It Fell Down!

The other morning I went down the hill to get some breakfast at Hardee's. I was having a biscuit and gravy attack. As I went past the Wood River bowling alley, I noticed the big old building was laying on the ground. Only a big pile of rubble was left. In the midst of the pile was this huge track hoe. Sitting there it seemed to be proud of it's work, "See what I did?"

When I came to this area in 1967, the Wood River Bowl and it's Brass Lamp Lounge with live music and dance floor, was a popular attraction. Right across the road was the Wood River Moose Lodge. Close to the intersection of two highways, together they stood as a landmark in the area. Both have now been demolished to make way for progress. The Moose built a new lodge up on the hill to make room for a new Walgreen's Drugstore. And of all things, a Mc Donald's. The Wood River Bowl combined it's business with the Airport Bowl in another location a few miles up the highway. A new full service branch banking facility will be built where the pile of rubble is now.

That's progress. . .

Comments

[Esther Rockenbach]

Bah, humbug. You know how I feel about progress. If I could pick and choose it would be different but "they" replace with something I don't like, don't want and don't appreciate. I may as well howl at the moon and chase rabbits.......
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Esther, You got that right! Howling at the moon and chasing rabbits is more fun too. :)
-dale

[Phyllis]

I'm howling with Esther!
How sad it is all this "progress".
The town 10 miles from me is a Navy town and you would not recognize it from 40 years ago when I graduated from High School!! sad...sad...sad!!!
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That's the way it is Phyllis, I guess that's why I find it so hard to go back to places I haven't been for a long time.
-dale

[Phyllis]

I'm going to miss you Dale.
I'm sorry you were alone. God be with you, and I'll meet you on the other side. Who the heck am I going to heckle about the baseball games now?

[Phyllis]

DANGIT Dale!
The Cubs are playing the Mariners, the Mariners won last night, and the Cubs won tonight. Tomorrow is the final. It's no fun now that you're gone.
I actually got tears in my eyes tonight as we lost. I almost expected you to email me to go nanner-nanner!

[Deanna]

What happened to Dale? Is he OK? He is my cousin. I do not understand the comments Phyllis made. Can anyone explain?

[Phyllis]

Deanna, Please email me your phone number, I will call you.
phyllisbrett1@comcast.net

[Janet Morand]

Goodbye Dale, have a wonderful journey to heaven. I have enjoyed your blogs.