Baja, Wisconsin formerly known as Racine.
As the deserts grow every year so are Baja’s beaches. They use to be a couple hundred yards deep from the lake, now there are areas which almost reach to Douglas Ave.
Looking at City Hall the sand is right up to the building.
I remember you could drive the streets and see beautiful green lawns; now they are brown and full of weeds.
I remember when you could sit on your front porch and not worry about the sand and dirt getting into your favorite beverage.
I remember 6th and 7th Streets meeting Grand and Washington Avenues.
ReplyDeleteA roundabout is completely out of character for the historic area. They are spending the money simply because it is there.
As a kid, I remember unlocked doors and screened first floor windows left open all night. I could hear the train from the west and the foghorn from the east. On some nights, I could hear the pounding of the hammer at Walker Forge, on the other side of town.
I remember when we would have a hard rain storm, we would play in the gutters as the water rushed by. No one was worried about “bugs” or diseases. \
ReplyDeleteI remember when Memorial Drive was called Forest Ave. Rainfair and Hartman Luggage was on Memorial Dr. now there is a prison there.
I remember hearing the noise from Jacobsens, Massey and I can't think of the other one.
ReplyDeleteWe could sleep at night with the doors and windows open and not worry about a thing.
I can also remember when there was no Memorial Drive south.
God I'm old.
We're all getting old, and it is happening faster every day. I remember most of those things. I also remember when they proposed building the mall, I didn't think that corner had enough room to house a mall. Look at that area now! I remember thinking that driving 40 mpg in the city environs was way too fast.
ReplyDeleteI remember.. walking from State St down Hamilton to North Beach. Imagine.. 4 young girls walking all that way ALONE!
ReplyDeleteSand in my sandwich ( think that's where they came up with the name? LOL)
Walking to downtown..
I haven't been to Racine in almost 2 years, I keep up by reading things here and other local sites. I guess I would be surprised by the changes.
just PLEASE!! don't let Jose's Blue Sombrero close before I get one more taste of their salsa!!
or someone freeze and overnight it to me!!
I remeber Park Pool! That was a great time; too bad Racine dosen't have a pool any more.
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