring Ed and Jody.
You bought the bulk of your stickers at Cuddly Critters and Card Mart.
You blew your allowance at the arcades located at the mall and next to Hills.
If you went to LHS, you remember Mrs. Lesher passing around a 20-year-old decaying aborted fetus in a jar in health class.
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