â–·Highland. My childhood home was factory built and trucked to location. The detached garage joined by a breezeway was enclosed to become our family room.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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The modern house across the street was completely enclosed by close-spaced trees and planted with moss instead of grass.
My father sold factory built homes and would point them out in the neighborhood. The two-story roofline shows this house was built on premises.
High voltage above ground and natural gas pipeline below ground dominated the the north end of the block.
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I grew up on a corner lot across the side street from the Cady Marsh Ditch, a polluted creek that was still a fabulous place to cut trails and build forts.