Guest guest Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Dear , The first time I visited L.A. was in 1947 after a trek in the Mojave Desert in an old Packard with water bags attached to the fenders in case we ran out of water. We had a little wind turbine in the window to keep the air flow going, but we kept our feet on our luggage because the drivers in the front seat had blisters under their feet from the terrific heat on the floorboards. It was a lot different back then, most of the motels were mom and pop businesses. My mother would never agree to stay in one unless she got to examine the sheets. LOL. We visited and drove through Virginia several times and I always thought it was so beautiful. We found so many things to do while there and thought it was so important for our children to see and experience history. The Friendship spacecraft was on the front lawn of the sonian and the children were enthralled with seeing the Spirit of St. Louis hanging from the ceiling and the wooly mammouth greeting us at the front entrance. We drove through D. C. in a motor home and you know how narrow those lanes are. I held my breath the whole time. Our youngest boy was not born yet when we took the older children and our youngest was six and always talked about wanting to see President Nixon. We took him, but he never did see Nixon. If anyone lives in land, we loved the countryside there and if we got lost and found we were in another state, we just turned around and back tracked until we found our way once again. I wish you luck in finding a place in D. C., but for me it would be too congested. I just remembered the name of the movie we went to in L. A. - " Miracle on 32nd (could be 34th) Street " with little Margaret O'Brien. Can you tell me if they ever take up some of the " stars " in front of Grauman's Theatre and why did they call it the Chinese Theatre? - to make room for the new ones? What do they do with them if they " retire " them? We also experienced an earth tremor on the 33rd floor of a hotel. Geesh, that was a little scary. If you ever decide to pack up your vagabond shoes, do you think you would go back to L. A. given the times and the crime? Blessings, Lottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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