October 11, 2008 Gathering at Keith's

 

Third Grade Class Picture

 

 

These are class pictures from our Third Grade Annual.

Elementary Staff

 

This is a picture of the Elemetary School Teachers in our 2nd grade annual. How many can you remember?

Hangouts From The Past

 

I think The Willows (in the valley) was probably about gone by the time the class of 71 started cruising, but Missildine's soda fountain was certainly enjoyed by many.

Business From The Past

 

How many remember the Tryon Bank and Trust Company? I believe it was bought (merged?) with North Carolina National Bank - which became NCNB, which became Nations Bank, which became Bank of America.

Back Entrance

 

How many of you remember this area, just outside the auditorium and the band room. The playground is just to the right and down the hill.

Two Superintendents

 

The Class of 71 had two School Superintendents. In today's time, this is pretty remarkable because the average tenure for a school superintendent is 3 to 5 years. The first superintendent was W.S. Hamilton.

Do You Remember?

The 1959 playground - swings, merry-go-round, see-saw, and monkey bars.

The 'Old Gym', which was just recently torn down, is to the left.

John Cowan's pasture is at the top (sometimes cows would get out).
















Oak Hall Hotel around 1958. It's hard to believe such a grand Hotel once graced downtown Tryon. The Hotel was torn down in the 70's to make way for condominiums.














Valhalla Hand Weavers once flourished in the valley and was widely know throughout the state.



The old Valley Courts Restaurant in 1961. This was torn down and a new restaurant built in it's place - which is now the Youth Center. Valley Courts also had a Putt Putt golf course and a swimming pool.

The Littlest Majorette

This is from the 1960 - 61 school year (2nd grade) and the classmate in this picture (the little one) is Mary Welborn.

In The Beginning For The Class of '71

September 1959 was the beginning. Here are pictures from the first two years at Tryon Elementary School. The picture at the top is for the group that joins the class in the 4th grade.

These were the top songs in September 1959:

"The Three Bells" by The Browns

"Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny

"Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin