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[Mersha]

I found this picture on Facebook and it immediately took me back to shopping on the main street of our town with my grandmother when I was little.

...such sweet, fond memories.

[QVCkitty1]

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@Mersha wrote:

I found this picture on Facebook and it immediately took me back to shopping on the main street of our town with my grandmother when I was little.

...such sweet, fond memories.

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@Mersha  Online shopping just isn't the same is it ?

[susankate]

I long for such times as this. My Main Street was so cozy and busy at Christmas. We had a G.C. Murphy, and it was 3 floors. They sold almost everything, but my best memory of it was smelling popcorn as soon as I walked into the store. We had lots more stores, and Christmas time was magical

[happilyretiredgirl]

Love the sweet memories of Christmas as a child.  There was only one Santa in my small town and he came to town on Friday after Thanksgiving he had a little spot to sit in a store called Western Auto which sold all kinds of toys.  I can still see all the radio flyer red wagons, tricycles and bicycles. They would sellout of them.🎅🏻

[happilyretiredgirl]

@susankate   My small town had a store called J.J. New berry and the whole store always had that sweet smell of popcorn. You just had to get a bag as soon as you walked in and during the Holidays it was free.🍿

[Bonkers1]

Reminds me of a Thomas Kinkaide painting.

[walker]

Nothing can replace those days and memories.  Those of us who can remember know they were better times...at least I think so....simpler times! 

[frenchie]

My favorite memory was driving to Boston on a Sunday (stores were closed) around 1950. I think it was Jordan Marsh store that had a beautiful animated display of Santa's workshop. There was a mailbox out on the street that you could put in a letter to Santa and it went up on a conveyor belt underground and would go up into the window. It was especially nice if it was snowing. Candy stores must have been open because I remember my dad stopping to buy barley lollipops. They were so good.

[Mersha]

I can remember how exciting it was at Christmas when my grandma told me we were going to get dressed, catch a streetcar, and go to "town" to see Santa and shop. 

When I watched her stick a can of Campbell's Soup in a pot on the stove for my grandfather's dinner, I could not contain myself as I knew we would have lots of time to spend there and also go to Isaly's for dinner.

I so treasure all of those wonderful memories.