Interview with Lois Beville Cone 22
March 30, 1995


0: That was on the same block that your home was on, then, wasn't it?

C: That is right. But when I lived on Arredondo Street, there where Penny's used to be, is
 where the Duttons lived. They had a great big home there. And he, I think I am right in this,
 was president of the bank, his name was Henry Dutton.

0: Do you remember who lived behind Dutton's home, behind you?

C: That was Dr. Smith's house, Dr. D.T. Smith. And then next to them was the McKinstry's,
 and then next to them was the Powell's and that's the next corner.

0: That is where the Presbyterian Church is now. No, no it would not be, it is where a drive-in
 hamburger place is now.

C Yes. That is true. The church is where the Ramses lived.

O: Did you have an allowance as a child?

C: Well, yes, I'm sure I did, but not much. I can remember that when mother and daddy built on
 1 st Avenue, which was then known as Union Street, the lot was empty and mother, or daddy I guess, would plant peas, and my sister Nathalie and I would go down and pick peas and take them home and shell them, and then sell to my daddy at the grocery store. And we did
 that so we could go the skating rink.
0: Oh, they had a skating rink? Where was that located?

C: It was upstairs over the Ogletree Garage, and that was between University Avenue on N.W.
 1 st Street and the next street I think was Mechanic, between University and Mechanic,
 upstairs, yes we did.

0: So you would pick peas and sell them to your dad. As you got into high school and you
 were going to the movies on Saturday, how did you get the money to go to the movies?

C: Well, I am sure that we probably asked daddy for it or we had an allowance, I really do not
 remember.

0: You do not remember? That is alright.

C: And it did not cost much. Back then a dime went a long way.


0: What are your earliest memories of Gainesville?

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