I can relate to your story of returning to the old elementary school. A few years ago, before my dad passed away, I accompanied him up to Dayton OH for his high school reunion...with many of his other 80+ year old classmates. It was so much fun. While touring around Dayton and seeing places Dad knew as a kid, we went to the old school where he attended 1st grade. It is now "Maggie's," a bar and grill type place on the Dixie Highway. Dad was really tickled, though, that he could have his photo made right on the same steps he used to climb to go to school every day. Of course, we had to go in and have a burger just so we could say we'd had lunch at school. Dad thought it was a hoot. That was one of the best all around trips of my life. Dad took me all over the city and showed me places where he played, worked, and lived. We took pictures at the old family home. We have a photo from the late 1800s showing his own dad out front as a small child. It was fascinating to stand in the exact same spot and add our own photo to the family collection. We went out to Woodland Cemetery and visited the grave sites of my g-grandparents, great aunts, uncles, etc. (just up the hill from the Wright Brothers!) I think that everyone should take the time to share something like this with their kids and grandkids. Now that Dad is gone, I treasure that trip and have a deep connection with my ancestry and the places my "people" came from. On Jan 14, 2008 5:01 PM, John Ford <johnlford@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Regina: > > I spent my first 2 years at Rock Road School (on the Walton Road), then to > Christiansburg Primary (Junkin St.) and then to Christiansburg Grammar > School, then located on East Main and I believe School Lane - only a few > blocks from the Primary School. > > A couple years ago I took my wife to the old Grammar School. They were > converting it to apartments. I guess I looked suspicious and the owner came > out to see what I wanted. When he found out I went to school there, I got > the red carpet treatment. He showed me around and asked a bunch of > questions about the old place. They are keeping the old oiled floors in the > hallway. We both parted company knowing more than when we met. > > I can't remember exactly what year it was that we moved, but I was probably > in the 6th. grade - which would have made it around 1954-1955. > > The new school was close enough to down town, and we would go down almost > every day for a hot dog. I even got a whipping once there for shooting > firecrackers. I wasn't shooting firecrackers, nor did I have any but > punishment in those days was swift and sure - even for the innocent. I > wasn't shooting firecrackers, but I was smoking cigarettes - but smoking was > not a punishable offense in those days. > > >From there I went to Dry Valley for 2 years, and then on to Auburn. > > It's not likely I would have known your sister. She was way ahead of me. > > John in Ohio > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Regina Spradlin" <rspradlin@triad.rr.com> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:35 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital > > > > John, > > > > Where was the old school building? I started school in 1956 and went to > the > > primary school on Junkin street. Then, went to the Annex school, two > story > > and very old, was that it? My sister, Barbara Altizer graduated in 1952, > did > > you by any chance know her? > > > > Regina Spradlin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > > Behalf Of John Ford > > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:08 AM > > To: Phoebe Poff; vafloyd@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital > > > > Phoebe: > > > > Two of my three children were born at New Altamont (1958 & 1959). I > always > > told them they were born in a Nissan dealership and that Dr. Grubb was the > > salesman. > > > > I was one of the first occupants in the middle school across the street. > As > > soon as it was finished, we moved the entire school from the old building > up > > on the hill and across town to the new digs. We walked it - with NO > police > > escort. > > > > John in Ohio > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Duncans and Altamons Hospital > > > > > > > I worked for Kenneth Thompson when he had Nissan car dealership in the > > > old New Altimont Hospital building. He added that front part for > > showroom. > > > Original hospital rooms were sales offices and my Bookkeeping office was > > also > > > one of original rooms. Corrinne is Kenneth's sister and I believe if > you > > > visited the inside you would remember the brick front of Hospital. He > > kept > > > the door from Surgery and used it from showroom to Service area and > still > > > had word "Surgery" in glass on door. Old hand pull elevator was also > still > > in > > > use at dealership to send parts to the upstairs part of building. Was a > > > very interesting place and had lots of people come in and say they were > > > born there. 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