When I grew up in the 30's and 40's, the swimming facilities were at the Clay Pits on Kuser Road, the "gravel pits" over in Morrisville, "Lakeside" (Gropp's Lake), and Woodlawn Pool on Connecticut Avenue in Hamilton. Little kids like the young boy in the photo above had the old fashioned wash tub in his back yard, along with the very necessary garden hose. We spent hours "under the hose" way back when. (The photo was from a June Cunningham Mercer Messenger column.
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Monday, December 08, 2008
1940'S: A QUICK NOSTALGIA TRIP
When I grew up in the 30's and 40's, the swimming facilities were at the Clay Pits on Kuser Road, the "gravel pits" over in Morrisville, "Lakeside" (Gropp's Lake), and Woodlawn Pool on Connecticut Avenue in Hamilton. Little kids like the young boy in the photo above had the old fashioned wash tub in his back yard, along with the very necessary garden hose. We spent hours "under the hose" way back when. (The photo was from a June Cunningham Mercer Messenger column.
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Not positive, but I think that's June's son Skip. Husband Mose used to make a go-cart from scratch and let the kids run it in the alley behind their house. No other families had such cool toys!
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