GO CART
In 1949, my parents and I moved into a house they bought in Eagle Rock. It had 2 stories, a red-tile roof, a big fire place in the living room and at that time was described as "Spanish style." At 5 years of age, what captivated me the most were the second story balconies on both the front and back of the house. The house was above the level of the street with a climb of 35 steps from the sidewalk to reach the front door. This put the street-side balcony completely above the field of vision of drivers passing by. They never could figure out the source of the water-filed Xmas ornaments that hit their car. The ornaments I refer to are the delicate glass ball-shaped ones coated with shiny metallic colors on the outside and a silver coating inside. They can be hung from the branches of a Xmas tree if you have the patience and dexterity to deal with the little wire thingamajig that fits into the stem at the top of the ornament. More entertaining than hanging them on