The Beverly Hillbillies at the park

[marolinesdad]

I watch that show all the time but have never caught the ones filmed at SDC.  I will keep watching though.

[Old Guy]

Paul Henning, the shows producer, fell in love with the area when he came to film and ended up buying a large property. the H's convinced him to leave it to the state when he died, and I'm sure you have all stoped on the way to the city to enjoy it. Haven't you? 

[History Buff]

There's a great view at the Paul Henning site, but I still need to go hiking down the hill in that area.

[rubedugans]

The 1,500+ acres of trails at the Ruth and Pual Henning Conservation Area is pretty nice. I trained there for Cross Country during summers while I was in college.

[rubedugans]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32289589@N05/3272349889/

[jethrene]

I have the original signed Beverly Hillbillies picture form the lobby of Rock Lane Lodge, where they stayed during filming.  I got it from Buck Tucker the owner of Rock Lane at that time.  I also have an envelope from the producers office [Paul Henning] to Shad Hellar, mayor of S. D. C.  These are great memories of the way S.D.C. use to be

[sdcforever]

^^Great trading card, rubedugans!  Thanks for sharing.

[rubedugans]

I bought the whole set hoping for some good shots from those episodes, but there was only that one, and one with Mr. Drysdale and the Gorilla back in Beverly Hills.

[rubedugans]

Did you all know that Raymond Bailey was...follically challenged?

[rubedugans]

Can anyone say test drive? Took this today!

[KBCraig]

Can anyone say test drive? Took this today!

Been there. Love the museum!

I was in college (ATU) when they did the name switcheroo between College of the Ozarks and School of the Ozarks, then the Clarksville school became part of ATU.

I remember being fascinated with the tread pattern on the tires when I was a kid, and learning that using words was actually common in that period.

The museum also has an impressive display of weapons and firearms through the millenia.

[stlphotogal]

Can anyone say test drive? Took this today!

am guessing dad took this one 

[sdcforever]

Interesting treads.  Never noticed that before.

[rubedugans]

I had a blast here. Stuffed Birds/animals, the largest gun collection of guns I had ever seen (one from pancho villa, Morgan Earps gun he was wearing when killed in Tombstone among many others) tree stumps, rocks and The Beverly Hillbillies car...overall a very eclectic group of Ozarkian items. I had never noticed the tires before either. I didn't really want to pay the $10 to sit in the car though....I was okay with standing next to it for now!

[History Buff]

Seen the episodes.

Been to the museum.  Seen the truck.

Had not heard this though (from SDC's Mom's Blog):

Traffic was an issue for the opening of the park in 1962, so the following year the city hired "a special traffic director from the Bronx, New York" This was actually a clever ploy to bring in a couple of stars, Officer Gunther Toody and Sgt. O'Hara,  from the popular television series Car 54 Where Are You? on opening day.