Dad's Wallet-The IDs

This was Dad's ID and important papers. There is his California Driver's License, it states he was 5'10" tall and 175 pounds.  He was born July 23, 1913.  It was good for one more year.

He had a metal Social Security Card.

There was a United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of American (UAW) Local 506 Union Card.  It shows he signed up March 1953.

A Pay stub for July 5 through July 11, 1971.  He wrote that July 5th was not paid because it was a legal holiday.  His take home pay for 32 hours was $104.62.

There was a Food Basket check cashing card.  Food Basket was the grocery store on West Washington Street just a couple blocks away from our house.  It replaced a huge used car lot that had been on the site in the early sixties.  Food Basket was swallowed up in the 80s by Lucky, then Lucky stores was devoured by Albertsons, who sold it to Haggens, who promptly went out of business after 2 months.  The store sat empty for a couple years and is now getting ready to reopen as a Lazy Acres, which is just another name for overpriced organic foods.

Cal Stores Membership Permit.   This was a store down on Sports Arena Blvd, just off the 8 Freeway.  You had to be a member of a union or some other organization to get in.  It was a store that sold a variety of things.  I remember getting Halloween costumes there (the kind in the little box with the one piece cheap outfit and the plastic mask with the elastic band. I also used to wander off to the book section to read, and then get in a panic when I couldn't find Mom. I remember they used to get their prescriptions filled there. Cal Stores closed in the 70s, and a multiplex movie theatre went up in its place.

Zoological Society of San Diego membership.  Mom and Dad never rarely took us to the zoo, but if relatives from out of town showed up (which happened maybe 3 times) they took them, using the free passes that always came with the memberships.  The summer of 1971, I got to go to summer Zoo School, which was really fun and educational.

Mom and Dad had a bank account at San Diego Trust and Savings Bank, like everyone else in San Diego back then.  This bank was conveniently located right next to the Food Basket, and it had a drive through teller service. San Diego Trust and Savings Bank was sold to First Interstate Bank in the late 80s, then it was sold to Wells Fargo in the 90s.

His home loan was through Southland Savings.

4071 Eagle Street was insured through Great American Insurance Company.  His car insurance was with Nationwide.  I had no idea their slogan, "Nationwide is on your side," was so old!