Category Archives: Neighbors

New Header Image

Posted on October 4, 2014 by darlajune

I have changed the header image to show the block where our house was located on South Sprigg. This is the southernmost part of the 1200 block of South Sprigg. In this photo, the first house on the left was … Continue reading →

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This Blog is Amazing!

Posted on October 14, 2013 by darlajune

I am so thrilled at the response of all of you reading this blog! So many childhood friends that I thought were lost to me forever have found this blog and gotten in touch after all these years. I feel … Continue reading →

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Mr Hilderman’s Grocery Store

Posted on October 11, 2013 by darlajune

There were 2 neighborhood grocery stores near my home in the 1200 block of South Sprigg; Sheepy’s (near Womack Drug Store, a few blocks away) and Hilderman’s on the corner of Ranney & Hackberry. Hilderman’s was only one block from … Continue reading →

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Back at the keyboard again

Posted on October 10, 2013 by darlajune

Well, I am back again. I have been on an extended hiatus for many reasons, health being one of them. But this morning, I called my unofficial blog mentor, Ken Steinhoff, and he gave me my marching orders. He said … Continue reading →

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Memories from Carole Avery Adams

Posted on August 7, 2012 by darlajune

A reader posted a comment recently which I felt should be published as an article on this blog. The following article is being published with her permission: Memories from Carole Avery Adams: I spent the first five years of my … Continue reading →

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My Pet Chicken and His/Her Early Demise (Update 12/9/11: New Info Reported)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by darlajune

  Ken Steinhoff’s article today about chickens (click here to read his article) brought back memories of the pet chicken I had when I was living on South Sprigg Street. Many of you have heard me tell this story so … Continue reading →

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Does Anyone Remember a Man Named Sam?

Posted on October 9, 2011 by darlajune

Does anyone else from the Sprigg Street neighborhood remember an African-Amercan man named Sam? He had mostly white hair from what I could see, although he always had on a hat with a droopy brim. He always had a pole … Continue reading →

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The Dillinghams and Watching The Beatles on Ed Sullivan

Posted on September 19, 2011 by darlajune

The Dillinghams were another surrogate family to me. I had such great times with them especially in the summertime. The father, Galvin, was a truck driver who drove all week and was home on weekends most of the time. The … Continue reading →

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‘Living in Smelterville’ Written by a Reader of Sprigg Street Memories

Posted on September 13, 2011 by darlajune

American Environmental Photographs Collection, [AEP Image Number, e.g., AEP-MIN73], Department of Special Collections, University of Chicago Library. The above photo, although not taken in Cape, looks familiar to those who lived in or near Smelterville. The main difference between what … Continue reading →

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My Brother Didn’t Buy the Lies – Part 3

Posted on September 5, 2011 by darlajune

  This is a continuation of a series of posts: Late 50’s – May Greene School – and the Lies I believed – Part 1 Lies I Believed – Part 2 (He’s gonna’ kill me! 🙂 Don’t you just love … Continue reading →

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