tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post5145486581746686407..comments2024-03-26T00:35:19.082-04:00Comments on Beautiful Downtown Burbank (Illinois): The Marketing of a School or TeamJohn McNallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08130816079418345279noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-28494621589422269282012-01-16T04:26:58.007-05:002012-01-16T04:26:58.007-05:00It's definitely still the Maddock Mohawks and ...It's definitely still the Maddock Mohawks and Fry School was reopened to house the behaviorally challenged kidsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-66500842950810903742010-10-02T09:20:01.010-04:002010-10-02T09:20:01.010-04:00back in the 70's peope could smoke on the pati...back in the 70's peope could smoke on the patio at reavis...its not that way anymoreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-11510416731003017632010-10-02T09:15:56.489-04:002010-10-02T09:15:56.489-04:00remember the 1979 walk-out reavis staff would not ...remember the 1979 walk-out reavis staff would not let students fund raise for dale h. who got chopped up and left for dead by mike l. reavis had earlier let students fund raise for a jock who had gotten into a bad car accident..it was always the jocks vs. burnoutsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-24657297687274033222010-10-02T09:07:52.696-04:002010-10-02T09:07:52.696-04:00who remembers the great flood of 1976..85th &n...who remembers the great flood of 1976..85th &neenah was the center and the deepest.the resevoir got backed up...everyone used to sled at that resevoir when it snowed.burbank chopped the hill down,it isnt steep anymoreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-80943980976280346412010-07-24T11:08:55.387-04:002010-07-24T11:08:55.387-04:00me and my freinds that lived by state rd. park(tha...me and my freinds that lived by state rd. park(thats what we called it back in the day) spent more time swimming in the park pool after hours than when the pool was open during the day.you had to wear your gym shoes in to flip that high fence and stay in the water...no diving boardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-9720657770220609672009-10-14T14:59:06.451-04:002009-10-14T14:59:06.451-04:00Are there still two baseball leagues? Back in the...Are there still two baseball leagues? Back in the day there wasBurbank American was over by Kennedy school. Burbank National had teams playing on 77th, between Narragansett and Mobile Avenue.<br /><br />Also I think Fry's colors were blue and white.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-49883794777598941702009-10-13T09:57:35.850-04:002009-10-13T09:57:35.850-04:00Fry Vikings, and their colors were blue and white....Fry Vikings, and their colors were blue and white.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-27340381919522323102009-10-10T11:47:32.251-04:002009-10-10T11:47:32.251-04:00Hi John,
I was a proud Maddock "Mohawk"...Hi John,<br /><br />I was a proud Maddock "Mohawk" from K-8. I'm not sure if they still use the Mohawk as their mascot given the controversy of using Native American names for sports teams these days. <br /><br />The school paraphernalia I most remember owning was a vinyl book bag (these were the days before backpacks and rollaboard luggage for hauling your textbooks) with a drawstring. It was blue and white (schools colors) with a caricature of a grinning Mohawk kid (à la Chief Wahoo) with the classic Mohawk haircut. I believe he had a tomahawk in his hand but that just may be my memory playing tricks on me. My mom gave me the 2 or 3 bucks it cost to purchase it from the PTA lady. There was a place for your name and I remember her printing my name on it in magic marker. I used it for a couple of years (3rd and 4th grade?) until it became uncool to have one. I probably could have gotten a couple of more years out of it had the Mohawk kid been holding a bloody scalp in his other hand.Scott Batzelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-4553453051679644372009-03-12T21:04:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:04:00.000-04:00Hi John, Born, Feb. 24th, 1955 & lived at ...Hi John,<BR/> Born, Feb. 24th, 1955 & lived at 2016 W. 80th St. Chgo. (Little Flower). Burbank holds many fond memories. The annual family pilgrimage to Playland Park was always fun. It seemed so far away as we traveled west for miles on 79th street, in my dad's 1960 something Chevy Impala. Korvettes Dept. store was great! I remember getting a guitar shaped corkboard there. I enjoyed going to Value City for years and walking along the stonework that brought back so many good thoughts of Korvettes. I worked at both Ford City Banks and yes, have my own stories, not suitable for print. The pizza place by 87th & Central is now Grassano's. The first place, Tafdes was soooo "campy" and early sixties, nothing can compare! When I was growing up, I always thought of Burbank as "greasers" and hot rod cars. THIN CRUST PIZZA ROCKS! Your fan, Jean.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428191356860459139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-89779128274525674752009-02-07T23:33:00.000-05:002009-02-07T23:33:00.000-05:00That's right -- the Fry Vikings. Were the colors p...That's right -- the Fry Vikings. Were the colors purple and white, or am I thinking that because of Minnesota's colors? Thanks for reminding me!John McNallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130816079418345279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-15987166738219387792009-02-07T23:32:00.000-05:002009-02-07T23:32:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.John McNallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130816079418345279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972509755762170802.post-62919565544268292342009-02-07T22:42:00.000-05:002009-02-07T22:42:00.000-05:00The team name for Fry School was the Fry Vikings. ...The team name for Fry School was the Fry Vikings. I graduated from their in 2001. Unfortunately, it is closed now since Liberty JR High opened.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921409987859862099noreply@blogger.com