1953-1954 in Biography
- July 30, 2015, 10:08 p.m.
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Since I showed up pretty late in 1952, I have zero memories of 1953 and very few of 1954.
However, I was two years old by Christmas of ‘54, and I remember my sister getting a play ‘supermarket’ (it was Dad-built - he was pretty handy), the tree…
And the Lionel train!
The layout was a figure-eight under the tree, and the consist* was the engine - a 2-6-4 steam locomotive, its ‘Lionel Lines’ tender, a Sunoco tank car, a New York Central gondola, and as I recall, a Santa Fe caboose. Put the Lionel-brand smoke pellets in the smokestack, let ‘er warm up, and voila! - smoke!
That train showed up under the every holiday, and while I don’t recall anything else that happened in ‘54 or ‘55 (not even my brother showing up in May!), I definitely remember that train!
*I didn’t even know the word ‘consist’ existed, never mind that it was the right name for the makeup of a train. (“CON-sist” – yup-yup! :-) )
Last updated July 31, 2015
Eriu ⋅ July 31, 2015
Getting a stuffed Scooby Doo when very young stuck in my mind and is still recalled as one of the truly joyous times of my life. I still love Scooby; in fact, I have a small stuffed Scooby in my car and get my niece Scooby things; she's interested in Scooby, too, but calls him "Puppy".
ChallengerSeven Eriu ⋅ August 01, 2015
Interesting that Scooby Doo has stuck with you in that I sent my Mom a 'Figment' from Disney's 'World of Imagination'. Figment has stuck with her - and me! - and is prolly one of my favorite characters of all time! :-)
Deleted user ⋅ July 31, 2015
Very interesting. I'm lucky to remember what I did last week, let alone when I was 2 or 3 :)
ChallengerSeven Deleted user ⋅ August 01, 2015
:-)
I'm thinking about what I'll write about concerning 1955 and '56.
(Gosh - have I been around that long???? S)