Jimmy Valentines record store was where I went to buy all my records. Still have ’em to this day. His Real name was George but he liked being called Jimmy. I miss that guy. He was a jazz musician in the 50’s and oh the stories he could tell! I’ve still got a big wind chime hanging from the eaves of the shed that I bought from him many years ago.
El Pavo was started up in the mid 70’s.I ate there alot after payday from Heavenly. Good food and a friendly crew working there as I recall.
Thanks again Bill for the memories.
Take Care, Old Long Skiis,(that still plays record albums,yes,the vinyl type.) “All the platters that matter”

Even before this Park Avenue collection of businesses, in the spce behind was the first drive-in theater, before the one heralded by the big sign @ Herbert Ave. (that property on Glenwood where that, the second one, was part of a trade of the City with the Conservancy).

I found out about the very first drive-in from Ed Hegarty, who taught real estate in high school – he also owned the Beachcomber on Lakeview. . .

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Thanks for your comments – I will add to Bill Kingman’s search thru photo archives as ” memory serves”, but so far, memory is serving very well. . .

Actually, the first drive-in was a little before my time as well, which is why Mr. Hegarty had to describe it to us. The ‘elective ‘Real Estate’ class had only enough students to fit Into his 4-door sedan (no SUV’s or 4 wheel drives back then), so class-time was spent visiting various locations in town (& out), where those few in the class were regaled with stories about this builder or that, this area or that (one involves where ‘Super 8’ is now, which at one time was a “Ramada Inn”, was known as the Tahoe Sands, but was built on land-fill from the builder from No.Upper Truckee Rd. job sites, as the Super 8 site was in fact a watershed, and from their coffee shop you could look out at Tahoe: no Tahoe Beach & Ski, no ‘Deb’ realty office or pizza parlor building – just the view across the meadow). . .

As to Deanna, the only one I know is Deanna Gay, whose father, Dave, recently passed – but who created Dave Gay Propane, helped develop Heavenly, and did develop their Tramway. . .

Very ironic to your question is that my own daughter’s name is Deandra, not Deanna. . .

Tahoe has a very interesting ‘contemporary’ history, which Bill is correct to “mine” through found photos, as “newcomers” don’t have any appropriate perspective from the days of “H & H” (Harrah & Harvey). . . they distort a lot, to their misunderstanding. . .

Thanks again; hope Bill keeps finding more. . .