Polka.Voith (Polka Dot Voith) - Ray's 57+ year old polka dot shirt (1966-2023 - and counting)

57+ years ago: In 1966 (maybe before), I bought a dark blue shirt with lime green polka dots at the Boulevard Mens Store. The store closed and the building was reused for another purpose. The front was painted over for the new store. Years later, The original store front was exposed when the store was being renovated. Here is what was uncovered.



I am wearing the shirt in the picture below at my parents' 25th wedding anniversary, in 1966 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.



I wore it for a short time and then put it in a closet somewhere. I got married in 1969, and the shirt has been following us around for 47 years (as of 2013).

Recently, my sister put the anniversary picture above on facebook, and I responded:

"I still have that shirt !!"

My plan is to wear the shirt in many places and post pictures of me in the shirt at the links below. I will add to this set as I travel around the world (well at least around Austin, Tx.).


[Click] 1966 Original Pictures
[Click] 2013 July at home and Port Aransas
[Click] 2013 August 3 At Jules and Jean Campbells
[Click] 2013 August 8 ESL Class iAct
[Click] 2013 August 16 Cece Stoltz
[Click] 2013 August 16 Tom & Claudia's 50th wedding anniversary
[Click] 2013 October 26 Ray's 70th birthday
[Click] 2013 October 31 Halloween
[Click] 2014 February 21 Florida Donna's
[Click] 2014 February 21 Florida Metz
[Click] 2014 February 25 Florida Metz Orthodontics
[Click] 2014 March 27 Neighbors
[Click] 2014 March 27 Hookem - Trish
[Click] 2014 April 10 Mithili
[Click] 2014 April 15 Cathy
[Click] 2014 April 20 Becky's
[Click] 2014 April 23 Manos
[Click] 2014 June 15 Lara Lis Kate
This site was last updated on September 1, 2023
(August 12, 2023 was my parents' 82nd wedding anniversary).
To contact me, send an email to: polka.voith@gmail.com
Ray Voith
7105 Shumard Cir.
Austin, Tx 78759-4648
512-258-3230 (home)
512-426-5358 (cell)