Project:Right on Lake Street/Memories
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| - | ;[[Sears_Building%2C_900_E_Lake_Street%2C_Minneapolis%2C_MN|Sears Building]] : In the '60 and 70's my mother, raised in the Depression, was one of those women who would drive 10 miles to save 5 cents on a can of beans. So even though she was a St. Paulite, it wasn't unusual for her to cross the river to Kaplan's on Franklin Ave. or to Sears on Lake Street to buy clothes at a discount price. I remember driving up to Sears and thinking we had reached the Emerald City because of the green neon sign and the building that loomed up to the clouds. With 5 small children in tow, | + | ;[[Sears_Building%2C_900_E_Lake_Street%2C_Minneapolis%2C_MN|Sears Building]] : In the '60 and 70's my mother, raised in the Depression, was one of those women who would drive 10 miles to save 5 cents on a can of beans. So even though she was a St. Paulite, it wasn't unusual for her to cross the river to Kaplan's on Franklin Ave. or to Sears on Lake Street to buy clothes at a discount price. I remember driving up to Sears and thinking we had reached the Emerald City because of the green neon sign and the building that loomed up to the clouds. With 5 small children in tow, my mother would navigate the sale racks and swat us when we knocked them over in our game of hide 'n seek.<br />I ate lunch in the Midtown Global Market recently. I could still remember where the dress department was situated.<br /> I miss the green neon sign.<br />''... Ruby Rose Wilson, St. Paul'' |
'''Share a memory for one of the following...'''<br /> | '''Share a memory for one of the following...'''<br /> | ||
* [[Coliseum Building, 2700 E Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN|Coliseum Building]] | * [[Coliseum Building, 2700 E Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN|Coliseum Building]] | ||
Revision as of 15:41, September 18, 2007
Share a memory or story about a place along Lake Street.
Featured Memory:
- Sears Building
- In the '60 and 70's my mother, raised in the Depression, was one of those women who would drive 10 miles to save 5 cents on a can of beans. So even though she was a St. Paulite, it wasn't unusual for her to cross the river to Kaplan's on Franklin Ave. or to Sears on Lake Street to buy clothes at a discount price. I remember driving up to Sears and thinking we had reached the Emerald City because of the green neon sign and the building that loomed up to the clouds. With 5 small children in tow, my mother would navigate the sale racks and swat us when we knocked them over in our game of hide 'n seek.
I ate lunch in the Midtown Global Market recently. I could still remember where the dress department was situated.
I miss the green neon sign.
... Ruby Rose Wilson, St. Paul
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