Welcome to Sprigg Street Memories! My name is Darla June Franklin. My maiden name was Yow.
This blog will be my place to re-live old memories and introduce you to the people who lived near me in the South Sprigg Street neighborhood of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Hopefully you may find my memories entertaining or informative. Maybe you have some memories or photos from that neighborhood and time also. If so, I hope that you will share them with me and also with others who may happen to visit this blog. You may leave a comment or email me at darlayow@gmail.com-
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Back at the keyboard again
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
Anybody Else Remember the Aluminum Christmas Tree?
When we moved to South Sprigg Street in the late 50’s, the new fad for Christmas at that time was the ALUMINUM CHRISTMAS TREE. We had one. We also had the light that sat next to it on the floor … Continue reading
Posted in 1960, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, School, Sprigg Street
Tagged aluminum tree, Choir, Christmas, Easter Bunny, Jesus, may greene school, Santa
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My Brother Didn’t Buy the Lies – Part 3
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
Posted in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Neighbors, racism, School
Tagged may greene school, wrong side of town
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Late 50’s – May Greene School – and the Lies I Believed – Part 1
I began attending May Greene School when I was in the 4th grade. Up until that time I had gone to schools that had only white students because the schools were located in white neighborhoods. However, May Greene School had … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, racism, School
Tagged civil rights, may greene school, racism
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Dredging Up Memories…..
The above image is an aerial view of the flood of 1993. This is the old bridge that I was familiar with as a child. In the image, the top of the photo is south, the bottom is north. My … Continue reading
Sprigg Street Memories, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1960's 