Hi Everyone, We had lilac and forsythia bushes, also. I loved the smell of lilacs and hated walking to the tree to pick a switch, when I was young. LOL It used to sting my legs a little, but the lessons were learned well. Some things you just didn't do. I was thinking of May Day and the Maypole at school. Also, we used to take pieces of wall paper and fashion cone type holders to fill with flowers. We would go ring the recipients doorbell and hide to watch them open the door. Now I have to laugh, as I bet they saw us peeking from behind the trees, etc., but never let on. We had all types of flowers in our yard. Dogwood tree, cherry tree, batchlor's buttons, peonies, hollyhocks(which I haven't seen in years and you made dolls out of). I can still see the clusters of cherry blossoms outside my bedroom window. These are just the ones I remember, along with roses. I wanted to buy a lilac bush and see how it would do down here, but haven't done it yet. We are landscaping around the house and it takes time. Pat

I was shocked to find out about the proposed demise of Roosevelt Stadium in Union City -- to be replaced with a school and gym. Has anyone else read this sad news? Is anyone else interested in trying to save the Stadium? I'm heartbroken -- so many memories........... I used to live right next to the stadium at 24th & Summit Avenue. I was a majorette in UHHS and my brother and cousins had gone to Emerson -- so we had a friendly rivalry each Thanksgiving -- except I was outnumbered. I even remember a May Pole Day celebration when I was about 4 years old and even a time when they flooded the stadium for ice-skating. Where will they play football and baseball games if the stadium is gone? There is nothing like that grand old stadium -- playing fields with bleacher seating is no comparison to the feel of being and playing in a stadium. It is on the list of 10 most endangered historic sites in NJ. It is a shame to get rid of our history -- the UHHS -Emerson Thanksgiving game rivalry existed since the early 1900's. Here is the link with an excellent excerpt of the Hudson Dispatch's rendering of its history and celebration when it was commemorated in 1937 -- as a project of the CWA and the companies that contributed to its building ........ http://www.jerseycityhistory.net/fdrstadiumunioncity-1.html Claire