MY ROCHDALE MEMOIR

I moved into Rochdale in 1964 My Grandparents and I moved in together We will not be discussing our ages Just Rochdale and its amazes History with a continued stride As a start off, I who can forget the ROCHDALE MOVIE THEATER On any given Saturday, it would be a sit down and watch movie flicks James Bond 007 and Ten Little Indians and then there was one Action and Thrillers Those two were my highlights Speaking of aroma and enchanted senses PETER PAN BAKERY Fresh breads, Pastries and assorted cakes Test of the sweet tooth My ultimate being the STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE Also on any Saturday morning, my Grand Mother would have orders delivered of Seltzer and Soda back then Regarding water, dazzling colorful water fountain close to Niagara Falls that it’s going to get Beauty and Mist At every 7:00 pm hour, the entire sky lights up Rochdale at the end of the evening with colorful eventful lights bringing together all neighbors. Hello Neighbor of our community That is what you call unity back then My favorite restaurant was from the past was KING KAROL What can be said was the Big Box of Popcorn That’s not all, it the Mash Potatoes, Vegetables and Grilled Sirloin Steak Never left the Ponderosa Thanks to my Grand Father in the treat Rochdale Newspaper, yours truly was featured with a photo of me and a white girl riding our bicycles across splashing through a puddle with the caption stating, “THE NEED FOR BIKE PATHS” Calling Maintenance Like flash at your door before you can hang up All prior years in the newness then At the Big Mall, you had KREUSS and a Men’s Clothing Store How time flies and what a difference makes In fact, we had two malls even back when Participation was my virtue You would see me at a lot of events in my younger years For example, HALLOWEEN This is just a glimpse of my life at ROCHDALE VILLAGE in the beginning to present There is a lot more, but if I keep going, I would be like the Duracell Rabbit going and going with no end Those were my happy times in memory I wish they would return Thank you for coming along and giving me the opportunity in sharing my journey.