FROM THE ARCHIVES: Photos of cruising Eldorado through the years
Friends in a pickup truck

1990: Waving from the back of a pickup truck are. from left, Susie Waite, Christina Oglesby, Elizabeth McCoy and friends.
Friends gathering

1983: Youths gathering in gas station lot on E. Eldorado.
Parking lot gathering

1983: Youths gathering in a parking lot near the Decatur Area Vocational Center, E. Eldorado St.
Applebaum store

1978: Teens at the Harry Applebaum stor parking lot take in the cars driving by on Eldorado street.
Cars tail end

1970: Eldorado Street... Saturday night. The stoplight at Jasper turns red. Tires squeal and engines settle into a fast idle. Heat rises from the asphalt.
Gathering spirits

1983: Youths gathering in the parking lot across the street from Central United Methodist Church.
Smiles from a window

1983: Cruisers on 19th street having just left McDonalds on E. Eldorado. They are preparing to turn left (west) and start the cruise over.
Just us

1990:Cheryl Sanders and Randy Garrison don't mind the activity around them.
A photo with friends

1983: Rand at left, and friends proudly display their beer in the Decatur Area Vocational Center lot, E. Eldorado.
Checking in

1983: Jim Queen, Secuity guard at McDonald's, E. Eldorado
Talks

1983: Jim Queen, left, talks with one of the crowd of cruisers at McDonald's
Fast lights

1983:An endless stream of cruisers roll through the summer night on Eldorado Street.
Car showcasing

1970: financial ability as increased ownership and operation of cars by young people.