From the Dec. 2012 AARP Bulletin.
Hard to believe it's been fifty years now, a half century.
Back in 1963, I moved from the South (North Carolina) to the North (Illinois) and I've lived in Illinois ever since with the exception of one year in Georgia.
I was very concerned when Dad said we were moving to Illinois as Quaker Oats had transferred him to the home office at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. I remember my 5th grade social studies book (in Greenville) had one picture of Chicago, and it was of the slums and I though we were going to live there..
Sure glad we moved to Rolling Meadows, a northwest suburb and rented a house on Kirchoff Road (corner of Flicker Lane). Definitely not a slum. We rapidly made friends and had some great dirt clod fights in some nearby apartments that were being built and wars in a field across the road.
I attended Cardinal Drive School for sixth grade with my sister Julie who was in first grade. Brother Bob attended Kimball Hill School for 4th grade.
We had just a short walk to some great stores. We used to collect soda bottles for 2 cents a pop and I used my money to buy HO Scale Civil War soldiers at Ace Hardware, 48 for 49 cents. There was also a huge discount store called Topps. We used to catch little fish in a nearby pond and I even learned how to ice skate a little bit.
Hey, I Liked It. --Cooter Fiftieth
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