Fort Smith (from the Wayback Machine)
Mom 95.5 grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas.We were talking today and I asked her if she remembered her address. She did, surprisingly, and I put it into Google Maps.
From above, it looked like it was still there, but I wasn't sure. Then I put the address into Zillow and saw a photo of the front of the house. Definitely the same.
It's worth $123,000 now (not much, in today's terms). Mom said her mother purchased the house for $700.
Mom taught summer school in Fort Smith one year. There was nothing to do at Grandma's house, so she'd drop me off at the city golf course on her way to school, then pick me up on the way home.
I think the green fee was $7.50 and I'd play 36 holes very day. I was 11, if I remember correctly. Microwave cheeseburgers from a vending machine are delicious when you've already walked 18.
It was a beautiful course, to me, and much greener than the course I played on in Corpus Christi (more rain in Arkansas).
I looked it up today and, incredibly, it's still open. Ben Geren golf course.
It's only $23 to play a round, too, which is a huge bargain today. It even looks much the same, from the pictures I saw.
I doubt I'll ever go to Arkansas again, but if I did, I'd definitely stop by.
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