tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post164430947505112126..comments2022-11-09T03:04:47.270-08:00Comments on Menifee Column: A Doug's Life: Catching the Santa SpiritAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04404091189792961642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-54938559736636311072011-12-23T17:29:34.840-08:002011-12-23T17:29:34.840-08:00Thanks, Paul. I appreciate your comments. They tru...Thanks, Paul. I appreciate your comments. They truly are great memories.Doug Spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920568391834423223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-37372561432824979042011-12-20T09:23:36.507-08:002011-12-20T09:23:36.507-08:00Brought back memories for me. Growing up in Alhamb...Brought back memories for me. Growing up in Alhambra about the same time as you did in Arcadia (that's were the snobs lived) we had a Hinshaw's on Main St.(yes, that's the real name)The one store that had a little bit of everything. The memory of those department stores is one of the reasons I enjoy "Christmas Story" so much. The scenes of "Higabees" were very familiar to me. The inside of Higabees looked more like a Bullocks though. I remember when Christmas shopping entailed parking the Olds somewhere on Main St. and walking down with mom from shop to shop until we were done. And if us kids didn't give her to much grief, it was lunch at the counter at Woolworths. This was in the day when the word "mall" was something the dog wanted to do to the mailman. Then Santa Anita Mall was built and everything changed in what seemed overnight. But that's what things do. Change. Enjoy the articles from one of my "home boys". Look forward to more.Paul R. Milesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-27690756950442336672011-12-15T07:15:13.505-08:002011-12-15T07:15:13.505-08:00I love your articles. They always put a smile on ...I love your articles. They always put a smile on my face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com