Then I "visited" the city where I grew up.

Is it possible for a place to change so much in 40 yrs that you don't EVEN begin to recognize it??

The haunted house where I grew up isn't there anymore. In it's place, a large commercial building.

The last house I lived in before I got married isn't there, either. The address is no longer on the corner!! It's 3/4 of the way down the block!! Huh??

A huge, beautiful park with several levels, a swimming pool, tennis courts, exotic plants... GONE!!!

My teen age hang out... GONE... to make way for a freeway system!

Alligator Park, where ALL the busses, (and they have a very HUGE bus service) turned around downtown... You could catch any bus going anywhere in the city and vicinities there... GONE!!

The ONLY thing that I recognized was the old high school! Thank goodness for small favors!

Before I allow myself to go into deep mourning... what does anyone know about Google Earth?? How up to date is it? How REAL is it????