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Opinions, experiences, and maybe even knowledge! (No, not that!) |
Well, yet another "childhood landmark" has gone the way of the wrecking ball; the Sonic Drive-In that occupied the space next door to my grandmother's house is now a dusty memory.  Oh, the Sonic itself is still around, just in a newer, and bigger, location. But, I remember watching the old one going up, and my sister, susanL  , and I got leftover cinder blocks and particle board with which we built a "clubhouse"  with the next door neighbor boy, Shaun Wilcox.And, if that's not all, the corner building that once housed the "Toot 'n' Tell" convenience store (I remember when that "went in" when I was either in kindergarten or first grade, and they had a big balloon advertising "Icees", the late '60's version of "Slushees"), and then "The Aqua Beauty Salon", which my mom frequented when my sister and I were kids, and which we spent more than a little time at waiting for her, has also been brought down!  . Now, with the rather large open space from the house all the way to the side street, the whole thing is more reminiscent of when my mom was young!! Boy, the memories. Well, that's the great thing. Things come and go, and always will, but the memories will last a lifetime - and well beyond if you're a writer and are careful to document them. Consider this my documentation!  |
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