Barbers in Middletown, OH

Oh, Dr. Peril. He was such a character. He was so funny, I used to work at Middletown hospital. Always had such a time tracking him down. Kind of like finding Waldo or Nemo. When asked where he had been, he said, "where I was, you couldn't even get here". lol

First National Bank was on the south end, per caption.

I remember waiting in the cold to see Santa Claus .....he would land in a helicopter.....then he had his own little house......and I would wait forever in line to finally get into that little house to tell him my long list of the toys I wanted......

Dr. Joseph Peil was our family doctor.

Bill Widener, there used to be a green stamp store down near Central Pastry. Can't remember if the store redeemed S&H or Top Value stamps, but I remember seeing appliances and such in the store windows. I lived for a time in Columbus, where you had Big Bear stores and they also gave out stamps. Got a pair of boots with a stash of stamps from their neighboring Cub Foods store!

Jerry Meehan, there definitely WAS a gas station on that corner! It was my husband's BP for several years. He practically raised our daughter there while she was a toddler. I worked at Kroger & since he was the manager at BP, he would pick her up from preschool & take her there till I picked her up a couple hours later. That was in the good ol' days of full service!

Virginia Peil!!

Geraldine Vitori, several people have said that there was a gas station where Domino's is at University and Nelbar/Shafor. I don't recall one there.

Breiel was built in sections. Could access just from Central and Grand at first, then watertower to Riverview maybe '60 s, finally fairly recently extended to 73 towards Franklin. When shopping center first built, mostly farms in that area between there and old 25, or Monroe and Franklin. Many Middletown roads deadended, before getting close to there.

Cherie Berns (Berns Greenhouse) is in one of those pictures. I know it's her!

Dr. Frazzled(dentist) was there in 64.

Dr. Piel was my family doctor, also.

Dr, Piel was one of the best Middletown had to offer...

I remember going to see Dr. Peil at his office when I was little. He was the Dr. Who delivered me. Wasn't there also a jewelry store? Maybe that was later.

Dr. Joe Piel was my family Dr. until he retired..the only Dr. I've ever had to see....that i didn't shutter at the thought of having to see a Dr! LOL I also went to school with his daughter Sarah Piel...very nice people all the way around

One time the hospital was trying to get hold of Dr. Peil but his line kept ringing busy. They sent the police to check on him and his kids had taken the phone off the hook so he could spend time with them. The life of a doctor.

Woolworths! The Gentry Shop. Later Readmore books too?

Kendall Mays, neither can I.

Kendall...Kent Little&Wife,daughters Betsey& Kathy..."The All-American Family" from the All-American City...Armco promotion...they sold a ton of those! Little's lived on the corner of Orchard and Grand

When we moved to Boylston St. I would walk from there to the Shopping center and go to Readmore and by teen magazines. I remember 1 birthday me and my sister walk there and I lost my $10.00 somewhere around the Soap box Derby track. I went home crying and dad took me by car and gave me the $10.00 again. 1 time me and my sister was hanging around the soap box derby track and I was up on the bridge and accidentally drop my gum out of my mouth and it went in my sisters hair and when went home my mom took ice cubes to get it out and she had to cut some of her hair and I got in big trouble over that. I miss all those stores everytime I go there now I sit in parking lot and go back and remember what stores were there. I thought I saw a MRI place in the store where the dry cleaner was. across from the side of Jacks Pets.

I love this site!!!! Brings back so much for me. I remember Santa also. Brings a tear to my eyes. Makes me think of my grand parents they lived at the dead end on valley view Dr. The derby was right behind there house. Spent many days on that derby tr ack. Walking from there house to the shopping center with grandpa and grandma. Gosh I miss those days and them. Thank you for the pix and bringing back some memories that I cherish so much.

It was Jacot Park, to be exact. Mr. Jacot was a principal in Middletown and he was over the parks in Middletown, as well. His grandson is Don Ross, a retired teacher in the Springboro School District. Don Ross was my teacher, I am proud to say.

I saw Uncle Al and Captain Wendy in the parking lot in front of Albers!

Dr. Peil was our family doctor. I also believe he has MS or MD. He had a great sense of humor. It seems that his nurse was Wilma.

Dr. Peil had polio as a child. He was our family doctor, too, along with Dr. Caudill. His nurse was Wilma.