You ever get sad when..

[Spawn67]

You go past the place where you had lot's of good childhood/teen times and it's no longer there? Movie theaters, toy stores, restaurants, malls etc that no longer are there or are something different and demolished even. When I go back to visit where I grew up I always get bummed that alot of places aren't there anymore. Anyone else ever get like this?

[Mikey]

Yep, all the time

wanna make it worse ?

Listen to this song while you're driving by

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE9TNG8IQNI

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[Gorn Captain]

It pains me to no end to go to a place that used to be a great local cinema, and now it's all gutted and turned into a garage or something...

[kingdom warrior]

Yep, my old neighborhood when I use to go visit my dad before he moved.....I would stay over on weekendfs at times and it was sad not to hear children laughing and playing.....the neighborhood had completely changed....I spent one whole day photographing my whole neighborhood. I took my son with me and I got to show him around...was good therapy for me......

[Spawn67]

Should add Music Stores to that list. It really depresses me when a great music store where I got lot's of good music (and still have to this day) is no longer there. I really miss going into those stores in the pre internet days and talking and meeting people that like the same stuff you do. Music seemed so much larger than life to me in those days.

[Mikey]

I loved my old mom and pa music store.

It was called Country Pie Records

They used to hold a local band concert in their parking lot every Friday night in the summer

Most bands played Smoke on the Water and Fee Bird

[toys2cool]

happens all the time when I pass by where my favorite toys r us use to be

[Mikey]

Back in like 1974 they built our local indoor mall.

By today's standards it would be really small.

They tore it down around 1995

Today there's a Home Depot there.

Kinda adds insult to injury to not even replace it with another mall.

Would the town REALLY rather have a Home Depot instead of a mall ?

[vintage spideyfan]

I just read recently that my old elementary school was demolished. I now live apprx. 250 miles away and haven't been to the neighborhood to see, but was pretty bummed when I heard.

[Adam West]

My childhood home was torn down years ago. I only lived in one place and my mom held onto the place after my dad died for about 10 years, but found it more difficult to keep up with the basic maintenance, my brothers and I tried to help out as much as we could, but I think it got to a point where she was unhappy seeing all of the Mcmansions going up around her and living alone while we all lived at least 30 minutes away. She moved closer to us, a builder purchased the house and promptly knocked it down. The last time I was there (it has been a while), it is overgrown with weeds and just an empty lot where my house stood. I think they intend on turning it into a park (which at least makes me happy), but still sad to see that the house was leveled.