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Personal stories from current and former residents of Greendale. Leave your memory by
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Greendale has been "home" to me for 60 years. My first years were growing up on Clover Lane. I remember farmers selling fresh corn and occasionally fresh watermelon on the streets of the original Greendale homes.
My mind will often go back to the safety of the neighborhood and friendliness of everyone who walked on the sidewalks and pathways. Many of these walkers were neighbors walking to the village center for their fresh food for that days dinner, meeting children after school or just visiting neighbors. I know that the original concept has continued through all these years. This is a community of neighbors who enjoy the closeness of the homes and the homeowners that maintain them with the uniqueness and care they deserve. We raised our children in an original and they are both raising my grandchildren in Greendale. We sold our family home and we left Greendale for a year but I missed so much that we purchased another original. Daily we walk our dog meeting other friendly Greendale walkers. The village is as welcoming as it was in the early years. The neighbors and visitors are quick with a hello and smile. Much has changed in the years but the constant is the residents who appreciate what the village is and always will be.
Greendale is my home Charlene B. - - -
I love the photos you have on this website. Always nice to re-visit! Karen - - -
My husband and I have lived in Greendale for 9 years and go down to the village of Greendale. It is in walking distance of our home. In the village by the fountain is a story of why Greendale was named Greendale. Eleanor Rosevelt came to visit and look at the homes built for the families of veterans and she said it was beautifully green with farm land so they named it Greendale... Greendale is easy to get around it is laid out alphabetically. When I tell people I live in Greendale they say yea I have heard of Greendale and how it is laid out by streets. Greendale has a lot activities throughout the year. They have a wonderful Oz in Greendale where two of the original munchkins from the Wizard of Oz come to visit and you can have breakfast and pictures with them at the Greendale Middle School. Other characters from the Wizards are found around the village during this event... There are many more wonderful events throughout the year. Maureen - - -
We are in the "A Section" - Apricot Court. I love Greendale, and fell in love with the entire concept when I began "dating" my now husband, Dan, who has lived here for over twenty years. When we decided to marry, Dan suggested that we build a home. I just didn't want to. We are older -- we didn't need a huge home, and I loved the fact that we are so close to everything, but yet I feel that we are still secluded. Originally from New England, I believe I am now living in another of Norman Rockwell's hometowns. Deborah - - -
I was born at 5606 Arbutus Ct on Dec. 7, 1942. Moved to Elstead Ave, the first Greendale subdivision, around 1953. Lived in Greendale until around 1968. Best time of my life.
Joel S. - - -
I grew up here in the 1970s. I remember Drews, Sentry, the Village Inn, the hardware store (where the Quilting Bee is?) and the liquor store where Reiman Visitor's Center is today. The 4th of July parade with what seemed like hundreds of kids on their decorated bikes and the fireworks later in the evening. There was an A&P (?) supermarket on the corner of Ramsey and Loomis, where Walgreens is today. And in the late '70s, on warm sunny days, Whitnall Park would be filled with cars playing ZMF or QFM (and later, WLPX). The cars were mostly classic muscle cars of the era. I had a VW Bug with AM radio, so I tended to go with friends in their cars. How about Gritzmacher's Excaliber in the GHS parking lot? And Greendale High had a smoking area - something that would be unthinkable today. Ron
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