There Are Places I Remember

From Rick Flannery's blog:

http://rhsclassof1973.blogspot.com/2013/08/lyons-stationery-store.html

Lyons Stationery Store

Lyons - most of us remember this place. It was located on the corner of Ridgewood Avenue and S. Pleasant Avenue across from Somerville Elementary School. When I was little, Lyons would be the place I would buy candy and baseball cards on the way home from church on Sunday. It was a soda jerk / newspaper / candy store. There were always bikes parked outside.

Around the corner from Lyons was the infamous Dale's Market - Dale's had the old-fashioned push-screen door with the metal soda ad sign. It was a deli and semi grocery store - the way I remember Dale's is it looked like it was frozen in time - 1940's time - old wooden floors and dusty shelves. Still it was a familiar place.

By the time I got to RHS Lyons became one of the places I bought cigarettes - how we grow!

The new color photo below was taken by my daughter a couple of years ago. The classic b&w one of Lyons back in the day belongs to Dave Roberts and he graciously gave me permission to use it here - thanks Dave!




There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more