Peggy, The movie "A Christmas Story" (Ralphie and his quest for a BB gun...) has a scene where the family is looking through a department store window at a Christmas display. It is so much like what we used to see in the old Loveman's window. The inside of the store even looks like Loveman's. That movie is such a great nostalgia trip itself. It's set in Cleveland in the late 40's, which makes it right about the time we're all remembering. I always enjoy it just for a chance to relive a lot of memories from my childhood. (My dad bought me a BB gun. I didn't shoot my eye out, but I did shoot my brother. I got it for that!) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "PEGGYSUE O'Shields Gaddis" <PEGGYSOGADDIS@bham.rr.com> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] names in my dads 1930 diary/Train Station > Jim, speaking of the Holidays, remember the old Loveman's at the > Christmas > time, all of the things in the widow. What a memory.. that our > children > did not get to see. much less our Grand Children. > > Peggy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Nix" <lowhandicap@gmail.com> > To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 6:40 AM > Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] names in my dads 1930 diary/Train Station > > >> All, >> >> I love these nostalgia trips. I saved all the emails we passed back and >> forth when we did this for several days this same time last year. (Most >> loved it; some didn't.) >> >> Being a grandfather now puts everything in a different perspective. I >> wish >> my grandchildren could see all those places that were in their heyday in >> my >> youth. And thank goodness there are people who are trying to preserve >> and >> restore some of those that still exist. >> >> But, my grandchildren will develop their own memories. They already >> have. >> They love the "new" Zoo. They love the McWane Center. They'll get to >> see >> the new domed stadium go up. (Or not.) In any case, they'll have their >> own >> memories that they look back on with fondness just as we're doing now. >> >> Have a great day! >> >> Jim Nix >> Birmingham, AL >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message