Great stories! So many comments are swirling, but I'll stick with noting that most contemporary GenX / Millennial parents would be aghast at the idea of 12-year-olds cruising the South Side of Chicago on their own. :-)
HA! Funny that I felt safe going to LOOP in Chicago to see movies, and walking home, etc. (Maybe, though, I over-worked my guides and angels, in the 1950s and beyond! Pretty lucky to have felt that freedom as a kid, to explore without fear.
Great stories! So many comments are swirling, but I'll stick with noting that most contemporary GenX / Millennial parents would be aghast at the idea of 12-year-olds cruising the South Side of Chicago on their own. :-)
HA! Funny that I felt safe going to LOOP in Chicago to see movies, and walking home, etc. (Maybe, though, I over-worked my guides and angels, in the 1950s and beyond! Pretty lucky to have felt that freedom as a kid, to explore without fear.