Test your knowledge: Only people who have lived in Colorado Springs for a long time will remember these things

COLORADO SPRINGS — As our city continues to grow, FOX21 looks back on our area’s rich history. Do you remember how things used to be?

Powers as a dirt roadCruising the “Ave” (Nevada Avenue)K-Mart with payphonesHugh M. WoodsPic N’ SaveKing’s Table (Royal Fork) Dragging at AmpexIntersection at Platte and Powers 85/87 being the only road in and out of Fountain/WidefieldWhat was once a drive-in movie theater in Platte, but is now a WalmartMontgomery Ward’sA gravel Marksheffel RoadFurr’s CafeteriaDiscovery ZonePeter Piper PizzaBoardwalk USA on Circle and GalleyPDQ in FalconThe old waterslide off Garden of the Gods Road/I-25Red Top HamburgersWestern SizzlerMall of the BluffsPeppermint LoungeWalgreens in the Citadel MallMichelle’s Ice CreamSoda StrawHomers OdysseySix StarWoolworthsThe dog trackWhen the only grocery store Falcon had was a SafewayGiuseppe’s DepotCC Tigers Hockey playing at the original Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs Sky Sox playing in Memorial ParkHall of Presidents Wax MuseumVan Briggle PotteryThe original Colorado Springs Airport (located north of where the current one is)Powers stopping at Barnes RoadGermersIce skating rink in the Chapel Hills MallHamburger Stand’s corndogsGodfather’s PizzaChinook BookstoreColorado Gold Kings HockeyTempleton Gap DumpRodeo Night ClubThe original St. Francis Hospital303 being the state’s only area codeJoy RidesShowbiz PizzaThe Denver Warehouse

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