Due to high demand, I have forgone all of the thousands of other things I need to be doing in order to get these pictures online. 
We begin our three hour, I mean minute, tour at the street sign across the street from the infamous 17 and 19 Robin Hood Drive houses. My main memory of this sign post was that of Erik Johnson I believe being “attached” to it. I cannot recall exactly how, whether it was tape or a rope.
Moving on, I decided to take a photo of the Angelo’s old mail box because I thought it was very cool that clearly a submariner still lived at that house.
Here are the two houses, the Angelo’s on the left and the Smeigh’s on the right with the GIANT hill in between…
Can you believe all of the fun we had sledding down that HUGE hill? I remember Tara sledding down and straddling one of the trees, I guess I shouldn’t laugh about it because that’s just mean, but, well, it’s funny. And it didn’t leave any permanent damage.
But seriously, how could we have ever thought that was a steep hill worth sledding down? Mom? Dad? Help me out here, is the childhood perspective really so very different? I was amazed!!!
Next we drove on over to Ledyard and checked out the center, past Holdridge’s, Ledyard Center Elementary, which hasn’t changed one bit, the Library and then over to the school. Which as Matt mentioned has more parking where there was a field and what is apparently the new library (aka Media Center) built in front of the entrance where the auditorium is located. The old library is apparently now just additional cafeteria space.
On a very sad note, it appears as though Mr. Rockefeller died in 2000. I tried to see if I could figure out why via an internet search, but to no avail. This makes me very sad as he was great as my teacher for The Colonel, the school magazine. Here’s a little plaque commemorating his death.
Finally, and it appears most eagerly awaited, is 33 Seabury Ave.
Yes, to everyone’s amazement they have cleared out the trees that were in the front yard, even the stone wall that was in the front yard. And have added the Madonna statue.The door is still red, but I think the loss of the forest truly hurts the charm of this house. Although the Hakkinen’s do still live across the street.
Thanks for joining Matt and I down this trip called Memory Lane. I imagine there will be more to come.
Thursday | October 28, 2004 at 9:10 am
I slid down that “steep” hill a few times, broke my glasses once doing it. I’m not sure I had ever been on a sled as a kid. You may laugh at that, but you didn’t know me as a kid.
The Madonna adds a nice touch to the yard. It was a prettier yard with the little forest in front. Why would people choose to add to their mowing, I’m sure I don’t know. I hope they didn’t dig out all the pachysandra I planted in front of the house. And I think we also planted all the tall “bushes” in front.
Thursday | October 28, 2004 at 9:11 am
Did you see any people you knew or just locations? Did you drive by the church?
Thursday | October 28, 2004 at 10:16 am
I do believe that we used toilet paper to affix Dr. Erik to that pole. That’s the one that was in the Nolan’s yard, yes?
All I can say about 33 Seabury is that I’m glad I never had to mow all that…wonder what the backyard looks like…
Thursday | October 28, 2004 at 10:19 am
Oh, and by the way, look closer, that sign is at the corner of Robin Hood Dr. and Little John Court, the little dead end right across from the Angelo’s. Friar Tuck is at the top of the hill and around the corner.
Thursday | October 28, 2004 at 10:33 am
I have fixed the Little John mistake, thanks for pointing that one out.
So is it true, Erik is officially a Doctor!
Tuesday | November 2, 2004 at 8:00 pm
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I too wonder why someone would add to the lawn cutting. The removal of the “forest” gives them less privacy. Did you stop and say hi to any neighbors?
Dad