I am not sure where the Nehi building was downtown in pic. Perhaps on Huntington Avenue?
- Tim Parsons ('73) of VA -
11/20/05
WOWZERS!!! Thanks, Tim!
The Nehi
Bottling Company was on 27th and Huntington Avenue. I can remember Nehi
delivery trucks
being loaded with sodas parked outside of the plant on Huntington Avenue. The
neighborhood kids would
elect one of the gang to keep the driver busy while the others lifted sodas from
their cases on hot
summer days. Hmmm, wonder how I would know that? Upstairs, over the bottling
plant, were
one-bedroom apartments.
Directly across Huntington Avenue on 27th Street was a convenience
store operated by a very grouchy,
mean man named Mr. Gayle, who was also a landlord of multiple run-down
apartments in the area.
He could have easily been an understudy for Mr. Scrooge. Bah-Humbug!
- Kelly Loose Bustamante ('58) of VA - 12/08/05
WOWZERONI!!! Thanks for solving that mystery, Kelly!
Here is
something out of my past. Maybe your generation also?
NehiFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNehi is an American, flavored
soft drink. It was introduced in
1924
by the
Chero-Cola/Union
Bottle Works. The "Nehi Corporation" name was adopted in
1928
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Flavors
Nehi in Pop CultureIn the television series M*A*S*H, Nehi Grape was the favorite flavor of Radar O'Reilly. |
- Fred Field
('45) of CA - 05/22/06
Absolutely! Thanks so much, Fred!
CAROL
I WAS READING ABOUT HOW
FRED MAYS ('60 - of VA) LOVED
PAL DRINKS. MY FAVORITE WAS NEHI GRAPE
I WISH THEY STILL MADE THOSE. IT REALLY HAD A GREAT TASTE. I WOULD GO TO
BECK'S BAR AND GRILL
ON THE CORNER OF 25TH STREET AND PARRISH AVENUE ALMOST EVERY DAY AND GET ONE.
- GLENN DYE
{'60} of TX - 11/11/06
Thanks, Glenn! That was one of my favorites, too!
Glenn Dye ('60 -
of TX) said he had a Grape Nehi drink every day....I got paid 15 cents an
hour to load the NEHI trucks after school. You kept me in business, Glenn.
Thanks.
- Frank
Friedland ('60) of VA - 11/15/06
Thanks, Frank!
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