Comments | old_blevins: Down on Copperline

old_blevins

Down on Copperline

Jun 29, 2009 06:14

When my father's parents came to this country they settled in a small town in New Hampshire. My father left but his parents stayed there. His brother stayed there and married a local girl. One of their daughters still lives there, as do her daughters and new grandson. In fact the daughter with the son lives in the house my aunt and uncle lived in ( Read more... )

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I hear You natevw June 29 2009, 16:01:42 UTC

I left New England when I was 14 or so and have lived in California ever since (except for one exciting year in Guatemala , C.A.) , my son was born in Ca. so when he turned 17 I took him and my old '72 BMW Moto to new England to ride around and show him where his old man grew up .

Things had changed a lot but not as much as I'd expected and yes , it was still home to me , all those years later .

liddle_oldman June 29 2009, 18:22:52 UTC

They're growing houses in the fields between the towns,
And the Starlight Drive-In Movie's all closed down...

vyrdolak July 1 2009, 04:06:57 UTC

I feel that way about Harrisburg, where my mother's side of the family is from. I guess I would feel that way about Philadelphia too, but I haven't been there in 21 years. I have never been to New England, NYC is as far northeast as I have ever gotten.

old_blevins July 1 2009, 10:10:28 UTC

My wife's people on her mother's side are from Shrewsbury, a small town in York Co.
Whenever I think of Philly I think of Reading Terminal Market.

vyrdolak July 1 2009, 23:59:05 UTC

I've driven past Shrewsbury many times, I may have stopped at the Exxon station a few times.

I guess I do miss Philadelphia, I remember having a cookout in Pennypack Park near this bridge:

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