tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991912174842027011.post9154140679680057019..comments2019-05-09T15:39:59.383-07:00Comments on Jim Collins' Editor's Notebook: Old newspaper clippings tell the tale of a simpler timeNews-Herald Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992850793901999785noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991912174842027011.post-25605039737087360842015-04-08T06:50:28.744-07:002015-04-08T06:50:28.744-07:00Enjoyed your article. Loved getting a free stick ...Enjoyed your article. Loved getting a free stick from Koster's and did sit on a stool to watch them made. Seems like their was something with the gumball machine, too. Don't know if you remember ordering a Gizmo to go with one of the outstanding hamburgers you could get at Koster's. Shopped at both Wright's and Meil's; was theire, a Simon's? I remember Hall's (I think Variety Shoppe) in the Cleveland Trust block; he still had the ball of string hanging from the ceiling. Kinter's was great for ice cream. We used to ask for the cardboard drums the ice cream came in for school projects; decorated one for a wastepaper basket. And we can't forget Toot's Pool Hall; name one kid who didn't peak through the little window to watch. Of course there was sticking a piece of gum on a stick and putting it down the grate on the sidewalk to try to catch a nickel or dime someone had dropped. So many more wonderful memories. Willoughby was a warm and friendly place for kids. We had to be in our yard by dark; but, it was a safe place for kids. Will look forward to future articles.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com