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20. I thought I grew up in "Mayberry" until....

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 08:28 PM

Jul 2012

I luckily was born post "whites only" being legal and have never seen one of those signs in person but a few years ago during my city's 50th anniversary I was looking at some old pictures of the city from day one. One struck my eye, it was the city swimming club, what was amazing was it looked exactly the same with two slight differences. It was subtle but I did notices something was different, then I realized the name was now "Somewhere Swimming Club" then it was "Somewhere Swimming Pool". Then I looked closer and noticed the "Members Only" sign was then "Whites Only".
I asked someone about that and I was told when it became illegal for a city owned pool to exclude blacks a group of citizens purchased the pool from the city, created a club where you purchase a "bond" and paid yearly due's. As a club they could exclude non members and to be a member even if you had cash in hand or was purchasing the bond from another member, your admittance had to be approved by the board.

That was the day I realized I didn't grow up in "Mayberry"

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] devilgrrl Jul 2012 OP

I always wanted more Hooterville DJ13 Jul 2012 #1

I heard they opened up a restaurant chain ... zbdent Jul 2012 #13

Wrong Hooters DJ13 Jul 2012 #22

I'll take you there baby girl. DCKit Jul 2012 #2

Considering that Mayberry was modeled after Mt. Airy, NC, I'd say your initial Fawke Em Jul 2012 #3

I grew up in a town that looked like Mayberry on TV TrogL Jul 2012 #4

Same here, wendylaroux Jul 2012 #6

So it was more like Harper Valley than Mayberry, eh? Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #12

i think it existed/exists more among certain people , the same with jersey whore crap JI7 Jul 2012 #5

My community in the sixties was far more Mayberry and not at all Jersey Shore. NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #7

Speaking of Mayberry...... 2on2u Jul 2012 #8

Pleasantvill was an excellent movie Taverner Jul 2012 #16

+1 2on2u Jul 2012 #19

For what it's worth cmrchrister Jul 2012 #9

and there are a few places in NC that still remind me of Mayberry :) stuntcat Jul 2012 #18

I grew up watching Andy Griffith and loved his show but aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #10

I guess 'baggers have ALWAYS been bad at grammar and spelling Taverner Jul 2012 #17

I thought I grew up in "Mayberry" until.... SoutherDem Jul 2012 #20

Mayberry is Mt. Airy, NC, where Andy grew up obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #11

Perhaps you should be less literal and Skidmore Jul 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2012 #21

Brady Bunch? You can't solve everything with a potato sack race. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #27

No no no, we need more Monty Python, more Doctor Who and more Six Feet Under. And less Republicans. Taverner Jul 2012 #15

We need more Mr. Show and less Bill O'Reilly. Initech Jul 2012 #24

Amen to that Taverner Jul 2012 #30

Same thing Bush I said in 1993: the world needs more Walton's and less Simpsons. Initech Jul 2012 #23

K&R Howard Beale was right! Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #25

I think that's who Billo thinks he emulates. xfundy Jul 2012 #28

A sheriff that doesn't carry a gun? itsrobert Jul 2012 #26

I think it is just the ideal of it. A simple life. Everyone trusted everyone. Everyone cared. jillan Jul 2012 #29

Simi Valley, CA permatex Jul 2012 #31

We're getting more Maple Street though. Kablooie Jul 2012 #32

There was an ugly side to the quaint TV town of Mayberry that was in plain sight Raine Jul 2012 #33