If You Visited In My HomeTown...

Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt

OH, I love San Francisco!!

 

Originally Posted By amazedncal2

DyGDisney, Old Chicago's Pizza. Yes, VERY good!! When I was in elementary school, the front of the building where Old Chicago is now, and the Christmas Store just behind it, was a ballet Studio. I took ballet there It's funny for me to go there as I can still imagine flitting around in there

 

Originally Posted By DyGDisney

Does Old Chicago Pizza not open until 4:00? We took our kids over to Petaluma once and wanted to eat there, but it wasn't open yet. I'd like to go again, YUM!!!
Oh, and wasn't there another Old Chicago Pizza on the East side of Petaluma, over by a grocery store and Deaf Dog Coffee (which may not be there anymore).
I remeber the bumper stickers at Deaf Dog -- "Friends Don't Let Friends Go To Starbucks."

Ahhhh, Petaluma, the smell of fertilizer in the spring. My most favorite place to live.
Now I'm "homesick" (I only lived there for 2 years, hee-hee)!!!

 

Originally Posted By Goofyernmost

>>>Your put maple syrup in a pan and using a candy thermometer you boil it to "hard ball". Once you get the syrup to that temperature you simply drizzle it out onto cookie sheet full of snow. You twirl it with a fork and eat it off the snow.<<<

If your diabetic it will push you into an immediate coma. As KT might have explained and I missed it, the sour pickles are to neutralize the super sweetness of the candied syrup.

 

Originally Posted By velo

DygDisney - the smell is actually worse in October, IMHO ('cause it's hot!). Mooo!

It's hard to pick a place for dinner here because we have so many great restaurants...maybe Central Market for the downtown vibe, or DeSchmire for the yummy food..(tho I love Thai Cuisine Restaurant too!!)
And for sites, our entire downtown is a photographer's dream and just a really cool place to walk around and shop. We were once the "Egg Capital of the World," lol!! We'll bring AmazednCal with us!

Yep, I'm from Petaluma too (although I grew up in Marin County) - home to many LPers, past and present!

 

Originally Posted By DyGDisney

Man, I am soooo jealous. Another Petalumanite.

We lived in Rohnert Park for 2 years and Santa Rosa for 3 also, but Petaluma was the best. I went to Sonoma State University during that time, then we moved back to Vacaville.

Lots more to do over in that neck of the woods than over here. I know it's not that far, but we used to drive up 101 for about 1 1/2 hours to the redwoods, now that would be 2 1/2 hours. Or we would hop on over to the beach, a farther trip now. Or we'd go down to China Camp or up to Anadelle to mountain bike. Never get to do that anymore . Plus, I love to hike and Marin and Sonoma Counties have much better hiking than here.

 

Originally Posted By amazedncal2

DyGDisney, yes but Vacaville is about an hour closer to Elk Grove where our grandson lives Also closer to Davis where DD#2 lives and Sac where DS#1 lives. They do love to come back home though. Old Chicago is one place high on the request list.

When my DD went to Sonoma State (she actually lived in the dorms a full 12 minutes away) she reported that there they referred to the "scent" as "Sonoma Aroma." My sister who lives on a former dairy refers to it as "Dairy Aire" My brother in law is one of the spreaders of the lovely scent in October

I'll check out the Old Chicago hours. The take out, delivery part is on the East side of town. Next to a Starbucks and a former Baskin Robbins.

Here is another tid bit. When I was in elementary school, the DeSchmire building used to be a little neighborhood grocery store called Glenns. The kind of place that had milk and bread and candy. DH and I both used to stop there after school and buy penny candy

Yes! amazedncal will tag along with any visitors and talk about the olden days

 

Originally Posted By LVBelle

Where I grew up-
I would take you to Carlsbad Tavern to eat (Tinkerbell1962 have you been there? It's on Hayden and it's FABULOUS!). For a tourist spot I'd take you to Scottsdale Civic Center, I love taking pictures there!
You would be in Scottsdale, Arizona!

Where I live now-
I would take you to eat at Macayo's. It's not fancy but it's my favorite! Then we'd head downtown to Fremont Street for the light show and people watching. You'd be in Vegas!

 

Originally Posted By DyGDisney

Wow! Penny Candy. So there's a Starbucks over by Old Chicago East now, huh. Did it used to be Deaf Dog?

I'll trade places to live with you, then you can be closer to your kids!!!

 

Originally Posted By mater4

My childhood hometown.

I would take you to Samoa Cookhouse and Lost Coast Brewery.

Patricks Point (Trinidad,CA) would be our day trip for sightseeing and great photos.

You would be in Eureka,CA.

 

Originally Posted By tinkerbell1962

**waving hello to LVBelle** no, for as many years Carlsbad has been there - I haven't been there yet. However I did go to it when it was a seafood place before that. Do you remember that? Scary if you think about it ,,, a seafood place in the middle of the desert.

 

Originally Posted By LVBelle

I do remember the seafood place! My parents are at Carlsbad at least twice a week. They are good friends with all of the staff but especially the bartender. She makes awesome margaritas and always takes good care of us! And the food is awesome! I highly recommend it!

 

Originally Posted By Stacers76

Yikes this is hard...

Real hometown:
Restaurant
Mary's Pizza Shack, tasty food, where my parent's hung out as young adults...'s memories of home to me!
Tourist spots
Historical: Depot Museum, the whole Square area downtown, General Vallejo's home
OR
if it's Spring/Summer time Infineon Raceway

Sonoma, Ca


Where I grew up...
Yeah nevermind there's no good restaurants or tourist spots in Fortuna Ca

Where I am now..
Amazedncal2 and Velo have it covered )
Petaluma, Ca

 

Originally Posted By disney pete

I would take you to Coasters (my fav eaterie)

and then up douglas head with it's panoramic view of douglas bay

i live on the Isle of Man