WHEN I WAS A KID

When I was a kid, I lived in a middle class neighborhood, I suppose.  The houses were close together but everyone had a small front and large back yard.  Everyone had a garage but they were detached from the house.  The streets were narrow but there were sidewalks on both sides of the street.  I lived across from an elementary school yard which was a dirt baseball field at first and later paved.  Good basketball courts were built when it was paved.  I always had great access to sports.

One interesting thing to note, there was a drinking fountain installed on the sidewalk across from my house.  You don't see that any more.
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