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Date Posted: 04:46:28 08/21/03 Thu
Author: David Daniels
Author Host/IP: fdyinet2.fin.moc.com / 65.219.124.65
Subject: Re: Beech Street neighborhood groceries in the 1960s
In reply to: Melissa Tullis - Class of 85 's message, "Re: Beech Street neighborhood groceries in the 1960s" on 16:02:44 03/05/03 Wed

>I really enjoyed reading about the memories of the old
>neighborhood stores. I have a cute memory of visiting
>the store on the corner of Beech and Charles. It was
>1971 and I was 4 years old, we didn't even live in
>Ashland yet, we were visiting my grandmother who lived
>on Beech Street. At one point my mother realized that
>I wasn't around and was worried sick... I had walked
>to that little store on my own and bought a candy
>necklace with imaginary money - yes, I said imaginary
>money. You know, I have to laugh now... I'm sure I
>was perfectly safe - to the amazement of my Mom, and I
>can't believe the clerk was nice enough to let me
>"steal" that candy. (Of course, Mom promptly walked
>me back down the street to pay up with real money)
>Oh, how I wish we could go back to those more simple
>times. Those are grand memories.
hi,i grew up at the bottom of the hill on beech st.the name of the store was miller's grocery.spent many hours in front of that store drinking pepsi and peanuts.

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