Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.

Back in the days of cheap gas and big cars, Conway teens would often spend their weekends “cruisin” Conway. Teens of the 1970s thought this was their “thing” but their parents knew that this activity was not new—they had done it themselves!

In the 1950s, Conway teens would generally cruise Continue reading →