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Peaceful Path
Watercolor by Mary Shaffer
Baton Rouge, La.
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Our store hours were form daybreak in the morning to dark in
the afternoon and there was very little traffic back then. Not
very many people had cars. The roads were gravel. There were
picket fences all along, and children didn't have too much to
do other than enjoy themselves by creating which often were
"Devil in the Ditch," "Mumble-Peg," having a war with throwing
corn cobs between the Indians and the other team, whoever they
were, riding horses, riding bicycles, there were teachers out
here then, that taught piano lessons. But if you wanted to take
them you had to walk to the lessons up in Rosedale and then
you had to walk back.
The other highlight of this area was the
Church.
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Bayou Vista
Jim Kinchen
Iberville Parish, La.
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We had a movie theater in Grosse Tete which only showed
movies on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and things were so
peaceful and quiet you could to and fro the show, by yourself
or with a buddy or a friend, or your sister or something, and
you walk back at midnight at night. Everything was always safe
and you had no problems. People slept with their houses open,
the windows wasn't locked. The doors were never locked and nothing
was ever harmed outside, all your stuff was, you didn't have
to worry about anybody taking it or stealing anything, or using
it without you knowing about it. Families tried to help each
other. They always gathered together when there was any problems
or troubles. It was like it was one big family, always working
together. Today you don't have that. People are just not like
they were then. It seems like there's not time for friendship
and socializing like there was then.
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