In the Beginning
This is the Moline I remember. This is why people told me I was lucky:
- You live across from the Field House? You never have to worry about where to park the car.
- You can walk to Whitey's?
- Your mom is a teacher and your dad makes doughnuts.
Across 18th Street A lived Ken, Linda, and Betty Wiley. Linda was a classmate. When they split the streets for going to one junior high or another, I went to Calvin Coolidge and her side got to stay at John Deere for 8th and 9th grade.
Darlene Gabriel and her sister lived across the alley.
A few houses away, on 23rd Avenue, Tom and Rick Hansen lived. One of my father's 8 mm films shows Tom, Darlene, and me playing in our backyard.
Our parents knew each other from parents' meetings, visiting each other, and saying hello at all the local stores.
A few houses away, on 23rd Avenue, Tom and Rick Hansen lived. One of my father's 8 mm films shows Tom, Darlene, and me playing in our backyard.
Our parents knew each other from parents' meetings, visiting each other, and saying hello at all the local stores.
AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 4:54 PM
This is wonderful, Greg! I am not sure if you remember me from High School but I also graduated in 1966. These pictures and memories really took me back. I miss the good old days and facinate my grandchildren with stories from my childhood. It was a great time to be a kid in Moline.
Cindy Long Laughead
