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The Roberts family moved from Palmdale to the Stratfield Hotel in Bridgeport, Ct, to a three-bedroom house in Stratford, Ct, where the Roberts family kids went to school for the beginning of fall semester.
We moved to Walnut Ave., Reading, MA, during Christmas break. During Christmas break, we moved to Andover Avenue in Lawrence, MA.
I have often been asked about my ability to cope with so many moves. The Roberts family was part of a "fifty-family relocation move" so I was never alone. It was like being on a large cruise ship.
Bridgeport, CT
See also [ Stratfield Hotel ]
Stratford, CT
Stratford, Ct, is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River.
New York City was about 90 miles to the west-south-west. It was about two hours by the 'New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad'[Note 1] train, while the drive time was ninety minutes to three hours depending on the time of day and traffic.
In the 1950's, Stratford had just under 50,000 people.
Stratford is about eight miles east of Bridgeport, CT.
My parents rented a house painted green and named 'The Green Gables.'
Reading, MA
Lawrence, MA
Our house on Andover Street in Lawrence, Mass, was built in the late 19th century as a doctor's home and private hospital/clinic. It had four floors and many, many rooms (seven bedrooms) and a HUGE attic.
The Roberts' boys (my father, brother, and I) built a HO gauge model railroad in the attic on a 12'x8' plywood layout table. It had mountains, rivers, a small town, and, oh, it also had model trains.
My father agreed with the owner to update/renovate the kitchen in exchange for free rent. Gerry was never one to do things halfway, so he knocked down a wall, enlarged the kitchen, and put in all new appliances.
The living room was huge. We put down two 9x12 rugs, but they looked like bath mats. It was decided that the company Christmas party would be held at our home.
Massachusetts had state-controlled sales of alcohol laws. It also had 'blue laws' which forbade working on Sundays, so most stores were also closed. The big Gotcha? We lived but three or four miles from New Hampshire, and ninety miles to Portland, Maine. We would take a Sunday afternoon drive and end up doing our shopping, visiting, sightseeing, and having meals outside Massachusetts.
Notes
- ↑ I really enjoyed the crisp blue and white train cars of the 'New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad'
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