MelJ,
Where did your G'mother live? Our house was 401 Maple: corner Maple and Ardmore.
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BonnieB, thanks for starting this great thread. All the replies... whoda thunk New Jersey would arouse such loving passion?
Glad Bb and JJ that you both enjoy "Avalon" too. It's like watching home movies, isn't it, of a certain time in America--preTV, then the first TV sets, Howdy Doody, etc etc, and the effects on families? A masterpiece.

CaliNurse, you are very welcome. Funny what topics will "strike a lot of fancies" at times ... :-)

Maybe we can start a thread like
"Where did you grow up, have you been back for a visit, and how has it changed?" What do you think?

I love the idea, CaliNurse--would make for an interesting post.

Whenever I see a character in the movies that "plays" from NJ. Example: the female lead in "My Cousin Vinny"- I always see relevant context to my girlhood in S.Side Chicago neighborhoods.

And we had a huge proportion of very successful and even famous people come out of those as well. Don't want to name drop, but McCarthy who took the bullet for Reagan used to sit right next to me in grammar school.

Better be careful and watch how badly I am dating myself, especially with the holidays around the cornor. Next thing you know I will be talking about my Princess SummerFallWinterSpring outfit and my RedRider Bee-Bee Gun.

JJ5, you're reminding me of "The Christmas Story" and Ralphie and his BeeBee gun! :p You know, you can buy those leg lamps now ........ I am so tempted to get one for my DH but then he would probably insist on keeping it in the window long after I'd stopped laughing at my joke! :-d

mIkemo--I can't remember where she lived, but it was near the downtown area, because we walked to Woolworth's (this was in the late 1950's). She didn't live there long--it was one of many places she "tried out" after my grandfather died in 1956. I'll see if I can dig something up.

CaliNurse: Your recollection about Howdy Doody reminded me of some "local" favorites. Sally Starr, Larry Ferrarri, Hy Lit, Jerry Blavett, Pete Boyle...

Happy T'anksgiving, youse New Joisy guys.
Annemarie, thanks for the encouragement. I will post that question soon, and hope it inspires as many fun and interesting replies as has Bonnieborad's post here. THANKS again, Bb.
MelJ--WOW. Thank you for reminders--blasts from the past!!! Now to "google" Sally Starr.
Ahhhh....the good old days!..

Typo alert. Sorry to butcher your name, BonnieBROAD What the heck is a borad?

I like the third one.

I personally, would love to visit new jersey.....