Tunnel StoriesMike Quinn January 11, 2018This is the old B&O railroad tunnel along Wheeling Creek. As kids one of our adventures was going through the...
Growing Up in Wheeling: Woodsdale HomesMike Quinn November 21, 2017If you lived in a castle in modern times you would wonder what all the things in the castle used...
Growing Up in Wheeling: Sitting on my Woodsdale PorchMike Quinn November 6, 2017Sitting on the porch was an art in the old days in Woodsdale. The neighborhoods were very much designed for...
Growing Up in Wheeling: Employment in WoodsdaleMike Quinn October 26, 2017When I was young there was a strange concept floating about. Children worked for money, it did not fall out...
Growing Up in Wheeling: The Woodsdale HillMike Quinn October 21, 2017World War II ended. Â Soldiers returned to our beloved country. Â Those soldiers settled down and immediately started reproducing. Â That meant...
Growing Up in Wheeling: The Woodsdale MafiaMike Quinn October 7, 2017I was a pretty good boy and a good student at Woodsdale until I joined the mafia in the seventh...
Hamburger ManMike Quinn August 15, 2017I have got to remember, it is a fine memory, that soft naked lady God meant her to be. That...
Learning to Drink in WheelingMike Quinn May 16, 2017Somehow we all got introduced to the ancient evil of alcohol. In Wheeling most likely it was beer. Way back...
Growing Up in Wheeling: Gang Warfare in WoodsdaleMike Quinn May 8, 2017Gang warfare was an important part of Woodsdale culture. What always comes to mind first is the “Mary Wheat Gang”....
On My HonorMike Quinn November 17, 2016My father was wrapped in the Boy Scouts pretty seriously as a young man. Â In fact my father met my...
My ApartmentMike Quinn August 8, 2016I have lived in several nice homes during my life. One morning I was surfing the net, and came across these...
The Greatest Shows on Earth (in Wheeling)Mike Quinn July 7, 2016In the old days entertainment was a whole different thing. Sister Kate asked me to write about the amazing shows...
Childhood Landmarks In WheelingMike Quinn June 18, 2016In the old days before GPS, people navigated by landmarks. Growing up in Wheeling and living in Woodsdale, we navigated...
The Man That Comes AroundMike Quinn June 9, 2016Ok, before you read my story, you have to listen to the 1939 version of “The Man That Comes Around.”...
Growing Up With Oglebay ParkMike Quinn May 16, 2016Oglebay Park played a major role in the life of our family. Nine children needed at least 900 acres for...
I Worked Under Your BedMike Quinn March 21, 2016You were asleep. You had no idea, but I might have been under your bed working. I was 300 feet...
Postwar (Woodsdale) Rascals Conquer The HillMike Quinn March 6, 2016World War II had ended. Soldiers returned to our beloved country. Those soldiers settled down and immediately started reproducing. That...
Napping On The PorchMike Quinn February 26, 2016Growing up in Wheeling was like coming from a special planet. Â Wheeling seemed to specialize in cultivating unusually eccentric people....
