Olive Street
By Norman Cain, August 13, 2020 — I couldn’t have been more than maybe about 3 or 4 years old when I lived on Olive Street, in West Philadelphia. I believe Olive Street starts way around Fishtown somewhere. It was always … Continued
By Norman Cain, August 13, 2020 — I couldn’t have been more than maybe about 3 or 4 years old when I lived on Olive Street, in West Philadelphia. I believe Olive Street starts way around Fishtown somewhere. It was always … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, August 20, 2021 — I learned in my child language development class that we have no memories before the time that we can verbalize, so that explains why my first memory is from when I was 2. … Continued
ByJosé Domingues, May 6, 2021 — When I was a child, playing was the chance to find free space to do what pleased me the most. Sometimes I played repetitive games, sometimes I had unique opportunities to wander. At the age of … Continued
By Denise W., March 4, 2021 — In the late ’50s and early ’60s, I was a rambunctious little girl who embraced much unconditional love. Yes, I was a little princess in our castle. Saturdays represented F-U-N which stands for … Continued
By Carolyn Boston, January 14, 2021 — I remember the first time my father took me to the park in the summer and put me on a swing. He placed my small body on the seat and told me to … Continued
By Norman Cain, February 11, 2021 — At the Northwest mouth of Olive St., the narrow alley led to a dead end where I lived for the first sixteen years of my life. There was a huge well-kept lot. One … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, February 25, 2021 — At the age of four I went to nursery school two mornings a week. It was strictly a morning program held in the owner’s large Victorian house. The whole first floor was … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, June 18, 2020 — Like a lot of people I’ve been going through some old letters and pictures at this time and I came across my kindergarten report card from 1955. Now just to backtrack a little … Continued
By Rochelle R. Tynes, June 4, 2020 — I don’t know if you taught the so-called normal kids, but when I switched over to so-called normal kids (I’m going to call them normal), I had mixed classes. You know, black … Continued
By Elliott Doomes, February 20, 2020 — Shoe shining wasn’t exactly a business. It was just something kids used to do to make money. We used to make our own little kits. All we needed was some wood with some … Continued