Jerry Sauls
Downey ‘60
George Lucas really captured the
feeling of what it was like back then.
We would hang out at Burge’s, Al’s and
Chick’s drive-ins. The dividing line was
9th Street and the Modesto High kids
were mostly at Burge’s and the Downey
kids mostly at Al’s. If you wanted to go
on a date, you went to Burge’s, if you
wanted some mischief, you went to
Al’s. If you went to Modesto High, you
really didn’t show up at Al’s.
