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Dunroven - thank you so much for a wonderful post!!! Brought back memories to me, too!
The big trip for us at Christmas was to go to Belk to shop, LOL. I felt like I had gone to Bergdorf's!! I can remember being about six and thinking - wow - this is the greatest place on earth. That was b/f I had gone into NYC and Philadelphia for the first time. Even after that, Belk still seemed like the Harrod's of the South to me!!!
And help me remember, Dunroven . . . was there a little tea shop or sandwich shop or something at Belk, too? I can't quite place that . . . but remember in high school - eating somewhere in Belk or nearby . . . ????
Remember how everyone headed to Charlotte to go to the Open Kitchen after Prom? LOL!!!!
I remember the tremor. It shook our house and rattled stuff on bookshelves. I had forgotten about that, too. . .
Don't forget. Mecklenburg County declared their independence from England on May 20, 1775. ....And is that JFG sign still hanging near I-277 close to 74? Even that sign has become a part of our history.
Dunroven, did you ever swim in Suttle's Puddles off Wilkinson? I guess you know they filled the pool in years ago.
Growing up, it was always NCNB building taller than First Union. One bank would build taller, then the other seemed to compete and build higher. I remember going downtown to shop at Sears. If we behaved, my mom would buy us some of the bridge mix candy. Yes, Sears had a candy counter.... Some times we would eat lunch at the Eckerd's counter or just get a milkshake. Eckerds used to deliver medicine to your home in person. There was an ice house near downtown. We used to buy a big bag of ice from there to make a churn of ice cream in our White Mountain wooden churn. You took turns cranking it and/or sitting on the churn to keep it still while someone cranked.
Anyone remember the Joey the Clown show or Betty Feezor (hope I spelled her name correctly)?
Remember Charlotte Storm, our old football team? I think they had an undefeated record and played in Memorial Stadium. Games were packed. We had Charlotte Lightning too...soccer!
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