Anonymouse

We're all bache mahal & we didn't know?! Ice Palace, Hatam ;-)

I don't remember ever going inside Kakhe Yakh (Ice Palace) but I remember the sign on the building.  It was a big Oksana Bayool :-) in ballet/ice skate costume and it was mystical too, like Darband Restaurant's picture in this blog.

Shahr-e Farang cinema and Park saei and surrounding area was nice too. The area was parallel and close to Pahlavi.  Although, I think Abbas Abad where Anahid is talking about was a bit northern, like she says considered shomal shahr at the time.  I think Shahr-e Farang cinema was border between central and shomal shahr.

Shahr-e Farang cinema is now a BIG movie multiplex called Azadi cinema and it has several floors and is another 'go to place' now.  It was recently renovated and opened, like 1 year or 2 ago.

Kabobi Hatam was very good, I remember all the juicy and lemony jojeh kabobs!  I have NEVER had good jojeh kabob since Hatam.  I've had many (like peruvian for example) variations but never like Hatam.

Our memories are always precious but sometimes when you go back to those places you sink!  Like many years ago, right after revolution I went for a short visit and rushed to Darband for some liver kabobs.  Once we got there and got a takht by the stream, I was shocked to see all the trash and debris floating around.  It left me a bad memory and it wasn't until recently when I went back and saw they've cleaned it up a lot.

While Tehran is not like before, I really believe it is people who make these places and these memories and they're still there and it is such a joy to walk in these streets and rub shoulders with your hamvatans.  I love it.  No matter the Iranian gentleman-ness!  I become one of them ;-)

Everything is sacred.

yes, Shushtari, I remember Hatam and Gorbehayash

We used to go to Hatam too.  Place was nice and there were many cats in that place.  Park Saee was popular with young girls and boys who studied for their tests over there and also had a good time with their boyfriends or girlfriends over there.  My aunt lived on Vozara.

yadesh bekheir....

i grew up in ahwaz, but I used to visit my grandparents on 'KHYABOON VOZARA' we used to hang out at park-e-saee and meeydoone arjantine!

I also remember in the summer of 1977 we were driving to go to dinner on a warm night on pahlavi ave.....it was packed and people were having a blast....and we pulled in to 'JOOJE KABABE HATAM' and we saw behrouz vosoughi in a white mercedes 450sl.....I never forget that car!

the goddamn akhoonds ruined everything....iran would have been a paradise by now had they exterminated the akhoonds

we shall get our homeland back though.....that is for sure! 

Thanks Bahram.  You're

Thanks Bahram.  You're right!  Wow!  More skating memories.  I bet we did skate at the same venues.

کاخ یخ

I think it was called Kakheh Yakh, near midan vanak.

Sorry anonymouse I was

Sorry anonymouse I was unfortunately spared from Iranian gentleman-ness in my 20's.  I was in the US.  I'm sure my parents wished I was spared American gentleman-ness though.  Do you guys remember that place that had the ice-skating rink and the up-stairs outdoor pool?  What area of town was that?

Abbas Abadiha , help me out, I have not been back for 26 years

Ebi jan, I have not been back for long time.  Natalie was somewhere near Mahnaz and Palizzi and Sohrevardi (Farah Sabegh).  However, someone who has been there more recently can help out.

Dear Anonymouse, maybe I will do a blog about my memories of growing up in Abbas Abad in 1970s in a few days. It was a nice area to live.  Not too rich and not too far from center of Tehran.  Now I guess, Abbas Abad is considered central.  Back then it was considered "Shomal Shahr", not as Shomal as Shemraan but still Shomal (northern).

Anahid Jaan

I remember "Ghanaadi Nancy" & its upstair hang out "Teriaa" accross shahre farang cinema,but where was Natalie??

Ebi aka Haaji

Anahid I have memories of Park-e Saei but please write the rest

This blog in general was about a "place to go" for the large population.  We all have our neighborhoods and our favorite places.

I know Park Saei and some about shar gheseh and Natalie bakery.  I also remember FunFar which may mean Fun is Far from here!  It was really fun though with all the cars and big merry go rounds.  Hamburgers were also new items at the time and they were delicious.  I think now they are just as delicious but they are not "new".  Back then they were just intrdouced to us and we had nothing else to compare them to.

Everything is sacred.

Desi so you were not exposed to Iranian gentleman-ness?!

Did you have the honor of experiecing Iranian gentleman-ness later in your teens and 20s or were you spared?!

We Iranian men have a "unique" way of showing our interest, like whistling or honking a car's horn! ;-)

Everything is sacred.

کسی‌ گفت

کسی‌ گفت بولینگ عبدو؟

یادش خوش که چه گناهان کبیره ما اونجا مرتکب شدیم :)

-YT 

Dear Anonymouse, I enjoyed your blog about Shemraan now someone

I enjoyed your blog since while growing up in Tehran, I had my share of visits to Shemraan with family. Now I like someone to do a blog like this for Abbas Abad.  There were many fun places in Abbas Abad such as movie theatres "shahre Farang" and "shahr Gheseh", "Park Saii", ghanadi Natalie and many more locations.

I don't remember the lass

I don't remember the lass bazy at boling abdo but then again I was only 10 and pretty clueless.  I do remember my 11th birthday party at the roller rink and when they announced couples skating my father had me sit that one out.

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بولینگ عبدو را خوب به یادمان هست.

خلق الله در آنجا همه کاری انجام میداد به غیر از بولینگ !!! با این حال هر چقدر لاس میزدی،قضیه به رختخواب کشیده نمی‌شد ! در آن زمان دخترا سخت گیر بودند و فوقش یک مقدار خانوم را میمالوندی و تمام !

Bowling-e Abdo may still be around. Maybe the name is changed

I remember in my last visit a sign that said that place being a billiard or bowling or something.  Pool halls are now common in Iran, they opened them during Khatami. 

I remember Abdo too, went there 2 or 3 times only but it was fun and Bahram is right, a "pick up" place!  It was known for it although as young as we were picking up girls meant "winking" at best! LOL!  Older guys in their late teens or 20s played for keeps though ;-)

Swimming classes and places are also popular for kids in the summer.  Don't forget Iran's summer for school kids is a cool full 3 months!

Everything is sacred.

Bowling Abdo

My favorite memory of

My favorite memory of Shemran was Bowling Abdol which was a block from my house.  I loved just being able to walk their with my friends after school to roller skate and swim.  I wonder what ever happened to that place.

Red Wine jaan maybe it was Chatnooga once, or nearby

I think it may have been chatanooga once or maybe a part of it.  Maybe like me you didn't go inside either.

Anyway, yes they could've done a lot beter to Shemroon but what else is new?! All I can say it is still there and people love it just as much.

Everything is sacred.

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به نظر اشنا میاید به خصوص وقتی‌ که در ویدئو میبینم ... ما در آن زمان بیشتر مشتری چاتانوگا بودیم !

صحبت‌های شما درست است ولی‌ به هر جهت دلیل نمی‌شود شهر را آنجور که پهلوی خراب کرد و اینجور که آخوند خراب می‌کند را قبول کرد !

شمیرانات باید به هم طریق سابق باقی‌ میماند،نه آنکه ساختمان‌های قدیمی‌،درخت‌ها و بقیه را خراب کنند و صرف مدرن سازی شهر کثیف تهران کنند.

حیف از آن شمیران و حیف از آن همه لطف و صفای آن ! حالا هر چوبک فروش و چادر گل باقالی به سری آماده آنجا و ادعا شمیرانی بودن می‌کند،داد از که زنم که دیگر صدایم به گوش نمیرسد !

صد سال سیاه من و بقیه اهل اصلی‌ شریف آنجا نمیخواستیم که انان اینجور با شمیران کنند... لعنت بر آنان باد !

Yadesh khosh

During university time in Vatan[seems like 1000 years ago] Every Friday at 4 AM we met at Meydone Tajrish. About 20 close friends of both genders. took walk to  Darband, had [Kaleh Pacheh] for breakfast, then started the track.

By 12ish we were usually lunching at 1st shelter. Short nap, and some play  , then headed back for early  Deezy/ or Kabab and Aragh dinner at a ghahveh khuneh in darband.

God I miss it so much.

-YT 

You can see Darband Restaurant in this clip! Thanks Bahram!

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvh8WUZyEAk 

You can see Darband Restaurant in this clip from 1:14 - 1:30.  It is the restaurant on the left and that is by the road and especially at nights or evenings it was mystic. 

Most other restaurants are at the end of the road where you'd get off buses or shuttles or your own car.

From the start of the clip you can also see the white walls (with broken glasses sticking out on top of them for security) on the left hand side where it was Shah's palace.  A lot of real estate.

Everything is sacred.

شبهاي دربند

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLdmwCyrPLU

به ياد دربند

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvh8WUZyEAk

Nostalgia

I missed everything in IRAN not only Shemiran but every where. 

Payandeh IRAN & IRANIANs

Red Wine jaan Karaj is now joined w/ Tehran much less Shemroon!

Red Wine jaan population growth knows no boundaries. You can't really expect Shemroon to have been left alone as a remote town or village forever. 

While your memories are of a past with vast open spaces and little crowds, sooner or later that openness would have had to be given way to population growth.  Just in the past 30 years everywhere in the world has experienced accelerated growth. Shemroon is still an expensive part of town and compared to other parts of Tehran is still not that crowded. 

Here in America places where they had farms are now technology centers and campuses.  Everyone has a cell phone and running somewhere!

Anyway, I sometimes wonder how do Pahlavi's first family feel when they see photos of their palace right here in i.com.  They probably want to go back too but they have to wait in line!  Last in line, in fact!

I don't know your specific circumstances but I wish you can go back and have a visit and breath Shemroon's air.  There may be ways, you just have to explore it more.  Do you remember this restaurant on top of the hill and by the stream? Have you ever eaten there?

Everything is sacred.

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سالهاست که به دور از خانه افتاده ایم و در حسرت دیدار دوباره شمیران، روز‌ها را میشماریم.چه بد کردند آنان که ما را از خانه،از آن بهشت برین گریزان کردند.

سالهاست که از ندیدن کوچه خاکی‌های شمیران،منظریه،اجودانیه و اقدسیه دلمان به تاب و تب افتاده است و هیچ گریزی زه‌ ناله نیست. 

در این سرزمین غریب،از شدت بی‌ نامی‌،مردیم و هر روزمان شب شد و هر شبمان روز بی‌ آنکه خود دانیم.

ازینکه از شمیران یاد کردید،کمال تشکر را دارم.

داستان بنده و خانواده بنده به سالهای بسیار دور بر میگردد،هم بنده هم خان بابا ،هم خان والا،هر سه زاده شمیرانات هستیم و رگ و ریشه عمیق در آن داریم.

تمام خاطرات من مربوط به خانه ما،عمارت خانوادگی ما مربوط میشود که متاسفانه به دست نا اهلان افتاد و از بین رفت و شنیدیم که آنجا را به دستگاه دستگاه قوطی کبریت مبدل کردند.لعنت بر آنها که این چنین با سرزمین ما کردند.

عمارت ما همیشه پر از مهمان بود و انبوه از حادثه ،حکایت و حماسه .

در طول سالها،بنده تلاش کردم که آن چیز‌ها را یاد داشت کنم و در وقتی‌ مناسب،منتشر !

شمیران همیشه از تهران جدا بود،منطقه سرد سیر و خوش آب و هوا که دهات و قریه‌های فراوانی در آنجا وجود داشتند که در طول تاریخ به دلایل فراوان از بین رفتند و بیشتر جذب تهران شدند.

با آمدن خاندان میر پنج،کم کم شمیران به تهران متصل شد و باعث آزار ما شد ! خودا از سر ایشان هم نگذارد که اینجور باعث خرابی محله ما شد... هر دو ! هم تاج به سران پهلوی و هم اخوندک‌های بیابانی !