You can guess the approximate year by looking at the vehicles parked near my school!
Mr. Zantell, my 6th grade teacher, was a jovial, easy-going, smart guy and a favorite teacher too. Sis and I were in that class together, one of the rare times in our school careers when we shared a classroom. Because Mom was a twin, she understood first-hand the need to develop separate personalities and avoid too-intense rivalry over school achievements. That's why she put Sis and me in separate classes most of the time. That didn't always work out well, but in 6th grade, we had a good time (and occasionally fooled teacher and classmates).
PS 103, located at 4125 Carpenter Avenue, was a 10-block walk from the apartment building where my family lived. We (and later our younger sister) walked to and from school twice a day: In the morning, we walked there; for lunch, we walked home; after lunch, we walked back to school; and after school, we walked home again. Only when my twin took guitar lessons and I took accordion (!) lessons did we get a ride to school from a kind neighbor. Otherwise, we crossed streets ourselves, sauntered home past the candy store, and got a lot of fresh air and exercise using our feet as transportation.
Very interesting post. I walked to school some of the places we lived and rode the bus others. My mom always had us eat our lunches at school though. She said it was because she wanted us to have a hot lunch but I think she probably knew I wouldn't want to go back for the afternoon. I enjoyed your post. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI went home for lunch every day but my walk was short. We lived in the apartment building shown in the photo you posted right across the street from school. Ms. Elmslie was my second grade teacher. We moved to LI when I was in 6th grade. Thanks for the memories.
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