ALLIGATOR JACKSON

Proctorville, Ohio in the 70’s and early 80’s, was a different community than it is now. The main difference is the 31st Street Bridge did not openuntil the mid 80’s. Without the bridge it was a long haul…

RIVERSIDE RACE TRACK

The Riverside race track opened in the mid 60’s around 1965-66, according to Bear's Dad. The strip was owned and built by Proctorville, Ohio resident Paul Wireman. It was located between Route 7 and the Ohio River…

With Huntington being a college town, the emphasis has always been on college bars although there was always a nightclub ready to rock for any demographic. In the very early 80's, 20th was the block for college students…

After Hours Bars in the 80's and 90's

Back in the mid to late 1980’s, Huntington, WV had it’s own little secret undrerground – The After-Hours Barscene. It may not have been all of that secret or even all that…

WHEN DOWNTOWN HUNTINGTON WAS THE HUB OF THE CITY



In the 70's, downtown Huntington was clean and vibrant. There was a hustle and bustle down the city streets as people scrambled through the stores like a big outdoor mall. There…

HUNTINGTON 50’s and 60’s
 
Bear's Dad was a charter member of the Jewel City Motorcycle Club in the late ‘50’s. It was not a gang but a social club. They would cruise up through Point Pleasant or take rides up…

MEMORIAL FIELD HOUSE

Bear's Dad was saddened to hear that The Memorial Field House is going to be demolished. He fondly recalled a sixties concert at the Field House featuring the legendary Man In Black – Johnny Cash. June Carter…

Huntington, West Virginia had a solid music scene in the 70's and 80's. In the 80's clubs like Rock's, Rock and Roll cafe, and Rockers specialized in the hard rock music or hair metal that had become pop music. The…