Days Long Gone

Papertigertrax
May 16, 2008 at 1:29 PM
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I noticed something this week as I was driving to work, they have torn down my old grade school. I attended Jacob A. Riis Elementary School from 1968 to 1976. The foundation for the person I am today was set right there at the corner of Lytle & Taylor Street. Now, there is nothing there but a pile of rubble. Man, time really does march on. I still have many fond memories of my days at Riis, now that is all I have. I'm a little sad about it, because I guess it just reminds me that someday, one day, I too will be just a faded memory in the sands of time. Well, life goes on.

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I feel that emotion. My Grandma was in home run by sisters that catered for ladies in their last years. The sisters gave 24/7 care and the buildings were beautiful and so were the grounds. They had their own church on-site and the place was so soulful and spiritual. Last year they decided it was not making the church enough money so they demolished the place and sold it. It's now being used for flats to house recovering drug addicts. Sinful stuff in my mind but as you stated sir, time keeps marching on. At least you will have the memory and no one can take that away from you ; ]

Days Long Gone

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