My Music Teacher's House

Landmarks

Mrs Wilkinson was my second music teacher and this is her house on 29th Street SW. I was her student for two years. She had a special music studio built in her basement and you accessed it through a front entrance that had an interesting "music" railing in front of it. The huge wrought iron treble cleff railing looked so cool and announced to the neighborhood that this was a musical home. Mrs Wilkinson's hands were very "veiny" and I remember asking my mother if this would happen to me if I kept playingt the piano. She assured me that veiny hands had more to do with age than piano playing!

CA

AB

Calgary

29 St SW & 15 Ave SW

See the Treble Cleff?

I remember coming to Mrs Wilkinson's house one Halloween- wouldn't you know it, we had to sing for our candy!

My First Neighborhood

“Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.” ~ John Ed Pearce

For the first nine years of my life I lived at 1705 31st Street SW in Calgary, Alberta. From 1953-62 I lived there with my mother, father and sister Sandra (who is six years older than I am). Those years are full of happy memories for me. This district (called Killarney) was home to an abundance of children my age. It was a new district so everyone moved around the same time. Families on 31st Street watched out for each other's children and there was an energy that comes with a new, growing community. I have identified thirteen landmarks and the memories that are attached to those places. These places shaped who I am today and the memories are pleasant reminders of secure, happy childhood.
Click on the place markers and read about these memories and see pictures of these places that fill up my mind!