May 9, 2008
You know you're form Williamsburg when...
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From Donna S. Gibson.
• You remember the Post Office was at the corner of Francis & N. Henry streets and the A&P was on Lafayette Street.
From Janet Leighton.
• You have ever bowled at the duck pin alley under the old A&P building on Duke of Gloucester.
From John D. Warner.
• You remember the trainer for Lassie used to bring a lion in his old Mercury station wagon to High's on Sundays.
• You bought a fresh slaughtered hen at Be-Lo.
• You knew Russo's was the place to eat. They pushed you to your seat.
• Finding the coldest beer in town meant going to Minor's.
• Everyone in town was certain Capitol Landing Road would be the major access point to town.
• Everyone swam for free at the MotorHouse pool?
From Richard Tisdale.
• The extreme coaster at Busch Gardens was the Glissade.
• You hung out at the Blue Rose and later Club New York.
• Watched movies at the Martin Twin.
• Remember Magruder Elementary as an all-red-brick building.
From Bob & Sylvia Hunt.
• You remember the best bakery ever in Merchants Square, The Common Glory and Bell Hospital.
From George Watson.
• You remember that before integration, Matthew Whaley housed grades 1-12 for white students and Bruton Heights grades 1-12 for black students.
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