I used to live in this pastel pink rambler style house on Alabama Avenue. 4312, to be exact. It was built during the fall and winter of 1959/60. We moved into the house during the month of February. We had been living a block away on Brookside Avenue (my childhood home) and now were going to live in the new parsonage (my teen years home). This house had four bedrooms so the boys could spread out a bit. Susan and I took our twin beds and moved them into the corner room at the end of the hall. My mom was thrilled to have a walk-in closet and a bathroom of her own on suite. Because of the slope of the property, the house had a walkout basement. Bonus: there was a very nice size cedar closet in the laundry room and every late Spring, as the weather warmed up, we took our winter woolen clothes down to the cedar closet to be stored over the summer. The best part was changing out our wardrobes seasonally and being happy to see our favorite sweaters and skirts again as the weather turned cooler. This was a great house for teenagers to live in. The basement was large enough enjoy the extra space. Plus, a wall of windows let in a lot of light and the door to the backyard was right there. The picnic table was right outside and during warmer weather it served as a handy place to do homework. It was a very nice house to live in and was extremely well built by talented craftsmen. Good memories.
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