1978 – Black and White

Crooks Corner

Ray Dog, long day in the restaurant.

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I-95 1978

billboard for gas 1978 — goodle days

Crooks Corner

man outside restaurant with fiberglass pig — I had a good meal here in 1978. Chapel Hill got after the restaurant because of the fiberglass pig. R.M Dog, one of the owner/operators

White Spot

September 30, 1978, 0010 hours. Marlboro Lights. Home of the Gus Burger.

Grills with

Heart healthy, Elwood doing the University Diner special. Grilled doughnuts with icecream

Read all about it, “Griddle Me This” UVA Magazine

saving the hairdo?

the narrow pillow

Did Trailways and Greyhound use the same model bus? Did one company have superior upholstery? In 1978 it was almost possible to ride the bus from anywhere to anywhere in the USA, almost. This napping lady horizontal in the stinky seats, next to the bathroom. Room to spread out produced courtesy of the smell.

Line

October 27, 1989, Line died, we swaddled her and cried.

the basement

the work starts here

VA Tech

The treatment of Iranian students post-1979 reflects a broader pattern of U.S. immigration policy reacting to geopolitical tensions. The Carter administration’s mass visa reviews were criticized as discriminatory, targeting Iranians based on nationality rather than individual actions.

Jimmy

Jimmy at the Clamshell — President Carter came to CHO in 1987. I can’t remember the content of his speech, can any of you UVA folk unearth a transcript?

newspaper heralding JEC apothesis

State of the Union? Speaker Thomas Phillip “Tip” O’Neill Jr. in the background.