More new old photos posted

I remember the flood that took it out.

January and February of 1969 brought tremendous rains that destroyed property all over. If you can find photos of things like the house hanging over the edge of Cucamonga Creek at Baseline, it would be nice to post some. It also took out the Rains House just north of it -- a story in itself.

The Kapu Kai, with its fake South Pacific décor, was a place where visiting relatives from Montana went for dinner just to have Polynesian food. The Pu Pu platter was popular.

Another thing the relatives had to have was Mexican food. They didn’t know what tacos were. My mother made great ones -- quite a gastronomic accomplishment for a Montana girl who never saw a tortilla before moving to California.

Postdiluvian, the Kapu Kai became a roller skating rink where my kids went skating. It was on the old concrete floor of the bowling alley, a very unforgiving surface.

As a youngster, I went to the Palladium on Mission Blvd. in Pomona. It had a great wooden floor that left fewer bruises. You could skate all evening for 25 cents -- 50 cents if you were 12 or older. They didn’t allow Levi's of any kind, as they were “hood” attire. Does anyone remember the place?

Down the road to the west was one of the early McDonald’s with its golden arches. I remember when the sign out front said, “Over 500,000 Sold.”

[We've never really talked about the Roller Rinks of the Inland Valley. Thanks for the comment, Linda. -- DA]